All-Time NBA Playoff Semifinals

Game 1
Los Angeles- (3) '67 76ers 123, (2) '72 Lakers 114 (Series 1-0)

The 76ers stole home-court advantage for the series by outscoring the Lakers by 13 in the 4th quarter that including several 8-0 runs, one in fact that put them up for good. The '67 Wilt outscored and outrebounded the '72 Wilt, especially in the 4th as the '67 Wilt kept the Lakers out of the paint and helped a total team effort that helped the '76ers take a 1 nil series lead.

All-Time NBA Playoff Semifinals

Game 1
Chicago- (5) '71 Bucks 106, (1) '96 Bulls 99 (Series 1-0)

The '71 Bucks came into Chicago and took Game 1 as Kareem and Oscar Robertson led a total team effort in scoring as they kept the Bulls away from the lead in the 4th quarter. Michael Jordan's 31 points along with Scottie Pippen's 30 weren't enough to help the Bulls as the Bucks' defense kept the rest of the '96 players from adding anything significant to help the top-seeded team in the playoffs. The Bucks victory now gives them home-court advantage that could away from the Bulls.

All-Time NBA Playoffs Quarterfinals

Game 7
Chicago- (1) '96 Bulls 103, (11) '91 Bulls 89 (Wins 4-3)
Boston- (5) '71 Bucks 119, (4) '86 Celtics 102 (Wins 4-3)

Highlights
Chicago- Scottie Pippen stepped up as Michael Jordan had a little off night for the '96 Bulls, but it didn't matter as the top-seeded Bulls defeated their '91 counterparts by a comfortable margin to advance to the semifinals and face the winner of the '86 Celtics/'71 Bucks series. No matter the scores in the games, the top two teams of the '90s dynasty proved to give the city of Chicago a series to remember as well as to the fans of the game overall.
Boston- In an extremely close series, it was a 15-point difference in the 3rd quarter by the Bucks over the Celtics thanks to a breakout period by Kareem that put the Bucks up for good as they hunkered down defensively and stopped any Celtic comeback. After a heartbreaking 3 OT lose in Game 5 in Boston, Milwaukee wasn't going to go down again in Boston Garden and eliminated the final Celtic team in the playoffs, thus the greatest franchise in the NBA won't be bringing home the all-time title.

Semifinal match-ups:
(1) 1996 Chicago Bulls vs. (5) 1971 Milwaukee Bucks
(2) 1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) 1967 Philadelphia 76ers

All-Time NBA Playoff Quarterfinals

Game 6
Los Angeles- (3) '67 76ers 129, (7) '87 Lakers 101 (Wins 4-2)

Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, and Chet Walker had a field day against the Laker defense and their defensive presence over the Lakers as their starters couldn't get into a rhythm. The Lakers' bench couldn't make up the difference as the 76ers became the first team in the series to when a road game. And with the victory the 76ers could find themselves having home-court advantage if the '91 Bulls are victorious in Game 7 tomorrow or will face the '72 Lakers in the semifinals.

All-Time NBA Playoffs Quarterfinals

Game 6
Chicago- (11) '91 Bulls 118, (1) '96 Bulls 111 (OT) (Tied 3-3)
Milwaukee- (5) '71 Bucks 114, (4) '86 Celtics 106 (Tied 3-3)

Highlights
Chicago- Bill Cartwright hit a jumper with 2 seconds left to complete a comeback for the '91 Bulls and 1991 Michael Jordan took over in OT as the '91 Bulls forced the '96 Champs to Game 7 after being down 3 games to one.
Milwaukee- The Bucks recovered from their 3 OT lose as Kareem led all scorers and the Bucks to a Game 7 showdown with Celtics. The Celtics couldn't get it into gear as Bird, Parish, and the bench just couldn't click in Milwaukee.

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Game 5
Philadelphia- (3) '67 76ers 122, (7) '87 Lakers 118 (Series 3-2)

Highlights
Philadelphia- Wilt Chamberlain and Chet Walker led the 76ers as they held off the Lakers as they charged in the 4th quarter to win the game and take a 3 games to 2 lead in the series.

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Game 5
Chicago- (11) '91 Bulls 95, (1) '96 Bulls 86 (Series 2-3)
Boston-

Highlights
Chicago- Down 6 points at the start of the 4th Quarter, Horace Grant scored 8 of this 13 points and along with Dennis Hopson led the Bulls back to take Game 5 and stave off elimination as for the fourth game in a row, the road team has won in this series.
Boston- The Bucks down 11 at the start of the 4th jumped onto the backs of Kareem and Oscar Robertson, but neither could seal the victory at the end of the 4th as Dennis Johnson scored the tying basket to send it into overtime. The first overtime was a back and forth affair that looked like with 2 second the Bucks had stolen the game as Oscar hit a jumpshot, but as time expired Bird it a floater just outside the paint to send it to a second OT. It didn't seem to faze the Bucks as they came out in the 2nd OT and twice had 6 point leads, the final won with 41 seconds left when Bird hit a 3 pointer then hit another with 10 seconds left to tie the game. The Bucks' Dandridge and the Celtics' Parish both missed shots at the end of the game as it was headed to a third OT. In the third OT, the Celtics scored only 15 points but clamped down on defense as the Bucks after failing to hold the lead for the past three periods just couldn't find the motivation. The Celtics won by 9 as Bird scored 48 while Kareem led all scorers with 50, but the Celtics will be taking a 3 games to 2 lead to Milwaukee looking to take the series.

All-Time NBA Playoff Quarterfinals

Game 4
Detroit- (2) '72 Lakers 135, (8) '89 Pistons 106 (Wins 4-0)
Los Angeles- (7) '87 Lakers 128, (3) '67 76ers 116 (Tied 2-2)

Highlights
Detroit- Gail Goodrich and Jerry West led the Lakers to a dominating Game 4 victory as they swept the '89 Champions out of the playoffs. As the second seeded team in the playoffs, the Lakers are guaranteed home-court advantage in the semifinals.
Los Angeles- The 76ers had seven men in double-digits, but the Lakers led by Magic and the Laker's bench outscored the 76ers 43-16 in the 3rd Quarter to secure the victory and the extention of the series to at least Game 6.

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Game 4
Chicago- (1) '96 Bulls 114, (11) '91 Bulls 105 (Series 3-1)
Milwaukee- (4) '86 Celtics 117, (5) '71 Bucks 108 (Series 2-2)

Highlights
Chicago- '96 Jordan outdueled '91 Jordan 41-32 as seven players from the '96 Champions scored in double digits as they took a commanding 3 games to 1 lead in the series.
Milwaukee- Robert Parish scored five of the Celtics 9 points in a mid-4th quarter 9-0 scoring streak as the '86 Celtics tied the series up at 2 a piece and assured themselves another visit to Milwaukee.

All-Time NBA Playoffs Quarterfinals

Game 3
Detroit- (2) '72 Lakers 136, (8) '89 Pistons 111 (Series 3-0)
Los Angeles- (7) '87 Lakers 130, (3) '67 76ers 116 (Series 1-2)

Highlights
Detroit- Gail Goodrich's 36 points and Jerry West's 23 led seven Lakers in double digits, including all five starters, as they trounced the Pistons to take a commanding 3 games to nil lead with an eye for a sweep come Saturday.
Los Angeles- Magic, Worthy, and A.C. Green found home a good place to be as they found their game and together in a team effort held down Wilt and Chet Walker who were among seven 76ers in double digits. The victory cuts the 76er's lead to 2 games to 1 and will send the series back to Philadelphia for Game 5 either tied or the 76er's rebounding in Game 4 to take a commanding lead, but which will it be?

All-Time NBA Playoffs Quarterfinals

Game 3
Chicago- (1) '96 Bulls 109, (11) '91 Bulls 93 (Series 2-1)
Milwaukee- (5) '71 Bucks 131, (4) '86 Celtics 116 (Series 2-1)

Highlights
Chicago- Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the '96 Champions paced the Bulls past their '91 counterparts to take a 2 games to 1 lead in the series.
Milwaukee- Kareem led the Bucks in a 46 point 4th quarter as they took the Celtics down in Game 3 to take a 2 games to 1 lead in the series.

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Game 2
Los Angeles- (2) '72 Lakers 109, (8) '89 Pistons 108 (Series 2-0)
Philadelphia- (3) '67 76ers 123, (7) '87 Lakers 112 (Series 2-0)

Highlights
Los Angeles- Gail Goodrich hit a jumper with 5 seconds left to seal the victory as his 27-points led the six Lakers in double digits out doing the Pistons seven players in double digits to go up 2 game to nil.
Philadelpia- Wilt Chamberlain and Chet Walker both scored 24 points leading seven 76ers in double digits outdueling Bryan Scott of the Lakers who kept his team close, but Magic and James Worthy were held in check as they went down 2 games to nil.

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Game 2
Chicago- (11) '91 Bulls 137, (1) '96 Bulls 132 (2OT) (Tied 1-1)
Boston- (5) '71 Bucks 128, (4) '86 Celtics 109 (Tied 1-1)

Highlights
Chicago- '96 Scottie Pippen sent Game 2 into overtime after the '96 Champions gave up an 8-point lead in the 4th. It was John Paxton of the '91 Bulls that sent the game into a 2nd overtime after it looked like '96 Jordan had put the game in the top-seeded team's bag. In the 2nd overtime, the '91 team effort outdueled the '96 Bulls to tie the series at a game a piece.
Boston- Oscar Robinson scored 30 while Kareem, Jon McGlocklin, and Bob Dandridge scored in the 20s as they dominated the Celtics to tie the series at 1 game a piece.

All-Time NBA Playoffs Quarterfinals

Game 1
Los Angeles- (2) '72 Lakers 104, (8) '89 Pistons 89 (Series 1-0)
Philadelphia- (3) '67 76ers 106, (7) '87 Lakers 103 (Series 1-0)

Highlights
Los Angeles- Gail Goodrich and Jerry West's 27 and 20 points respectfully led the Lakers as they dominated each period of the game against the Pistons as Thomas was held in check getting only 4 assists for this teammates.
Philadelphia- Wilt Chamberlain and Chet Walker powered the 76ers enough to avoid a Laker comeback engineered by Bryan Scott to put the Lakers up 1 game to nil in the series.

All-Time NBA Playoffs Quarterfinals

Game 1
Chicago- (1) '96 Bulls 100, (11) '91 Bulls 97 (Series 1-0)
Boston- (4) '86 Celtics 110, (5) '71 Bucks 95 (Series 1-0)

Highlights
Chicago- The '91 Jordan and the '96 Jordan dueled down the stretch of the 4th quarter, but the '96 Bulls team effort bettered that of the '91 Bulls to take a 1-0 series lead.
Boston- Larry Bird and Dennis Johnson led the Celtics as they dominated the 4th quarter to take a 1 game to nil series lead against the Bucks.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game 6
San Antonio- (2) '72 Lakers 96, (15) '05 Spurs 82 (Wins 4-2)
Chicago- (11) '91 Bulls 116, (6) '83 76ers 110 (Wins 4-2)

Highlights
San Antonio- Gail Goodrich scored 24 and Jerry West scored 22 while Wilt Chamberlain kept Tim Duncan in check as the '72 Lakers dominated Game 6 to win the series and advance to the quarterfinals.
Chicago- The 76ers' Moses Malone scored 21, Julius Erving scored 20, and Andrew Toney scored 24 but it wasn't enough as Michael Jordan scored 33 along with Scottie Pippen's 19 and the Bulls' bench finshed off the 76ers as they streaked their way in the 4th quarter to the only upset of the 1st Round.

A look ahead at the Quarterfinals...the match-ups for the next round:
(1) 1995-96 Chicago Bulls vs. (11) 1990-91 Chicago Bulls
* The Battle of the Bulls/Jordans, which of the two teams from the 90s Dynasty will advance?
(2) 1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) 1989 Detroit Pistons
* The Pistons face off against their 2nd Lakers team while the Lakers face another defensive minded team, who will continue their winning ways?
(3) 1967 Philadelphia 76ers vs. (7) 1987 Los Angeles Lakers
* The 76ers won their series 4-1, but blew out the Celtics. In contrast, the Lakers swept the Spurs but with an average of 6 points with the largest MOV at 12 in Game 3. How will this series shape up?
(4) 1986 Boston Celtics vs. (5) 1971 Milwaukee Bucks
* If the playoffs structure were a bracket this would be the only hold over match-up. Both defeats Celtic teams from the 60s Dynasty and in 5 games, both losing Game 3. Both stars, Kareem and Bird are at their best.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game 6
New York- (1) '96 Bulls 99, (16) '70 Knicks 84
Los Angeles- (8) '89 Pistons 121, (9) '00 Lakers 117 (3OT)

Highlights
New York- Michael Jordan's 34 points plus 11 rebounds led the Bulls to a series victory as the top-seeded Bulls took control of the game from the tip-off and cruised to their way to the win.
Los Angeles- The Laker's looked like they had pushed the series to a Game 7 when Adrian Dantley hit a 3 pointer at the buzzer in regulation and sent game into a 3 overtime marathon. At the end of the 1st and 2nd overtimes, both teams had chances to win the game only to see them fail and going into another overtime. Finally in the 3rd OT, the Pistons broke away and held on to win the series 4 games to 2.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game 5
Los Angeles- (2) '72 Lakers 80, (15) '05 Spurs 68 (Series 3-2)
Philadelphia- (3) '67 76ers 103, (14) '81 Celtics 89 (Wins 4-1)
Philadelphia- (11) '91 Bulls 100, (6) '83 76ers 91 (Series 3-2)

Highlights
Los Angeles- In a low-scoring affair, the six Lakers led by Chamberlain and Goodrich's 14 a piece held the Spurs down to take a 3 games to 2 lead in the series.
Philadelphia- Wilt Chamberlain's 24 points and 20 rebounds led the 76ers in a dominating performance over the Celtics to win the series 4 games to 1.
Philadelphia- Michael Jordan's 29 points sparked the Bulls to take control of Game 5 early and they never trailed as they took a 3 games to 2 led in the series.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game 5
Chicago- (1) '96 Bulls 102, (16) '70 Knicks 97 (Series 3-2)
Boston- (4) '86 Celtics 109, (13) '65 Celtics 96 (Wins 4-1)
Milwaukee- (5) '71 Bucks 97, (12) '60 Celtics 86 (Wins 4-1)
Detroit- (8) '89 Pistons 98, (9) '00 Lakers 97 (Series 3-2)

Highlights
Chicago- Michael Jordan wouldn't let a Knick comeback led by Willis Reed take Game 5 from the Bulls as he led the '96 Champions to victory and a game from advancing.
Boston- McHale, Bird, and D. Johnson each scored 16 as five '86 Celtics scored in double figures including 17 by Ainge as they dominated the '65 Celtics in Game 5 to win the series and advance.
Milwaukee- The Bucks held the Celtics to 13 in the 4th quarter and outscored them by 14 in the same period to finish the series. Russell was held to 3 points while Kareem scored 21, Oscar 18, and Dandridge 20 as they dominated the 4th to win in five.
Detroit- Isiah Thomas hit a 19 footer to give the Pistons the win after a wacky 2nd half that saw the Pistons outscore the Lakers 29-12 in the 3rd only to be outscored by the Lakers 24-15 that almost saw Shaq lead the Lakers back to take the game. The Pistons now up 3 games to 2 head back to LA to win the series.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game 4
San Antonio- (2) '72 Lakers 110, (15) '05 Spurs 99 (Tied 2-2)
Boston- (3) '67 76ers 101, (14) '81 Celtics 94 (Series 3-1)
Chicago- (11) '91 Bulls 96, (6) '83 76ers 87 (Tied 2-2)
San Antonio- (7) '87 Lakers 110, (10) '99 Spurs 104 (Win 4-0)

Highlights
San Antonio- Six Lakers, led by Gail Goodrich's 28, including two off the bench helped the '72 Champions dominate Game 4 to tie the series.
Boston- Chet Walker and Wilt Chamberlain led the 76ers to overcome the Celtics' lead in the 4th quarter to take a 3 games to 1 series lead heading back to Philadelphia.
Chicago- Michael Jordan put the Bulls on his shoulders and scored 30 as Pippen added 18 and Grant with 14 as they '91 Champions tied the 76ers at 2 a piece.
San Antonio- The Laker's five starter plus Michael Cooper off the bench scored in double figures and were more then enough against Duncan's 24 point-13 rebound and Robinson's 23 point-11 rebound performances as they tried to stop the sweep. But the '87 Lakers became the first team into the Quarterfinals.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game 4
New York- (16) '70 Knicks 112, (1) '96 Bulls 84 (Tied 2-2)
Boston- (4) '86 Celtics 113, (13) '65 Celtics 107 (OT) (Series 3-1)
Boston- (12) '60 Celtics 103, (5) '71 Bucks 100 (OT) (Series 1-3)
Los Angeles- (9) '00 Lakers 94, (8) '89 Pistons 87 (Tied 2-2)

Highlights
New York- Willis Reed's 26 points paced the Knicks to an overwhelming victory to knot the series up at 2 games a piece.
Boston- Larry Bird and Robert Parrish led a comeback by the '86 Celtics to tie the game with time to spare then continued the run in OT to get a 3 games to 1 lead in the series.
Boston- Led by Russell and Bob Cousy, the '60 Celtics came back from down 15 with the 4th Quarter to go thanks to Cousy's three pointer at the regulation buzzer. The '60 team continued the momentum and avoided the sweep.
Los Angeles- The three headed monster of Shaq, Kobe, and Glen Rice along with a bench that had bounced back gave it to the Pistons to tie the series up at 2 a piece.

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Game 3
San Antonio- (15) '05 Spurs 104, (2) '72 Lakers 95
Boston- (14) '81 Celtics 103, (3) '67 76ers 97
Chicago- (6) '83 76ers 113, (11) '91 Bulls 108 (OT)
San Antonio- (7) '87 Lakers 105, (10) '99 Spurs 93

Highlights
San Antonio- The Spurs bench came up big that tipped the balanced of the game and the series to the Spurs to take a 2-1 series lead.
Boston- In a back and forth 4th Quarter, the Celtics took the lead with 58 seconds to go and pulled away thanks to Robert Parish and clutch FTs from Larry Bird.
Chicago- The Bulls fought back from six down with a minute left to take the lead with 2 seconds left only for the 76er's Bobby Jones to hit a buzzer beater to take it to overtime. The 76er's then dominated the extra period.
San Antonio- The Laker's total team effort outdueled the Spurs total team effort to put the '87 Champs up 3 games to nil in the series.

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Game 3
New York- (16) '70 Knicks 100, (1) '96 Bulls 80 (Series 1-2)
Boston- (13) '65 Celtics 85, (4) '86 Celtics 80 (Series 1-2)
Boston- (5) '71 Bucks 111, (12) '60 Celtics 107 (Series 3-0)
Los Angeles- (8) '89 Pistons 103, (9) '00 Lakers 89 (Series 2-1)

Highlights
New York- The Knicks led by three men with 18 points started off huge in the 1st Quarter and never looked back.
Boston- The '65 Celtics sparked by Sam Jones 26 points held off the '86 Celtics led by Larry Birds 25-points in the 4th Quarter to hang on to cut the Series to 2-1.
Boston- Kareem's 36 points and 17 rebounds helped the Bucks hold off the Celtics, who behind Russell's 22 fought to keep themselves into the series only to fall 3 nil in the series.
Los Angeles- Isiah Thomas' 20 points along with Dennis Rodman's 13-13 points-rebounds double-double along with the Piston's defense only allowing Glen Rice to score 20 in the game.

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Game 2
Los Angeles- (15) '05 Spurs 108, (2) '72 Lakers 98 (Tied 1-1)
Philadelphia- (3) '67 76ers 110, (14) '81 Celtics 88 (Series 2-0)
Philadelphia- (11) '91 Bulls 99, (6) '83 76ers 97 (Tied 1-1)
Los Angeles- (7) '87 Lakers 105, (10) '99 Spurs 101 (Series 2-0)

Highlights
Los Angeles- Tim Duncan scored 23 along with Manu Ginobili 20 as they shut down Chamberlain and West to tie the series at 1 a piece.
Philadlephia- Five 76ers scored in double figures as Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 2 more rebounds then he scored as the Celtics were out rebounded to defeat.
Philadelphia- Will Perdue scored the game-winning shot with a bank in thanks to the 76ers triple teaming Jordan as the series is now tied at 1 a piece.
Los Angeles- Kareem and Worthy led four Lakers in scoring against Duncan and Robinson's double-doubles as the Lakers edged the Spurs to grab a 2 nil lead.

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Game 2
Chicago- (1) '96 Bulls 102, (16) '70 Knicks 93 (Series 2-0)
Boston- (4) '86 Celtics 88, (13) '65 Celtics 78 (Series 2-0)
Milwaukee- (5) '71 Bucks 109, (12) '60 Celtics 87 (Series 2-0)
Detroit- (9) '00 Lakers 124, (8) '89 Pistons 110 (Series 1-1)

Highlights
Chicago- Scottie Pippen poured in 30 and Michael Jordan 28 along with Dennis Rodman's 20 rebounds as the Bulls outdistanced the Knicks in the 3rd and never looked back.
Boston- The '86 Celtics led by Kevin McHale's 27 kept the '65 Celtics from making a run in the 2nd half to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Milwaukee- Oscar Robinson's 25 led six Bucks in double digits as Kareem recorded a double-double as the Bucks went up 2-0 in the series.
Detroit- Shaq's 34 point performance and Kobe's 20 point-10 assist double-double led five other Lakers in double digits as the Lakers had the biggest offensive explosion of the Playoffs so far.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game 1
Los Angeles- (2) '72 Lakers 97, (15) '05 Spurs 82
Philadelphia- (3) '67 76ers 105, (14) '81 Celtics 96
Philadelphia- (6) '83 76ers 99, (11) '91 Bulls 98
Los Angeles- (7) '87 Lakers 92, (10) '99 Spurs 90

Highlights
Los Angeles- Jerry West scored 33 points led four Lakes in double-digits out doing the Spurs four players in double-digits.
Philadelphia- Wilt Chamberlain's double-double lead five 76ers in double digits as they out lasted the Celtics' four double digit scorers.
Philadelphia- Late free throw shotting gave the 76ers the edge against Michael Jordan's heroics.
Los Angeles- Late free throws and shots by Magic Johnson out did Tim Duncan's 27 points, as the Lakers edged the Spurs.

All-Time NBA Playoffs 1st Round

Game One
Chicago- (1) '96 Bulls 101, (16) '70 Knicks 100 (Series 1-0)
Boston- (4) '86 Celtics 105, (13) '65 Celtics 77 (Series 1-0)
Milwaukee- (5) '71 Bucks 94, (12) '60 Celtics 89 (Series 1-0)
Detroit- (8) '89 Pistons 110, (9) '00 Lakers 104 (Series 1-0)

Highlights:
Chicago- Toni Kukoc hit a 3-pt off a pass from Michael Jordan to give the Bulls the win with 1 second left after the Knicks and Bulls tried streaks in the 4th quarter.
Boston- The 1986 Celtics went on an 11-0 run in the final 4:26 in a dominating 4th quarter after a close previous three quarters.
Milwaukee- Tied 75-75 at the 6:55 mark, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put the Bucks on his shoulders to lead them to victory.
Detroit- Six Pistons scored in double-digits, two getting double-doubles via rebounds against Shaq and Kobe's 31 and 22 points to go along with Shaq's 24 rebounds.