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If Allen Iverson ever becomes a New York Knick, watch out. The 6-foot Georgetown sophomore
If Allen Iverson ever becomes a New York Knick, watch out. The 6-foot Georgetown sophomore from Hampton, Va. entered last night's Big East quarterfinal game against Miami averaging 34 points per contest this season at Madison Square Garden. The Hurricanes did little to stop Iverson's Manhattan mastery, as Iverson struck for 38 points and Georgetown rebounded from a lackluster first half to dismiss Miami 92-62 before a sellout crowd of 19,544.
Georgetown 92, Miami 62
Allen Iverson scored 38 points to tie the second-highest total in Big East tournament history. The Hoyas (25-6) reached the semifinal round for the seventh time in eight years and the 14th over all. Miami (15-13) was within 3 points at halftime before the Hoyas outscored the Hurricanes, 51-24.
Iverson made 11 of 21 shots, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range. He made 10 of 11 free throws, with 6 assists, 6 turnovers and 2 steals. In the seven games Iverson has played at Madison Square Garden, the sophomore has averaged 32.2 points. His 38 points in a Big East tournament game trailed only Connecticut's Donyell Marshall, who scored 42 against St. John's two years ago.
Yet near the end, with the Hoyas comfortably ahead, Georgetown Coach John Thompson created a sense of urgency to Iverson's game. "He tells me the end of the game is my time, I should have the ball in my hands," Iverson said. "So if somebody else turns it over, he yells at me. I just tell my teammates: 'Let me get the ball. He'll scream at me.' "
Steve Rich, a Miami senior forward, scored 15 points, 11 of which came in the first half. Steven Edwards, Miami's leading scorer with an average of 13.2 points, did not score.
Georgetown holds the conference record with six tournament championships, twice as many as Syracuse, the next most successful program. But the Hoyas have not won a Big East title since 1989.
"As long as we play defense hard," Iverson said, "everything is going to work out for us."
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The 2000--01 NBA season was the 55th season of the National Basketball Association. The se
The 2000--01 NBA season was the 55th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1 in the 2001 NBA Finals.
The NBA All-Star Game was held at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.. The East won 111-110, with Philadelphia's Allen Iverson being named the game's Most Valuable Player.
Most Valuable Player: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
Rookie of the Year: Mike Miller, Orlando Magic
Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers/Atlanta Hawks
Sixth Man of the Year: Aaron McKie, Philadelphia 76ers
Most Improved Player: Tracy McGrady, Orlando Magic
Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, Philadelphia 76ers
Executive of the Year: Geoff Petrie, Sacramento Kings
Sportsmanship Award: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
All-NBA First Team:
F - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
F - Chris Webber, Sacramento Kings
C - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
G - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
G - Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
All-NBA Second Team:
F - Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
F - Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors
C - Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers/Atlanta Hawks
G - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
G - Tracy McGrady, Orlando Magic
All-NBA Third Team:
F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
F - Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
G - Gary Payton, Seattle Supersonics
G - Ray Allen, Milwaukee Bucks
All-Defensive First Team:
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers/Atlanta Hawks
Gary Payton, Seattle Supersonics
Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
All-Defensive Second Team:
Bruce Bowen, Miami Heat
P.J. Brown, Charlotte Hornets
Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Doug Christie, Sacramento Kings
All-Rookie First Team:
Mike Miller, Orlando Magic
Kenyon Martin, New Jersey Nets
Marc Jackson, Golden State Warriors
Morris Peterson, Toronto Raptors
Darius Miles, Los Angeles Clippers
All-Rookie Second Team:
Hidayet Turkoglu, Sacramento Kings
Desmond Mason, Seattle Supersonics
Courtney Alexander, Washington Wizards
Marcus Fizer, Chicago Bulls
Chris Mihm, Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA Championship Game between The 76ers and the Lakers
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For those who were there at McDonough Gymnasium on August 4, 1994, few will forget the arr
For those who were there at McDonough Gymnasium on August 4, 1994, few will forget the arrival of a 6-0 freshman guard who needed no introduction. The rumors of Allen Iverson's arrival to the Kenner Summer League were true, and by game's end, Iverson had scored 40 points. By the Sunday afternoon final, before an overflow crowd inside the gym and a crowd of those outside who could not get in, Iverson finished a combined 99 point effort in three days against some of the best collegiate talent in the city. This, of course, from a player that had not played organized basketball in over a year.
The Allen Iverson years had begun.
A brief profile can't do justice to tell the story of one of the greatest pure athletes ever to attend Georgetown, a man without peer in his talent over two years at the collegiate level. Just a year before his Kenner debut, few would have imagined Allen Iverson ever playing college basketball.
Iverson was not only a 31 point a game guard for Bethel HS, but a football player of tremendous skill. As a quarterback and defensive back his sophomore season, he produced nearly 1,600 yards offense and 13 INT's. By his junior year, he accounted for 2,204 yards, 21 touchdowns by rush or interception, and 14 touchdown passes. In a region which has produced NFL quarterbacks such as Michael Vick and Aaron Brooks, there are those who will still say "Bubbachuck" Iverson was better than both of them. Schools such as Arkansas, Kentucky, Duke, and three dozen other top programs across two sports were vying for perhaps the greatest two-sport star the Tidewater had ever produced.
When he led Bethel to the state title, someone asked what it was like to win the title. "I'm going to get one in basketball now," which he did. In late February, 1993, en route to the state title he had promised, Iverson was one of a large group of Bethel teammates at a Hampton bowling alley when a fight broke out between students from rival schools trading racial insults. Three people were hurt in the aftermath. Despite conflicting testimony from eyewitnesses and no clear evidence linking him to the crime, Iverson was one of four black students arrested.
Racial tensions were heightened when the prosecutors passed on a misdemeanor assault charge and charged Iverson with three counts of felony "maiming by mob", which carried a 20 year prison sentence. Despite video evidence which did not place Iverson in the crowd at the time of the fight, he was convicted in a racially charged case.
The 20 year sentence was later reduced to five, and Iverson was granted clemency by Gov. Douglas Wilder three months later, sending Iverson to a detention program at an alternative high school. (The original charges were thrown out by the Virginia court of appeals in 1995.)
In the spring of 1994, with Iverson still in detention, his mother approached John Thompson with a plea to help her son get to college and start a new chapter of his life. Though Thompson had passed on a number of troubled players in the past, he offered Iverson a scholarship in April of that season, contingent upon his completion of high school and his legal release, which was granted 48 hours before his Kenner debut.
By his debut in a Georgetown uniform in November 1994, Iverson had been the subject of intense national media attention. In the Hoyas' annual exhibition with Fort Hood, Iverson scored 36 points, five assists, and three steals in 23 minutes. Local columnists were in awe.
"Hang his number up in the rafters," wrote Tom Knott of the Washington Times. "He's better than most of the point guards in the NBA right now."
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Allen Iverson continued his outstanding play with 24 points and
10 assists as the Philade
Allen Iverson continued his outstanding play with 24 points and
10 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers cruised past the Sacramento
Kings, 98-85, for their first four-game winning streak in almost
six years.
The 76ers have won all of their games since a rare seven-day
mid-season break, amassing their best streak since winning five
in a row from January 18th-25th, 1992. Philadelphia also has won
four consecutive home games for the first time since the 1991-92
season, when it won six in a row at the Spectrum.
The 76ers did not win their 13th game last season until February
20th en route to a 22-60 finish.
"Our chemistry is a lot better," Iverson said. "One thing that
Aaron McKie said is this is the first time in his career that he
has been on a team where nobody is crying about shots and nobody
is worrying about me, me, me."
Iverson scored 12 points in the first quarter as the 76ers raced
to a 29-18 lead. He is averaging 26.5 points in his last six
games for the Sixers, who blocked 14 shots and outscored the
Kings 40-10 in fast-break points.
It was the first meeting between the teams since Kings forward
Corliss Williamson and Sixers forward Derrick Coleman were
ejected at Sacramento on December 28th when their fight spilled
into the scorers' table. Williamson was suspended three games
and Coleman two.
Mitch Ritchmond scored 22 points for Sacramento, which has lost
five of six and 16 of 19 on the road.
"Our defense was pretty good when they had a set," Richmond
said. "But what pushed the lead up was the fact that we were
missing some shots and they were able to get into the open floor
and connect on layups."
Philadelphia plays four of its next six on the road, starting
with Wednesday's clash against the Atlantic Division-leading
Miami Heat. The 76ers have gone 7-4 since a 6-19 start.
"You want to start playing your best basketball after the first
of the year and that's what we've been doing," Sixers guard Jim
Jackson said. "We told ourselves we were going to erase what
happened and try to turn this thing around."
The Sixers took the lead for good at 12-11 on Mark Davis'
fast-break dunk. After the Kings closed to 33-30, Philadelphia
ripped off a 12-5 spurt, opening a 45-35 advantage on Theo
Ratliff's foul shot with 4:25 left in the half.
"Their defense had a lot to do with what happened," Sacramento
coach Eddie Jordan said. "They got almost everything in
transition. They got some loose balls, were able to hustle and
get some second-effort points and we really couldn't afford to
lose a second-effort game today."
After building a 57-41 halftime lead, the 76ers stretched their
advantage to 25 points on three occasions in the third quarter.
Davis' dunk made it 77-52 with 4:51 left in the period before
the Kings pulled within 10 points in the final minute.
"We haven't won four games at home in some years, so it's a
plus," said Iverson, who made 11-of-21 shots. "But when you're
13-23, you have to win more than four games straight to turn the
corner. We have to run off some more and if we lose a game, we
have to come right back and run off four or five more."
Jackson added 17 points for the 76ers, who held the Kings to
39.5 percent (34-of-86) shooting. Williamson and Olden Polynice
each scored 19 for Sacramento, and Polynice grabbed 11 rebounds.
"We dug ourselves a hole because the chemistry wasn't there,"
Jackson said. "Now, it's here. We're still going to lose some
games but if we stay competitive and play like we're playing
now, a lot of positives can still happen for the rest of this
season."
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Through All-Star games, an MVP award and a trip to the NBA Finals, there was something mis
Through All-Star games, an MVP award and a trip to the NBA Finals, there was something missing in Allen Iverson's career. A perfect ending.
Iverson sank the first buzzer-beating shot of his nine-year career, a 14-footer in overtime, and scored 15 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
"It's a great feeling to hit a shot with no time on the clock," said Iverson, who sank a halfcourt winner for the U.S. Olympic team against Germany in an exhibition game.
Iverson is getting used to dramatic shots.
He sent a game into overtime in the final seconds earlier this week, then didn't lose confidence against the Pacers even as he struggled with his shot. He played 44 minutes, but went just 5-for-23 from the floor.
"I just couldn't get in no type of rhythm," Iverson said. "I couldn't get warm. I couldn't feel my hands the whole game."
He was hot when it mattered, though, as Iverson took the ball the length of the court and beat the short-handed Pacers with a shot from just above the free throw line over Eddie Gill.
"His shots didn't fall until the last one, and who cares about the others?" coach Jim O'Brien said.
Kyle Korver made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points, Marc Jackson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and John Salmons and Corliss Williamson each scored 15 points for the Sixers.
Korver capped Philadelphia's furious fourth-quarter comeback with a 3 from the top of the key with 3.6 seconds left, tying it 100-all.
"I knew we needed a 3, so I just backed up and took it," Korver said.
The win spoiled the return of Indiana's Ron Artest, benched for two games for asking for time off because of his busy schedule -- including producing an R&B album and working on his side career as a rapper. Coach Rick Carlisle said Artest "compromised the integrity of the team."
Artest scored 29 points and had a flagrant foul late in the fourth quarter, Jermaine O'Neal had a career-high 39 points, and Stephen Jackson 17 for Indiana. Artest and O'Neal combined for a 24-for-38 effort.
"If you try to do the right things, good things happen to you," Artest said. "I think everything happens for a reason. Nobody got hurt. There's a bunch of good people on this team."
Artest's return helped offset the absences of center Scot Pollard (sore back), forward Jonathan Bender (viral infection), guard Fred Jones (quad strain) and center John Edwards (personal reasons).
With Reggie Miller (hand), Anthony Johnson (hand) and Jeff Foster (hip) also out, the Pacers only had eight players available.
In overtime, they were down to five.
The Pacers lost O'Neal, who gave the Pacers a 102-100 lead on the first play of OT, when he fouled out after reaching in on Iverson on the next possession. Jamaal Tinsley (10 assists) and David Harrison also fouled out in overtime.
Four Pacers starters played at least 40 minutes through regulation while Iverson was the only Sixer to do so. Korver hit three contested 3s and scored 11 points in the fourth to rally Philadelphia from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter.
Seldom-used James Jones took the last shot for Indiana in OT, but Artest said he should have had the ball.
"We have confidence in all our teammates," Artest said. "If JJ was open, he would have knocked that shot down. I should have took that last shot."
While Artest was gone, the Pacers suffered a 102-68 loss Wednesday to the Clippers, the worst home loss in franchise history.
But with O'Neal and Artest getting along on the court -- after getting into a locker room shouting match last week -- the Pacers hardly needed anyone else. Artest instantly put the distractions of the past week behind him, tuning out the taunts of the fans to score 16 points in the first half.
Korver had the oddest play of the game in the first quarter when he attempted to pass the ball -- it looked like an alley-oop -- to Kenny Thomas, but the pass went in for a 3-pointer.
Game notes
Sixers G Aaron McKie was placed on the injured list with a strained left rotator cuff. He is expected to miss seven to 10 days. The 76ers also activated guards Kevin Ollie and John Salmons and placed guard Kendrick Brown (low back strain) on injured reserve. F Glenn Robinson remained on the injured list and is in Chicago tending to a family matter. C Samuel Dalembert (hamstring) missed his fourth straight game ... Harrison's dad, Dennis, was a defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles. ... The Sixers won consecutive overtime games for the first time since 1993.
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