256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 6 Round 1: Series 7 and 8

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7. 2011 NBA CHAMPION DALLAS MAVERICKS v. 10. 1993 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Mavs: 57-25, 2nd SW Div, 8th Off, 8th Def

            d. Blazers West First Rnd 4-2

            d. Lakers West Semis 4-0

            d. Thunder West Finals 4-1

            d. Heat NBA Finals 4-2

            #102 overall seed

Coach: Rick Carlisle

Starters

C Tyson Chandler          28                   10.1 PPG    18.4 PER  9.4 WS

F Dirk Nowitzki            32                    23               23.4          11.1

F Shawn Marion            32-UNLV       12.5            17              5.6

G Jason Kidd                 37-Cal             7.9              14.4          6.4

G Jason Terry                33-Arizona      15.8            15.9          5.3

Rotation Reserves

C Brendon Haywood    31-UNC           4.4              11.7         2.9

F Ian Mahinmi              24                     3.1              13.7        1.8

F Caron Butler              30-UConn        15               14.2        1.2

G JJ Berea                     26- NE Univ    9.5              14.8        3.2

G Peja Stojakovic         33                     8.6              14.1        1.2

Leaders: Chandler: 1st TS%, Chandler 5th WS/48, Chandler 1st Off Rtng

               Kidd: 5th Trip-Doub

World Champion Mavs; they're okay - 8th in both offense and defense, that's an old club, Chandler's the only starter under 30. Dirk's PER is over 20 with double digit win shares.  Not much presence on the leader board.

Cavs: 54-28, 2nd Cen Div, 3rd Off, 6th Def

           d. Nets East 1st Rnd 3-2

           lost Bulls East Semis 4-0

           #155 overall seed

Coach: Lenny Wilkens

Starters

C Brad Daugherty       27-UNC       20.2 PPG  22 PER 12.7

F Larry Nance             33-Clemson 16.5          19.8       10.7

F Gerald Wilkins         29-Chatt       11.1         12.9        3.5

G Marc Price              28-Geo Tech 18.2          22.1       9.8

G Craig Ehlo              31-Wash St    11.6         14.2       6.2

Rotation Reserves

C Hot Rod Williams   30-Tulane      11            13.7        4.5

F Danny Ferry            26-Duke        7.5           14           3.6

F Mike Sanders          32-UCLA       8.6           11.8       2

G Terrell Brandon      22-Oregon      8.8          16.7        3.9

G John Battle             30-Rutgers      5.4          11.1       .5

Leaders: Daugherty: 2nd FG%, 3rd Eff FG%, 1st TS%, 5th WS/48, 2nd Off Rtng

               Price: 1st FT%, 5th Off +/-

One of those Cavs teams that didn't make it; they're the dogs in this 7/10 matchup, but it sure looks close.  

Matchup:

C Daugherty (Cavs)

F Nowitzki (Mavs)

F Marion (Mavs)

G Price (Cavs)

G Push

Bench: Cavs

Game One

1st

9 Min Mavs 12 Cavs 8

Mavs Marion, Marion(3) Dirk, Dirk(3) Marion

Cavs Price, Daughterty, Price, Nance

6 Min Mavs 16 Cavs

Mavs Marion, Terry

Cavs Wilkins, Price, Wilkins

Last two series of Region 6 are underway.  Shawn Marion has 9 to open up game one.

3 Min Mavs 28 Cavs 21

Mavs Marion, Marion, Dirk, Marion, Marion, Chandler

Cavs Price, Wilkins, Nance, Ehlo(1)

1st Qtr Score: Mavs 31 Cavs 25

Mavs Peja(3)

Cavs Price, Sanders

We've seen the greatest players in NBA history already in this tournament - it's Shawn Marion who gets off to the best start, 17 points in less than 9 minutes.  

2nd

9 Min Mavs 35 Cavs 34

Mavs Berea, Mahinmi

Cavs Brandon(3) Battle, Brandon, Battle

6 Min Mavs 46 Cavs 39

Mavs Terry, Marion, Terry(3) Dirk, Butler

Cavs Battle, Williams(3)

Mavs filling it up; Marion has 19.

3 Min Mavs 50 Cavs 42

Mavs Dirk, Dirk

Cavs Daugherty, Williams(1)

Halftime Score: Mavs 58 Cavs 55

Mavs Chandler, Butler, Butler, Dirk

Cavs Ehlo, Daugherty, Ehlo, Ferry, Price, Daugherty

Dirk scores 6 to end the quarter and the Mavs maintain the lead.

3rd

9 Min Mavs 69 Cavs 61

Mavs Dirk, Dirk, Terry, Dirk, Marion

Cavs Nance, Williams(1) Price(3)

6 Min Mavs 79 Cavs 68

Mavs Marion, Dirk, Chandler, Chandler, Dirk

Cavs Wilkins, Price(3) Brandon

10 more for Dirk - the Mavs just pouring buckets.  

3 Min Mavs 86 Cavs 70

Mavs Berea(3) Marion, Haywood

Cavs Price

3rd Qtr Score: Mavs 88 Cavs 80

Mavs Terry

Cavs Brandon, Williams, Daugherty(3) Price(3)

Nice run for the Cavs - can they score enough?

4th

9 Min Mavs 92 Cavs 86

Mavs Berea, Mahinmi

Cavs Nance, Ehlo, Price

6 Min Mavs 97 Cavs 88

Mavs Butler, Terry(3)

Cavs Wilkins

Cavs can't get closer than 6.  6 to go.  Cavs starters +Ferry at the 3 and Brandon at the 2.  Mavs starters save for Peja at the 2.

3 Min Mavs 104 Cavs 97

Mavs Peja(3), Peja, Dirk

Cavs Nance, Daugherty(3) Daugherty, Ferry

Final: Score: Mavs 117 Cavs 106

Mavs Peja, Terry, Chandler, Dirk(1) Marion, Dirk

Cavs Price, Ehlo(3) Wilkins, Wilkins

Cleveland just can't close - Dallas never stops getting buckets.  

Nowitzki: 30 pts/12 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Marion: 27 pts/11 boards

Chandler: 12 pts/12 boards

Terry 17 pts/5 assists

Kidd: 0 pts/13 assists

Peja: 10 pts

Price: 27 pts/10 assists

Daugherty: 16 pts/14 boards

Nance: 10 pts/9 boards

Ehlo: 11 pts/6 boards

Wilkins: 14 pts

Game Two

1st

9 Min Mavs 9 Cavs 8

Mavs Marion, Dirk, Dirk, Dirk

Cavs Ehlo, Ehlo, Nance, Nance

6 Min Mavs 16 Cavs 14

Mavs Terry(3) Kidd, Chandler

Cavs Price, Nance, Wilkins

Game 2 underway; Dirk's got 6.  

3 Min Mavs 22 Cavs 19

Mavs Marion, Terry, Chandler

Cavs Daughterty(1) Daugherty, Daugherty

1st Qtr Score: Cavs 28 Mavs 27

Mavs Mahinmi, Butler(3)

Cavs Price, Price, Price(3) Brandon

Price hits 7 straight and the Cavs take the lead.  

2nd

9 Min Mavs 34 Cavs 32

Mavs Berea, Terry, Berea, Marion

Cavs Ehlo, Nance

6 Min Cavs 40 Cavs 37

Mavs Terry(3)

Cavs Williams, Price, Price, Williams

Marc Price keeps hitting jump shots - Cavs up 3.

3 Min Cavs 46 Mavs 41

Mavs Chandler, Marion

Cavs Daughterty, Wilkins(3) Price(1)

Halftime Score: Cavs 55 Mavs 46

Mavs Kidd, Terry(3)

Cavs Price, Price(3) Nance

Dirk's got 3 fouls; Price adds another half dozen - Cleveland's strong through the first half.

3rd

9 Min Cavs 57 Mavs 48

Mavs Mahinmi

Cavs Price

6 Min Cavs 68 Mavs 56

Mavs Kidd, Dirk, Peja, Dirk

Cavs Daugherty, Brandon, Daugherty, Battle(3) Nance

Cleveland rolling in game 2 - up a dozen.

3 Min Cavs 76 Mavs 66

Mavs Marion, Mahinmi, Dirk, Barea, Butler

Cavs Price, Wilkins, Ehlo, Price

3rd Qtr Score: Cavs 87 Mavs 77

Mavs Dirk, Dirk, Dirk, Terry, Dirk

Cavs Price(3) Williams, Williams, Williams, Daugherty

Dirk goes for ten in the back half of the quarter, Cavs up double digits.

4th

9 Min Cavs 93 Mavs 81

Mavs Chandler, Marion

Cavs Nance, Daugherty, Nance

6 Min Cavs 99 Mavs 92

Mavs Chandler, Chandler, Chandler, Chandler, Kidd(3)

Cavs Battle, Daugherty, Nance

Dirk's got 5 fouls - Tyson Chandler goes on the big run here; the Mavs are trying to get into this one.

3 Min Cavs 104 Mavs 98

Mavs Terry, Marion, Dirk

Cavs Daughterty, Price(3)

Closest the Cavs were able to get down the stretch in game one was 6 - Mavs get to 6 here.

2:49: DAL: Kidd knifes a pass to Dirk, who lays it in.  

2:28: CLE: Price hits the jumper from the left wing.  

2:06: CLE: Dirk misses - Price hits a triple and the Cavs are up 9

1:51: DAL: Jason Terry hits the 3 from the top. 

1:41: CLE: Price finds an open Larry Nance for the dunk - 111-103

1:33: DAL: Dirk from the wing.

1:23: CLE: Daughterty 2 FT

1:16: DAL: Dirk 1 FT

:53: DAL: Mavs force the TO and Marion scores from the lane.  113-108

:38: CLE: Wilkins 2 FT

:19: CLE: Dallas can't score - Dirk has to foul Price, Dirk's gone and this game is over.  1 FT

Daughterty hits 4 FT to wrap this up and tie the series.

Final: Cavs 120 Mavs 108

Marc Price just goes off in game 2 - 39 points to force the decisive game 3.

Price: 39 pts/9 assists - Player of the Game

Daughterty: 25 pts/12 boards/8 assists

Nance: 20 pts/9 boards/5 assists/6 blocks

Williams: 10 pts

Dirk: 27 pts/8 boards

Marion: 17 pts/11 boards

Chandler: 16 pts/10 boards

Terry: 21 pts/7 assists

Kidd: 9 pts/10 assists

Game Three

1st

9 Min Mavs 7 Cavs 6

Mavs Dirk, Kidd(3) Marion

Cavs Daugherty, Wilkins, Wilkins

6 Min Mava 10 Cavs 10

Mavs Kidd(3)

Cavs Wilkins, Nance

Jason Kidd didn't score in game one, had 9 in game 2 - he's got 6 already today.

3 Min Mavs 20 Cavs 15

Mavs Terry(3) Marion, Marion, Dirk(3)

Cavs Ehlo, Price(3)

1st Qtr Score: Mavs 28 Cavs 17

Mavs Chandler, Dirk, Dirk, Marion

Cavs Price

Mavs come out in this decisive game with some lockdown defense; Shawn Marion scores 8 in the period and the lead is already double digits.

2nd

9 Min Mavs 30 Cavs 23

Mavs Dirk

Cavs Brandon, Ferry, Sanders

6 Min Mavs 36 Cavs 23

Mavs Chandler, Peja, Marion

Cavs 

Cleveland's in trouble; they can't get unlatched, Dallas just shutting them down.

3 Min Mavs 48 Cavs 34

Mavs Kidd, Marion, Chandler, Marion(3) Dirk(3)

Cavs Nance(3) Nance, Ferry, Nance, Ferry

Halftime Score: Mavs 50 Cavs 36

Mavs Marion

Cavs Brandon

Nice run for Larry Nance - but it's a 14 point spread and Cleveland has just 36 halftime points.

3rd

9 Min Mavs 54 Cavs 46

Mavs Marion, Kidd

Cavs Price, Nance, Price, Daugherty, Daughterty

6 Min Mavs 61 Cavs 50

Mavs Barea, Butler(3) Butler

Cavs Williams, Battle

Dallas holding that double digit lead, 18 minutes left in the series.  

3 Min Mavs 70 Cavs 54

Mavs Dirk, Terry(3) Terry, Chandler

Cavs Daugherty, Daugherty

3rd Qtr Score: Mavs 77 Cavs 62

Mavs Marion, Barea(3) Chandler

Cavs Nance, Brandon, Brandon, Brandon

The celebration is underway in Dallas - big, big Mavs lead.

4th

9 Min Mavs 85 Cavs 70

Mavs Terry, Dirk, Kidd, Terry

Cavs Ehlo, Sanders, Daugherty(1) Price(3)

6 Min Mavs 98 Cavs 76

Mavs Mahinmi(1) Barea, Barea, Peja(3) Peja(3) Dirk

Cavs Price, Price, Daugherty

It's done - Mavs about to move on.

3 Min Mavs 103 Cavs 79

Mavs Dirk, Terry(3)

Cavs Ferry(1) Price

Final: Score: Mavs 110 Cavs 84

Mavs Pavlovic(3) Pavlovic, Beaubois

Cavs Phills(1) Phills, Phills

7 series down in Region 6 and the favorites have swept the board.

Dirk: 22 pts/9 boards - Player of the Game

Marion: 21 pts/8 boards

Chandler: 10 pts/22 boards

Kidd: 12 pts/6 assists

Terry: 15 pts/8 assists

 

2. 1963 WEST CHAMP LA LAKERS v. 15. 1976 PAC DIV CHAMP GOLDEN ST WARRIORS

Lakers: 53-27, 1st West Div, 4th Off, 3rd Def

              d. Hawks West Finals 4-3

              Lost NBA Finals 4-2

              #27 overall seed

Coach: Fred Schaus

Starters

C Jim Krebs                    30-SMU          10.3 PPG    10.6 PER 2.8 WS

F Rudy LaRusso             25-Dartmouth  12.3            13.6         5.4

F Elgin Baylor                28-Seattle        34                26.6        14.4

G Jerry West                   24-W Virginia 27.1             21.9        8.1

G Dick Barnett               26-Tenn St       18                16.3       8

Rotation Reserves

C Leroy Ellis                  22-St Johns     7.2                11.4       2.3

F Gene Wiley                 25-Wichita St  3.2                7.7         1.8

F Howie Joliff                24-Ohio           1.3               3.2         -.2

G Frank Selvy                30-Furman      10.3              11.5       3.6

G Hot Rod Hundley       28-W Virginia  4                 11.2       .4

Leaders: Baylor 2nd PPG, 5th Reb, 5th Reb/Gm, 5th Assists, 3rd FT%, 2nd PER, 3rd WS, 5th WS/48, 2nd Trip-Doub

               West: 5th Trip-Doub

This slot initally belonged to the '50 Lakers, but there's no simulation available until '52, so the closest in proximity that made sense was this Laker team.  This is Baylor's team, 26 PER, 14 Win Shares, all over the leader board.  West has 21 PER.  Top heavy club.  

Warriors: 59-23, 1st Pac Div, 2nd Off, 1st Def

                  d. Pistons West Semis 4-2

                  Lost West Finals Suns 4-3

Coach: Al Attles

Starters

C Clifford Ray           27-Oklahoma  6.9 PPG   14.1 PER  7 WS

F Rick Barry              31-Miami        21            18.3          9.6

F Jamaal Wilkes        22-UCLA        17.8          16.8         8.3

G Gus Williams         22-USC           11.7          17           4.2

G Phil Smith              23-USF           20             18.4         9.4

Rotation Reserves

C George Johnson     27-Dillard        4.9           13.2         5

F Derrek Dickey        24-Cincinnati  6.4            13.9        3.1

F Dwight Davis         26-Houston      4.2           11.5        1.5

G Charles Dudley      25-Wash          6.4            16.1        4.6

G Charles Johnson    26-Cal              9.2            14.2        3.7

Leaders: Barry 5th Assists, 5th Asst/Gm, 3rd Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 1st FT%, 5th Trip-Doub

               Johnson 4th Blocks, 5th Blocks/Gm, 2nd Def +/1, 1st Def Rtng, 1st Block %

               Ray 5th Def Rtng, 5th Off Reb %

               Williams: 3rd Steal %

               Smith: 5th Trip-Doub

2nd in offense, 1st in defense.  This is a good club. Lot of West Coast on this team - Wilkes and Williams from UCLA and SC in the lineup; there's Phil Smith from San Francisco and two more Pac..10, is it 10 or is it still the Pac 8...guards in the rotation.

Matchup

C Ray (Warriors)

F Barry (Warriors)

F Baylor (Lakers)

G West (Lakers)

G Smith (Warriors)

Bench: Warriors

Game One

1st

9 Min Lakers 12 Warriors 8

Lakers Barnett, West, Krebs, West, Baylor, West

Warriors Wilkes, Smith, Ray, Barry

6 Min Lakers 16 Warriors 16

Lakers Larusso, Krebs

Warriors Smith, Smith, Williams, Williams

We're underway - West and Baylor on one side, Rick Barry on the other.  

3 Min Warriors 26 Lakers 25

Lakers Larusso, Ellis, West, Barnett(3)

Warriors Ray(1) Dudley, Ray(3) Wilkes, Dudley

1st Qtr Score: Lakers 36 Warriors 33

Lakers Ellis(1) Ellis, West(3) Hundley, Joliff(3)

Warriors Wilkes, Dudley, Johnson(3)

Buckets!  11 for Jerry West.  

2nd

9 Min Lakers 44 Warriors 39

Lakers Selvy(3) Ellis, Wiley(1) Wiley

Warriors Williams, Ray, Wilkes

6 Min Lakers 56 Warriors 49

Lakers Baylor, Ellis, Selvy(3) Selvy(1) West, West

Warriors Wilkes, Dickey, Johnson, Williams, Ray

7 for Frank Selvy to open the quarter and the Lakers extend the lead.  So many buckets.  

3 Min Warriors 63 Lakers 61

Lakers Krebs(3) Selvy

Warriors Wilkes, Dickey(3) Smith, Williams(3) Williams, Barry

Halftime Score: Warriors 72 Lakers 61

Lakers 

Warriors Johnson, Williams, Smith, Ray(1) Ray

This might be the new high mark for a first half in the tournament - the Warriors just scorching.  Gus Williams hits for 11 in the quarter.  

3rd

9 Min Warriors 76 Lakers 70

Lakers Baylor, Ellis, West, Barnett(3)

Warriors Barry, Ray

6 Min Warriors 79 Lakers 77

Lakers Baylor(3) West, Baylor

Warriors Johnson(1) Wilkes

The Lakers have fought their way back; Elgin Baylor scores 7 to open the half.

3 Min Warriors 87 Lakers 83

Lakers Baylor, Baylor, Baylor, Hundley

Warriors Johnson, Ray, Johnson, Johnson

3rd Qtr Score: Warriors 93 Lakers 90

Lakers West, West, Larusso, Barnett

Warriors Smith, Wilkes, Johnson

6 more for Baylor - the Laker deficit is now 3 as we head to the 4th.

4th

11:43 GSW: George Johnson gets fouled down low, hits 1.

10:46: GSW: The Lakers can't convert, Phil Smith lays it up and in.

10:19: GSW: Baylor misses - Barry hits a long 2 that gives the Warriors the 8 pt lead.

9:57: GSW: Barnett misses, Williams hits from the wing and it's 10.

6 Min Warriors 108 Lakers 94

Lakers Krebs, West

Warriors Charles Johnson, Charles Johnson, George Johnson, Barry

It's the Warriors; double digit lead with just 6 to go.

3 Min Warriors 119 Lakers 102

Lakers Baylor, Barnett, Larusso, Horn

Warriors Williams, Williams, Charles Johnson, Williams, Challes Johnson(1) Hawkins

Final: Score:

Lakers Hundley, Selvy, Selvy(1) Horn(3)

Warriors Hawkins, Hawkins(3) Hawkins, Hawkins

Just a great offensive performance by the Warriors as they run right by LA.

Barry: 10 pts/10 boards/10 rebounds - Player of the Game

Williams: 23 pts/6 rebounds

Ray: 17 pts/8 rebounds

Wilkes: 16 pts/8 rebounds

Smith: 14 pts/6 boards/5 assists

Charles Johnson: 18 pts

Hawkins: 10 pts

West: 25 pts/7 boards/6 assists

Baylor: 17 pts/9 boards/5 assists

Barnett: 12 pts

Ellis: 11 pts/10 boards

Selvy: 12 pts

Game Two

1st

9 Min Warriors 9 Lakers 8

Lakers West, Krebs, Baylor, West

Warriors Smith, Williams, Smith(3) Barry

6 Min Warriors 13 Lakers 13

Lakers West(3) Barnett

Warriors Barry, Williams

Game 2 underway, West starts out with 7.

3 Min Lakers 24 Warriors 22

Lakers Baylor(3) Baylor, Barnett, West, Baylor

Warriors Wilkes, Barry, Wilkes, Dudley(3)

1st Qtr Score: Lakers 31 Warriors 29

Lakers Barnett, Ellis, Selvy(1) Selvy

Warriors Smith(3) GJohnson, CJohnson

Game one all over again, up and down the floor they go - fun basketball; 7 for Baylor in the back part of the quarter.

2nd

9 Min Warriors 39 Lakers 35

Lakers Baylor, Baylor

Warriors CJohnson(3) Ray(3) Dudley, Dudley

6 Min Warriors 47 Lakers 39

Lakers West, West

Warriors Barry, Williams, Smith, Wilkes

The Lakers have shown no ability to keep GSW from getting buckets; their lead is 8.

3 Min Warriors 52 Lakers 46

Lakers West, Baylor(3) Larusso

Warriors Williams, Williams(3)

Halftimne Score: Warriors 62 Lakers 53

Lakers Hundley, Selvy, Hundley(3)

Warriors Smith, Ray(3) CJohnson, Wilkes(3)

Biggest Warrior lead of the game - Lakers need to pick it up defensively to avoid the elimination.

3rd

9 Min Warriors 69 Lakers 63

Lakers West, Larusso, Larusso, Ellis, Baylor

Warriors Barry(3) Smith, Davis

6 Min Warriors 75 Lakers 68

Lakers Baylor, Baylor, Selvy

Warriors CJohnson, Wilkes, Ray

6 more for Baylor, the Warriors depth really showing up in the series.  

3 Min Warriors 84 Lakers 72

Lakers Krebs, Barnett

Warriors Wilkes(3) Barry, Wilkes, Wilkes

3rd Qtr Score: Warriors 93 Lakers 82

Lakers West, Baylor, Baylor, Baylor, Baylor

Warriors Williams, Barry, Barry(3) Barry

Baylor scores the last 8 for the Lakers - Barry the last 7 for GSW and the Warriors are up double digits.

4th

9 Min Warriors 100 Lakers 90

Lakers West, West, Wiley, West

Warriors Davis, Wilkes, Wilkes, Dudley

6 Min Warriors 109 Lakers 101

Lakers Baylor(3) West, Barnett, Baylor, Baylor

Warriors Ray, GJohnson(3) Dudley, Smith

7 for Baylor, 8 for West, the Lakers two man attack trying to keep pace with the 10 man team of scorers the Warriors keep sending at them.

3 Min Warriors 111 Lakers 105

Lakers Krebs, Baylor

Warriors GJohnson

2:38: LAL: Barnett in traffic and the Lakers are w/n 4.  

2:17: LAL: Baylor does it on the defensive end, stripping Wiliams - Larusso hits from 9 feet and now it's a 2 pt game.

2:00: GSW: Phil Smith settles it down, scoring from the midrange.

1:51: LAL: Barnett with the pull up.  113-111

1:44: GSW: Phil Smith attacks, driving and scoring.  

1:35: LAL: Larusso down low.  

1:19: GSW: Gus Williams hits the big triple from the wing - Warriors up 5.

1:10: LAL: Larusso again, banking one home.

:57: GSW: Here's Wilkes, drilling one from the foul line.  120-115.

:50: LAL: It's not West - it's not Baylor - it's Rudy Larusso - he scores again.  

:20: GSW: Smith misses - but Ray gets the huge rebound, Baylor has to foul Barry who hits both.

:16: LAL: Baylor gets the quick 2.  122-119

:12: GSW: Smith 2 FT

Barnett misses a 3 - the Warriors get the board; Smith hits 1 FT and it is done.

FINAL: Warriors 125 Lakers 119

Baylor scores 40 - but the Lakers just never stopped the Warriors in either game and they fall.

Wilkes: 24 pts/15 boards-Player of the Game

Barry: 22 pts/9 boards/6 assists

Smith: 23 pts/6 boards/8 assists

Williams: 16 pts/5 assists

Ray: 10 pts/5 boards

Dudley: 10 pts/8 assists

All Region Team:

C Shaq ('01 Lakers)

F Griffin ('14 Clips)

F Kemp ('96 Sonics)

G Jordan ('97 Bulls)

G Kobe ('01 Lakers)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 6 Round 1: Series 5 and 6

 3 and 4

3. 1996 WEST CHAMP SEATTLE SONICS v. 14. 1978 ATL DIV CHAMP PHIL 76ERS

Sonics: 64-18, 1st Pac Div, 8th Off, 2nd Def

             d. Kings West First Rnd 3-1

             d. Rockets 4-0 West Semis

             d. Jazz West Finals 4-1

             Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2

             #38 overall seed

Coach: George Karl

Starters

C Sam Perkins            34-UNC         PPG 11.8          PER 15.4   WS  6.9

PF Shawn Kemp          26-Trinity Valley  19.6          22.6          11.2

SF Detlef Schrempf     33-Washington     17.1          17.3          8.2

PG Gary Payton           27-Oregon St       19.3          19.6          11.5

SG Hersey Hawkins    29-Bradley           15.6           16.1         9.5

Rotation Reserves

C Ervin Johnson            28-New Orleans    5.5 PPG   13.1 PER  3.9 WS

PF Frank Brickowski     36-Penn St           5.4            8.6            1.6

SF Vincent Askew        29-Memphis         8.4            11.9           4.3

PG Nate McMillan       31-NC St              5               12.9           3.7

SG David Wingate       32-Georgetown    3.7             8.1             .6

Leaders: Kemp: 3rd Reb, 5th Reb/Gm, 5th FG%, 4th Def WS, 2nd Def Rtng, 4th Reb%, 5th Def Reb %

               Payton: 1st Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 3rd Steal %, 5th TO %

               Johnson: 4th Def Rtng, 3rd Block %

Second best defensive team in '96; Kemp crosses that 20 PER mark; he and GP have double digit WS.

Sixers: 55-27, 1st Atl Div, 1st Off, 8th Def

             d. Knicks East Semis 4-0

             Lost Bullets East Finals 4-2

             # 219 overall seed

Coach: Billy Cunningham

Starters

C Darryl Dawkins       21                                11.7 PPG  18 PER  6.4 WS

F George McGinniss  27-Indiana                   20.3          20.3       7.9

F Julius Erving            27-UMass                   20.6          21.7       9.1

G Henry Bibby            28-UCLA                   9.1             11.7       4.7

G Doug Collins           26-Illinois St               19.7          16.9       7.6

Rotation Reserves

C Caldwell Jones         27-Albany St              5.4             11.3      3.1

F Harvey Catchings     26-Hardin Simmons   2.9             11.2      1.4

F Jellybean Bryant       23-La Salle                6.1              12.6      2.2

G World Free               24-Guilford                15.7            17.4      6

G Steve Mix                30-Toledo                   9.2              14.8      5.1

Leaders: Dawkins 2nd FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 3rd TS%

Pretty slim leader board for the '78 Sixers despite a lot of famous names; Erving and McGinniss both have 20+ PER.  That's World Free and Kobe's dad coming off the bench.

Matchup:

C Push

F Kemp (Sonics)

F Erving (Sixers)

G Payton (Sonics)

G Push

Bench: Sixers

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Min Sonics 5 Sixers 4

Sonics Perkins(1) Schrempf, Kemp

Sixers Dawkins, Collins

6 Min Sonics 9 Sixers 9

Sonics Schrempf(3) Hawkins(1)

Sixers Collins, McGinnis(3)

Two quick fouls on Dr J - he is likely to miss almost all of the first quarter.  

3 Min Sonics 17 Sixers 17

Sonics Hawkins, Payton, Kemp, Hawkins

Sixers Mix, McGinnis, Free, Mix

1st Qtr Score Sonics 27 Sixers 21

Sonics Johnson, Payton, Payton, Brickowski, Askew

Sixers Free, Jones

Erving hasn't scored and the Sixers trail by 6.  

2nd Qtr

9 Min Sonics 36 Sixers 28

Sonics Kemp, Askew(3) Kemp, Perkins

Sixers Free, Catchings (3)  Bryant

6 Min Sonics 49 Sixers 36

Sonics McMillan, Wingate, Payton, Kemp, Hawkins, Schrempf

Sixers McGinnis, Jones, Dawkins, Erving

Seattle's rolling now, Dawkins and Free each have 3 fouls, just two points for Erving. 

3 Min Sonics 57 Sixers 41

Sonics Hawkins, Kemp, Payton, Kemp

Sixers McGinnis(3) Jones

Halftime Score Sonics 61 Sixers 46

Sonics Wingate, Johnson

Sixers Bibby(3) Dawkins

Seattle was heavily favored as the 3rd seed in the region and they are whipping the Sixers. 14 for Kemp in the half.  

3rd Qtr

9 Min Sonics 64 Sixers 48

Sonics Payton(1) Payton

Sixers Mix

6 Min Sonics 66 Sixers 52

Sonics Hawkins

Sixers McGinnis, Erving

4 fouls for both Dawkins and Collins; the Sonics maintain the big lead.

3 Min Sonics 70 Sixers 63

Sonics Kemp, Schrempf

Sixers McGinnis, Erving, Erving, Erving, McGinnis(3)

3rd Qtr Score Sonics 76 Sixers 70

Sonics Schrempf, Brickowski, Johnson

Sixers Collins, Erving, Dawkins(3)

Erving keys a big Sixers run with 8 points in the last 6.  Sonics lead is down to 6 as we go to the 4th.

4th Qtr

9 Min Sonics 81 Sixers 76

Sonics Payton, Hawkins(3)

Sixers Catchings, Free, Collins

8:33: SEA Erving fouls Kemp hard; he hits 1.  

8:21: PHI: Erving hits the pull up in the lane to cut it to 4.  

7:47: PHI: Perkins misses - Dawkins just rips home a dunk and now it's down to 2.

7:21: PHI: McMillan misses - Erving knifes his way to the goal and it is tied.

7:08: SEA: Schrempf buries a corner 3 and the Sonics are up again.

6:23: SEA: Sixer turnover leads to a Perkins triple from the wing and it's 88-82.

6:02: SEA: The Sonic run continues; Philly misses, Schrempf is fouled and hits 1.

5:39: SEA: Another miss - Ervin Johnson dunks one home and now the lead is 9.

4:47: PHI: Failed trips both ways, Doug Collins scores from the lane.

3:57: SEA: After a Sonic turnover, Erving misses a big triple - Payton scores the other way and now it's 9.

1:07: SONICS 102 SIXERS 97

Sonics Payton, Hawkins, Payton, Schrempf, Payton(1)

Sixers Erving, Collins, McGinnis, Dawkins, Dawkins, Erving (3)

Erving hits a triple to cut the deficit to 5 with 67 seconds left.

:38: PHI: The Sixers force a Schrempf turnover, McGinnis lays it in - it's 3.

Another turnover - Bibby picks Payton's pocket, the Sixers have the ball with 30 seconds left.

McGinnis misses the game tying 3 - Perkins with the board. Detlef is fouled.

:21: SEA: Detlef hits both.

McGinnis misses another 3 - Kemp rebound - another foul - Detlef comes through again.

FINAL: SONICS 106 SIXERS 99

The Sixers tied the score at 7:21 and in less than 2 minutes trailed by 9 and that was the ballgame.

Kemp: 17 pts/22 boards-Player of the Game

Payton: 22 pts

Schrempf: 22 pts

Hawkins: 16 pts/7 boards

McGinnis: 21 pts/15 boards

Erving: 21 pts/9 boards/5 assists

Dawkins: 15 pts/14 boards

Collins: 12 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Min Sixers 10 Sonics 9

Sonics Hawkins, Schrempf, Perkins(3) Schrempf

Sixers McGinnis, Erving(1) Erving, McGinnis(1) Dawkins, Dawkins

6 Min Sonics 20 Sixers 19

Sonics Kemp(3) Hawkins, Brickowski, Hawkins, Perkins

Sixers Bibby, Dawkins, McGinnis(1) McGinnis, Mix

Blistering pace to start game 2; both Payton and Collins picking up some early fouls and they are on the bench. Bigger loss for the Sonics in that exchange, can Philly capitalize?

3 Min Sixers 27 Sonics 26

Sonics Kemp, Askew, Kemp

Sixers McClain(3) Free, McClain(3)

1st Qtr Score Sixers 38 Sonics 30

Sonics Snow, Johnson

Sixers Free(3) Bryant, Free(3) Bryant (3)

Ted McClain is not in the Philly rotation for this series; he's the 11th man - but with Collins on the bench, McClain comes in and hits two threes - World (I do know he was still Lloyd then; I'm old, I remember Lloyd Free from USF) Free hits two of his own and then Kobe's dad, Jellybean Bryant, hits a 3/4 court shot at the buzzer - the Sixers have a helluva quarter.

2nd Qtr

9 Min Sixers 42 Sonics 40

Sonics Brickowski(3) Brickowski(3) Schrempf, Scrempf

Sixers Bryant, Collins

6 Min Sixers 48 Sonics 47

Sonics Kemp, Schrempf(3) Kemp

Sixers Erving, Free, Dawkins

We got a good one so far; GP checks back in and the Sonics rip off 8 straight to open the quarter; Detlef has 7 in the first 6 and now the Sixers lead is 1.

3 Min Sixers 56 Sonics 54

Sonics Schrempf(1) Kemp, Payton, Hawkins

Sixers Erving, Erving (3) McGinnis(3)

Halftime Score Sixers 63 Sonics 61

Sonics Perkins, Kemp(1) Payton, Hawkins

Sixers Erving, Free(3) Free

Super half of basketball; the Doctor goes for 7 in the back half of the quarter and the Sixers are up a bucket.

3rd Qtr

9 Min Sixers 70 Sonics 65

Sonics Wingate, Schrempf

Sixers McGinnis, Collins, McGinnis(3)

6 Min Sixers 78 Sonics 72

Sonics Hawkins(3) Schrempf, Kemp

Sixers McGinnis, Dawkins, Collins, Collins

No Julius Erving, he picks up his 4th foul and sits - but 7 more for George McGinnis and the Sixers have the 6 point lead.

3 Min Sixers 81 Sonics 72

Sonics

Sixers Collins(1) Erving

3rd Qtr Score Sixers 91 Sonics 82

Sonics Kemp, Hawkins(3) Hawkins(3) Kemp

Sixers Collins, Erving, Bibby, Erving, Dawkins

Dawkins and Bibby are on the floor with 5 fouls but Philly has a good lead headed to the 4th.

4th Qtr

9 Min Sixers 94 Sonics 86

Sonics Kemp, Hawkins

Sixers Bryant, Erving(1)

6 Min Sixers 98 Sonics 92

Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Schrempf

Sixers Collins, Erving

Fouls might be the story as we end game 2 - Dawkins has fouled out, Caldwell Jones has 4 and Jellybean Bryant is in at center for the Sixers - Erving and Kemp each have 5 fouls and both are on the floor.  Sixers by 6.

4:58: PHI: Kemp fouls out.  McGinnis hits them both - that might be it for the Sonics in game 2.

4:01: PHI: Erving from close range - it's a 10 point game.

3:37: PHI: Doug Collins makes it a dozen.

3:31: SEA: Bibby fouls out, Perkins makes 1.

3:15: SEA: Seattle kept possession and Brickowski drains a 3.  

2:40 PHI: Collins from 16. 

2:35: SEA: Brickwoski hits another 3 and the lead is down to 7.  

2:25: PHI: McGinnis just goes down and calmly rips home a 3.  

2:09: PHI: Collins scores, it's 12.

2:04: SEA: Perkins triple.

1:51: PHI: 2 Jones FT

1:41: SEA: Brickowski triple.  113-105

1:37: PHI: Erving 1 FT

1:28: SEA: Brickowski

1:24: PHI: Collins 1 FT

1:01: SEA: GP 1 FT

:43: PHI: Erving 1 FT

:40: PHI: Collins 1 FT

:31: SEA: Schrempf

:30: PHI: Collins 2 FT

:25: SEA: Detlef 3.  119-113

:21: PHI: Erving 1 FT

:14 PHI Free 2 FT

:01: SEA: Brickowski 3 - but it's too late.

Final: Sixers 122 Sonics 116

The Sixers were up 6 with 5 left when Kemp fouled out and it never got closer than that.  We head to the decisive 3rd game.

McGinnis: 21 pts/10 boards/5 assists - Player of the Game

Erving: 26 pts/6 boards

Collins: 23 pts/4 steals

Dawkins: 12 pts/9 boards

Free: 17 pts

Jones: 2 pts/13 boards

Kemp: 26 pts/13 boards

Schrempf: 23 pts/7 boards

Hawkins: 21 pts

Perkins: 11 pts

Payton: 5 pts/11 boards/5 assists

Brickowski: 22 pts

Game 3

1st Qtr

9 Min Sonics 8 Sixers 4

Sonics Kemp, Payton, Payton, Hawkins

Sixers Erving, McGinnis

6 Min Sixers 13 Sonics 12

Sonics Hawkins, Kemp

Sixers Collins, Collins, Erving, Erving(3)

Game 3 is underway here in Seattle, winner moves on, loser goes home.  Dr J comes out with 7 points and the Sixers are up 1.

3 Min Sixers 21 Sonics 13

Sonics Kemp(1)

Sixers Erving, McGinnis, Collins, Collins

1st Qtr Score Sixers 30 Sonics 17

Sonics Johnson, Wingate

Sixers Erving, Dawkins(3) Dawkins(1) Bryant(3)

Wow - the Sixers, 3 quarters away now from a 3/14 upset; they blow open game one; Dr J scores 11 in the first quarter. 

2nd Qtr

9 Min Sixers 34 Sonics 25

Sonics Ford(3) Perkins(3) Perkins

Sixers Bryant, Jones

6 Min Sixers 40 Sonics 35

Sonics Brickowski, Hawkins, Kemp(3) Payton, Payton(1)

Sixers Erving, Bibby, McGinnis

Good run for Seattle to get back in this one; Sherrell Ford, not in the rotation, comes off the bench to hit a triple that got it going.  

3 Min Sixers 50 Collins 41

Sonics Payton, Perkins, Perkins

Sixers McGinnis, McGinnis, Dawkins, McGinnis, Collins

Halftime Score Sixers 56 Sonics 51

Sonics Payton(3) Kemp(3) Kemp Schrempf

Sixers McGinnis, Jones, Erving

George McGinnis scores 8 in the last 6, the Sixers holding onto a 5 point lead with 24 minutes of basketball left in this series.  

3rd Qtr

9 Min Sixers 67 Sonics 65

Sonics Kemp(3) Kemp, Hawkins(3) Perkins, Perkins, Payton

Sixers Erving, Erving, McGinnis, Catchings, Free(3)

6 Min Sixers 73 Sonics 68

Sonics Kemp(1) Hawkins

Sixers Free, Collins, McGinnis

6 for Kemp in the first half of the 3rd - the Sixer lead holding at 5.  

3 Min Sixers 75 Sonics 74

Sonics Perkins(3), Payton, Perkins(1)

Sixers Jones

3rd Qtr Score Sixers 83 Sonics

Sonics Kemp, Hawkins, Wingate, Kemp

Sixers Dawkins, Free, Free, Dawkins

Back and forth as the quarter ends; Kemp and Dawkins trading dunks - Philly is up a point in the decisive game 3. We got a good one.  

4th Qtr

11:44: SEA: It's Kemp to open it up, GP finds him on the block, Kemp pulls up for the J and Seattle takes the lead.

11:34: PHI: McGinnis the other way, scoring from the lane.  

11:11: PHI: Kemp misses, Henry Bibby converts the lay in.  

10:49: PHI: Hawkins misses, McGinnis powers home a dunk to give the Sixers the 5 pt lead.

10:22: PHI: Hawkins misses and it's McGinnis again, he hits a triple from the wing, he's got 7 in the first two minutes of the 4th.  

10:14: SEA: Shooters shoot, Hawkins hits the J.

10:04: PHI: Dawkins from 17.

9:25 SEA: Detlef misses, but Kemp wrangles the board, Seattle keeps possession and Schrempf comes through with the triple.

8:56: SEA: Offensive foul on Dawkins, his 4th, Detlef converts the J the other way, 94-91 Sixers.  

6:00 PHI: Defense stiffens and it's nearly 3 minutes before the next bucket - McGinnis hits the 16 footer.

5:37: SEA: As the shot clock expires, Detlef hits a corner 3.  96-94 Sixers

5:05: SEA: Bryant misses - Detlef doesnt and the score is tied. Schrempf has really taken over, scoring Seattle's last 10 points.

Starters in for both squads, save for McGinnis, who gets a blow in favor of Bryant.  And Bibby, he sits in favor of Free. 96-96.

4:14: SEA: After a turnover, GP finds Hawkins up and under for the goal.  

4:03: PHI: Free drives and scores.  

3:56: SEA: Detlef again - just on fire - he hits another 3.

3:46: PHI: Dawkins down low, powers over Perkins.  101-100 Sonics.  The 2 Sixer starters check back in at the 3 minute mark.  

2:57: SEA: Payton finds Perkins, he hits the fadeaway.  

2:45: PHI: McGinnis on the right wing.  

2:26: SEA: Perkins again, scoring from the paint.  

1:55: SEA: McGinnis misses, GP hits a huge, huge 3 from the top and the Sonics are up 6.

1:26: PHI: Bibby misses, but Erving gets the big rebound and McGinnis scores in the lane.

:43: SEA: Perkins misses, but Detlef gets the board and hits 2 FT.

:31: PHI: Erving.  110-106 Sonics.

:27: SEA: Perkins hits both FT.

:22: PHI: Erving.  112-108

:21: SEA: Kemp hits both FT.  

:12: SEA: McGinnis misses and that will end it - Kemp hits a FT, Seattle will advance.

:06: PHI: Collins 3.

:03: SEA: Kemp 2 FT

Final: Sonics 117 Sixers 111

Fun series-  really great game 3; the Sixers had the lead most of the way, but Detlef Schrempf just takes the 4th quarter over and Seattle advances.  

Kemp: 30 pts/19 boards-Player of the Game

Perkins: 23 pts/5 boards

Schrempf: 17 pts/7 boards/5 assists

Payton: 19 pts/13 assists/4 steals

Hawkins: 17 pts

6. 2020 ATL DIV CHAMP TORONTO RAPTORS v. 11. 1966 NBA CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS

Raptors: 53-19, 1st Atl Div, 14th Off, 2nd Def

                d. Nets East 1st Rnd 4-0

                Lost Celtics East Semis 4-3

                #91 overall seed

Coach: Nick Nurse

Starters

C Serge Ibaka                      30                  15.4 PPG   17.3 PER  3.9 WS

F Pascal Siakam                  25- N Mex St 22.9          17.9          5.4

F OG Anunoby                    22- Indiana    10.6           13.2          5.7

G Kyle Lowry                     33-Villanova  19.4          17.7          7.5

G Fred Van Vleet                25-Wichita St  17.6         16.3          5.8

Rotation Reserves

C Marc Gasol                     35                    7.5            11.8          3

F Chris Boucher                 27-Oregon       6.6            20.7         3.8

F Rondae Hollis Jefferson  25-Arizona      7               15.1         3.4

G Norman Powell               26-UCLA        16             16.8         4.6

G Terence Davis                 22-Ole Miss     7.5            13.8        3.1

Leaders: Van Vleet: 4th Steals/Gm

Very empty leader board; this Raptor team isn't about top end talent, the only PER over 20 is Boucher's in limited minutes on the bench.  The Covid Raptors were second in defense, they're seeded 6th in the region.

Celtics: 54-26, 2nd East Div, 8th Off, 1st Def

              d. Royals East Semis 3-2

              d. Sixers East Finals 4-1

              d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-3

              #219 overall seed

Coach: Red Auerbach

Starters

C Bill Russell           31-USF            12.9 PPG    17.3 PER  11.7 WS

F Satch Sanders        27-NYU          12.6             13.6          5.5

F John Havlicek       25-Ohio St       18.8             16.7          4.3

G Larry Siegfried     26-Ohio St       13.7             16.5          5.8

G Sam Jones            32-NC Central  23.5             21.7         10

Rotation Reserves 

C Mel Counts           24-Oregon St   8.4               16.4          2.9

F John Thompson     24-Providence 3.2               14.8          .3

F Don Nelson           25-Iowa           10.2              13.3          5.4

G KC Jones              33-USF            8.6                10.9          6.6

G Willie Naulls        31-UCLA         10.7              12.5         1.8

Leaders: Russell: 2nd Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 4th WS, 4th Trip-Doub

               KC Jones 3rd Asst, 3rd Asst/Gm, 3rd Def WS, 5th Asst %

               Siegfried 1st FT%

               Sam Jones 4th PER, 4th WS/48

               Havlicek 5th Def WS

Another of these Celtics title teams that doesn't really score, second to last in offense in '66, second in defense - these two clubs have some similarities.  Sam Jones is over 20 PER, he and Russell with double digit WS.  Bunch of future coaches coming off the Celtic bench.

Matchup

C Russell (Celtics)

F Siakam (Raptors)

F Havlicek (Celtics)

G Lowry (Raptors)

G Jones (Celtics)

Bench: Push

It's a 6 v 11, but this should be competitive.  

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Min Celtics 8 Raptors 7

Raptors Anunoby, Ibaka, Lowry(3)

Celtics SJones, Havlicek, SJones, Sanders

6 Min Raptors 20 Celtics 12

Raptors Siakam, Ibaka, VanVleet, Lowry(3) Siakam, Siakam

Celtics SJones, SJones

The Raptors score 13 straight points; Siakam and Lowry each have 6 - and it could be the generational difference is, in fact, going to be too much for this Celtic team to hang with.

3 Min Raptors 28 Celtics 12

Raptors Siakam, Lowry(1) Ibaka, Boucher(3)

Celtics

1st Qtr Score Raptors 35 Celtics 19

Raptors Hollis-Jefferson, Boucher(1) Davis, Boucher

Celtics Russell, Nelson(3) Russell

The Raptors are blowing Boston out - they are sending all 10 guys in the rotation in athletic waves and Boston cannot keep pace.  

2nd Qtr

9 Min Raptors 41 Celtics 23

Raptors Davis, Powell, Anunoby

Celtics Sanders, SJones

6 Min Raptors 52 Celtics 27

Raptors VanVleet(3) VanVleet(3) Powell (3) Powell

Celtics Siegfried, Nelson

This game - and maybe the full series - needs a white flag.  

3 Min Raptors 62 Celtics 36

Raptors Boucher, Lowry, Siakam, VanVleet(1)Lowry

Celtics Havlicek, Siegfried, KC Jones(3) Havlicek

Halftime Score Raptors 66 Celtics 41

Raptors VanVleet

Celtics Sanders, Russell, Havlicek(1)

Just so many Toronto points.

3rd Qtr

9 Min Raptors 70 Celtics 45

Raptors Lowry, Anunoby

Celtics Sanders, Counts

6 Min Raptors 75 Celtics 51

Raptors Lowry, Lowry(3)

Celtics Havlicek, SJones, Russell

7 more for Kyle Lowry.

3 Min Raptors 85 Celtics 62

Raptors Boucher, Gasol, Powell, Powell, VanVleet

Celtics KC Jones, Siegfried, SJones, Russell(3) Sanders

3rd Qtr Score Raptors 91 Celtics 72

Raptors Ibaka, Boucher, Boucher

Celtics Russell, Sanders, SJones, Siegfried, Siegfried

The Raptors celebration is on.  

4th Qtr

9 Min Raptors 97 Celtics 79

Raptors Lowry, Lowry, Lowry

Celtics Nelson, Havlicek(3) Naulls

6 Min Raptors 106 Celtics 83

Raptors Lowry(1) Lowry(3) Siakam, Ibaka(3)

Celtics Thompson, Havlicek

3 Min Raptors 112 Celtics 89

Raptors Powell(1) VanVleet(3) Siakam

Celtics Havlicek, SJones, SJones

Final Score Raptors 122 Celtics 100

Raptors Miller, Hernandez, Ponds(3) Hernandez

Celtics Naulls, Watts(3) Watts(3) Green (3)

Never a game - 2020 Raptors just way, way, way too much for a Celtics team from half a century prior.  

Lowry: 29 pts/8 assists - Player of the Game

Siakam: 14 pts/12 boards

VanVleet: 16 pts/9 assists

Ibaka: 11 pts/9 boards

Boucher: 14 pts/8 boards

Powell: 12 pts

Anunoby: 6 pts/11 boards

Sam Jones: 20 pts

Russell: 13 pts/12 boards

Sanders: 12 pts/10 boards

Havlicek: 16 pts/6 boards/5 assists

Siegfried: 10 pts

Game 2

1st Qtr

9 Min Celtics 8 Raptors 5

Raptors Ibaka(3) Ibaka

Celtics Russell, Sanders, Sanders, SJones

6 Min Celtics 19 Raptors 13

Raptors Siakam, VanVleet, Siakam, VanVleet

Celtics Siegfried(3) SJones(3) SJones, Siegfried(3)

Boston just got cooked in game 1, but this is a veteran team, a championship team, and they come out strong in game 2.

3 Min Celtics 30 Raptors 19

Raptors Siakam, Ibaka, VanVleet

Celtics Russell, Siegfried(3) SJones(3) Thompson(3)

1st Qtr Score Celtics 35 Raptors 25

Raptors Hollis-Jefferson, Hollis-Jefferson, Boucher

Celtics Nelson(1) Naulls, Naulls

Such a great start for Boston, hitting nearly every shot they take - Celts by 10.

2nd Qtr

9 Min Celtics 43 Raptors 32

Raptors Davis(3) Powell(3) Gasol

Celtics SJones, Havlicek, Sanders, KC Jones

6 Min Celtics 47 Raptors 36

Raptors Siakam, Boucher

Celtics Sanders, SJones

Boston's offense really coming through in game 2, it's 11 points.

3 Min Celtics 51 Raptors 43

Raptors Ibaka, Lowry(3) Ibaka

Celtics SJones, Havlicek

Halftime Score Celtics 60 Raptors 51

Raptors Boucher(3) Boucher, Powell(3)

Celtics Siegfried, Siegfried, SJones, KC Jones, Sanders

Red Auerbach just couldn't ask for more from his squad, they respond to a blowout game one loss with a great first half. 

3rd Qtr

9 Min Celtics 64 Raptors 62

Raptors Anunoby(3) VanVleet(3) Lowry, VanVleet(3)

Celtics Russell, Sanders

6 Min Celtics 72 Raptors 68

Raptors VanVleet, Van Vleet(1), Van Vleet(3) 

Celtics Nelson, SJones, SJones, SJones

There's the run - Fred Van Vleet goes off, scoring a dozen points to open the half and the Celtic lead is now 4.  

3 Min Raptors 77 Celtics 76

Raptors Lowry, Siakam(3) Hollis-Jefferson, Ibaka

Celtics SJones, Siegfried

3rd Qtr Score Raptors 84 Celtics 82

Raptors Lowry, Ibaka, Lowry(3)

Celtics Russell, Siegfried, Counts

7 for Lowry in the back half of the third and the Raptors have taken the lead as we go to the 4th.

4th Qtr

11:53 BOS: Nelson one handed up and under to tie the score.  

11:36: TOR: Boucher midrange fadeaway.

11:27: BOS: Don Nelson again, driving and scoring.

10:23: BOS: Toronto gets a couple shots at the bucket, misses both - Havlicek gives Boston the lead with a floater on the right side.

9:30 TOR: Failed trips both ways, Ibaka hits from the foul line.  88-88

9:01: TOR: Siakam blocks Sam Jones, Ibaka dunks the other way and the Raptors take the lead.  

8:37: TOR: Siakam steals the ball, finds Hollis-Jefferson for the deuce.

8:31: BOS: Satch Sanders drills a 3 from the wing.  

8:21: TOR: VanVleet from the line.  

8:09: BOS: Sanders hits the floater.  Raptors 94-93

7:37: TOR: VanVleet bombs a three from the wing.  97-93

7:29: BOS: Sanders again.  

7:17: TOR: Ibaka midrange.

6:49: TOR: Anunoby blocks Sam Jones - Lowry slams one the other way.

6:39: TOR: Anunoby steals the ball from Sanders and cruises home for the layup - it's now 103-95 and the Celtics call time.

6:27: BOS: KC Jones hits from the lane.

6:17: BOS: Nelson intercepts a Lowry pass and scores on the breakaway.

5:55: TOR: Lowry from the wing.

5:24: TOR: Sanders misses, Powell scores and it's 107-99

5:12: BOS: Russell from the post.

5:00 TOR: Powell hits the triple from the top.  110-101

4:36: TOR: That might do it - Boston misses and Ibaka hits a 3.

4:20 TOR: Turn out the lights - Ibaka scores. 115-101

Final Score: Raptors 121 Celtics 112

Raptors Siakam, Johnson, Havlicek(3)

Celtics Havlicek, Watts(3), Watts(3) Van Vleet

Favorites continue to romp through Region 6, the Raptors advance to meet the Sonics.

Ibaka: 26 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game

Van Vleet: 25 pts

Lowry: 16 pts/12 assists/7 boards

Siakam: 13 pts/5 boards

Boucher: 11 pts

Powell: 10 pts

All Region Team:

C Shaq ('01 Lakers)

F Griffin ('14 Clips)

F Kemp ('96 Sonics)

G Jordan ('97 Bulls)

G Kobe ('01 Lakers)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 6 Round 1: Series 3 and 4

 Series 1-2

5. 2014 PAC DIV CHAMP LA CLIPPERS v. 12. 2008 HOUSTON ROCKETS

Clippers: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off, 9th Def

                 d. Warriors West 1st Rnd 4-3

                 Lost Thunder West Semis 4-2

                 #70 overall seed

Coach: Doc Rivers

Starters

C DeAndre Jordan  25-Texas A&M      10.4 PPG    18.2 PER    11.1

F Blake Griffin        24-Oklahoma        24.1             23.9            12.2 

F Matt Barnes          33-UCLA              9.9              12                3.5

G Chris Paul            28-Wake                19.1            25.9             12.2

G Jamal Crawford   33-Michigan          18.6            17.3            5.3

Rotation Reserves

C Ryan Hollins        29-UCLA              2.3              11.9            1.3

F Jared Dudley         28-B College        6.9              8.9              2.4

F Hedo Turkoglu      34                         3                 11.3             .8

G Darren Collison    26-UCLA             11.4            16.2             5.9

G JJ Redick              29-Duke               15.2            16.6             3

Leaders: Jordan: 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 2nd Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 4th True Shooting, 3rd Def WS, 5th Off Rtng, 2nd Reb %, 4th Block %

               Paul: 4th Asst, 1st Asst/Gm, 3rd Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 2nd WS/48, 4th +/-, 5th VORP, 2nd Off Rting, 1st Asst %, 2nd Steal %

CP3 and DeAndre are all over the leader boards and Blake goes over 23 PER and 12 WS.  3 Bruins in the rotation for the top offensive team of 2014.

Rockets: 55-27, 3rd SW Div, 17th Off, 2nd Def

                lost Jazz West 1st Rnd 4-2

                #187 overall seed

Coach: Rick Adelman

Starters

C Yao Ming                   27                            22 PPG    22.5 PER  8.3 WS

F Luis Scola                  27                            10.3         16.1           6.5

F Shane Battier             29-Duke                   9.3           11.7          8.2

G Rafer Alston              31-Fresno St            13.1         13.2          5

G Tracy McGrady         28                            21.6          18.4          5.8

Rotation Reserves

C Dikembe Mutombo    41-Georgetown      3               14.5          2.3

F Chuck Hayes               24-Kentucky         3                11.2          4.4

F Carl Landry                 24-Purdue              8.1             21.4         3.7

G Aaron Brooks             23-Oregon             5.2             13.1          1.4

G Luther Head               25-Illinois             7.6              13.6          3.5

Leaders: Hayes, 1st Def +/-, 3rd Def Rtng

It's the defense and balance of these Rockets against the top end scoring of the Clips.

Matchup:

C Push

F Griffin ('14 Clips)

F Battier ('08 Rockets)

G Paul ('14 Clips)

G McGrady ('08 Rockets)

Bench: Rockets

Game One

9 Min Clips 10 Rockets 10

Clips Paul, Crawford, Griffin, Griffin, Jordan

Rockets Scola, TMac, Alston, Scola, TMac

6 Min Clips 20 Rockets 14

Clips Griffin(1) Griffin(3) Crawford, Griffin, Barnes

Rockets Yao, Yao

10 for Blake to open the series. 

3 Min Clips 20 Rockets 16

Clips

Rockets Yao

1st Qtr Score Clips 24 Rockets 22

Clips Griffin, Paul

Rockets Yao, TMac, Yao

Yao's got 10 and the Rockets have cut the deficit to 2.  

2nd Qtr

9 Min Rockets 28 Clips 26

Clips Dudley

Rockets Brooks, Mutombo, Mutombo

6 Min Rockets 37 Clips 28

Clips Jordan

Rockets Brooks(3) Landry, Scola, Scola

The Clips sat their big 3 together for most of this 6 minute stretch and paid for it.  Rockets up 9.

3 Min Rockets 46 Clips 37

Clips Griffin, Redick, Redick, Jordan(1) Jordan

Rockets Yao, Yao, Scola, Brooks (3)

Halftime Score Rockets 50 Clips 39

Clips Griffin

Rockets TMac, TMac

Houston really rolling in the first half; Yao, TMac - Aaron Brooks with a couple of big second quarter triples.  

3rd Qtr

9 Min Rockets 60 Clips 48

Clips Crawford (3) Paul, Griffin, Griffin

Rockets Battier, Alston(3), Scola, Head(3)

6 Min Rockets 70 Clips 59

Clips Griffin, Collison, Collison, Paul, Barnes(3)

Rockets Head(3) Yao(3) Yao

Luther Head hits back to back 3s and the Rockets are up 11.  

3 Min Rockets 72 Clips 61

Clips Griffin

Rockets Scola, TMac

3rd Qtr Score Rockets 77 Clips 65

Clips Griffin, Crawford

Rockets Scola, Head(3)

Another Luther Head 3 and the Rockets continue this upset over favored LAC.

4th Qtr

9 Min Rockets 81 Clips 79

Clips Griffin, Collison, Jordan, Griffin, Griffin(3) Turkoglu(3)

Rockets TMac, Landry

And just like that - the Clips are right in it; Griffin scores 7 in 3 minutes and the deficit is a bucket with 9 to go.

8:30: HOU: TMac scoops one up and in.

6:28: HOU: Defense really picks it up and nearly 2 minutes pass before TMac drills home a 3 from the wing.

6:20: LAC: CP3 goes coast to coast for the bucket

4:58: LAC: 90 seconds later Ryan Hollins hits from 12.

3:41: HOU: CP3 misses a game tying triple and Rafer Alston sends home a dunk.

3:08: HOU: Blake front irons one and Luis Scola hits an 8 footer to give the Rockets the 7 point lead.  Starters check in for both sides.  

2:30: HOU: Great defensive stop for Battier and he comes through on the offensive end with the short one.  The lead is 9

2:04: LAC: Blake misses but DeAndre gets the putback.

1:53: HOU: Alston in traffic.

1:37: LAC: Crawford in the paint.

1:28: HOU: Battier hits 2 FT

1:21: LAC: Blake hits the 3 from the top.

1:05: HOU: Yao 2 FT

:51: LAC: Blake in the lane.

:40: HOU: TMac 2 FT, the Rockets hitting these foul shots.

:27: LAC: Again, Blake.  

:23: HOU: TMac makes 2 FT

:13: LAC: Barnes hits a corner 3.  102-97 Rockets

:08: HOU: TMac, 2 FT - Houston hitting these foul shots down the stretch.

Final: Rockets 104 Clips 97

At 3:41 Paul missed the game tying 3 - 1:11 later Houston led by 9 and that was the ballgame.

McGrady: 25 pts/6 boards/6 assists - Player of the Game

Yao: 21 pts/8 boards

Scola: 18 pts/10 boards

Dikembe: 4 pts/11 boards

Griffin: 40 pts/9 boards

Paul: 10 pts/13 assists/8 boards

Jordan: 11 pts/16 boards/4 blocks

Crawford: 11 pts/5 assists

Game 2

9 Min Clips 8 Rockets 8

Clips Jordan, Griffin, Griffin, Crawford

Rockets Battier, TMac, Yao(3)

6 Min Clips 18 Rockets 12

Clips Barnes, Barnes(3) Crawford(3) Crawford

Rockets Battier, Yao

Jamal Crawford opens with 7 and the Clips, needing to win, are up early.

3 Min Clips 26 Rockets 20

Clips Crawford(3) Barnes(3) Jordan

Rockets Yao, Scola, Alston, Yao

1st Qtr Score Clips 32 Rockets 28

Clips Barnes, Paul, Paul

Rockets Head, Brooks, Head, Mutombo

Clips were up 10 - Houston scores the last 6 of the quarter to cut it to 4.

2nd qtr

9 Min Clips 38 Rockets 32

Clips Hollins, Dudley, Turkoglu

Rockets Head, Hayes

6 Min Clips 42 Rockets 37

Clips Collison, Griffin

Rockets TMac(1), Mutombo, Hayes

Clips holding to their slim lead.

3 Min Clips 47 Rockets 41

Clips Paul(1) Paul, Paul

Rockets Yao, Mutombo

Halftime Score Clips 58 Rockets 49

Clips Barnes(3) Griffin(3) Crawford(3) Jordan

Rockets Yao, TMac, Landry, Scola

At about the 4 minute mark the Rockets cut it to 1 - 2:30 later it was all the way up to 15 as the Clips just hammered triples at them.  The lead is now 9.

3rd Qtr

9 Min Clips 63 Rockets 57

Clips Redick(3) Griffin

Rockets TMac(1) Mutombo, Battier, Brooks(3)

6 Min Clips 72 Rockets 62

Clips Paul(3) Paul, Collison, Griffin

Rockets Alston(3) Scola

5 for CP3 to open the half; Clips extend the lead to double digits.

3 Min Clips 75 Rockets 64

Clips Jordan, Jordan(1)

Rockets McGrady

3rd Qtr Score Clips 82 Rockets 68

Clips Griffin, Redick(3) Dudley

Rockets Landry, Landry

The Clips are rolling to a game 2 win. 

4th Qtr

9 Min Clips 87 Rockets 73

Clips Paul(3) Griffin

Rockets TMac(3) Yao

6 Min Clips 93 Rockets 77

Clips Paul, Redick, Paul

Rockets Yao, Landry

3 Min

Clips Crawford

Rockets TMac, Scola, Scola

Final Score Clips 103 Rockets 87

Clips Griffin, Crawford, Griffin, Barnes

Rockets Novak(1) Novak(3)

Clips even up the series, just taking it to the Rockets in this one.

Griffin: 21 pts/16 boards-Player of the Game

Paul: 21 pts/12 assists/4 steals

Crawford: 17 pts

Barnes: 15 pts

Jordan: 9 pts/15 boards

Yao: 17 pts/8 rebounds/4 blocks

McGrady: 13 pts/8 assists

Scola: 10 pts/8 boards

Game 3

1st 

9 Min Rockets 5 Clips 2

Clips Griffin

Rockets Scola, Alston(3)

6 Min Rockets 10 Clips 8

Clips Paul, Jordan, Barnes

Rockets Yao, Yao(1) TMac

CP3 picks up 2 quick fouls; he's on the bench and the Clips trail.

3 Min Rockets 17 Clips 14

Clips Griffin, Jordan, Griffin

Rockets Alston, Scola(3) Yao

1st Qtr Score Rockets 25 Clippers 17

Clips Collison, Jordan(1)

Rockets Hayes(1) Brooks, Alston(3) Dikembe

CP3 misses almost the entire quarter of this final game and his Clippers trail by 8.

2nd

9 Min Rockets 28 Clippers 25

Clips Redick(3) Crawford, Griffin, Griffin(1)

Rockets Yao(1) Hayes

6 Min Clippers 37 Rockets 34

Clips Collison(3) Collison(3) Jordan, Collison

Rockets Yao, TMac, Yao

CP3 enters, allowing Collison to move off the ball and he goes off, 8 points in 3 minutes and LA has the lead.

3 Min Clippers 45 Rockets 38

Clips Crawford (3) Paul, Crawford, Griffin(1)

Rockets Landry, Landry

Halftime Score Clippers 52 Rockets 46

Clips Jordan, Redick(3) Barnes

Rockets Scola, Alston(1) Alston(3) TMac

The Clippers lead reached double digits - it's now 6 as we head to the third.

3rd

9 Min Clippers 58 Rockets 55

Clips Crawford, Griffin, Jordan

Rockets TMac, Alston, TMac, TMac(3)

6 Min Clippers 69 Rockets 59

Clips Griffin, Griffin, Redick, Barnes(3) Jordan

Rockets Scola, Head

TMac shoots the Rockets back into the game - but only momentarily as the Clipper lead is 10.

3 Min Clippers 73 Rockets 62

Clips Griffin, Griffin

Rockets Brooks(3) 

3rd Qtr Score Clippers 82 Rockets 68

Clips Collison(3) Griffin, Collison, Griffin

Rockets TMac(3) Head(1) Yao

Blake scores 14 in the quarter; the Clips are rolling on to a series win.

4th 

9 Min

Clips Clippers 82 Rockets 70

Rockets Brooks

6 Min Clippers 95 Rockies 78

Clips Barnes(3) Redick, Griffin, Griffin, Paul, Barnes

Rockets Head(3) Landry, Landry, Head(1)

The Clips are up 17 and will be moving forward to meet the winners of the next series.

3 Min Clippers 106 Rockets 87

Clips Jordan, Turkoglu(3) Turkoglu, Griffin, Jordan

Rockets Yao, Scola, Alston(3) Francis

Final Score Clippers 108 Rockets 91

Clips Bullock

Rockets Francis, Harris

Just a helluva series for Blake Griffin, he adds 30 to the 40 he scored in game one and his player of the game performance in game 2. 

Griffin: 30 pts/10 rebounds/7 assists-Player of the Game

Jordan: 17 pts/21 boards

Barnes: 14 pts

Collison: 15 pts

Redick: 10 pts

Paul: 6 pts/13 assists

4. 2012 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 13. 2011 SW CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS

46-20, 1st SE Div, 8th Off, 4th Def

            d. Knicks East 1st, 4-1

            d. Pacers East Semis 4-2

            d. Celtics East Finals 4-3

            d. Thunder NBA Finals 4-1

            #59th overall seed

Coach: Erik Spoelstra, GM Pat Riley

Starters

C Joel Anthony 29-UNLV                3.4 PPG  10.3 PER 3.1 WS

F Chris Bosh     27-Georgia Tech     18            18.9        6.9

F LeBron James 27                               27.1         30.7       14.5

G Mario Chalmers 25-Kansas          9.8           13          4.3

G Dwyane Wade    30-Marquette     22.1         26.3       7.7

Rotation Reserves  

C Dexter Pittman   23-Texas            3              10.4         .6

F Udonis Haslem   31-Florida          6              10.9        3.5

F Shane Battier      33-Duke             4.8           9.7          3.3

G James Jones       31-Miami           3.6           9.7          1.7

G Mike Miller       31-Florida          6.1           11.4         1.8

Leaders: LeBron: 3rd PPG, 4th Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/1, 1st VORP

               Miller: 4th 3pt %

               Wade: 3rd PER, 5th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 4th VORP

LeBron.  First in PER, first in WS, the best basketball player alive at age 27.  Wade's got a PER in the mid 30s and Bosh is an appropriate third banana.  We just saw Battier in the previous series with the Rockets.  

Spurs: 61-21, 1st SW Div, 2nd Off, 11th Def

            Lost West 1st Rnd Grizzlies 4-2

            #198th overall seed

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tim Duncan          34- Wake          13.4 PPG      21.9 PER 7.7 WS

F DeJuan Blair        21-Pitt                8.3                17.1         4.8

F Richard Jefferson   30-Arizona      11                 12.9          5.9

G Tony Parker           28                    17.5              20.4          8.2

G Manu Ginobli        33                    17.4              21.7          9.9

 

Rotation Reserves

C Tiago Splitter       26                      4.6                16             2.3

F Antonio McDyess  36-Alabama     5.3                12.8          3

F Matt Bonner         30-Florida         7.3                 13.5         4.4

G George Hill          24-IUPUI          11.6               14.6         6.1

G Gary Neal            26-Towson        9.8                 13.1         3.5

Leaders: Bonner: 1st 3 Pt %

               Jefferson, 3rd 3 Pt %, 4th Eff FG%

               Ginobli: 5th +/-

               Blair: 1st Off Reb %, 5th Steal %

The Spurs just don't have close to the top end that Miami hasl Duncan's 34 and no one has double digit win shares.  The three guys you'd expect all have PERs over 20 and this team has some bench depth.  San Antonio got by on their offense in 2011, 2nd in the NBA, that's why they're here despite a first round exit.

Matchup:

C Duncan (Spurs)

F Bosh (Heat)

F LeBron (Heat)

G Parker (Spurs)

G Wade (Heat)

Bench: Spurs

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Min Heat 7 Spurs 6

Heat Wade(3) Bosh, Wade

Spurs Jefferson, Parker, Blair

6 Min Heat 14 Spurs 12

Heat Chalmers, LeBron(1) LeBron, Bosh

Spurs Parker, Blair, Parker

The serues is underway; Wade scores 5 in the first 3.

3 Min Heat 18 Spurs 18

Heat Wade, Chalmers

Spurs Parker(3) Parker(3)

1st Qtr Score Heat 25 Spurs 24

Heat Wade(3) Jones, Haslem

Spurs Splitter, McDyess, Splitter

Parker and Wade each score 10 in the first and we got a one point game.  

2nd Qtr

9 Min Heat 29 Spurs 26

Heat Bosh, Pittman

Spurs Splitter

6 Min Heat 37 Spurs 33

Heat Miller(3) Bosh(3) Bosh

Spurs Blair, Duncan (3) Duncan

It's Bosh who comes out firing in the second quarter; 7 points and the Heat lead is 4.

3 Min Spurs 44 Heat 43

Heat Wade, LeBron, LeBron

Spurs McDyess, Ginobli, Parker, Parker, Ginobli

Halftime Score Heat 54 Spurs 49

Heat Wade, LeBron, Anthony, Chalmers(3) Wade

Spurs Duncan, Ginobli(1) Parker

6 more for DWade; the Heat lead is 5.

3rd Qtr

9 Min Heat 57 Spurs 53

Heat LeBron(3)

Spurs Blair, Blair

6 Min Heat 63 Spurs 53

Heat Bosh, Bosh, LeBron

Spurs

Miami clamps down on the Spurs to open the 3rd and now the lead is double digits. 

3 Min Heat 73 Spurs 55

Heat Anthony, Anthony, Chalmers, Bosh, Bosh

Spurs Jefferson

3rd Qtr Score Heat 75 Spurs 66

Heat Wade

Spurs Jefferson, McDyess, Duncan, McDyess, Parker(3)

Big Spurs run to close the quarter and cut the deficit in half.

4th Qtr

9 Min Heat 84 Spurs 71

Heat LeBron(3) Wade LeBron, LeBron

Spurs Duncan, Ginobli(3)

6 Min Heat 91 Spurs 76

Heat Bosh, Wade(3) Bosh

Spurs Parker, Jefferson(3)

LeBron just sticks the dagger in to open the quarter; the Heat will take game one.

3 Min Heat 95 Spurs 76

Heat LeBron, LeBron

Spurs

Final Score Heat 99 Spurs 85

Heat Howard, Cole

Spurs Anderson(3) Quinn (3) Novak(3)

The Heat defense just clamps down on San Antonio in game one.  Triple/Double for the King.

LeBron: 25 pts/11 boards/10 assists/4 steals

Bosh: 23 pts/10 boards

Wade: 23 pts/5 boards

Parker: 23 pts/8 assists

Duncan: 11 pts/10 boards/5 blocks

Blair: 10 pts/10 boards

Game 2

1st Qtr

9 Min Heat 11 Spurs 6

Heat Anthony, Wade, Wade, Chalmers(3) Bosh

Spurs Blair, Parker, Duncan

6 Min Spurs 16 Heat 13

Heat Wade

Spurs Ginobli, Parker, Duncan, Blair, Parker

Tony Parker opens with 6 and the Spurs have the early lead.

3 Min Spurs 23 Heat 21

Heat Bosh, LeBron, Haslem, Bosh

Spurs Jefferson(3) Duncan, Bonner

1st Qtr Score Spurs 30 Heat 25

Heat LeBron, Chalmers

Spurs Ginobli, Parker(3) Bonner

9 first quarter points for the Frenchman and it's the Spurs with the lead.  

2nd Qtr

9 Min Spurs 32 Heat 31

Heat Bosh, Wade, Haslem

Spurs McDyess

6 Min Spurs 37 Heat 35

Heat LeBron, Wade

Spurs Parker, Jefferson(3)

Spurs holding onto this lead, midway through the 2nd.  

3 Min Spurs 43 Heat 39

Heat Bosh, Bosh

Spurs Blair, Blair, Parker

Halftime Score Spurs 49 Heat 47

Heat Bosh, LeBron, Haslem, LeBron

Spurs Parker, Ginobli, Blair

10 first half points for DeJuan Blair - the Spurs lead by a bucket.

3rd Qtr

9 Min Spurs 53 Heat 51

Heat Bosh, Wade

Spurs Duncan, Parker

6 Min Heat 60 Spurs 57

Heat Miller(3) Chalmers, Bosh, Battier

Spurs Hill, Blair

The Heat take the lead - is this the turning point?

3 Min Heat 64 Spurs 59

Heat Wade, LeBron, 

Spurs Parker

3rd Qtr Score Heat 77 Spurs 69

Heat Haslem, LeBron(3) Chalmers(3) LeBron, Miller(3)

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Hill

Duncan does all he can, 8 points in 3 minutes, but the Heat extend the lead to 8.

4th Qtr

9 Min Heat 79 Spurs 74

Heat LeBron

Spurs Parker, Ginobli(3)

8:30 MIA: LeBron from the foul line.

8:15: SA: McDyess drives and scores.  

7:31: SA: After LeBron misses a 3, Duncan hits a short range J to cut the Heat lead to 3.

6:20: MIA: Empty trips both ways - James Jones hits a triple from the top.

6:06: SA: George Hill from the lane.

5:43: MIA: Battier finds Mike Miller who hits a 3 from the wing. 87-80

5:25: SA: Hill again, pull up from the left side.

5:03: SA: Miller throws it away and Duncan hits a turnaround from the block.  

4:47: MIA: Battier from the wing.  

4:30: SA: DeJuan Blair finger roll.

3:02: SA: Misses by everyone - George Hill hits a long, long 3 and the game is tied with 3 minutes to go.

Starters for both teams - except Hill stays on for the Spurs at the point, Parker on the bench.  

Wade misses.  Ginobli misses.  

2:25: MIA: It's LeBron - he hits a long two and the Heat go up.  

1:53: MIA: Duncan misses and Wade comes down and hits a long J of his own.

1:41: SA: Ginobli from the top - it's a triple and the Heat lead is 1.

Chalmers drives - but Duncan deflects it away and keeps possession.  Time out Spurs. Parker is back.  

:57: SA: The Spurs need a couple of chances - but Anthony fouls Parker - who hits 1 to tie the game.  

Chalmers misses at 42 seconds left.  Nope, maybe he shouldn't be taking that shot.  

Parker misses at 21 seconds.  Bosh rebound.  Time out.

:03: MIA: It's Bosh, he hits from the wing and Miami takes the lead.  

The Spurs call time - inbound from half court - Parker takes the 3 to win it ---

Misses.  

FINAL: HEAT 95 SPURS 92

Fun game - Bosh hits the big shot to get the sweep for the Heat; they'll move on and face the Clippers.

Bosh: 20 pts/16 boards - Player of the Game

Wade: 16 pts/10 assists/5 boards

LeBron: 23 pts/9 boards/5 assists

Chalmers: 10 pts/7 assists

All Region Team:

C Shaq ('01 Lakers)

F Griffin ('14 Clips)

F Bosh ('12 Heat)

G Jordan ('97 Bulls)

G Kobe ('01 Lakers)