Game 3 is when you often get the shape of a series - a 3-0 comeback is rarer than rockinghorse poo so that's a given but after three games someone has to have a lead (hey, check out the mathematical calculation - I did that in my head!). But the lead can let you know if the team is capitalising on an away win in the first two games or fighting their way back into the series. Who's playing game 4 for respect and who's playing for their place in the next round?
Just to change it up again I'm gonna talk about the individual ratings first then some games and then give you the low-down.
Today the best player was Jerry West. That's because Jerry West was great - deja vu? Tim Duncan was fundamentally sound (of course), Wilt was good; but lets take a look at some other players entering the top 10. The Goods steps up and takes a break from the cartoon that his life has become and shows his jack of all trades game, Big E plays the way he can but was it enough for Kansas? Cooz was great with another solid double double and strong defense for the 7 spot, Neil Johnston pops up for Trenton; enough for the Tigers to take a huge lead? How about Dave Cowens stepping up bid for Texas, but was it big enough to regain home court? BBJ favourite Bob Pettit shows his prowess but was it enough to stop Hawaii sliding towards oblivion? The forgotten Knick starter but star of the little known but best judge of a player in the UBA (no, I'm not telling you, work it out for yourself) was a defensive juggernaut but enough for the Knicks to put Seattle on the brink?
TOTAL RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Jerry West -- AKR NBAR1 MIL 41.8 5
2. Tim Duncan -- LAL NBAR1 AND 41.5 5
3. Ed Macauley -- NYK NBAR1 SEA 38.6 4
4. Bob Pettit -- HAW ABAR1 TRN 35.8 4
5. Dave Cowens -- LAS ABAR1 TEX 35.0 3
6. Neil Johnston -- TRN ABAR1 HAW 32.8 3
7. Bob Cousy -- NYK NBAR1 SEA 31.1 2
8. Elvin Hayes -- KCS ABAR1 CHC 30.7 2
9. Lamar Odom -- LAS ABAR1 TEX 29.8 1
10. Wilt Chamberlain -- AND NBAR1 LAL 28.3 1
OFFENSIVE RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Tim Duncan -- LAL NBAR1 AND 34.9 5
2. Jerry West -- AKR NBAR1 MIL 32.4 5
3. Bob Pettit -- HAW ABAR1 TRN 30.7 4
4. Dave Cowens -- LAS ABAR1 TEX 27.8 4
5. Bob Cousy -- NYK NBAR1 SEA 27.6 3
6. Ed Macauley -- NYK NBAR1 SEA 27.1 3
7. Neil Johnston -- TRN ABAR1 HAW 26.5 2
8. Elvin Hayes -- KCS ABAR1 CHC 24.2 2
9. Lamar Odom -- LAS ABAR1 TEX 24.1 1
10. Bob Dandridge -- KCS ABAR1 CHC 22.9 1
DEFENSIVE RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Ed Macauley -- NYK NBAR1 SEA 11.5 5
2. Wilt Chamberlain -- AND NBAR1 LAL 11.4 5
3. David Robinson -- LAL NBAR1 AND 9.5 4
4. Jerry West -- AKR NBAR1 MIL 9.4 4
5. Charles Barkley -- NYR ABAR1 SDS 8.4 3
6. Dolph Schayes -- KCS ABAR1 CHC 8.1 3
7. Marvin Barnes -- FWP NBAR1 BUF 7.8 2
8. Wes Unseld -- BUF NBAR1 FWP 7.3 2
9. Dave Cowens -- LAS ABAR1 TEX 7.3 1
10. Johnny Green -- SDS ABAR1 NYR 7.0 1
Okay, on to the games..
Sorry about the small fonts - it's that silly UBA program out put (sorry Jim, it's great in every way.. but how about CSV as an output?)
The Sails ride the high winds to stamp out any thoughts of a long series. Chuck is battling away but he's out of his depth here and the Sails will win this one either next game or the one after barring a freak boating accident taking out the starting 5..
The Sails ride the high winds to stamp out any thoughts of a long series. Chuck is battling away but he's out of his depth here and the Sails will win this one either next game or the one after barring a freak boating accident taking out the starting 5..
( 3- 0) San Diego Sails 25 31 36 28 - 120 (Al Jefferson 21)
( 0- 3) New York Rens 29 19 29 35 - 112 (Charles Barkley 22)
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San Diego Sails FG FT 3P REB
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Walt Frazier 37 5-10 6- 8 0- 1 4- 4 9 0 0 3 2 16
Hakeem Olajuwon 20 5-12 3- 4 0- 0 3- 7 0 6 2 0 1 13
Otis Birdsong 26 6- 9 4- 4 0- 0 1- 2 2 3 0 1 1 16
Joakim Noah 9 1- 1 3- 4 0- 0 1- 2 2 6 0 0 0 5
Al Jefferson 19 8-11 5- 7 0- 0 1- 6 0 2 0 0 1 21
Johnny Green 17 3- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 7 2 2 5 1 0 6
Tracy McGrady 25 2- 9 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 5 3 0 4 2 4
Jack Twyman 7 1- 2 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Bob Rule 32 4-12 5- 6 1- 1 2- 6 1 3 1 0 1 14
Eric Murdock 11 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 3 2 0 1 2 2
Marques Johnson 38 5-15 10-12 0- 0 1- 3 1 1 1 4 2 20
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Totals 240 41- 88 37-47 1- 2 14-39 26 29 9 14 12 120
46.6% 78.7% 50.0%
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Coached by: Michael Turner
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New York Rens FG FT 3P REB
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Charles Barkley 39 8-12 4- 6 2- 5 5-15 4 4 2 6 3 22
Frank Ramsey 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Green 36 4- 7 5- 6 1- 1 0- 6 6 3 0 2 2 14
Rod Strickland 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Clyde Drexler 35 7-14 6- 6 1- 3 3- 6 3 3 1 2 3 21
Fred Brown 14 1- 2 2- 2 0- 1 1- 2 1 5 0 1 1 4
Harry Gallatin 16 1- 4 4- 4 0- 2 1- 3 1 5 0 0 1 6
Scott Fisher 11 2- 8 0- 0 0- 0 1- 4 2 1 0 3 0 4
Ron Harper 34 4-12 2- 6 1- 1 0- 1 7 3 0 4 2 11
Leroy Edwards 38 7-11 4- 4 0- 0 3- 6 1 5 2 6 1 18
Rasheed Wallace 16 5-11 1- 1 1- 1 0- 2 1 2 3 1 0 12
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Totals 240 39- 81 28-35 6-14 14-45 27 31 8 25 13 112
48.1% 80.0% 42.9%
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Coached by: Stan Syckes
Lead Changes: 6 Ties: 6 (35-35)
Go-Ahead Shot: Al Jefferson (37-35)
Largest Leads: San Diego Sails -- 15 (82-67)
New York Rens -- 9 (25-16)
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So the Chaps ride in to face the Stars knowing a win will put them right back where they want to be after putting the beat down on the Stars in game 2; but no. Step up Dave Cowens and even a so-so game from Shaq Daddy is enough it seems.. poor shooting and a mass of turnovers as the tension showed between these two, but the Stars are showing this is no fluke. Texas needs to find another level.. although after three games the famous quote is how much closer could it be?
( 1- 2) Texas Chaparral 23 37 23 22 - 105 (Tim Hardaway 20)
( 2- 1) LA Stars 30 28 28 26 - 112 (Dave Cowens 28)
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Texas Chaparrals FG FT 3P REB
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Juwan Howard 16 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 3 1 3 0 1 0 2
John Drew 32 6-12 2- 2 0- 1 4- 8 3 3 1 4 3 14
Tim Hardaway 36 8-21 1- 2 3- 8 2- 5 7 5 0 6 5 20
Derek Harper 6 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 1 0 0 0 1 4
Ray Felix 40 8-15 3- 4 0- 0 3-13 0 1 2 5 1 19
Phil Smith 37 6-19 6- 8 0- 0 1- 3 5 4 0 5 1 18
Walt Bellamy 41 8-13 1- 2 0- 0 4- 9 8 5 5 3 1 17
Hal Greer 17 2- 6 0- 0 1- 3 1- 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
Bill Bridges 15 2- 4 2- 2 0- 0 2- 6 0 1 0 0 0 6
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Totals 240 43- 95 15-20 4-12 17-49 26 23 8 24 12 105
45.3% 75.0% 33.3%
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Coached by: Tony Hyde
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LA Stars FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Lamar Odom 38 11-19 1- 2 3- 4 4-12 4 3 1 3 2 26
James Worthy 11 1- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 1 0 0 1 2 2
Dale Ellis 18 3- 6 0- 0 1- 2 1- 3 1 2 0 0 1 7
Sherman Douglas 35 5-11 2- 2 0- 1 1- 3 11 3 0 4 4 12
Horace Grant 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dave Cowens 41 12-15 4- 4 0- 0 5-15 0 6 4 3 1 28
Terrell Brandon 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Shaquille O'Neal 40 12-19 2- 6 0- 0 0- 7 2 2 2 2 0 26
Antawn Jamison 8 0- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 3 0 2 0 0
Johnny Logan 0 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiny Archibald 42 2-11 7- 8 0- 1 0- 1 13 4 0 5 2 11
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Totals 240 46- 90 16-22 4- 8 11-44 32 24 7 20 13 112
51.1% 72.7% 50.0%
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Coached by: Stuart Sullivan
Lead Changes: 8 Ties: 8 (60-60)
Go-Ahead Shot: Dave Cowens (70-69)
Largest Leads: Texas Chaparrals -- 2 (4-2)
LA Stars -- 12 (46-34)
Injuries: Texas Chaparrals LA Stars
Spencer Haywood 6
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Say it ain't so Jeff.. not a game winner? No actually a choke at the line.. a furious fourth quarter with lead changes and back and forth in a run and gun affair was decided at the line where yesterday's hero Ray Williams gets fouled on a last minute drive to the hole by Elgin Baylor in what looked like a game changing play. But Ray misses the first and Trenton calls timeout. Discussing how to win with 0.8 seconds on the clock or accept OT. Ray Williams steps up to the line and the wind changed direction, the free throw circled once, then again before changing direction and rolling off the rim. A crowd of players went for the board and the ball bobbled away as the clock expired. A very bitter pill for the Chiefs to swallow but the Tigers deserve a heap of credit.. question is, how much pride is left in Hawaii after this heartbreaker?
( 3- 0) Trenton Tigers 30 22 35 40 - 127 (Gus Johnson 26)
( 0- 3) Hawaii Chiefs 30 34 27 35 - 126 (Bob Pettit 28)
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Trenton Tigers FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Dan Roundfield 2 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Neil Johnston 41 8-16 8-10 0- 1 8-15 3 3 2 1 2 24
Louie Dampier 19 1- 5 4- 4 1- 4 0- 3 3 2 1 0 0 7
Andrew Gaze 40 4-10 15-17 1- 6 0- 2 4 5 0 3 1 24
Elgin Baylor 38 6-12 1- 2 0- 2 4-14 7 6 1 5 2 13
Pete Maravich 38 5-10 2- 2 1- 1 3- 3 5 3 0 3 2 13
Richard Jefferson 11 4- 6 2- 2 0- 0 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
Gus Johnson 38 10-22 6- 8 0- 1 1- 8 3 2 1 1 0 26
Brad Miller 14 2- 5 2- 4 0- 0 1- 2 1 1 0 0 0 6
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Totals 240 42- 88 40-49 3-15 18-49 26 23 5 14 7 127
47.7% 81.6% 20.0%
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Coached by: Jim O'Donnell
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Hawaii Chiefs FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Bob Pettit 44 12-17 2- 4 2- 3 3- 9 5 6 2 1 2 28
Ray Williams 33 5-13 4- 6 1- 4 0- 2 8 4 0 2 4 15
Cal Bruton 1 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Danny Fortson 14 1- 2 3- 4 0- 0 2- 6 2 2 0 1 1 5
Elton Brand 37 6- 9 2- 4 0- 0 3- 7 2 6 3 0 1 14
Antoine Walker 6 3- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Steve Francis 42 7-19 1- 2 1- 8 2- 5 8 4 0 2 2 16
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Brisker 30 9-15 4- 4 2- 5 1- 4 2 4 0 4 0 24
George Yardley 31 8-15 0- 2 0- 2 4- 7 4 6 0 2 1 16
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Totals 240 52- 94 16-26 6-22 15-41 31 33 5 12 11 126
55.3% 61.5% 27.3%
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Coached by: Jeff Kik
Lead Changes: 24 Ties: 22 (126-126)
Go-Ahead Shot: Neil Johnston (127-126)
Largest Leads: Trenton Tigers -- 10 (106-96)
Hawaii Chiefs -- 12 (58-46)
Injuries: Trenton Tigers Hawaii Chiefs
Alonzo Mourning 2
Jeff Mullins 2
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This sure looks like Kansas as the Steers win the easiest game of the night with a good team game and the scoring of Bob Dandridge. I still say 7 games, but Keith has to get his troops more fired up for the crusade than they were today. You won't win many games shooting 37% from the field and with a minus 17 on the boards. Solid win by KC to back up the one they got in the windy city.
( 1- 2) Chicago Crusade 18 31 17 20 - 86 (Andrew Toney 21)
( 2- 1) Kansas City Ste 28 27 24 22 - 101 (Bob Dandridge 24)
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Chicago Crusaders FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Ed Sadowski 20 4- 7 1- 1 0- 0 0- 4 2 6 0 1 0 9
Arvydas Sabonis 22 3- 9 2- 2 0- 0 5- 9 1 5 0 2 0 8
Kenny Sears 33 5-11 5- 6 1- 5 2- 9 0 2 1 1 2 16
Chris Mullin 32 5-13 0- 0 2- 3 0- 0 7 1 0 3 1 12
Dick McGuire 22 2- 6 0- 0 0- 3 2- 5 2 2 1 2 4 4
Amare Stoudemire 7 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 2- 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dave DeJernett 12 0- 2 0- 2 0- 0 2- 4 2 0 0 3 0 0
Caldwell Jones 36 2-10 0- 0 0- 2 1- 8 0 5 0 0 1 4
Charlie Scott 31 5-14 0- 0 0- 1 0- 2 5 2 0 0 1 10
Andrew Toney 26 8-18 3- 4 2- 5 0- 0 2 3 0 2 0 21
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Totals 240 35- 94 11-15 5-19 14-43 21 26 2 14 9 86
37.2% 73.3% 26.3%
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Coached by: Keith Ellis
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Kansas City Steers FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Sergei Belov 3 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Sidney Wicks 10 1- 5 1- 2 0- 0 1- 4 2 2 1 1 0 3
Buddy Jeannette 12 2- 8 0- 0 0- 2 0- 1 2 2 0 1 0 4
Swen Nater 3 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
Reggie Theus 37 2-11 2- 2 1- 6 3- 5 7 3 0 6 0 7
Bob Dandridge 35 12-16 0- 0 0- 1 1- 5 3 3 0 2 1 24
Nat Holman 11 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Gene Englund 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 2 1 0 0
Mike Bibby 33 7-13 4- 4 1- 5 0- 5 4 0 0 2 1 19
Elvin Hayes 41 10-17 4- 6 0- 0 6-17 3 3 2 2 1 24
Chet Walker 13 2- 5 0- 0 0- 2 2- 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dolph Schayes 37 3-13 6- 6 0- 4 4-17 4 1 1 1 2 12
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Totals 240 41- 94 17-20 2-21 18-60 26 18 6 17 5 101
43.6% 85.0% 9.5%
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Coached by: Mark Elwood
Technical Fouls: Dolph Schayes 1
Lead Changes: 1 Ties: 2 (4-4)
Go-Ahead Shot: Elvin Hayes (10-9)
Largest Leads: Chicago Crusaders -- 3 (7-4)
Kansas City Steers -- 18 (40-22)
Injuries: Chicago Crusaders Kansas City Steers
Warren Jabali 3
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Knicks knew they needed more of a performance than the squeaker in game 2 over the tough Sonics and today the starting 5 were great piling in 101 points on their own led by Easy Ed and his smooth stroke for 32. Again the Sonics shoot better and out-rebound the Knicks but the TOs and steals of the Knicks (14) again changed the game in the second half. The Knicks knew this would be a great one to get to break the back of the Sonics; the only way back now is that long and unlikely road.. is it pride or can they actually turn this series? Spike says throw in the towel..
Knicks knew they needed more of a performance than the squeaker in game 2 over the tough Sonics and today the starting 5 were great piling in 101 points on their own led by Easy Ed and his smooth stroke for 32. Again the Sonics shoot better and out-rebound the Knicks but the TOs and steals of the Knicks (14) again changed the game in the second half. The Knicks knew this would be a great one to get to break the back of the Sonics; the only way back now is that long and unlikely road.. is it pride or can they actually turn this series? Spike says throw in the towel..
( 3- 0) New York Knicks 32 20 38 30 - 120 (Ed Macauley 32)
( 0- 3) Seattle Superso 30 24 26 31 - 111 (Carlos Boozer 22)
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New York Knicks FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Bob Cousy 41 10-17 4- 4 1- 3 1- 3 10 4 0 2 3 25
Artis Gilmore 42 9-14 3- 7 0- 0 4- 8 4 3 2 5 1 21
Ed Macauley 40 14-26 4- 4 0- 3 1-10 3 1 2 0 5 32
Alvin Robertson 39 3- 9 4- 4 1- 1 4-10 7 4 0 2 4 11
Cedric Maxwell 40 3- 7 6- 8 0- 0 1- 8 3 2 0 1 1 12
WorldB Free 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jack Sikma 3 3- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Oliver Miller 5 0- 3 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Eddie Jones 5 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Braun 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Carfino 10 4- 7 0- 0 1- 3 0- 1 2 0 0 0 0 9
Clark Kellogg 9 1- 3 1- 2 0- 0 1- 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
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Totals 240 47- 92 23-31 3-11 12-42 31 16 5 10 14 120
51.1% 74.2% 27.3%
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Coached by: Nige Young
Technical Fouls: Cedric Maxwell 1
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Seattle Supersonics FG FT 3P REB
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Rajon Rondo 9 1- 2 2- 2 0- 0 0- 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Xavier McDaniel 6 2- 5 0- 1 0- 1 0- 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Benoit Benjamin 8 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 2 1 0 1 2 0 2
Kobe Bryant 8 3- 6 0- 0 0- 1 0- 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
Carlos Boozer 29 11-12 0- 0 0- 0 2- 6 1 6 0 2 0 22
Dave Bing 39 7-15 2- 2 0- 1 1- 2 11 4 0 3 1 16
Andy Phillip 40 4-12 3- 4 1- 2 2- 6 9 4 1 5 2 12
Clarence Weathersp 25 6-12 0- 0 0- 0 3-12 1 2 1 3 1 12
Nate Thurmond 39 6-14 0- 0 0- 0 5-11 3 4 0 1 1 12
Antonio McDyess 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Garnett 38 8-14 5- 6 0- 0 0- 4 4 3 3 1 0 21
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Totals 240 49- 93 12-15 1- 5 13-47 31 26 6 20 5 111
52.7% 80.0% 20.0%
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Coached by: Shaun Gordon
Lead Changes: 3 Ties: 9 (101-101)
Go-Ahead Shot: Artis Gilmore (103-101)
Largest Leads: New York Knicks -- 13 (71-58)
Seattle Supersonics -- 4 (4-0)
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The Lakers are on a roll.. this is their 14th straight win and with three of them coming against Wilt you have to be impressed as they must be the out and out favourites right now. Duncan was just doing everything in his quiet and unassuming way that often gets mistaken for nothing special.. it is and the Lakers rode him through this one. The observant among you may have noticed that this was an OT game. The game seemed set with Anderson up 4 but a Wilt turnover (his only of the game) followed a defensive board that handed the ball to Pollard to put the Lakers down two. Must See BG then tried to dunk over David Robinson but got called for the offensive foul using his off hand (now you know it's fantasy!) and Duncan cooly banked home a 15 footer to send it to OT. Only the Brazilian Blur could keep it close scoring 6 of Anderson's 8 in OT but the team had lost heart and the game slipped away from the Packers and perhaps the season to follow..
( 3- 0) LA Lakers 28 38 21 29 13 - 129 (Tim Duncan 35)
( 0- 3) Anderson Packer 28 38 25 25 8 - 124 (Oscar Schmidt 25)
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LA Lakers FG FT 3P REB
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Tom Gola 36 2- 6 3- 4 1- 3 2- 7 5 6 0 0 0 8
Tim Duncan 44 16-26 3- 5 0- 0 5-10 3 4 2 0 3 35
Mark Jackson 38 7-17 3- 5 2- 9 1- 5 14 3 0 4 1 19
Bobby Wanzer 17 2- 2 2- 6 1- 1 0- 2 5 3 0 1 0 7
Shareef AbdurRahim 19 8-12 1- 2 0- 0 1- 3 1 0 0 0 2 17
Stephon Marbury 15 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
Al Horford 4 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Pollard 39 6-14 5- 8 1- 3 2- 9 5 2 2 2 1 18
Dean Uthoff 12 3- 7 2- 2 0- 0 2- 4 4 0 0 1 0 8
David Robinson 41 6-13 3- 6 0- 0 2-13 0 5 3 2 3 15
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Totals 265 51-103 22-38 5-16 15-55 38 24 7 12 10 129
49.5% 57.9% 31.3%
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Coached by: Adam Russell
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Anderson Packers FG FT 3P REB
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Blake Griffin 36 3-14 4- 8 0- 0 5-15 3 6 3 1 0 10
Oscar Schmidt 40 8-13 8- 8 1- 4 2- 4 0 3 1 3 1 25
Bobby McDermott 41 7-20 1- 4 2- 6 2- 4 6 4 0 1 1 17
Marques Haynes 12 2- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5 0 0 1 1 4
Hersey Hawkins 18 2- 3 0- 0 1- 1 0- 1 2 0 0 1 0 5
Paul Pierce 39 8-19 2- 2 2- 4 0- 4 3 5 1 4 3 20
AC Green 7 3- 3 0- 0 0- 0 1- 3 1 0 0 0 0 6
Derek Rucker 9 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 3 0 0 1 0 2
Wilt Chamberlain 45 7-13 5- 8 0- 0 3-19 2 3 5 1 1 19
Jake Pelkington 18 7- 7 2- 3 0- 0 1- 3 1 4 0 1 0 16
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Totals 265 48-101 22-33 6-15 14-54 26 25 10 14 7 124
47.5% 66.7% 40.0%
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Coached by: Dave Suits
Technical Fouls: Blake Griffin 1
Lead Changes: 25 Ties: 20 (116-116)
Go-Ahead Shot: Mark Jackson (119-116)
Largest Leads: LA Lakers -- 9 (125-116)
Anderson Packers -- 6 (93-87)
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( 3- 0) Akron Firestone 40 32 21 30 - 123 (Jerry West 39)
( 0- 3) Milwaukee Bucks 32 29 23 26 - 110 (Larry Bird 21)
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Akron Firestones FG FT 3P REB
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Yao Ming 22 7- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 5 1 4 0 3 0 14
Arnie Risen 24 5- 8 0- 0 0- 0 3- 7 1 4 1 2 2 10
Emeka Okafor 4 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 2- 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
MR Richardson 35 5-11 0- 0 0- 2 0- 6 14 1 2 5 2 10
Shawn Marion 35 5-12 0- 1 0- 1 1- 9 7 4 2 1 2 10
John Lucas 13 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 6 0 0 0 0 2
Tom Boerwinkle 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1- 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Paul Arizin 41 7-16 3- 4 0- 3 5- 7 2 2 1 1 2 17
Randy Smith 9 1- 5 1- 2 0- 2 1- 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
Clyde Lovellette 16 7-11 2- 2 0- 0 0- 2 1 6 0 0 0 16
Jerry West 39 14-23 4- 4 7-10 1- 3 2 4 2 4 6 39
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Totals 240 53-101 10-13 7-18 14-44 36 26 8 16 15 123
52.5% 76.9% 38.9%
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Coached by: Greg Baggott
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Milwaukee Bucks FG FT 3P REB
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Reggie Miller 16 3- 6 0- 2 1- 3 1- 2 3 0 0 0 0 7
Mel Daniels 11 2- 5 0- 0 0- 0 3- 5 0 2 1 1 0 4
Andrei Kirilenko 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kevin Johnson 40 4- 9 6- 6 0- 1 2- 3 7 4 0 5 3 14
Buck Williams 37 5- 8 5- 6 0- 1 3-12 2 5 0 5 1 15
George Glamack 16 2- 7 2- 2 0- 0 0- 3 1 0 1 0 0 6
Larry Bird 37 9-13 0- 0 3- 4 0- 5 2 2 0 4 1 21
Dana Barros 5 1- 1 0- 0 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Cedric Ceballos 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Roy 38 6-13 8- 8 0- 2 2- 5 5 0 0 1 1 20
Anfernee Hardaway 35 7-23 6- 6 0- 4 3-10 6 2 0 7 2 20
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Totals 240 39- 85 27-30 5-16 14-47 27 16 2 24 8 110
45.9% 90.0% 31.3%
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Coached by: Eddie Inlow
Lead Changes: 0 Ties: 1 (2-2)
Go-Ahead Shot: Jerry West (4-2)
Largest Leads: Akron Firestones -- 16 (67-51)
Milwaukee Bucks -- 0
Injuries: Akron Firestones Milwaukee Bucks
Andrei Kirilenko 1
Bill Walton 5
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Have I underestimated the O'Donnells again? Quite possibly as Buffalo continues to show they are for real and backup the upset in game 2 with a solid win at home in front of their hooting and cowbell ringing fans. Vince Carter is a true UBA stud and his game is perfectly suited to the way the Braves carve up the highly rated Pistons today. Looking at the box score it's not a player but a mesh of players and that's how you do it people.. KAJ was way too human and fouling out early in the fourth opened the lane and the Braves took full advantage. Is game 4 a must win for the Pistons? Robert will be looking for more from Kareem, Zeke and McAdoo if they're going to even this up.. and Chris Paul is back game after next if they can't.
( 1- 2) Fort Wayne Pist 32 21 32 25 - 110 (Kelly Tripucka 29)
( 2- 1) Buffalo Braves 29 32 26 32 - 119 (Vince Carter 23)
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Fort Wayne Pistons FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Kareem AbdulJabbar 36 4- 9 6- 6 0- 0 5-13 2 6 3 3 1 14
Byron Scott 9 2- 3 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Larry Kenon 12 2- 3 3- 4 0- 0 2- 3 0 1 0 0 0 7
Marvin Barnes 23 4-12 1- 2 0- 1 3- 7 2 4 1 2 5 9
Terry Dischinger 36 6-12 2- 2 0- 4 1- 5 3 5 2 1 1 14
Mark Price 9 1- 3 2- 2 0- 1 0- 0 3 0 1 1 0 4
Kelly Tripucka 39 10-23 6- 7 3- 3 2- 6 3 3 0 3 2 29
Isiah Thomas 39 4-10 9-14 0- 1 0- 1 9 3 0 4 4 17
Rudy Gay 8 1- 3 0- 0 0- 1 0- 2 0 1 0 3 0 2
Bob McAdoo 28 3- 8 2- 2 0- 0 2- 5 2 5 2 3 0 8
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Totals 240 37- 86 33-41 3-11 15-42 26 29 9 21 13 110
43.0% 80.5% 27.3%
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Coached by: Robert Stein
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Buffalo Braves FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Maurice Stokes 31 3- 7 0- 0 0- 0 2- 9 5 6 1 1 2 6
Richie Guerin 15 2- 2 3- 3 0- 0 0- 2 1 6 1 0 0 7
Jo Jo White 35 7-15 6- 6 0- 1 2- 3 5 5 0 4 2 20
Wes Unseld 34 3- 8 1- 2 0- 0 5-11 5 4 1 3 4 7
Vince Carter 37 8-20 7-12 0- 2 0- 7 7 2 1 5 0 23
Rashard Lewis 21 6-10 1- 2 0- 1 1- 4 1 1 0 1 0 13
Richard Hamilton 9 3- 5 0- 0 1- 1 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Larry Foust 21 7-12 3- 4 0- 0 2- 7 3 3 1 1 2 17
Vern Mikkelsen 7 1- 5 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
Rick Barry 13 3- 4 2- 2 0- 1 0- 0 0 6 0 4 0 8
Nicolas Batum 17 4- 5 0- 0 1- 2 1- 2 2 2 0 0 0 9
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Totals 240 47- 93 23-31 2- 8 15-48 31 35 5 19 10 119
50.5% 74.2% 25.0%
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Coached by: Dustin O'Donnell
Lead Changes: 8 Ties: 15 (92-92)
Go-Ahead Shot: Maurice Stokes (94-92)
Largest Leads: Fort Wayne Pistons -- 5 (30-25)
Buffalo Braves -- 9 (117-108)
Injuries: Fort Wayne Pistons Buffalo Braves
Chris Paul 1
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That's it folks, I'm done.. it's past midnight again and some of us have to pretend to work hard tomorrow..
Come strong in game 4 or some really will be on the bus home (and man that's a long ride).
That's it folks, I'm done.. it's past midnight again and some of us have to pretend to work hard tomorrow..
Come strong in game 4 or some really will be on the bus home (and man that's a long ride).
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