NBA Playoffs - Players of the Game

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*Originally posted by fair_&_balance: *
Today, we will see how MInnesota eat dust in its own home court.

Go Kingssssssssss
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Ok...I eat my words..

I hate Garnettt !!!!

What a day SJ Sharks Also lost.

Game 7: Sacramento 80 vs Minnesota 83

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Sam Cassell(left): 23 points, 4 boards, 7 dimes, 1 block

Mike Bibby(right): 15 points, 8 boards, 8 dimes

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Chris Webber: 16 points, 8 boards, 4 dimes, 1 steal

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Doug Chrisite: 21 points, 4 boards, 3 dimes, 3 steals, 1 block

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Wally Szczerbiak: 10 points, 4 boards, 3 dimes, 1 steal

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Latrell Spreewell: 14 points, 4 boards, 2 dimes, 2 steals

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Honorable mention - Kevin Garnett: 32 points, 21 boards, 2 dimes, 4 steals, 5 blocks

Game 7: New Jersey 69 vs Detriot 90

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Kenyon Martin(left): 17 points(5/5 from the foul line), 12 boards, 1 dime, 1 block

Mehmet Okur(right): 4 points(2/2 FGs), 7 boards, 1 block

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Ben Wallace(left): 18 points(8/10 FGs), 8 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal, 2 blocks

Rasheed Wallace(right): 12 points, 7 boards, 2 dimes, 1 block

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Richard Hamilton: 21 points(3/5 behind the arc), 6 boards, 4 dimes, 2 steals

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Chauncey Billups: 22 points(6/6 from the foul line), 2 boards, 7 dimes, 1 steal

Game 1: Los Angeles 97 vs Minnesota 88

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Latrell Spreewell(right): 23 points, 6 boards, 5 dimes

Kobe Bryant(left): 23 points, 3 boards, 6 dimes, 3 steals

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Karl Malone: 17 points, 11 boards, 4 dimes, 3 steals

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Honorable mention - Derek Fisher: 14 points(4/5 behind the arc), 1 board, 6 dimes, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Shaquille O'Neal: 27 points(9/11 from the foul line), 18 boards, 5 dimes, 4 blocks

Game 1: Detriot 74 vs Indiana 78

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Ben Wallace: 11 points, 22 boards, 5 dimes, 1 steal, 5 blocks

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Richard Hamilton: 23 points, 3 boards, 3 dimes, 1 steal

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Al Harrington: 14 points, 8 boards, 3 steals

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Jamaal Tinsely: 13 points, 1 board, 5 dimes, 4 steals

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Honorable mention - Reggie Miller: 6 points(with his only one game-winning bucket, 3-pointer), 3 boards, 4 dimes

Game 2: Los Angeles 71 vs Minnesota 89

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Kobe Bryant(left): 27 points, 5 boards, 6 dimes, 2 steals

Wally Szczerbiak(right): 16 points, 5 boards, 7 dimes

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Latrell Spreewell: 17 points, 3 boards, 8 dimes, 2 steals

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Honorable mention - Darrick Martin: 15 points, 2 boards, 6 dimes, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Kevin Garnett: 24 points, 11 boards, 3 dimes, 2 steals, 1 block

Game 2: Detriot 72 vs Indiana 67

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Reggie Miller: 21 points(10/10 FT), 6 boards, 1 dime

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Ben Wallace: 5 points, 8 boards, 4 blocks

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Rasheed Wallace: 10 points, 8 boards, 1 dime, 1 steal, 5 blocks

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Honorable mention - Richard Hamilton: 23 points, 8 boards, 3 dimes

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Honorable mention - Tayshuan Prince: 5 points, 5 boards, 1 dime, 2 steals, 4 blocks(including a game-winning one)

NOTE: Detriot PISTONS had total 19 blocks, one shy of the NBA playoff record set by Philadelphia in 1981.

Game 3: Minnesota 89 vs Los Angeles 100

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Sam Cassell: 18 points(3/5 behind the arc), 1 board, 2 dimes

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Wally Szczerbiak: 21 points(7/7 FT), 7 boards, 2 dimes, 2 steals

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Latrell Spreewell: 18 points, 2 boards, 3 dimes, 4 steals

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Kevin Garnett(left): 22 points, 11 boards, 7 dimes

Karl Malone(right): 11 points, 6 boards, 5 dimes, 2 steals

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Hollywood's Dynamic Duo

Shaquille O'Neal: 22 points, 17 boards, 4 dimes, 4 steals

Kobe Bryant: 22 points, 2 boards, 6 dimes

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Honorable mention - Devean George: 12 points(shooting 5/8 FGs, 2/2 behind the arc), 1 board, 1 dime, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Gary Payton: 18 points, 5 boards, 9 dimes, 1 steal

Game 3: Indiana 78 vs Detriot 85

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Jermaine O'Neal(right): 24 points, 9 boards, 2 dimes, 1 block

Rasheed Wallace(left): 20 points, 4 boards, 3 dimes, 2 steals, 1 block

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Chauncey Billups: 14 points, 5 boards, 8 dimes, 1 block

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Richard Hamilton: 20 points, 4 boards, 5 dimes

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Honorable mention - Ben Wallace: 17 points(7/8 FGs), 16 boards, 1 steal, 3 blocks

Game 4: Minnesota 85 vs Los Angeles 92

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Gary Payton: 6 points, 2 boards, 6 dimes, 1 steal

Wally Szczerbiak: 19 points, 5 boards, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Derek Fisher: 15 points, 4 boards, 3 dimes

Fret Hoiberg: 7 points, 5 boards, 3 dimes

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Honorable mention - Kevin Garnett: 28 points, 13 boards, 9 dimes, 1 steal, 1 block(A dime shy of playoff triple double)

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Honorable mention - Karl Malone(left): 12 points, 11 boards, 8 dimes, 1 steal(Two dimes shy of playoff triple double)

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Honorable mention - Shaquille O'Neal: 19 points, 19 boards, 1 dime, 3 blocks

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Honorable mention - Kobe Bryant: 31 points, 8 boards, 4 dimes, 1 steal, 1 block

Game 4: Indiana 83 vs Detriot 68

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Chauncey Billups: 21 points, 2 boards, 5 dimes, 1 steal

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Richard Hamilton: 22 points, 4 boards, 4 dimes, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Reggie Miller: 15 points(3/4 behind the arc), 1 board, 3 dimes

Honorable mention - Ron Artest: 20 points, 10 boards, 4 dimes, 2 steals, 1 block

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Honorable mention - Austin Croshere: 14 points(3/4 behind the arc), 3 boards, 1 dime, 1 block

Game 5: Los Angeles 96 vs Minnesota 98

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Karl Malone: 17 points, 9 boards, 3 dimes

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Kobe Bryant: 23 points, 6 boards, 7 dimes, 1 steal

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Derek Fisher(right): 17 points, 4 boards, 4 dimes, 1 steal

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Shaquille O'Neal(right): 17 points, 13 boards, 3 dimes, 4 blocks

Honorable mention - Kevin Garnett(left): 30 points, 19 boards, 4 dimes, 1 steal, 1 block

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Wally Szczerbiak: 11 points, 2 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal

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Fred Hoiberg: 14 points, 3 boards, 1 dime, 2 steals

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Honorable mention - Latrell Spreewell: 28 points, 4 boards, 5 dimes, 2 steals

Game 5: Detriot 83 vs Indiana 65

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Fred Jones: 13 points(3/4 behind the arc), 3 boards, 1 dime, 2 blocks

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Jermaine O'Neal: 11 points, 6 boards, 1 dime, 3 blocks

Rasheed Wallace: 22 points, 8 boards, 2 dimes, 2 steals, 3 blocks

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Honorable mention - Richard Hamilton: 33 points(career playoff high), 3 boards, 3 dimes, 1 steal, 1 block

Game 6: Minnesota 90 vs Los Angeles 96

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Latrell Spreewell: 27 points(11/11 FTs), 4 boards, 5 dimes, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Kevin Garnett(left): 22 points, 17 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal, 2 blocks

Honorable metnion - Karl Malone(right): 10 points, 10 boards, 7 dimes, 1 steal.

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Gary Payton: 7 points, 3 boards, 8 dimes, 1 steal, 1 block

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Kobe Bryant: 20 points, 4 dimes, 2 steals, 1 block

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Honorable mention - Shaquille O'Neal: 25 points, 11 boards, 1 dime, 1 block

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Honorable mention - Slava Medvedenko: 8 points(4/4 FGs), 3 boards, 1 block

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Honorable mention - Kareem Rush: 18 points(career playoff-high, 6/7 behind the arc), 3 boards, 3 dimes, 1 steal

Game 6: Indiana 65 vs Detriot 69

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Ron Artest(left): 11 points, 10 boards, 5 dimes, 2 steals

Rasheed Wallace(right): 11 points, 11 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal, 1 block

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Jermaine O'Neal(left): 20 points, 10 boards, 1 dime, 3 blocks

Ben Wallace(right): 12 points, 11 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal, 1 block

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Austin Croshere(left): 12 points, 7 boards

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Chauncey Billups(left): 10 points, 4 boards, 4 dimes

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Honorable mention - Tayshaun Prince: 7 points, 6 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal, 2 blocks

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Honorable mention - Richard Hamilton(left): 21 points, 5 boards, 5 dimes, 1 steal

NOTE: * The defensive-minded teams(Pacers and Pistons) set an NBA playoff record by combining for 60 points in the first half, eight days after they broke the mark for fewest points in any playoff half.

This will be the Pistons' first trip to the finals since 1990 when the team nicknamed "Bad Boys'' for its physical style of play won its second consecutive title. *

Game 1: Detriot 87 vs Los Angeles 75

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Honorable mention - Shaquille O'Neal: Diesel has joined Micheal Jordan to scored 30+ points with 10+ boards consecutively 20 games in the NBA finals.

34 points, 11 boards, 1 dime, 1 block

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Kobe Bryant: 25 points, 4 boards, 4 dimes, 4 steals, 2 blocks

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Tayshaun Prince: 11 points, 6 boards, 4 dimes, 2 steals

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Rasheed Wallace: 14 points(2/2 behind the arc), 8 boards, 1 dime, 1 block

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Richard Hamilton(left): 12 points, 7 boards, 5 dimes, 1 steal

Honorable mention - Chauncey Billups(right): 22 points(2/4 behind the arc), 3 boards, 4 dimes, 3 steals

Game 2: Detriot 91 vs Los Angeles 99

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Ben Wallace: 12 points, 14 boards, 1 dime, 2 steals, 2 blocks

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Richard Hamilton: 26 points, 8 boards, 2 dimes

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Honorable mention - Chauncey Billups: 27 points, 4 boards, 9 dimes

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Rasheed Wallace(right): 11 points, 7 boards, 3 dimes, 2 blocks

Karl Malone(left): 9 points, 9 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Luke Walton: 7 points(3/3 FGs), 5 boards, 8 dimes(most be a Rookie in the NBA Finals since Magic Johnson in the 1980 NBA Finals), 2 blocks

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Shaquille O'Neal: 29 points, 7 boards, 3 dimes, 1 block.

The Diesel has surpassed His Airness Micheal Jordan by scoring consecutively 25+ points in the 21 NBA Finals games.

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Honorable mention - Kobe Bryant: 33 points(a 3-pointer that tied the game in the regulation), 4 boards, 7 dimes, 2 steals

Game 3: Los Angeles 68 vs Detriot 88

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Shaquille O'Neal(left): 14 points, 8 boards, 1 dime, 1 steal

Ben Wallace(right): 7 points, 11 boards, 3 dimes, 2 steals

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Rasheed Wallace: 3 points, 10 boards, 1 dime, 2 blocks

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Tayshuan Prince: 11 points, 6 boards, 2 dimes, 3 steals

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Honorable mention - Richard Hamilton: 31 points(7/7 FTs), 6 boards, 3 dimes, 2 steals, 1 block

Game 4: Los Angeles 80 vs Detriot 88

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Honorable mention - Shaquille O'Neal: 36 points, 20 boards, 2 dimes, 1 block

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Chauncey Billups: 23 points, 4 boards, 4 dimes, 2 steals

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Ben Wallace(right): 8 points, 13 boards, 1 dime, 1 steals, 1 block

Honorable mention - Rasheed Wallace(left): 26 points(6/6 FTs), 13 boards, 2 dimes, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Game 5: Los Angeles 87 vs Detriot 100

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Kobe Bryant: 24 points, 3 boards, 4 dimes, 1 steal

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Rasheed Wallace: 11 points, 1 board, 1 block

Chauncey Billups: 14 points, 3 boards, 6 dimes

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Tayshaun Prince: 17 points, 10 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal

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Richard Hamilton: 21 points, 3 boards, 4 dimes, 1 steal

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Honorable mention - Ben Wallace: 18 points, 22 boards, 3 steals, 1 block

Detriot Pistons win series(4-1), frachinses' 3rd NBA title