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Some NBA observations...... - Michman - 04-24-2005

after the first game....

Sonics/Kings: Sonics arent as good as I thought. Leading by 20 they almost blew it, and the Kings played like sh*it. Bibby sucked (1-16) and Miller played 8 minutes. If the Kings play better they will upset the Sonics.

Boston/Indiana: Spanked! Indiana has no chance. Boston's bench is too young and fast and in better shape than the old dood's from Inidana. I didnt see the 2nd half but for Boston to be losing by 20 at halftime and win by 21, it has to be a near prefect 1/2 of basketball. Series will be 4-0.

Dallas/Houston: Houston suprised me....they are alot better than I thought. Either that of Dallas really sucks, but I'll give Houston some credit. Houston has a very real chance of winning this series.

Detroit/76ers: Bird33 your fu*cked. 76ers have no chance against Detroit. Pistions realize it's time to play and put a major ass-whooping on the boys from Philly. I dont see anyway the 76ers can even win one game. The Pistions have too many weapons and too much defense. Sorry Detroit will roll.

I'll stick with the Pistions winning the championship. If Shaq and Kobe last year couldnt beat Detroit there is no way Shaq and Wade with less bench support will beat the Pistions.

Some NBA observations...... - cLaY - 04-25-2005

^^^smart man, smart man...

Iverson could score 50 points in Game 2 (highly doubtful) and the Sixers still won't win.

For "The Answer"

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Sorry bout your noggin'

Some NBA observations...... - BIRD33 - 04-25-2005

Nice job holding him to 30.

Some NBA observations...... - Michman - 04-25-2005

BIRD33 Wrote:Nice job holding him to 30.

The dood's gunna get 30 or 40 every game, but when the rest of the team combined only scores 40-50 more.....80ish total......they have no chance.

Some NBA observations...... - WoolyGoat - 04-25-2005

The Celtics were up 26 at halftime, and as high as 37 in the 3rd quarter (trailed by 2 after a quarter). Pierce, Walker, and Davis combined for 38 points, and they still won big.

The young guys were the difference...not sure the Pacers have the answer.

Some NBA observations...... - cLaY - 04-25-2005

BIRD33 Wrote:Nice job holding him to 30.

Did I ever say we would? Who cares (see Mich's reply)...he earned every bucket he got.

Some NBA observations...... - cLaY - 04-25-2005

WoolyGoat Wrote:The Celtics were up 26 at halftime, and as high as 37 in the 3rd quarter (trailed by 2 after a quarter). Pierce, Walker, and Davis combined for 38 points, and they still won big.

The young guys were the difference...not sure the Pacers have the answer.

Thank the Pistons fans for getting inside of Ron Artests dome and making him have a meltdown.

Some NBA observations...... - WoolyGoat - 04-25-2005

Thank you!

Some NBA observations...... - snarg - 04-26-2005

Michman Wrote:after the first game....


Boston/Indiana: Spanked! Indiana has no chance. Boston's bench is too young and fast and in better shape than the old dood's from Inidana. I didnt see the 2nd half but for Boston to be losing by 20 at halftime and win by 21, it has to be a near prefect 1/2 of basketball. Series will be 4-0.

a lot of what you had was good, but this proves to be pure shit
indiana takes home court advantage with victory in game two
i stand by my prediction, indiana takes this series, celts are patsies, not patriots

Some NBA observations...... - Michman - 04-26-2005

Q Wrote:a lot of what you had was good, but this proves to be pure shit
indiana takes home court advantage with victory in game two
i stand by my prediction, indiana takes it in the ass this series, celts are as good as the patriots

FTFY....Well see about this...Indy wont win both games at home.

Some NBA observations...... - WoolyGoat - 04-26-2005

Ricky Davis needs to get his head out of his ass.

I think the series will go 7.

Some NBA observations...... - Anhil8tor - 04-26-2005

home court means shit in the nba

Some NBA observations...... - BIRD33 - 04-26-2005

Why was keith van horn in the game in the 4th qtr last night?

Some NBA observations...... - snarg - 04-29-2005

Michman Wrote:after the first game....

Boston/Indiana: Spanked! Indiana has no chance. Boston's bench is too young and fast and in better shape than the old dood's from Inidana. I didnt see the 2nd half but for Boston to be losing by 20 at halftime and win by 21, it has to be a near prefect 1/2 of basketball. Series will be 4-0.

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Q Wrote:a lot of what you had was good, but this proves to be pure shit
indiana takes home court advantage with victory in game two
i stand by my prediction, indiana takes this series, celts are patsies, not patriots


Michman Wrote:FTFY....Well see about this...Indy wont win both games at home.



well, how ya feelin now??
seems i was the only one who even gave the reggies a shot at this

Some NBA observations...... - BIRD33 - 04-30-2005

Hi clay. how you doing beeatch?


Iverson is scary good as Sixers break into win column
April 29, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson was trying to stay with his man on defense when he slammed full-force into Rasheed Wallace and went sprawling to the floor.

Picking himself up and shaking off the aftershocks, Iverson came downcourt on Philadelphia's next possession and used a quick dribble and deft stutter-step to drive the lane and draw two defenders, leaving Andre Iguodala open at the 3-point line.

Iverson flicked him a pass and Iguodala's shot went in, giving Iverson another of his 15 assists and putting the Sixers ahead by double digits midway through the fourth quarter of a 115-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

"A.I. was phenomenal," said Pistons coach Larry Brown, who was apprehensive beforehand at the prospect of Iverson having a breakout game.

Turns out he had good reason to worry.

Iverson played one of the better playoff games of his nine-year career, finishing with 37 points and handing out five assists in the fourth quarter as the Sixers defeated the defending champions for the first time in their best-of-7 series, cutting Detroit's lead to 2-1. Game 4 is Sunday.

Iverson led the way as Philadelphia overcame an early 13-point deficit and then played its best ball in the fourth quarter.

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Detroit center Ben Wallace scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, but the Pistons got only two points from their reserves on a night when they had another 50-percent shooting effort from the field -- the third time in the series they've made at least half their shots.

Despite that accuracy, the Pistons couldn't find a way to stop Iverson after holding him to 35-percent shooting in the first two games. He finished 15-for-26 from the field, including 2-for-4 from 3-point range, and his assists were one shy of his career-best.

"The same shots he took in Detroit and missed were the same shots he made tonight," Detroit's Richard Hamilton said. "Every game Allen comes out he plays with that demeanor. Since I've been in the league I've never played against him when he's said, 'I'm just going to show up.'"

Chauncey Billups started as the primary defender on Iverson, and Hamilton took over the job later in the game. But even when the Pistons managed to get the ball out of Iverson's hands, he was able to find open teammates who were able to knock down shots.

Chris Webber scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Rodney Rogers added 15 points, Samuel Dalembert had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Iguodala had 13 points and seven steals for Philadelphia, which shot 55 percent.

Before the game, Brown said his inside knowledge of Iverson's tendencies from their many seasons together were of no benefit.

"From a personal standpoint, when you know what someone like that is capable of, it's not a comfortable feeling," Brown said. "We all know what he does, and I haven't seen anybody stop him. The reason we've been successful is we've stopped other people."

Iverson's 15th assist came on a pass to Webber for a jumper that gave Philadelphia a 105-96 lead with 3:04 left, and Iverson sank a 3-pointer with 1:33 remaining to lock up the victory.

The game was Brown's first postseason appearance in the building where he coached Iverson for six seasons and took the Sixers to the NBA Finals in 2001 -- the year Iverson won the MVP award.

"That doesn't seem like a long time ago. Most of those games I really remember, and he had a remarkable year, but I still think this is his best one."

No game was more critical to Philadelphia than this one, and Iverson would not let the 76ers fall into a 3-0 deficit no NBA team has ever overcome. His 37 points eclipsed his career postseason average of 30.4, second in NBA history behind Michael Jordan's 33.4.

"This is one game. We've got to feed off it," Iverson said. "We didn't just play defense, we played offense, too."

Hamilton scored 24, Tayshaun Prince had 19 and Rasheed Wallace and Billups each scored 15 for Detroit.

Philadelphia fell behind by 13 points early in the second quarter, but Detroit's offense struggled when the starters were not on the floor, and Iverson had 17 points and six assists by halftime as the Sixers cut their deficit to 54-51.

The Pistons stayed ahead until Rogers hit a corner jumper with 3:41 left in the third quarter for a 72-72 tie, and Rogers added a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute of the quarter to help Philadelphia take an 80-78 lead into the fourth. The 76ers stayed ahead the rest of the way.


Notes
Ben Wallace's previous career-high was 22 points against New Orleans on Dec. 4. His previous career-high in the playoffs was 20.
Sixers coach Jim O'Brien gave an expanded role to Willie Green, who often played in the regular season only when Iverson was hurt. Green, who totaled nine minutes in the first two games combined, played 19 minutes and scored two points.
Kyle Korver, who made only two of 11 3-point shots in the first two games, was 3-for-4 from long distance.

Some NBA observations...... - cLaY - 05-01-2005

find me an iverson pic

Some NBA observations...... - snarg - 05-01-2005

iverson has to be the best "pound for pound" player in the nba today
114 against deetroit
he was awesome