▁winning ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Division ▁with ▁ 1 7 4 ▁points . ▁They ▁faced ▁the ▁L akes ▁Division ▁champion ▁Cleveland ▁Sto k ers ▁in ▁a ▁two - game ▁aggregate ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁championship . ▁The ▁first ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁a , ▁ 1 – 1 , ▁draw . ▁The ▁second ▁leg , ▁played ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁also ▁finished ▁reg ulation ▁at ▁ 1 – 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁Chief s ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁score ▁in ▁over time ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁title ▁and ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final s . ▁ ▁The ▁San ▁Diego ▁Tor os ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁play offs ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁winning ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Division ▁with ▁ 1 8 6 ▁points . ▁They ▁faced ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Division ▁champion ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Sp urs ▁in ▁a ▁two - game ▁aggregate ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference ▁championship . ▁Like ▁the ▁other ▁match ▁played ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁ended ▁in ▁a , ▁ 1 – 1 , ▁draw ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 . ▁After ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁reg ulation ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁ended ▁with ▁neither ▁team ▁able ▁to ▁score . ▁The ▁September ▁ 1 6 ▁match ▁moved ▁into ▁over time , ▁and ▁then ▁into ▁a ▁second ▁over time ▁before ▁Tor os ' ▁reserve ▁Nov ak ▁Tom ić ▁scored ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 th ▁minute ▁to ▁end ▁it . ▁The ▁victory ▁gave ▁San ▁Diego ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference ▁title ▁and ▁advanced ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁final s .