Category: NBA

Spurs lead series 3-0

With a win against the grizzlies the spurs would: 1) Knock out the grizzlies and 2) Advance to the NBA finals. Lets focus in on: Sharing the ball SPURS. Let’s start 19-12 spurs. Manu Ginobli pass between Tayshaun Prince’s legs and Cory Joseph lays it in that makes it 21-12. Same score Boris Diaw pass to Tiago Splitter who gets the and 1! Spurs up 23-12. Spurs shot 74% from the floor in the 1st half. Less than a minute left in the 2nd quarter 40-31 spurs, Tim Duncan 1-hand slam in the lane. Spurs had 9 layups, 2 dunks, 17-23 FG in the paint all in the the 1st half! less then 10 seconds left in the 1st half 44-35 Spurs but the grizzlies will not let up, Jerryd Bayless sinks the 3 at the buzzer and that cuts the lead to 6 at the break.Lets go to the 3rd quarter now. 61-51 spurs and Tony Parker completely burned the grizzlies and that what he does right here uses the screen then left jukes a man and then the fadeaway! 63-51 Spurs now Parker had 14 points in the 3rd quarter. 69-64 spurs now Zach Randolph goes to the basket and puts it in and the grizzlies have cut the lead to 3! 69-66 spurs Randolph was a rough 4-13 from the floor. 83-75 Spurs now Tony Parker goes up for a 3 and is hit by Marc Gasol. Parker was hit in the eye.Parker would come back into the game. 87-81 Spurs now Tony Parker, jumper! yes! 89-81 after the 2-pointer by Parker.

Box Score

SPURS        93
GRIZZLES 86

Spurs win series 4-0

Key Players    PTS (CSD’s Player of the Game in ALL CAPS)

(SA) PARKER  37   6 AST

(SA) Duncan    15    8 REB 4 BLK

(MEM) Gasol    14   5 AST 3 BLK

Series tied 1-1

Let’s start with: Hot Starts for both teams. 1st quarter 14-13 Pacers. James to Bosh, Bosh takes a 3…YES! The heat shot 3-5 from the bonusphere in the 1st half. That put the Heat up 2. 20-16 Heat now George Hill for 3…yes! Cuts the lead to 1. Pacers were 4-5 shooting from 3-point range in the 1st half. 23-22 Heat now Udonis Haslem gets the baseline J to fall. The Heat shot 63% from the floor in the 1st half. 26-24 eat now Roy Hibbert uses his left hand and gets the shot to fall, ties the game. Pacers shot 50% from the floor in the 1st half. 32-30 Heat now less then a minute left in the quarter, Lebron, HAVE SOME! Lebron James with the 2 hand slam! Lets jump to the 2nd quarter 65-54 Heat now less then 30 seconds left in the quarter, Ray Allen for 3… yes! 68-56 Heat now less then 5 seconds left in the half Lebron, floater YES! The Heat scored a franchise record 70 points in the 1st  half! Let’s focus on Udonis Haslem. 74-67 Heat and Haslem Rainbow Jumper falls that puts the Heat back up 10. Haslem shot 1-7 and 3 points in game 1&2 in game 3 he shot 8-9 and 17 points. 4th quarter now! 94-78 Heat James… turnaround falls heat up 18. Then Ray Allen 3…YESSIRE! 99-78 Heat. 101-87 now Wade from the paint… yes!

HEAT       114

PACERS   96

Heat lead series 2-1.

Key Players         PTS (CSD’s Player Of the Game in ALL CAPS)

(MIA) JAMES       22

(MIA) Wade           18    8 AST

(IND) Hibbert        20   17 REB

(IND) George          13    8 REB

POST #250

Spurs lead series 2-0

The Grizzles are undefeated at home this postseason. So when the Spurs come to Memphis can the grizzles keep them off? Let’s start 1-0 Grizzles 1st quarter  Tim Duncan looking for a pass but Tony Allen steals it and 5 seconds later it’s 2 points the other way! 3-0 Grizz. Ensuing possession Mike Conley gets the steal and that makes it 2 points the other way. 5-0 Grizz.

At the end of the 1st quarter

Stat                        SA    MEM

PTS                         13       29

FG                         4-19  12-25

TO                             8          1

PTS OFF TO         0          11

Lets resume 2nd quarter 29-13 Kawhi Leonard gets the steal and the slam for the spurs 29-15 Grizz. 42-34 Grizzles now Tony Duncan off the glass and into the bucket! 42-36 Grizz. It was a 4-point Grizzlies lead heading into halftime. Let’s skip ahead to the 4th quarter, 69-69 now Manu Ginobli for 3! Spurs up 3! 75-72 Spurs now but Quincy Pondexter gets the 3 to fall! game tied at 75. 86-86 less then 30 seconds left Ginobli 3! Not this time! less then 5 seconds left now Conley drives offbalance shot!-no. And we are going to overtime 88-88 in overtime Duncan…and 1! 91-88 after the fee throw. 95-89 Spurs, Duncan splitter YES!

SPURS           104
GRIZZLIES  93

Key Players       PTS (PLAYER OF GAME IN AL CAPS)

(SA) PARKER     26    5 AST, 3 STL

(SA) Duncan        24    10 REB, 5 AST

(MEM) Gasol      16      14 REB, 5 AST

Series: Heat up 1-0

Lets start 1st quarter 14-12 Pacers and that’s Roy Hibbert…Lay-up. Then later in the 1st 22-12 Pacers now, Hibbert lefty baby hook shoot goes in! Hibbert had 10 pts (4-5FG) in the 1st quarter alone! Let skip ahead to the second quarter less then 10 seconds left 53-44 Indiana but look at Mike Miller the 3 from the corner on the Assist from LeBron at the buzzer that cuts it to a 6 point lead going into halftime. Let’s go to the 3rd 58-54 Pacers now but LeBron reverse Slam! 36 points 14-20 FG on the night for Lebron that cuts the lead to 2. less then 10 seconds left in the 3rd 73-71 Pacers and Paul George slams down the 1-hander to put the Pacers up 5 after the free-throw.  Ensuing possession time ticking, LeBron from the logo! GOOD!!!!!! 76-74 James was  3-7 3PT-FG. 4th Quarter now 84-83 Pacers  Hibbert with the lay-in but LeBron with the rejection from behind! Lets go 4 minutes to go 89-88 Pacers Lebron fadeaway J! good!  He makes the free-throw Lebron was 5-7 FT. Heat up 91-89! 91-91 now David West 1-hand? no problem! That puts the Pacers up 93-91. 95-93 now remember game 1 Lebron drove to the rim nearly uncontested but this time Hibbert is in the game Lebron drives has to kick it back out but stolen by the Pacers! Pacer go on to win 97-93

Key Players        PTS (PLAYER OF GAME IN CAPS!)

(IND) HIBBRT    29    9-10 FT, 10 REB

(IND) George       22    6 AST

(MIA) James        36     8 REB, 3 STL
(MIA) Bosh           17     5 REB

Series tied 0-0

Let’s start in the 4th less then a minute to play 89-87 Heat. David West, lay-up… tied at 89! Ensuing possession Wade: What you can do I can do better! driving to the basket… GOOD! Heat up 91-89. 92-89 now less then 5 seconds to play Paul George ball deflected, George gets it back 3…YES! Tied at 92 with 00:00.7 left to play ten to win the game for the Heat: Ray Allen! No. Lets jump to overtime 2 minutes left 96-96, George driving AND 1! Less then a minute left Heat ball 99-96 Pacers, Shane Battier for 3… NO put-back by Bosh and it’s a 1-point game 99-98 Pacers. 99-99 now Lebron drives to the rim, good! 101-99 Heat up 2. Then Pacers 3 to go up 1 air ball but a foul on the play makes it 3 shots for George Hill. Hill makes all three shots 2.2 seconds left 102-101 Pacers up 1. Lebron gets the ball breaks free of Hill gets the near uncontested lay-up to fall and the Heat win 103-102 in Overtime!

Key Players     PTS        (Player of Game in Caps)

(IND) George   27    10-11 FT, 5AST

(MIA) JAMES   30   10 REB, 10 AST

(MIA) Wade       19   6 REB, 3STL

Series: Spurs lead 1-0

Halfway through the 4th 83-73 spurs but Pondexter! Slam Dunk cuts the lead to 8. Then Pondexter 3… YES Grizzles cut the lead to 5. Less than a minute to go 85-81 Spurs Manu Ginobli turns the ball over and then Tony Allen goes up and gets fouled nice job selling it by Parker his head never hit the ground but he’s holding his head like he was hit with a shovel. Flagrant 1 called (no ejection) but he makes the 2 free throws for the Grizzles and the lead is down to 2! Then Mike Conley scores and we are headed to OT. 87-87 halfway through OT and Parker 3… NO  but Duncan puts it back in 89-87 Spurs. Then Duncan ugly shot but it falls. Spurs up 4. less then 30 seconds left same score and Jerryd Bayless from the top of the key…YES that cuts the lead back down to 2 91-89. Then have to foul so Tony Parker on the freebee… GOOD  92-89 now after the free throw. Then desperation 3 by Bayless to tie the game… No! It just wasn’t meant to be.

GRIZZLES 89

SPURS        93

Key Players   PTS

(MEM) Gasol  12   14REB

(SA) DUNCAN 17 9REB,4BLK

(SA) Parker      15 18AST, 3STL

Spurs lead series 2-0

Last Round (ROUND 2) 2-2

Total: 8-4

Heat over Pacers in 6

Spurs over Grizzles in  7

Series: Pacers lead 3-2

Before the game Carmelo Anthony talked about he had to do whatever it takes to win. Lets start with: Easy Buckets-Pacers.  2nd quarter 48-42 Pacers  steal by the Pacers and fast break opportunity… Stephenson lays it in. 52-47 now and Stephenson AND 1 16 points in the 1st half! Back to some action 1st quarter 24-19 Indiana  melo… spinning baseline jumper. Felton misses the floater but Melo puts it back Carmelo Antony was 20 points 8-16 FG the rest of the Knicks? 27 points 9-32 FG. Lets focus in on: 3-point shooting-Knicks 3rd Quarter 65-53 Pacers Carmelo Anthony 3… MONEY! He was 15-29 FG and 39 PTS. 70-63 Pacers right now and Iman Shumpert 3..yes! he was 9-10 FG and 5-6 3PT-FG. Next Knicks possesion Shrumpert 3 YES lead to 1! back to the action 4th quarter 92-90 Knicks and Melo dunking But Roy Hibbert goes talk to the hand ’cause the head ain’t listening on him. Then Anthony’s pass stolen by Stephenson fast break and 1! 95-92 Pacers. 99-94 Pacers now Stephenson with the left hand… YES! and the Pacers go on to win.

KNICKS  99

PACERS 106

Pacers win Series 4-2

KEY PLAYERS         PTS
(NYK) Anthony        39    7 REB

(NYK) Stoudemire    2

(IND) George              23   5 REB
(IND) Hibbert             21   12 REB, 5 BLK

Spurs lead Series 3-2

Lets start in the 2nd 47-38 Spurs less than 10 seconds left.  Curry drives to the hole… Yes but Spurs up 7 at the break. 3rd quarter now Spurs up 53-45. Spurs block Curry. rebounded by Tony Parker, Parker on the fast break blocked by Harrison Barnes who had stitches earlier in the game but Kawhi Leonard rebounds and puts it back up Spurs up 10. 63-53 Spurs now and Kawhi Leonard from the corner for 3… NO but he follows his shot and 1-hands the slam. 4th Quarter 77-71 Spurs KLAY Thompson base-line jumper… YES! lead down to  4. Next Warriors posession Seth Curry top of the key… YES! LEAD DOWN TO 2. Next Spurs posession under 4 to play Parker, Corner… CLUTCH lead up to 5. 82-79 Spurs now Leonard, corner 3 YES lead up to 6. Next spurs possesion,  Tony Parker 3… YES! 88-79!

Box Score

SPURS           94

WARRIORS 82

Spurs win Series 4-2

Key Players   PTS

(SA) DUNCAN 19   6 Reb, 3 Blk

(SA) Parker       13    8 Ast

(GS) Curry         22    6 Ast

(GS) Lee               9     5 Reb

Series: 3-1 Grizzles

Lets start 2nd quarter 43-37 Grizzles Zac Randolph at the line he sinks the freebe 44-37 Grizzles. Very next play bad inbounds pass by Perkins stolen by Conley to Allen who lays it in 46-37 Grizz. The Grizzles were up 12 at the break. Lets resume 3rd quarter Thabo Sefolosha 3 no but the grizzles steal it Gasol to Prince Slam! griz up 14. 60-49 Grizz Eric Fisher for the Thunder 3…no but then why does the play stop… It turns out Allen threw a towel on the court accidently automatic T. That technical swung the momentum. 64-60 Grizzles now and Reggie Jackson fast break…yes 64-62. 4th Quarter  71-64 Grizzles Conley,3 Yes lead up to  ten. 80-70 now but Derek Fisher  with the 3 from the corner 80-73. Then Serge Ibaka Dunks it 80-75. 15 seconds left 86-81 Grizzles Reggie Jackson 3! 86-84 Thunder only down 2. Then Durrant to tie the game and send it to OT jumper or lane I choose jumper… BUT No! THUNDER HAVE TO FOUL game over and on the same night that the East’s number 1 seed the Heat won their series 4-1 The West’s number 1 seed lost theirs 4-1.

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BOX SCORE
GRIZZLES   88

THUNDER   84

Key Players               PTS

(MEM) Randolph     28      14 REB

(MEM) Gasol              10      7 REB,  3 BLK

(OKC) Durrant            21      8 REB, 7 AST