2003 NBA Finals Updates

[Kemp]

Welcome to my Orlando Magic Franchise, I will be using my own 2002-2003 rosters as updated at April 20th 2003 and take the Magic to the playoffs. I know this is old but 2002-2003 is the last season that Shawn Kemp has played for his career. Because I don’t have much free time so I am going to make a quick franchise, I will not play the regular season games but I will simulating all 82 games through the 2002-2003 NBA schedule and then I will play the playoffs games if the Magic make it to the playoffs. Fortunately, Magic did it. So I will provide all the 2003 playoffs excitement from here.

Game Settings
Skill level: Superstars
Quarter length: 8 minutes
Rules: All on
Controller: I will control the PF position only

Here are my 2002-2003 Orlando Magic’s Rosters


Here are the Eastern Conference Standings


Here are the Western Conference Standings


2003 Leading Scorers


2003 Eastern Playoffs Brackets


2003 Western Playoffs Brackets


"Game 1 Magic-Wizards Preview"
In the first round of the playoffs, the Magic will face MJ and the Wizards. This will be an exciting series since MJ is back to the playoffs for the first time since the 1998 Championships Bulls. During the regular season, these two teams spilt the season series at 2 games a piece. As much as people are focusing on Jordan to take the Wizards to the championship round, the Magic will be counting on Tracy McGrady to take the Magic to the NBA Finals without Grant Hill. The Magic also counting on the Reignman to make something happen for this team and hope he can bring some needed offence and defence to this young Orlando team.



Lets not waste any more time, as we now go to Game 1 of the 1st round playoffs series between the Orlando Magic and the Washington Wizards.

INTRODUCTION

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the TD Waterhouse Centre for the excitement of the 2003 first round playoffs, Game 1 between the Washington Wizards and yours Orlando Magic.

And now the starting lineups for the visitor Washington Wizards:

At forward, 6’6” from North Carolina, Jerry Stackhouse.
And at forward, 6’10” from Glynn Academy High School, Kwame Brown.
At center, 7’0” from North Carolina, Brendan Haywood.
At guard, 6'5” from State Louis, Larry Hughes.
And from North Carolina, at guard, 6’6”, Michael Jordan!
2 minutes ovation received from the crowds for MJ!
The head coach for the Washington Wizards is by Doug Collins.

And now here are the starting lineups for yours Orlando Magic:

At forward, 6’6” from Croatia, Gordon Giricek.
And at forward, 6’10” from Trinity Valley, Shawn Kemp.
At center, 7’0” from Depaul, Steven Hunter.
At guard, 6’1” from Fayetteville, Darrell Armstrong.
And at guard, 6’8” from Mt Zion Ca High School, Tracy McGrady.
The head coach for the Orlando Magic is by Doc Rivers.

EDIT: I will post the recap as soon as I have time.

[Kobe101]

This looks nice! Good luck!

[Sac-1]

Yay another 03 dynasty...good luck...aahhh the Kings back in 2003 they were crazy.....good luck in the playoffs

[Keo]

Good not to be alone. Best of luck to you.

[Kemp]

Thanx guys, I will do my best in the playoffs. This is going to be a tough series since MJ is here. I hope he does not take the game winning shot at the end of the game though.

[Kemp]

Stackhouse 41 points effort killed the Magic



The best of 5 series began in Orlando where everyone expected the Magic to come out firing in their 1st home game. But this was not the case as Jerry Stackhouse single handily dominate the game from start to finish. Stackhouse scored a career playoff high, 41 points and helped the Wizards to steal the first game here in TD Waterhouse Centre. Stackhouse was on fire early in the first quarter, by scoring 16 points. He ended the first half with 22 points. The Magic throws different defenders on him but Stackhouse still score at will. Michael Jordan first playoffs game as a Wizards scored 14 points and he showed some flashy move like the old Jordan. Jordan said, “Its good to win the first game here, Stack doing what he does best to this team and we are going to need his offensive attack in every game”. For the game, Darrell Armstrong led Orlando with 22 points. McGrady scored 21 points, had 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Shawn Kemp had 10 points and 9 rebounds in his first playoffs as a Magic.

At the first quarter, Darrell Armstrong picked up 2 quick personal fouls and the Magic was down early. The Magic never really takes the lead as the Wizards scored the first 9 points. From there, the Wizards lead by as many as 16 points mid-way through the second quarter and take the commanding 53-37 points half time lead. Tracy McGrady scored 5 points in the first half while Shawn Kemp had 8 points and 4 rebounds. McGrady started the second half with a jumper over MJ. McGrady scored 7 of his 21 points in the third quarter. McGrady also hit a 3 point shot and followed by a breakaway dunk to help the Magic pulled within 5 points at the end of the third quarter. The Magic outscored the Wizards 27-16 in the third quarter. McGrady said, “It was a very disappointed loss but we are going to win Game 2”. Jordan, Stackhouse and Kwame combined for 16 points in the fourth quarter and send the Magic home with a loss, 105-89. The Wizards lead the series 1-0.

Final Scores


Wizards Players Scores


Magic Players Scores


Player Of The Game


Highlight Pics:

Armstrong for 3


Wizards celebrate after their victory


Jordan open for 2


Air Jordan slam it down with authority


Shawn Kemp with the slam


McGrady on the breakaway


McGrady shooting over Jordan

[Sac-1]

tough loss...MJ with only 14 points ....Props to stackhouse...great recap...better luck in game 2

[Kemp]

Thanx SAC-1, Stackhouse was doing all the work and Giricek cannot stopped him. Yea, I need to even the series before headed to MCI Centre.

[Keo]

Nice job copying my Recap System. jk. You have the ESPN Patch, I used to have it but got rid of it. Anyways tough loss, Stackhouse killed you. Sort column the points when posting the boxscores.

[Diogo]

Yough loss dude... better luck next time

[Kemp]

Game 2 Wizards VS Magic Preview

Wizards lead the series 1-0

After losing Game 1 by 16 points, the Magic will need to regroup and must find ways to stop Jerry Stackhouse, who scored a career playoff high 41 points along with 4 rebounds. Stackhouse was unstoppable, every time he touches the ball he scores. Giricek just cannot find a way to stop him. “When you are playing defence on a scorer, the best thing that you can do is to contain them” said Giricek. Meanwhile, Jordan was happy about their performances after winning Game 1. “Our confidence remains high and now we just need to focus on winning Game 2 and try to pull it away”, said Jordan.

Tracy McGrady scored 21 points, had 3 rebounds and 7 assists in Game 1 but he was not as aggressive on the offensive end as he were during the regular season. Instead McGrady often directing the traffic and setup plays for the Magic. McGrady took 15 shots in Game 1 that is 5 less than during the regular season. McGrady said, “I felt that I need to be more aggressive on the offensive end. I need to attack more to the basket and trying to get to the freethrow line.” The Magic will need to even the series in Game 2 before headed to Washington for Game 3. McGrady said, “We are going to win Game 2.”

[Jugs]

Tough first game loss

Maybe play T-Mac on Stackhouse this time, i think Giricek can handle a 40 yr old Jordan

Oh and Play Gooden instead of Hunter, depends how much love you have for Gooden

[Kemp]

Tough first game loss

Maybe play T-Mac on Stackhouse this time, i think Giricek can handle a 40 yr old Jordan

Oh and Play Gooden instead of Hunter, depends how much love you have for Gooden

Thanx for visiting my 03 playoffs. I'm not sure about letting T-Mac guarding Stackhouse because Stackhouse goes to the basket alot and I don't want T-Mac to be in foul trouble throughout the game. For Gooden, I used him to backup Kemp. The reason why I started Hunter because Haywood is 7'0" tall so given his height. I think is fairer for me to start Hunter, at least Haywood will not always get the rebounds. By the way, Hunter had 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in Game 1.

[Keo]

Good luck in Game 2. Hope you can even the series.

[Sac-1]

Good luck....this is a very tough series...hope MJ doesn't explode and get like 45 points

[Diogo]

And I hope Stackhouse doesn't play all that in the next game.

[Kemp]

Thanx guys for your support. Very appreciated. I will do my best to even the series at 1 game a piece. I will post the recap within the next 3 days.

[Kobe101]

Good win!

[Kemp]

Good win!

Yeah, good win by the Wizards.

[Kemp]

INTRODUCTION

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, the Orlando Magic welcome to the greatest fans to the TD Waterhouse Centre. Tonight Game 2 of the 2003 first round playoffs, is between the Washington Wizards and yours Orlando Magic.

And now the starting lineups for the visitor Washington Wizards:

At forward, 6’6” from North Carolina, Jerry Stackhouse.
And at forward, 6’10” from Glynn Academy High School, Kwame Brown.
At center, 7’0” from North Carolina, Brendan Haywood.
At guard, 6'5” from State Louis, Larry Hughes.
And from North Carolina, at guard, 6’6”, Michael Jordan!

The head coach for the Washington Wizards is by Doug Collins.

And now here are the starting lineups for yours Orlando Magic:

At forward, 6’6” from Croatia, Gordon Giricek.
And at forward, 6’10” from Trinity Valley, Shawn Kemp.
At center, 7’0” from Depaul, Steven Hunter.
At guard, 6’1” from Fayetteville, Darrell Armstrong.
And at guard, 6’8” from Mt Zion Ca High School, Tracy McGrady.

The head coach for the Orlando Magic is by Doc Rivers.

[Sac-1]

Great introductions

[Kemp]

Thanx bro. I am trying to make the game as realistic as I can. Game 2 recap will be here within the next 2 days.

[Keo]

Nice introductions. Good luck in Game 2.

[Kemp]

Garrity clutch 3s saved the Magic



Magic forward Pat Garrity scored 21 points and hit a career playoff best on 7 of 11 from downtown and helped the Magic to even the series at one game apiece. After losing Game 1 by 16 points, the Magic was devastated. But in Game 2, the Magic played tremendous and played like a team like they were during the regular season. The Magic showed their aggressiveness, hustles and clutch shootings in Game 2. Tracy McGrady ended the game with 27 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists while Shawn Kemp finished the game with 8 points and 8 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse again playing the way like he did in Game 1 by scoring a game high 34 points but his supporting casts did not help him. Especially Michael Jordan, who only scored 8 points on 4 of 9 shootings despite stingy defence played by Tracy McGrady. “I was not able to take my usual shots, McGrady did a job on me by taking me out of my comfort zone. I felt that I let my team down tonight”, said Jordan. Meanwhile, Darrell Armstrong again picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter and got his third personal fouls with 3:21 left in the first half. “I was very frustrated that I was in foul trouble again”, said Armstrong.

In the first quarter, Tracy Mcgrady scored the first 5 points for the Magic while Jerry Stackhouse scored 15 points. The Magic never allowed the Wizards to lead by more than 10 points as the Magic keep the game closes throughout the first half, where the Wizards leads 47-44. Thanks for Drew Gooden’s effort in the first half as his hustle plays frustrated Kwame Brown as Kwame missed a lot of easy shots around the basket. Drew Gooden finished the game with 6 points and 7 rebounds off the bench. Another key bench player, Pat Garrity was in the zone in the first half as he hits four 3s. Shawn Kemp was scoreless in the first half but he had 3 rebounds. At the start of the second half, Tracy McGrady was unstoppable as his scored 15 of his 27 points in the third quarter. McGrady beating Wizards defence as he made 3 three points shots along with some thunderous dunks. Stackhouse was doing the same for Wizards as he scored 14 in the third period.

Trailing by 71-67 at the start of the fourth quarter, the Wizards are running out of gas as Stackhouse only scored 3 points in the final period. The Magic takes advantage of that moment and never look back as Pat Garrity continues to fire from downtown and he extended the Magic leads to 86-78 during the Magic 19-7 runs with 4:27 left in the game. The Wizards tried to make a comeback as T-Lue and Russell made theirs shots respectively, but the Wizards still felled short as the Magic holds on to their 2 points victory, 94-92. “I am glad that we even the series but still we need to play good basketball again in Game 3”, said McGrady. The best of 5 series is now tied at 1-1. Game 3 is next in Washington.

Final Scores


Wizards Players Scores


Magic Players Scores


Player Of The Game


McGrady in the 3rd Quarter


Highlight Pics:

Armstrong finishes with the layup


Jordan shooting over T-Mac


Kwame with the layup


Magic celebrate after their victory in Game 2


Stackhouse slam it down with one hand


Gooden slam it home for 2


Hughes hit a tough shot over Armstrong and Gooden


The Reignman lay it home for 2


T-Mac shooting a 20 foot jumper


McGrady slam it down over Kwame

[Keo]

Nice win. Good for Garrity hitting the clutch 3's. Good luck in Game 3.