2003 NBA Finals Updates

[Kemp]

Thanx man and lets hope McGrady can continue to play well and score 30+ points against the Sixers.

[Sac-1]

Great job on picking up the win, too bad MJ had to say goodbye but he had to leave sometime. Good to see T-mac finally stand up. Good luck against the Sixers in the second round.

[Kemp]

Thanx SAC-1, yep I miss MJ. McGrady played extremely well in Game 5 and the fact that I won that game is because of McGrady, he was totally unstoppable. I am also glad that Stackhouse did not scored that much points in the last game.

[Kemp]

2003 Playoffs Update

East Playoffs Bracket


In the East, the Sixers, Magic, Hawks and Bucks got passed in the first rounds of the 2003 Playoffs. The Sixers will face the Magic in the semi-finals while the Hawks will face the Bucks. NBA analyst Bill Walton predict that the Sixers and the Hawks will advance to the East Finals.

West Playoffs Bracket


In the West, the Sonics, Kings, Jazz and Mavericks got passed in the first rounds of the 2003 Playoffs. The Lakers hope for a 4-peat title comes to an end as Malone, Stockton and the Jazz finished off the Lakers with a 3-2 series win. The Sonics will face the Kings in the semi-finals while the Jazz will face the Mavericks. NBA analyst Bill Walton predict that the Kings and Mavericks will advance to the West Finals.

[Kobe101]

Nice recap man. Im kinda hoping Utah goes all the way so John and Malone can get a ring.

[Keo]

Oh the good old days...Ray Allen in the Bucks, Webber in the Kings, John and Malone in the Jazz. Good luck against Philly, you can do it!

[Kemp]

Nice recap man. Im kinda hoping Utah goes all the way so John and Malone can get a ring.

In case you did not notice, that is my 2003 Playoffs updates, not a recap.

Oh the good old days...Ray Allen in the Bucks, Webber in the Kings, John and Malone in the Jazz. Good luck against Philly, you can do it!

Thanx. You got everything right except Ray Allen, he was with the Sonics that season as Payton was with the Bucks.

[Sac-1]

Great Kings sweept Timberwolves just like the old days , who did Atlanta have again? they are doing well. Good luck against Philly.

[Kemp]

Thanx for your support. Haha, KG is going nowhere in the playoffs, his Wolves always got kicked out in the first round. The Hawks have Jason Terry, Shareef, Glenn Robinson, Dickau, Ratliff, Demarr Johnson. They're a good team.

[Kemp]

Game 1 - Sixers VS Magic Preview

The Philadelphia Sixers and the Orlando Magic will face each other in the Semi-Finals of the 2003 Playoffs. During the regular season, these 2 teams spilt the season series at 2 games apiece as each team won their games on the road. The Sixers will be let by Allen Iverson as he will control the Sixers up and tempo game while Tracy McGrady of the Orlando Magic will provide the Magic all around game. The Magic will be continue to play their playoffs games without Grant Hill who is still bothered by his right knee injury. Hill is not expected to return to the playoffs until next season.

Sixers and Magic Starting Lineups

[Keo]

Sounds good, nice preview. Good luck against Philly in the series.

[Sac-1]

Great preview, this should be a close one since it was split in two. Good luck.

[Kemp]

Sounds good, nice preview. Good luck against Philly in the series.

Thanx for your support, I will do my best in this series. Iverson is tough to guard though.

Great preview, this should be a close one since it was split in two. Good luck.

Thanks again. This should be a good series, Iverson against McGrady, 2 of them top 10 players in the league. Stay tuned for Game 1 recap.

[air]

Haven't checked this one out in a while... good job in game five! And it seems Jordan made everyone believe he's retiring again.

[Kemp]

Welcome back air , thanks for your kind words. Game 5 is so memorable, yep, this is the final retirement for Jordan. In real life, I hope he can be an owner of an NBA team, he was very close when he almost owned the Bucks. Stay tuned for the excitement of the Sixers-Magic series.

[Kobe101]

Good luck!

[Kemp]

Magic has no answer for Iverson



In Game 1 of the semi-finals, Iverson left where he left off since Game 4 of the Nets-Sixers series, Sixers guard Iverson simply dominated on both ends as he scored 39 points along with 4 steals. The Sixers were trailed throughout the first three quarters until Iverson took control of the fourth quarter as he scored 16 points in the final period. Van Horn finished the game with 16 points and 4 rebounds. The Magic were lead by Magic guard McGrady who finished the game with 26 points and 3 rebounds and Shawn Kemp who contributed 22 points and 20 rebounds.

In the first quarter, the Magic was unstoppable as they scored the first 6 points but the Sixers quickly responded with several jump shots made by Iverson and Van Horn. Shawn Kemp simply outplayed Derrick Coleman as Kemp ended with 9 points and 9 rebounds. Kemp was very aggressive as he controlled the boards on both ends. McGrady also taking advantages of his height over Iverson as McGrady posted Iverson several times as he helped the Magic to take a commanding 27-21 leads after one quarter. The Magic and the Sixers continues to hits their shots as both teams scored 22 points respectively in the second quarter. The Magic still leads 49-43 at the end of the first half.

At the start of the third quarter, the Magic continues to control the game behind the plays of McGrady and Kemp where they scored 6 points and 5 points correspondingly. The Magic had their biggest leads at 12 but Iverson responded as he beaten out McGrady with his speed and quickness as he made several uncontested layups, Iverson scored 10 points in the period. The Magic still leads by 4 points after three quarters as the Magic still leads 72-68. In the final quarter, the Magic was cold as they shoot only 35% on 8/23 shootings. McGrady only scored 3 points in this period. McGrady said, “We are struggling, we just loss our rhythms, we can’t make our shots at all.” The Sixers took advantage of that moment as they quickly get back in the game, especially Iverson who scored 16 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter. “I was able to made my shots and I am glad that we are able to win the first game here”, said Iverson. The Sixers had their biggest lead at 8 with 2:13 remaining, Armstrong tried to get the Magic back in the game as he made 2 consecutive three point shots but the Magic still came up short in the end as the Sixers defeated the Magic 99-93. Game 2 is play in Orlando.



Sixers Players Scores


Magic Players Scores




Highlight Pics:

Van Horn shooting over Giricek


McGrady finishes with the left hand layup


Buckner lay it in over Sasser


Kemp slam it down with one hand


Armstrong hits a 3 in the left corner
Dalembert finishes with an easy layup
Giricek fires a 3 over Van Horn
AI shooting a 20 foot jumper
T-MAC ready to throw one down
McKie takes a 15 foot jumper
Sasser shooting from downtown
Snow finishes with a reverse layup

[Diogo]

Tough loss, but Iverson is almost playing alone so I doubt the Sixers can win this serie...

[Sac-1]

Oh bad start, Iverson dominated against(like excpected, he dominates against anyone) but great job on keeping it close. The key in game two is play better defense against Iverson or double team and pressure. Good luck.

[Keo]

Tough loss in Game 1 but you've proved that you can come back. I'm really looking forward to seeing how the AI vs. T-Mac matchup ends up.

[Kemp]

Tough loss, but Iverson is almost playing alone so I doubt the Sixers can win this serie...

Iverson was the one man show and he is just too quick to guard. McGrady had trouble guarding him. Van Horn and Coleman did not do much though.

Oh bad start, Iverson dominated against(like excpected, he dominates against anyone) but great job on keeping it close. The key in game two is play better defense against Iverson or double team and pressure. Good luck.

Thanx for the advice. Yeh, maybe I will try double team Iverson in Game 2 make it tough for him to score. Other than Iverson, I did not get much contribution from Giricek and Garrity. They both usually can get me 30 points a game. Lets see if they both can play well in Game 2.

Tough loss in Game 1 but you've proved that you can come back. I'm really looking forward to seeing how the AI vs. T-Mac matchup ends up.

The Magic are down 1 game but we are not out of the playoffs yet. Hopefully in Game 2, we will play better, especially on the defensive ends. Yep, McGrady and Iverson will fight off each other throughout this series. Stay tuned for Game 2.

[Kemp]

Game 2 Sixers VS Magic Preview

Sixers lead the series 1-0

The Sixers showed no apprehension as they took Game 1 of the best of seven series in the semi-finals of the 2003 playoffs. The Sixers were trailed throughout the first three quarters until Allen Iverson scored 16 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter and took the lead for good. “I was controlling the fourth quarter and I was in a good rhythm,” said Iverson. The Magic loss despite their poor shootings in the fourth quarter as McGrady can only managed to score 3 points. McGrady said, “It was an embarrassed loss and hopefully, we can come out and play better in Game 2.” In addition, Giricek and Garrity combined just 9 points together and showing no sign for hitting 3s.

[Kobe101]

Oh tough loss man! Looks like everybody needs to get more involved!

[Sac-1]

Hope you do better in game two, you don't want to go down 0-2

[Kemp]

Oh tough loss man! Looks like everybody needs to get more involved!

You are right, in Game 1, only McGrady and Kemp stepup. I need Armstrong, Giricek and Garrity to put points for us, else we are history!

Hope you do better in game two, you don't want to go down 0-2

I will do better in Game 2 and must stop Iverson from scoring too much. I will try to even at 1-1. Stay tuned for Game 2 recap.