256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 9 Round 1: Series 5 and 6

 3 and 4

3. 2002 PAC DIV CHAMPION SACRAMENTO KINGS v. 14. 2007 CHICAGO BULLS

Kings: 61-21, 1st Pac Div, 3rd Off/6th Def

            d. Jazz West 1st Rnd 3-1

            d. Mavs West Semis 4-1 

            Lost Lakers West Finals 4-3

           #41 overall seed

Coach: Rick Adelman

Starters

C Vlade Divac             33                             11.1 PPG  17 PER  7.3

F Chris Webber            28 Michigan            24.5           24.4       8.6

F Peja Stojakovic         24                            21.2           19.3       9.9

G Mike Bibby              23 Arizona              13.7           14.9       6.3

G Doug Christie           31 Pepperdine         12              15.2       8.6

Rotation Reserves

C Scot Pollard                   26 Kansas           6.4            15          6.8

F Lawrence Funderburke  31 Ohio St          4.7             13.8      1.6

F Hedo Turkoglu               22                       10.1          14.2       5.2

G Bobby Jackson              28 Minnesota      11.1         17.3        5.4

G Gerald Wallace             19  Alabama        3.2           13.3        .6

Leaders Christie 4th steals, 5th Steals/Gm, 

               Webber: 4th PER

3rd in offense, 6th in defense, the '02 Kings are the 3rd seeds in the region and the 41st overall seed in the tournament. Webber nears 25 PER; depth is the key for these Kings.  

Bulls: 49-33, 3rd Cen Div, 21st Off/1st Def

           d. Heat East 1st Rnd 4-0

           Lost Pistons East Semis 4-2

           #216 overall seed

Coach: Scott Skills, GM John Paxson

Starters

C Ben Wallace              32-Virginia Union   6.4 PPG  14.6 PER  8.2 WS

F Andres Nocioni          27                            14.1        15.6           4.1

F Luol Deng                  21-Duke                  18.8        18.7           11.3

G Kirk Hinrich              26-Kansas               16.6        17              10.1

G Ben Gordon               23-UConn               21.4         18.2          8.6

Rotation Reserves

C Malik Allen               28-Nova                  4              10.4           1

F PJ Brown                   37-La Tech              6.1           9.7             2.3

F Tyrus Thomas            20-LSU                   5.2           14.8           2.2

G Chris Duhon             24-Duke                  7.2            11.9          4.8

G Adrian Griffin           32-S Hall                2.5            10.7          1.3

Leaders: Wallace 2nd Off Reb, 2nd Def WS, 2nd Def +/-, 2nd Def Rtng 

                 Deng 5th Def WS

The best defensive team in 2007 is the Bulls; not a lot of scoring.  No one hits 20 PER but both 21 year old Deng and 26 year old Hinrich reach double digit WS.

Matchup

C Push

F Webber (Kings)

F Push

G Hinrich (Bulls)

G Gordon (Bulls)

Bench: Kings

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Bulls 7 Kings 7

Kings Webber(1) Peja, Divac, Divac

Bulls Deng, Gordon(3) Deng

6 Kings 15 Bulls 13

Kings Peja, Webber, Peja, Webber

Bulls Deng, Hinrich, Deng

We're underway; Stojakovic hits 6 quick ones against the best defense from 2007.

3 Kings 23 Bulls 19

Kings Divac. Webber, Webber, Divac

Bulls Duhon, Deng, Wallace

1st Q Score Kings 31 Bulls 19

Kings Christie, Turkoglu, Bibby, Jackson

Bulls

Sacramento crowd loves this one; the Bulls lack of scoring might be disabling in this series.

2nd Qtr

9 Kings 36 Bulls 23

Kings Jackson(3) Jackson

Bulls Thomas, Deng

6 Kings 43 Bulls 27

Kings Webber(3) Webber, Webber

Bulls Nocioni, Wallace

7 for CWebb to open the quarter and the Kings look to be on their way to an easy game one win.

3 Kings 51 Bulls 27

Kings Jackson(3) Pollard, Christie(3)

Bulls

Halftime Score Kings 60 Bulls 31

Kings Turkoglu, Turkoglu, Jackson(3) Jackson

Bulls Nocioni, Gordon

An absolute blowout; the Kings march to a game one win.

3rd Qtr

9 Kings 64 Bulls 37

Kings Bibby, Jackson

Bulls Brown, Deng, Hinrich

6 Kings 67 Bulls 39

Kings Turkoglu(3)

Bulls Nocioni

Kings. 

3 Kings 79 Bulls 43

Kings Webber(3) Divac, Webber(3) Webber, Webber

Bulls Thomas, Nocioni

3rd Q Score Kings 87 Bulls 54

Kings Divac, Divac, Pollard, Divac 

Bulls Deng, Hinrich, Gordon(3) Deng, Hinrich

10 for Webber, 8 for Vlade - The Kings burning through game one.

4th Qtr

9 Kings 90 Bulls 58

Kings Divac, Jackson(1)

Bulls Nocioni, Deng

6 Kings 101 Bulls 60

Kings Jackson, Peja, Bibby, Jackson, Bibby

Bulls Hinrich

A beating.

3 Kings 109 Bulls 66

Kings Webber, Bibby, Christie, Peja

Bulls Hinrich, Gordon, Gordon

Final Score Kings 115 Bulls 74

Kings Webber, Brown, Cleaves

Bulls Nocioni, Griffin, Griffin, Sefolosha(3)

Never a game, the Kings just pound away at Chicago. 74 might be the lowest point total of the tournament. 

Webber: 30 pts/13 boards/6 assists - Player of the Game

Divac: 18 pts/9 boards/5 assists

Bibby: 10 pts/11 assists

Peja: 11 pts

Jackson: 22 pts/5 boards

Deng: 20 pts/11 boards/6 assists

Hinrich: 12 pts/7 assists

Gordon: 12 pts

Nocioni: 13 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Kings 6 Bulls 4

Kings Divac, Webber, Webber, 

Bulls Gordon

6 Kings 16 Bulls 12

Kings Bibby, Bibby, Peja(1) Christie, Divac

Bulls Hinrich, Nocioni, Gordon, Nocioni

Scott Skiles Bulls got embarrassed in game one, can they hang in today?

3 Kings 22 Bulls 20

Kings Peja, Webber, Turkoglu

Bulls Wallace, Nocioni, Deng, Thomas

1st Q Score Kings 26 Bulls 22

Kings Webber, Webber

Bulls Griffin

Bulls still in the game; C-Webb had 30 in game 1 and he comes out with 10 in the first qtr.

2nd Qtr

9 Kings 28 Bulls 26

Kings Webber

Bulls Sefolosha, Allen

6 Kings 33 Bulls 33

Kings Jackson(3) Divac

Bulls Deng, Hinrich, Nocioni(3)

Totally different than game one; Bulls keeping up with the Kings.  

3 Bulls 40 Kings 37

Kings Bibby, Webber

Bulls Brown, Nocioni(1) Deng, Nocioni

Halftime Score Bulls 48 Kings 48

Kings Pollard, Bibby, Peja, Bibby, Webber

Bulls Deng, Deng, Deng, Wallace

We've got a game, 8 for Luol Deng to close the half and we are tied.

3rd Qtr

9 Kings 54 Bulls 50

Kings Webber, Turkoglu, Jackson

Bulls Deng

6 Kings 59 Bulls 52

Kings Divac, Jackson, Bibby(1)

Bulls Hinrich

A little daylight for the Kings as Chicago cant find the bucket.

3 Kings 69 Bulls 54

Kings Pollard, Jackson, Jackson, Turkoglu, Turkoglu

Bulls Nocioni

3rd Q Score Kings 73 Bulls 56

Kings Bibby, Turkoglu

Bulls Gordon

And it's over - the Kings hold Chicago to 8 third qtr points and Sacramento will advance.

4th Qtr

9 KIngs 79 Bulls 70

Kings Funderrburke, Peja, Peja

Bulls Nocioni, Thomas, Hinrich(3) Thomas (1) Duhon(3) Gordon(3)

6 Kings 85 Bulls 76

Kings Peja, Webber, Webber

Bulls Gordon, Thomas, Hinrich

Chicago opens the qtr with all the firepower they can muster; they're still...maybe..in this one.

3 Kings 89 Bulls 84

Kings Jackson, Jackson

Bulls Hinrich, Nocioni(1) Nocioni(3) Thomas

Final Score Kings 98 Bulls 95

Kings Christie(3) Webber, Peja(1) Webber, Webber(1)

Bulls Hinrich, Wallace, Gordon(3) Gordon(3)

The Bulls had a chance to tie this game up - Hinrich missing a 3 pointer at the buzzer and it's done.

Webber: 27 pts/7 boards - Player of the Game

Bibby: 14 pts

Peja: 12 pts

Jackson: 15 pts/5 boards

Turkoglu: 10 pts/6 boards

All-Region Team

C Mourning ('99 Heat-1 PotG)

F Webber ('02 Kings - 2 PotG)

F Bird ('88 Celtics - 1 PotG)

G Magic ('86 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Harden ('14 Rockets-1 PotG)

6. 1989 WEST CHAMP LA LAKERS v. 11. 2006 CEN DIV CHAMP DETROIT PISTONS

Lakers: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/7th Def

              d. Blazers West 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Sonics West Semis 4-0

              d. Suns West Finals 4-0

              Lost Pistons NBA Finals 4-0

              #88 overall seed

Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Mychal Thompson       34-Minnesota          9.2   PPG      13.3 PER  5.2 WS

F AC Green                      25-Ore St                13.3               17.8          9.4

F James Worthy               27-UNC                   20.5              19             9.7

G Magic Johnson            29-Mich St               22.5               26.9          16.1

G Byron Scott                  27-San Diego St      19.6               16.6         6.8

Rotation Reserves

C Kareem Abdul Jabbar   41-UCLA                10.1               12.9         2.9

F Mark McNamara           29-Cal                     2.9                 11.2         .7

F Orlando Woolridge        29-N Dame             9.7                 14            3.3

G Michael Cooper            32-N Mexico          7.3                  11.9         4.4

G Tony Campbell             26-Ohio St               6.2                 12.5         1.1

Leaders: Magic 3rd Assts, 2nd Assts/Gm, 1st FT%, 2nd TS%, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 3rd VORP, 2nd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst %, 1st Trip-Doub

                Worthy: 5th FG%

The Lakers had the top offense in '89, swept their way through the West playoffs and got swept in the NBA Finals.  29 year old Magic is a top 5 player in the league. PER over 25 and WS over 15.  41 year old Kareem is coming off the bench.

Pistons: 64-18, 1st Cen Div, 4th Off/5th Def

               d. Bucks East 1st Rnd 4-1

               d. Cavs East Semis 4-3

               Lost Heat East Finals 4-2

               #169 overall seed

Coach: Flip Saunders, GM Joe Dumars

Starters

C Ben Wallace              31-Virg Union     7.3 PPG    17.5 PER  10.1 WS

F Rasheed Wallace       31-UNC               15.1          17.6           8.9

F Tayshaun Prince        25-Kentucky        14.1          14.8           7

G Chauncey Billups     29-Colorado         18.5          23.4           15.5

G Rip Hamilton            27-UConn            20.1          18.2           7.6

Rotation Reserves

C Dale Davis                 36-Clemson        .9               9.9            .4

F Antonio McDyess      31-Alabama        7.8             15.5           4.6

F Carlos Delfino           23                        3.6             10.6           1

G Carlos Arroyo           26-FIU                 3.2             12.5           1

G Maruce Evans           27-Texas              5                14              3.2

Leaders BWallace 4th Reb, 4th Reb/Gm, 5th Blocks, 2nd Def WS, 3rd Def +/-, 3rd Def Rtng

               Billups 2nd Assts, 4th Assts/Gm, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 5th Off +/-, 1st Off Rtng, 4th Asst%

               Hamilton 1st 3 Pt%

               RWallace 3rd TO%

               Prince 4th TO%

Solid all the way around, the Pistons look to upset LA; 29 year old Billups is over 20 PER and 15 WS; 31 year old Ben Wallace (yes, we did just see him, yes) is a top 5 defensive player in the league and he's got double digit WS.  Joe Dumars was on the Pistons team that knocked off these Lakers and he's the GM 

Matchup

C Wallace (Pistons)

F Push

F Worthy (Lakers)

G Magic (Lakers)

G Hamilton (Pistons)

Bench: Lakers

Game

1st Qtr

9 Lakers 13 Pistons 7

Lakers Magic, Scott, Worthy, Green, Magic, Scott(3)

Pistons Hamilton(3) Prince, Prince

6 Lakers 17 Pistons 15

Lakers Magic, Scott

Pistons Pistons, Hamilton(3) Rasheed(3)

7 for Byron Scott to open the series. 

3 Lakers 24 Pistons 15

Lakers Thompson(3) Magic, Magic

Pistons

1st Q Score Lakers 28 Pistons 18

Lakers Kareem, McNamara

Pistons Billups, Prince(1)

Magic scores 10 first qtr pts and the Lakers are up double digits.  

2nd Qtr

9 Lakers 31 Pistons 18

Lakers Kareem, Worthy(1)

Pistons 

6 Lakers 39 Pistons 25

Lakers Worthy, Scott, Worthy

Pistons Hamilton, Rasheed(3) Rasheed

Lakers rolling in this one.

3 Lakers 41 Pistons 28

Lakers Worthy

Pistons McDyess, Evans(1)

Halftime Score Lakers 47 Pistons 32

Lakers Scott, Magic, Thompson

Pistons McDyess, Hamilton

LA totally shutting down the Pistons.

3rd Qtr

9 Lakers 56 Pistons 40

Lakers Scott, Scott, Scott(3) Worthy

Pistons Billups (3) Billups(3) McDyess

6 Lakers 62 Pistons 47

Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Thompson

Pistons Hamilton(3) Prince, Billups

Byron Scott goes for 7 - LA is rolling.

3 Lakers 69 Pistons 51

Lakers Scott, Green, Scott(3)

Pistons BWallace, Hamilton

3rd Q Score Lakers 75 Pistons 54

Lakers Cooper, Kareem, Woolrdige

Pistons Rasheed(3)

Ben Wallace might be on the extreme losing side of another series against a Pacific Division team; the Lakers just whipping Detroit.

4th Qtr

9 Lakers 86 Pistons 62

Lakers Magic, Campbell, Campbell, Worthy, Magic(3)

Pistons McDyess, Hamilton, Billups, McDyess

6 Lakers 100 Pistons 68

Lakers Green, Worthy, Worthy, Thompson(3) Magic, Magic(3)

Pistons Prince, Hamilton, Billups

10 more for Magic - the Lakers coasting to the game one win.

3 Lakers 110 Pistons 74

Lakers Woolridge, Green(3) Worthy, Kareem, Green(1)

Pistons Hamilton, Prince, Cato

Final Score Lakers 115 Pistons 84

Lakers McNamara(1) Campbell, Campbell

Pistons Johnson, Johnson(3) Johnson, Delk(3)

The Lakers don't have to breathe too hard to take this one.

Magic: 22 pts/10 assists/5 boards - Player of the Game

Scott: 25 pts/8 boards

Worthy: 23 Pts/6 boards

Green: 10 pts/11 boards

Thompson: 10 pts/10 boards

Hamilton: 21 pts

Billups: 14 pts/12 assists

Prince: 13 pts/8 boards

Rasheed: 11 pts

McDyess 10 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Lakers 8 Pistons 5

Lakers Green(3) Scott, Magic(3)

Pistons Wallace(1) Billups, Rasheed

6 Lakers 12 Pistons 7

Lakers Magic, Magic

Pistons BWallace

Magic's got 7 - that's the same as all of the Pistons.

3 Lakers 19 Pistons 14

Lakers Worthy, Scott(3) Thompson

Pistons Rasheed(3) Prince, Rasheed

1st Q Score Lakers 26 Pistons 16

Lakers Campbell(3) Kareem, Thompson

Pistons Rasheed

It's happening to Detroit again, they can't hang with the Lakers

2nd Qtr

9 Lakers 31 Pistons 20

Lakers Thompson(1) Thompson, Thompson

Pistons Hamilton, Rasheed

6 Lakers 38 Pistons 29

Lakers Thompson, Thompson(3) Green

Pistons McDyess, BWallace, Rasheed, Delk

Mychal Thompson's son Klay will one day go on big scoring runs - but it's Pops who scores 12 straight Lakers pts.

3 Lakers 45 Pistons 31

Lakers Scott, Scott(3) Thompson

Pistons Rasheed

Halftime Score Lakers 51 Pistons 37

Lakers Scott, Thompson, Worthy

Pistons Hamilton, Billups, Hamilton

It's a run back of game one, Detroit can't score against these Lakers

3rd Qtr

9 Lakers 57 Pistons 43

Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Magic

Pistons Billups, Prince, Billups

6 Lakers 59 Pistons 49

Lakers Green

Pistons McDyess, Wallace, Davis, 

Pistons draw w/n 10.  Defensive battle.  

3 Lakers 63 Pistons 59

Lakers Thompson, Worthy

Pistons Prince(3) Rasheed, Billups, Rasheed(3)

3rd Q Score Lakers 71 Pistons 66

Lakers Green, Magic, Woolridge, Worthy

Pistons Billups(3) Hamilton(1) Delfino(1) McDyess

Detroit got as close as a point - they trail by only 5 as we hit the 4th.

4th Qtr

9 Lakers 77 Pistons 69

Lakers Thompson, Worthy, Green

Pistons Hamilton(1) McDyess, 

6 Lakers 81 Pistons 75

Lakers Kareem, Worthy

Pistons Hamilton, Prince, Hamilton

Just a 6 point game - can Detroit force game 3?

3 Lakers 90 Pistons 80

Lakers Scott(3) Magic, Worthy, Green

Pistons Hamilton(3), Rasheed

Final Score Lakers 106 Pistons 95

Lakers Magic, Magic, Scott, Worthy(1) Scott, Magic(1) Scott,Magic, Green

Pistons Prince(3) Billups(3) Billups(3) Rasheed, Billups(1) Rasheed(3)

Detroit made it interesting - but couldn't get over the hump - the Lakers move on to face the Kings. Rasheed goes 29 and 10 in the loss.

Magic: 20 pts/12 boards/10 assists - Player of the Game

Thompson: 22 pts/10 boards

Scott: 21 pts/5 assists

Worthy: 19 pts/7 boards

Green: 15 pts/9 boards

All-Region Team

C Mourning ('99 Heat-1 PotG)

F Webber ('02 Kings - 2 PotG)

F Bird ('88 Celtics - 1 PotG)

G Magic ('89 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Magic ('86 Lakers-2 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 9 Round 1: Series 3 and 4

 1 and 2

5. 1981 CEN DIV CHAMP MIL BUCKS  v. 12. 1988 ATL DIV CHAMPS BOSTON CELTICS

Bucks: 60-22, 1st Cen Div, 2nd Off/3rd Def

             Lost Sixers East Semis 4-3

             #73 overall seed

Coach: Don Nelson

Starters

C Bob Lanier                     32-St Bonaventure         14.3 PPG       19.7  PER  6.8 WS

F Mickey Johnson             28-Aurora                       12.5               16.3           5.3

F Marques Johnson           24-UCLA                        20.3               22              11.2

G Quinn Buckner              26-Indiana                      13.3               15.1            5.4

G Sidney Moncrief           23-Arkansas                    14                  18              9.9

Rotation Reserves

C Pat Cummings              24-Cincinnati                   8                    15.2           2.7

F Len Elmore                   28-Maryland                    2.9                  8.6            1.6

F Harvey Catchings         29-Hardin Simmons        4.2                  10.4          3.1

G Brian Winters               28-S Carolina                  11.6                12.5          3.5

G Junior Bridgeman         27-Louisville                  16.8                17.1          6.7

Leaders Buckner 2nd Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 3rd Steal%

               Catchings: 5th Blocks, 2nd Block %

               Bridgeman: 5th FT%

               Ma Johnson WS/48, 3rd +/-, 5th VORP, 5th Trip-Doub

               Moncrief 5th VORP, 1st Off Rtng

               Mi Johnson: 5th Trip-Doub

2nd in Offense, 3rd in Defense, the 1981 Bucks were super strong in the regular season but got bounced in the first round of the playoffs. 24 year old Marques Johnson's PER is over 20 with double digit WS.

Celtics: 57-25, 1st Atl Div, 1st Off/17th Def

              d. Knicks East 1st Rnd 3-1

              d. Hawks East Semis 4-3

              Lost Pistons East Finals 4-2

              #184 overall seed

Coach: KC Jones

Starters

C Robert Parish            34-Centenary           14.3  PPG  17.2 PER 6.4 WS

F Kevin McHale           30-Minnesota          22.6            21.9         10.2

F Larry Bird                  31-Indiana St          29.9            27.8         15

G Dennis Johnson         33-Pepperdine        12.6            14             5

G Danny Ainge             28-BYU                  15.7            15.9         8.6

Rotation Reserves 

C Artis Gilmore            38-Jacksonville       3.5              10.2         .8

F Mark Acres                25-Oral Roberts      3.6              9.3           2.2

F Fred Roberts              27-BYU                  6.1              12.6        1.9

G Jim Paxson                30-Dayton               8.7              13.3         1

G Darren Daye              27-UCLA                6                 13.6        1.2

Leaders Bird 3rd PPG, 2nd FT%, 2nd PER, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP

               McHale 1st FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 2nd TS% 1st Off Rtng

               Parish 2nd FG%, 3rd Eff FG%

               Ainge 5th Eff FG%

Boston's got the top offense in '88, but doesn't get a lot of help defensively; 31 year old Larry Bird is top 5 in PER, WS, WS/48 and VORP, 30 year old McHale also has 20+ PER and double digit WS

Matchup

C Lanier(Bucks)

F McHale (Celtics)

F Bird (Celtics)

G Buckner (Bucks)

G Moncrief (Bucks)

Bench: Bucks

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Bucks 12 Celtics 10

Bucks Lanier, MiJohnson, Lanier, Moncrief, MiJohnson, MaJohnson

Celtics McHale(3) McHale, Bird, Ainge(3)

6 Celtics 20 Bucks 18

Bucks Lanier, Winters, MaJohnson

Celtics Parish, DJ, McHale, Parish, Parish

We might see some points scored in this series.

3 Bucks 27 Celtics 27

Bucks Cummings(3) Cummings, Cummings, Catchings

Celtics Bird, McHale, McHale, Bird(1) 

1st Qtr Score Celtics 37 Bucks 31

Bucks Winters, Cummings

Celtics Ainge(3) McHale, Ainge, Gilmore(1) Paxson

13 first quarter points for Kevin McHale and the Celtics are up.

2nd Qtr

9 Celtics 40 Bucks 40

Bucks MaJohnson, Moncrief(3) Moncrief, Moncrief

Celtics Gilmore(1) Bird

6 Celtics 44 Bucks 42

Bucks MaJohnson

Celtics Paxson, Paxson

Whew.  Sidney Moncrief hits 7 in the first 3 minutes of the quarter and we are tight halfway through the second.

3 Celtics 51 Bucks 46

Bucks Lanier, Buckner

Celtics McHale, Gilmore, Ainge(3)

Halftime Score Celtics 60 Bucks 56

Bucks Bridgeman, MiJohnson, Lanier, MiJohnson, Moncrief(3)

Celtics Ainge(3) McHale, Ainge, Parish

8 for Danny Ainge in the back half of the 2nd, Celtics up 4.

3rd Qtr

9 Celtics 67 Bucks 64

Bucks Moncrief, Winters, Bridgeman, Lanier

Celtics Bird, Parish(3) McHale

6 Bucks 75 Celtics 71

Bucks Lanier, MiJohnson, MiJohnson(3) Bridgeman

Celtics Parish, Ainge

The Bucks pull out in front; you know Don Nelson would love to take his old franchise out.

3 Bucks 85 Celtics 75

Bucks Lanier Buckner, Buckner, Lanier, MiJohnson, Bridgeman

Celtics DJ, Parish

3rd Score Bucks 93 Celtics 85

Bucks Moncrief, Lanier, Winters, Catchings

Celtics DJ, Parish(1) Bird, McHale(3) McHale

Boston's gonna need to stop the Bucks at some point to make up this ground.

4th Qtr

9 Bucks 101 Celtics 95

Bucks MaJohnson, Lanier, Lanier, Bridgeman

Celtics McHale(1) Bird(3) Daye, Daye, McHale

6 Bucks 105 Celtics 101

Bucks Lanier, Buckner

Celtics Parish, DJ, Paxson

6 minutes left in this one; Celtics draw w/n 4.

5:57: BOS: Paxson's the only backup on the floor for Boston - he finds the Chief underneath to cut the deficit to 2.

5:50 MIL: Quinn Buckner pull up J.

5:08: BOS: Boston misses twice - but Bird is there to cut it to 2.

4:28 BOS: Empty Bucks trip - Ainge drains a corner 3 and Boston has the lead.

3:40: MIL: Turnovers both ways, Marques Johnson scores from the lane.

3:28: BOS: It's the Chief with the hook shot.  110-109 Boston.

2:27: BOS: A minute later the bank is open for Bird.  

2:15: MIL: Marques Johnson rips home a dunk.  

1:56: BOS: Bird from 8.

1:49: MIL: Marques Johnson from the foul line.  

1:07: BOS: Boston misses a couple of times, but keeps possession and The Chief eventually hits a FT and it's 115-113.

:39: BOS: The Chief on the defensive end, he rips the ball away from Lanier, he'll be fouled again and again hit 1.  

:22: MIL: Buckner goes off glass.

:19: BOS: Bird's fouled.  Hits both.  118-115

DJ steals the ball - gets it to Bird - he's fouled.  Hits both.  After another Bucks miss he'll hit two more for the final.

Final Score: Celtics 122 Bucks 115

15 point 4th quarter turnaround and the Celtics take game one.

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

McHale: 27 pts/9 boards

Parish: 24 pts/8 boards/5 assists

Ainge: 21 pts/5 assists

Lanier: 26 pts/6 boards/4 blocks

MaJohnson: 16 pts/8 boards/8 assists

Moncrief: 16 pts/7 boards/7 assists

MiJohnson: 14 pts

Buckner: 12 pts/6 assists/5 steals

Bridgeman: 10 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Celtics 6 Bucks 4

Bucks MaJohnson, Moncrief

Celtics Ainge(3) DJ(3)

6 Celtics 16 Bucks 6

Bucks MaJohnson

Celtics Bird, McHale, Parish, Bird, Bird

Boston comes out playing defense; the 12th seeded Celtics looking to bounce the 5th seeded Bucks.

3 Celtics 28 Bucks 17

Bucks MaJohnson, Buckner, Bridgeman, Catchings, MaJohnson(3)

Celtics McHale, Bird, DJ, McHale, Bird(3) Bird(1)

Score Celtics 38 Bucks 20

Bucks Bridgeman(3)

Celtics Parish, Daye, Parish, Parish, Roberts

Goddamn - the Celtics are up a game and up nearly 20 points. 

2nd Qtr

9 Celtics 46 Bucks 26

Bucks Bridgeman, Cummings, Moncrief

Celtics Daye(3) Roberts(3) Roberts

6 Celtics 50 Bucks 33

Bucks MiJohnson, Lanier, Winters, Moncrief(1)

Celtics McHale, McHale

Like you'd expect, Fred Roberts scores 5 to open the quarter.  

3 Celtics 58 Bucks 42

Bucks Cummings, MaJohnson, Bridgeman, Cummings, Cummings

Celtics McHale, DJ, McHale, Parish

Score Celtics 62 Bucks 51

Bucks Bridgeman, Buckner, Buckner, Winters(3)

Celtics Daye, DJ

6 Pat Cummings points and the Bucks chip away; the lead is down from 20 to 11.

3rd Qtr

9 Celtics 66 Bucks 61

Bucks Buckner, Elmore, Winters, Winters, Lanier

Celtics Gilmore, McHale

6 Celtics 69 Bucks 69

Bucks MaJohnson, Buckner, MaJohnson, MiJohnson

Celtics Ainge, Gilmore(1)

The Bucks come all the way back; they trailed by 20 and now halfway through the third this game is tied and the Milwaukee crowd is going banana.

3 Celtics 77 Bucks 76

Bucks MiJohnson(1) Bridgeman, Winters, Buckner

Celtics Paxson, Parish, Bird, DJ

Score Celtics 88 Bucks 82

Bucks Lanier, Bridgeman, Buckner

Celtics DJ(1) Bird, Parish, Parish, Paxson, Paxson

The Celts have blown a 20 point lead, Paxson scores twice in the last 34 seconds and the lead is 6. 

4th Qtr

11:00: MIL: A minute into the 4th, Junior Bridgeman hits a turnaround off the Buckner dish to cut it to 4.

10:49: BOS: Ainge is there with the runner.

10:39: MIL: Moncrief finds Bridgeman, he hits from the wing.

10:16: BOS: Fred Roberts J as the clock expires.

9:57: MIL: Marques Johnson from 14.

9:44: BOS: McHale bank from the wing.

9:22: BOS: Moncrief misses and Larry gets a layup to push the lead to 8.

9:12: MIL: Pat Cummings dunk.

9:00: BOS: Ainge hits a long 2 - Boston 98-90

6 Celtics 104 Bucks 94

Bucks MiJohnson, Cummings

Celtics Bird, Acres, Ainge

Looks like Boston is headed for the second round.  

3 Celtics 101 Bucks 102

Bucks Lanier, Lanier, Buckner, Bridgeman

Celtics McHale, Paxson, McHale

Final Score Celtics 122 Bucks 106

Bucks Bridgeman, Moncrief

Celtics Bird, McHale, DJ, DJ, Ainge(3)

The Bucks had to think they were positioned to get over the Celtics - instead it's Boston taking them out 2-0 and moving on to face the winners of the next series.

McHale: 25 pts/12 boards/4 blocks - Player of the Game

Bird: 22 pts/10 boards/7 assists

Parish: 16 pts/11 boards

Ainge: 14 pts/7 boards/7 assists

Johnson: 16 pts

All-Region Team

C Mourning ('99 Heat-1 PotG)

F Bird ('88 Celtics - 1 PotG)

F McHale ('88 Celtics-1 PotG)

G Magic ('86 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Harden ('12 Thunder)

4. 2005 PAC DIV CHAMPION PHOENIX SUNS v 13. 2014 HOUSTON ROCKETS

Suns: 62-20, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/17th Def

           d. Grizzlies West 1st Rnd 4-0

           d. Mavs West Semis 4-2

           Lost Spurs West Finals 4-1

           #56 overall seed

Coach: Mike D'Antoni

Starters

C Amar'e Stoudemire         22                   26 PPG  26.6 PER 14.6 WS

F Shawn Marion                 26-UNLV      19.4        21.7         12.5

F Joe Johnson                     23-Arkansas  17.1        15.1         7.6

G Steve Nash                     30-S Clara      15.5        22           10.9

G Quentin Richardson       24-DePaul      14.9        13.6         5.8

Rotation Reserves

C Steven Hunter                23-DePaul      4.6           14.7        2.6

F Walter McCarty             30 Kentucky   3.5           6.9          .3

F Jimmy Jackson               34-Ohio St      8.8          11.4        .6

G Leandro Barbosa            22                   7             12.8        1.8

G Casey Jacobsen              23-Stanford    5.3          8.4          1.1

Leaders Stoudemire: 5th PPG, 2nd FG%, 2nd TS%, 4th PER, 3rd WS, 4th WS/48

               Marion: 2nd Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 4th Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 5th WS

               Nash: 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 5th Off +/-, 4th OffRtng, 2nd Asst%

               Johnson: 2nd 3 Pt %

The best offense in 2005 belonged to the Suns; not much on defense; 22 year old Amare Stoudemire's over 25 PER and approaching 15 Win Shares. 26 year old Shawn Marion and 30 year old Steve Nash also over 20 PER with double digit WS. 

Rockets: 54-28, 2nd SW Div, 4th Off/13th Def

               Lost Blazers West 1st 4-2

               #201 overall seed

                

Coach: Kevin McHale

Starters

C Dwight Howard          28                   18.3 PPG   21.3 PER  8 WS

F Terrence Jones             22-Kentucky  12.1           19.1           7.3

F Chandler Parsons         25-Florida      16.6           15.9           7.6

G Jeremy Lin                  25-Harvard     12.5           14.3           4.4

G James Harden             24-Arizona St  25.4          23.5          12.8

Rotation Reserves

C Omer Asik                   27                   5.8              14             2.4

F Omri Casspi                25                    6.9             12.9          2.4

F Francisco Garcia          32-Louisville  5.7             9.3            1.8

G Aaron Brooks             29- Oregon      7                11.9           1.1

G Patrick Beverley         25- Arkansas   10.2           12.4           4.2

Leaders: Harden 5th PPG, 5th TS%, 5th WS

                Howard: 5th Rebounds, 4th Reb/Gm, 3rd FG%

4th best offensive team in 2014 was the Rockets; 24 year old James Harden's over 20 PER wth double digit WS.  28 year old Dwight Howard also has 20+ PER

Matchup:

C Stoudemire(Suns)

F Marion (Suns)

F Push

G Nash (Suns)

G Harden (Rockets)

Bench: Rockets

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Suns 11 Rockets 8

Suns Amare, Amare(1) Richardson, Richardson, Amare, Richardson

Rockets Harden, Parsons, Jones, Howard

6 Suns 19 Rockets 17

Suns Johnson(3) Johnson(3) Amare

Rockets Jones, Harden, Asik, Parsons(3)

Get ready for some points.  7 for Amare Stoudemire to start this one,

3 Suns 26 Rockets 26

Suns Marion(3) Amare, Richardson

Rockets Jones, Smith(3) Jones, Smith

1st Q Score Suns 35 Rockets 34

Suns Marion, Johnson, Marion, Marion

Rockets Brooks(3) Jones, Garcia

9 for Shawn Marion to close the half.  Points, man.  Points.  

2nd Qtr

9 Rockets 44 Suns 39

Suns Hunter, Nash

Rockets Lin, Garcia(3) Casspi, Howard(3)

6 Rockets 53 Suns 45

Suns Barbosa(3) Jackson(3)

Rockets Beverley, Howard, Jones, Beverley(3)

13th seeded Rockets got a little bit of a lead.  So many points.

3 Rockets 58 Suns 47

Suns Hunter

Rockets Harden(3) Howard

Halftime Score Rockets 64 Suns 52

Suns Nash(3) Nash

Rockets Harden, Harden, Howard

James Harden goes for 7 to end the quarter and now McHale's Rockets are up a dozen.

3rd Qtr

9 Rockets 67 Suns 59

Suns Nash, Marion, Marion(3)

Rockets Casspi(3)

6 Rockets 71 Suns 68

Suns Marion, Barbosa, Amare(1) Johnson, Richardson

Rockets Lin, Brooks

Here come the Suns, 7 for Shawn Marion to open the half.  

3 Rockets 79 Suns 72

Suns Amare, Marion

Rockets Brooks, Parsons, Parsons, Howard

3rd Qtr Score Rockets 79 Suns 74

Suns Nash

Rockets 

Defense to close the quarter, Rockets by 5 as we hit the 4th.

4th Qtr

9 Suns 83 Rockets 82

Suns Amare, Nash, Marion, Marion(3)

Rockets Harden(3)

The Matrix scores 5 in the last 33 seconds and Phoenix has the lead at the 9 minute mark.  

8:42: PHO: Barbosa hits a 3 from the top.  Suns by 4.

8:26: HOU: Howard down low.

8:19: PHO: Barbosa the long 2.

7:01: PHO: A minute later Marion gives the Suns their biggest lead.

6:41: HOU: Harden finds a wide open Casspi

6:34: PHO: Amare dunk gives the Suns an 8 pt lead.

5:57: HOU: The Rockets get a couple of chances and Harden scores.

5:35: HOU: A Suns turnover leads to a Howard dunk.

5:22: PHO: Amare comes back with a two handed stuff.  

5:06: HOU: The bank's open for Harden.

4:41: HOU: A Suns turnover leads to a deep Harden 3 -- and the Rockets trail by 1.

4:00: PHO: Richardson misses, but Steven Hunter gets the offensive board and Marion will get a layup.

3:42: HOU: Harden quiets this Suns crowd - another big 3 and the score is tied at 98.

3:07: PHO: Richardson misses and again Hunter gets the board - Richardson comes back with a goal.

2:56: HOU: Howard from the low block.  100-100

2:16: HOU: Huge offensive foul on Nash - he's got 5 - and Jeremy Lin hits a corner 3 the other way.

1:58: HOU Howard blocks Joe Johnson leading to a Terrence Jones acrobatic dunk. 105-100

1:40: PHO: Amare turnaround.

:38: HOU: Both sides miss - and then there's Lin again, driving and scoring.  That could do it.

:24: PHO: Amare layup.  3 point Rocket lead.

:21: HOU: 2 Lin FT. 7 for Lin in the last 2 minutes.

:16: PHO: Amare's fouled, hits 1.

:14: HOU: Howard's fouled.  Hits 1.

:12: HOU: Game one is over - 2 more Howard FT. Lin gets 1 to end it.

Final Score Rockets 113 Suns 105

The Suns had an 8 point lead just about halfway through the quarter - but runs by Harden and Lin put this one away for the visitors.

Howard: 22 pts/15 boards/4 steals-Player of the Game

Harden: 24 pts/7 assists

Jones: 14 pts/14 boards

Lin: 12 pts/5 assists

Stoudemire: 25 pts/17 boards

Marion: 28 pts/6 boards/4 steals

Nash: 13 pts/7 assists

Johnson: 10 pts/6 boards/5 assists

Richardson: 12 pts

Barbosa: 10 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Suns 8 Rockets 6

Suns Nash, Nash, Johnson, Stoudemire

Rockets Lin (3) Parsons (3)

6 Suns 11 Rockets 10

Suns Nash, Stoudemire(1)

Rockets Lin, Jones

Underway in game 2 - Nash had just 13 in the Suns game one loss, comes out with 6 here.

3 Rockets 17 Suns 15

Suns Marion, Stoudemire

Rockets Howard, Howard(3) Jones

1st Q Score Rockets 24 Suns 23

Suns Stoudemire, Nash(1) Hunter, Johnson(3)

Rockets Howard, Asik Beverly(3)

A half dozen for Dwight Howard, Rockets up 1.

2nd Qtr

9 Rockets 33 Suns 29

Suns Marion, Nash, Hunter

Rockets Casspi(3) Beverley, Howard, Howard

6 Rockets 39 Suns 37

Suns Stoudemire, Richardson, Stoudemire, Stoudemire

Rockets Howard, Asik, Parsons

Tight - halfway through the quarter, 6 for Stoudemire to open the quarter.

3 Rockets 53 Suns 45

Suns Marion, Johnson(3) Jacobsen(3)

Rockets Parsons(3) Howard, Beverley(3) Parsons(3) Jones (3)

Halftime Score Rockets 63 Suns 49

Suns Marion, Stoudemire

Rockets Beverley(3) Harden, Jones, Casspi(3)

This looks done - Rockets hit 6 3s in the last 6 minutes and now have a double digit lead.

3rd Qtr

9 Rockets 69 Suns 51

Suns Marion

Rockets Harden(3) Howard, Howard(1)

6 Rockets 75 Suns 57

Suns Marion, Johnson, Richardson

Rockets Howard, Harden, Harden

They might start heading to the exits in Phoenix, the Rockets are just pounding the Suns.

3 Rockets 83 Suns 63

Suns Nash(3) Jackson(3)

Rockets Lin, Harden, Parsons, Lin

3rd Q Score Rockets 88 Suns 70

Suns Johnson, Richardson(3) Richardson

Rockets Parsons(3) Jones

The 13th seeded Rockets will meet the 12th seeded Celtics in the second round.

4th Qtr

9 Rockets 93 Suns 78

Suns Stoudemire, Marion, Johnson, Nash

Rockets Howard(1) Lin, Parsons

6 Rockets 99 Suns 87

Suns Stoudemire, Richardson(3) Nash, Richardson

Rockets Jones, Harden(3) Howard(1)

12 is probably too much to overcome - but Phoenix does have a little hope.

3 Rockets 107 Suns 91

Suns Richardson, Voskuhl

Rockets Beverley(3) Harden, Howard(1) Jones

Final Score Rockets 115 Suns 96

Suns Tabuse, Lampe(3)

Rockets Brewer, Daniels(3) Smith, Daniels(1)

The Rockets go 46% from 3 and just bury the Suns.

Harden: 18 pts/10 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Jones: 15 pts/13 boards

Howard: 21 pts/8 boards

Parsons: 18 pts/6 assists

Lin: 11 pts

Beverley: 14 pts

All-Region Team

C Mourning ('99 Heat-1 PotG)

F Bird ('88 Celtics - 1 PotG)

F McHale ('88 Celtics-1 PotG)

G Magic ('86 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Harden ('14 Rockets-1 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 9 Round 1: Series 1 and 2

 Region 8

1. 2016 SW DIV CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 16. 1999 ATL DIV CHAMP MIAMI HEAT

Spurs: 67-15, 1st SW Div, 4th Off/1st Def

            d. Grizzlies West 1st Rnd 4-0

            Lost Thunder West Semis 4-2

            9th overall seed

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tim Duncan                39-Wake           8.6 PPG  16.9 PER  5.2 WS

F LaMarcus Aldridge     30-Texas           18           22.4          10.1

F Kawhi Leonard           24-S Diego St   21.2        26             13.7

G Tony Parker                33                     11.9         16.2         5.8

G Manu Ginobli             38                     9.6           17.8          3.8

Rotation Reserves

C Boban Marjanovic      27                     5.5           27.7           3.4

F Boris Diaw                  33                     6.4           14              3.8

F David West                 35-Xavier         7.1           17.6            5.4

G Patty Mills                 27-St Marys      8.5           14.6           4.8

G Kyle Anderson          22-UCLA          4.5           12.9            3.5

Leaders: Kawhi: 3rd 3Pt%, 4th WS, 2nd WS/48, 3rd +/1, 3rd Def Rtng

               Duncan: 1st Def +/-, 2nd Def Rtng

The 9th overall seed in the tournament is a Spurs team that didn't make the Finals; 1st in defense, 4th in offense in 2016. The 67 win Spurs.  24 year old Kawhi Leonard and 30 year old LaMarcus Aldridge are both 20+PER and double digit WS. Duncan's 39 and still valuable on defense - Boban played limited minutes but had a tremendous PER in them.  

Heat: 33-17, 1st in Atl Div, 9th Off/8th Def

                     lost East First Round, Knicks 3-2

                    d. 1953 Knicks

                    #248 overall seed

Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Erik Spoelstra, Stan Van Gundy, Bob McAdoo

Starters

C Alonzo Mourning           28-Georgetown         20.1 PPG    24.6 PER   7.9 Win Shares  

F PJ Brown                         29- LA Tech              11.4            15.8           5.1

F Clarence Weatherspoon   28-S Miss                 8.1               17              4

G Tim Hardaway                 32- UTEP                 17.4            18.8           5.4  

G Dan Majerle                    33-C Michigan          7                10.2           3.5

Reserve Rotation

C Mark Strickland              28-Temple                  3.7             14.7            1

F Jamal Mashburn              26-Kentucky              14.8           15.1            1.8

F Blue Edwards                  33-E Carolina             3.2             12.2            .4

G Terry Porter                     35-  Wisc Stevens Pt   10.5           16.9             5

G Voshon Lenard                25-Minn                     6.8              12              .3

Leaders: Mourning: 1st Blocks, 1st Blocks/Gm, 4th FG%, 4th PER, 4th Def WS, 5th WS/48, 5th Def Rtng

              Weatherspoon: 2nd TS%

               Porter: 3rd TS%

The Heat won the play in game against the '53 Knicks and that earns them a date with the Spurs.  28 year old Mourning is over 20 PER.

Matchup: 

C Mourning (Heat)

F Aldridge(Spurs)

F Leonard(Spurs)

G Hardaway (Heat)

G Ginobli(Spurs)

Bench: Spurs

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Heat 7 Spurs 4

Spurs Parker, Kawhi

Heat Hardaway(3) Weatherspoon, Brown

6 Heat 10 Spurs 6

Spurs Aldridge

Heat Weatherspoon, Hardaway(1)

This Heat team wasn't special on defense, but they come out contesting every possession for Pat Riley.

3 Heat 18 Spurs 16

Spurs Ginobli(3) Leonard, Leonard, Mills(3) 

Heat Hardaway, Brown, Mashburn

1st Qtr Score Heat 28 Spurs 26

Spurs Aldridge, Leonard(3) Mills(1) Diaw, West

Heat Hardaway(3) Strickland(1) Lenard, Edwards, Strickland

9 each for Kawhi and Hardaway; Heat and Spurs matching each other possession for possession.

2nd Qtr

9 Spurs 32 Heat 28

Spurs Boban, Parker, Parker

Heat

6 Spurs 39 Heat 39

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli(3) Kawhi

Heat Brown, Mourning, Mourning, Weatherspoon, Porter

Hardaway picks up his 3rd foul and hits the bench but Miami is still sticking right there, shot for shot with the Spurs, stop for stop.  

3 Spurs 44 Heat 41

Spurs Kawhi(3) Aldridge

Heat Mourning

Halftime Score Spurs 52 Heat 49

Spurs Ginobli, Parker, Duncan, Ginobli

Heat Strickland, Hardaway, Hardaway, Weatherspoon

The Heat are able to withstand Hardaway's absence, he checks back in late in the half and scores two quick buckets and the 16th seeds trail the top seed in the 9th region by just 3.

3rd Qtr

9 Heat 56 Spurs 54

Spurs Ginobli

Heat Porter, Mashburn, Mourning, Mashburn(1)

6 Heat 60 Spurs 60

Spurs Parker(3) Parker(3)

Heat Mourning(3) Hardaway(1)

Tony Parker hits a couple of triples - we got a good one halfway through the third.

3 Spurs 67 Heat 62

Spurs Kawhi(3) Parker, West

Heat Mourning

3rd Qtr Score Heat 74 Spurs 73

Spurs Boban, Aldridge, Duncan

Heat Brown, Mashburn, Hardaway(3) Hardaway, Weatherspoon, Weatherspoon

Really good game; well played, super tight, good shotmaking, tough defense - this '99 Heat team giving the 9th overall seeded Spurs everything they could want here in game one.

4th Qtr

11:41: MIA: Voshon Lenard hits a triple from the wing.  Heat by 4.  

11:12: MIA: Manu misses, Mourning with a putback the other way off of a PJ Brown miss.  

8:39: MIA: Nearly 3 minutes pass, Zo picks up his 4th foul, but it's Mourning who scores in traffic over Boban and Miami has the game's biggest lead.

7:51: SA: The Spurs get a couple shots at the basket, ending with a Ginobli J.

6:28: MIA: Hardaway finds Mourning for the dunk.  83-75

6:15: SA: Kawhi goes isolation and scores.

5:39: SA: Heat turnover leads to a David West dunk.

4:52: SA: Hardaway miss leads to Diaw scoring from the block.  

4:29: MIA: Hardway comes back with the cold blooded triple right down the barrel.

4:10 SA: Patty Mills in traffic.

4:01: MIA: Blue Edwards from the foul line.

2:44: SA: Empty trips both ways leads to Boris Diaw hitting a corner 3 to cut the deficit to 2.

1:57: SA: Miami got 3 shots, couldn't convert, and Ginobli hits the layup to tie the score.

1:39: MIA: Zo down low, just powering to the goal.

1:08: MIA: Parker misses and PJ Brown does not.  

:43: MIA: That could do it - Ginobli misses - Brown scores again, fouled by Duncan, htis the FT and Miami is up 7.

:30: SA: Parker from the paint.

:27: MIA: Zo hits both FT

:21: SA: Manu hits the contested 3.  97-93

:18: MIA: Zo again.  2 FT

:13:  SA  Manu.  

:11: MIA.  Zo 2 FT

That's it.  Miami is a game from the huge upset.

Mourning with 8 in the last 99 seconds and the Heat take game one.

Mourning: 29 pts/14 boards/5 assists/7 blocks-Player of the Game

Hardaway: 22 pts/7 assists

Brown: 13 pts/7 boards

Weatherspoon: 12 pts/8 boards

Kawhi: 19 pts/6 boards

Ginobli: 21 pts

Parker: 18 pts

Aldridge: 10 pts/14 boards

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Heat 6 Spurs 2

Spurs Kawhi

Heat Zo, Brown, Weatherspoon

6 Spurs 10 Heat 8

Spurs Kawhi(3) Ginobli, Ginobli(3)

Heat Zo

Underway here in game 2; the 9th overall seeded Spurs trying to stave off elimination.

3 Heat 19 Spurs 17

Spurs Ginobli, Diaw, Parker

Heat Weatherspoon, Hardaway, Lenard(3) Hardaway, Brown

1st Qtr Score Heat 29 Spurs 22

Spurs Kawhi, Diaw(3)

Heat Edwards, Zo, Hardaway, Porter, Porter

Hardaway scores a half dozen, Miami builds a double digit lead, it's now 7, but man oh man are there some anxious faces here in San Antonio - the 9th overall seed in the field staring at possible elimination.

2nd Qtr

9 Heat 29 Spurs 26

Spurs Duncan, Mills, 

Heat 

6 Spurs 34 Heat 33

Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge, Aldridge, MIlls

Heat Majerle, Zo

6 straight for Aldridge gives the Spurs the lead.

LaMarcus Aldridge takes over to start the 2nd, 9 points and the Spurs take the lead.

3 Spurs 42 Heat 40

Spurs Aldridge(3) Kawhi, Duncan(1) Kawhi

Heat Weatherspoon(3) Mashburn, Mashburn

Halftime Score Spurs 49 Heat 46

Spurs West, Kawhi, Aldridge(3)

Heat Hardaway, Brown, Zo

15 second quarter points for LaMarcus Aldridge.  Spurs by 3.

3rd Qtr

9 Heat 56 Spurs 55

Spurs Duncan, Kawhi, Kawhi

Heat Hardaway(3) Zo, Hardaway(3) Hardaway

6 Spurs 65 Heat 60

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli, Parker(3) Kawhi, Aldridge(1)

Heat Brown, Zo

6 for Kawhi Leonard puts the Spurs back on top.

3 Spurs 76 Heat 64

Spurs Boban. Aldridge, Boban, Boban, Mills(3)

Heat Strickland, Strickland

3rd Qtr Score Spurs 78 Heat 71

Spurs West

Heat Hardaway(3) Hardaway(3) Porter(1)

It takes 14 3rd quarter Tim Hardaway points to keep the Heat in shouting distance.

4th Qtr

9 Spurs 85 Heat 76

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli, Aldridge

Heat Mashburn, Hardaway(3)

6 Spurs 91 Heat 79

Spurs Parker, West, Aldridge 

Heat Mashburn, Weatherspoon(1)

6 for LaMarcus Aldridge looks to have given the Spurs a safe lead in game 2.

3

Spurs Diaw, Mills, Diaw, Anderson

Heat Mashburn, Lenard(3)

Final Score Spurs 113 Heat 87

Spurs Martin(3) Simmons(3) McCallum, Martin, Butler, Martin

Heat Walters(3)

The Spurs just open up on Miami late, pulling away to even up the series.

Aldridge: 23 pts/9 boards-Player of the Game

Leonard: 19 pts

Ginobli: 13 pts

Duncan: 5 pts/12 boards

Hardaway: 25 pts/9 assists

Mourning: 14 pts/9 boards/5 blocks

Mashburn: 10 pts

Game Three

1st Qtr

9 Spurs 8 Heat 6

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, Ginobli, Aldridge 

Heat Weatherspoon, Majerle, Zo

6 Spurs 14 Heat 8

Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi, Kawhi

Heat Zo

Kawhi Leonard comes out in the decisive game 3 and takes over; 8 points in the first 6 minutes.  

3 Spurs 20 Heat 10

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli, Parker

Heat Mashburn

1st Qtr Score Spurs 26 Heat 18

Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Anderson

Heat Zo, Lenard, Lenard, Mashburn

Heat might finally be outclassed here; Spurs up 8.

2nd Qtr

9 Spurs 29 Heat 21

Spurs Mills(3)

Heat Zo, Strickland

6 Spurs 34 Heat 30

Spurs Leonard(3) Diaw

Heat Porter, Mashburn, Majerle(3) Zo

Heat halve the deficit; theyre within striking distance, Hardaway yet to score.

3 Spurs 34 Heat 34

Spurs Boban(1) Parker, Ginobli

Heat Zo(3) Porter Hardaway, Zo

Halftime Score Spurs 49 Heat 44

Spurs Kawhi, Aldridge, Anderson, Leonard, Duncan

Heat Weatherspoon, Zo(3)

Miami came all the way back to even this up - but Kawhi and Duncan score in the final minute and the Spurs are up 5, one half of basketball left in this series.

3rd Qtr

9 Spurs 55 Heat 53

Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge, Kawhi

Heat Hardaway, Weatherspoon, Edwards, Porter(3)

6 Spurs 61 Heat 60

Spurs Kawhi(1) Kawhi(3) Parker

Heat Brown, Hardaway(3) Weatherspoon

The Miami Heat are alive, no question - this 16 seed is still right here, shot for shot, with the top seeded Spurs.  5 for Hardaway to open the third.

3 Spurs 65 Heat 63

Spurs Kawhi, Parker

Heat Mashburn(3)

3rd Qtr Score Spurs 73 Heat 69

Spurs Aldridge, Parker, Kawhi, Duncan

Heat Zo, Zo, Zo

We are all set up for the last 12 minutes of this series; the 9th overall seed in the tournament clinging to a 4 point lead.

4th Qtr

10:09 SA: It takes nearly 2 minutes in this defensive struggle, but Tony Parker banks one home.

9:53: MIA: Mashburn scores in traffic.

9:29: MIA: After a Spur turnover Mourning comes through from the block and cuts it to 2.

9:13: SA: Tony Parker from the foul line.

8:40: MIA: Mashburn misses - but Zo is there to get the board and Hardaway hits a corner 3.  

8:33: SA: Aldridge from 13. 79-76

7:55: MIA: Hardaway is blocked by Kawhi - but Mourning scrambles to maintain possession and he dunks one home.

7:33: SA: Tough possession, the Heat so tough on defense, but Aldridge muscles up and scores.

7:04: MIA: Lenard misses a 3 - but Weatherspoon gets the putback.

6:44: SA: Kawhi goes hard to the lane and scores in traffic.  83-80

5:56: MIA: Both sides miss - Strickland scores from the paint.

4:07: MIA: Defense for both squads - almost 2 minutes later West fouls Zo, he hits 1 and we are all tied up - 4 minutes left in the series.  Time out.

Heat: Zo/Brown/Mash/Hardaway/Porter

Spurs: Duncan/Aldridge/Kawhi/Mills/Anderson

3:24: SA: Aldridge misses - Duncan gets the board and Aldridge hits a J.  85-83

3:08: SA: Heat turnover, Mashburn fouls Kawhi.  1 FT.  

2:48: MIA: Hardaway misses - but there's Mourning again, he's now got 9 in the 4th.

Starters all checked in now.

2:38: SA.  Manu drills one.  

1:57: MIA: Hardaway misses, Brown rebound - Mourning dunk, he's got 11 in the quarter.

1:04: SA: Both sides miss - Ginobli fadeaway from 16 gives the Spurs the 3 pt lead.

:45 SA Huge Duncan stuff on Mourning - Aldridge scores the other way and that might be the key moment.

:32: MIA: Brown layup.

:15: MIA: Miami chooses not to foul, down 3 and Kawhi misses - Zo doesn't, hits from 18 and now the Spurs lead is down to a point.

:12: SA: Hardaway fouls Aldridge.  He hits both.  Big. 94-91.  Time out.

:09: MIA: Miami takes the gimme layup, Mourning - but they still trail by a point.

:05: SA: Aldridge again.  2 FT.  Time out.

Inbounds to Hardaway - contested 3 to tie the score ----

Misses.  That's the series.  36 Alzonzo Mourning points...and the Heat fall.

Final Score: Spurs 96 Heat 93

Kawhi: 30 pts/8 boards - Player of the Game

Aldridge: 26 pts/8 boards

Ginobli: 10 pts/5 assists

Parker: 16 pts

Duncan: 4 pts/15 boards

8. 2012 WEST CHAMP OKC THUNDER v. 9. 1986 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS

Thunder: 47-19, 1st NW Div, 2nd Off/11th Def

                  d. Mavs West 1st Rnd 4-0

                  d. Lakers West Semis 4-1

                  d. Spurs West Finals 4-2

                  Lost Heat NBA Finals 4-1

                  #120 overall seed

Coach: Scott Brooks, Asst Mo Cheeks

Starters

C Serge Ibaka                 22                     9.1 PPG  19 PER  6.2 WS

F Nick Collison              31-Kansas        4.5           12.1       3.5

F Kevin Durant              23-Texas           28            26.2      12.2

G Russell Westbrook      23-UCLA         23.6         22.9      7.9

G James Harden             22-Arizona St   16.8         21.1      9.3

Rotation Reserves

C Kendrick Perkins       27                      5.1           8.7          2

F Cole Aldrich               23-Kansas         2.2           17.7        .6

F Nazr Mohammed       34-Kentucky     2.7            11          1.3

G Daequan Cook           24-Ohio St        5.5           9.2         1.6

G Thabo Sefalosha        27                      4.8           9.8        1.8

Leaders: Durant: 1st PPG, 4th PER, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48, 4th +/-, 3rd VORP

               Westbrook: 5th PPG, 5th Steals

               Ibaka: 1st Blocks, 1st Blocks/Gm, 1st Block%, 2nd Trip-Doub

               Harden: 2nd Eff FG%, 2nd TS%, 5th Off WS, 3rd Off Rtng

Durant and Westbrook are 23, Harden's 22 and they all have 20+ PER.  Durant's got double digit WS in the short season.  

Lakers: 62-20, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/7th Def

               d. Spurs West 1st Rnd 3-0

               d. Mavs West Semis 4-2

               Lost Rockets West Finals 4-1

               #137 overall seed

Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Kareem Abdul Jabbar  38-UCLA     23.4 PPG      22.7 PER  10.8 WS

F Maurice Lucas            33-Marquette  10.2             13.8          4

F James Worthy              24-UNC       20                  20.4          9.5

G Magic Johnson           26-Mich St   18.8               24             12.1

G Byron Scott                24-Ariz St       15.4             15             5.2

Rotation Reserves

C Mitch Kupchak           31-UNC         6                  10.7          1.1

F Kurt Rambis                27-S Clara    5.5                 12.7          4.3

F AC Green                    22-Ore St        6.4               11.8          3.3

G Michael Cooper         29-N Mexico  9.2               13.5           5.8

G Mike McGee              26-Michigan   8.3               12.4          1.9

Leaders: Magic: 1st Assists, 1st Assts/Gm, 4th PER, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 4th Off Rtng. 1st Asst%, 3rd Trip Doub

               Worthy: 5th Eff FG%

                Kareem: 4th +/-

Magic's 26, he's over 20 PER and has double digit WS; Worthy's 24 and he's also over 20 PER. Then there's the Captain - Kareem is 38 years old and still averages 22 PER and has double digit WS.

Matchup

C Kareem (Lakers)

F Lucas (Lakers)

F Durant (OKC)

G Magic (Lakers)

G Harden (OKC)

Bench: Lakers

Game

1st Qtr

9 Thunder 5 Lakers 4

Thunder Westbrook(3) Durant

Lakers Magic, Lucas

6 Thunder 11 Lakers 9

Thunder Collison, Ibaka, Westbrook

Lakers Scott(1) Lucas, Scott

The second best offense in 2012 against the top offense in '86, it's the defense that starts off this series with some tight possessions.  UCLA's Russell Westbrook has 5 to open it up.

3 Thunder 21 Lakers 16

Thunder Westbrook, Harden, Harden, Ibaka, Durant

Lakers Scott, Kareem, Lucas, Rambis(1)

1st Qtr Score Thunder 27 Lakers 21

Thunder Durant, Harden, Aldrich

Lakers Kareem(3) Green

James Harden scores 6 in the back half of the quarter and the Thunder are up 6.

2nd Qtr

9 Thunder 32 Lakers 23

Thunder Durant(3) Mohammed

Lakers Kupchak

6 Thunder 36 Lakers 30

Thunder Durant, Westbrook

Lakers McGee(3) Worthy, Green

5 more for KD, Thunder up 6.

3 Thunder 43 Lakers 38

Thunder Westbrook, Sefolosha(3) Durant

Lakers Green, Worthy, Worthy, Kareem

Halftime Score Thunder 50 Lakers 40

Thunder Durant(3) Westbrook, Durant

Lakers Rambis

A dozen for Durant in the second quarter - that 21st century firepower might be too much for the Showtime Lakers.

3rd Qtr

9 Thunder 54 Lakers 48

Thunder Durant, Durant

Lakers Scott, Scott, Worthy, Magic

6 Thunder 60 Lakers 56

Thunder Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka

Lakers Kareem, Cooper, Rambis, Kupchak

Another 6 for Durant - the Lakers have no answer for KD

3 Thunder 67 Lakers 65

Thunder Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka(3)

Lakers Magic(3) Rambis, Lucas, Magic

3rd Qtr Score Thunder 75 Lakers 71

Thunder Harden(3) Durant, Harden(3)

Lakers Magic, Magic, Kareem

9 points in the last 6 for Magic, we've got a good finish coming.  

4th Qtr

11:38: LA: Lucas gets the ball down low, fouled by Aldrich, hits 1.  Kupchak gets the board on the miss and Magic hits a fadeaway cutting the deficit to a point.

10:52: LA: OKC can't convert on multiple attempts - Magic keeps it going, driving hard to give LA the lead.

10:45: OKC: Wetbrook from 13.

10:34: LA: Worthy baseline.

9:11: OKC: A minute later, Ibaka's hitting the turnaround.

8:23: LA: The Captain hits the sky hook - and the foul - Lakers 83-81

8:02: LA: Collison misses, Green rebound - Cooper finds Kareem in the lane.  

7:45: LA: Westbrook misses - Worthy doesn't; he hits a triple from the wing - the Lakers are up 7.  

7:07: OKC: Durant misses a triple, Ibaka gets the board - and Durant will drive and score.

6:16: LA: Misses from both sides ends with Cooper finding Byron Scott for the alley oop - a huge Laker dunk and they are up 7.

5:36: LA: Durant misses, Cooper finds Rambis the other way and it's the Lakers who are pulling away.

4:41: OKC: Misses both ways - Harden hits a triple to cut the deficit to 6.

4:34: LA: Quick foul on Lucas - OKC wanting him on the line, he hits 1.

4:14: OKC: Kareem picks up his third, Harden hits 1

3:02: LA: Empty trips both ways - OKC can't afford that - Kareem scores from the paint.

2:30: LA: Thunder turnover leads to Magic driving and scoring - the Lakers are up 10

2:20: OKC: Westbrook triple from the top.

2:00: LA: Magic finds Lucas down low.

1:53: OKC: Harden triple from the wing.

:58: OKC: Both sides turn it over - leading to a long Durant 3 ball; the deficit is down to 3 and Riley calls time as this OKC crowd is on its feet.

:26: LA: OKC doesn't foul - the defense works, Kareem is blocked by Ibaka - but Lucas comes up with the ball and Byron Scott hits the huge J.  That's probably the dagger.

:21: OKC: Hold on - it's Westbrook just flinging up a corner 3.  101-99

:19: LA: Harden fouls Kareem.  Hits both.

:12: OKC: Westbrook takes the 2.  103-101

:10: LA: Kareem.  2 FT

Harden misses the 3 - Lucas gets the board, fouled, hits both and that is that.

Final: Lakers 107 Thunder 101

Magic messes around, gets a triple double, and it's the Lakers who beat a team from 25 years in the future and are a game from advancing to face the Spurs.

Magic: 19 pts/10 boards/10 assists/5 blocks-Player of the Game

Kareem: 22 pts/9 boards

Worthy: 15 pts/9 boards

Lucas: 14 pts/6 boards

Scott: 14 pts

Rambis: 9 pts/14 boards

Durant: 33 pts/7 boards

Harden: 19 pts/11 boards/10 assists

Westbrook: 27 pts/6 assists/5 boards

Ibaka: 13 pts/13 boards/7 blocks

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Thunder 7 Lakers 6

Thunder Harden(3) Durant, Harden

Lakers Lucas, Magic, Worthy

6 Thunder 12 Lakers 12

Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook(1) Durant

Lakers Kareem, Magic, Worthy

Game 2 underway; Thunder needs a win to stave off elimination.

3 Thunder 22 Lakers 20

Thunder Durant(1) Ibaka, Durant(3) Aldrich, Westbrook

Lakers Scott, Magic, Green, Magic

1st Qtr Score Thunder 30 Lakers 22

Thunder Westbrook, Aldrich, Ibaka, Durant

Lakers Rambis

10 first quarter points for KD - Thunder solidly off in this one.

2nd Qtr

9 Thunder 36 Lakers 28

Thunder Collison, Sefolosha, Perkins

Lakers Green, McGee, McGee

6 Thunder 41 Lakers 34

Thunder Harden, Westbrook(3)

Lakers Worthy, Kupchak, Worthy

Worthy now has 8, Lakers hanging around.

3 Thunder 48 Lakers 38

Thunder Durant, Durant(3) Collison

Lakers Lucas, Rambis

Halftime Score Thunder 55 Lakers 46

Thunder Sefolosha(3) Perkins, Durant

Lakers Rambis, Magic, Lucas, Kareem

17 first half points for KD - Thunder in control.

3rd Qtr

9 Thunder 65 Lakers 55

Thunder Ibaka, Harden, Westbrook, Perkins, Ibaka

Lakers Kareem, Scott(3) Worthy, Worthy

6 Thunder 72 Lakers 61

Thunder Durant(1) Westbrook, Westbrook, Durant

Lakers Magic, Magic, McGee

6 for Westbrook to open the half - the Thunder lead is double digits.

3 Thunder 78 Lakers 68

Thunder Ibaka, Sefolosha, Westbrook

Lakers Scott, Kareem, Magic(3)

3rd Qtr Score Thunder 82 Lakers 76

Thunder Harden, Collison

Lakers Magic, Scott, Green, Green

AC Green scores 4 in the last 46 seconds to draw the Lakers w/n 6.

4th Qtr

9 Thunder 84 Lakers 84

Thunder Mohammed

Lakers Kupchak, Scott, Magic, Magic

Lakers go on a quick run - and they have tied the score.

8:55: OKC: Harden hits a 3 from the top.

8:09: OKC: The Lakers miss a couple of times and Westbrook scores in traffic.

7:57: LA: Magic fadeaway.

7:34: OKC: Tough foul call on Kareem as the clock expires, Harden hits 1

7:21: LA: Lucas down low.

7:07: OKC: Durant from 17.

6:43: OKC: Cooper misses, Mohammed scores from the block and the Thunder lead is back to 6.

6:05: LA: Lakers get a couple of chances, finally converting on the Green 12 footer.

5:31: LA: OKC turnover - Worthy scores from the line.

5:22: OKC: Westbrook drives and scores.

5:15: LA Magic pull up.

4:59: LA: Kareem blocks Harden on one end - and then Magic feeds him for the dunk on the other end and we are all tied at 96.

3:48: OKC: A minute passes, Westbrook scores the long 2.

3:40: OKC: Durant strips Kareem - pulls up for the open 3.  

2:27: LA: Empty trips - AC Green scores in the paint.

2:01: LA: Harden misses, Kareem rattles the rim with a dunk.  

1:37: LA: Byron Scott intercepts a Westbrook pass - the Lakers settle in for an AC Green four footer - the Lakers have taken the lead with 97 seconds to go.

:52: LA: Durant misses, Lucas rebound - Magic takes control, scoring in the lane and it's a 3 point Laker lead.

:36: OKC: Durant from 15.  

Lakers by 1.

:29: LA: Worthy - so clutch - scores from the paint.  

:14: LA: That's the dagger - Durant misses, Lucas rebound - Kareem gets fouled and hits them both and the Lakers are up 5.

:6 OKC: Durant - man - hits the ridiculous 3.  Two point game.

:2: LA: Scott is fouled.  

Hits the first.

Hits the second.

It's done.

Final: Lakers 110 Thunder 106

The Lakers bounce the Thunder - Showtime advances to meet the Spurs in the next round. 30 in the loss for KD.

Magic: 29 pts/11 assists - Player of the Game

Kareem: 14 pts/12 assists/8 boards

Worthy: 16 pts/8 boards

Scott: 13 pts

Green: 14 pts/7 boards

Rambis: 6 pts/10 boards

All-Region Team

C Mourning ('99 Heat-1 PotG)

F Durant ('12 Thunder-1 PotG)

F Kawhi ('16 Spurs-1 PotG)

G Magic ('86 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Harden ('12 Thunder)