2003 NBA Finals Updates
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by Kemp on Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:26 pm
Game 3 Magic VS Wizards Preview
The series are tied at 1-1
The Magic was able to bounced back in Game 2 after they loss by 16 points in Game 1. The Magic got helped from their bench, especially Pat Garrity who scored 21 points and hits a career playoff best 7 three points shots. Tracy McGrady also contributed by scoring 27 points on 11 of 20 shootings. McGrady said, “It was a great win, we knew we would not go down 0-2 and as a team, we generally played very well. Now we just need to play good basketball on the road.” With the series tied at one game apiece, Game 3 and Game 4 is play in Washington. The Wizards can win both games on their home floor and move on to the second round of the playoffs without having to return to Orlando for a Game 5 showdown.
The Wizards losses in Game 2 despite their poor shootings in the fourth quarter where only T-Lue and Bryon Russell scored the majority of the points for the Wizards. The Wizards could not get anything much from Michael Jordan, who scored only 8 points where he was badly outplayed by Tracy McGrady. Also, Jerry Stackhouse, who scored a game high 34 points, only scored 3 points in the fourth quarter. “Right now, we play the next two games on our home floor and we will need to keep our poise and intensity high,” said Stackhouse.
The series are tied at 1-1
The Magic was able to bounced back in Game 2 after they loss by 16 points in Game 1. The Magic got helped from their bench, especially Pat Garrity who scored 21 points and hits a career playoff best 7 three points shots. Tracy McGrady also contributed by scoring 27 points on 11 of 20 shootings. McGrady said, “It was a great win, we knew we would not go down 0-2 and as a team, we generally played very well. Now we just need to play good basketball on the road.” With the series tied at one game apiece, Game 3 and Game 4 is play in Washington. The Wizards can win both games on their home floor and move on to the second round of the playoffs without having to return to Orlando for a Game 5 showdown.
The Wizards losses in Game 2 despite their poor shootings in the fourth quarter where only T-Lue and Bryon Russell scored the majority of the points for the Wizards. The Wizards could not get anything much from Michael Jordan, who scored only 8 points where he was badly outplayed by Tracy McGrady. Also, Jerry Stackhouse, who scored a game high 34 points, only scored 3 points in the fourth quarter. “Right now, we play the next two games on our home floor and we will need to keep our poise and intensity high,” said Stackhouse.
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by Kemp on Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:04 pm
Sensation wrote:Great preview, it all looks interesting. Good luck in Game 3.
Thanks, I hope you enjoy my 2003 playoffs so far. Game 3 should be a good one.
Kobe101 wrote:Good luck man and nice preview!
Thankyou Kobe101, hopefully I can beat the Wizards in Game 3.
{SAC-1} wrote:Preview looks great...good luck...hope you can take the lead
Thanx man, I will do my best to take the Magic to leads the series 2-1.
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by Kemp on Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:56 pm
INTRODUCTION
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the most powerful city of the world, the Washington Wizards welcome to the greatest fans to the MCI Centre. Tonight Game 3 of the 2003 first round playoffs, is between the Orlando Magic and yours Washington Wizards.
And now the starting lineups for the visitor Orlando Magic:
The head coach for the Orlando Magic is by Doc Rivers.
Starting at forward, 6’6” from Croatia, number 7, Gordon Giricek.
And at forward, 6’10” from Trinity Valley, number 40, Shawn Kemp.
At center, 7’0” from Depaul, number 34, Steven Hunter.
Starting at guard, 6’1” from Fayetteville, number 10, Darrell Armstrong.
And at guard, 6’8” from Mt Zion Ca High School, number 1, Tracy McGrady.
And now representing the most powerful city in the world, here are the starting lineups for yours Washington Wizards.
The head coach for the Washington Wizards is by Doug Collins.
Starting at forward, 6’6” from North Carolina, number 42, Jerry Stackhouse.
And at forward, 6’10” from Glynn Academy High School, number 5, Kwame Brown.
At center, 7’0” from North Carolina, number 00, Brendan Haywood.
Starting at guard, 6'5” from State Louis, number 20, Larry Hughes.
And at guard 6'6" from the university of North Carolina, number 23, Michael Jordan!
3 minutes ovation received from the crowds for Jordan!
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the most powerful city of the world, the Washington Wizards welcome to the greatest fans to the MCI Centre. Tonight Game 3 of the 2003 first round playoffs, is between the Orlando Magic and yours Washington Wizards.
And now the starting lineups for the visitor Orlando Magic:
The head coach for the Orlando Magic is by Doc Rivers.
Starting at forward, 6’6” from Croatia, number 7, Gordon Giricek.
And at forward, 6’10” from Trinity Valley, number 40, Shawn Kemp.
At center, 7’0” from Depaul, number 34, Steven Hunter.
Starting at guard, 6’1” from Fayetteville, number 10, Darrell Armstrong.
And at guard, 6’8” from Mt Zion Ca High School, number 1, Tracy McGrady.
And now representing the most powerful city in the world, here are the starting lineups for yours Washington Wizards.
The head coach for the Washington Wizards is by Doug Collins.
Starting at forward, 6’6” from North Carolina, number 42, Jerry Stackhouse.
And at forward, 6’10” from Glynn Academy High School, number 5, Kwame Brown.
At center, 7’0” from North Carolina, number 00, Brendan Haywood.
Starting at guard, 6'5” from State Louis, number 20, Larry Hughes.
And at guard 6'6" from the university of North Carolina, number 23, Michael Jordan!
3 minutes ovation received from the crowds for Jordan!
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by Kemp on Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:27 pm
Wizards fourth quarter run blasts off the Magic
With the series tied at 1-1, the Wizards were comfortable to played in front of their home crowds. More than 23,000 fans gave the Wizards supports as the Wizards never looked back and defeated the Magic in Game 3 of the best of 5 games series. Jerry Stackhouse and Michael Jordan, the Wizards duos combined for 56 points where they both scored 32 points and 24 points respectively. Jerry Stackhouse was doing his usual offensive attacks, as the Wizards had no answer for him. On the other end, Michael Jordan who scored only 8 points in Game 2, he was very aggressive on the offensive ends as he went to the free throw lines 12 times and made all of them. Magic guard Darrell Armstrong again committed two quick personal fouls in the first quarter and picked up his fourth fouls with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter. Tracy McGrady also played in foul trouble as he got his fourth personal fouls with 26 seconds left in the third quarter. McGrady finished the game with 18 points on 6 of 17 shootings. “I did not shot the ball well tonight, I did not provide enough contribution to my team,” said McGrady. Gordon Giricek and Pat Garrity both scored 16 points and 14 points correspondingly.
While the Magic was struggling on their offence, Shawn Kemp was backed in his top form as he played like the old Kemp himself. Kemp showed no fear on the opposition as he finished the game with 23 points on 10 of 13 shootings, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Kemp was not a factor in the first quarter as he only had 4 points and 2 rebounds. But in the second quarter, he was playing like the way during his Sonics careers. Kemp showed his aggressiveness rebounding and hitting shots after shots. Kemp was a force as he had 9 points and 7 rebounds, 3 on the offensive end. Kemp continued his outstanding plays in the second half as he had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Kemp said, “I just felt good tonight, I mean I had a lot energy as I can feel that I can take control of the game when the game is on the line.”
In the first quarter, the Wizards quickly scored the first 6 points of the game as Stackhouse scored 10 points and Jordan scored 8 points, but the Magic was able to came back before the shootings of Giricek and Garrity. Garrity nailed 3 three points but the Wizards still leads 29-24 after one quarter. Shawn Kemp started the second quarter with a quick jumper over Kwame, Kemp never let the Magic down as he keeps the game closes throughout the first half. McGrady had a rough second quarter but he still managed to score 7 points with 3 perimeter shots. Steven Hunter banged in a 3 point shot to close out the first half but still trailed 53-50. The Magic continues their dominant plays behind McGrady and Kemp as they helped the Magic to take a comfortable 8 points lead with 2:00 remaining in the third quarter. Still, Stackhouse quickly bring back the Wizards to tie the game at 73. But the Magic had the last shot as Drew Gooden nailed a 20 foot jumper to close the third quarter with the Magic leading 75-73. With one final quarter remaining, Larry Hughes and Bryon Russell took over as they both hitting their shots after shots and made 15-6 runs with 2:26 remaining in the game. The Wizards outscored the Magic 31-21 in the fourth quarter. The Magic had no answer for them as they made 8 of 21 of shots in the final period. Doug Collins raised his hand up in the air as the time expired as the Wizards defeated the Magic 104-96. The Wizards leads the series 2-1. Game 4 is next in Washington.
Final Scores
Magic Players Scores
Wizards Players Scores
Player Of The Game
Highlight Pics:
Pat Garrity firing from 3 point land
Haywood slam it down hard with two hands
Jordan with an uncontested layup
Kemp in the 2nd quarter
Hunter hit a 3 to close out the first half
Kwame dunk the ball with his right hand
McGrady shooting a 3 over MJ
T-Mac with a slam dunk
Gooden hit a 20 foot jumper at the buzzer
Lue fire from downtown
Stackhouse throw it down hard
With the series tied at 1-1, the Wizards were comfortable to played in front of their home crowds. More than 23,000 fans gave the Wizards supports as the Wizards never looked back and defeated the Magic in Game 3 of the best of 5 games series. Jerry Stackhouse and Michael Jordan, the Wizards duos combined for 56 points where they both scored 32 points and 24 points respectively. Jerry Stackhouse was doing his usual offensive attacks, as the Wizards had no answer for him. On the other end, Michael Jordan who scored only 8 points in Game 2, he was very aggressive on the offensive ends as he went to the free throw lines 12 times and made all of them. Magic guard Darrell Armstrong again committed two quick personal fouls in the first quarter and picked up his fourth fouls with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter. Tracy McGrady also played in foul trouble as he got his fourth personal fouls with 26 seconds left in the third quarter. McGrady finished the game with 18 points on 6 of 17 shootings. “I did not shot the ball well tonight, I did not provide enough contribution to my team,” said McGrady. Gordon Giricek and Pat Garrity both scored 16 points and 14 points correspondingly.
While the Magic was struggling on their offence, Shawn Kemp was backed in his top form as he played like the old Kemp himself. Kemp showed no fear on the opposition as he finished the game with 23 points on 10 of 13 shootings, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Kemp was not a factor in the first quarter as he only had 4 points and 2 rebounds. But in the second quarter, he was playing like the way during his Sonics careers. Kemp showed his aggressiveness rebounding and hitting shots after shots. Kemp was a force as he had 9 points and 7 rebounds, 3 on the offensive end. Kemp continued his outstanding plays in the second half as he had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Kemp said, “I just felt good tonight, I mean I had a lot energy as I can feel that I can take control of the game when the game is on the line.”
In the first quarter, the Wizards quickly scored the first 6 points of the game as Stackhouse scored 10 points and Jordan scored 8 points, but the Magic was able to came back before the shootings of Giricek and Garrity. Garrity nailed 3 three points but the Wizards still leads 29-24 after one quarter. Shawn Kemp started the second quarter with a quick jumper over Kwame, Kemp never let the Magic down as he keeps the game closes throughout the first half. McGrady had a rough second quarter but he still managed to score 7 points with 3 perimeter shots. Steven Hunter banged in a 3 point shot to close out the first half but still trailed 53-50. The Magic continues their dominant plays behind McGrady and Kemp as they helped the Magic to take a comfortable 8 points lead with 2:00 remaining in the third quarter. Still, Stackhouse quickly bring back the Wizards to tie the game at 73. But the Magic had the last shot as Drew Gooden nailed a 20 foot jumper to close the third quarter with the Magic leading 75-73. With one final quarter remaining, Larry Hughes and Bryon Russell took over as they both hitting their shots after shots and made 15-6 runs with 2:26 remaining in the game. The Wizards outscored the Magic 31-21 in the fourth quarter. The Magic had no answer for them as they made 8 of 21 of shots in the final period. Doug Collins raised his hand up in the air as the time expired as the Wizards defeated the Magic 104-96. The Wizards leads the series 2-1. Game 4 is next in Washington.
Final Scores
Magic Players Scores
Wizards Players Scores
Player Of The Game
Highlight Pics:
Pat Garrity firing from 3 point land
Haywood slam it down hard with two hands
Jordan with an uncontested layup
Kemp in the 2nd quarter
Hunter hit a 3 to close out the first half
Kwame dunk the ball with his right hand
McGrady shooting a 3 over MJ
T-Mac with a slam dunk
Gooden hit a 20 foot jumper at the buzzer
Lue fire from downtown
Stackhouse throw it down hard
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by Kemp on Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:01 pm
Yeah, Game 4 is going to be huge. Game 4 could be my last game unless I make something happen for my team. McGrady was in foul trouble and it hurts me the most. I need him the whole game in Game 4!
PS. Game 4 recap could be my last post in my 2003 playoffs. Farewell!
PS. Game 4 recap could be my last post in my 2003 playoffs. Farewell!
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by Diogo on Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:37 am
Tough loss... Stackhouse becomes a nightmare for the Magic. Shawn Kemp played very well, I hope he do this performance in game 4. This gonna be a hard game, good luck. 
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by Kemp on Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:01 pm
{SAC-1} wrote:Nooo...YOU HAVE TO WIN...wow this was one of the shortest franchises i've seen...good luck..DON'T LOSE
I will try my best. Hey, I only play the playoffs games, not regular season games so my franchise will be short anyway.
Diogo wrote:Tough loss... Stackhouse becomes a nightmare for the Magic. Shawn Kemp played very well, I hope he do this performance in game 4. This gonna be a hard game, good luck.
Stackhouse played extremely well throughout this series and I must search for ways to contain him. Shawn Kemp was amazing and I hope he can provide this type of performance again in Game 4.
Sensation wrote:That's gotta be tough. Well you know what you have to do in Game 4. Take care of business and the Magic will live to see another day.
The Magic need to avoid elimination in Game 4 and push the series back to Orlando. I hope McGrady can steps up in Game 4 along with Pat Garrity. Game 4 is the biggest game of the series for the Magic.
Kobe101 wrote:Tough loss man!
MJ did his thing and got you! Good luck next time!
MJ attacked my man McGrady and Armstrong and he went to the lines 12 times, he made them all. He did what he suppose to do as he scored only 8 points in Game 2, he bounced back and performed an outstanding game.
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by Kemp on Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:03 pm
Game 4 Magic VS Wizards Preview
Wizards leads the series 2-1
Trailing 2-1 in this series, the Magic is devastated and they will need to avoid elimination in Game 4 and must push this series to Game 5 back in Orlando. The Magic will need to keep their poises and intensities high in Game 4 because any mistakes they make, they are out of the 2003 playoffs. Meanwhile, they Wizards are looking confident, as they will try to wrap it up on their home floor. Jordan and Stackhouse scored 24 points and 32 points respectively in Game 3. Both players were aggressive from the start as they both attacked to the basket and went to the lines. “We feel great right now because we are in control in this series and hopefully we will finish the Magic off in Game 4”, said Stackhouse.
The Magic continues to have problems in the 4th quarter as they struggled on the offensive ends, especially McGrady who scored 18 points in Game 3, but just scored 3 points in the final period. The Wizards pulled away by outscoring the Magic 31-21 in the 4th quarter, as they are one win away from playing in the second rounds of the playoffs. McGrady said, “The pressure is all on us right now, we could not afford to lose Game 4, we will have to regain our composure and send this thing to Game 5.”
Wizards leads the series 2-1
Trailing 2-1 in this series, the Magic is devastated and they will need to avoid elimination in Game 4 and must push this series to Game 5 back in Orlando. The Magic will need to keep their poises and intensities high in Game 4 because any mistakes they make, they are out of the 2003 playoffs. Meanwhile, they Wizards are looking confident, as they will try to wrap it up on their home floor. Jordan and Stackhouse scored 24 points and 32 points respectively in Game 3. Both players were aggressive from the start as they both attacked to the basket and went to the lines. “We feel great right now because we are in control in this series and hopefully we will finish the Magic off in Game 4”, said Stackhouse.
The Magic continues to have problems in the 4th quarter as they struggled on the offensive ends, especially McGrady who scored 18 points in Game 3, but just scored 3 points in the final period. The Wizards pulled away by outscoring the Magic 31-21 in the 4th quarter, as they are one win away from playing in the second rounds of the playoffs. McGrady said, “The pressure is all on us right now, we could not afford to lose Game 4, we will have to regain our composure and send this thing to Game 5.”
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