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One round completed, at least one more to play. Just who their next opponent would be was a mystery to the Sixers and everybody else early Friday, so following practice at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, coach Larry Brown and most of his players chose to enjoy…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The echoes of bouncing balls and sneakers scraping against the hardwood floor stopped as players and coaches stood in silence, each focusing on the portion of the gymnasium floor where Sixers guard Aaron McKie had just fallen. Trainers rushed to his side, but as soon as they got…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →One week is all it took for the Philadelphia 76ers to gain command of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, doing so with what has made them great all season — executing in transition. Few teams can run with the Sixers. The Pacers are not one of…
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Read on mcall.com →Tyrone Hill was so exhausted and frustrated following the Sixers’ one-point loss to the Indiana Pacers last Saturday that he went home, had a couple of cold beverages and went to bed. His mood was a lot different Tuesday night, following the Sixers’ 116-98 victory over the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Too much time has passed between games. The Sixers have been shaking their heads about an 18-point lead that once was, and replaying Reggie Millers’ game-winning 3-pointer that enabled the Indiana Pacers to take a 1-0 series lead in the opening-round Eastern Conference series.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The regular-season feats of Sixers guard Allen Iverson concluded Wednesday night with him on the sidelines. His NBA-leading numbers — 31.1 points and 2.5 steals per game — became official following the Sixers’ 92-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls at the First Union Center. Iverson is…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Aching Sixers guard Allen Iverson has been placed on the injured list for the final two regular-season games, allowing him time to rest and heal before the start of this weekend’s NBA playoffs. The move also virtually ensures that Iverson will win his second NBA scoring title in…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Sixers’ iron man needs three more games to complete his goal. Pain will not hold him back, even if it’s in his neck or shoulder, as it was last Monday when George Lynch got thumped by the Boston Celtics’ Antoine Walker. Just 6:54 remained in the fourth quarter when Lynch…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The First Union Center that had been filled with thunderous applause went silent with 4:52 left in the first quarter when Allen Iverson, the Sixers’ creative and uplifting Sixers guard was hammered to the floor by Orlando Magic’s forward Mike Miller Wednesday night. Already…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Philadelphia 76ers are about to go through a period that may be just as hectic as March Madness, only what the Sixers are going through now touches on more than just winning and losing. Health issues involving coach Larry Brown and All-Star guard Allen Iverson have put the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →A double-whammy followed the Sixers’ 100-79 loss to the Sacramento Kings Friday night at the First Union Center. “I have acid indigestion after a 21-point loss,” Sixers coach Larry Brown said in his postgame interview, a statement that seemed like a joke. Only it wasn’t. Tests…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Ice packs, wrapped in ace bandages, have rested on the shoulders of Sixers guard Aaron McKie before most games for the last few weeks. The soreness, however, has not prevented him from taking to the court, to help his team in any way possible, even if pulling the trigger…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Another offensive answer may have been discovered by the Sixers in a 79-69 victory over the Miami Heat Wednesday night before a sellout crowd of 20,562 at the First Union Center. The answer was Rodney Buford, a second-year pro who was signed on Dec. 23 as an insurance policy a…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The hardwood floor at Memorial Gymnasium opened up like the runway at nearby Lehigh Valley International Airport for Central Catholic’s Daniel Hinds in the second half Tuesday night. With the lanes to the basket more clear, his passion to score and take command of the game…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The final 24 hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline were dreadful for Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown. Almost as dreadful as they were for the players who were wondering if they were about to be dealt away from the team with the league’s best record and from teammates…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson had the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and the Phoenix Suns’ Jason Kidd helpless trying to defend him. That made Bryant and Kidd members of a growing club of guards around the NBA who have failed to hold Iverson in check. Iverson has 28…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →On the eve of the 50th NBA All-Star Weekend last Thursday, the towering San Antonio Spurs carried an eight-game winning streak into Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., to play the so-so New Jersey Nets. So-so, however, is not the way the Nets played, thanks to…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson can’t be stopped. Not when he’s racing the court with a serious mission, slicing between defenders to score off the types of shots average basketball players can only dream about making. Iverson is the superstar of the Philadelphia 76ers, who at times plays like…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Two of the game’s biggest, most glamorous and most talented stars are here this All-Star Weekend, and everybody is shaking their heads at the Los Angles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. They see Bryant, an immensely talented 6-7 swingman who can take control of a game…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Brown’s genius and leadership is not restricted to his coaching career or his family life. Brown also works wonders on the golf course, something Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich had the pleasure of finding out last summer while the two were coaching the USA Dream…
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Read on mcall.com →Tyrone Hill found himself in foreign territory, forced to shoot a 3-pointer with the 24-second shot clock winding down for the Philadelphia 76ers. That was not comfortable territory for Hill, the 6-9 power forward who is 0-for-12 on 3-point attempts in his 11-year career. Hill…
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Read on mcall.com →Maurice Cheeks probably has more admiration for Allen Iverson than any of the other Sixers coaches. That’s because every time Cheeks looks at Iverson, he sees a player who continues to develop and mature while steadily increasing his scoring average. Cheeks sees a player who…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Waiting for a mid-term grade is a lot easier when the marks that have led up to it are excellent. Over the first half of the NBA’s 82-game regular season, the Philadelphia 76ers collected several high honors. Allen Iverson and Aaron McKie were selected Players of the Week in…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Even with his right elbow heavily bandaged, a bandaid under his chin and a sore left knee, Allen Iverson allowed nothing or no one keep him from scoring 51 points. It was his first game back following a one-game absence while resting a deep left knee bruise, and the 6-0 Iverson…
· Andre D. Williams
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