Philadelphia Fire 41-41 (2-4)

Pittsburgh Pisces 55-27 (4-2)

Score (click for boxscore)	Game MVP	Hi Points	Hi Rebounds	Hi Assists
1. Pisces 141, Fire 98	David Robinson	28 David Robinson	14 David Robinson	10 Tim Hardaway
2. Fire 116, Pisces 109	Dominique Wilkins	37 Dominique Wilkins	13 Larry Nance	10 Tim Hardaway
3. Pisces 112, Fire 83	David Robinson	34 David Robinson	13 David Robinson	8 S.Pippen/D.Walker
4. Fire 99, Pisces 73	Dominique Wilkins	22 Dominique Wilkins	13 Charles Oakley	11 Tim Hardaway
5. Pisces 162, Fire 156 2 OT	David Robinson	62 David Robinson	16 David Robinson	23 Tim Hardaway
6. Pisces 116, Fire 113	David Robinson	42 David Robinson	14 David Robinson	10 Tim Hardaway

Game 1 – The Fire were under the delusion that they could hang with Pittsburgh by keeping it close. By the end of the 1st Q they were only down by 1, 30-29. Then all hell broke loose, with the Pisces winning 141-98. The Admiral sailed right through the Fire, scoring 28 with 14 rebounds. Gminski scored 20 and 10. Pittsburgh’s intense D held Philly to only .394 from the floor. The boards were dominated by the Admiral’s crew 68-48.

Game 2 – The game started the same way as last game with the Fire hanging with Pisces through the 1st Q. And just as in Game 1, Pittsburgh started pulling away in the 2nd Q. Coming out of the locker room, after coach Richmond changed a few things up, the Fire caught Fire and out scored Pittsburgh 70-54. The final was 116-109 Philly. Dominique was magnifique scoring 37. The Admiral was blockaded at the docks at the confluence of the 3 rivers, only scoring 23 and had 5 fouls.

Game 3 – After the way game 2 ended with Philadelphia catching fire, the Pisces held a players only team meeting. Pittsburgh started the game with tough defense and had the offense clicking as they jumped out to a 35-16 first quarter lead. They made 10 of 17 field goals along with shooting 14-16 from the charity stripe. Philly had zero free throw attempts and could only muster 8 of 22 from the field. During the second quarter Philly held their own but were still down by 18 at the half. The Pisces strategy was to keep pressure on Wilkins throughout the game. The thought process was effective as he ended up scoring 8 in period one, 2 in the second period, 2 in the 3rd period and was shut-out in the final quarter. The 3rd period saw Pittsburgh score 34 to the Fire’s 19, ending the period with a score of 92-59. The final period saw the teams get a little sloppy, but Pittsburgh still won by a wide margin of 112- 83 with 6 players in double figures.

Game 4 – Game four saw the Pisces play like a fish out of water. Philadelphia completely dominated the game from start to finish with Pittsburgh never having a lead. The first quarter saw the Fire take a commanding lead with a score of 38-24. The Fire pushed the lead by the halfway mark to a 25 point lead, 65-43. Philadelphia kept the hammer down as they outscored Pittsburgh 25-19 in the 3rd period. Although both teams seemed to be out of gas by the fourth quarter, Pittsburg did have a small victory outscoring the Fire – 11-9……..(20 points total for the two teams in the quarter). Philly dominated the boards with 57 total rebounds, 23 of them being offensive, resulting in 34 fast break points. Final score was 99-73 in favor of the Fire. Game 5 is back in Pittsburgh where the Pisces are hoping to recover.

Game 5 – Pittsburgh had a comfy 12 point lead at the half. It looked as though the Pisces were going to take game 5 by maintaining their lead through most of the second half. The Fire was relentless in the last few minutes of regulation and tied the game with 27 seconds left 129-129. The overtime was a back and forth affair with Wilkins scoring with 16 seconds to go. Time expired with the game tied again. In the 2nd OT, The Admiral took over and scored 13. Robinson 62 pts. 16 rebs. Pippen 22 pts. 11 rebs. Wilkins 48 pts. 9 rebs. Hardaway 25pts. 23 assts. Pittsburgh takes the series lead 3-2. Back to Philly.

Game 6 – A very hard fought game that saw both teams get leads ranging from 9-15 points. After the 1st quarter, Pisces held a 27-23 lead. At the half, the Fire was leading 63-54. At the end of three quarters, the Fire still had an 8-point lead at 92-84. Robertson was dealing with foul trouble and eventually left the game in the early 4th period with his 6th foul. At 1:29 remaining in the game, the score was tied at 109. With the clock showing :21 remaining, Pittsburg has a one point lead – 114-113. The Fire come down the court and give the ball to Larry Nance, who has it stripped and taken away by Pippen. Hardaway fouls Robinson who makes both free throws as time ends and Pittsburgh wins 116-113. The game saw the Pisces make 14 more free throws than Philly and the Fire had 28 fast break points (14 more than Pittsburgh), as that is what kept both teams in the game. Pittsburgh’s bench scored 45 points and that team depth was really the difference for them. Robinson – 42 pts, 14 reb, 3 bk, Pippen – 15 pts, 8 ast, 5 st, Oakley – 16 pts, 9 reb, Alarie – 16 pts, Nance – 21 pts, 13 reb, Hardaway – 21 pts, 8 reb, 10 ast, Campbell – 19 pts