Credit to Alex Groz for the full game - • Video
Pippen locks down Penny to 18 pts on 6/15 (40%) shooting with 3 ast to 3 turnovers and 6 fouls, and makes the post-game and entry passes very difficult for him.
Shaq gets 36 points on 16/22 (73%) - but the majority of them on Longley. Dennis Rodman schools him on defense and offense, and Shaq doesn't do much in the 2nd half. Shaq also had 6 turnovers.
The 1995 Magic averaged more ppg + apg in the 1995 NBA Finals than the Spurs in the 2014 Finals, and against a better defensive team in Hakeem and Clyde's Rockets. They also had 6 players in double figures during the 2014 Finals compared to the Spurs 5 players in double figures in the 2014 Finals.
To those pointing out the absence of Horace Grant after Game 1, Grant had 0 points and 1 rebound in 30 minutes during Game 1, so the Magic were going to get shut down regardless.
28 янв 2015