256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament Preview-Region 14

 Region 14

The 2nd Lakers club to reach a number one seed - the 2009 Lakers, atop Region 14.

1. 2009 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 16. PLAY IN WINNER

(65-17)

-Phil Jackson's Lakers beat Orlando in the Finals; Kobe's 30, Pau's 28. They'll meet the Play In Winner between the '78 Blazers and '98 Suns.

8. 1988 EAST CHAMP DETROIT PISTONS v. 9. 2005 SW DIV CHAMP MIAMI HEAT

(54-28)                                                                     (59-23)

-Here's Chuck Daly and the '88 Pistons who lost in the Finals; Zeke's 26, Dumars 24, Laimbeer 30, Rodman 26 and Adrian Dantley leads the team in PPG and he's 32.  The Heat fell to Detroit in the East Finals; Wade's 23, Shaq's 32. 

5. 1973 NBA CHAMP NEW YORK KNICKS v. 12. 1982 CEN DIV CHAM MILWAUK BUCKS

(57-25)                                                                           (55-27)

-Phil Jackson the player is on the Knicks roster and they beat LA in the Finals.  Willis Reed is 30, Clyde Frazier 27, Pearl Monroe 28. They meet Don Nelson's Bucks; Bob Lanier is 33, Sidney Moncrief 24, Marques Johnson 25. 

4. 1984 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 2010 SAN ANTONIO SPURS

(62-20)                                                                       (50-32)

-Third NBA Champ in the Region; the Celtics beat LA in the Finals. Bird's 27, McHale 26, Parish 30. And they'll host a Spurs team that made the West Semis. Duncan's 33, Ginobli 32, Parker 27.

3. 2013 WEST CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 14. 2006 PAC DIV CHAMP PHOENIX SUNS

(58-24)                                                                          (54-28)

-Three years later it's the Spurs again, they lost to the Heat in the Finals. Duncan's now 36, Parker 30, Ginobli 35 and Kawhi Leonard is 21. The Suns lost in the West Finals; Nash is 31, Marion's 27.

6. 1974 WEST CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS v. 11. 1975 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS

(59-23)                                                                       (60-22)

-The Bucks made the Finals, lost to LA.  Kareem's 26, Oscar 35.  The Celtics from the following season lost in the East Finals. Cowens is 26, Havlicek 34. 

7. 1998 INDIANA PACERS  v. 10. 1994 NBA CHAMPION HOUSTON ROCKETS

(58-24)                                        (58-24)

-Larry Bird coaches this Pacers team that lost in the East Finals; Reggie Miller's 32, Chris Mullin 34. The Rockets beat the Knicks to win the NBA Title; Olajuwon's 31. 

2. 1997 WEST CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 15. 1996 LOS ANGELES LAKERS

(64-18)                                                      (53-29)

-Utah lost in the Finals, of course, to Jordan. Malone's 33, Stockton's 34. The Region started and now ends with the Lakers - this group lost in the first round. A 36 year old Magic came back for this season, it's a 26 year old Cedric Ceballos that leads in PPG.

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament Preview-Region 13

 Region 12

3/4 of the bracket completed. Kareem's best ever team is the top seed in Region 13 - the 1971 Milwaukee Bucks.  

1. 1971 NBA CHAMPION MILWAUKEE BUCKS v. 16. PLAY IN WINNER

(66-16)

-The Bucks swept the Bullets in the Finals, Kareem's 23, Oscar 32, Bobby Dandridge 23.  They'll face the winner of the Play In between the '86 Rockets and the '87 Mavs.

8. 2014 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER v. 9. 1989 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

(59-23)                                                                 (57-25)

-OKC made the West Finals; Durant and Westbrook are 25.  The Cavs got bounced by Jordan in Round 1 of the playoffs. Mark Price is 24, Brad Daugherty 23. 

5. 2008 NW CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 12. 2005 HOUSTON ROCKETS

(54-28)                                                  (51-31)

-Utah was eliminated in the West Semis; Deron Williams is 23, Carlos Boozer 26. The Rockets didn't escape the first round of the playoffs; Yao Ming is 24, T-Mac 25.  

4. 2020 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 13. 1974 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS

(52-19)                                                            (56-26)

-Forever the answer to the "who won the title in the Bubble" trivia question; the 2020 Lakers beat the Heat during Corona. LeBron's 35, Anthony Davis, 26.  And not only will we get a round one NBA Champs v NBA Champs matchup - but its Lakers v Celtics. Boston beat Milwaukee in the Finals. Havlicek is 33, Cowens 25. 

3. 1960 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 14. 2018. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

(59-16)                                                                       (52-30)

-Drop back 14 years - and here's another Celtics Champ. They beat the Hawks in the Finals. Russell's 25, Cousy's 31. They'll meet a Sixers squad whose season ended at the hands of Boston in the East semis. Ben Simmons is 21, Joel Embiid 23. 

6. 2000 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS v. 11. 2006 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT

(59-23)                                                          (52-30)

-The Blazers reached the West Finals; Scottie Pippen is here, he's 34. Rasheed Wallace is 25. They take on the first NBA Champion Heat team. They beat the Mavs in the Finals. Wade's 24, Shaq's 33. Alonzo Mourning is here, he's 35 and Gary Payton is here, he's 37.  

7. 2002 MW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS v. 10. 2009 NEW ORLEANS HORNETS

(58-24)                                                        (49-33)

-Another Region, another Spurs club, this one lost in the West Semis. Duncan's 25, Robinson's 36. Steve Smith's on this team, two years before he was with the 6th seeded Blazers. Byron Scott's coaching the Hornets; they fell in round one and are led by a 23 year old Chris Paul.  

2. 2018 SW DIV CHAMP HOUSTON ROCKETS v. 15. 1979 NBA CHAMP SEATTLE SONICS

(65-17)                                                                           (52-30)

-The Rockets made it to the West Finals; Harden's 28, Paul 34.  They face the World Champion Sonice team that beat the Bullets in the Finals. 24 year old Dennis Johnson and 23 year old Jack Sikma lead the way.  

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament Preview-Region 12

 Region 11

This is Region 12 - and here's Chicago's 5th top seed; the 1998 Bulls.

1. 1998 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 16. PLAY IN WINNER

(62-20)

-The Last Dance Bulls; they beat Utah in the Finals. Jordan's 34, Pippen's 32. The '94 Pacers/'95 Knicks winner awaits.

8. 1990 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS v. 9. 2010 CEN DIV CHAMP CLEVE CAVALIERS

(63-19)                                                           (61-21)

-The Lakers went down in the West Semis, Magic's 30, Worthy's 28. And they play a 25 year old LeBron James and his Cavs team that lost in the East Semis.  A 37 year old Shaq is on this team.  That's a star laden round one matchup.

5. 1985 EAST CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS v. 12. 2005 EAST CHAMP DETROIT PISTONS

(63-19)                                                                 (54-28)

-Speaking of stars, here's the Celtics team that lost to LA in the Finals.  Bird's 28, McHale's 27, Parish is 31.  The Pistons lost the NBA Finals to the Spurs; Hamilton's 26, Billups 28, the Wallaces, Rasheed and Ben are 30.

4. 2019 NBA CHAMPION TORONTO RAPTORS v. 13. 2000 PHOENIX SUNS

(58-24)                                                                            (53-29)

-The Raptors ended the Warriors dynasty in the NBA Finals; Lowry is 32 and Kawhi 27. The Suns went down in the West Finals; Jason Kidd's 26, Penny Hardaway 28.

3. 1994 PAC DIV CHAMP SEATTLE SONICS v. 14. 2015 SW DIV CHAMP HOU ROCKETS

(63-19)                                                                      (56-26)

-The Sonics won 63 and then went out in round one of the playoffs; Kemp's 24, Payton 25, Detlef Schrempf is 31. Kevin McHale's Rockets fell in the West Finals. Harden's 25, Dwight Howard's 29.  

6. 2007 DALLAS MAVERICKS v. 11. 2011 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS

(67-15)                                              (57-25)

-The Mavs won 67 and then went out in round one of the playoffs. Dirk's 28. 4 years later, Dirk and the Mavs eliminated the Lakers in the Semis. Kobe's 32, Pau Gasol 30.  

7. 2020 BOSTON CELTICS v. 10. 1985 CEN DIV CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS 

(48-24)                                       (59-23)

-Another Corona Team, Boston lost in the East Finals. Jason Tatum is 21, Jaylen Brown 23, Kemba Walker 29. Don Nelson's Bucks went out in the East Semis. Sidney Moncrief is 27, Terry Cummings is 23. 

2. 2005 NBA CHAMPION SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 1975 ABA NEW JERSEY NETS

(59-23)

-And here's another Spurs team; this one beat the Pistons who are also in this Region. Duncan's 28, Ginobli 27, Parker 22. The Nets lost in the ABA East semis, Erving is 24. 

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament Preview-Region 11

 Region 10

The first Lakers top seed is here, in Region 11.  The 1972 LA Lakers.

1. 1972 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 16. PLAY IN WINNER

(69-13)

-Bill Sharman's here as a Celtics player; he's also coaching these Lakers.  Pat Riley - who is in the tournament as the Knicks coach, the Lakers coach, and the Heat GM, is playing for these Lakers. They beat the Knicks in the Finals. Wilt's 35, West is 33, Baylor's 35. 28 year old Gail Goodrich leads the team in PPG. They'll face the winner of a play in game between the '90 Bulls and '80 Bucks.

8. 1993 ATL DIV CHAMP NEW YORK KNICKS v. 9. 2008 SAN ANTONIO SPURS

(60-22)                                                                          (56-26)

-If seeding holds, Riley the player will face Riley the coach in the second round, as he's here with the Knicks team that lost in the East Finals. Patrick Ewing's 30.  Once we finish the play in round I'll count up how many representatives of each franchise we have, but the Sours would appear the winner. This group lost in the West Finals. Duncan's 31, Ginobli's 30. Parker 25. 

5. 1998 WEST CHAMPION UTAH JAZZ v. 12. 2000 EAST CHAMP INDIANA PACERS

(62-20)                                                              (56-26)

-The Jazz fell to Jordan in his last NBA Championship season, Malone's 34, Stockton's 35. Larry Bird coaches this Pacers team that lost to the Lakers in the Finals. Reggie Miller's 34.  A 36 year old Chris Mullin is also on this team.

4. 1981 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER

(62-20)                                                                          (55-27)

-And here's Bird the player; the '81 Celtics beat the Rockets in the Finals. Larry's 24, McHale 23, Parish 27. OKC fell in the West Finals; Durant and Westbrook are 22, Harden's 21.  

3. 1991 PAC DIV CHAMP PORT TRAIL BLAZERS v. 14. 2011 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS

(63-19)                                                                                (56-26)

-The Blazers lost in the West Finals; Drexler's 28. The Celtics lost in the East Semis; KG is 34, Pierce 33, Allen 35 - a 38 year old Shaq is on this team.  

6. 2004 NBA CHAMP DET PISTONS v. 11. 2018 ATL DIV CHAMP TORONTO RAPTORS

(54-28)                                                                 (59-23)

-The Pistons beat the Lakers in the Finals; Hamilton's 25, Billups 27, Rasheed Wallace is 29. Toronto made the East Semis; Kyle Lowry's 31, DeMar DeRozan 28.

7. 1950 ROCHESTER ROYALS v. 10. 1974 ABA CHAMPION NEW JERSEY NETS

(51-17)                                              (55-29)

-51-17 is a helluva record, but the Royals went down in the Central Semis. 30 year old Bob Davies leads in PPG. They'll lost the ABA Champion Nets; Erving's 23.

2. 1999 NBA CHAMPION SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 15. 1984 WEST CHAMP LA LAKERS

(37-13)                                                                               (54-28)

-The Spurs won the whole thing in '99, beating the Knicks. Robinson's 33, Duncan 22.  They'll face, of course, Pat Riley and his '84 Lakers who fell in the Finals to Boston. Kareem's 36, Magic's 24, Worthy's 22.

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament Preview-Region 10

 

The second Spurs team to be named a Number 1 seed is the 2014 Spurs, they head Region 10.

1. 2014 NBA CHAMPION SAN ANTONIO SPURS d. 16. PLAY IN WINNER

(62-20)

-The Spurs beat the Heat to win the Finals; Duncan's 37, Ginobli 36, Parker 31, Kawhi 22. They take on the winners of the '95 Bulls vs the '94 Jazz.  

8. 1989 PHOENIX SUNS v. 9. 1990 WEST CHAMP PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

(55-27)                                   (59-23)

-Phoenix made it to the West Finals; Kevin Johnson is 29, Jeff Hornacek 25, Tom Chambers leads the team in PPG and he's 29. They face a Blazers team that lost in the NBA Finals; Clyde Drexler is 27.

5. 1980 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS v. 12. 2004 SACRAMENTO KINGS

(61-21)                                                                       (55-27)

-Boston made it to the East Finals; Bird's 23, Dave Cowens is on this squad, he's 31 - Pete Maravich is here, he's 32.  They take on a Kings squad that reached the West Semis; Webber's 30, Peja Stojakovic is 26 and leads Sac in PPG.

4. 1998 LOS ANGELES LAKERS v. 13. 1997 ATLANTA HAWKS

(61-21)                                                  (56-26)

-The Lakers fell in the West Finals; Shaq's 25, Kobe's just 19.  They face a Hawks team that got knocked off in the East Semis. 27 year old Steve Smith and 29 year old Mookie Blaylock lead Atlanta.

3. 1962 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 14. 2004 DALLAS MAVERICKS

(60-20)                                                                       (52-30)

-Another Region, Another Celtics World Champion that beat the Lakers in the Finals. Russell's 27, Cousy 33. They'll host Dallas, the Mavs lost in the first round of the West playoffs; Dirk's 25, Nash is 29. 

6. 1975 ABA CHAMPION KENTUCKY COLONELS v. 11. 2013 PAC DIV CHAMP LA CLIPPERS

(58-26)                                                                                  (56-26)

-A Hubie Brown coached ABA Champion is the 6th seed; the Colonels beat the Pacers in the Finals. Artis Gilmore's 25, Dan Issel's 26. They take on a Clippers squad that lost in the first round of the West playoffs. Blake Griffin's 23, Chris Paul is 27.

7. 1982 EAST CHAMP PHILLY 76ERS v. 10. 1993 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS

(58-24)                                                           (55-27)

-The Sixers reached the NBA Finals. The Doctor is 31.  The Sonics fell in the West Finals; Shawn Kemp is 23, Gary Payton 24.

2. 2013 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 15. 1983 WEST CHAMP LOS ANGELES LAKERS

(66-16)                                                              

-If seeding holds, we will get the rubber match between two World Champions; in '14, the Spurs beat the Heat but the year prior, this '13 Heat squad beat the Spurs.  LeBron and Bosh are 28. Wade's 31. Pat Riley is the GM of the Heat --- he's the Head Coach for the '83 Lakers that reached the NBA Finals. Kareem's 34.  Magic's 22.