Welcome to the 1999-2000 playoffs!
ALL PLAYOFF BOXSCORES
SOMIBA FINALS -- 7 GAMES
Dakota (seed #5) at Kaukauna (#1) -- won by Kaukauna 4 games to 3
Dak roster: C.Barkley, T.Porter, A.Croshere, V.Divac, D.Garrett, D.Harper, R.Harper,
Av.Johnson, B.Bowen, K.Malone, M.Rose, C.Mullin (gpl's and games by Ed, see League
News page for details)
Kau roster: Bibby, A.Davis, DeClercq, Dudley, A.Green, G.Hill, T.Hill, E.Jones,
J.McInnis, Pippen, K.Thomas, Williamson
Kaukauna 123 Dakota 118 at Kaukauna
Kaukauna 127 Dakota 121 at Kaukauna
Dakota 104 Kaukauna 95 at Dakota
Dakota 109 Kaukauna 82 at Dakota
Dakota 113 Kaukauna 96 at Dakota
Kaukauna 112 Dakota 103 at Kaukauna
Kaukauna 124 Dakota 109 at Kaukauna
SECOND ROUND -- 7 GAMES
Willamette (seed #6) at Kaukauna (#1) -- won by Kaukauna 4 games to 3
Wil roster: Childs, R.Davis, Duncan, Fisher, Keefe, Lynch, Donyell Marshall,
J.O'Neal, Perry, Rice, D.Robinson, W.Williams
Kau roster: Bibby, A.Davis, DeClercq, Dudley, A.Green, G.Hill, T.Hill, E.Jones,
J.McInnis, Pippen, K.Thomas, Williamson
Kaukauna 114 Willamette 102 at Kaukauna
Kaukauna 107 Willamette 92 at Kaukauna
Willamette 89 Kaukauna 76 at Willamette
Willamette 96 Kaukauna 79 at Willamette
Kaukauna 99 Willamette 92 at Kaukauna
Willamette 88 Kaukauna 83 at Willamette
Kaukauna 92 Willamette 86 at Kaukauna
Dakota (#5) at Madison (#2) -- won by Dakota 4 games to 2
Dak roster: C.Barkley, T.Porter, A.Croshere, V.Divac, D.Garrett, D.Harper, R.Harper,
Av.Johnson, B.Bowen, K.Malone, M.Rose, C.Mullin (gpl's and games by Charles, see
League News page for details)
Mad roster: J.Kidd, A.Daniels, B.Phills, E.Piatowski, S.Abdur-Rahim, K.Gill,
A.McDyess, C.Crawford, A.Mourning, C.Shackleford, E.Riley, M.Butler
Dakota 106 Madison 97 at Madison
Madison 100 Dakota 95 at Madison
Dakota 94 Madison 77 at Dakota
Madison 104 Dakota 99 at Dakota
Dakota 92 Madison 84 at Madison
Dakota 103 Madison 96 at Dakota
FIRST ROUND -- 5 GAMES
Milwaukee (seed #8) at Kaukauna (#1) -- won by Kaukauna 3 games to 0
Mil roster: C.Alexander, Brandon, L.Hughes, McGrady, Olowokandi, Pierce, Ratliff,
Stepania, Sura, T.Thomas, S.Walker, L.Ellis
Kau roster: Bibby, A.Davis, DeClercq, Dudley, A.Green, G.Hill, T.Hill, E.Jones,
J.McInnis, Pippen, K.Thomas, Williamson
Kaukauna 112 Milwaukee 98 at Kaukauna
Kaukauna 108 Milwaukee 102 at Kaukauna
Kaukauna 97 Milwaukee 90 at Milwaukee
Sunnyvale (#7) at Madison (#2) -- won by Madison 3 games to 0
Sun roster: B.Barry, D.Davis, H.Davis, S.Elliott, M.Finley, M.Geiger, L.Mayberry,
G.McCloud, E.Murdock, D.Mutombo, D.Stoudamire, C.Whitney
Mad roster: J.Kidd, A.Daniels, B.Phills, E.Piatowski, S.Abdur-Rahim, K.Gill,
A.McDyess, C.Crawford, A.Mourning, C.Shackleford, E.Riley, M.Butler
Madison 111 Sunnyvale 101 at Madison
Madison 96 Sunnyvale 84 at Madison
Madison 111 Sunnyvale 92 at Sunnyvale
Willamette (#6) at Walnut Creek (#3) -- won by Willamette 3 games to 1
Wil roster: Childs, R.Davis, Duncan, Fisher, Keefe, Lynch, Donyell Marshall,
J.O'Neal, Perry, Rice, D.Robinson, W.Williams
Wal roster: Cato, Christie, Closs, Feick, P.Hardaway, Er.Johnson, Livingston,
R.Patterson, Russell, Sabonis, Webber, Wesley
Willamette 97 Walnut Creek 76 at Walnut Creek
Willamette 94 Walnut Creek 88 at Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek 88 Willamette 80 at Willamette
Willamette 96 Walnut Creek 94 OT at Willamette
Dakota (#5) at Lake K (#4) -- won by Dakota 3 games to 0
Dak roster: C.Barkley, T.Porter, A.Croshere, V.Divac, D.Garrett, D.Harper, R.Harper,
Av.Johnson, B.Bowen, K.Malone, M.Rose, C.Mullin (gpl's and games by Ed, see League
News page for details)
Lak roster: K.Anderson, M.Blaylock, V.Carter, Funderburke, R.Horry, S.O'Neal,
Ostertag, Outlaw, R.Pack, R.Rhodes, St.Smith, Je.Williams
Dakota 114 Lake K 112 OT at Lake K
Dakota 100 Lake K 86 at Lake K
Dakota 102 Lake K 82 at Dakota
Playoff preview:
KAU #1 vs. MIL #8 -- Kau has dominated play in general during the regular
season especially in close games with an amazing 15-2 record in games
decided by 5 points or less. Mil will need to avoid sparking Kau's
consistent fastbreak too often either by shooting for a good percentage
which is tough to do against Kau's solid defense or crashing the offensive
boards and will need to somehow contain Kau's Grant Hill (we may or may not
see Paul Pierce guarding Hill preventing a size disadvantage post-up
inside). If Mil can limit the dazzlers Kau gets from Hill, Pippen, and
Bibby then Mil's Terrell Brandon can run a pretty mean fastbreak himself.
Kau won 4 of the 6 regular season matchups.
MAD #2 vs. SUN #7 -- Mad's edge is their awesome starting lineup and had a
great 10-2 record in games decided by 5 points or less. If Sun can get Mad
starters in foul trouble that could be important as Mad's bench is
comparitively weak. Sun's Mutombo should be a great matchup against Mad's
Mourning and also should help out with blocks on offensive stars McDyess and
Abdur-Rahim. Mad's fastbreak is devastating with Kidd at the point so Sun
will have to shoot a high percentage and/or crash the offensive boards but
both will be difficult against the solid Mad defense and rebounding. Mad
won all 4 regular season games between these two teams.
WAL #3 vs. WIL #6 -- Wal's strength is their consistent defense leading the
league with 86.7 points per game allowed. Wil will of course need to rely
on their twin towers Duncan and Robinson as Wal will use a
center-by-committee approach to try to limit Robinson. With Wal's 39-2
regular season home record it will be tough for Wil to overcome this for a
road win but by containing Wal's home mvp David Wesley Wil's league-leading
.364 3-point shooting could overcome Wal's nearly league-leading .273
3-point defense. Wal led the league in turnovers forced and committed more
turnovers than almost every other team while Wil led the league in free
throws attempted. Wal won 5 out of the 6 regular season meetings.
LAK #4 vs. DAK #5 -- Lak has Shaq-daddy and well-known name support while
Dak has the mailman Malone and Barkley's final full season. Dak slipped
from #4 to #5 with all of the autoplay losses at the end of the season and
will have problems matching up Divac and whomever else he puts at center
against Shaq but similarly Lak will have problems matching up on Malone (as
everyone does). The games will probably come down to the support players as
Lak's Steve Smith and Vince Carter could get hot or Dak's Barkley could
dominate the put-backs and Avery Johnson could get lots of dazzlers. This
should be a very close series either way as the teams split their 4 regular
season meetings.