monday - one play
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van,
Do you know how Iverson is doing? I had Philly against Washington on Saturday and he did not play all too well because he was banged up. I believe it cost me the game, and wouldn't have played it if I knew Iverson was that banged up. He ran into a pick two games ago if I'm not mistaken. Best of luck with your play,
Grey
Do you know how Iverson is doing? I had Philly against Washington on Saturday and he did not play all too well because he was banged up. I believe it cost me the game, and wouldn't have played it if I knew Iverson was that banged up. He ran into a pick two games ago if I'm not mistaken. Best of luck with your play,
Grey
greystreet,
greystreet,
ai is fine. he was suffering from "flu like symptoms" saturday night in wash. self admitted he had a terrible game, and hughes went off. below is an article on the wash. game that helped sway me with my philly play tonight.
WASHINGTON ? Larry Hughes once was Allen Iverson 's understudy. On Saturday, Hughes stole the spotlight from the superstar.
Hughes scored a season-high 43 points and thoroughly outplayed Iverson as the Washington Wizards snapped a four-game losing streak with a 94-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
"A lot of Larry Hughes tonight. That's my man," Iverson said. "It was good to see him play the way he played. I just wish he wouldn't have did it tonight against us."
Hughes was drafted by the 76ers and spent 1 1/2 seasons backing up Iverson before being traded to Golden State, where he blossomed as a starter. With the Wizards this season, he has shouldered the offense with guards Jerry Stackhouse and Gilbert Arenas sidelined by injuries.
Against his former team, Hughes fell one point shy of his career high, making 17-of-29 shots. He scored 28 points in the first half, when Washington took the lead for good, and fueled a third-quarter surge that pushed the margin to double digits.
"I felt good," Hughes said. "I've been working on my shot and trying to get a rhythm. I had a 5-for-23 that I had to get off my back. That kind of hurt me, so I wanted to come back and have a good show."
Hughes had two free throws and a jumper down the stretch that helped the Wizards hold on for their first win over the Sixers in the last seven meetings.
"We need him to shoot well," Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. "We need everyone to shoot well. We can't rely on Larry to get us 43 every night."
Iverson was awful, scoring just 15 points on 7-of-21 shooting, failing to get to the line and committing nine turnovers.
"I remember turning the ball over three or four times when they got easy layups," Iverson said. "Once you turn the ball over as much as we turned it over, it's hard to beat any team."
"We tried to play him within arm's reach, get hands on his shots and contest things," Hughes said. "We were going to try to keep him out of his lanes as much as possible, but we pretty much boxed him in."
Hughes had several remarkable bursts, scoring 12 straight Washington points in the first half and seven in an 11-2 run that gave the Wizards a 61-49 lead in the third quarter.
Eric Snow scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, helping Philadelphia rally within 82-77 with 2:54 to go. Hughes answered with two free throws.
A 3-pointer by Kyle Korver , who scored 13 points, cut the deficit to 88-85 with 1:10 left. But Hughes shook off Snow with a strong move and drilled a jumper with 52 seconds to play.
Kwame Brown had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, which had been 1-9 against Atlantic Division foes. Glenn Robinson scored 22 points for Philadelphia.
"We thought we could just show up and win," Snow said. "Guys didn't say it, but that's how we approached it and that's how we started out."
Still feeling the effects of flu-like symptoms, Allen Iverson could not stop former back-court mate Larry Hughes on Saturday night. Hughes poured in a season-high 43 points to lead the Wizards past the Sixers. (AP)
in bold was the subtitle under a picture of iverson in this atricle.
good luck to you.
toy,
the game last night was awesome. what an emotional rollercoaster. 4th and 26...unbelievable. fourth down freddy. although he says he prefers fredex, cause he always delivers.
greystreet,
ai is fine. he was suffering from "flu like symptoms" saturday night in wash. self admitted he had a terrible game, and hughes went off. below is an article on the wash. game that helped sway me with my philly play tonight.
WASHINGTON ? Larry Hughes once was Allen Iverson 's understudy. On Saturday, Hughes stole the spotlight from the superstar.
Hughes scored a season-high 43 points and thoroughly outplayed Iverson as the Washington Wizards snapped a four-game losing streak with a 94-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
"A lot of Larry Hughes tonight. That's my man," Iverson said. "It was good to see him play the way he played. I just wish he wouldn't have did it tonight against us."
Hughes was drafted by the 76ers and spent 1 1/2 seasons backing up Iverson before being traded to Golden State, where he blossomed as a starter. With the Wizards this season, he has shouldered the offense with guards Jerry Stackhouse and Gilbert Arenas sidelined by injuries.
Against his former team, Hughes fell one point shy of his career high, making 17-of-29 shots. He scored 28 points in the first half, when Washington took the lead for good, and fueled a third-quarter surge that pushed the margin to double digits.
"I felt good," Hughes said. "I've been working on my shot and trying to get a rhythm. I had a 5-for-23 that I had to get off my back. That kind of hurt me, so I wanted to come back and have a good show."
Hughes had two free throws and a jumper down the stretch that helped the Wizards hold on for their first win over the Sixers in the last seven meetings.
"We need him to shoot well," Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. "We need everyone to shoot well. We can't rely on Larry to get us 43 every night."
Iverson was awful, scoring just 15 points on 7-of-21 shooting, failing to get to the line and committing nine turnovers.
"I remember turning the ball over three or four times when they got easy layups," Iverson said. "Once you turn the ball over as much as we turned it over, it's hard to beat any team."
"We tried to play him within arm's reach, get hands on his shots and contest things," Hughes said. "We were going to try to keep him out of his lanes as much as possible, but we pretty much boxed him in."
Hughes had several remarkable bursts, scoring 12 straight Washington points in the first half and seven in an 11-2 run that gave the Wizards a 61-49 lead in the third quarter.
Eric Snow scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, helping Philadelphia rally within 82-77 with 2:54 to go. Hughes answered with two free throws.
A 3-pointer by Kyle Korver , who scored 13 points, cut the deficit to 88-85 with 1:10 left. But Hughes shook off Snow with a strong move and drilled a jumper with 52 seconds to play.
Kwame Brown had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, which had been 1-9 against Atlantic Division foes. Glenn Robinson scored 22 points for Philadelphia.
"We thought we could just show up and win," Snow said. "Guys didn't say it, but that's how we approached it and that's how we started out."
Still feeling the effects of flu-like symptoms, Allen Iverson could not stop former back-court mate Larry Hughes on Saturday night. Hughes poured in a season-high 43 points to lead the Wizards past the Sixers. (AP)
in bold was the subtitle under a picture of iverson in this atricle.
good luck to you.
toy,
the game last night was awesome. what an emotional rollercoaster. 4th and 26...unbelievable. fourth down freddy. although he says he prefers fredex, cause he always delivers.
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nice write up vanbasten & great job so far this season !!
good luck 2nite
vicc
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nice write up vanbasten & great job so far this season !!
good luck 2nite
vicc
