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  Ballard wins series 4-2
• GAME 1 Forrester 122, Ballard 115
• GAME 2 Ballard 135, Forrester 131
• GAME 3 Forrester 126, Ballard 120
• GAME 4 Ballard 138, Forrester 128
• GAME 5 Ballard 134, Forrester 128
• GAME 6 Ballard 145, Forrester 139 (OT)

RECAP: This series belonged to LeBron James, who, after missing Ballard's Game 1 loss with an injury, averaged 37 points, 6.8 rebounds and 10 assists in the next five games, four of them wins. James finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists in the Game 6 clincher, which went to overtime as Forrester, playing without the ailing Shaquille O'Neal again, rallied after falling behind 38-19 through the first quarter. O'Neal also was unavailable for Game 3, but Forrester won that one behind Kevin Durant, the team's top scorer in the series at 23.4 points (on 55.4 percent shooting).

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  Posnanski wins series 4-2
• GAME 1 Posnanski 125, Wolff 113
• GAME 2 Posnanski 121, Wolff 100
• GAME 3 Posnanski 119, Wolff 111
• GAME 4 Wolff 116, Posnanski 112
• GAME 5 Wolff 130, Posnanski 114
• GAME 6 Posnanski 120, Wolff 93

RECAP: Wolff's comeback from an 0-3 series deficit came to a stunning halt in Game 6. Michael Jordan shot only 9-of-37 from the field at home against a rotating cast of defenders that included Grant Hill, Michael Cooper and John Havlicek, a shocking display after his 14-of-26 showing in Game 5. Meanwhile, Wilt Chamberlain absorbed a pounding from the likes of David Robinson, Dave Cowens and Nate Thurmond and produced 28 points and 13 rebounds for a Posnanski team that led all the way. Wilt was at his best in Games 1 and 2, combining for 77 points and 31 rebounds in two home wins.

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  Posnanski wins series 4-3
• GAME 1 Posnanski 109, Ballard 99
• GAME 2 Posnanski 130, Ballard 122
• GAME 3 Posnanski 130, Ballard 110
• GAME 4 Ballard 126, Posnanski 124
• GAME 5 Ballard 143, Posnanski 112
• GAME 6 Ballard 123, Posnanski 121
• GAME 7 Posnanski 136, Ballard 130

RECAP: Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell lived up to the billing when the top two regular-season teams met in the Finals. Chamberlain saved his best performance of the playoffs for Game 7, when he erupted for 45 points and 17 rebounds to rally Posnanski from a six-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. Russell had 10 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and six blocks in the decisive game, but Wilt prevailed thanks in part to some help from Havlicek (20 points), Julius Erving (18 points, eight assists) and Dolph Schayes (18 points). The Big Dipper averaged 28.9 points and 13.3 rebounds in the playoffs, making him the postseason MVP.