2003 NBA Finals Updates

[Keo]

Go out there and win it!

[Kemp]

Go out there and win it!

Thanks for your support. Very appreciated.
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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 Center. Tonight Game 4 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!

[Sac-1]

Great introductions...get out there and try your best and kick some ass in the process

[Keo]

Nice introductions, can't wait for the actual game.

[Kemp]

Great introductions...get out there and try your best and kick some ass in the process

Thanx man. I will go out there and kick some ass.

Nice introductions, can't wait for the actual game.

I am glad that you like my intros. Well, sorry for the delay. Check out my Game 4 recap below.

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McGrady pushes this series to a Game 5 showdown



Magic guard Tracy McGrady showed no fear against the Wizards, as he would not give up without a fight in Game 4. McGrady scored a team high 24 points and led the Magic to a victory and sending this series back to Orlando for a Game 5 showdown. The Wizards fans showed their love and support for Michael Jordan as Game 4 could what have be the last home game for Jordan to ever to play in the MCI Center. Jordan scored 16 points but it wasn’t enough as his team came up short in the end. Jordan said, “It was a disappointed loss and I would love to move on to the second rounds. I respected for the fans here and I want to say thankyou for their support and the organization.” Jerry Stackhouse who scored a game high 39 points continues to be the main Wizards scorer but his 2 turnovers in the final seconds costed the Wizards. There is a possession where he could not catch the pass from Hughes, and the other one where he was called for an offensive foul. “I felt that I should take responsibility for this loss”, said Stackhouse. Both Giricek and Garrity hit 7 treys and scored 23 and 21 respectively.

In the first quarter, both teams hitting shots after shots as no team were able to take a lead of more than 6 points. Michael Jordan scored 7 points and Jerry Stackhouse scored 13 points as the Wizards was able to keep the game close. After Gordon Giricek picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter, Doc Rivers immediately send Pat Garrity to the floor. Garrity quickly responded by scoring 15 points with 5 from downtown as the first quarter ended with the score tied at 26. In the second quarter, both team fought hard, especially Giricek, who hits 4 treys and showed no fear shooting against Stackhouse who played good defence on him. McGrady also contributed as he scored 7 points and had 4 assists while Shawn Kemp had 8 rebounds by the end of the first half. The Wizards still lead 55-53 at the end of the first half.

In the second half, this belongs to the Magic. McGrady single handily control the third quarter as he scored 12 of his 24 points on 5/5 shootings. McGrady was on fire, as the Wizards had no answer for him. Kemp was also a factor as he continues to dominated on the boards, Kemp finished the game with 10 points, 15 rebounds and a career playoff best 8 steals. Kemp was very aggressive on the defensive ends as he stole a lot of careless pass from the Wizards. Stackhouse would not let his team down as he scored 11 points in the third quarter and 9 points in the final period. The Wizards somehow took the lead at the start of the fourth quarter but Garrity clutch shootings kept the Magic in the lead. With McGrady misfired a 3 and Kemp grabbed a crucial offensive rebound that got fouled by Kwame, Kemp hits both free throws. McGrady said, "I am glad that we pulled even and now we will go home, and we will need to come out again and win this series". The Wizards still had a chance to take the lead when the Magic is still leading 103-102. But Stackhouse careless turnovers in the final seconds costed the Wizards as the Magic survived from elimination and defeated the Wizards 105-102. The series are tied at 2-2. Game 5 is next in Orlando.

Final Scores


Wizards Players Scores


Magic Players Scores


Player Of The Game


Highlight Pics:

Armstrong with the layup


Declercq with a reverse dunk


Giricek fires a 3 over Stackhouse


Hughes with a baseline jumper


Jordan takes a jumper


Kemp with a one hand rebound over Haywood


Kwame shooting a 20 foot jumper over the Reignman


Laettner finishes with an easy layup


Stackhouse slam it down with his left hand


McGrady shooting a 3 over MJ


T-Mac with a windmill dunk over Kwame


McGrady drive and pulls up a 15 foot jumper

[Keo]

The whole team played well, T-Mac lead the way and Kemp got the double double. Nice pics as well. Stackhouse has really played well, he scored 39! Anyways, now you've pushed it to Game 5. Let's see you come back and win this, good luck.

[Kobe101]

Nice pictures man! Go and win this!

[Sac-1]

Good job man...that was a must win...some great highlights...Kemp was a great contribution in the win...good luck next game..just one more..c'mon

[Keo]

Hey, "c'mon" is my thing. It just sounds wrong coming from you.

[Sac-1]

LOL, sorry Sensation i won't do it again.

[Kemp]

The whole team played well, T-Mac lead the way and Kemp got the double double. Nice pics as well. Stackhouse has really played well, he scored 39! Anyways, now you've pushed it to Game 5. Let's see you come back and win this, good luck.

Yeah, the Magic played well as a team where everybody steps up their game. As long as McGrady is scoring, Garrity and Giricek hits some 3s, Kemp scoring and rebounding. The Magic might have a chance to defeat the Wizards in Game 5. Stay tuned.

Nice pictures man! Go and win this!

Thanks, I will do my best in Game 5 in order to advance to the next round.

Good job man...that was a must win...some great highlights...Kemp was a great contribution in the win...good luck next game..just one more..c'mon

Thanx for your support SAC-1. Yeah, I was so nervous when I was playing Game 4, fortunately I won that game. Good to see the Magic are hitting over 50% on their 3s. Kemp brings all the experiences in the playoffs and when he steps up, he can make a big impact in the game. Thanks for the c'mon.

[air]

I didn't realize you had a franchise/playoffs going on, Kemp40. Anyway, I seem to have picked up at a good spot. Hopefully you can go through.

[Kemp]

Welcome to my 2003 playoffs air. Yes, you have picked up at a good spot. There is still at least one more game to be play in my 2003 playoffs. I hope you enjoy my playoffs. Stay tuned for Game 5.

[Kemp]

Game 5 Wizards VS Magic Preview

The series are tied at 2-2

The Magic finally played together as a team as they avoid elimination in Game 4 in Washington. The Magic got help from several key players, especially McGrady, Kemp, Giricek and Garrity. Magic head coach Doc Rivers said, “They all did something very special throughout the whole game. Whether they are playing offence or defence, each of them played their best as they can as they bring this series back to Orlando. I am proud of them.” Meanwhile the Wizards fans were very emotional after seeing the Wizards failed to win the series. Michael Jordan last home game playing in from of his fans might be over unless the Wizards can pull out a win in Game 5. Jordan said, “Whether we will win Game 5 or not, I want to thankyou for all the fans seeing me playing in these 2 years. Until then, I want to pass the torch to today superstars.”

The winner in this series will face the Philadelphia 76ers in the next round after the Sixers had made a big upset to the 1st seeded New Jersey Nets in the first round of the 2003 playoffs. The Sixers finished off the Nets in four games, 3-1.

[Sac-1]

Great preview, if you win Philly shouldn't be too hard even though they surprisingly beat the NJN

[Kemp]

Thanx Sac-1, assuming I won Game 5, then yeah Sixers should not be that difficult to beat as I only need to stop Iverson, well also Van Horn.
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INTRODUCTION

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, the Orlando Magic welcome to the greatest fans to the TD Waterhouse Centre. Tonight Game 5 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!

Michael Jordan received a 3 minutes warm ovation from the crowds.


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.

[Keo]

Good luck, hopefully you'll see the Sixers in the next round. So they would have Iverson, McKie, Robinson, Coleman, etc.

[Kemp]

Remember this is the 2003 Sixers, so they would have Snow, Iverson, Van Horn, Coleman, Dalembert, McKie, Salmons, etc. "Big Dog" - Robinson was not with the Sixers in that year.

[Keo]

Oh my bad then. Btw, you haven't been by me Franchise in a while...I've updated.

[Kemp]

Alright, I go have a look now.

Edit: I'm pretty sure I've posted there, your latest update is the Kings recap. My post is just above air's post.

[Kemp]

Michael Jordan say goodbye to the NBA



Michael Jordan’s career comes to an end after the Magic defeated the Wizards in Game 5 of the first round playoffs. One of the greatest players in NBA history played the final game of his illustrious career Thursday night, not in the setting that he would have preferred but in a special atmosphere nonetheless. Jordan's final moment on the court ended with him receiving applause and a lengthy standing ovation from nearly everyone in the arena, including the coaches and the other players. "Now I guess it hits me that I'm not going to be in a uniform anymore and that's not a terrible feeling," Jordan said afterward. "It's something that I've come to grips with, and it's time. This is the final retirement." Jordan finished with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, drawing several adoring ovations from the last sellout crowd that will ever watch him play.

In the first quarter, McGrady and Stackhouse came out firing as they both scored 10 points and 13 points respectively. There were 5 leads changes but the Wizards still lead 29-27. The Wizards continues to keep on rolling in the second quarter as they lead by 14 points but Pat Garrity 16 points in the second quarter helps the Magic to stay close but the Wizards still leads 57-49 at the end of first half.

Michael Jordan took over in the third quarter as he scored 12 points on a variety of ways. Jordan proving he can still play the game as he made a fadeaway jumper over McGrady as the crowds roared. Jordan also scored 3 consecutive baskets in a row as he made two layups and one breakaway dunk. McGrady also did his part as he scored 13 points in the third period by hitting perimeter shots. The Magic still trailed 81-76. In the fourth quarter, the Magic played their best quarter of the series as they outscored the Wizards 33-19. The Magic played their stingy defence as Stackhouse were scoreless in the final period and Jordan scored only 5 points. McGrady continues to be the main Magic offensive weapon as he scored 13 of his 41 points that send the Wizards out of the playoffs with the final score 109-100. McGrady said, “There are good and bad about this victory, the good thing is of course we won the game and we can move on to the next round. The bad thing is Michael Jordan will leave us, we try to keep him to play in the NBA as much as possible and we are glad that he played five games in this series so fans get to see him on the floor more often instead of 3 games of action.” McGrady finished the game with 41 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Shawn Kemp had 11 points and 14 rebounds. Stackhouse scored 23 points but he scored just 6 points in the entire second half. Stackhouse said, “The Magic played their best defence and I was not able to get off my shots. Hopefully, we will do one better next season.”

The Magic will now face the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs after the Sixers defeated the New Jersey Nets 3-1. Game 1 is play in Orlando.

Final Scores


Wizards Players Scores


Magic Players Scores


Player Of The Game


Highlight Pics:

Michael Jordan Memorable Highlight Pics

Air Jordan up in the air and finishes with a left hand layup


Michael Jordan with a baseline jumper


Jordan dunk the ball for one last time


Jordan goes to the fadeaway over McGrady


Michael Jordan shooting a free throw


Air Jordan finishes with an uncontested layup


Giricek shooting a 3 over Stackhouse
Haywood with a reverse jam
Hunter ready to throw it down
Kemp slam it down with authority
Lue shooting a 3 from the right corner
McGrady shooting from downtown
T-Mac ready to slam it down hard with one hand
McGrady hits a tough shot over Stackhouse
Stackhouse shooting over Kemp

[Keo]

Good bye MJ. Nice work Kemp! Tough series but you came back to win it. Good luck against Philly in the next round.

[Diogo]

Good to see that you have defeated the Wizards. Good luck against the Sixers, they probably are most tough than the Wizards.

[Kemp]

Good bye MJ. Nice work Kemp! Tough series but you came back to win it. Good luck against Philly in the next round.

Thanx man. It was a very a tough series because in each of the game Stackhouse and Jordan always played well, especially Stackhouse, when he is on fired. I am looking forward to play against the Sixers and hopefully I don't need to play Game 7.

Good to see that you have defeated the Wizards. Good luck against the Sixers, they probably are most tough than the Wizards.

Thankyou for your Support. I guess that the Sixers are as tough as the Wizards. Now, I am going to face Iverson and Van Horn. Sixers big men are probably tougher than the Wizards ones since Coleman can score and he can shoot 3s. Hopefully, I can stop Iverson from scoring too much.

[Kobe101]

Good win and good luck againt the Sixers!