2021-22 NBA Predictions/Top 100 Players

 2021-22 Projections.

East:

1. Bucks 60

2. Sixers 52

3. Nets 52

4. Hawks 51

5. Celtics 48

6. Heat 44

7. Knicks 44

8. Pacers 43

9. Raptors 41

10. Wizards 38

11. Bulls 37

12. Hornets 31

13. Cavs 26

14. Pistons 25

15. Magic 21

West:

1. Jazz 55

2. Suns 53

3. Mavs 50

4. Nuggets 50

5. Blazers 47

6. Lakers 46

7. Pelicans 46

8. Grizzlies 43

9. Clips 41

10. Warriors 41

11. Wolves 38

12. Spurs 35

13. Kings 34

14. Rockets 22

15. Thunder 16

NBA Finals: Bucks v. Jazz

Top 100 (Projected) NBA Players (regular season) 2021-22

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo F Bucks

2. Nikola Jokic C Nuggets 

3. Luka Doncic G Mavs 

4. James Harden G Nets 

5. Joel Embiid C Sixers 

6. LeBron James F Lakers 

7. Jayson Tatum F Celtics 

8. Anthony Davis C Lakers 

9. Damian Lillard G Blazers 

10. Paul George F Clips 

11. Jimmy Butler F Heat 

12. Rudy Gobert C Jazz 

13. Steph Curry G Warriors 

14. Trae Young G Hawks 

15. Karl Anthony Towns C Wolves 

16. Zion Williamson F Pelicans 

17. Jrue Holiday G Bucks 

18. Michael Porter F Nuggets 

19. Kevin Durant F Nets 

20. Donovan Mitchell G Jazz 

21. Kyrie Irving G Nets 

22. Devin Booker G Suns 

23. Chris Paul G Suns 

24. Fred Van Vleet G Raptors 

25. Clint Capela C Hawks 

26. Ben Simmons G Sixers 

27. Khris Middleton F Bucks 

28. Bradley Beal G Wizards 

29. Jaylen Brown F Celtics 

30. LaMelo Ball G Hornets 

31. Kemba Walker G Knicks 

32. Mike Conley G Grizzlies 

33. Mikal Bridges F Suns 

34. De’Aron Fox G Kings 

35. CJ McCollum G Blazers 

36. DeAndre Ayton C Suns 

37. Pascal Siakam F Raptors 

38. Bam Adebayo C Heat 

39. John Collins F Hawks 

40. Robert Covington F Blazers 

41. Kyle Lowry G Heat 

42. Lonzo Ball G Bulls 

43. Derrick White G Spurs 

44. Jakob Poetl C Spurs 

45. Draymond Green F Warriors 

46. Zach LaVine G Bulls 

47. Brandon Ingram F Pelicans 

48. Domantas Sabonis F Raptors 

49. Kristaps Porzingis F Mavs 

50. Dejounte Murray G Spurs 

51. Marcus Smart G Celtics 

52. OG Anunoby F Raptors 

53. Danny Green F Sixers 

54. Julius Randle F Knicks 

55. Shai Gilgeous Alexander G Thunder 

56. Nikola Vucevic C Magic 

57. Donte DiVincenzo G Bucks 

58. Bogdan Bogdanovic G Hawks 

59. Duncan Robinson G Heat

60. Tobias Harris F Sixers 

61. Jonas Valanciunas C Pelicans 

62. Kyle Anderson F Grizzlies 

63. Ja Morant G Grizzlies 

64. Myles Turner C Pacers 

65. Malcolm Brogdon G Pacers 

66. Christian Wood C Rockets 

67. Devonte Graham G Pelicans 

68. Royce O’Neale F Jazz 

69. Dorian Finney Smith F Mavs 

70. De’Anthony Melton G Grizzlies 

71. Russell Westbrook G Lakers 

72. RJ Barrett F Knicks 

73. Joe Ingles F Jazz 

74. Dillon Brooks G Grizzlies 

75. Buddy Hield G Kings 

76. Brook Lopez C Bucks

77. Richaun Holmes C Kings 

78. Ivica Zubac C Clips 

79. Jonathan Isaac F Magic 

80. Andre Drummond C Sixers 

81. Ricky Rubio G Cavs 

82. Alex Caruso G Bulls 

83. Jalen Brunson G Mavs 

84. Immanuel Quickly G Knicks 

85. Davis Bertans F Wizards 

86. Aaron Gordon F Nuggets 

87. Jarrett Allen C Cavs 

88. Joe Harris F Nets 

89. Gordon Hayward F Hornets 

90. Steven Adams C Grizzlies 

91. Tim Hardaway G Mavs 

92. Jae Crowder F Suns 

93. Danilo Gallinari F Hawks 

94. Matisse Thybulle F Sixers 

95. Kelly Olynyk C Pistons 

96. Nicolas Batum F Clips 

97. Kevin Huerter F Hawks 

98. Bruce Brown F Nets 

99. Jordan Clarkson G Jazz 

100. Delon Wright G Hawks 

Region 1: Rounds 2/3, Series 3/4

 Series 1/2

 

6. 1963 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 14. 1989 ATLANTA HAWKS

Celtics: 58-22, 1st East Div, 9th in Off, 1st in Def

                         d. Royals East Finals 4-3

                         d. Lakers NBA FINALS 4-2

                         #96 overall seed

                         d. '97 Heat (2-1, Russell, Heinson PotG)

Coach: Red Auerbach

Starters:

C Bill Russell (28 San Francisco)    16.8 PPG  18.2 PER  13.5 Win Shares

F Tom Heinsohn (28 Holy Cross)      18.9           18.7          6.8

F John Havlicek (22 Ohio St)              14.3           15.4         6.4

G Bob Cousy (34 Holy Cross)           13.2           16.6         5.2

G Sam Jones (29 NC Central)            19.7            19.1         9.6

Rotation Reserves

C Clyde Lovellette (33 Kansas)            6.5             16.2         1.6

F Satch Sanders (24 NYU)                   10.8            12.6         6.8

F. Dan Swartz (28 Morehead St)           4.5              12.3        1

G KC Jones (30 San Francisco)            7.2              9.8          3.6

G Frank Ramsey (31 Kentucky)             10.9           12.8         3.6

Leaders: Russell: 2nd Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 1st Def WS, 5th Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA

               Cousy: 3rd Assts, 3rd Assts/Gm, 4th Def WS, 2nd Team All NBA

               Heinsohn 4th FT%, 2nd Team All NBA

               

The '80 Lakers have knocked out the overall number one seeded Warriors to advance to the Region 16 Finals; one of the four teams here will face them.  28 year old Bill Russell leads these Celtics with double digit WS.

Hawks: 52-30, 3rd in Cen Div, 4th in Off, 9th in Def

                         Lost East 1st Round, Bucks 3-2

                         #224 overall seed

                         d. '10 Magic (2-1, PotG: Moses, 'Nique)

Coach: Mike Fratello

Starters

C Moses Malone (33)                          20.2 PPG    21.2 PER   10.7 Win Shares    2.7 VORP

F Cliff Levingston (28 Wich St)         9.2              13.4            5.5                          1.2

F Dominique Wilkins (29 Georgia)    26.2             21.8           10.4                        4.1

G Doc Rivers (27 Marquette)           13.6              18.4            8.5                          4.2

G Reggie Theus (31 UNLV)             15.8            16.1            5.9                            1.6

Rotation Reserves

C Jon Koncak (25 SMU)                  4.7               12              3.7                            .9

F Antoine Carr (27 Wich St)              7.5              12.7           3.3                           .4

F Duane Ferrell (23 Geo Tech)             2.4              12              .4                          -.1

G Spud Webb (25 NC St)                    3.9              13              2.2                         .7

G John Battle (26 Rutgers)                  9.5              13.5           3.2                         .4

Leaders: Moses 4th Rebounds, 4th Reb/Game, 5th Reb%

               Rivers 3rd Steal %

               Wilkins 3rd TO% 3rd Team All NBA

The Hawks are the 229th overall seed, but they knocked off the '10 Magic in Rnd 1 and face Boston here. Moses is 33, 'Nique is 29, 20+ PER w/ double digit WS. 

Matchup:

C Push

F Heinsohn (Celtics)

F 'Nique (Hawks)

G Rivers (Hawks)

G S Jones (Celtics)

Bench: Celtics

Game

1 Qtr

9 Celtics 5 Hawks 4

Celtics SJones, SJones, Heinsohn(1)

Hawks Nique, Moses

6 Celtics 19 Hawks 14

Celtics Havlicek, Cousy(3) SJones(1) Heinsohn, Russell, SJones, SJones

Hawks Levingston, Nique, Moses, Moses, Theus

Boston's defense is the best unit on the floor - but it's their offense that gets it going as this series tips off.  Sam Jones has 9.

3 Celtics 28 Hawks 22

Celtics SJones(3) Heinsohn(3) SJones, Havlicek

Hawks 'Nique, Webb, Moses, Moses

 1 q score Celtics 35 Hawks 30

Celtics Havlicek, Sanders, Havlicek(3)

Hawks Battle, Nique, Nique, Koncak

Startling amount of points; 7 for Havlicek as the quarter ends.

2 Qtr

9 Celtics 47 Hawks 40

Celtics Lovellette, Lovellette, SJones, Heinsohn, Heinsohn, Russell

Hawks Rivers, Rivers(3) Rivers, Ferrell(3)

6 Celtics 55 Hawks 55

Celtics SJones, Ramsey, Havlicek, Ramsey, Heinsohn(3)

Hawks  Moses, Ferrell, Moses(3) Carr, Carr, Carr, Carr

The points do not stop - how about Antoine Carr scoring the last 8 Hawks points and we are flat tied.

3 Hawks 61 Celtics 60

Celtics Ramsey(3)

Hawks Koncak, Nique

 Half score Hawks 65 Celtics 64

Celtics Ramsey, Sanders

Hawks Moses, Moses

These clubs not messing around, great first half shotmaking, winner of this series heads to the Round of 64.  

3 Qtr

9 Hawks 67 Celtics 66

Celtics Russell

Hawks Theus

6 Hawks 79 Celtics 78

Celtics SJones, SJones, Lovellette(3) SJones(1) Cousy, Cousy

Hawks Webb, Nique, Nique, Theus, Moses, Rivers

Blistering game one.

3 Hawks 85 Celtics 83

Celtics SJones, Russell(3)

Hawks Levingston, Nique, Rivers

3 q score Hawks 91 Celtics 91

Celtics Heinsohn, Heinsohn, SJones, Russell

Hawks Wilkins, Levingston, Moses

Dead tied. 12 minutes left in game one.

4 Qtr

11:32: Atl: John Battle banks one home and the quarter is underway.

11:18: Bos: Nifty backdoor cut for Cousy, layup.

10:46: Atl: Duane Ferrell scoops/scores.

10:05: Atl: Celtics miss - Doc pull up J.  

9:55: Bos: Russell down low.  

9:37: Bos: Hawks turnover - Sam Jones scores from the FT line.

9:24: Bos: Hawks turnover - Cousy from 17 and Boston is up.

8:56: Atl: Theus from 9 feet.  Tied.

8:16: Bos: Heinsohn dunk.  

8:05: Atl: Theus again.

7:58: Bos: Cousy drills one.  

7:45: Atl: It's Theus - Reggie Theus just doing it for the Hawks.

7:37: Bos: Cousy again - drives and scores.  105-103

6:57: Atl: Nique rips home a dunk.

6:43: Bos: Bank is open for Satch Sanders.

6:24: Bos: Sam Jones pulls up from the wing.  4 pt Celtics game.

6:13: Atl: Nique's fouled, hits 1.

5:57: Atl: Celtics miss - and Reggie Theus nails a long 2.

5:32: Atl: Celtics miss - Doc Rivers corner 3 and Atlanta retakes the lead.

5:24: Bos: Cousy drives and scores.  111-111

4:56: Atl: Levingston hits the 3 footer.

4:26: Atl: Celtics miss - and Moses pounds one down to give Atlanta a 4 pt lead.

4:15: Bos: Sam Jones from the wing.  

3:52: Bos: Russell blocks Levingston on one end - and hits a 4 footer on the other end -- and he is fouled and the FT gives Boston the lead.

3:30: Bos: Sam Jones steals the ball - and then pulls a modern move - gives up on the layup and instead bombs away the uncontested 3 -- he hits it.  119-115.

3:16: Atl: Heinsohn picks up his 5th, Levingston hits both.

2:52: Atl: Boston misses, Theus banks one home and we are tied again.  What a great game one.

2:22: Bos: Havlicek, 12 footer.

1:52: Atl: That's it for Tommy; he fouls Nique, he hits both - and Heinsohn is gone.

1:12: Atl: The Celtics don't score - Doc hits a circus shot.  Hawks go up.

:46: Atl: Sanders misses the attempt at a game tying 2 - he quickly fouls Wilkins, who makes just 1 -- so it's a 3 point game.

:38: Bos: Boston going fast, looking to get in 2 possessions - Havlicek draws the double team at the 3 point line, finds Sam Jones underneath, layup.  124-123.

Wilkins misses at 28 seconds - but Levinston is there with the board - Boston's down one, Atlanta letting the clock wind down - Wilkins drives, rises, fires at 11 seconds left.  

Misses.  

Boston ball.  Timeout  10 seconds left.  Hawks by 1. 

It's Sam Jones - fadeaway - in the paint....

Misses.  Wilkins gets the rebound with 2 seconds left, he's fouled. Hits both - and that's it.

 Fin score: Hawks 126 Celtics 123

Outstanding game 1 - Boston had a chance at a buzzer beater - but Sam Jones missed and the Hawks will head to Atlanta a game from advancing.

'Nique: 28 pts/12 boards - Player of the Game

Moses: 25 pts/11 boards

Levingston: 10 pts/13 boards

Rivers: 18 pts/5 boards

Theus: 16 pts/7 assists/6 boards

S Jones: 36 pts/6 assists

Heinsohn: 21 pts/10 boards

Russell: 16 pts/21 boards

Cousy: 17 pts/13 assists/6 steals

Havlicek: 13 pts

1 Qtr

9 Hawks 6 Celtics 4

Hawks Ricers, Theus, Nique

Celtics Heinsohn, Havlicek

6 Celtics 13 Hawks 12

Hawks Nique, Moses, Nique

Celtics SJones, Russell, Havlicek(3) Heinsohn

Atlanta came in as the 224th overall seed - if they win tonight they've reached the Round of 64. 

3 Celtics 27 Hawks 18

Hawks Rivers, Moses, Carr

Celtics SJones, Cousy, Heinsohn, Havlicek, Heinsohn, SJones, Russell

 1 qscore Celtics 33 Hawks 27

Hawks Ferrell, Battle, Moses(1) Ferrell, Moses

Celtics SJones, Ramsey, Lovellette

Boston got off to the big offensive start in game one, they keep that going today.

2 Qtr

9 Celtics 39 Hawks 35

Hawks Koncak, Carr, Nique, Nique

Celtics Havlicek, Sanders, Cousy

6 Celtics 51 Hawks 43

Hawks Nique, Levingston, Rivers, Levingston

Celtics Ramsey, Cousy, Cousy, Cousy, SJones, Russell

Cousy with 8 to open the second.  

3 Celtics 55 Hawks 47

Hawks Moses, Moses

Celtics Ramsey, Lovellette

 Half score Celtics 57 Hawks 50

Hawks Levingston(1) Wilkins

Celtics Heinsohn(1) Russell(1)

Boston's had a moderate the whole way in game 2.

3 Qtr

9 Celtics 59 Hawks 54

Hawks Rivers, Moses

Celtics Russell

6 Celtics 66 Hawks 63

Hawks Wilkins, Levingston(1) Wilkins, Wilkins, Theus

Celtics Russell, Heinsohn (3) Heinsohn

Nique gets 6 to open the quarter and the Hawks draw close.  

3 Celtics 72 Hawks 71

Hawks Theus, Nique, Rivers, Ferrell

Celtics Cousy, Heinsohn, Russell

3 q score Hawks 84 Celtics 75

Hawks Koncak, Rivers, Wilkins, Moses, Moses(3) Battle

Celtics Havlicek

Atlanta scores 11 straight - the floodgates open; and now, at home - up 9 - they are 12 minutes from a massive celebration.

4 Qtr

9 Hawks 90 Celtics 78

Hawks Ferrell, Rivers, Levingston

Celtics Russell(3)

6 Hawks 106 Celtics 84

Hawks Theus, Levingston, Nique, Moses, Theus, Theus, Theus, Webb

Celtics Cousy, Swartz, Cousy

Bedlam in Atlanta - the Hawks are about to knock off the Celtics and advance to the Region 16 Semis.

3 Hawks 110 Celtics 89

Hawks Nique, Webb

Celtics Havlicek(3) Heinsohn

 Fin score Hawks 116 Celtics 92

Hawks Webb, Tolbert, Battle

Celtics KC Jones(3)

A shocker.  The 1989 Atlanta Hawks who got bounced in Rnd 1 of the playoffs - have advanced to the third round of the tournament.  They'll take on the winner of the next series.  18/15 for Heinsohn in the loss.

Nique: 28 pts/10 boards - Player of the Game

Moses: 20 pts/17 boards

Theus: 14 pts/7 boards/7 assists

Rivers: 14 pts/8 assists/7 boards

Levingston: 10 pts/5 boards

 

2. 2004 SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 7. 1973 WEST CHAMP LOS ANGELES LAKERS

Spurs: 57-25, 2nd in MW Div, 16th in Off, 1st in Def

                       d. Grizzlies, West First Rnd 4-0

                       Lost Lakers, West Semis 4-2

                       #32 Overall Seed 

                       d. '97 Rockets (2-1, Duncan 2 PotG)

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters:

C Rasho Nesterovic (27)                              8.7 PPG  15.3 PER  7.2 Win Shares  1.9 VORP

F Tim Duncan (27, Wake Forest)                 22.3        27.1           13.1                   6.7

F Hedo Turkoglu (24)                                  9.2           14.1          6.7                      2.3

G Tony Parker (21)                                      14.7         15.7           7.5                     1.8

G Manu Ginobli (26)                                   12.8         18.5           9.1                     3.8

Rotation Reserves

C Kevin Willis (41, Michigan St)                3.4           14.9          .9                        0

F Malik Rose (29, Drexel)                           7.9           15             3.8                      .3

F Robert Horry (33, Alabama)                     4.8          14.5           4.6                     1.5

G Jason Hart (25, Syracuse)                        3.3           12.3         1.9                       .4

G Bruce Bowen (32, Cal St Fullerton)        6.9           8.2           5.4                       1

Leaders: Duncan (4th Rebounds, 2nd Reb/Gm, 2nd PER, 2nd Def Reb %, 4th Reb %, 2nd Steal %, 2nd Def Rating, 3rd Win Shares, 2nd Win Shares/48, 2nd Box +/-, 3rd VORP) 1st Team All NBA

               Ginobli (2nd Steal %, 4th Def Box +/1)

               Nesterovic (4th Def Rating, 5th Def Win Shares, 5th Def Win Shares)

With the Warriors gone, the top remaining seed in Region 1 is San Antonio; it's all about the 27 year old Duncan, 2nd in the NBA in PER, 3rd in Win Shares, 3rd in VORP, 2nd in WS/48.  The Spurs were the top defensive team in '04 and just run of the mill offensively. 

Lakers: 60-22, 1st in Pac Div, 2nd in Off, 3rd in Def

                         d. Bulls West Semis 4-3

                         d. Warriors West Finals 4-1

                         Lost NBA Finals Knicks 4-1

                         #97 seed overall 

                         d. '04 Pacers (2-0, West, Wilt-PotG)

Coach: Bill Sharman

Starters

C Wilt Chamberlain (36 Kansas)  13.2 PPG    19.1 PER  18.2 Win Shares

F Bill Bridges (33 Kansas)            9.8              12.7          6.5

F Jim McMillan (24 NYU)            18.9             14.8         6.4

G Jerry West (34 W Virginia)           22.8            23.2         12.6

G Gail Goodrich (29 UCLA)         23.9            18.8          8.1

Rotation Reserves

C Mel Counts (31 Oregon St)       5                 17.1          1.6

F Happy Hairston (30 NYU)             6.3               20             4.2

F Keith Erickson (28 UCLA)           9                 12             2.8

G Jim Price (23 Louisville)            6.4               12.7          1.5

G Pat Riley (27 Kentucky)           7.3                11.3          1

Leaders: Chamberlain (1st Rebounds, 5th Triple Doubles, 1st FG%, 1st Reb/Game, 1st True Shooting %, 1st Eff FG %, 2nd Reb %, 2nd Win Shares)

               West (4th Assists, 3rd PER, 2nd Asst %) 1st Team All NBA

Jerry West is 34, first team All NBA, with 20+ PER and double digit WS; Wilt's 36, over 18 Win Shares; 30 year old Happy Hairston comes off the bench with 20 PER. LA's the 7th seed in the Region - but his is a top 5 team in both offense and defense.  We got some real serious Hall of Fame talent in this series.  Possible Lakers/Celtics, Russell v. Wilt, matchup looming. 

Matchup:

C Wilt (Lakers)

F Duncan (Spurs)

F Push

G West (Lakers)

G Push

Bench: Lakers

1 Qtr

9 Spurs 12 Lakers 10

Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli(3) Duncan, Ginobli(3) Ginobli

Lakers West, Goodrich, Wilt, McMillan, McMillan

6 Spurs 18 Lakers 17

Spurs Nesterovic, Duncan, Duncan

Lakers McMillan, Goodrich, Goodrich(3)

The 1989 Hawks are the Cinderella waiting for the winner of this one.  Manu scored 10 in the first 3.

3 Spurs 25 Lakers 20

Spurs Nesterovic, Duncan(3) Parker

Lakers bridges(1) Hairston

 1 qscore Spurs 29 Lakers 26

Spurs Bowen, Rose

Lakers West, Erickson, Riley(1) Erickson(1)

And we're underway.  

2 Qtr

9 Spurs 41 Lakers 33

Spurs Turkoglu, Parker, Nesterovic, Turkoglu(3) Rose(3)

Lakers Erickson, Hairston(1) Counts, McMillan

6 Spurs 47 Lakers 40

Spurs Willis, Duncan, Duncan

Lakers Goodrich(3) Wilt, Hairston

Spurs maintain the lead.

3 Spurs 53 Lakers 45

Spurs Hart, Hart, Duncan

Lakers West(1) Counts, McMillan

 Half score Spurs 58 Lakers 47

Spurs Nesterovic, Parker(3)

Lakers West

Double digit lead - the Spurs are the top remaining seed in the region.

3 Qtr

9 Spurs 64 Lakers 53

Spurs Nesterovic, Duncan, Duncan

Lakers Bridges, West, Erickson

6 Spurs 68 Lakers 62

Spurs Duncan, Willis

Lakers McMillan(3) West, West, McMillan

Half dozen for West to open the half, Lakers get closer.

3 Spurs 70 Lakers 65

Spurs Nesterovic

Lakers Wilt(3)

3 q score Spurs 76 Lakers 73

Spurs Duncan(1) Ginobli, Nesterovic(1) Horry

Lakers West, McMillan, Hairston, Counts

Lakers as close as they've been all day.  12 left.  

4 Qtr

11:23 SA: Duncan J from the paint.

11:05: LA: McMillan, midrange.  

10:57: SA: Duncan from the low post.

10:37: SA: Nesterovic blocks Hairston and Duncan scores again - he's got 6 in the first 90 seconds and now it's a 7 pt game. 

9:59: LA: Wilt.  

9:43: SA: Nesterovic dunk, 84-77

6 Spurs 89 Lakers 81

SA Bowen, Turkoglu(3)

LA: Wilt, Wilt

Solid Spurs lead.

3 Spurs 93 Lakers 84

SA Nesterovic, Manu

LA West(1) Wilt

 Fin score

SA Duncan(1) Parker(1) Parker, Duncan(1)

LA Bridges, McMillan(3) Goodrich, West, Goodrich

Goodrich turnaround with 12 seconds left cuts it to 3 - so there's a chance for LA.

Duncan's fouled and its both and that's that.

Final: Spurs 100 Lakers 95

Duncan: 32 pts/16 boards/5 blocks-Player of the Game

Nesterovic: 17 pts/18 boards

Parker: 10 pts/7 assists

Ginobli: 14 pts/4 steals

Wilt: 15 pts/16 boards

West: 18 pts/7 assists

McMillan: 22 pts/5 assists

Goodrich: 14 pts

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Lakers 9 Spurs 9

Lakers McMillan, Wilt, Goodrich, Wilt(3)

Spurs Parker, Nesterovic, Parker(3) Nesterovic

6 Lakers 13 Spurs 13

Lakers Goodrich, West

Spurs Duncan, Duncan

The Spurs look to advance - the Cinderella Hawks await.

3 Lakers 26 Spurs 22

Lakers Wilt, Hairston, Wilt, Hairston, Goodrich, West(3)

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Nesterovic, Duncan(1) Duncan

 1 qscore Lakers 37 Spurs 24

Lakers Bridges, Goodrich, Goodrich, Price, Erickson, Counts

Spurs  Rose

The LA crowd awakens the Lakers offense; Goodrich with 10 first quarter pts.

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 46 Spurs 29

Lakers Bridges, West, Goodrich(3) Goodrich

Spurs Parker(3) Ward

6 Lakers 50 Spurs 31

Lakers Wilt, Hairston

Spurs Bowen

A game 2 blowout - the Lakers are about to tie this series, 15 for Goodrich.

3 Lakers 60 Spurs 34

Lakers Wilt, Hairston(3) West, Riley, West

Spurs Horry(3)

 Half score Lakers 68 Spurs 42

Lakers Goodrich, Hairston, Counts, Hairston

Spurs Horry, Duncan, Ginobli, Duncan

LA lets the Spurs know that 30 years ago can still play some hoops - we will have a showdown back in Texas.

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 73 Spurs 52

Lakers McMillan, McMillan

Spurs Turkoglu, Willis, Nesterovic, Duncan, Parker

6 Lakers 77 Spurs 54

Lakers McMillan, West

Spurs Duncan

A half dozen for McMillan opens the third.

3 Lakers 77 Spurs 61

Lakers

Spurs Nesterovic, Horry(3) Ginobli

3 q score Lakers 86 Spurs 66

Lakers Counts, Goodrich, West(3) Riley

Spurs Parker, Ginobli(3)

How many ways can we say game 2 is over?

4 Qtr

9 Lakers 90 Spurs 72

Lakers Goodrich, West

Spurs Duncan, Willis, Duncan

scoreless over the next 3

3 Lakers 92 Spurs 76

Lakers Goodrich

Spurs Horry, Bowen

 Fin score Lakers 102 Spurs 93

Lakers Wilt(1) Trapp(1) Ellis(1) Goodrich, McMillan, West(1) West

Spurs Brown, Ward, Ward(3) Ginobli(3) Turkoglu, Nesterovic, Duncan

LA takes their foot off the gas in the 4th; easy game 2 win.

West: 21 pts/8 assists/6 boards - Player of the Game

Goodrich: 24 pts

Wilt: 14 pts/16 boards/6 blocks

McMillan: 11 pts

Bridges: 4 pts/10 boards

Hairston: 12 pts/8 boards

Duncan: 25 pts/18 boards/4 blocks

Ginobli: 10 pts/12 boards/7 assists

Parker: 12 pts/11 assists

Nesterovic: 12 pts/7 boards

Horry: 10 pts/7 boards

Game 3

1 Qtr

9 Spurs 6 Lakers 5

Spurs Turkoglu(3) Parker(3)

Lakers McMillan, West(3)

6 Spurs 14 Lakers 11

Spurs Turkoglu, Nesterovic, Turkoglu, Ginobli

Lakers West, Goodrich, Bridges

We're underway.  Winners move on to the Rnd of 64, losers go home.

3 Spurs 22 Lakers 15

Spurs Parker, Ginobli, Horry, Duncan

Lakers Goodrich, Wilt

 1 qscore Spurs 32 Lakers 22

Spurs Horry, Parker(3) Ginobli, Duncan, Turkoglu(1)

Lakers Goodrich, Riley, Hairston(3)

It's the Spurs, back at home for Game 3, off to the hot start.

2 Qtr

9 Spurs 36 Lakers 24

Spurs Rose, Duncan

Lakers Hairston

6 Spurs 41 Lakers 26

Spurs Ginobli(1) Duncan, Nesterovic

Lakers McMillan

This one looks like another blowout.

3 Spurs 47 Lakers 34

Spurs Turkoglu, Duncan, Duncan

Lakers Erickson, West, Hairston, McMillan

 Half score Spurs 55 Lakers 43

Spurs Rose, Parker, Nesterovic, Ginobli

Lakers McMillan (3) McMillan, Wilt, Goodrich

Double digit lead.  Spurs 24 minutes from advancing.

3 Qtr

9 Spurs 62 Lakers 55

Spurs Duncan, Parker(3) Parker

Lakers Wilt(3) Goodrich, Goodrich, Goodrich, Goodrich(3)

6 Lakers 65 Spurs 64

Spurs Rose

Lakers Goodrich, West, Wilt(3) West(3)

Wow - Gail Goodrich scores 11 straight Lakers points and LA takes the lead.  

3 Lakers 72 Spurs 70

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan

Lakers Erickson(3) West, West

3 q score Spurs 84 Lakers 73

Spurs Duncan, Parker(3) Horry(3) Parker, Duncan, Ginobli

Lakers Goodrich(1)

San Antonio withstands the run - Duncan takes over with 10 in the last half of the quarter,

4 Qtr

9 Spurs 87 Lakers 84

Spurs Rose, Duncan(1)

Lakers Riley(3) West, West, McMillan, Hairston

6 Spurs 89 Lakers 88

Spurs Duncan

Lakers Goodrich, McMillan

LA outscores the Spurs by 10 in the first 6 of the 4th.  We get a great finish; game 3 - winner take all - Spurs up a point.

5:52: SA: You know who gets the ball.  Duncan.  Jumper. 

5:40: LA: It's West - midrange.  

4:21: SA: Over a minute later, Parker hits a corner 3.  

4:11: SA: Manu steals the ball - lays it up and in, 96-90.

3:37: SA: This run might have ended it - Duncan from the low post.  98-90

 Fin score Spurs 111 Lakers 98

Spurs Duncan, Nesterovic, Ginobli, Duncan(1) Ginobli, Duncan, Turkoglu

Lakers McMillan, Goodrich(3) Trapp(3)

The Spurs outscore LA by a dozen down the stretch and win going away.

22/8 assists for West - just 10 game 3 pts for Wilt.

Duncan: 36 pts/16 boards/5 blocks-Player of the Game

Ginobli: 17 pts/11 boards/9 assists

Parker: 23 pts/7 assists/

Turkogli: 12 pts/8 boards

2. 2004 SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 14. 1989 ATLANTA HAWKS

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Spurs 5 Hawks 4

Spurs Duncan, Duncan(3) 

Hawks Rivers, Rivers

6 Hawks 11 Spurs 9

Spurs Parker, Nesterovic

Hawks Wilkins, Levingston(3)

Region 16 Semis - second seeded Spurs vs. 14th seeded Hawks - winner to the Region 16 Final against the 1980 Lakers.  

3 Hawks 18 Spurs 17

Spurs Duncan(3) Horry(3) Duncan

Hawks  Wilkins(1) Rivers, Rivers, Rivers, Wilkins

1Q Score Spurs 23 Hawks 18

Spurs Bowen, Duncan, Nesterovic

Hawks

7 in the back half of the quarter for Duncan - Spurs up 5.

2 Qtr

9 Spurs 29 Hawks 27

Spurs Rose, Willis, Duncan

Hawks Carr, Carr, Theus, Levingston(1) Moses

6 Hawks 35 Spurs 33

Spurs Ginobli, Duncan

Hawks Wilkins, Moses, Wilkins, Wilkins

6 in the last 3 for Nique and Atlanta surges.

3 Hawks 42 Spurs 35

Spurs Parker

Hawks Carr, Moses, Theus(3)

Half Score Hawks 47 Spurs 44

Spurs Parker, Ginobli, Nesterovic, Parker(1) Ginobli

Hawks Moses(3) Theus

Defense here leading the way.  Moses had 9 in the quarter.

3 Qtr

9 Hawks 54 Spurs 45

Spurs Rose(1)

Hawks Battle, Wilkins, Levingston(3)

6 Hawks 61 Spurs 51

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Ginobli

Hawks Moses(1) Rivers, Rivers, Moses

Double digit Hawks lead.

3 Hawks 66 Spurs 60

Spurs Parker, Nesterovic, Turkoglu(3) Turkoglu(1) Nesterovic(1)

Hawks Rivers, Carr, Moses(1)

3 Q Score Hawks 72 Spurs 66

Spurs Ginobli(3) Parker(1) Horry

Hawks Wilkins, Carr, Wilkins

12 to go.  Are the Hawks about to take game 1.

4 Qtr

9 Hawks 78 Spurs 72

Spurs Duncan, Ginobli, Ginobli

Hawks Levingston, Theus, Theus

6 Hawks 84 Spurs 78

Spurs Duncan, Rose, Rose

Hawks Theus, Moses, Webb

Atlanta holding on.  Reggie Theus with 6 to open the quarter.

3 Hawks 91 Spurs 87

Spurs Duncan, Ginobli(3) Nesterovic, Parker

Hawks Rivers, Wilkins(3) Levingston

1:57: SA: Turkoglu pulls up from the left side.  2 point game.

1:46: Atl: Levingston in the paint.  

1:12: Atl: The Spurs miss - Theus banks one in high off glass.  6 pt game.

:24: SA: Duncan in the paint.  

Wilkins hits 2 FT.

Duncan scores with 12 seconds left.  Still a 4 pt game.

Wilkins again hits both.

Spurs miss.  Theus hits both.  

Turkoglu 3 - but it's too late.  

Final Q Score: Hawks 101 Spurs 96

The Cinderella Hawks keep this going.  The series will head to Atlanta with the Hawks looking to advance.  

Wilkins: 24 pts/7 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Moses: 15 pts/11 boards

Rivers: 18 pts/6 boards

Theus: 17 pts/5 boards

Levingston: 13 pts/7 boards

Carr: 10 pts/6 boards

Duncan: 30 pts/11 boards/6 assists

Ginobli: 18 pts/11 boards

Parker: 12 pts

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Hawks 10 Spurs 6

Hawks Nique, Theus, Moses, Wilkins, Theus

Spurs Parker, Duncan, Duncan

6 Hawks 12 Spurs 12

Hawks Rivers

Spurs Nesterovic, Nesterovic, Turkoglu

The Atlanta Hawks are 3 1/2 quarters from the Round of 32 - Cinderella's slipper still fits here in Georgia.

3 Spurs 16 Hawks 15

Hawks Nique(3)

Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli

1Q Score Spurs 18 Hawks 17

Hawks Knocak

Spurs Ginobli

Defense again leading the way.

2 Qtr

9 Hawks 25 Spurs 24

Hawks Ferrell, Koncak, Rivers, Carr

Spurs Rose, Hart, Rose

6 Hawks 29 Spurs 29

Hawks Carr, Battle

Spurs Bowen, Duncan, Parker(1)

Defense.  Each possession tight.

3 Spurs 36 Hawks 35

Hawks Theus, Rivers, Moses

Spurs Duncan, Rose, Horry(3)

Half Score Spurs 43 Hawks 38

Hawks Rivers, Battle(1)

Spurs Horry(3) Willis, Willis

Super hard fought - everything a contest in this one.  

3 Qtr

9 Spurs 53 Hawks 42

Hawks Moses, Nique

Spurs Nesterovic, Parker, Duncan, Parker, Ginobli

6 Spurs 58 Hawks 44

Hawks Nique

Spurs Ginobli(3) Duncan

It looks like the Spurs are about to tie this up.

3 Spurs 68 Hawks 58

Hawks Theus, Ferrell, Nique, Nique, Ferrell, Ferrell, Nique

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Ginobli, Willis

3 Q Score Spurs 73 Hawks 62

Hawks Carr, Ferrell

Spurs Turkoglu, Turkoglu(3)

10 third quarter points for Duncan - Spurs looking to force the showdown game in the Region 16 semi.

4 Qtr

9 Spurs 82 Hawks 65

Hawks Carr(1) Webb

Spurs Willis, Parker(3) Ginobli, Horry

6 Spurs 86 Hawks 76

Hawks Nique, Nique, Rivers, Moses(3) Nique

Spurs Duncan, Duncan

Still a double digit lead.

3 Spurs 99 Hawks 83

Hawks Moses(1) Battle, Carr, Levingston

Spurs Nesterovic(1) Nesterovic, Willis(3) Parker, Nesterovic, Parker, Duncan(1)

Final Q Score Spurs 109 Hawks 90

Hawks Bradley(1) Bradley(3) Bradley(1) Koncak

Spurs Duncan, Brown, Heal, Ward, Heal

The world makes more sense with this one, San Antonio sending it to the showdown as we end the round of 64 in Region 1.  Duncan earns his 5th PotG leading Region 1. 

Duncan: 25 pts/16 boards-Player of the Game

Ginobli: 15 pts/6 boards

Nesterovic: 11 pts/9 boards

Parker: 14 pts/6 assists

Willis: 11 pts/6 boards

Nique: 23 pts/7 boards

Moses: 10 pts/16 boards

Rivers: 10 pts/7 assists

Ferrell: 10 pts

Game 3

1 Qtr

9 Hawks 9 Spurs 7

Spurs Duncan, Parker, Ginobli(3)

Hawks Nique, Nique, Levingston, Theus(3)

6 Spurs 15 Hawks 15

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Nesterovic

Hawks Theus, Levingston, Nique

Duncan with 8, Wilkins with 6 - winner heads to the Round of 32 and the Region 16 Final.

3 Hawks 22 Spurs 19

Spurs Duncan, Willis

Hawks Moses(3) Rivers, Carr

1Q Score Spurs 29 Hawks 26

Spurs Willis, Parker, Rose, Nesterovic, Nesterovic

Hawks Moses, Battle

Tight through the first.  Duncan's got 10

2 Qtr

9 Spurs 35 Hawks 32

Spurs Rose, Hart, Parker

Hawks Koncak, Ferrell, Moses

6 Spurs 42 Hawks 38

Spurs Bowen(1) Nesterovic, Parker, Ginobli

Hawks Moses, Nique, Carr

Hall of Famers on both sides here fighting it out.  Winner moves on.

3 Spurs 50 Hawks 46

Spurs  Ginobli, Parker, Ginobli, Nesterovic

Hawks Rivers, Moses, Carr(3) Nique(1)

Half Score Spurs 61 Hawks 50

Spurs Turkoglu, Parker(3) Rose, Turkoglu, Rose

Hawks Moses, Rivers

There's the run that maybe ends this - the Spurs up double digits.

3 Qtr

9 Spurs 67 Hawks 52

Spurs Hart, Willis, Parker

Hawks Battle

6 Spurs 71 Hawks 54

Spurs Duncan, Duncan

Hawks Moses

The clock hasn't struck midnight, but it's after 11 for sure.

3 Spurs 83 Hawks 64

Spurs Horry, Horry(3) Ginobli(3) Nesterovic, Ginobli

Hawks Rivers, Moses, Rivers, Webb, Theus

3 Q Score Spurs 90 Hawks 74

Spurs Parker, Duncan, Parker(3)

Hawks Moses, Battle, Battle, Theus, Wilkins

The Spurs, second seeds in Region 1 - will be headed to the Region 1 Final to face the 1980 Lakers when we play the Round of 32, which will be the last 3 game series.

4 Qtr

9 Spurs 96 Hawks 77

Spurs Bowen, Bowen, Bowen

Hawks Wilkins, Theus(1)

6 Spurs 104 Hawks 77

Spurs Parker, Nesterovic, Duncan, Duncan

Hawks

It's a blowout.  

3 Spurs 106 Hawks 82

Spurs Ginobli

Hawks Carr, Rivers(3)

Final Q Score Spurs 108 Hawks 88

Spurs Ward

Hawks Battle(3) Battle(3)

Dominique held to 13 pts in this showdown game, the Hawks run ends.  

Duncan: 20 pts/13 boards/6 assists/6 blocks

Parker: 22 pts/11 assists

Ginobli: 16 pts/10 boards/8 assists

Nesterovic: 14 pts/14 rebounds

All Region Team:

C Kareem ('80 Lakers-4 PotG)

F Duncan ('04 Spurs-6 PotG)

F 'Nique ('89 Hawks-4 PotG)

G Steph ('17 Warriors-3 PotG)

G Magic ('80 Lakers-2 PotG)

Region 1: Rounds 2/3, Series 1/2

 We started with 272 teams.  128 remain.  At the end of these two rounds, played together in a pod, we'll be down to 32.  Series here are also best 2 of 3, with games 1 and 3 on the home court of the better seed.

1. 2017 NBA CHAMPION GOLDEN ST WARRIORS v. 8. 2005 DALLAS MAVERICKS

Warriors: 67-15, 1st in Pac Div, 1st Off/2nd Def

                            d. Blazers West First Rnd 4-0

                            d. Jazz West Semis 4-0

                            d. Spurs West Finals 4-0

                            d. Cavs NBA Finals 4-1     

                            #1 Overall Seed

                            d. '93 Rockets 2-0 (PotG: Curry, Durant)

Coach: Steve Kerr, Asst Mike Brown

Starters

C JaVale McGee (29 Nevada)                6.1             25.2            3.5                       .6

F Draymond Green (26 Mich St)            10.2           16.5              8.2                      4.3

F Kevin Durant (28 Texas)                       25.1             27.6            12                     5.7

G Steph Curry (28 Davidson)                   25.3             24.6            12.6                 5.9

G Klay Thompson (26 Wash St)              22.3         17.4                7.1                    1.9

Rotation Reserves

C Zaza Pachulia (32)                                6.1 PPG     16.1 PER    4.7 Win Shares  .8 VORP

F David West (36 Xavier)                      4.6             16.6            2.6                        1

G Andre Iguodala (33 Arizona)              7.6             14.3            6.9                        2.3

G Shaun Livingston (31)                        5.1             10.1           2.6                         -.2

G Ian Clark 25-Belmont                         6.8             13.1          2.3                          .1

NBA Leaders: Green: 2nd Stls, 1st Stls/Gm, 2nd Def WS, 1st Def +/-, 2nd Def Rtng, 4th Stl %, 5th Trip Doub, 3rd Team All NBA

                        Curry: 5th Stls, 2nd Team All NBA

                        Durant: 3rd TS%, 2nd PER, 1st WS/48, 3rd +/-, 2nd Team All NBA

Here's the top overall seed, the NBA Champion Warriors; they went 16-1 in the playoffs and swept the '93 Rockets in Round 1.  They made moves here headed into this series, 29 year old Javale McGee into the starting lineup, Zaza coming off the bench; Ian Clark into the rotation and Looney is out.  McGee's got 20+ PER as do 28 year old Steph and 28 year old KD, both of whom have double digit WS and over 5 VORP.

Mavs: 58-24, 2nd in SW Div, 4th Off/9th Def

                       d. Rockets in West First Rnd 4-3

                       Lost Suns West Semis 4-2

                       #128 overall seed

                       d. '08 Pistons (2-1, Dirk 2 PotG)

Coach: Avery Johnson, Asst Rolando Blackman, Del Harris

Starters:

C Erick Dampier (29 Miss St)                      9.2 PPG  15.2 PER  4.5 Win Shares  .5 VORP

F Dirk Nowitzki (26)                                  26.1         26.1          15.6                     7.1

F Josh Howard (24 Wake Forest)                12.6         15.8          6.4                      2

G Jason Terry (27 Arizona)                           12.4         18.4          8.5                    3.2

G Michael Finley (31 Wisconsin)                    15.7         14.3          5.5                 1.3

Rotation Reserves:

C Shawn Bradley (32 BYU)                            2.7           11            1.9                  0

F Keith Van Horn (29 Utah)                         12.2          16.9         2.1                    .4

F Alan Henderson (32 Indiana)                   3.5            12.4         3.1                     .2

G Devin Harris (21 Wisconsin)                     5.7            14.7         2.7                   1.2

G Jerry Stackhouse (30 North Carolina)       14.9          15.9        3.5                    .8

 Leaders: Nowitzki, 3rd Def Rebounds,  5th Pts,  4th PPG,  5th PER, 2nd Win Shares, 1st Win Shares/48, 4th +/-, 3rd VORP, 1st Team All NBA

                        Terry 4th Effective FG%,

                        Finley 1st TO%, 

The Mavs are the 8th seed in Region 1; they took out the '08 Pistons in Round 1; 26 year old Dirk was Player of the Game in both Mavs wins; he's the only player in the series to make 1st Team All NBA.  

Matchup
C Push

F Dirk (Mavs)

F KD (Warriors)

G Steph (Warriors)

G Klay (Warriors)

Bench: Warriors

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Mavs 8 Warriors 6

Warriors Klay, Steph, JaVale

Mavs Howard, Dirk, Dampier, Dirk

6 Mavs 11 Warriors 6

Warriors 

Mavs Finley, Dampier(1)

We kick off the Round of 128; winners here move to the Round of 64 where they will immediately face the winners of the next series.

3 Mavs 21 Warriors 16

Warriors KD, KD(3) Klay, KD(3)

Mavs Terry, Terry(3) Stackhouse(3) Dirk

1 q Score Warriors 23 Mavs 22

Warriors Iguodala, West(3) KD

Mavs Henderson(1)

KD scores 10 in the back half of the quarter.

2 Qtr

9 Warriors 27 Mavs 27

Warriors West, Zaza

Mavs Stackhouse, Dampier(1) Dampier

6 Mavs 35 Warriors 31

Warriors JaVale, Steph

Mavs Mavs, Dirk, Stackhouse, Stackhouse

Top overall seeds trailing in game one, remember, game 2 will be in Dallas.

3 Mavs 45 Warriors 42

Warriors West (3) Iguodala(3) Durant(3) Steph

Mavs Howard, Van Horn(3) Finley (3)

Half Score Mavs 53 Warriors 50

Warriors KD, Steph(3) Steph(3)

Mavs Dirk, Stackhouse, Henderson, Harris

Dallas had a 9 point lead - Steph hit back to back 3s in the last 47 seconds.

3 Qtr

9 Mavs 61 Warriors 60

Warriors McGee, KD(3) Klay(3) KD

Mavs Terry, Finley, Dirk, Terry

6 Mavs 69 Warriors 65

Warriors KD(3) West

Mavs Dirk, Terry, Van Horn, Terry

8 for Jason Terry to open the half, Mavs continue to lead.

3 Mavs 73 Warriors 67

Warriors Klay

Mavs Terry, Terry

3 q Score Mavs 75 Warriors 74

Warriors  McGee(3) Klay, Zaza

Mavs Finley

We're set up for the great finish.  The Round of 128 is underway.

4 Qtr

11:46: GSW: Klay opens with a triple from the wing and the Warriors take the lead.

11:25: GSW: The Mavs miss and it's Klay from the foul line.

11:05: DAL; Finley hits a long 2.

10:25: DAL: Warriors miss, Van Horn hits a triple and Dallas retakes the lead.

9:09: GSW: A minute later, Draymond ties it with a FT.

8:57: DAL; Terry drives and scores.

8:03: GSW: Draymond from the paint.

7:38: GSW: Klay again - a deep, deep 3.

7:30: GSW: Dallas turnover - guess who - it's Klay, 14 footer.  87-82.

7:05: GSW: Another miss turns into a JaVale alley oop.  

6:54: DAL: Dampier down low.

6:28: DAL: Warriors miss, Josh Howard scores from 11.  

5:55: GSW: Zaza dunk.

5:30: GSW: Dallas turnover leads to a Curry layup.  7 point Warrior game.

5:08: GSW: Steph steals the ball, Zaza laup makes it a 9 point game and that might be that.

3 Warriors 103 Mavs 96

Warriors Steph, Durant (3) Steph(3)

Mavs Stackhouse, Dirk, Howard, Terry, Howard

Fin Score Warriors 118 Mavs 108

Warriors Green(1) Curry(1) Klay (3) McGee, Steph, Steph, KD, KD

Mavs Terry, Terry, Dirk, Dampier, Dirk, Dirk

44 for the Warriors in the 4th and they leave Dallas in the dust.  

KD: 30 pts/9 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Steph: 24 pts/7 assists

Klay: 24 pts/6 boards

McGee: 13 pts/9 boards

Draymond: 4 pts/15 boards/7 assists

West: 10 pts

Zaza: 8 pts/12 boards

Dirk: 22 pts/12 boards

Terry: 25 pts

Dampier: 10 pts/10 boards

Howard: 12 pts/7 boards

Finley: 11 pts

Stackhouse: 13 pts

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Mavs 9 Warriors 6

Mavs Dirk, Dirk(3) Dirk, Dampier

Warriors KD, KD, Draymond

6 Mavs 19 Warriors 17

Mavs Howard, Dirk, Terry, Howard, Terry

Warriors  Steph, Steph (3) Klay, McGee, McGee

Dirk opens game 2 in Dallas with 9.

3 Warriors 27 Mavs 23

Mavs Stackhouse, Bradley

Warriors Zaza, Curry(3) Curry, Zaza(3)

1 q Score Warriors 35 Mavs 35

Mavs Terry, Van Horn, Harris, Dirk, Stackhouse, Henderson

Warriors KD, Steph, Iguodala, West

Plenty of offense here in game 2; Warriors looking to advance to the Round of 64.

2 Qtr

9 Mavs 39 Warriors 39

Mavs Dirk, Howard

Warriors West, McGee

6 Mavs 44 Warriors 43

Mavs Dirk, Finley, Dampier(1)

Warriors Livingston, Klay

Dallas again playing the top overall seeds very tight.

3 Mavs 50 Warriors 50

Mavs Howard, Finley, Terry

Warriors McGee, McGee, Steph(3)

Half Score Warriors 58 Mavs 56

Mavs Van Horn, Van Horn, Dirk

Warriors McGee, Iguodala, Durant, Durant

A half dozen for JaVale McGee to close the half.

3 Qtr

9 Warriors 66 Mavs 62

Mavs Howard, Howard, Howard

Warriors KD(3) Zaza, Draymond, Steph

6 Warriors 73 Mavs 68

Mavs Howard, Terry, Finley

Warriors Klay, KD(3) West

Josh Howard with 8 to open the half, but the Warriors take the lead.

3 Warriors 82 Mavs 77

Mavs Finley(3) Finley, Howard, Dampier

Warriors Steph, Klay(3) Klay. KD

3 q Score Warriors 89 Mavs 81

Mavs Stackhouse, Dirk

Warriors McGee(3) Draymond, Iguodala

Biggest Warrior lead of the day.

4 Qtr

9 Warriors 100 Mavs 92

Mavs Dampier, Harris, Howard, Stackhouse(3) Dirk

Warriors Klay(3) McGee, Steph, Zaza, KD

6 Warriors 110 Mavs 92

Mavs

Warriors Dray, Klay(3) KD(3) Dray

Say goodnight.  3 triples and a defensive shutdown; the Warriors advance to the round of 64.

3 Warriors 116 Mavs 102

Mavs Dampier(3) Dampier, Dampier, Harris, Daniels

Warriors Klay(3) Klay(3)

Fin Score Warriors 122 Mavs 111

Mavs Mbenga, Daniels(1) Finley(3) Finley(3)

Warriors  Dray, Steph, Barnes

The first team to advance to the Round of 64 is the top overall seed - the 2017 Warriors.

Steph: 23 pts/10 assists/5 boards-Player of the Game

Durant: 23 pts/9 boards/6 assists

Klay: 23 pts/5 boards

Draymond: 11 pts/10 boards/10 assists

McGee: 17 pts/6 boards

4. 1980 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS  v. 5. 2015 LA CLIPPERS 

Lakers: 60-22, 1st in Pac Div, 1st in Offense, 9th in Defense

                         d. Suns West Semis 4-1

                         d. Sonics West Finals 4-1

                         d. Sixers NBA Finals 4-2

                         #64 overall seed 

                         d. Nationals (2-1, Kareem 2 PotG)

Coach: Paul Westhead, Asst Pat Riley

Starters

C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32 UCLA)                  24.8 PPG    25.3 PER  14.8 Win Shares  7.3 VORP

F Spencer Haywood (30 Detroit Mercy)              9.7               13.9           3.1                     -.1

F Jamal Wilkes (26 UCLA)                               20                17.6           10                        2.6

G Magic Johnson (20 Mich St)                       18                 20.6           10.5                      4.8

G Norm Nixon (24 Duquense)                       17.6              14.9          6.7                          1.1

Rotation Reserves 

C Jim Chones (30 Marquette)                           10.6              11.3          3.5                       -.2

F Mark Landsberger (24 Ariz St)                      7                   17             1                          0

F Don Ford (27 UC Santa Barbara)                   3                   8.3            .9                        -.1

G Brad Holland (23 UCLA)                             2.8                14.3          .3                         0

G Michael Cooper (23 N Mexico)                     8.8                12.5          4                        .9

Leaders: Abdul-Jabbar (5th Def Rebounds, 1st Blocks, 1st Blocks/game, 3rd Block %, 1st Win Shares,                  1st Win Shares/48, 1st VORP) 1st Team All NBA

                Johnson (1st Triple Doubles)

 It's 20 year old Magic's rookie season; he and 32 year old Kareem have PERs over 20, he, 26 year old Wilkes and Kareem all have double digit Win Shares.  Kareem's 1st Team All NBA for the World Champion Lakers.

Clippers: 56-26, 2nd in Pac Div, 1st in Off, 15th in Def.

                d. Spurs West First Rnd 4-3

                Lost Rockets West Semis 4-3

                #65 overall seed 

                d. '92 Suns (2-0, Griffin 2 PotG)

Coach: Doc Rivers

Starters:

C DeAndre Jordan (26 Texas A&M)    11.5 PPG  21 PER  12.8 Win Shares  3.5 VORP

F Blake Griffin (25 Oklahoma)        21.9         22.8        9                              3.6

F Matt Barnes (34 UCLA)              10.1          11.3        4.3                              1

G Chris Paul (29 Wake Forest)       19.1          26           16.1                          7.2

G JJ Redick (30 Duke)                  16.4          16.2        6.7                              2

Rotation Reserves

C Spencer Hawes (26 Washington)      5.8            9.8         1.2                        -.1

F Big Baby Davis (29 LSU)                   4               10.8       1.4                      -.3

F Hedu Turkoglu (35)                      3.7            10.5       1.2                            .3

G Austin Rivers (22 Duke)                7.1            10.6       .8                            -.1

G Jamal Crawford (34 Michigan)      15.8          16.6      3.6                           1.2

Leaders: Jordan 1st in Rebounds,  1st in FG%, 1st in Rebounds/Gm, 3rd in Blocks  4th Blocks/Gm, 1st Effective FG%, 1st Rebound %, 4th Block %,  1st Def Win Shares. 3rd Team All NBA

               Paul 1st in Assists, 1st in Steals,  Assists/Gm, 5th Steals/GM, , 1st Asst %, 1st Off Win Shares, 2nd Team All NBA

               Griffin 3rd Team All NBA

29 year old CP3 leads the league in offensive Win Shares, 26 year old Jordan in defensive Win Shares and when you add 25 year old Griffin, who was Player of the Game in both games of the Clippers sweep of the '92 Suns, that's a strong trio.  

Matchup:

C Kareem (Lakers)

F Blake (Clips)

F Wilkes (Lakers)

G Paul (Clips)

G Push

Bench: Lakers

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Clips 5 Lakers 2

Lakers Wilkes

Clippers Paul(3) Griffin

6 Clips 13 Lakers 6

Lakers Nixon, Wilkes

Clips Redick (3) Paul (3) Paul

Battle of LA - it's CP3 who gets off first with 8.  

3 Clips 19 Lakers 16

Lakers Magic, Magic, Wilkes, Landsberger, Magic

Clips Griffin, Paul, Davis

1 q Score Clips 27 Lakers 21

Lakers Chones, Chones(3)

Clips Paul, Turkoglu(3) Turkoglu(3)

Triples. 35 years distance between the Lakers and Clips and the Clips are bringing the triples.  

2 Qtr

9 Clips 29 Lakers 25

Lakers Wilkes, Haywood

Clips Davis

6 Clips 33 Lakers 32

Lakers Haywood, Nixon, Cooper, Ford(1)

Clips Redick, Paul

Strong defensive effort for the Lakers to open the 2nd.

3 Lakers 42 Clips 37

Lakers Ford, Magic(3) Kareem(3) Cooper

Clips Crawford(3) Paul(1)

Half Score Lakers 46 Clips 44

Lakers Wilkes, Kareem

Clips Jordan, Paul, Crawford(3)

Alright - we are tight through the first half, winner of this series moves on to face the Warriors immediately.

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 54 Clips 49

Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Cooper, Haywood

Clips Redick(3) Hawes

6 Lakers 60 Clips 55

Lakers Wilkes, Landsberger, Nixon

Clips Rivers, Jordan, Griffin

Silk Wilkes with a half dozen to open the quarter.  

3 Clips 64 Lakers 62

Lakers Magic

Clips Paul, Griffin, Crawford(3) Griffin

3 q Score Clips 70 Lakers 66

Lakers Kareem, Nixon

Clips Griffin, Jordan, Jordan

Blake Griffin with a half dozen to close and its the Clips with the lead.

4 Qtr

11:46: LAL: Who gets the ball? Kareem gets the ball.  Scores in the paint.

10:44: LAL: A minute later Magic drives and scores.  Tied.  

10:09: LAL: Clips can't find the basket, Landsberger dunk.

9:14: LAL: Still nothing for the Clips - Kareem soft touch.  74-70

8:39: LAC: DeAndre goes baseline, nasty dunk.

7:34: LAC: Lakers miss, Turkoglu hits a corner 3.  

7:08: LAC: Lakers miss, CP3 from downtown, Clips by 4.

6:56: LAL: Magic from the paint.  

6:44: LAC: Pullup J from CP3.  

6:11: LAL: Magic gets a putback on a Nixon miss.  

5:46: LAL: Clips miss a triple, Haywood gets a putback on a Chones miss and we are tied.

5:11: LAL: Clips miss, Michael Cooper drills a 2 from the FT line.

5:02: LAC: Redick hits a long 2.  Tied.

4:27: LAC: Lakers miss - Austin Rivers J from the wing.

3:58: LAL: The Clips dominant from deep - but it's Wilkes with the corner 3 to give the Lakers the lead.

3:21: LAC: DeAndre down low.  

2:27: LAC: A minute later Chris Paul drives and scores.  88-85.

2:10: LAL: Nixon from the wing.

1:46: LAL: Magic steals the ball - coasts home for the layup - Lakers by 1.

:050: LAL: Big Laker stop - and they go to the Captain, Kareem with the sky hook.

The Clips get 3 shots - 3 shots at the game tying 3.  And miss them all.

Fin Score: Lakers 91 Clippers 88

The Clips can only find 18 in the 4th and go down a game.

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

Wilkes: 19 pts/5 boards

Kareem: 13 pts/6 boards/5 assists

Nixon: 10 pts/7 assists

Haywood: 8 pts/14 boards

Paul: 26 pts/8 assists/4 steals

Jordan: 12 pts/12 boards/4 blocks

Griffin: 12 pts/8 boards

Redick: 10 pts

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Clips 5 Lakers 4

Clips Griffin(1) Jordan, Griffin

Lakers Magic, Kareem

6 Clips 8 Lakers 8

Clips Redick(3)

Lakers Wilkes, Kareem

Stout defense was the story in game one and it continues here.

3 Lakers 18 Clips 15

Clips Turkoglu(3) Griffin, Jordan

Lakers Wilkes, Nixon, Magic, Kareem, Kareem

1 q Score Lakers 22 Clips 22

Clips Crawford(3) Redick Rivers

Lakers Landsberger(1) Chones(3)

Clips look to force game 3.

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 32 Clips 25

Clips Crawford(3)

Lakers Chones, Landsberger, Kareem, Cooper, Magic

6 Lakers 40 Clips 34

Clips Crawford(3) Paul, Paul, Crawford

Lakers Ford, Ford, Ford, Chones

Lakers have their biggest lead of the series, Don Ford hit 3 straight buckets.

3 Clips 44 Lakers 42

Clips Griffin(3) Griffin, Paul(3) Griffin

Lakers Magic

Half Score Lakers 51 Clips 51

Clips Crawford, Jordan, Paul, Davis(1)

Lakers Wilkes(1) Wilkes, Magic, Kareem, Cooper

Nice sprint to close the half and we are deadlocked.

3 Qtr

9 Clips 65 Lakers 64

Clips Turkoglu, Redick, Turkoglu(3) Davis, Paul, Paul(3)

Lakers Nixon, Landsberger, Kareem, Magic, Magic, Magic(3)

6 Clips 73 Lakers 68

Clips Barnes(3) Jordan, Jordan(3)

Lakers Nixon, Cooper

4 Clipper 3s to open the half and they go up 5.

3 Clips 77 Lakers 72

Clips Jordan, Griffin

Lakers Kareem, Magic

3 q Score Clips 80 Lakers 78

Clips Hawes(1) Griffin

Lakers Cooper, Kareem, Kareem

We are set for the last 12; Clips trying to force game 3.

4 Qtr

11:19: LAC: Jordan dunk.

11:12: LAL: Magic bank.

11:01 LAC: Blake drives and scores.

10:20: LAL: Cooper from the wing.

9:46: LAC: Blake baseline for the monster jam.

9:32: LAL: Haywood 1 FT

9:22: LAC: Blake putback on a missed 3.

9:01: LAC: Biggest lead of the day, Redick line drive J.

6 Clips 94 Lakers 92

Clips Jordan, Griffin

Lakers Haywood, Magic, Cooper, Magic, Haywood(1)

5:58: LAC: Crawford hits a corner 3.

4:13: LAL: Haywood from the paint.

4:05: LAC: Pull up for Paul

3:15: LAC: Lakers dont' score and Big Baby Davis gets a putback.  7 point game.

3:07: LAL: Wilkes, long 2.

2:03: LAL: A minute later Haywood hits a FT.

1:37: LAL: Wilkes again, from the wing.  2 point game.

1:30: LAC: Redick from the FT line.

1:15: LAL: Jamaal Wilkes wants the rock - fills it from midrange.  

1:05: LAC: Lakers put Barnes on the line, he hits 1.  

:49: LAL: Jamaal Wiles again - 14 footer.  1 point Clipper lead.

:37: LAC: Redick - super clutch from 9 feet.  

:20: LAC: That should do it - Clips get the turnover, Blake layup, 5 point game.

FT for Blake and Paul end it.

Fin Score: Clippers 112 Lakers 103

The Clips score 8 in the last 37 seconds and we will go to the showdown.

Jordan: 17 pts/26 boards - Player of the Game

Griffin: 28 pts/6 boards/5 assists

Paul: 18 pts/17 assists/7 boards

Redick: 13 pts

Crawford: 16 pts

Kareem: 20 pts/10 boards

Magic: 25 pts/8 boards

Wilkes: 15 pts/11 boards/6 assists

Cooper: 12 pts

Game 3

1 Qtr

9 Clips 10 Lakers 2

Lakers Nixon

Clips Griffin(1) Paul, Redick(3) Paul, Jordan

6 Clips 17 Lakers 10

Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Magic, Wilkes

Clips Barnes(3) Barnes, Paul

Clips with a hot start to game 3.

3 Clips 20 Lakers 16

Lakers Magic, Magic, Magic

Clips Paul(3)

1 q Score Clips 22 Lakers 20

Lakers Landsberger, Ford

Clips Turkoglu

Lakers defense stiffens and we are tight.

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 28 Clips 24

Lakers Wilkes, Holland, Cooper, Haywood

Clips Davis

6 Lakers 35 Clips 35

Lakers Kareem, Haywood(3) Magic

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

Clips hit 3 triples in the last minute to tie this score.  

3 Lakers 46 Clips 44

Lakers Kareem, Wilkes(1) Nixon, Landsberger, Cooper, Landsberger

Clips Barnes, Paul, Griffin, Turkoglu(3)

Half Score Lakers 52 Clips 46

Lakers Nixon, Wilkes, Nixon

Clips Jordan

24 minutes of basketball left - winner heads to the Round of 64

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 56 Clips 52

Lakers Landsberger, Haywood

Clips Paul, Barnes, Rivers

6 Lakers 58 Clips 58

Lakers Kareem

Clips Griffin, Crawford, Jordan

We got one here; all knotted at 58.

3 Lakers 64 Clips 64

Lakers Haywood, Haywood, Cooper

Clips Paul, Griffin, Griffin

3 q Score Lakers 75 Clips 71

Lakers Kareem, Nixon, Kareem(3) Cooper, Haywood

Clips Crawford(3) Crawford

A half dozen Spencer Haywood points and the Lakers take the lead.  12 minutes left, winner to the round of 64.

4 Qtr

11:51: LAC: Austin Rivers opens the 4th with a floater from the wing.

11:04: LAL: Magic from the low post.

10:49: LAC: JJ Redick drives home a long 2.  

9:32: LAC: A minute later, DeAndre goes down low to tie this game.

9:15: LAL: The Captain. Kareem gets the dunk and the foul.  80-77.

9:01: LAC: Redick corner 3 to tie it.

8:48: LAL: Norn Nixon from the wing.

8:41: LAC: Matt Barnes corner 3 gives the Clips the lead.

8:00: LAC: Lakers don't score - but Jordan does.  3 pt Clip lead.

7:43: LAL: Jamaal Wilkes in traffic.

7:00: LAC: Backdoor cut by Redick to the goal.

6:51: LAL: Pull up J by Magic.  87-86 Clips.

6:39: LAC: Is the 3 ball going to be the difference? Blake bombs one to make it a 4 point game.

6:20: LAL: The Captain.  Sky Hook.

5:59: LAL: Haywood stuffs DeAndre at the goal - Jamaal Wilkes layup ties it.

4:47: LAL: A minute later it's Kareem from short range.

3:48: LAC: A minute later it's Blake, off glass.  92-92

3:34: LAL: We are getting right down to it.  Norm Nixon in traffic.

3:09: LAL: Big spot - offensive foul on Blake, he's got 5 - headed back the other way, Nixon hits a corner 3 and the Lakers go up 5.

2:05: LAC: A minute later, Redick hits a deep 3.  

1:51: LAL: Wilkes goes off glass.

1:34: LAC: Another huge Clipper 3 - this one from Chris Paul, Lakers lead is 1.

1:18: LAL: So clutch - it's Silk from 17.  

:33: LAL: The Clips dont score - and Wilkes does, he has the last 6 Laker points.

:26: LAC: Blake a quick 2.  

:17: LAL: 2 Wilkes FT.  105-100

Haywood hits a couple FT. It's the Lakers.  

Fin Score: Lakers 107 Clippers 100

Hard fought 3 games in Los Angeles - the Lakers outlasting the Clippers and they will face the Warriors - right now - to advance to the Final 32.  18 more rebounds for DeAndre in the loss.

Kareem: 22 pts/17 boards/5 assists/5 blocks-Player of the Game

Nixon: 17 pts/9 assists/5 boards

Magic: 14 pts/8 assists

Wilkes: 19 pts

Haywood: 15 pts/9 boards

Landsberger: 8 pts/13 boards

1. 2017 NBA CHAMP GOLDEN ST WARRIORS v. 4. 1980 NBA CHAMP LA LAKERS 

Matchup:

C Kareem (Lakers)

F Draymond (Warriors)

F Durant (Warriors)

G Steph (Warriors)

G Klay (Warriors)

Bench: Warriors

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Lakers 10 Warriors 6

Warriors McGee, McGee, Draymond

Lakers Nixon, Magic, Kareem, Nixon, Nixon

6 Lakers 19 Warriors 11

Warriors Durant(3) McGee

Lakers Nixon, Nixon, Wilkes, Haywood

Seeding holds in Region 1, top seeded Warriors and 4th seeded Lakers battling for the spot in the Round of 32.  The Warriors have yet to lose in the tournament.

3 Lakers 25 Warriors 15

Warriors Steph, Klay

Lakers Kareem, Wilkes, Magic

1 q Score Lakers 33 Warriors 21

Warriors Durant, Curry, McGee

Lakers Wilkes, Haywood, Haywood, Haywood

Norm Nixon busts out with 10 in the first quarter and it's the Lakers who are all over GSW.

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 37 Warriors 27

Warriors West, Iguodala, Clark

Lakers Landsberger, Cooper

6 Lakers 42 Warriors 35

Warriors Durant, McGee, Steph, Zaza

Lakers Holland, Landsberger(1) Magic

Lakers defending the perimeter, daring the Warriors to go inside, Dubs with just 1 3 pointer.

3 Lakers 52 Warriors 45

Warriors Durant(3) West(3) McGee, Livingston

Lakers Magic, Haywood(1) Cooper, Magic(3) Landsberger

Half Score Lakers 57 Warriors 52

Warriors Livingston(3) Draymond(1) Dray(3)

Lakers Haywood, Wilkes(3)

Golden St busts out triples to end the half.  Lakers still lead.  Winner to the Region 1 Final.  

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 63 Warriors 57

Warriors Steph, Steph, Iguodala(1)

Lakers Landsberger, Landsberger, Landsberger

6 Lakers 71 Warriors 61

Warriors Steph, McGee

Lakers Magic, Cooper, Wilkes, Landsberger

Mark Landsberger showing that Lakers size, 8 to open the third.

3 Lakers 76 Warrors 68

Warriors Durant,Steph, McGee(3)

Lakers Wilkes, Cooper(1) Kareem

3 q Score Lakers 81 Warriors 79

Warriors Steph(3) West, Steph(3) Durant(3)

Lakers Kareem(1) Cooper(1) Wilkes, Haywood(1)

Curry with 8 to end the third and we've got a finish coming in game one.

4 Qtr

11:52: LAL: Lakers use that size advantage, Haywood goes down low.  

11:32: GSW: Steph hits a deep 3.  

11:18: LAL: Nixon from the paint.

10:53: LAL: Warriors turnover - Landsberger dunk.

10:41: GSW: Klay triples from the wing.  87-85

10:30: LAL: Nixon again, in traffic.  

10:16: LAL: Another turnover, Landsberger from the post.

9:27: GSW: Draymond from the FT line.  

9:03: GSW: Lakers empty, hard, hard foul, Chones drilling Durant, he hits 1.  

8:31: LAL: Haywood drills a 9 footer.  

7:56: LAL: Warriors miss, Kareem sky hook makes this a 7 pt game.

7:29: LAL: Another GSW miss leads to a Wilkes goal.  97-88

6:40: GSW: Klay, triple.

6:11: GSW: Lakers miss.  Iguodala corner 3.  

5:39: LAL: Nixon fadeaway.  99-94

4:56: GSW: Curry drives and scores.  

4:16: LAL: Wilkes pull up.

3:59: GSW: Livingston floater.

3:48: LAL: Magic drills a 12 footer.  103-98

3:12: LAL: The Dubs don't score - Wilkes again.  7 pt game.

2:55: GSW: McGee dunk.

2:46: LAL: Haywood 2 FT

2:09: LAL: It might be done - Warriors turnover, Magic layup, it is a 9 point game.

1:49: GSW: Javale dunk.

1:42: LAL: Nixon floater.

:56: LAL; The Warriors miss a 3, they put Magic on the line, he hits 1

:51: GSW: Curry 3.  7 point game.

:50: LA: Again, Magic.  hits both.  

:41: GSW: Javale, putback.  

:37: LAL: Magic hits both.  

Fin Score: Lakers 116 Warriors 107

Golden St tastes defeat for the first time in the tournament.  Klay held to single digits.

Magic: 22 pts/16 boards/8 assists-Player of the Game

Wilkes: 21 pts/5 boards

Haywood: 19 pts/11 boards

Nixon: 18 pts/9 assists

Landsberger: 17 pts/10 boards

Kareem: 9 pts/12 boards/6 assists/5 blocks

McGee: 23 pts/12 boards/4 blocks

Curry: 28 pts/9 assists/5 boards

Durant: 16 pts/8 assists

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Warriors 14 Lakers 6

Lakers Kareem, Wilkes, Magic

Warriors Durant(3) Steph(3) Steph(3) Draymond, Steph(3)

6 Warriors 20 Lakers 12

Lakers Nixon, Nixon, Nixon

Warriors McGee(1) Durant(3) McGee

Well, this is a different story. The series shifts to LA - Warriors a game from elimination and they come out bombing away.  

3 Warriors 30 Lakers 22

Lakers Landsberger, Kareem, Wilkes, Chones, Kareem

Warriors Klay, Klay, Steph(3) Steph(3)

1 q Score Warriors 30 Lakers 26

Lakers Wilkes, Cooper

Warriors 

The Lakers withstand that Warriors start, Curry has a dozen.

2 Qtr

9 Warriors 34 Lakers 33

Lakers Cooper, Landsberger(3) Kareem

Warriors McGee, McGee

6 Warriors 41 Lakers 37

Lakers Cooper, Landsberger

Warriors McGee, Draymond, Iguodala(3)

Javale with a half dozen to open the quarter.

3 Warriors 50 Lakers 39

Lakers Kareem

Warriors Klay(3) Steph(3) Iguodala(3)

Half Score Warriors 56 Lakers 48

Lakers Haywood, Haywood, Wilkes(3) Nixon

Warriors  Steph, Iguodala, McGee

3 triples for the Warriors and an 8 pt halftime lead here in the Region 1 Semi-Final

3 Qtr

9 Warriors 66 Lakers 58

Lakers Wilkes, Kareem, Magic, Wilkes, Wilkes

Warriors Steph(3) McGee, McGee, Iguodala, Klay(3)

6 Warriors 71 Lakers 66

Lakers Cooper(1) Haywood, Wilkes, Wilkes

Warriors McGee(1) Steph, Durant

The Lakers not going away - the former Warrior Wilkes with ten to open the half.

3 Warriors 82 Lakers 72

Lakers Magic, Wilkes, Chones

Warriors Steph, Steph(3) Zaza(1) Klay, Klay(3)

3 q Score Warriors 97 Lakers 84

Lakers Chones, Chones, Cooper, Kareem, Kareem, Haywood

Warriors Durant, Durant, Dray(3) Durant, Klay(3) Klay(3)

The Golden St triples just too much.

4 Qtr

9 Warriors 106 Lakers 94

Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Wilkes, Kareem, Haywood

Warriors McGee, Zaza, Steph(3)

6 Warriors 110 Lakers 100

Lakers Chones, Cooper, Chones

Warriors Steph, Zaza

The Lakers really giving Golden St all it has - but the triples.

3 Warriors 123 Lakers 106

Lakers Nixon, Haywood(3) Cooper(1)

Warriors Livingston, Zaza, Zaza, McGee, Iguodala(3) Jones

Fin Score Warriors 125 Lakers 112

Lakers Cooper, Byrnes, Boone

Warriors Looney

Road teams take games 1 and 2 of the Region 1 Semi.  Showdown coming.

Steph: 35 pts/7 assists/5 boards-Player of the Game

Klay: 23 pts/7 assists

McGee: 18 pts/4 blocks

Durant: 14 pts/6 assists/5 blocks

Iguodala: 13 pts

Wilkes: 27 pts/6 boards

Kareem: 18 pts/12 boards/6 assists

Haywood: 13 pts

Nixon: 10 pts

Magic: 6 pts/14 assists/6 boards

Cooper: 15 pts/6 boards

Chones: 12 pts/6 boards

Game 3

1 Qtr

9 Warriors 12 Lakers 11

Warriors Steph(3) McGee, Klay(3) Klay, Durant

Lakers Haywood(3) Wilkes, Wilkes, Kareem, Kareem

6 Lakers 19 Warriors 15

Warriors Steph(3)

Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Haywood, Kareem

Region 1 Semi-Final 1, Game 3 is underway from Oracle.  Winner moves to the Final 32.  

3 Lakers 27 Warriors 22

Warriors McGee, Klay(3) Steph

Lakers Magic, Wilkes, Kareem, Haywood

1 q Score Lakers 29 Warriors 26

Warriors Steph, Zaza

Lakers Landsberger

10 for Jamaal Wilkes as he continues to torment his orginal club.  

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 33 Warriors 32

Warriors Steph, Iguodala, KD

Lakers Nixon, Cooper

6 Warriors 36 Lakers 33

Warriors McGee, McGee

Lakers

Dubs defense tightens to give GSW their first lead.

3 Warriors 42 Lakers 35

Warriors Klay, West, McGee

Lakers Nixon

Half Score Warriors 50 Lakers 43

Warriors KD(3) McGee, Steph(3)

Lakers Wilkes, Haywood, Landsberger, Magic

Warriors had the 2nd best defense in 2017 and that shows itself in the second quarter. 

3 Qtr

9 Warriors 53 Lakers 46

Warriors Steph, KD(1)

Lakers Nixon, Landsberger(1)

6 Warriors 56 Lakers 54

Warriors Steph(3)

Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Landsberger, Landsberger

Lakers going inside, over and over and they cut the deficit to 2.  Kevin Durant has yet to get going in the series, does he look to take over down the stretch?

3 Lakers 62 Warriors 60

Warriors Clark, McGee

Lakers Haywood, Kareem, Magic, Nixon

3 q Score Lakers 70 Warriors 64

Warriors Livingston, Klay

Lakers Nixon, Cooper, Holland, Cooper

Defense really takes over in the third, the Lakers slowing the game down, looking inside - and with 12 minutes left, LA has the lead.  

4 Qtr

11:49: LA: Nixon in traffic makes it an 8 pt game.

11:34: GSW: Klay - deep, deep 3.

11:08: GSW: Lakers miss leads to a Durant dunk.

10:47: LA: Wilkes, hes been the Laker go to throughout the series and he scores here.

10:34 GSW: Klay misses a 3 - but Zaza is there with the follow.

10:12: GSW: Steph steals the ball and cruises home.  Lakers by 1.

9:38: LAL: Magic drives and scores.

9:29: GSW: Steph goes baseline.

9:18: LAL: Corner 3 from Michael Cooper. 79-75

8:24: LAL: Nearly a minute later Landsberger scores from the post.  6 point game.

8:17: GSW: Zaza in the paint.

7:41: LAL: Magic off glass.

7:15: GSW: Steph hits a 2 from the top.

7:02: LAL: Kareem draws a double team - finds an open Hawyood for the dunk.

6:24: LA: Warriors miss, Kareem down low.

6:09: LAL: Warriors miss, Haywood down low - and look out, its a 9 point Laker lead.

3 Lakers 97 Warriors 88

Warriors Klay, Steph, KD, Draymond

Lakers Haywood. Nixon, Magic, Nixon

Fin Score Lakers 101 Warriors 94

Warriors Zaza, Steph, Zaza

Lakers Kareem, Wilkes(1) Kareem(1)

The top overal seeds are gone - it's the Lakers who advance into the Region 1 Final and this tournament is now in chaos.  31 for Steph in the defeat.

Kareem: 19 pts/19 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Haywood: 17 pts/13 boards

Wilkes: 15 pts/7 boards

Magic: 12 pts/9 assists

Nixon: 16 pts/6 assists

Landsberger: 11 pts/12 boards

All Region Team:

C Kareem ('80 Lakers-4 PotG)

F Durant ('17 Warriors-2 PotG)

F Dirk ('05 Mavs-2 PotG)

G Steph ('17 Warriors-3 PotG)

G Magic ('80 Lakers-2 PotG)