Found inside – Page 245Stadium Series was a set of four outdoor NHL games that first took place during the 2013–14 season. ... 61 regular season points and helping lead the Blackhawks back to the Western Conference Finals prior to losing to the Kings. Phoenix Suns over Seattle SuperSonics (4-3) Series Stats. Toronto Maple Leafs. All rights reserved. WarnerMedia Privacy Center | The biggest news of 1993-94 came a full month before the season got underway. Found inside – Page 190Then came a thrilling Western Conference finals series against Colorado—seven games, with Dallas fighting out of a 3–2 deficit by winning Game 6 at home and Game 7 on the road. Buffalo won the Cup opener in Dallas in overtime, 3–2. The NBA has always laughed off the charge, but conspiracy theorists often point to Game 7 of the 1993 Western Conference finals in making their case -- saying Phoenix got an inordinate number of calls against Seattle because the league wanted to see a Suns-Chicago Bulls final. The Suns trailed 2-0 as the series moved to Chicago. Finals MVP: Michael Jordan (41.0 / 8.5 / 6.3), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Tuesday, September 14, 4:21AM. And they would hold homecourt advantage. Flash forward a few months, and they didn't just make they playoffs; they're the Western Conference champions and will advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993… The Bulls rallied back to tie the score at 103-103 with 1:33 left in regulation. Found inside – Page 6The Rockets took advantage of the home crowd in Game 7 to win 104—94. They had advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1986. There, the Utah Jazz was no match for Houston. The Rockets won the best-of-seven ... "Here was the scenario: A Barkley-Jordan final, and Barkley did a commercial for NBC three weeks before the finals … The Phoenix Suns swept their way into the Western Conference Finals for the first time in more than a decade with a 125-118 win over the Denver Nuggets on … He set a then Suns playoff record with 44 points (surpassing his 43 in Game 5) while also notching another franchise playoff record with 24 rebounds. Game 6 required four overtime periods, and was the longest game in the team's history. Reggie Jackson added 23 points and Croatian center Ivica Zubac had 15 points and 16 rebounds as the Clippers pulled within 2-1 of the Suns in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals … San Jose eventually lost to the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Semi-finals. Tools and Resources Used by Real General Managers. Wed, May 5. Found inside – Page 239Since 1993-94 , the trophy has been presented to the playoff champion in the Eastern Conference . ... Mike Commodore , Matt Cullen , Martin Gerber , Bret defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in game 6 of the Western Conference Finals . . Armstrong three-pointer to build an insurmountable 96-85 Chicago lead with 2:19 remaining. Found inside – Page 495Phoenix , led by the energetic Barkley , ran away with the Pacific Division , winning by seven games over young Seattle . . Defending Western Conference champion Portland , plagued by injuries , tumbled to third place in the Pacific . The NBA has always laughed off the charge, but conspiracy theorists often point to Game 7 of the 1993 Western Conference finals in making their case -- saying Phoenix got an inordinate number of calls against Seattle because the league wanted to see a Suns-Chicago Bulls final. Found inside – Page 182... appear on the show following every playoff game the Kings played that season to the point where Gretzky thanked Rome during a televised interview after the Kings won Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to advance to the finals. With 0.9 seconds remaining and the Clippers up by one, Jae Crowder delivered an inbound alley-oop pass to Deandre Ayton, who slammed home the game-winner with 0.7 seconds left. 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Clippers , 3-2 , in Western Conference first round ; lost to Seattle , 4-3 , in Western Conference semifinals . After a slow Game 6, Barkley returned to MVP form as he dominated with another legendary performance. They won the Conference title in 1976 and 1993, but they have never won the Championship. Terms of Use | -       Barkley and Elgin Baylor (Game 7 of the 1962 Finals at Boston) remain the only players in NBA history to record a 40/20 performance in a Game 7 of a playoff series. Condition is New. Found inside – Page 4011996— Lost to Philadelphia in Eastern Conference quarterfinals . ... missed four games . ... 12 PLAYOFFS L Pct . 5 .615 7 .632 5 .706 NOTES : 1993— Defeated Seattle in West Division preliminary round ; defeated Spokane in West Division ... Majerle scored his playoff career high of 34 points, making eight three-pointers to set the NBA record for the most in a playoff game. ... Post Game Thread. Thanks to gritty comeback wins in Games 5 and 6, Denver is now one win away from the Western Conference Finals as it has forced a Game 7 against the LA Clippers. And I ask some of you old timers who remember. The Bulls returned their top seven players from the previous season, which concluded with Chicago winning the 1992 NBA Finals over Portland in six games. Are you a Stathead, too? anyone remember that game shaq swung on brad miller after shaq was getting hacked by miller and oakley all night. 1 … Eastern Conference First Round. We’ll have dinner, but when the game is on the line, I just want to win. They also become the first team to reach the NBA Finals after missing the playoffs 10 years in a row. 91. This was the first playoff series between the teams since the 1978 Preliminary Round. The Suns defeated the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 to win the Western Conference finals and advance to the Finals, their first trip since 1993. Cedric Ceballos scored 8 points in four minutes in the third quarter to help the Suns close the margin, but he re-injured his ailing left foot and exited the game. Game 1. The following is a list of national American and Canadian television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast the Western Conference Final games over the years. The boisterous home crowd, along with the largest national television audience to date for any Game 1 in NBA Finals history, were ready for the series to begin. Earlier in the day, Jerry Colangelo was named NBA Executive of the Year for the fourth time, which still remains the most in league history, and the Suns needed to pull off the win that night to take the advantage and keep their Finals hopes alive. 5/31/02, Western Conference Final vs. Detroit (COL 0 at DET 7) 5/15/02, Western Conference SF vs. San Jose (SJS 0 at COL 1) 4/29/02, Western Conference … This site is operated jointly by NBA and WarnerMedia. Keys for Western Conference Finals Game 2. They swept the Hawks in the first round and the Cavaliers in the conference semis before facing their first real test in the postseason. “As players, we don’t look at this as Michael against Charles. The Suns and Bulls played just the second triple-overtime game in NBA Finals history, joining the Suns-Celtics in “The Greatest Game Ever Played” in Game 5 of the 1976 Finals. By this point in the series, the Leafs’ goals were coming from two players. Get ready for Game 6 of the Western Conference finals with five key stats to know about the Suns-Clippers matchup. However, this time the Suns came out on the winning end, drawing the series to 2-1 with a 129-121 victory. 11:30 AM. Yesterday night, the Phoenix Suns clinched their spot for the NBA Finals after their win 130-103 against the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Finals. Los Angeles: Paul George scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to power the Los Angeles Clippers over Phoenix 106-92 on Thursday, delivering their first victory in the NBA semi-final playoff series. Early in the fourth quarter, Danny Ainge fouled Michael Cage hard and Cage responded by shoving Ainge. The Phoenix Suns are back in the NBA Finals. The Los Angeles Clippers kept their playoff hopes alive by taking Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Western Conference Finals on the road in Phoenix. In their first Finals game in 17 years, the Suns stumbled out of the gates against the two-time defending champs. It took a vintage night from Paul, for better or worse, to get them there. Preview capsule for the Phoenix-LA Clippers Western Conference Finals series that starts Sunday: No. But an older generation will recall a far more dubious affair, and one you won’t find anywhere on YouTube: Game 7 of the 1993 Western Conference Finals. Western Conference Finals Game 5 vs Seattle. Overall, the Suns shot 9-of-12 from deep (Tom Chambers 1-1 in addition to Majerle’s 8-10) to tie the record for most three-pointers as a team in an NBA playoff game as the time. Team USA defeats France 87-82 to win the Gold Medal. Western Conference Finals Game 6 at Seattle. Future Sun Scott Williams and veteran guard John Paxson were key reserves. The Suns went on to win the game 130-103, clinching a spot in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993. “There’s one more game,” Barkley said. I think that’s one thing he admires about me, and it’s one thing I definitely admire about him. Devin Booker had a team-high 25 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to an 84-80 win against the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals … Kevin Johnson missed on the Suns next possession. All times ET. A look at how the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns match up in the Western Conference finals, which begin Sunday at 12:30 p.m. PDT. Game 7—Monday, July 5: Atlanta Hawks @ Milwaukee Bucks—8:30 p.m., TNT* *If necessary. Pat Riley (1990, 1993, 1997) and Gregg Popovich (2003, 2012, 2014), later, joined him as the coaches with the most Coach of the Year awards - 3. Sam Perkins then appeared to send a message to Frank Johnson, running hard into him and knocking him down at midcourt. 2 PHOENIX SUNS (51-21, 8-2) vs. No. Nope. This is the first time the Suns have been to the Western Conference Finals since 2010. Could have this been Jobbed aswell? All rights reserved. Sunday, June 13, 1993. It depends on which team plays the best,” Pippen said. No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. The Sonics ultimately forced a decisive Game 7 back in Phoenix after taking care of business. On Wednesday night, the Suns, led by Chris Paul, took down the Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. He played 46 minutes, shooting 16-of-26 from the field and 10-of-12 from the line while also grabbing 13 rebounds. Western Conference Finals: Deandre Ayton's last-second dunk lifts Suns over Clippers. Whether we’re playing cards or we’re playing golf or we’re playing basketball, we both just hate to lose.". 2 Phoenix Suns and No. This was the Suns' second Western Conference title; … The 1993 NBA Finals featured another triple-overtime game. 104. Barkley and Majerle had a game for the history books as the Suns defeated the Sonics 120-114 to take a 3-2 series lead and move to one win away from the NBA Finals. Or write about sports? Found insideAs it turned out, despite 1,286 games played, Perkins would never win in the NBA Finals, losing in the 1991 NBA Finals with the Lakers. He next joined the Seattle SuperSonics, and they lost in Game 7 of the 1993 Western Conference ... Terance was the man in the Western semifinals Game 6 in which he erupted for 39 points in 36 minutes to send the West's No. The Suns had three players each notch at least 24 points in the triple overtime thriller. Something is deeply wrong with the NBA. Found inside – Page 46295-96 — Defeated Boston in Eastern Conference quarterfinals ; defeated Philadelphia in Eastern Conference ... Reinjured wrist ( December 7 , 1993 ) ; missed one game . ... 02-03 — Lost to Dallas in Western Conference quarterfinals . As Game 1 of the Finals unfolded, Phoenix appeared to … The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. Found insideNHL in scoring in 1993-94, winning his 10th Art Ross Trophy with 130 points. ... Gretzky and Brett Hull helped the Blues get to Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, but they were eliminated in a heartbreaking 1—0, ... 10 Hornets 117 *Game 2: No. They then trailed by 11 points in the third quarter, before once again going on another run to cut the deficit to 83-82 after consecutive three-point plays by Barkley. Both headliners in Barkley and Jordan scored 42 points, making this one of just three games in NBA. 119. Paul George and company will look to force a Game 7 back in the Valley on Friday night. The game featured the hostilities that such a tightly-contested playoff series can bring. Everything that happens at work is Stern and Taglibue! The over/under for Game 1 is set at 221.5. The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Barkley and Jordan both played like MVPs, but the Bulls made the winning plays down the stretch to take a commanding 2-0 series lead with a 111-108 victory. Game 1 between the Suns and Clippers will be on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Phoenix Suns Arena. Majerle then drained an 18-footer with :03.2 left to tie it at 114. Denver and LA meet in Game 7 with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. 2 PHOENIX SUNS (51-21, 8-2) vs. No. It's been just over 11 years, and I'm still not done being mad about the '93 Sonics getting jobbed in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals vs. Phoenix. However, the Bulls rattled off eight unanswered points, capped by a B.J. Suns are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993 after defeating the LA Clippers in the sixth game of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Saturday, June 5, 1993. Vancouver Canucks. From an individual standpoint, it means that Chris Paul is going to the NBA Finals for the first time in his 16-year professional career. For the second time in franchise history, the Suns were on their way to the NBA Finals. The hardwood wouldn’t be the only place Barkley and Jordan would be competing that summer. Led by Barkley, the Suns caught fire early and jumped out in front and never looked back. The last time the Phoenix Suns were in the Western Conference Finals was 2010. it will apply to data controlled jointly by the NBA and WarnerMedia as well as other data controlled by WarnerMedia. Game 1 of the NBA Finals … 4 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (47-25, 8-5) Season series: Clippers… This was the Sharks' third playoff loss to Dallas. The league's best team during the regular season, the Phoenix Suns, were on the verge of playoff elimination after losing the first two games at home against the No. 8 seeded Los Angeles Lakers. However, they recovered to win Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles to tie the series at 2–2. Kevin Johnson led the Suns with 22 points and 4 assists. Phoenix is 2-3 all-time in Western Conference finals close-out games (1-0 in 1976, 0-2 in 1979 and 1-1 in 1993). Preview capsule for the Phoenix-LA Clippers Western Conference Finals series that starts Sunday: No. After tying an NBA record shooting 9-of-12 from three-point range in Game 5, the Suns shot just 2-of-15 from long distance, including 0-of-7 in the second half. As hard as this summer has been on his shaken teammate, Joel Embiid has surely been struggling too. Devin Booker recorded his first career triple-double as the Phoenix Suns overcame Chris Paul's absence to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-114 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals … We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Friday, June 11, 1993. Barkley rebounded the attempt and missed. Shawn Kemp canned a 15-footer to draw the score to 111-110 with 34.5 seconds left to play as the Sonics were looking to complete the comeback. I was left out there alone. Found inside – Page 69The SuperSonics knocked off Western Conference rivals Utah and Houston before extending Phoenix to Game 7 in the 1993 Western Conference Finals . If Seattle learned anything it's that the team needed just a little more help ... Found inside – Page 321TO St. Blk . 7 1 20 0 27 1 Pts . 100 170 716 AVERAGES RPG APG PPG 10.3 2.0 16.7 7.4 2.0 13.1 7.9 2.1 ... defeated Seattle , 4-1 , in Western Conference semifinals ; lost to Portland , 4-2 , in Western Conference finals . 1993 — Lost to ... Kevin Johnson set an NBA Finals record, playing 62 minutes as he scored 25 points to go along with 9 assists and 7 rebounds. 4 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (47-25, 8-5) Season series: Clippers, 2-1. Heading into this Conference Finals Series, the Clippers were the best team at defending the paint, allowing the fewest points of any team at 37.7 points in the paint per game for their opponents. A stage that has tripped up the Phoenix Suns three times since the 1993 Finals run. Westphal coached the Suns, who rolled through the Western Conference as the consensus choice of oddsmakers. Phoenix continued to chip away at the deficit and closed the score to 88-85 on a Barkley jumper with just over four minutes remaining. “This will go down in history as one of the greatest games, up there with the three-overtime game I was in in Boston,” Westphal said via The Arizona Republic. Armstrong, the NBA’s leader in three-point percentage in 1992-93, started at point guard, Horace Grant, the Bulls’ leading rebounder, started at power forward and veteran center Bill Cartwright rounded out the starting five. Found inside – Page 933After Patrick's perfor1989-90 54 31 16 5 134 2.53 mance in the 1993 playoffs , the Canadiens did not 1990-91 48 25 15 6 128 ... Cologoals against ; Avg . = Average rado defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals . They've also won the Conference title in 1976 and 1993 but the team has yet to win the championship. Just looking above the Blazers-Lakers 2000 Western Conference Finals the TV ratings started to jump up in Game 3 of that series with the minor exception of Game 4 which saw a tiny dip from Game 3 TV ratings. Brown Trophy in 1983.. Saturday, June 5, 1993. The Suns let a late lead slip away again after leading by seven with two minutes remaining. @ Charlotte Hornets. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. It all makes sense now. For the third time in the 1993 NBA Playoffs, the Phoenix Suns were tied 2-2 going into Game 5 after alternating wins with the SuperSonics through the Western Conference Finals’ first four games. Following a lackluster second half in Game 4, the Suns looked to increase their intensity for the crucial Game 5. “We’re in a hole right now and we’re in the right state for big holes,” Barkley said via the Arizona Republic. He also had eight assists and three steals as the Suns won the Western Conference finals … Privacy Act, please use the links below to visit each company’s privacy center. The Suns came into the NBA in 1968 and made the Finals in 1976 and 1993. Found insideThe New York Times Bestseller, Now in eBook Format and Updated With a New Introduction This is the 20th anniversary of the explosive bestseller that changed the way the world viewed one of the greatest athletes in history, revealing for the ... 2 PHOENIX SUNS (51-21, 8-2) vs. No. The Suns had not led throughout any of the overtime periods until Majerle drained another crucial shot, a three-pointer with 3:03 left in the third overtime to give the Suns a 119-118 lead. So far, the Suns are 2-7 in Conference Finals. BetMGM has the Suns as a five-point favorite over the Los Angeles Clippers for Sunday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. A similar version of this playoff format was used for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That adds another dimension to this season’s Western Conference semifinals when the No. Barkley became just the third player in NBA history to record a 40-point triple-double in the playoffs, joining Oscar Robertson (twice) and Jerry West. marks the 20th anniversary of that Game 7, when the Seattle Sonics and the Phoenix Suns … The New York Islanders are in the conference final for the first time since 1993 following their 4-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round on Saturday. It parlayed that into a franchise-best nine-game playoff winning streak, something that the run-and-gun Suns and the 1993 Western Conference championship team never quite approached. Found inside – Page 319NOTES : 1981 - Replaced Paul Westhead as Los Angeles head coach ( November 19 ) , with record of 7-4 and club in second place ... 1984 — Defeated Kansas City , 3-0 , in Western Conference first round ; defeated Dallas , 4-1 , in Western ... The 2016 Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Warriors Game 7 had 16 million viewers on a cable channel(TNT.) Gretzky later called Game 7 of the 1993 Campbell Conference Finals the greatest game he had ever played. A most unusual and unexpected Western Conference finals series is scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon, when the Clippers head into unchartered territory by visiting the Phoenix Suns in Game … Game from 1993 Playoffs. Complete with more than one hundred photos, this reference book chronicles the history of the five-time NBA Champion basketball organization, from its origins to the present day, presenting statistics about every player who has worn a Bulls ... The Suns found themselves trailing by 14 points in the second quarter before closing the margin to just one. With a foreword by Bob Love and an afterword by Ron Harper, this book is a must buy for every fan of the Chicago Bulls! Despite a swollen right elbow that was heavily bandaged and drained just prior to the game, Barkley turned in a monster performance and notched a double-double with 24 points and 19 rebounds. Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks (3-0) Later, Frank Johnson accidentally kicked Ricky Pierce in the mouth. Dumas remains the most recent rookie to score at least 20 points in an NBA Finals Game. Finals history where opposing players each scored 40-plus (Allen Iverson and Shaquille O’Neal in 2001; John Havlicek and Jerry West in 1969). Chris Paul could finally see the court in the Western Conference Finals in Game 3 if things go according to plan. While Danny Ainge hit two three-pointers in the final minute to close the gap to three points, that would be as close as the Suns got. The Suns began to settle in a bit later in the first half as they cut the margin to 52-41 by halftime. “Let’s don’t go crazy after one game,” Barkley said. The back-to-back champions advanced to the NBA Finals as they awaited to find out their opponent. Phoenix is 2-3 all-time in Western Conference finals close-out games (1-0 in 1976, 0-2 in 1979 and 1-1 in 1993). The Suns’ 57 free throws are tied for the most in a playoff game in NBA history, matching Boston in a four-overtime win against Syracuse in 1953. Stats from the NBA game played between the Seattle Supersonics and the Phoenix Suns on May 24, 1993 with result, scoring by period and players. The 1993 finals against MJ was one of my first memories when I was around 5 years old. To close the series and advance to the NBA Finals the Phoenix Suns were led by an amazing performance of Chris Paul who compiled 41 points , 8 assists and 3 steals. All rights reserved. 103. (Note: the full game used to be on YouTube, but mysteriously disappeared awhile back) Why bring this up now? In the Clippers' Game … Preview capsule for the Phoenix-LA Clippers Western Conference Finals series that starts Sunday: No. • The Suns are one win away from their third trip to The Finals (1976, 1993). One thing that happened with Phoenix is this is their first time to the finals so maybe they were a little too hyped.”. In game seven, Gretzky scored a hat-trick and added an assist to give the Kings another 5–4 win and the first Stanley Cup Finals berth in team history. Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited. Following a lackluster second half in Game 4, the Suns looked to increase their intensity for the crucial Game 5. They've also won the Conference title in 1976 and 1993 but the team has yet to win the championship. My whole life is rigged!! The Suns had All-Star after All-Star try and fail to get beyond the Western Conference Finals from the 1990s, through the 2000s when the team … The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992–93 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.It featured the two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Western Conference playoff champion Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley. Barkley’s performance remains the most recent playoff game in which an NBA player has had 44-plus points and 24-plus rebounds. NBA Finals Game 3 at Chicago. “We’d fit right into the Grand Canyon.”. We look at this as the Bulls and the Suns. NBA Playoffs 2020: In Game 7, the Denver Nuggets look to add to their history of making history. Found inside – Page 8733 jersey retired in a halftime ceremony during a men's basketball game. ... (In the best-of-five Western Conference Quarterfinals, the Suns had found themselves down 2–0 to the Lakers, before winning three straight, narrowly avoiding a ... Wednesday, June 9, 1993. 11:00 AM. “Let’s wait until after Game 2. Seattle, led by 26 points from Shawn Kemp and 21 from Gary Payton, defeats visiting Utah, 90-86, in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, earning the SuperSonics a trip to the NBA Finals … One of those two players … After being named the NBA Most Valuable Player the week prior, Barkley displayed why he deserved the prestigious honor with a monster triple-double. On June 4th in 2000, the Los Angeles Lakers came back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 89-84 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. This outing from Barkley and Majerle remains the only game in Suns playoff history in which one player scored 40-plus and another player scored 30-plus. Western Conference Finals schedule. The views on this page … Found inside – Page 23he greatest moment in the Suns' history came during the 1993 Western Conference Finals. Phoenix won 62 games in 1992–93 but ... This set up game 7 back in Phoenix with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. The Suns needed its superstars ... Both teams exchanged several empty possessions down the stretch before the game ultimately went to overtime tied at 103. Unfortunately, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls awaited Phoenix in the Finals and would capture their third-straight NBA title in just six games. -       Since the merger, only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal and Barkley have had multiple games of 40-plus points and 15-plus rebounds in a playoff series. The Suns and Sonics readied for Game 7 at America West Arena. This is why.”. The back-to-back champion Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan awaited in pursuit of a three-peat, readying for what would be one of the most viewed and remembered Finals in league history. However, this will only be the second time they have home court advantage (1993 — won, 2005 — lost). They fell behind 2-0 to the top-seeded Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, but then ripped off four straight wins to book their return to the NBA Finals. Anybody remember Jake O'Donnell ejecting Clyde Drexler in a key playoff game ? The Suns were desperate for a win, even if it would take three overtimes to get there. The Suns defeated the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 to win the Western Conference finals and advance to the Finals, their first trip since 1993… Thursday, June 3, 1993. The Blackhawks made it through seven games against the Ducks, taking a 5-3 win in the Western Conference Finals finale to earn a spot in the Stanley Cup finals … Johnson then rebounded and passed to Ainge, who also missed a jumper at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime. The day before Game 7, the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight game to close out a 4-2 series victory over the New York Knicks. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Homecourt advantage seemed to provide a boost for the Sonics as they led 61-50 in the first half. But somehow, it does help to have a fairly well-known guy with a column on ESPN.com and in ESPN the Magazine come out and say in a by-the-way, "the sky is blue" kind of statement of fact that yes, the Sonics were robbed.

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