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He had a large ice pack wrapped around his right knee, and a bewildered look as question after question flowed his way. Then, there was his voice — almost as soft as he has played in many games this season. But his coach, his teammates — and fans of the Sixers, too, probably —…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →No one could possibly be ready for the curtain to fall on the NBA Playoffs. The show has been too spectacular, from Allen Iverson and Vince Carter to Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, to all the rest of the young guns who are today’s stars. You know the other names. They’re all…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It was again Game 2 of a Sixers postseason series that was the charm. Again it was because Allen Iverson was unstoppable. From 45 points in Game 2 of the previous round against the Indiana Pacers to 54 in Wednesday night’s 97-92 victory over the Toronto Raptors, Iverson has…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The conversation started off with Toronto Raptors forward Charles Oakley talking about ways to guard the Los Angeles Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal. It continued with Oakley talking about old news to everybody else, but still serious business to him. And that’s the money Sixers…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson did not wait for the defense to come to him. He went at it and around it, torching the Toronto Raptors for a career playoff-high 54 points. He was everywhere, shooting and scoring, especially in the fourth quarter when he scored 19 consecutive points during one…
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Read on mcall.com →His statistics do not measure up to the man who has gone from the troubled streets of North Philadelphia to the glamour lights of the NBA. Through it all, Sixers guard Aaron McKie has remained humble and thankful for the people in his life who’ve helped elevate him to the player…
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Read on mcall.com →There’s no reason to give up. Not yet, anyway. The Sixers are still alive, though heartbroken, after losing 96-93 to the Toronto Raptors Sunday night at the First Union Center. Now they have to find a way to get even as they head into Game 2 of the best-of-seven series,…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Thousands of fans started waving white Sixers towels in a frenetic motion from the nose-bleed section down to courtside with a little under 7 minutes remaining, and the Sixers scrambling around the court with ballhawking defensive pressure that was designed to make the Toronto…
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Read on mcall.com →Welcome to the second round of the NBA playoffs, Toronto Raptors. Want to know how to handle the boiling pressure? Just ask Allen Iverson or Larry Brown, the star player and head coach of the Sixers, who’ve failed to make it out of the Eastern Conference semifinals the last two…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →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 →Allen Iverson showed up in military fatigues for the elimination playoff game against the Indiana Pacers last year. That was Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Philadelphia, and the Sixers lost 106-90. Tonight, Iverson and the Sixers stand a solid chance in Game 4 of…
· 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…
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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 →Free at last … free at last Sixers forward Jumaine Jones is free to just play, no longer looking to the bench to see if coach Larry Brown is trying to find space for him to occupy. The days of hardly playing appear to be over. He certainly waited a long time to become a factor,…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson is headed back to Indianapolis for the first time since his much-publicized racial incident Jan. 28, and he says that he’s more concerned about helping the Sixers gain a one-game series edge than how the Indiana Pacers’ fans perceive him. Sitting with a toothpick…
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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…
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Read on mcall.com →Jumaine Jones had seen it so many times before, his teammate Allen Iverson,breathing life back into the Sixers with his words and with his play. “Allen came into the huddle and he was like “Yo, we gonna get this victory,’ and when he says that, we have to jump on his back,”…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson sat by the stereo in the Sixers locker room, bobbing his head to the music, singing a rap tune. All the noise around him, all the pressure heading into a must-win Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers, didn’t seem to matter. Iverson was loose, energetic — he was…
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Read on mcall.com →He used to wag his finger in a scolding motion after blocking shots, until NBA officials made him stop taunting opponents. But center Dikembe Mutombo hasn’t stopped blocking and altering shots, or recording intimidations, a statistic the Sixers resurrected after the 7-2 veteran…
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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 →It’s the game that slipped away, leaving the Sixers depleted and in a must-win situation against the Indiana Pacers heading into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series at home Tuesday night. The Sixers can’t afford to lose, not with Game 3 to be played in…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →“We’ll find out Tuesday,” is how Sixers coach Larry Brown chose to address questions about how his team would rebound from a Game 1 loss and how confident the Indiana Pacers might become. We’ll find out Tuesday. Can we handle the outcome if it’s the same as Saturday’s 79-78 win…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Indiana Pacers can beat the Sixers. You know it. Everybody knows it. It’s happened twice in the last two Eastern Conference semifinals, 4-love, 4-2. The Pacers still have Reggie Miller and Jalen Rose, Lethal Weapons I and II, and the two jump shooters know that the only way…
· 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…
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