256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 9 Final

 Region 9

1. 2016 SW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS v. 6. 1989 WEST CHAMP LA LAKERS

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

            d. '99 Heat (2-1, Aldridge/Kawhi PotG)

            d. '86 Lakers (2-1, Kawhi/Aldridge)

            d. '14 Rockets (2-1, Kawhi)

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tim Duncan                39-Wake           8.6 PPG  16.9 PER  5.2 WS  2

F LaMarcus Aldridge     30-Texas           18           22.4          10.1       2.5

F Kawhi Leonard           24-S Diego St   21.2        26             13.7       6.7 VORP

G Tony Parker                33                     11.9         16.2         5.8         1.2

G Manu Ginobli             38                     9.6           17.8          3.8        1.6

Rotation Reserves

C Boban Marjanovic      27                     5.5           27.7           3.4         .8

F Boris Diaw                  33                     6.4           14              3.8         1

F David West                 35-Xavier         7.1           17.6            5.4        1.7

G Patty Mills                 27-St Marys      8.5           14.6           4.8         1.5

G Danny Green             28-UNC             7.2           10.5          4.2         1.6

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

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

               Aldridge: 3rd Team All NBA

The top remaining seed in this tournament - the Spurs; do they fall victim to the Curse? 24 year old Kawhi and 30 year old Aldridge lead the way, over 20 PER and double digit WS, both made the All Star team. 27 year old Boban with a ton of PER off the bench. It's Duncan's last season, he's 39. The '15 and '17 Spurs have already won Regional Titles and this team already knocked off the '86 Lakers.  Kawhi is Defensive Player of the Year - this is the top remaining overall seed in the tournament. 

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

              d. '06 Pistons (2-0, Magic 2 PotG)

              d. '02 Kings (2-0, Magic/Green)

              d. '10 Suns (2-0 Magic)

Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Mychal Thompson       34-Minnesota          9.2   PPG      13.3 PER  5.2 WS    .5

F AC Green                      25-Ore St                13.3               17.8          9.4       2.3

F James Worthy               27-UNC                   20.5              19             9.7        3.7 VORP

G Magic Johnson            29-Mich St               22.5               26.9          16.1     8.3

G Byron Scott                  27-San Diego St      19.6               16.6         6.8       1.9

Rotation Reserves

C Kareem Abdul Jabbar   41-UCLA                10.1               12.9         2.9        0

F Mark McNamara           29-Cal                     2.9                 11.2         .7         -.2

F Orlando Woolridge        29-N Dame             9.7                 14            3.3       .1

G Michael Cooper            32-N Mexico          7.3                  11.9         4.4       1.5

G Tony Campbell             26-Ohio St               6.2                 12.5         1.1       -.3

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, 1st Team All NBA

                Worthy: 5th FG%

29 year old Magic is Top 3 in the Big 5 Cats; he was NBA MVP, he carries these Lakers; 41 year old Kareem comes off the bench in his final season. 25 year old AC Green as second Team All Defense. Magic, Kareem and 27 year old Worthy were all named to the All Star team. These Lakers are undefeated; 6-0 so far, the first team we've seen in the regional finals still undefeated.  

Matchup:

C Duncan (Spurs)

F Aldridge (Spurs)

F Kawhi (Spurs)

G Magic (Lakers)

G Scott (Lakers)

Bench: Spurs

Gm1: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Bill Land

1Qtr

9 Spurs 9 Lakers 6

Spurs Duncan(3) Duncan, Duncan, Aldridge

Lakers  Green, Thompson, Worthy

6 Spurs 15 Lakers 15

Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Ginobli

Lakers Green(3) Worthy, Thompson, Worthy

Duncan scored the first 7; we are tied now; Region 9 Finals - can the Spurs win their 3rd Regional Title?

3 Spurs 19 Lakers 17

Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge

Lakers Worthy

1Score Lakers 25 Spurs 21

Spurs Kawhi

Lakers Scott, Magic, Kareem, Magic

Best offense in '89 v. best defense in '16.  Winner wins region 9.

2Qtr

9 Lakers 31 Spurs 28

Spurs Green(3) Diaw, West

Lakers McNamara, McNamara, Campbell

6 Lakers 37 Spurs 34

Spurs Boban, Parker, Ginobli

Lakers Scott, Green, Woolridge

Spurs have two decades on LA, Lakers fighting uphill

3 Lakers 49 Spurs 42

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, West, West

Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Scott, Magic, Scott, Thompson

HScore Lakers 57 Spurs 49

Spurs Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3) Boban(1)

Lakers Magic, Scott, Kareem, Kareem

The Captain comes off the bench and scores 8 in the last 6.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 65 Spurs 53

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi

Lakers Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Kareem

6 Lakers 69 Spurs 57

Spurs West, Duncan

Lakers Green, Worthy

The Spurs are the top remaining overall seed - but here are the Lakers, the '80 team won Region 1 and this '89 team up double digits.

3 Lakers 77 Spurs 59

Spurs Aldridge

Lakers Woolridge, Worthy, Scott, Scott

3Score Lakers 78 Spurs 66

Spurs Mills(3) Boban, Ginobli

Lakers Woolridge(1)

12 minutes left - can the Spurs shoot their way back into it?

4Qtr

9 Lakers 84 Spurs 72

Spurs Parker(3) Ginobli(3)

Lakers Green, Green, Woolridge

6 Lakers 90 Spurs 79

Spurs Duncan, Ginobli, Ginobli(3)

Lakers Thompson, Magic, Scott

Spurs banging triples but still down double digits.

3 Lakers 94 Spurs 88

Spurs Diaw, Parker(3) Kawhi, Parker

Lakers Thompson, Magic

FScore Lakers 102 Spurs 94

Spurs Aldridge(3) Aldridge(3)

Lakers Scott(3) Worthy, Worthy, Scott(1)

LA just controls the game; the Spurs never get closer than 6 and now we head to the Forum where the Lakers can win Region 9.

Magic: 14 pts/18 assists/9 boards-Player of the Game

Scott: 20 pts/8 boards/6 assists

Worthy: 18 pts/10 boards/5 assists

Green: 13 pts/12 boards

Thompson: 10 pts

Kareem: 14 pts/7 boards

Kawhi: 16 pts/6 boards/4 blocks

Aldridge: 18 pts/14 boards

Duncan: 11 pts/10 boards/4 blocks

Ginobli: 14 pts/5 assists

Parker: 12 pts/6 assists

Gm 2: Los Angeles: Forum: Announcers: Chick Hearn/Stu Lantz

1Qtr

9 Spurs 7 Lakers 5

Lakers Magic, Scott(3)

Spurs Parker(3) Kawhi, Parker

6 Lakers 14 Spurs 11

Lakers Scott, Thompson, Scott(3) Worthy

Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli

Jack, Dyan Cannon, the whole Showtime crew is here as the Lakers try to close.

3 Lakers 20 Spurs 18

Lakers Green, Magic, Worthy

Spurs Aldridge(3) Parker, Ginobli

1Score Lakers 27 Spurs 20

Lakers Worthy, Worthy(3) Campbell

Spurs Boban

9 for Worthy in the first - the LA Lakers are looking to bounce the top remaining overall seed in this tournament.

2Qtr

9 Lakers 35 Spurs 27

Lakers Kareem, Scott, Green, Cooper

Spurs Mills, Green(3) Aldridge

6 Lakers 39 Spurs 30

Lakers Worthy, Magic

Spurs Diaw(1) Aldridge

Game 2 - lot like game 1 - Lakers just solidly better so far in the series.

3 Lakers 41 Spurs 32

Lakers Magic

Spurs West

HScore Lakers 50 Spurs 38

Lakers Woolridge, Woolridge, Scott(3) Green

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, Duncan

It's a double digit Laker lead - LA is rolling here, a win and they match the Spurs with 2 regional titles each.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 57 Spurs 48

Lakers Green, Magic(3) Kareem

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

6 Lakers 64 Sputs 60

Lakers Kareem, Cooper(3) Scott

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

The modern teams always are just a few deep balls away from a big run; that's happened here, Manu with 10 in 6 minutes.

3 Lakers 73 Spurs 72

Lakers Green, Magic(3) Magic, Thompson

Spurs Kawhi, Duncan, Ginobli, Aldridge, Parker

3Score Spurs 81 Lakers 77

Lakers Scott, Green

Spurs  Aldridge(3) Parker, Boban, Ginobli

The Spurs have been on the back foot almost the entire series - but now, on the road, a 4 pt lead.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 87 Lakers 80

Lakers Worthy(1) Kareem

Spurs Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3)

6 Spurs 97 Lakers 90

Lakers Kareem(1) Magic, Scott, Worthy(3) Worthy

Spurs Dunca, Parker, Parker, Ginobli, Parker

Half dozen in 3 minutes for Tony Parker - Kawhi does have 5 fouls.

3 Spurs 105 Lakers 94

Lakers Magic, Scott

Spurs Ginobli, Mills, Parker, Aldridge

FScore Spurs 120 Lakers 105

Lakers Woolridge, Cooper(3) Lamp(3) Cooper(3)

Spurs Parker(3) Alridge, Simmons(1) McCallum, Butler, Simmons(3) Simmons

It sure looked like the Lakers were about to go through Region 9 with a perfect record - but the Spurs caught fire here with 82 second half pts and now we go back to San Antonio for the showdown.

Aldridge: 23 pts/16 pts-Player of the Game

Kawhi: 16 pts/5 boards/4 steals

Parker: 23 pts/6 assists

Ginobli: 24 pts

Scott: 21 pts

Worthy: 17 pts/6 boards

Magic: 20 pts/12 assists/8 boards

Green: 12 pts/15 boards

Cooper: 11 pts

Gm 3: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Chick Hearn

1Qtr

9 Lakers 8 Spurs 7

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli(3) Aldridge

Lakers Green, Magic, Worthy, Green

6 Lakers 20 Spurs 13

Spurs Parker, Duncan, Aldridge

Lakers Worthy, Scott, Scott, Green, Kareem, Magic

Showtime off to the super hot start here in game 3.  Lakers switched their starters, Kareem in for Thompson.

3 Lakers 26 Spurs 20

Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli, Kawhi(3)

Lakers Green, Worthy, Kareem

1Score Lakers 37 Spurs 29

Spurs Parker, Aldridge(3) Aldridge, Boban

Lakers Green, Thompson, Thompson, Thompson, Thompson(3)

Off the bench for the first time in the tournament - Mychal Thompson scores the last 9 LA pts in the qtr

2Qtr

9 Lakers 41 Spurs 35

Spurs West, Mills, Kawhi

Lakers Thompson, Thompson

6 Lakers 48 Spurs 43

Spurs Kawhi, West, Aldridge, Kawhi

Lakers Kareem(3) Magic, Green

Mychal Thompson scored 13 straight LA pts - they've led the whole way.

3 Lakers 56 Spurs 49

Spurs West, Aldridge, West

Lakers Scott, Scott, magic, Green

HScore Lakers 59 Spurs 53

Spurs Green, Duncan

Lakers Magic(3)

11 first half pts for Magic; he may be Regional MVP regardless of the outcome.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 62 Lakers 61

Spurs Ginobli(3) Kawhi(3) Ginobli(3)

Lakers Green

6 Spurs 73 Lakers 69

Spurs West, West, Kawhi(3) West, Duncan

Lakers Green, Worthy, Worthy, Magic

The 3 ball is just too much - Magic has four fouls and the Spurs might be taking charge

3 Lakers 78 Spurs 75

Spurs Kawhi

Lakers  Scott, Green, Cooper, Green(3)

3Score Lakers 83 Spurs 80

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli, Duncan(1)

Lakers Green(3) Kareem

8 for AC Green in the back half of the third and we have a finish coming up in Region 9

4Qtr

9 Lakers 90 Spurs 86

Spurs Parker, West, Kawhi

Lakers Magic(3) Worthy, Woolridge

6 Lakers 100 Spurs 92

Spurs Duncan, West, Parker

Lakers Campbell, Campbell, Magic, Scott, Kareem

The Lakers with their largest lead - just 6 to go in this series.

3 Lakers 112 Spurs 104

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

Lakers Magic, Scott, Worthy, Scott, Kareem, Worthy

FScore

Spurs Aldridge, Parker, Kawhi

Lakers Kareem, Magic, Magic(3)

It's the Lakers, they lead the whole way in game 3 - a really impressive performance by the '89 Lakers in Region 9.  29 for Kawhi in the loss.  An impossibly huge game for Magic.  Look a that ridiculous triple double.

Magic: 25 pts/19 assists/10 boards-Player of the Game

Green: 26 pts/9 boards

Worthy: 16 pts

Scott: 16 pts/6 assists

Kareem: 15 pts/9 boards

Thompson: 13 pts/5 boards

All Region Team

C Howard ('14 Rockets-3 PotG)

F Kawhi ('16 Spurs 4 PotG)

F Aldridge ('16 Spurs 3 PotG)

G Magic ('86 Lakers 3 PotG)

G Magic ('89 Lakers 7 PotG)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 8 Finals

 Region 7

5. 2015 SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 7. 1987 EAST CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS

Spurs: 55-27, 3rd SW Div, 7th Off, 2nd Def

            Lost Clips West 1st Rnd 4-3

            #72 overall seed

            d. '08 Suns (2-0 Duncan 2 PotG)

            d. '69 Celtics (2-0 Splitter/Duncan)

            d. '82 Lakers (2-1 Kawhi/Duncan)

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tiago Splitter        30                       8.2 PPG  18.9 PER  4 WS   1.1

F Tim Duncan          38-Wake            13.9          22.6          9.6     4

F Kawhi Leonard     23-San Diego St 16.5         22             8.6     4.1 VORP

G Tony Parker          32                     14.2           15.9          4.1     .3

G Danny Green        27-UNC            11.7           16.5         7.8      3.8

Rotation Reserves

C Aron Baynes         28- Wash St      6.6             15.9          3.9    .1

F Boris Diaw            32                     8.7             12.7          3.6    .8

F Marco Belinelli     28                     9.2             12.4          2.9   .4

G Cory Joseph         23-Texas            6.8            15.5          4.5    1.2

G Manu Ginobli       37                     10.5           16.2          3.7    1.5

Leaders: Kawhi: 5th Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 2nd Def +/- Kawhi 1st Def Rtng, 2nd Steal %

               Duncan: 4th Def, 4th Def +/-, 3rd Def Rtng, 3rd Team All NBA

The Spurs got bounced in the first round of the playoffs in '15, but they're the 5th seed in Region 8 with home court advantage here.  Young Kawhi and Old Duncan both hit 20 PER. The '17 Spurs have already won their region and the '15 and '16 teams are about to compete in Regional Finals against some 80s legends. 38 year old Duncan made the All Star team and was All Defense second team. 23 year old Kawhi was all Defense 1st team.  Just one loss so far; to the NBA Champ Lakers in LA

Celtics: 59-23, 1st Atl Div, 3rd Off, 9th Def

              d. Bulls East 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Bucks East Semis 4-3

              d. Pistons East Finals 4-3

              Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2

              #104 overall seed

              d. '75 Bullets (2-0 Bird 2 PotG)

              d. '02 Lakers (2-1 Bird 2 PotG)

              d. '19 Bucks (2-0 McHale/Bird)

Coach: KC Jones

Starters

C Robert Parish             33-Centenary      17.5 PPG   17.7 PER 9.2 WS   2.4 VORP

F Kevin McHale           29-Minnesota      26.1            24           14.8         5.5

F Larry Bird                  30-Indiana St      28.1            26.4        15.2         8.6

G Dennis Johnson         32-Pepperdine    13.4            13.2        5.2           1.2

G Danny Ainge             27-BYU              14.8            15.2        6.7           2

Rotation Reserves

C Bill Walton               34-UCLA             2.8              5.6         -.1           -.1

F Fred Roberts             26-BYU               5.5              10.7        1.8          -.4

F Darren Daye             26-UCLA            3.9               9.6         .6             -.2

G Sam Vincent            23-Mich St          3.7                12.8      .5               0

G Jerry Sichting          30-Purdue           5.7                9.4         2.3            -.1

Leaders: Bird 4th PPG, 1st FT%, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 3rd Trip-Doub, 1st Team All NBA

                McHale 1st FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 3rd TS%, 5th PER, 4th WS, 4th WS/48, 2nd Off Rtng, 1st Team All NBA

                Ainge 2nd FT%, 3rd 3Pt%

 30 year old Bird, 29 year old McHale both 1st Team All NBA, Bird's top 3 in the Big 5 Cats, McHale also is mid 20s PER, mid teens WS. Just one loss in the tournament for these Celtics; this was the Len Bias season. McHale and 32 year old DJ were 1st Team All Defense.  Bird/McHale and 33 year old Parish all were named to the All Star game. 

Matchup:

C Parish (Celtics)

F McHale (Celtics)

F Bird (Celtics)

G Push

G Green (Spurs)

Bench: Spurs 

The '17 Spurs are already onto the next round - the '15 Spurs, which add Duncan to that '17 mix, look to join them - to do so, they have the beat the last Bird/McHale team left in the field.

Gm 1: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Bill Land

1Qtr

9 Celtics 7 Spurs 2

Spurs Green

Celtics Parish(3) McHale, Ainge

6 Celtics 14 Spurs 12

Spurs Splitter, Baynes(3) Green, Green(3)

Celtics McHale(3) Parish, Parish

Region 8 Final - either the Spurs become the first organization with 2 teams to reach the Sweet 16 or the Celtics have their first Regional Champs.

3 Celtics 19 Spurs 18

Spurs Baynes, Parker, Kawhi

Celtics Ainge, Bird(3)

1Score Spurs 24 Celtics 19

Spurs Belinelli(3) Diaw(1) Duncan

Celtics 

Celtic offense v. Spurs defense and the Spurs get off first.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 36 Celtics 27

Spurs Belinelli(3) Duncan(3) Joseph, Kawhi, Kawhi

Celtics Roberts, Parish, Roberts, Vincent

6 Spurs 41 Celtics 34

Spurs Joseph(3) Parker

Celtics Ainge, Parish, Walton(1) mcHale

Those Spurs triples starting to take their toll.

3 Spurs 50 Celtics 40

Spurs Joseph, Ginobli(3) Parker, Parker

Celtics McHale, McHale, Bird

HScore Spurs 54 Celtics 45

Spurs Baynes, Kawhi

Celtics Mchale(3) McHale

11 for McHale at the half, but the Spurs solidly up.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 63 Celtics 53

Spurs Baynes, Kawhi, Duncan, Parker(3)

Celtics Bird, Bird, Walton, McHale

6 Celtics 66 Spurs 65

Spurs Ginobli

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

Boston goes on a run, 21 pts in 6 minutes.  8 from McHale now with 19.

3 Spurs 72 Celtics 68

Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli, Kawhi(3)

Celtics McHale

3Score Spurs 80 Celtics 70

Spurs Ginobli, Splitter, Parker, Diaw

Celtics McHale

McHale/Bird v. Duncan/Kawhi - Spurs have had the better of it.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 86 Celtics 74

Spurs Splitter(3) Belinelli(3)

Celtics Parish, Vincent

6 Spurs 89 Celtics 80

Spurs Parker, Splitter(1)

Celtics Parish, Bird, Parish

That 3 ball looks like it's ending game one.

3 Spurs 93 Celtics 84

Spurs Splitter, Splitter

Celtics Sichting, DJ

FScore Spurs 98 Celtics 94

Spurs Kawhi, Green(1) Parker

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

That 4 point margin is the closest the Celtics got in the 4th as Bird hits an end game 3. McHale is PotG in the loss; Duncan has a huge blocks total.

Duncan: 7 pts/13 boards/10 blocks

Kawhi: 17 pts/9 boards/4 steals

Splitter: 12 pts/6 boards

Parker: 17 pts/6 assists

McHale: 30 pts/11 boards-Player of the Game

Bird: 16 pts/9 boards/5 assists

Parish: 19 pts/15 boards

Ainge: 11 pts/6 assists/5 boards

Gm 2: Boston: Boston Garden: Johnny Most/Tommy Heinsohn

1Qtr

9 Celtics 6 Spurs 6

Celtics Parish, Mchale, Bird

Spurs Kawhi, Green, Duncan

6 Celtics 13 Spurs 13

Celtics Ainge(3) Bird, Parish

Spurs Duncan, Green(3) Duncan

The Spurs really handled the Celtics in San Antonio - one more win and they take Region 8 to go with their Region 2 Title.

3 Spurs 21 Celtics 17

Celtics Bird, Parish

Spurs Splitter, Joseph, Ginobli, Ginobli

1Score Spurs 29 Celtics 21

Celtics Bird, Parish

Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi, Joseph, Ginobli

Modern basketball - specifically here, the Spurs, the '17 team is already in, the '16 team is in the Region 9 Final and here's the '15 team driving toward the finish.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 36 Celtics 25

Celtics Bird, Walton

Spurs Baynes, Belinelli, Belinelli(3)

6 Spurs 38 Celtics 28

Celtics Bird, Roberts(1)

Spurs Green

Spurs defense just carrying the day.

3 Spurs 43 Celtics 39

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

Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli(3)

HScore Celtics 49 Spurs 49

Celtics Bird, Bird, McHale, Bird, DJ

Spurs Splitter, Kawhi, Green

Boston goes on a run and ties the score - Bird was really held in check by Kawhi in game one, but he scores 10 in the second here.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 53 Celtics 51

Celtics Bird

Spurs Baynes, Splitter

6 Spurs 59 Celtics 56

Celtics Parish, Mchale, Bird(1)

Spurs Ginobli, Duncan, Diaw

It's a game - can the leprechauns sneak Boston over the top?

3 Celtics 66 Spurs 65

Celtics DJ, Parish, McHale, McHale, Bird

Spurs Parker, Parker, Kawhi

3Score Celtics 72 Spurs 69

Celtics Parish, Vincent, Mchale

Spurs Baynes, Parker

8 in the 3rd for McHale and Boston has its biggest lead.

4Qtr

9 Celtics 76 Spurs 76

Celtics DJ, McHale

Spurs Kawhi, Duncan(3) Splitter

6 Celtics 90 Spurs 82

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

Spurs Splitter, Joseph, Baynes

They are going wild in the Garden; 9 more for McHale - he hit Duncan and the Spurs for 30 in game 1 and has scored 17 in the second half today.

3 Celtics 94 Spurs 85

Celtics Sichting, Parish(1) Daye(1)

Spurs Mills(3)

FScore Celtics 103 Spurs 93

Celtics Ainge, Ainge, Bird, DJ(1) Bird

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Parker, Green(3)

The Spurs never get closer than 6 down the stretch; Boston wins at home to force the showdown

Bird: 32 pts/9 boards-Player of the Game

McHale: 23 pts/9 boards

Parish: 15 pts/15 boards

Ainge: 12 pts

DJ: 11 pts/7 assists

Duncan: 13 pts/9 boards

Kawhi: 14 pts/13 boards

Splitter: 10 pts/5 boards

Green: 12 pts/6 boards

Ginobli: 11 pts

Gm 3: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Johnny Most

1Qtr

9 Spurs 9 Celtics 5

Spurs Green(3) Kawhi, Green, Green

Celtics McHale, Bird(3)

6 Spurs 13 Celtics 5

Spurs Parker, Splitter

Celtics 

Rough start for Boston - region 8 ends here.

3 Spurs 19 Celtics 11

Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Duncan

Celtics Bird, McHale, DJ

1Score Spurs 28 Celtics 17

Spurs Duncan, Joseph, Splitter. Kawhi(3)

Celtics McHale, DJ, McHale

The Celtics just fought super hard and won game 2 - but the modern Spurs, with Kawhi and Duncan and the 3 ball, just proving too much for an 80s team.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 40 Celtics 25

Spurs Diaw(1) Joseph, Diaw, Baynes, Ginobli, Belinelli(3)

Celtics Walton, Daye, Roberts, Sichting

6 Spurs 42 Celtics 32

Spurs Ginobli

Celtics Sitchting, Vincent, Bird(3)

Boston is keeping it from being a blowout, but they need a big run soon.

3 Spurs 52 Celtics 38

Spurs Parker, Splitter, Duncan, Duncan, Green

Celtics McHale, Bird, Mchale

HScore Spurs 67 Celtics 44

Spurs Ginobli, Diaw(3) Splitter, Duncan, Duncan, Parker, Kawhi

Celtics Vincent, Ainge, Vincent

It's done - the Spurs have ended this early and we now have 2 Kawhi Leonard teams in the Sweet 16 with a shot a third right around the corner.  

3Qtr

9 Spurs 75 Celtics 50

Spurs Kawhi, Baynes, Diaw, Ginobli

Celtics McHale, McHale, Ainge

6 Spurs 81 Celtics 63

Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Kawhi

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

3 Spurs 86 Celtics 75

Spurs Splitter, Parker, Splitter(1)

Celtics Roberts, Bird, Bird(3) Vincent, McHale(3)

3Score Spurs 96 Celtics 77

Spurs Parker, Parker(3) Duncan, Green(3)

Celtics DJ

Boston cut that 25 pt deficit to 11 - but that's as close as they got.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 104 Celtics 81

Spurs Ginobli(3) Ginobli(3) Kawhi

Celtics Parish, Ainge

6 Spurs 109 Celtics 85

Spurs Splitter, Ginobli(3)

Celtics Vincent, Parish

3 Spurs 113 Celtics 91

Spurs Ayres, Anderson

Celtics DJ, Walton, Thirdkill(3)

FScore Spurs 113 Celtics 96

Spurs

Celtics Wedman, Henry, henry

19/11/8 for Bird in the loss; he becomes the first member of a losing team to be Region MVP

Splitter: 17 pts/15 boards-Player of the Game

Kawhi: 15 pts/5 boards

Duncan: 14 pts/9 boards/6 assists

Parker: 15 pts/5 assists

Green: 12 pts/5 boards

Ginobli: 17 pts/5 assists

All Region:

C Shaq ('02 Lakers-3 PotG)

F Duncan ('15 Spurs-4 PotG)

F Bird ('87 Celtics-6 PotG)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

G Magic ('82 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Jordan ('91 Bulls-2 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 7 Finals

 Region 6

6. 2020 CEN DIV CHAMP MIL BUCKS v. 9. 1977 NBA CHAMP PORT TR BLAZERS

Bucks: 56-17, 1st Cen Div, 8th Off, 1st Def

             d. Magic East 1st Rnd 4-1

             Lost Heat East Semis 4-1

             #90 overall seed

             d. '02 Mavs (2-0 Middleton/Giannis PotG)

             d. '93 Bulls (2-1 Giannis)

             d. '85 Lakers (2-1 Giannis)

Coach: Mike Budenholzer, Asst Vin Baker

Starters

C Brook Lopez                     31-Stanford       12 PPG  15 PER 5.5 WS    1.9

F Giannis Antetokounmpo   25                      29.5        31.9      11.1         6.6 VORP

F Khris Middleton                28-Texas A&M 20.9       21.1      7.9            2.9

G Eric Bledsoe                    30-Kentucky     14.9          17.6       5.4         1.6

G Donte DiVincenzo            23-Villanova     9.2         14.1       4.3           1.3

Rotation Reserves

C Robin Lopez                     31-Stanford       5.4          10.2       1.5          -.2

F Ersan Ilyasova                  32                      6.6           14.9       3.6         .6

F Kyle Korver                     38-Creighton     16.6          11.3      2.5         .5

G George Hill                       33-IUPUI          9.4         16.9        5.5         1.6

G Pat Connaughton             27-NDame        5.4           11.5        3.4         .8

Leaders: Giannis 5th PPG, 4th Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 1st PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/- 2nd VORP, 1st Def Rtng, 4th Reb %, 1st Team All NBA

               BLopez 2nd Blocks, 2nd Blocks/Gm, 4th Def WS, 5th Def +/- 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Block %

               Middleton 3rd FT%

               DiVincenzo  3rd Def Rtng

               Hill 1st 3 Pt %, 3rd Off Rtng

25 year old Giannis is top 3 in the Big 5 Cats, he's got the best PER in this series, 28 year old Middleton's over 20 PER also.  It's the Covid Bucks, they knocked off the '93 Bulls and '85 Lakers. Really shows the power of ultramodern basketball. Milwaukee's the best defensive team in 2020. Both Giannis and Middleton were named to the All Star team. Giannis won the MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year Award, 31 year old Brook Lopez/30 year old Eric Bledsoe both second team all defense.

Blazers: 49-33, 2nd Pac Div, 2nd Off, 5th Def

               d. Bulls West 1st 2-1

               d. Nuggets West Semis 4-2

               d. Lakers West Finals 4-0

               d. Sixers NBA Finals 4-2

               #135 overall seed

               d. '68 Sixers (2-1, Walton/Lucas PotG)

               d. '16 Warriors (2-0 Gross)

               d. '13 Grizzlies (2-0 Steele/Walton)

Coach: Dr Jack Ramsey, Asst Jack McKinney

Starters

C Bill Walton           24-UCLA                    18.6 PPG  22.9 PER 10.2  5 VORP

F Maurice Lucas      24-Marquette               20.2          18.3         8.7    2.1

F Bob Gross             23-Cal St Long Beach 11.4          16.2         7.4    2.8

G Dave Twardzik    26-Old Dominion         10.3           16.3        7.5    2.5

G Larry Steele         27-Kentucky                10.3           16.3         5.2   1.5

Rotation Reserves

C Robin Jones         22-St Louis                   5.5            13.1         2.2     .6

F Lloyd Neal           26-Tenn St                    6.8             13.1        1.8      0

F Herm Gilliam       30-Purdue                     9.3            12.7         2.5     .1

G Lionel Hollins      23-Ariz St                    14.7          15.6         4        1.2

G Johnny Davis       21-Dayton                    8               12.8         2.5     .1

Leaders: Walton: 5th Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 3rd Blocks, 1st Blocks/Gm, 3rd PER, 3rd WS/48, 3rd +/- 3rd VORP, 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Reb%, 2nd Block %, 2nd Team All NBA

               Twardzik: 1st TS%,

The World Champion Blazers are here; Walton's 24, 20+ PER w/ double digit WS. Top 5 in both offense and defense in '77; it's the only pre-80s team to make the Regional Finals; they knocked off the 73 win Warriors. Walton was NBA Finals MVP; he and 24 year old Maurice Lucas were both named to the All Star game. Walton was First team All Defense.  Just one loss so far in the tournament for the Blazers. 

Matchup

C Walton (Blazers)

F Giannis (Bucks)

F Middleton (Bucks)

G Push

G Steele (Blazers)

Bench: Bucks

Gm 1: Milwaukee: Fiserv Forum: Announcers: Jim Paschke/Marques Johnson

1Qtr

9 Bucks 12 Blazers 8

Bucks Middleton, Bledsoe(3), DiVincenzo, DiVincenzo, BLopez(3)

Blazers Walton, Steele, Twardzik, Gross

6 Bucks 16 Blazers 14

Bucks BLopez, Middleton

Blazers Lucas, Walton, Twardzik

Region 7 - the Bucks have already knocked off two NBA Champs and are looking for a third.  Ultramodern basketball against a team almost 50 years behind them.

3 Blazers 22 Bucks 17

Bucks Giannis(1)

Blazers Twardzik(3) Gross, Walton(3)

1Score Blazers 27 Bucks 24

Bucks Hill(3) Ilyasova, Korver

Blazers Davis(3) Gilliam

Just 1 for Giannis; that won't last for long; in a region with prime Magic, Michael, Steph, he's been the best player.

2Qtr

9 Blazers 31 Bucks 28

Bucks Korver(3) BLopez(1)

Blazers Neal, Walton

6 Blazers 43 Bucks 34

Bucks Giannis, Middleton, Bledsoe

Blazers Twardzik, Gilliam(3) Gilliam(3) Lucas, Lucas

Half century difference?  How about Herm Gilliam with back to back triples.

3 Blazers 50 Bucks 34

Bucks

Blazers Gross(3) Hollins, Walton

HScore Blazers 55 Bucks 42

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, RLopez, Bledsoe

Blazers Gross(3) Walton

The Blazers out triple the Bucks in the second and have a double digit road lead.

3Qtr

9 Blazers 65 Bucks 50

Bucks Connaughton, Middleton, Giannis, Giannis

Blazers Davis, Davis, Hollins, Hollins, Lucas

6 Blazers 66 Bucks 58

Bucks Giannis, Donte, Ilyasova, Giannis

Blazers Jones(1)

8-1 run for Milwaukee gets them within shouting distance

3 Blazers 69  Bucks 63

Bucks Ilyasova(3) Bledsoe

Blazers Twardzik(1) Gilliam

3Score Blazers 79 Bucks 70

Bucks Middleton, Donte, Giannis(3)

Blazers Lucas, Walton, Twardzik, Steele, Steele

Giannis with 11 in the third, Blazers up 9

4Qtr

9 Bucks 83 Blazers 83

Bucks Bledsoe, Donte, BLopez(3) Giannis, BLopez, Donte

Blazers Walton, Lucas

6 Bucks 96 Blazers 92

Bucks Bledsoe, Giannis, Hill, Giannis, RLopez, Giannis(3)

Blazers Walton, Steele(1) Lucas, Lucas, Walton

26 Milwaukee points in 6 minutes, just an overwhelming stretch of basketball.

3 Bucks 105 Blazers 98

Bucks Giannis, RLopez, Connaughton, BLopez(3)

Blazers Davis, Gross, Walton

FScore Bucks 118 Blazers 109

Bucks BLopez(3) Donte(3) Middleton, Giannis, Giannis(3)

Blazers Steele(3) Neal, Neal, Walton

48 4th quarter points for the Bucks, they outscore the Blazers by 18 and come in steaming for a game one win.  Giannis continues a legendary run in Region 7.

Giannis: 34 pts/14 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Middleton: 12 pts/9 assists/5 boards

BLopez: 17 pts/6 boards

Bledsoe: 13 pts/7 boards/5 assists

Donte: 15 pts

Walton: 25 pts/21 boards

Gross: 12 pts/8 boards/5 assists/4 steals

Lucas: 16 pts/5 boards

Steele: 10 pts

Twardzik: 14 pts

Gilliam: 10 pts

Gm 2: Portland: Memorial Coliseum: Announcer: Bill Schonely

1Qtr

9 Blazers 8 Bucks 5

Blazers Lucas, Steele, Walton, Lucas

Bucks Bledsoe(3) Giannis

6 Blazers 14 Bucks 14

Blazers Walton, Twardzik, Hollins

Bucks Bledsoe(3) BLopez, Bledsoe, Middleton

Blazers led through 3 quarters on the road in game 1 - and then gave up almost 50 in the 4th.

3 Bucks 20 Blazers 19

Blazers Hollins, Hollins(3)

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Giannis

1Score Bucks 27 Blazers 21

Blazers Hollins

Bucks Korver, BLopez, Connaughton

Lionel Hollins with Portland's last 9.  

2Qtr

9 Bucks 31 Blazers 29

Blazers Gilliam, Walton, Gilliam, Davis

Bucks Ilyasova, Donte(3)

6 Bucks 39 Blazers 37

Blazers Walton, Steele, Gross, Gross

Bucks Giannis, Ilyasova, Donte, Bledsoe

10 for Giannis - he will be Region 7 MVP if the Bucks win this series.

3 Bucks 50 Blazers 45

Blazers Hollins, Hollins, Hollins, Lucas

Bucks Hill(3) Giannis, Connaughton, BLopez, Middleton

HScore Bucks 59 Blazers 51

Blazers Lucas, Walton, Neal

Bucks Middleton, Giannis(3) Giannis, Hill

Giannis has 15 - Bucks largest lead; they could be closing this out today.

3Qtr

9 Bucks 59 Blazers 51

Blazers Steele, Walton

Bucks 

6 Bucks 69 Blazers 57

Blazers Davis

Bucks Hill, Donte(3) BLopez, Bledsoe(3)

It's nearing an end - Bucks now up doule digits.

3 Bucks 78 Blazers 65

Blazers Jones, Jones, Gross, Walton

Bucks Middleton, Giannis, Middleton(3) Donte

3Score Bucks 88 Blazers 69

Blazers Steele, Twardzik

Bucks Giannis, Hill(3)

Ultramodern basketball wins this region - the Covid Bucks are about to knock off their third NBA Champ.  

4Qtr

9 Bucks 92 Blazers 73

Blazers Lucas, Steele

Bucks Giannis, Giannis

6 Bucks 99 Blazers 77

Blazers Gross, Lucas

Bucks Bledsoe, Donte(3) Giannis

3 Bucks 103 Blazers 83

Bucks Lucas, Lucas, Lucas

Blazers Bledsoe, Mason

FScore Bucks 103 Blazers 91

Bucks Mayes(3) Davis, Mayes(3)

Blazers Brown(3) Mason, Mason(3) Brown

7 PotG for Giannis and the Bucks win Region 7.

Giannis: 27 pts/9 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Middleton: 11 pts/6 assists/5 boards

Donte: 13 pts/6 boards

Bledsoe: 17 pts

Hill: 10 pts/5 boards

All Region:

C Walton ('77 Blazers-2 PotG)

F Giannis ('20 Bucks-7PotG)

F Gross ('77 Blazers-2 PotG)

G Jordan ('93 Bulls-2 PotG)

G Magic ('85 Lakers-2 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 6 Finals

Region 5

4. 2012 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 6. 2020 ATL DIV CHAMP TOR RAPTORS

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

            d. Knicks East 1st, 4-1

            d. Pacers East Semis 4-2

            d. Celtics East Finals 4-3

            d. Thunder NBA Finals 4-1

            #59th overall seed 

            d. '11 Spurs (2-0, LeBron/Bosh PotG)

            d. '14 Clips (2-1 LeBron 2)

            d. '01 Lakers (2-0 Bosh/LeBron)

Coach: Erik Spoelstra, GM Pat Riley, Asst Bob McAdoo

Starters

C Joel Anthony 29-UNLV                3.4 PPG  10.3 PER 3.1 WS      .5

F Chris Bosh     27-Georgia Tech     18            18.9        6.9             1.4

F LeBron James 27                               27.1         30.7       14.5       7.6 VORP

G Mario Chalmers 25-Kansas          9.8           13          4.3             1.1

G Dwyane Wade    30-Marquette     22.1         26.3       7.7              4

Rotation Reserves  

C Ronny Turiaf      29-Gonzaga       3.5            12.6       .7                .1

F Udonis Haslem   31-Florida          6              10.9        3.5              -.2

F Shane Battier      33-Duke             4.8           9.7          3.3              1.1

G James Jones       31-Miami           3.6           9.7          1.7               ,3

G Mike Miller       31-Florida          6.1           11.4         1.8              .4

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

               Miller: 4th 3pt %

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

King James sweeps those Big 5 Categories and is the best player in the world in 2012.  LeBron's 27, 30 year old Wade joins him crossing 20 PER. They both are named to the All Star team along with 27 year old Bosh. LeBron was NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and 1st Team All Defense. The Heat look to be the third NBA Champion to advance.   

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

                d. Nets East 1st Rnd 4-0

                Lost Celtics East Semis 4-3

                #91 overall seed

               d. '66 Celtics (2-0, Lowry/Ibaka PotG)

               d. '96 Sonics (2-0 Siakam/Lowry)

               d. '11 Mavs (2-1 Siakam 2)

Coach: Nick Nurse

Starters

C Serge Ibaka                      30                  15.4 PPG   17.3 PER  3.9 WS   .8

F Pascal Siakam                  25- N Mex St 22.9          17.9          5.4       2

F OG Anunoby                    22- Indiana    10.6           13.2          5.7      1.7

G Kyle Lowry                     33-Villanova  19.4          17.7          7.5       2.8 VORP

G Fred Van Vleet                25-Wichita St  17.6         16.3          5.8       2.3

Rotation Reserves

C Marc Gasol                     35                    7.5            11.8          3         1.1

F Chris Boucher                 27-Oregon       6.6            20.7         3.8      .8

F Rondae Hollis Jefferson  25-Arizona      7               15.1         3.4      .6

G Norman Powell               26-UCLA        16             16.8         4.6        1.5

G Terence Davis                 22-Ole Miss     7.5            13.8        3.1         .8

Leaders: Van Vleet: 4th Steals/Gm

               Siakam 2nd Team All NBA

Very empty leader board; this Raptor team isn't about top end talent, the only PER over 20 is Boucher's in limited minutes on the bench.  The Covid Raptors were second in defense, they're seeded 6th in the region.  25 year old Siakam made 2nd Team All NBA.  

Matchup:

C Ibaka (Raptors)

F Push

F LeBron (Heat)

G Lowry (Raptors)

G Wade (Heat)

Bench: Raptors

Two defense first teams that have lost just once in the tournament; whomever wins will mark the 6th different organization out of six slots to reach the Sweet 16, that's going to remain true at least until Region 8.  Were Toronto to win, it's conceivable that we might see our first Region MVP not to come from the champions.

Gm 1: Miami: American Airlines Arena. Announcers: Eric Reid/Tony Fiorentino

1 Qtr

9 Raptors 7 Heat 4

Heat Wade, Bosh

Raptors Anunoby, Siakam, Siakam(3)

6 Raptors 11 Heat 8

Heat Bosh, Wade

Raptors Lowry, ibaka

Region 6 Finals underway in Miami.  Heat looking to be the third NBA Champ to make the sweet 16.

3 Heat 19 Raptors 13

Heat Wade, Wade, LeBron, Lebron, Wade(3)

Raptors Ibaka

1Score Heat 19 Raptors 19

Heat

Raptors Davis, H-Jeff, H-Jeff

A defense first series was expected and you see that so far.  11 for DWade.

2Qtr

9 Heat 24 Raptors 21

Heat LeBron, LeBron(3)

Raptors VVleet

6 Heat 33 Raptors 28

Heat Battier(3) Haslem, Jones, Bosh

Raptors H-Jeff, ibaka, Ibaka(3)

LeBron's got 9, each possession is contested.

3 Heat 43 Raptors 35

Heat Bosh(3) LeBron, leBron(3) Haslem

Raptors VVleet(3) Powell, Powell

HScore Heat 50 Raptors 47

Heat LeBron, leBron(3) Lebron

Raptors Siakam, Siakam, VVleet, Gasol(3) VVleet(3)

Toronto with two triples in the last 25 seconds to cut the deficit to 3; 19 first half points for King James.

3Qtr

9 Heat 56 Raptors 51

Heat LeBron, Turiaf, Bosh

Raptors Lowry, Ibaka

6 Heat 60 Raptors 58

Heat Bosh, Bosh

Raptors Anunoby, Anunoby, Lowry(3)

The Raptors cut the deficit to 2.

3 Heat 64 Raptors 58

Heat Wade, leBron

Raptors 

3Score Heat 68 Raptors 65

Heat LeBron, Bosh

Raptors H-Jeff, Boucher(3) Ibaka

One quarter left in game 1.  We got a tight one.

4Qtr

9 Heat 75 Raptors 67

Heat Lebron, Wade, Bosh(1) Chalmers

Raptors VVleet

6 Heat 83 Raptors 71

Heat Jones, Bosh, Bosh, LeBron

Raptors VVleet, Siakam

Double digits now - Miami's going to take game one at home.

3 Heat 86 Raptors 74

Heat Wade, Curry(1)

Raptors Anunoby, Siakam(1)

FScore Heat 93 Raptors 84

Heat Bosh, Curry(1) Wade, LeBron

Raptors Ibaka, Brissett(3) Hernandez, Lowry(3)

The Raptors shoot below 40% from 2 and 25% from 3 and drop game one.

LeBron: 33 pts/11 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game

Bosh: 24 pts/5 boards

Wade: 19 pts/6 boards/7 assists

Siakam: 12 pts/10 boards

Van Vleet: 14 pts/7 assists

Lowry: 10 pts/7 boards/6 assists

Ibaka: 15 pts/12 boards

Gm 2: Toronto: Scotiabank Arena: Matt Devlin/Sherman Hamilton

1 Qtr

9 Raptors 9 Heat 8

Raptors VVleet(3) Anunoby, Lowry, Siakam

Heat Anthony, Bosh, Bosh, Wade

6 Heat 13 Raptors 11

Raptors Siakam

Heat Wade, Bosh(1) LeBron

Game 2 in Toronto - Chris Bosh comes out with 5 back in the town that started his NBA career.

3 Heat 14 Raptors 13

Raptors Siakam

Heat Wade(1)

1Score Heat 25 Raptors 21

Raptors H-Jeff(3), Gasol(1) H-Jeff, Davis

Heat Bosh, Wade, Chalmers(3) Miller, Haslem

Just 2 for LeBron, you know he'll get off eventually.

2Qtr

9 Raptors 29 Heat 29

Raptors Powell(3) Boucher(3) H-Jeff

Heat Haslem, Bosh

6 Raptors 40 Heat 35

Raptors Siakam(3) VVleet, VVleet(3) VVleet(3)

Heat LeBron, Chalmers, Bosh

Fred VanVleet with the Raptors last 8 - its their biggest lead.

3 Raptors 44 Heat 40

Raptors Powell, Powell

Heat Wade, Anthony(3)

HScore Raptors 49 Heat 47

Raptors Lowry(3) Anunoby

Heat Anthony, Anthony, Miller(3)

Joel Anthony with 5 in 6 and we are close.

3Qtr

9 Raptors 57 Heat 54

Raptors VVleet(3) VVleet, VVleet(3)

Heat Lebron, Chalmers, Wade(3)

6 Raptors 65 Heat 56

Raptors Lowry, Anunoby, Anunoby, Ibaka

Heat Turiaf

8 more for VanVleet and the Raptors have their biggest lead - are we headed back to Miami?

3 Raptors 71 Heat 60

Raptors Siakam, Boucher(3) Siakam(1)

Heat LeBron(1) Bosh(1) Battier

3Score Raptors 83 Heat 66

Raptors VVleet, Ibaka, Siakam(3) Ibaka, Siakam

Heat Bosh, Chalmers, Miller

Toronto busts up the Heat and we get a showdown.

4Qtr

9 Raptors 88 Heat 70

Raptors Ibaka, Siakam(3)

Heat Wade, Wade

6 Raptors 100 Heat 78

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

Heat LeBron, Bosh(3) Chalmers(3)

3 Raptors 105 Heat 87

Raptors VVleet (3) VVleet

Heat LeBron, Wade(3) Wade, leBron

FScore Raptors 110 Heat 95

Raptors Hernandez, Ponds(3)

Heat LeBron(3) LeBron, Harris(3)

Toronto gets the easy game 2 win, they were over 40% from 3.

VanVleet: 28 pts/7 assists/6 boards-Player of the Game

Lowry: 12 pts/6 assists

Siakam: 22 pts/8 boards/5 assists

Ibaka: 12 pts

Bosh: 17 pts/18 boards

Wade: 21 pts/6 boards/6 assists

LeBron: 18 pts/9 boards/9 assists

Anthony: 9 pts/10 boards

Chalmers: 12 pts

Gm 3: Miami: American Airlines Arena: Eric Reid/Matt Devlin

1 Qtr

9 Heat 8 Raptors 2

Heat Wade, LeBron, Wade, Bosh

Raptors Anunoby

6 Heat 16 Raptors 5

Heat Wade(3) LeBron, Bosh(3)

Raptors Lowry

Miami's defense comes out ferociously.

3 Heat 24 Raptors 13

Heat Bosh, LeBron, Bosh, Wade

Raptors VVleet(3) Ibaka, VVleet(3)

1Score Heat 29 Raptors 23

Heat Jones(3) Wade

Raptors  Siakam, Boucher, Boucher, Gasol(3)

Wade with 11 in the first.  

2Qtr

9 Heat 31 Raptors 31

Heat Haslem

Raptors Gasol, Anunoby, Boucher(3) Siakam(1)

6 Heat 37 Raptors 37

Heat Wade, Battier(3) Miller(1)

Raptors Lowry, Ibaka, Boucher

Tied.  Chris Boucher has 9 off the Raptor bench.

3 Heat 45 Raptors 41

Heat Wade, Bosh, Haslem, Miller

Raptors H-Jeff, Siakam

HScore Heat 47 Raptors 46

Heat Wade

Raptors Siakam, H-Jeff(3)

We might have a good one. Wade has 17.

3Qtr

9 Heat 54 Raptors 50

Heat Bosh, Wade, Chalmers(3)

Raptors Siakam, Siakam

6 Heat 63 Raptors 55

Heat LeBron, Wade, Wade, Haslem(3)

Raptors Ibaka, Lowry(3)

Another half dozen for Wade - this has been his game; he doesn't have a Player of the Game yet in the tournament but he's got 23 today

3 Heat 68 Raptors 64

Heat Chalmers(3) Bosh

Raptors Siakam, H-Jeff, Boucher(3) Lowry

3Score Raptors 77 Heat 72

Heat Bosh, Bosh

Raptors Anunoby, Lowry (3) Lowry, Lowry(3) Ibaka

13 in the third for Kyle Lowry and the Raptors take a 5 pt lead.

4Qtr

9 Raptors 84 Heat 81

Heat Anthony, LeBron, leBron(3) LeBron

Raptors VVleet(3) Lowry(3) VVleet

6 Heat 92 Raptors 87

Heat Miller(3) Bosh, LeBron, leBron, Bosh

Raptors H-Jeff

LeBron takes the game in his hands - 11 points in 6 minutes.

3 Heat 106 Raptors 97

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

Raptors VVleet, Lowry(3) Davis, Anunoby

FScore Heat 110 Raptors 100

Heat Chalmers, leBron

Raptors VVleet(3)

38 4th quarter points for Miami wins the Region - huge celebration on the American Airlines Arena home floor - the Miami Heat takes Region 6 and heads to the Sweet 16.

Bosh: 27 pts/12 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Wade: 25 pts/8 boards/7 assists/4 steals

LeBron: 21 pts/9 boards/9 assists

Chalmers: 11 pts/5 boards/5 assists

All Region Team

C Shaq ('01 Lakers-4 PotG) 

F LeBron ('12 Heat-5 PotG)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

F Dirk (11 Mavs-5 PotG)  

G Jordan ('97 Bulls-2 PotG)

G Lowry ('20 Raptors-2 PotG)