We're down to just 4 teams left - I've got to say there are three surprises in there - maybe all 4 given the teams they have displaced. All four are worthy of being here.... and right now it's anyone's championship...
Injuries
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Marcus Camby 7 (Knee Cartilage Damage)
Syracuse Nationals:
Chris Webber 5 (Patella Fractured)
Derrick Rose 13 (Arm Fracture)
Dallas Chaparrals:
Roy Tarpley 1 (Knee Ligament Tear)
Walt Frazier 2 (Lower Back Slipped Disc)
TOTAL RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Jerry West -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 32.6 5
2. Sam Cassell -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 31.5 5
3. Julius Erving -- CLE NBA CF G2 SYR 28.6 4
4. Willis Reed -- SAS ABA CF G2 DAL 27.7 4
5. LeBron James -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 26.4 3
6. Brook Lopez -- SAS ABA CF G2 DAL 23.5 3
7. Bob Davies -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 23.0 2
8. Harry Gallatin -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 21.8 2
9. Chuck Halbert -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 21.8 1
10. Anfernee Hardaway -- CLE NBA CF G2 SYR 21.0 1
OFFENSIVE RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Sam Cassell -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 29.7 5
2. Jerry West -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 24.8 5
3. Willis Reed -- SAS ABA CF G2 DAL 24.1 4
4. Julius Erving -- CLE NBA CF G2 SYR 23.0 4
5. Bob Davies -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 22.8 3
6. Brook Lopez -- SAS ABA CF G2 DAL 22.2 3
7. LeBron James -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 20.3 2
8. Chuck Halbert -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 17.0 2
9. Anfernee Hardaway -- CLE NBA CF G2 SYR 16.1 1
10. Harry Gallatin -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 15.8 1
DEFENSIVE RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Bob Pettit -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 7.8 5
2. Jerry West -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 7.8 5
3. LaMarcus Aldridge -- CLE NBA CF G2 SYR 6.6 4
4. LeBron James -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 6.1 4
5. Harry Gallatin -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 6.0 3
6. Julius Erving -- CLE NBA CF G2 SYR 5.6 3
7. Anfernee Hardaway -- CLE NBA CF G2 SYR 4.9 2
8. Chuck Halbert -- DAL ABA CF G2 SAS 4.8 2
9. Walt Bellamy -- SYR NBA CF G2 CLE 4.6 1
10. Willis Reed -- SAS ABA CF G2 DAL 3.6 1
NBA CF G2
( 1- 1) Cleveland Caval 21 41 25 26 - 113 (Julius Erving 23)
( 1- 1) Syracuse Nation 23 28 31 29 - 111 (Sam Cassell 26)
The Cavs may not have to face Houston again but after game one of being LBJ fodder it looked like they may have finally met their match. Syracuse has been the surprise team of the year for me, I knew they'd be good but they're great and able to stand toe-to-toe with the big boys (who ever thought they'd get the second best record in the entire league?)... but today they are ousted by the legend Dr J in a nail biter that just shows how amazing these playoffs have been. Dan Issel get's credited with the shot that finally broke the dealock late in the fourth, but the win should be notched against LA - his two blocks and a steal in the last minute of the game preserved the narrow lead and the charging foul he drew against LBJ was the clincher allowing Chauncey to dribble out the clock as the stunned Nationals failed to foul with the final seconds ticking away. Sam Cassell was leading scorer in the game and red hot from the field but Dr J and Dan Issell were supported by LA and Billups and that was just enough for the away win. 1-1 and it can't be any closer than that after two games :)
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Cleveland Cavaliers FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Anfernee Hardaway 37 5-10 4- 4 1- 2 2- 5 6 4 1 2 3 15
Dee Brown 11 1- 3 2- 2 0- 0 0- 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Dikembe Mutombo 20 2- 3 0- 0 0- 0 1- 8 1 4 1 1 0 4
Dan Issel 26 9-17 1- 2 0- 0 3-10 1 3 1 1 0 19
Jerome Williams 20 4- 8 2- 4 0- 0 1- 3 1 2 0 0 0 10
Julius Erving 32 9-14 5- 6 0- 1 0- 5 7 5 0 2 4 23
Terry Tyler 7 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
Tony Parker 11 4- 8 0- 0 0- 1 0- 1 1 1 0 3 1 8
Chauncey Billups 37 6-17 0- 0 2- 9 1- 3 11 4 0 3 2 14
LaMarcus Aldridge 38 6-17 2- 3 0- 0 5-10 6 3 3 2 2 14
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Totals 240 47- 99 16-21 3-13 13-48 35 26 8 14 12 113
47.5% 76.2% 23.1%
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Coached by: EDDIE INLOW
Technical Fouls: Dikembe Mutombo 2
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Syracuse Nationals FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Harry Gallatin 35 7-16 6-10 0- 1 1-11 5 0 1 1 1 20
Phil Chenier 25 2-11 3- 4 0- 1 2- 4 3 3 1 3 1 7
Ed Macauley 13 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 3 1 1 0 0 0 2
Joe Johnson 24 5-11 2- 2 0- 1 1- 4 3 2 0 3 1 12
Sam Cassell 38 12-16 1- 2 1- 1 0- 2 8 1 0 1 1 26
Bob Cousy 10 1- 3 2- 2 0- 0 0- 2 2 1 0 1 0 4
Walt Bellamy 40 5- 7 4- 5 0- 0 2- 7 6 2 2 7 1 14
Wes Unseld 3 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Oscar Robertson 22 1- 6 0- 0 0- 1 2- 3 2 5 0 1 1 2
LeBron James 30 9-16 4- 4 0- 1 3-11 5 6 1 3 3 22
Doug Collins 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Totals 240 44- 89 22-29 1- 6 11-48 35 22 5 20 9 111
49.4% 75.9% 16.7%
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Coached by: DUSTIN O'DONNELL
Technical Fouls: Harry Gallatin 1
Lead Changes: 5 Ties: 7 (89-89)
Go-Ahead Shot: Dan Issel (104-103)
Largest Leads: Cleveland Cavaliers -- 13 (60-47)
Syracuse Nationals -- 8 (10-2)
Injuries: Cleveland Cavaliers Syracuse Nationals
Marcus Camby 7 Chris Webber 5
Derrick Rose 13
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ABA CF G2
( 1- 1) San Antonio Spu 26 37 30 23 - 116 (Brook Lopez 28)
( 1- 1) Dallas Chaparra 29 36 28 34 - 127 (Jerry West 25)
The Chaps may be the newly crowned underdogs of the ABA but I'm not buying it! Having been rolled by them in the conference semis I can attest that all the time Jerry West is not injured they are a team that you have to take seriously. All tied up going in to the fourth quarter and logo was everywhere with 4 steals and 2 blocks to go with his team-leading 25 efficient points (man I need to get him to go with Larry and Magic next year...). Spurs pushed Dallas at home again, but my bet is this is a seven game series and anyone's game 7, Westbrook didn't shoot well today but still double-digited in the dime department and is a handful and Lopez is playing at an unreal level given how ordinary he is in real life. Chuck Halbert? I'm speachless... game 3 is huge and a must-win for the Spurs I say...
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San Antonio Spurs FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Toni Kukoc 35 5-13 1- 2 0- 3 3- 7 6 4 0 2 2 11
Willis Reed 40 9-17 2- 2 0- 0 6-10 5 5 1 0 2 20
Fat Lever 1 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Greg Ballard 33 5- 9 1- 2 0- 0 2- 7 3 2 0 1 1 11
Brad Davis 18 2- 5 0- 0 1- 4 0- 0 6 1 0 1 0 5
Russell Westbrook 39 5-16 2- 4 1- 2 2- 2 10 2 1 5 1 13
Anthony Davis 19 7-10 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 3 4 0 0 0 14
Archie Clark 4 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 0- 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Randolph 3 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Calvin Natt 15 5- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 3 1 2 1 0 0 10
Brook Lopez 34 13-25 2- 4 0- 0 6-10 1 4 1 2 0 28
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Totals 240 53-106 8-14 2-11 20-42 36 25 4 13 7 116
50.0% 57.1% 18.2%
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Coached by: SHAUN GORDON
Technical Fouls: Russell Westbrook 1
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Dallas Chaparrals FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Jerry West 40 9-15 3- 3 4- 7 1- 5 8 3 2 4 4 25
Vern Fleming 5 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 0- 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chuck Halbert 37 6-14 8-11 0- 0 3-11 3 4 3 1 0 20
Bradley Beal 4 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Buddy Jeannette 22 5- 7 4- 4 1- 1 0- 2 4 2 0 4 1 15
Bob Pettit 34 7-12 0- 0 0- 0 3- 9 1 1 2 2 3 14
Walter Budko 30 1- 3 2- 2 0- 0 1- 2 6 4 1 2 1 4
Caldwell Jones 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Davies 28 10-15 4- 4 1- 1 0- 3 2 3 0 1 0 25
Chris Gatling 12 3- 5 1- 2 0- 0 1- 4 2 0 0 0 0 7
Corey Maggette 27 6-12 3- 4 0- 1 1- 3 5 4 0 3 0 15
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Totals 240 48- 86 25-30 6-11 11-43 31 21 9 17 9 127
55.8% 83.3% 54.5%
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Coached by: JASON HOAGLAND
Technical Fouls: Chris Gatling 2
Lead Changes: 16 Ties: 15 (96-96)
Go-Ahead Shot: Bob Davies (97-96)
Largest Leads: San Antonio Spurs -- 4 (10-6)
Dallas Chaparrals -- 11 (125-114)
Injuries: San Antonio Spurs Dallas Chaparrals
Roy Tarpley 1
Walt Frazier 2
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