Gators in the NBA
Monday, May 18, 2015 | Men's Basketball
There are still five former Gators remaining in the playoffs as the NBA turns its attention to the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. The final four teams left include the Atlanta Hawks (Al Horford), Cleveland Cavaliers (Mike Miller), Golden State Warriors (David Lee, Marreese Speights) and Houston Rockets (Corey Brewer).
Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards
Brad Beal and the No. 5-seed Washington Wizards fell to the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in a tough six game series in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Beal started each game of the series and averaged 25.2 ppg., 5.7 rpg., and 5.0 apg. in 41.8 mpg. Over the course of the regular season, Beal helped the Wiz to a 46-36 record as he averaged 15.3 ppg., 3.8 rpg., 3.1 apg. and 1.2 spg., while shooting 40.0% from downtown.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | Atlanta | Win | 104-98 | 40 | 9-22 | 2-5 | 8-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Game 2 | Atlanta | Loss | 106-90 | 43 | 8-22 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Game 3 | Atlanta | Win | 103-101 | 39 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Game 4 | Atlanta | Loss | 106-101 | 44 | 11-25 | 4-8 | 8-9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
| Game 5 | Atlanta | Loss | 82-81 | 42 | 9-21 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Game 6 | Atlanta | Loss | 94-91 | 43 | 11-24 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
Corey Brewer, Houston Rockets
Corey Brewer and the No. 2-seed Rockets downed the Los Angeles Clippers in a fascinating seven game series in the Western Conference Semifinals. Houston became just the ninth team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit. Against the Clippers, Brewer averaged 11.0 ppg. on 41.4% shooting from the field. The Rockets begin their conference finals series with the Warriors on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. During the regular season, Brewer was dealt from the Timberwolves to the Rockets on Dec. 19 and played in 56 games for Houston. Overall, the Rockets went 56-26 and 37-19 after they acquired Brewer. Statistically, he averaged 11.5 ppg., 3.7 rpg. and 2.2 apg. during the regular season.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | LA Clippers | Loss | 117-101 | 24 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Game 2 | LA Clippers | Win | 115-109 | 30 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Game 3 | LA Clippers | Loss | 124-99 | 26 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Game 4 | LA Clippers | Loss | 128-95 | 25 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Game 5 | LA Clippers | Win | 124-103 | 24 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Game 6 | LA Clippers | Win | 119-107 | 25 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Game 7 | LA Clippers | Win | 113-100 | 23 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Nick Calathes, Memphis Grizzles
Nick Calathes and the No. 5-seed Grizzlies fell to the top-seeded Golden State Warriors in a tough six game series in the Western Conference Semifinals. Calathes appeared in four of the six games, but played just a handful of minutes on average. Over the course of the regular season, Calathes played in 58 games and averaged 4.2 ppg., 1.8 rpg. and 2.5 apg., while shooting 42.1% from the field.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | Golden State | Loss | 101-86 | 21 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 2 | Golden State | Win | 97-90 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 3 | Golden State | Win | 99-89 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 4 | Golden State | Loss | 101-84 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 5 | Golden State | Loss | 98-78 | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 6 | Golden State | Loss | 108-95 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Al Horford and the top-seeded Hawks downed the Washington Wizards in a tough six game series in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In that series, Horford averaged 16.8 ppg. and 9.8 rpg. on 50.0% shooting from the field. Atlanta begins their conference finals series with the Cavs on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. The Hawks finished the regular season with a 60-22 regular season record, which earned them the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Over the course of the regular season, Horford averaged 15.2 ppg., 7.2 rpg., 3.2 apg and 1.3 bpg., while shooting a solid 53.8% from the field.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | Washington | Loss | 104-98 | 30 | 7-19 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Game 2 | Washington | Win | 106-90 | 34 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Game 3 | Washington | Loss | 103-101 | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Game 4 | Washington | Win | 106-101 | 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Game 5 | Washington | Win | 82-81 | 37 | 10-18 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| Game 6 | Washington | Win | 94-91 | 39 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
David Lee, Golden State Warriors
David Lee and the top-seeded Warriors disposed of the Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the Western Conference Semifinals. In that series, Lee averaged 2.8 ppg. and 3.4 rpg. on 50.0% shooting from the field. Golden State begins its conference finals series with the Rockets on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. During the regular season, he played in 49 games and averaged 7.9 ppg. and 5.2 rebounds, while shooting 51.1% from the field.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | Memphis | Win | 101-86 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 2 | Memphis | Loss | 97-90 | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Game 3 | Memphis | Loss | 99-89 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 4 | Memphis | Win | 101-84 | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Game 5 | Memphis | Win | 98-78 | 17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 6 | Memphis | Win | 108-95 | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mike Miller, Cleveland Cavaliers
Mike Miller and the No. 2-seed Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls in a six game series in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In that series, Miller appeared in just three of the six contests. Cleveland begins its conference finals series with the Hawks on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Over the course of the regular season, Miller played in 52 games and averaged 2.1 ppg. and 1.8 rpg., while shooting 32.7% from downtown. Miller only saw limited playing time following the acquisitions of J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | Chicago | Loss | 99-92 | 16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Game 2 | Chicago | Win | 106-91 | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 3 | Chicago | Loss | 99-96 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 4 | Chicago | Win | 86-84 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 5 | Chicago | Win | 106-101 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 6 | Chicago | Win | 94-73 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
Joakim Noah and the No. 3-seed Bulls were bested by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a tough six game series in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Noah started each game of the series and averaged 5.0 ppg., 10.3 rpg., 2.0 apg. and 1.3 bpg. in 32.3 mpg. During the regular season, Noah averaged 7.2 ppg., 9.6 rpg. and 4.7 apg., while shooting 44.5% from the field.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | Chicago | Win | 99-92 | 29 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Game 2 | Chicago | Loss | 106-91 | 30 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Game 3 | Chicago | Win | 99-96 | 22 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Game 4 | Chicago | Loss | 86-84 | 37 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Game 5 | Chicago | Loss | 106-101 | 41 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Game 6 | Chicago | Loss | 94-73 | 35 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Marreese Speights, Golden State Warriors
Marreese Speights and the top-seeded Warriors disposed of the Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the Western Conference Semifinals. In that series, Speights averaged 3.5 ppg. and 1.2 rpg. on 50.0% shooting from the field. Golden State begins its conference finals series with the Rockets on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. During the regular season, he played in 76 games and averaged 10.4 ppg. and 4.3 rebounds, while shooting 49.2% from the field.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Game 1 | Memphis | Win | 101-86 | 13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Game 2 | Memphis | Loss | 97-90 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Game 3 | Memphis | Loss | 99-89 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Game 4 | Memphis | Win | 101-84 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 5 | Memphis | Win | 98-78 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 6 | Memphis | Win | 108-95 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs
Matt Bonner and the defending NBA champion Spurs fell to the Los Angeles Clippers in a thrilling seven game series in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Bonner appeared in six out of the seven games, but played just a handful of minutes during those contests. Over the course of the regular season, Bonner played in 72 games and averaged 3.7 ppg. and 1.6 rpg., while shooting 36.5% from long range.
Chandler Parsons, Dallas Mavericks
Chandler Parsons No. 7-seed Mavericks fell to the Houston Rockets in five games in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. After scoring 10 points in 37 minutes of action in game one, Parsons was ruled out of the rest of the series due to a knee injury. Over the course of the regular season, Parsons played in 66 games and averaged 15.7 ppg. and 4.9 rpg., while shooting 46.2% from the field.
Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat
Miami finished the season 37-45 and did not make the playoffs for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Statistically, Haslem played in 62 games and averaged 4.2 ppg. and 4.2 rpg., while shooting 44.8% from the field.
