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2008 NBA Western Conference First Round

Previous Year

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Finals MVP: Paul Pierce (21.8/4.5/6.3)

PTS Leader: Kobe Bryant (633)
TRB Leader: Kevin Garnett (274)
AST Leader: Rajon Rondo (172)
WS Leader: Kevin Garnett (4.1)

4 Series

Click matchup for composite box score
4 vs. 5 Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets UTAH JAZZ win 4-2
3 vs. 6 San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns SAN ANTONIO SPURS win 4-1
2 vs. 7 New Orleans Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks NEW ORLEANS HORNETS win 4-1
1 vs. 8 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets LOS ANGELES LAKERS win 4-0

Utah Jazz (4) vs. Houston Rockets (2)

Game 1
UTA
HOU		93
82
Game 2
UTA
HOU		90
84
Game 3
HOU
UTA		94
92
Game 4
HOU
UTA		82
86
Game 5
UTA
HOU		69
95
Game 6
HOU
UTA		91
113

Utah Jazz

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Deron Williams 23 6 6 252 44 83 13 22 24 37 6 10 16 51 2 3 20 15 125 .530 .591 .649 42.1 20.8 2.7 8.5 0.3 0.5
2 Carlos Boozer 26 6 6 219 39 91 0 0 18 26 22 48 70 16 4 2 16 19 96 .429 .692 36.5 16.0 11.7 2.7 0.7 0.3
3 Mehmet Okur 28 6 6 228 28 70 7 20 16 21 14 62 76 10 3 4 11 16 79 .400 .350 .762 38.0 13.2 12.7 1.7 0.5 0.7
4 Ronnie Brewer 22 6 6 156 24 47 1 5 7 10 13 12 25 8 6 3 1 11 56 .511 .200 .700 26.0 9.3 4.2 1.3 1.0 0.5
5 Andrei Kirilenko 26 6 6 194 22 54 3 11 9 15 9 15 24 12 7 7 7 16 56 .407 .273 .600 32.4 9.3 4.0 2.0 1.2 1.2
6 Kyle Korver 26 6 0 124 15 33 4 17 9 11 0 10 10 3 1 6 5 12 43 .455 .235 .818 20.6 7.2 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.0
7 Matt Harpring 31 6 0 108 11 24 1 3 10 14 7 9 16 5 6 2 6 20 33 .458 .333 .714 18.0 5.5 2.7 0.8 1.0 0.3
8 Paul Millsap 22 6 0 105 12 28 0 0 6 10 5 16 21 2 2 8 2 17 30 .429 .600 17.5 5.0 3.5 0.3 0.3 1.3
9 Ronnie Price 24 6 0 36 7 19 3 10 6 8 0 2 2 4 1 1 4 5 23 .368 .300 .750 5.9 3.8 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2
10 Jason Hart 29 2 0 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .000 2.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Jarron Collins 29 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
12 C.J. Miles 20 3 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
Team Totals 6 1440 203 454 32 89 105 152 77 184 261 111 33 37 73 131 543 240.0 90.5 43.5 18.5 5.5 6.2

Houston Rockets

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Tracy McGrady 28 6 6 247 62 146 5 24 33 53 7 42 49 41 9 5 18 8 162 .425 .208 .623 41.2 27.0 8.2 6.8 1.5 0.8
2 Luis Scola 27 6 6 220 30 67 0 1 24 35 24 32 56 8 4 1 12 30 84 .448 .000 .686 36.7 14.0 9.3 1.3 0.7 0.2
3 Shane Battier 29 6 6 246 20 45 12 25 8 11 7 16 23 3 6 5 8 19 60 .444 .480 .727 41.0 10.0 3.8 0.5 1.0 0.8
4 Rafer Alston 31 4 4 126 21 48 11 25 4 5 2 4 6 18 4 0 6 7 57 .438 .440 .800 31.5 14.3 1.5 4.5 1.0 0.0
5 Bobby Jackson 34 6 2 138 20 70 5 24 7 11 2 8 10 9 5 0 4 11 52 .286 .208 .636 23.0 8.7 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.0
6 Carl Landry 24 6 0 106 11 26 0 0 12 16 15 13 28 0 7 3 2 8 34 .423 .750 17.6 5.7 4.7 0.0 1.2 0.5
7 Aaron Brooks 23 6 0 50 8 25 0 10 9 11 0 6 6 3 0 0 3 11 25 .320 .000 .818 8.3 4.2 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
8 Dikembe Mutombo 41 6 6 123 8 13 0 0 7 11 10 29 39 2 1 11 1 10 23 .615 .636 20.6 3.8 6.5 0.3 0.2 1.8
9 Chuck Hayes 24 6 0 108 7 11 0 2 0 0 7 21 28 5 3 6 4 18 14 .636 .000 18.0 2.3 4.7 0.8 0.5 1.0
10 Steve Novak 24 3 0 21 3 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 8 .750 .667 7.0 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
11 Luther Head 25 5 0 44 1 14 0 6 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 4 3 4 .071 .000 1.000 8.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.2
12 Mike Harris 24 3 0 9 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 .500 2.9 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Loren Woods 29 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.000 1.1 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 6 1440 193 472 35 120 107 157 78 174 252 93 41 33 62 127 528 240.0 88.0 42.0 15.5 6.8 5.5

San Antonio Spurs (4) vs. Phoenix Suns (1)

Game 1
PHO
SAS		115
117
Game 2
PHO
SAS		96
102
Game 3
SAS
PHO		115
99
Game 4
SAS
PHO		86
105
Game 5
PHO
SAS		87
92

San Antonio Spurs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Tony Parker 25 5 5 202 57 109 2 4 32 42 3 14 17 35 7 0 16 13 148 .523 .500 .762 40.5 29.6 3.4 7.0 1.4 0.0
2 Tim Duncan 31 5 5 199 52 105 1 1 19 31 27 42 69 13 4 12 14 13 124 .495 1.000 .613 39.8 24.8 13.8 2.6 0.8 2.4
3 Manu Ginobili 30 5 0 155 32 71 7 20 20 23 3 16 19 10 7 2 16 12 91 .451 .350 .870 31.0 18.2 3.8 2.0 1.4 0.4
4 Michael Finley 34 5 5 165 13 30 4 11 5 5 0 9 9 4 3 2 1 14 35 .433 .364 1.000 32.9 7.0 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.4
5 Fabricio Oberto 32 5 2 95 10 13 0 0 5 6 3 19 22 5 2 2 3 18 25 .769 .833 18.9 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 0.4
6 Kurt Thomas 35 5 3 114 11 30 0 0 3 3 8 26 34 0 1 3 6 20 25 .367 1.000 22.7 5.0 6.8 0.0 0.2 0.6
7 Ime Udoka 30 5 0 64 8 20 1 9 2 2 3 16 19 3 0 1 0 10 19 .400 .111 1.000 12.8 3.8 3.8 0.6 0.0 0.2
8 Brent Barry 36 5 0 71 5 9 4 7 3 4 0 7 7 2 2 0 3 9 17 .556 .571 .750 14.2 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.0
9 Damon Stoudamire 34 2 0 14 4 8 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 11 .500 1.000 .667 7.1 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
10 Robert Horry 37 4 0 33 3 10 2 7 1 2 2 7 9 0 1 1 0 11 9 .300 .286 .500 8.2 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.3
11 Bruce Bowen 36 5 5 110 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 2 3 2 3 9 4 .167 21.9 0.8 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.4
12 Jacque Vaughn 32 5 0 29 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 9 4 .222 5.8 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 5 1250 199 426 22 60 92 121 50 168 218 79 30 25 65 138 512 250.0 102.4 43.6 15.8 6.0 5.0

Phoenix Suns

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Amar'e Stoudemire 25 5 5 204 48 99 1 4 19 30 15 30 45 2 7 12 14 19 116 .485 .250 .633 40.8 23.2 9.0 0.4 1.4 2.4
2 Steve Nash 33 5 5 183 32 70 6 20 11 12 1 13 14 39 2 1 12 10 81 .457 .300 .917 36.6 16.2 2.8 7.8 0.4 0.2
3 Shaquille O'Neal 35 5 5 150 22 50 0 0 32 64 13 33 46 5 5 13 9 21 76 .440 .500 30.1 15.2 9.2 1.0 1.0 2.6
4 Boris Diaw 25 5 2 178 35 64 0 7 3 6 7 21 28 23 3 4 11 22 73 .547 .000 .500 35.5 14.6 5.6 4.6 0.6 0.8
5 Raja Bell 31 5 5 215 21 37 13 20 13 16 6 22 28 11 2 1 5 19 68 .568 .650 .813 43.0 13.6 5.6 2.2 0.4 0.2
6 Leandro Barbosa 25 5 1 143 19 55 4 18 10 11 2 18 20 9 3 0 4 10 52 .345 .222 .909 28.6 10.4 4.0 1.8 0.6 0.0
7 Gordan Giricek 30 5 0 80 6 18 1 4 4 4 0 7 7 2 2 0 3 3 17 .333 .250 1.000 16.0 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.0
8 Grant Hill 35 3 2 68 5 11 0 0 1 1 3 13 16 3 2 1 0 3 11 .455 1.000 22.6 3.7 5.3 1.0 0.7 0.3
9 Brian Skinner 31 4 0 21 2 4 0 0 4 8 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 8 .500 .500 5.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8
10 Sean Marks 32 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Eric Piatkowski 37 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 D.J. Strawberry 22 1 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 4.6 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 5 1250 190 412 25 74 97 152 47 161 208 94 26 35 58 113 502 250.0 100.4 41.6 18.8 5.2 7.0

New Orleans Hornets (4) vs. Dallas Mavericks (1)

Game 1
DAL
NOH		92
104
Game 2
DAL
NOH		103
127
Game 3
NOH
DAL		87
97
Game 4
NOH
DAL		97
84
Game 5
DAL
NOH		94
99

New Orleans Hornets

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Chris Paul 22 5 5 202 45 90 3 11 30 37 4 24 28 60 10 2 6 17 123 .500 .273 .811 40.5 24.6 5.6 12.0 2.0 0.4
2 David West 27 5 5 203 45 93 1 1 22 23 10 27 37 17 3 8 3 16 113 .484 1.000 .957 40.6 22.6 7.4 3.4 0.6 1.6
3 Peja Stojakovic 30 5 5 184 25 60 17 28 12 13 1 27 28 4 2 1 4 10 79 .417 .607 .923 36.7 15.8 5.6 0.8 0.4 0.2
4 Jannero Pargo 28 5 0 133 28 55 9 20 8 15 0 12 12 12 5 0 9 8 73 .509 .450 .533 26.7 14.6 2.4 2.4 1.0 0.0
5 Tyson Chandler 25 5 5 175 17 33 0 0 2 2 23 33 56 1 1 7 6 19 36 .515 1.000 35.0 7.2 11.2 0.2 0.2 1.4
6 Morris Peterson 30 5 5 95 15 26 4 11 2 2 2 8 10 1 0 2 0 11 36 .577 .364 1.000 19.1 7.2 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.4
7 Julian Wright 20 5 0 57 9 17 0 3 3 4 2 4 6 2 5 1 2 6 21 .529 .000 .750 11.5 4.2 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.2
8 Bonzi Wells 31 5 0 83 10 24 0 0 0 4 2 10 12 6 3 2 3 12 20 .417 .000 16.7 4.0 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.4
9 Hilton Armstrong 23 5 0 55 4 8 0 0 3 6 6 6 12 0 0 5 4 12 11 .500 .500 11.0 2.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.0
10 Ryan Bowen 32 3 0 12 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .000 1.000 3.8 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0
Team Totals 5 1200 198 408 34 74 84 108 50 155 205 104 30 28 37 112 514 240.0 102.8 41.0 20.8 6.0 5.6

Dallas Mavericks

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Dirk Nowitzki 29 5 5 211 43 91 6 18 42 52 10 50 60 20 1 7 10 13 134 .473 .333 .808 42.1 26.8 12.0 4.0 0.2 1.4
2 Jason Terry 30 5 3 180 26 60 14 32 13 15 1 7 8 24 2 1 5 15 79 .433 .438 .867 35.9 15.8 1.6 4.8 0.4 0.2
3 Josh Howard 27 5 5 171 21 72 1 10 20 25 12 23 35 7 2 2 9 10 63 .292 .100 .800 34.2 12.6 7.0 1.4 0.4 0.4
4 Brandon Bass 22 5 0 133 17 36 0 1 24 25 20 14 34 2 3 3 3 12 58 .472 .000 .960 26.6 11.6 6.8 0.4 0.6 0.6
5 Jason Kidd 34 5 5 180 16 38 6 13 5 8 8 24 32 34 7 2 9 12 43 .421 .462 .625 36.1 8.6 6.4 6.8 1.4 0.4
6 Jerry Stackhouse 33 5 2 102 12 38 2 12 5 5 4 12 16 6 1 0 7 9 31 .316 .167 1.000 20.5 6.2 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.0
7 Devean George 30 5 0 62 11 28 4 12 3 5 4 11 15 0 2 2 3 7 29 .393 .333 .600 12.5 5.8 3.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
8 Erick Dampier 32 5 5 95 7 17 0 0 4 10 12 9 21 0 1 3 3 15 18 .412 .400 18.9 3.6 4.2 0.0 0.2 0.6
9 Jose Barea 23 1 0 5 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 .750 1.000 5.3 8.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
10 Eddie Jones 36 3 0 22 2 6 1 4 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 3 6 .333 .250 1.000 7.2 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
11 Juwan Howard 34 3 0 11 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 3.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
12 Malik Allen 29 3 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .000 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Tyronn Lue 30 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
14 Antoine Wright 23 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 5 1200 158 394 36 104 118 150 72 154 226 97 20 20 52 103 470 240.0 94.0 45.2 19.4 4.0 4.0

Los Angeles Lakers (4) vs. Denver Nuggets (0)

Game 1
DEN
LAL		114
128
Game 2
DEN
LAL		107
122
Game 3
LAL
DEN		102
84
Game 4
LAL
DEN		107
101

Los Angeles Lakers

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Kobe Bryant 29 4 4 157 48 96 10 30 28 38 3 18 21 25 6 6 11 14 134 .500 .333 .737 39.3 33.5 5.3 6.3 1.5 1.5
2 Pau Gasol 27 4 4 160 32 55 0 0 25 33 9 27 36 20 0 11 6 7 89 .582 .758 40.1 22.3 9.0 5.0 0.0 2.8
3 Luke Walton 27 4 0 100 22 31 4 5 8 12 5 15 20 15 2 1 6 12 56 .710 .800 .667 24.9 14.0 5.0 3.8 0.5 0.3
4 Lamar Odom 28 4 4 141 18 43 0 2 11 20 13 24 37 18 6 2 6 14 47 .419 .000 .550 35.3 11.8 9.3 4.5 1.5 0.5
5 Derek Fisher 33 4 4 129 13 30 6 12 2 4 0 14 14 10 6 2 2 13 34 .433 .500 .500 32.2 8.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 0.5
6 Vladimir Radmanovic 27 4 4 97 12 38 7 19 2 2 8 10 18 11 2 1 4 9 33 .316 .368 1.000 24.3 8.3 4.5 2.8 0.5 0.3
7 Sasha Vujacic 23 4 0 75 10 21 8 16 3 4 2 3 5 3 2 1 3 7 31 .476 .500 .750 18.7 7.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.3
8 Jordan Farmar 21 4 0 66 10 26 2 9 3 4 1 5 6 9 1 0 4 5 25 .385 .222 .750 16.5 6.3 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.0
9 Didier Ilunga-Mbenga 27 3 0 25 4 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 0 2 1 0 7 8 .667 8.2 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.7 0.3
10 Ronny Turiaf 25 2 0 7 0 4 0 0 2 2 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 1.000 3.6 1.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
11 Coby Karl 24 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
12 Ira Newble 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 4 960 169 350 37 93 84 119 45 125 170 112 28 25 43 90 459 240.0 114.8 42.5 28.0 7.0 6.3

Denver Nuggets

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Allen Iverson 32 4 4 158 36 83 3 14 23 33 4 8 12 18 4 1 7 3 98 .434 .214 .697 39.5 24.5 3.0 4.5 1.0 0.3
2 Carmelo Anthony 23 4 4 146 32 88 2 8 24 29 19 19 38 8 2 1 12 17 90 .364 .250 .828 36.6 22.5 9.5 2.0 0.5 0.3
3 J.R. Smith 22 4 0 108 23 43 7 22 20 24 1 6 7 7 4 0 5 12 73 .535 .318 .833 26.9 18.3 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.0
4 Linas Kleiza 23 4 3 122 22 41 3 14 9 13 8 18 26 3 1 0 5 11 56 .537 .214 .692 30.5 14.0 6.5 0.8 0.3 0.0
5 Kenyon Martin 30 4 4 118 15 34 0 0 5 8 13 12 25 5 4 2 9 20 35 .441 .625 29.5 8.8 6.3 1.3 1.0 0.5
6 Eduardo Najera 31 4 0 78 7 14 2 5 0 0 5 8 13 6 3 1 5 15 16 .500 .400 19.6 4.0 3.3 1.5 0.8 0.3
7 Marcus Camby 33 4 4 124 5 21 1 1 2 6 11 42 53 12 4 12 10 10 13 .238 1.000 .333 31.0 3.3 13.3 3.0 1.0 3.0
8 Nene Hilario 25 3 0 30 5 9 0 0 3 3 3 4 7 1 2 1 2 8 13 .556 1.000 10.0 4.3 2.3 0.3 0.7 0.3
9 Anthony Carter 32 4 1 61 4 14 0 5 0 0 2 8 10 14 1 1 3 6 8 .286 .000 15.1 2.0 2.5 3.5 0.3 0.3
10 Yakhouba Diawara 25 3 0 8 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .400 .000 2.5 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Chucky Atkins 33 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Steven Hunter 26 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 4 960 151 354 18 72 86 116 66 129 195 74 25 19 58 102 406 240.0 101.5 48.8 18.5 6.3 4.8