(16) 1985 Los Angeles
Clippers (31-51) vs. (27) 2003 Los Angeles Clippers (27-55)
This is a pretty good matchup…As a refresher, read this: First year in LA! Derek Smith had 22-5-3,
Marques Johnson (who came over for Terry Cummings) had 16-6, and Norm Nixon had
17-3-9. Bill Walton actually played 67 games, averaging 10-9…he’s gone by next
year.
Nobody played a full
year here…Brand (19-11), and Maggette (17-5) both played in only the 60 game
range. Lamar Odom (15-7-4, who leaves for Miami after the year) played less
than 50 games. Andre Miller though played 80 and had 14-4-7.” Looks like a
pretty good matchup from that. Then add in the fact that Game One was a game
for the ages (kind of).
Game 1
1985 has a semi-comfortable lead (7) at the beginning of the
4th. After 2 2s and a 3, the score is tied. With 7 minutes left,
2003 has taken a 4 point lead. The lead extends to 7 after a one handed slam by
Andre Miller with 5:11 left. It gets down to 5 before 3 free throws from Marko
Jaric. With 4 minutes left, the lead get extended to 9 after a turnover and a
Brand free throw. 1985 attempts a comeback. With 3:47 remaining, Marques
Johnson hits a fadeaway, followed by a James Donaldson slam with 3:20 left. No
one scores for two minutes, and it looks like the 5 point lead may stay. But
then 1985 regains it’s range. Derek Smith hits a shot, then Michael Cage hits a
runner with 1:05 left. It’s a one point game. Elton Brand hits a shot to make
it three. After Marques Johnson hits a shot with 24 seconds remaining, they
foul Richardson, who makes one of two. Derek Smith drills a shot, with 3
seconds left, and it’s into overtime we go!
As you know, it is 5 minute periods. One minute passes
before the first score, as Marques Johnson hits a free throw. Then, at 3:20
left in OT, James Donaldson completes an and-1, so the lead is 4. After 2 of
three at the line from Quentin Richardson, Marques Johnson puts 1985’s lead
back to 4. Elton Brand tips in a Sean Rooks miss with 58 seconds left, but
Michael Cage answers with a jumper. The lead is four. But Corey Maggette shots
a three in an attempt to pull it closer….It hits the front of the rim…the
backboard…and bangs in! But there was a whistle…A foul on Michael Cage! Corey
hits the free throw, and it is tied at 113 with 37 seconds remaining. Derek
Smith misses a shot from the paint, but the board comes down to James Donaldson
with 18 seconds left. With one second left, James Donaldson’s pass is picked
off by Andre Miller. Quentin Richardson can’t hit at the last second, so a
second OT is needed.
2003 builds on their momentum. Maggette hits a three. Then
Norm Nixon pulls it within one. Andre Miller makes one free throw to make it
two. An and-1 is completed by Brand, and 2 free throws from Maggette
essentially put the game away. It gets within two with 12 seconds left, but
after he is fouled, Richardson hits two free throws and the game is over. Very
exciting.
2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers
PLAYER
|
MIN
|
FGM/FGA
|
3PM/3PA
|
FTM/FTA
|
OREB
|
REB
|
AST
|
BLK
|
STL
|
TO
|
PF
|
TP
|
2002-03 Elton Brand*
|
50
|
10/16
|
0/0
|
7/13
|
6
|
15
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
27
|
2002-03 Corey Maggette*
|
49
|
9/21
|
4/7
|
13/17
|
2
|
13
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
35
|
2002-03 Sean Rooks*
|
48
|
2/8
|
0/0
|
2/4
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
2002-03 Andre Miller*
|
41
|
5/10
|
0/1
|
3/7
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
3
|
13
|
2002-03 Quentin Richardson*
|
36
|
4/19
|
1/4
|
5/7
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
14
|
2002-03 Eric Piatkowski
|
25
|
8/11
|
2/3
|
0/1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
2002-03 Melvin Ely
|
18
|
4/8
|
0/0
|
2/2
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
10
|
2002-03 Keyon Dooling
|
11
|
1/3
|
1/3
|
0/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2002-03 Marko Jaric
|
11
|
1/4
|
1/3
|
3/3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
TOTALS
|
44/100
|
9/21
|
35/54
|
19
|
58
|
23
|
7
|
13
|
20
|
19
|
132
|
|
44.0%
|
42.9%
|
64.8%
|
1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers
PLAYER
|
MIN
|
FGM/FGA
|
3PM/3PA
|
FTM/FTA
|
OREB
|
REB
|
AST
|
BLK
|
STL
|
TO
|
PF
|
TP
|
1984-85 Norm Nixon*
|
47
|
8/19
|
2/5
|
2/3
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
20
|
1984-85 Derek Smith*
|
46
|
10/19
|
0/0
|
4/4
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
24
|
1984-85 Marques Johnson*
|
45
|
11/24
|
0/0
|
3/5
|
4
|
10
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
25
|
1984-85 James Donaldson*
|
40
|
8/11
|
0/0
|
3/4
|
2
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
19
|
1984-85 Michael Cage*
|
33
|
4/6
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
1
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
1984-85 Junior Bridgeman
|
21
|
2/4
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
1984-85 Bill Walton
|
18
|
2/6
|
0/0
|
1/2
|
1
|
11
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
1984-85 Rory White
|
13
|
3/4
|
0/0
|
2/3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
1984-85 Bryan Warrick
|
11
|
1/2
|
0/0
|
2/2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
1984-85 Harvey Catchings
|
10
|
2/5
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
1984-85 Lancaster Gordon
|
6
|
2/2
|
1/1
|
0/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
TOTALS
|
53/102
|
3/6
|
17/23
|
13
|
57
|
31
|
9
|
11
|
26
|
31
|
126
|
|
52.0%
|
50.0%
|
73.9%
|
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Elton Brand (Los Angeles)
2003 Wins 132-126
2003 Leads Series 1-0
Can they finish off 1985 at home?
Game 2
With 3 minutes remaining, after a tip from Elton Brand, the
2003 Clippers lead 112-104. But 1985 battles back, a two from Nixon, another
two from Nixon, then a three from Nixon makes it a 1 point game. Derek Smith
puts them up off a dunk with the assist to….Nixon. To end it off, James
Donaldson makes it a three point game…2003 totally lost it.
1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers
PLAYER
|
MIN
|
FGM/FGA
|
3PM/3PA
|
FTM/FTA
|
OREB
|
REB
|
AST
|
BLK
|
STL
|
TO
|
PF
|
TP
|
1984-85 Norm Nixon*
|
37
|
8/17
|
1/2
|
3/6
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
20
|
1984-85 Derek Smith*
|
35
|
8/13
|
0/0
|
9/9
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
25
|
1984-85 Marques Johnson*
|
34
|
3/10
|
0/1
|
3/4
|
4
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
9
|
1984-85 James Donaldson*
|
29
|
4/5
|
0/0
|
2/3
|
1
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
1984-85 Michael Cage*
|
22
|
1/3
|
0/0
|
1/1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1984-85 Bill Walton
|
19
|
4/6
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
1984-85 Junior Bridgeman
|
18
|
6/11
|
0/0
|
7/7
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
1984-85 Rory White
|
15
|
6/8
|
0/0
|
3/3
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
1984-85 Harvey Catchings
|
13
|
2/3
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1984-85 Bryan Warrick
|
13
|
0/2
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1984-85 Lancaster Gordon
|
5
|
1/4
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
TOTALS
|
43/82
|
1/3
|
28/33
|
14
|
51
|
24
|
5
|
3
|
16
|
18
|
115
|
|
52.4%
|
33.3%
|
84.8%
|
2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers
PLAYER
|
MIN
|
FGM/FGA
|
3PM/3PA
|
FTM/FTA
|
OREB
|
REB
|
AST
|
BLK
|
STL
|
TO
|
PF
|
TP
|
2002-03 Elton Brand*
|
41
|
7/16
|
0/0
|
1/1
|
6
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
15
|
2002-03 Corey Maggette*
|
41
|
6/18
|
0/3
|
11/11
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
23
|
2002-03 Sean Rooks*
|
37
|
5/11
|
0/0
|
2/4
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
12
|
2002-03 Andre Miller*
|
30
|
7/13
|
0/1
|
1/1
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
15
|
2002-03 Quentin Richardson*
|
26
|
5/14
|
1/5
|
4/5
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
15
|
2002-03 Eric Piatkowski
|
24
|
5/12
|
2/5
|
5/5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
17
|
2002-03 Melvin Ely
|
18
|
1/5
|
0/0
|
2/4
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2002-03 Keyon Dooling
|
12
|
2/2
|
2/2
|
0/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
2002-03 Marko Jaric
|
10
|
2/2
|
1/1
|
0/0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
TOTALS
|
40/93
|
6/17
|
26/31
|
16
|
44
|
24
|
1
|
3
|
9
|
21
|
112
|
|
43.0%
|
35.3%
|
83.9%
|
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Derek Smith (Los Angeles)
1985 Wins 115-112
Series Tied 1-1
Game 3
Great game again. With 5 seconds left, after a tight
quarter, Derek Smith ties the game from 1985. But 2003 speeds down the court,
and sinks a quick inside shot from Elton Brand to steal the series, and advance.
2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers
PLAYER
|
MIN
|
FGM/FGA
|
3PM/3PA
|
FTM/FTA
|
OREB
|
REB
|
AST
|
BLK
|
STL
|
TO
|
PF
|
TP
|
2002-03 Elton Brand*
|
40
|
11/21
|
0/0
|
6/9
|
11
|
21
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
28
|
2002-03 Corey Maggette*
|
40
|
7/16
|
2/4
|
3/5
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
19
|
2002-03 Sean Rooks*
|
40
|
6/9
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
4
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
12
|
2002-03 Andre Miller*
|
32
|
5/12
|
1/3
|
3/3
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
2002-03 Quentin Richardson*
|
26
|
4/12
|
1/4
|
2/2
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
2002-03 Eric Piatkowski
|
25
|
1/7
|
1/6
|
2/2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
2002-03 Melvin Ely
|
17
|
1/5
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2002-03 Marko Jaric
|
10
|
2/5
|
2/3
|
0/0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
2002-03 Keyon Dooling
|
10
|
0/2
|
0/1
|
0/0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
TOTALS
|
37/89
|
7/21
|
16/21
|
21
|
50
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
15
|
17
|
97
|
|
41.6%
|
33.3%
|
76.2%
|
1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers
PLAYER
|
MIN
|
FGM/FGA
|
3PM/3PA
|
FTM/FTA
|
OREB
|
REB
|
AST
|
BLK
|
STL
|
TO
|
PF
|
TP
|
1984-85 Norm Nixon*
|
38
|
2/8
|
0/0
|
2/4
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
6
|
1984-85 Derek Smith*
|
36
|
9/17
|
0/1
|
1/1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
19
|
1984-85 Marques Johnson*
|
35
|
10/18
|
0/0
|
3/4
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
23
|
1984-85 James Donaldson*
|
30
|
5/8
|
0/0
|
3/4
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
1984-85 Michael Cage*
|
23
|
4/7
|
0/0
|
1/1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
9
|
1984-85 Bill Walton
|
18
|
3/5
|
0/0
|
1/2
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
1984-85 Junior Bridgeman
|
17
|
4/6
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1984-85 Rory White
|
14
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1984-85 Harvey Catchings
|
11
|
1/1
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1984-85 Bryan Warrick
|
11
|
2/5
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
1984-85 Lancaster Gordon
|
7
|
1/2
|
0/0
|
0/0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
TOTALS
|
41/77
|
1/2
|
12/17
|
9
|
42
|
22
|
9
|
7
|
16
|
14
|
95
|
|
53.2%
|
50.0%
|
70.6%
|
* - denotes game starter
Player of the Game
Elton Brand (Los Angeles)
2003 Wins 97-95
2003 Wins Series 2-1
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