2010 Playoffs

Post-season Injuries

Injuries prior to start of playoffs:

MID, Pau Gasol (19.0 pts, 9.5 rebs, 1.6 blocks, 53%/79%): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs
MID, Jrue Holiday (0.8 pts): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs

KCC, Tim Duncan (16.6 pts, 9.5 rebs, 1.7 blocks, 49%/68%): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs

RIV, John Salmons (10.7 pts): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs
RIV, Joakim Noah (7.6 pts, 7.8 rebs): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs

SA, No injuries

Injuries during playoffs:
In game 4 of the Finals, RC's Dwyane Wade had an in-game injury and was out for the next 3 games.

Notable Finals performances:

River City was in control of the Finals, leading 2 games to 1 with Midwest's only win coming at home in OT. But in game 4, RC's Dwyane Wade was injured and was out for the series. In the 8 playoff games prior to game 4, Wade scored 33.25 points per game. But in game 4, in 30 minutes Wade shot 3 of 13, turned the ball over 5 times, and scored only 7 points before getting injured.
In game 2, Wade had 40 pts, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
In game 3, Wade had 46 pts on 15 of 22 FGs and 15 of 18 FTs, to go along with 8 assists and 7 rebounds.
In the post-season, Wade averaged 30.3 pts on 56.9% FGs, 5.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.7 steals.
RC's Zach Randolph averaged 20.4 pts on 40.7% FGs (79% FTs) and 10.6 rebounds.
Finals MVP Amare Stoudemire scored 21.3 points per game in the playoffs on 56.5% FGs. He also averaged 8.8 rebounds.
Midwest's starting front line (Stoudemire, Gasol, David Lee) combined for 56.7 pts, 28.5 rebs and 53.3% FGs in the post-season.
Ex-River City guard Andre Iguodala averaged 16.6 pts on 55.4% adjusted FG%.

Notable playoff performances:

KCC @ RC:
RC's Dwyane Wade: 31.2 pts, 61% FGs, 43% 3's, 5.0 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.0 blocks
KCC's Dwight Howard: 19.6 pts, 12.4 rebs, 1.8 blocks, 65% FGs
KCC's Steve Nash: 37% FGs
KCC's Emeka Okafor off the bench: 79% FGs, 10.4 pts in 20.2 minutes per game
Mid @ SA:
Midwest's Amare Stoudemire: 22.7 pts, 59.6% FGs, 8.3 rebs
SA's Shawn Marion: 19.3 pts, 59.1% FGs, 86% FTs
SA's regular season 3-pt %: 37.2%. Playoffs: 30.7%
SA's regular season FT %: 73.2%. Playoffs: 65.3%

Finals

Result: Midwest defeats River City 4-2

Game 1: River City 121, Midwest 111 (home team: RC)

RC's Dwyane Wade attempted 10 free throws while Midwest attempted only 13 as a team (and only made 7). Another foul problem plaguing Midwest: David Lee keeps fouling out. In 7 games, Lee has fouled out 4 times. Wade tied with Midwest's Pau Gasol for the most points (24) in the game. Wade also added 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and a block.

Game 2: Midwest 130, River City 128 (1 OT) (home team: Mid)

RC's Mo Williams hit a 3 at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. Midwest missed 5 FTs in OT, but managed to hang on as RC's Marcus Thornton missed a shot at the end of overtime that would have sent the game to another overtime period. RC's Wade was money again as he scored 14 in the first quarter and 18 in the third, ending up with 40 pts, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wade appeared to run out of steam late in the game as he shot only 1 of 8 in the 4th qtr and overtime period.

Game 3: River City 135, Miwest 116 (home team: RC)

RC had a 27-pt lead at one point and this one was never in doubt. RC's Wade had 46 points on 15 of 22 FGs (15 of 18 FTs), 7 rebs, and 8 assists. Teammate Zach Randolph contributed 23 points, 19 rebs and was 8 of 8 from the line. Midwest was 10 of 20 from the line and had another front-line player foul out (Pau Gasol).

Game 4: Midwest 100, River City 96 (home team: Mid)

In the 8 playoff games before this game, RC's Dwyane Wade scored 33.25 points per game. But in this game, in 30 minutes Wade shot 3 of 13, turned the ball over 5 times, scored only 7 points, got injured, and will be out for 3 games. Midwest's poor FT-shooting continued, (11 of 20) but Midwest managed to win at home. Midwest's David Lee led all scorers with 26.

Game 5: Midwest 112, River City 105 OT (home team: RC)

Out: RC's Dwyane Wade

In-game injuries: Midwest's Eric Gordon and RC's Brook Lopez missed small amounts of time with minor injuries.

Without Wade, RC's starting guards combined for 9 of 29 FGs (31%). RC's reserve guard John Salmons came off the bench for the first time in the post-season, shooting 3 of 4 (including 2 of 2 from behind the arc and hit both of his free throws. He also contributed 4 assists to only 1 turnover.

Midwest's Andre Iguodala led all scorers with 24. Pau Gasol contributed 21 pts, 19 rebs.

Game 6: Midwest 115, River City 114 (home team: Mid)

Out: RC's Dwyane Wade

Without Wade, RC got off to a 32-20 first quarter lead behind Al Horford's 12 pts on 5 of 6 shooting. In the 2nd quarter, Midwest outscored RC 37-21 while shooting 69.6% in the quarter. At the half, Midwest led 57-53, led by Pau Gasol's 16 pts on 8 of 9 FGs. In the 3rd quarter, it was RC's turn to come on strong, outscoring Midwest 39-27, giving RC a 92-84 lead going into the 4th quarter. Due to Wade's injury, RC's 4th guard saw some rare playing time and scored 13 points in the third on 5 of 5 FGs (3 of 3 from behind the arc). In the 4th, Midwest's Andre Iguodala led all scorers with 12 pts on 5 of 6 shooting. The game came down to the final minute with RC's Zach Randolph putting up a shot at the buzzer that would win the game, but he missed. For the game, Randolph shot 7 of 24.

Midwest's playoff stats.
River City's playoff stats.

Division Finals:

West:

Result: River City defeatks KCC 4-1

In the regular season, KCC had the better head-to-head record: 5-4.

Game 1: River City 120, The King's Crimson Cobras 105 (home team: RC)

Out: KCC's Tim Duncan (starter), RC's Joakim Noah & John Salmons

River City's Dwyane Wade was too much for LeBron James and company, outscoring James 38-25 and out-shooting James (14 of 21 versus 10 of 22). RC hit on 92% of FTs (34 of 37) and had 13 fewer turnovers than KCC who was playing without Tim Duncan.

Game 2: KCC 105, River City 97 (home team: KCC)

In: KCC's Tim Duncan (starter), RC's Joakim Noah & John Salmons

Home team KCC got off to a quick lead (9-0) despite Dwyane Wade's 11 pts in the quarter. At halftime, KCC had a 12-pt lead and was outshooting RC (54% vs 31%). But RC came back in the 3rd, cutting the KCC's lead to 78-74 going into the fourth quarter. In the 4th, KCC shot only 36%, but made 11 of 12 FTs, enough to win the game 105-97. RC's Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 31, followed by KCC's LeBron James with 23. Dwight Howard contributed 22 pts, 17 rebs for KCC.

Game 3: River City 108, KCC 102 (home team: RC)

27 lead changes, 17 ties. KCC's usual severe turnover disadvantage didn't rear its ugly head, which kept KCC in the game. With 1:10 left in the game, RC was down 102-101. RC's Wade scored 7 points with 70 seconds left in the game to win it for the home team 108-102. He led all scorers with 37 pts. KCC's Dwight Howard fouled out and contributed only 13 pts, 3 rebounds. KCC didn't hit the offensive boards very hard, losing out on second-chance-points (25-2).

Game 4: River City 111, KCC 99 (home team: KCC)

KCC's Dwight Howard fouled out after only 26 minutes (17 pts, 8 rebs), being lured into foul trouble by Lopez Brook, Joakim Noah, and Zach Randolph. Once again RC's Dwyane Wade led his team to victory scoring 28 pts on 14 of 22 shooting.

Game 5: River City 107, KCC 102 (home team: RC)

Instead of getting into foul trouble this game, KCC's Dwight Howard got off to a great start, scoring 16 in the first qtr and 20 in the first half. Howard finished with 32 pts, 17 rebs on 13 of 18 shooting. The normally-dominant Dwyane Wade "only" finished with 22 pts, but also contributed 9 assists. KCC got to within 2 points with 64 seconds left in the game on a bucket from Howard (assist to LeBron), but RC finished off KCC with a FT for Lopez, a turnover by KCC's Okafor, and a 2-pt shot by RC's Mo Williams. Fast break points: RC 28, KCC 10. Points off turnovers: RC 17, KCC 6. LeBron "The Turtle" James went into his shell and only scored 8 points on 3 of 11 shooting.

KCC's playoff stats.

East:

Result: Midwest defeats Santa Ana 4-2

In the regular season, Santa Ana had the better head-to-head record: 5-4.

Game 1: Santa Ana 106, Midwest 98 (home team: SA)

Out: Midwest's Pau Gasol (starter), Jrue Holiday

If it wasn't bad enough playing without Pau Gasol, who averaged 22/10 on 54% FGs in the regular season against Santa Ana, Midwest got basically nothing from David Lee who fouled out after 22 minutes with zero points (he averaged 21 pts, 13 rebs versus Santa Ana in the regular season). Midwest's Carlos Boozer stepped in admirably for Gasol (25 pts on 10 of 13 shooting), but he missed 4 FTs. Midwest missed 15 FTs, losing by 8 pts.

SA's Jason Richardson came off the bench to lead the team in scoring with 25 pts on 10 of 16 FGs.

Game 2: Midwest 110, Santa Ana 93 (home team: Mid)

In: Midwest's Pau Gasol, Jrue Holiday

In the regular season, Santa Ana's Mehmet Okur led the team in scoring, averaging 20.0 pts per game (6.5 pts more than in the NBA). In game 2, Okur scored only 8 points on 3 of 19 shooting, including 0-10 from behind the arc. Santa Ana had more 3's than any team in the league, but in game 2 they missed 22 of 30 3's.

Midwest's Pau Gasol came off the injury list for 14 pts, 11 rebs and 5 assists. Midwest's Amare Stoudemire led all scorers with 29 points, including 11 of 11 FTs.

Game 3: Santa Ana 112, Midwest 101 (home team: SA)

SA scored 11 more than Midwest from the line and that was pretty much the difference, as SA won by 11. Shawn Marion shot 13 of 13 for SA (including 6 of 6 from the line), leading all scorers and rebounders with 32/10.

Game 4: Midwest 123, Santa Ana 105 (home team: Mid)

SA's 3-pt shooting failed them as they missed 17 of 22 long-range shots. Even worse, SA shot 44% from the charity stripe (12 of 27). Midwest's Pau Gasol led all scorers with 39 on 16 of 24 shooting while grabbing 12 rebounds. Midwest shot 57.6% from the field.

Game 5: Midwest 100, Santa Ana 98 (home team: SA)

SA's Okur missed 20 shots (7 of 27) in a game the featured 21 lead changes and 12 ties. SA's free-throw shooting (65%, 8 misses) cost SA the game. Midwest's David Lee led the team in scoring and rebounding (23/9) before fouling out in the 4th.

Game 6: Midwest 111, Santa Ana 106 (home team: Mid)

SA's Okur finally broke out, leading all scorers with 28 points. But it was too late. Okur led Santa Ana in scoring in the regular season with 20.0 pts per game, but in this series he only contributed 17 pts per game on 33% shooting (16.7% for 3s and 63% FTs). Midwest shot 57.7% and was led by Amare Stoudemire (25 pts on 10 of 13 FGs) and David Lee who only played 28 minutes before being disqualified, but not before contributing 23 pts, 9 rebs, and shot 11 of 15.

Santa Ana's playoff stats.



			2010 Playoffs Post-season Injuries Injuries prior to start of playoffs: MID, Pau Gasol (19.0 pts, 9.5 rebs, 1.6 blocks, 53%/79%): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs MID, Jrue Holiday (0.8 pts): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs KCC, Tim Duncan (16.6 pts, 9.5 rebs, 1.7 blocks, 49%/68%): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs RIV, John Salmons (10.7 pts): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs RIV, Joakim Noah (7.6 pts, 7.8 rebs): Eligible to play in 2nd game of playoffs SA, No injuries Injuries during playoffs: In game 4 of the Finals, RC's Dwyane Wade had an in-game injury and was out for the next 3 games. Notable Finals performances: River City was in control of the Finals, leading 2 games to 1 with Midwest's only win coming at home in OT. But in game 4, RC's Dwyane Wade was injured and was out for the series. In the 8 playoff games prior to game 4, Wade scored 33.25 points per game. But in game 4, in 30 minutes Wade shot 3 of 13, turned the ball over 5 times, and scored only 7 points before getting injured. In game 2, Wade had 40 pts, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. In game 3, Wade had 46 pts on 15 of 22 FGs and 15 of 18 FTs, to go along with 8 assists and 7 rebounds. In the post-season, Wade averaged 30.3 pts on 56.9% FGs, 5.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.7 steals. RC's Zach Randolph averaged 20.4 pts on 40.7% FGs (79% FTs) and 10.6 rebounds. Finals MVP Amare Stoudemire scored 21.3 points per game in the playoffs on 56.5% FGs. He also averaged 8.8 rebounds. Midwest's starting front line (Stoudemire, Gasol, David Lee) combined for 56.7 pts, 28.5 rebs and 53.3% FGs in the post-season. Ex-River City guard Andre Iguodala averaged 16.6 pts on 55.4% adjusted FG%. Notable playoff performances: KCC @ RC: RC's Dwyane Wade: 31.2 pts, 61% FGs, 43% 3's, 5.0 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.0 blocks KCC's Dwight Howard: 19.6 pts, 12.4 rebs, 1.8 blocks, 65% FGs KCC's Steve Nash: 37% FGs KCC's Emeka Okafor off the bench: 79% FGs, 10.4 pts in 20.2 minutes per game Mid @ SA: Midwest's Amare Stoudemire: 22.7 pts, 59.6% FGs, 8.3 rebs SA's Shawn Marion: 19.3 pts, 59.1% FGs, 86% FTs SA's regular season 3-pt %: 37.2%. Playoffs: 30.7% SA's regular season FT %: 73.2%. Playoffs: 65.3% Finals Result: Midwest defeats River City 4-2 Game 1: River City 121, Midwest 111 (home team: RC) RC's Dwyane Wade attempted 10 free throws while Midwest attempted only 13 as a team (and only made 7). Another foul problem plaguing Midwest: David Lee keeps fouling out. In 7 games, Lee has fouled out 4 times. Wade tied with Midwest's Pau Gasol for the most points (24) in the game. Wade also added 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and a block. Game 2: Midwest 130, River City 128 (1 OT) (home team: Mid) RC's Mo Williams hit a 3 at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. Midwest missed 5 FTs in OT, but managed to hang on as RC's Marcus Thornton missed a shot at the end of overtime that would have sent the game to another overtime period. RC's Wade was money again as he scored 14 in the first quarter and 18 in the third, ending up with 40 pts, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wade appeared to run out of steam late in the game as he shot only 1 of 8 in the 4th qtr and overtime period. Game 3: River City 135, Miwest 116 (home team: RC) RC had a 27-pt lead at one point and this one was never in doubt. RC's Wade had 46 points on 15 of 22 FGs (15 of 18 FTs), 7 rebs, and 8 assists. Teammate Zach Randolph contributed 23 points, 19 rebs and was 8 of 8 from the line. Midwest was 10 of 20 from the line and had another front-line player foul out (Pau Gasol). Game 4: Midwest 100, River City 96 (home team: Mid) In the 8 playoff games before this game, RC's Dwyane Wade scored 33.25 points per game. But in this game, in 30 minutes Wade shot 3 of 13, turned the ball over 5 times, scored only 7 points, got injured, and will be out for 3 games. Midwest's poor FT-shooting continued, (11 of 20) but Midwest managed to win at home. Midwest's David Lee led all scorers with 26. Game 5: Midwest 112, River City 105 OT (home team: RC) Out: RC's Dwyane Wade In-game injuries: Midwest's Eric Gordon and RC's Brook Lopez missed small amounts of time with minor injuries. Without Wade, RC's starting guards combined for 9 of 29 FGs (31%). RC's reserve guard John Salmons came off the bench for the first time in the post-season, shooting 3 of 4 (including 2 of 2 from behind the arc and hit both of his free throws. He also contributed 4 assists to only 1 turnover. Midwest's Andre Iguodala led all scorers with 24. Pau Gasol contributed 21 pts, 19 rebs. Game 6: Midwest 115, River City 114 (home team: Mid) Out: RC's Dwyane Wade Without Wade, RC got off to a 32-20 first quarter lead behind Al Horford's 12 pts on 5 of 6 shooting. In the 2nd quarter, Midwest outscored RC 37-21 while shooting 69.6% in the quarter. At the half, Midwest led 57-53, led by Pau Gasol's 16 pts on 8 of 9 FGs. In the 3rd quarter, it was RC's turn to come on strong, outscoring Midwest 39-27, giving RC a 92-84 lead going into the 4th quarter. Due to Wade's injury, RC's 4th guard saw some rare playing time and scored 13 points in the third on 5 of 5 FGs (3 of 3 from behind the arc). In the 4th, Midwest's Andre Iguodala led all scorers with 12 pts on 5 of 6 shooting. The game came down to the final minute with RC's Zach Randolph putting up a shot at the buzzer that would win the game, but he missed. For the game, Randolph shot 7 of 24. Midwest's playoff stats. River City's playoff stats. Division Finals: West: Result: River City defeatks KCC 4-1 In the regular season, KCC had the better head-to-head record: 5-4. Game 1: River City 120, The King's Crimson Cobras 105 (home team: RC) Out: KCC's Tim Duncan (starter), RC's Joakim Noah & John Salmons River City's Dwyane Wade was too much for LeBron James and company, outscoring James 38-25 and out-shooting James (14 of 21 versus 10 of 22). RC hit on 92% of FTs (34 of 37) and had 13 fewer turnovers than KCC who was playing without Tim Duncan. Game 2: KCC 105, River City 97 (home team: KCC) In: KCC's Tim Duncan (starter), RC's Joakim Noah & John Salmons Home team KCC got off to a quick lead (9-0) despite Dwyane Wade's 11 pts in the quarter. At halftime, KCC had a 12-pt lead and was outshooting RC (54% vs 31%). But RC came back in the 3rd, cutting the KCC's lead to 78-74 going into the fourth quarter. In the 4th, KCC shot only 36%, but made 11 of 12 FTs, enough to win the game 105-97. RC's Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 31, followed by KCC's LeBron James with 23. Dwight Howard contributed 22 pts, 17 rebs for KCC. Game 3: River City 108, KCC 102 (home team: RC) 27 lead changes, 17 ties. KCC's usual severe turnover disadvantage didn't rear its ugly head, which kept KCC in the game. With 1:10 left in the game, RC was down 102-101. RC's Wade scored 7 points with 70 seconds left in the game to win it for the home team 108-102. He led all scorers with 37 pts. KCC's Dwight Howard fouled out and contributed only 13 pts, 3 rebounds. KCC didn't hit the offensive boards very hard, losing out on second-chance-points (25-2). Game 4: River City 111, KCC 99 (home team: KCC) KCC's Dwight Howard fouled out after only 26 minutes (17 pts, 8 rebs), being lured into foul trouble by Lopez Brook, Joakim Noah, and Zach Randolph. Once again RC's Dwyane Wade led his team to victory scoring 28 pts on 14 of 22 shooting. Game 5: River City 107, KCC 102 (home team: RC) Instead of getting into foul trouble this game, KCC's Dwight Howard got off to a great start, scoring 16 in the first qtr and 20 in the first half. Howard finished with 32 pts, 17 rebs on 13 of 18 shooting. The normally-dominant Dwyane Wade "only" finished with 22 pts, but also contributed 9 assists. KCC got to within 2 points with 64 seconds left in the game on a bucket from Howard (assist to LeBron), but RC finished off KCC with a FT for Lopez, a turnover by KCC's Okafor, and a 2-pt shot by RC's Mo Williams. Fast break points: RC 28, KCC 10. Points off turnovers: RC 17, KCC 6. LeBron "The Turtle" James went into his shell and only scored 8 points on 3 of 11 shooting. KCC's playoff stats. East: Result: Midwest defeats Santa Ana 4-2 In the regular season, Santa Ana had the better head-to-head record: 5-4. Game 1: Santa Ana 106, Midwest 98 (home team: SA) Out: Midwest's Pau Gasol (starter), Jrue Holiday If it wasn't bad enough playing without Pau Gasol, who averaged 22/10 on 54% FGs in the regular season against Santa Ana, Midwest got basically nothing from David Lee who fouled out after 22 minutes with zero points (he averaged 21 pts, 13 rebs versus Santa Ana in the regular season). Midwest's Carlos Boozer stepped in admirably for Gasol (25 pts on 10 of 13 shooting), but he missed 4 FTs. Midwest missed 15 FTs, losing by 8 pts. SA's Jason Richardson came off the bench to lead the team in scoring with 25 pts on 10 of 16 FGs. Game 2: Midwest 110, Santa Ana 93 (home team: Mid) In: Midwest's Pau Gasol, Jrue Holiday In the regular season, Santa Ana's Mehmet Okur led the team in scoring, averaging 20.0 pts per game (6.5 pts more than in the NBA). In game 2, Okur scored only 8 points on 3 of 19 shooting, including 0-10 from behind the arc. Santa Ana had more 3's than any team in the league, but in game 2 they missed 22 of 30 3's. Midwest's Pau Gasol came off the injury list for 14 pts, 11 rebs and 5 assists. Midwest's Amare Stoudemire led all scorers with 29 points, including 11 of 11 FTs. Game 3: Santa Ana 112, Midwest 101 (home team: SA) SA scored 11 more than Midwest from the line and that was pretty much the difference, as SA won by 11. Shawn Marion shot 13 of 13 for SA (including 6 of 6 from the line), leading all scorers and rebounders with 32/10. Game 4: Midwest 123, Santa Ana 105 (home team: Mid) SA's 3-pt shooting failed them as they missed 17 of 22 long-range shots. Even worse, SA shot 44% from the charity stripe (12 of 27). Midwest's Pau Gasol led all scorers with 39 on 16 of 24 shooting while grabbing 12 rebounds. Midwest shot 57.6% from the field. Game 5: Midwest 100, Santa Ana 98 (home team: SA) SA's Okur missed 20 shots (7 of 27) in a game the featured 21 lead changes and 12 ties. SA's free-throw shooting (65%, 8 misses) cost SA the game. Midwest's David Lee led the team in scoring and rebounding (23/9) before fouling out in the 4th. Game 6: Midwest 111, Santa Ana 106 (home team: Mid) SA's Okur finally broke out, leading all scorers with 28 points. But it was too late. Okur led Santa Ana in scoring in the regular season with 20.0 pts per game, but in this series he only contributed 17 pts per game on 33% shooting (16.7% for 3s and 63% FTs). Midwest shot 57.7% and was led by Amare Stoudemire (25 pts on 10 of 13 FGs) and David Lee who only played 28 minutes before being disqualified, but not before contributing 23 pts, 9 rebs, and shot 11 of 15. Santa Ana's playoff stats.

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