thakeaF's 76ers dynasty - AI + CWebb = Championship? [2-3]

[thaKEAF]

Since I've got the Mavs next, there's a good chance that AI could hit 50.

Don't forget guys, check back tomorrow for THREE game updates!

[thaKEAF]

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Sixers face Mavs in home opener
November 6th, 2004

The Sixers picked up their first win against the Bucks, and ended a two game losing streak. The Sixers looked like they were starting to get a little chemistry going, and played great ball against the Milwuakee Bucks. But late in the fourth quarter, Michael Redd was injured and all the Philly fans thought the game was over. It wasn't over though, and the Sixers let the Redd-less Bucks go on a 6-0 run, but they found a way to finish the game.

Coming up, the Sixers will be going up against the best team they've played all season, the Dallas Mavericks. Steve Nash signed with the Suns in the offseason, and now alot of the scoring load has been placed on Dirk Nowitzki, the franchise player for Dallas. The Mavericks also aquired Jerry Stackhouse, Jason Terry and Erick Dampier in the offseason, which makes them as dangerous as ever on the offensive end, and better on the defensive end.

It will be very hard for the Sixers to win this game in front of the home crowd, but you better believe they'll play to the end. Although they aquired some defensive players, Dallas is still nowhere as good as a San Antoinio or Detroit. So look for this to be a high scoring game, and look for Dirk and Chris Webber to battle it out like they did back when Webber played for the Kings.

STARTING LINEUPS

(2-0)

C- Erick Dampier (63)
PF - Dirk Nowitzki (85)
SF - Josh Howard (67)
SG - Michael Finley (81)
PG - Jason Terry (70)

(1-2)

C - Samuel Dalembert (57)
PF - Chris Webber (77)
SF - Kyle Korver (50)
SG - Andre Iguodala (64)
PG - Allen Iverson (90)

KEY MATCHUP



Dirk Nowitzki vs. Chris Webber

[thaKEAF]

SIXERS.COM

Late turnovers cost Sixers game
November 6th, 2004

The Sixers won their first tipoff of the season as the Philadelphia fans began to cheer, Iverson then dribbled the ball up the court to start the game off. He went off a pick and passed it to a open Kyle Korver who missed the shot, Dirk Nowitzki then grabbed the board for Dallas. Michael Finley then jacked up a three pointer which went in, the Mavericks were up by 3. Webber then came back on the Sixers second possesion of the game and hit a jump shot, the assist came from Allen Iverson. Michael Finley crossed over rookie Andre Iguodala and slammed it home, the score at this point was 5-2 Dallas. Iguodala came back for some revenge, crossing over Dirk Nowitzki and getting fouled by Michael Finley in mid-air, AND ONE! Iguodala got the circus layup and drew the foul from Michael Finley, he would now go to the line to shoot one. He got the freethrow and now the score was tied at 5 with 6:30 to go in the first quarter. Marc Jackson subbed in for Chris Webber who picked up two early fouls, Iverson then came down and hit a jumper but the Sixers were down by four points. Iguodala then came back down again and got another three point play, at this point he led the Sixers in scoring with six. Jannero Pargo checked in with 1:24 left in the first quarter, he dropped a three pointer and now the Mavericks were leading by only one point. With 12.0 seconds left on the clock, Pargo hit another three pointer and now the score was tied at 23.

End of First Quarter
Mavericks (2-0) - 23
Sixers (1-2) - 23

The Sixers opened the second quarter with a pass to Chris Webber in the post, he nailed a jumpshot as the Philadelphia fans got on their feet. The Sixers took a 29-28 lead after Chris Webber hit three jumpshots in a row, he now led the Sixers in scoring with 8. Iverson checked back in for the Sixers and got a crazy layup over two Dallas players to give the Sixers a three point lead. Michael Finley contiuned to torch the 76ers, he had 21 points with 1:20 left in the 2nd quarter, the Mavs lead by four points. Matt Barnes got a fastbreak dunk but at this point the Mavericks were up by six, mostly because of Michael Finley's 23 points.



Key Players At the Half
Allen Iverson (PHI) - 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Michael Finley (DAL) - 23 points

Halftime
Mavericks (2-0) - 45
Sixers (1-2) - 38

Pargo hit a three pointer to bring the lead down to six, he and Allen Iverson were now tied with 9 points for the Sixers. Michael Finley contiuned to dominate, and with 5:47 he had 30 points. Iguodala came down with a highlight dunk to cut the lead to seven, but the Sixers would have to D up on Finley if they wanted to win this game. Allen Iverson found a wide open Andre Iguodal for an alley, he slammed it down hard with one hand as the fans in the arena got to their feet. Allen Iverson then got a easy layup cutting the lead to only two points, the Sixers were looking energized and were ready to take the lead once again. Chris Webber missed three baskets in a row, and the lead was now back up to six for the Dallas Mavericks. Allen Iverson looked upset as the Mavericks made their way down the court and got another fastbreak basket. Iverson didn't give up on Webber though and got the ball to him again, Webber hit a hook shot and now the lead was at six. Iverson then stole the ball and went on a fastbreak where he jumped as high as he could and slammed it with one hand. The Philadelphia fans cheered as the lead had been cut down to four, Iverson now had 13 points and 4 assists.

End of Third Quarter
Mavericks (2-0) - 62
Sixers (1-2) - 56

Iguodala started off the fourth quarter by getting to the line and hitting two free throws, this was his best game of the season and the Sixers would need him down the stretch. After a Darrell Armstrong three pointer, Iverson got the ball to Kyle Korver who hit a pretty three pointer to cut the lead to three. We now saw Pargo and Iverson in the backcourt together for the first time all season, Pargo ran in and got a layup from a Iverson pass to cut the lead to one. A three point play by Pargo tied the game up at 66-66, Pargo now lead the Sixers in scoring with 16 points. The Sixers were now down by three with 2:55 left in the game thanks to two Allen Iverson freethrows. With one minute left, the Sixers began to make stupid mistakes and those mistakes eventually cost them the game.



Final Score
Mavericks (3-0) - 79
Sixers (1-3) - 74

PLAYER STATS



Michael Finley - 35 points, 2 rebounds (POTG)
Jason Terry - 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Dirk Nowitzki - 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 blocks



Allen Iverson - 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals
Jannero Pargo - 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Chris Webber - 12 points, 2 rebounds

POSTGAME COMMENTS



Chris Webber "I'm still not fully into this system yet, and until I get use to it, we're gonna continue to struggle."

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[thaKEAF]

SIXERS.COM

Sixers come off break to face Pacers
November 17th, 2004

The Philadelphia 76ers haven't played in 11 days and will host the Indiana Pacers tonight at the Wachovia Center. The Sixers have been struggling, and team chemistry hasn't looked good at this point. The Sixers and the Pacers are completely opposite at this point, the Sixers are 1-3 and the Pacers are 3-1. Allen Iverson has started off the season good averaging 26.2 points, 4.2 assists, 7.7 steals but Chris Webber isn't looking too good.



In four games this season, Webber is only averaging 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and a suprising 0.5 assist per game. Many are wondering if Webber and Iverson will ever mesh together, if they don't start soon it might be too late. One good thing for the Sixers is the trade for Jannero Pargo, which is looking like a complete steal as of now. Jannero Pargo is averaging 17 points off the bench and has kept the Sixers in alot of the games they've lost.

The Sixers were destroyed in their last game by Michael Finley, who finished with a game high 35 points. If they thought Finley dropped shots in their grill, wait til they get on the court with Reggie Miller. Reggie Miller is averaging 20/4/4 and is leading the Pacers in scoring, he could cause the Sixers alot of problems. This will be another tough matchup for the Sixers, and could be a must win if they want to take the Atlantic Division.


STARTING LINEUPS

(3-1)

C- Jeff Foster (53)
PF - Jermaine O'Neal (84)
SF - Ron Artest (72)
SG - Reggie Miller (64)
PG - Jamaal Tinsley (63)

(1-3)

C - Samuel Dalembert (57)
PF - Chris Webber (77)
SF - Kyle Korver (50)
SG - Andre Iguodala (64)
PG - Allen Iverson (90)

KEY MATCHUP



Reggie Miller vs. Allen Iverson

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Sixers win OT Thriller
November 17th, 2004

The Sixers made their way to midcourt determined to pull out a win, Samuel Dalembert got the tipoff and smacked it back to Allen Iverson who started the game out for the Sixers. He passed to Kyle Korver who faked a shot and got his ball stole by Ron Artest, Artest got the ball to Jermaine O'Neal who shot over Chris Webber. Samuel Dalembert posted up Jeff Foster and then dished to Kyle Korver who hit a jumper from near three point range, the score was now tied at 2. After the Pacers missed their next shot, Chris Webber hustled his way to the basket and picked up two points to put the Sixers up by 2 with 6:31 left. Jermaine O'Neal posted up Chris Webber and forced a foul, he then went to the line and missed both of his freethrows. Allen Iverson then made his way to the basket and was fouled, he dropped two freethrows and picked up his first points of the night. Jamaal Tinsley ran in and laid it up on the Sixers, and on the other end Chris Webber picked up his fourth point of the game with a jumper. Jamaal Tinsley schooled Allen Iverson and then dropped in a shot from downtown to give the Pacers a one point lead with 4:41 left in the opening quarter. Reggie Miller then hit a three pointer over Andre Iguodala to give the Pacers a four point lead. Chris Webber then drew the foul from Jermaine O'Neal and dropped a shot in, he hit the free throw to finish off the three point play. Webber missed a shot but got the offensive board and layed it over his defender, he now had 9 points and was on pace to beat his season high of 15. Great team defense gave the Pacers a nine point lead at the end of the first quarter, the Sixers would have to cut down on turnovers.

End of First Quarter
Pacers (3-1) - 27
Sixers (1-3) - 18

A Stephen Jackson freethrow gave the Indiana Pacers a 10 point lead to start off the second quarter, the score was now 28-18. Johnathan Bend then dunked it on the Sixers to make the lead go up to 12, the Sixers weren't looking too good at this point. Marc Jackson came down and scored over Jeff Foster, which got the Sixers fans back into the game. Matt Barnes stole the ball fron Johnathan Bender and slammed it home on the fastbreak, the lead was now cut down to eight points. Iverson checked back into the game and dropped a three pointer, right after Jamaal Tinsley had gave the Pacers a ten point lead. Iverson got the ball to Michael Bradley who dunked it hard on Jeff Foster, but the Sixers were down by eight points. A Iverson steal lead to a Sixers fastbreak, AI3 got it to AI9 who slammed the ball viciously and cut the lead to six. Iguodala then out ran the Pacers transition defense and slammed it down hard with two hands the cut the Pacer lead to five points. Matt Barnes threw down a dunk over Jeff Foster who had been posterized more than twice during the game. Chris Webber came down with a empressive crossover move on Dale Davis, he then got the easy layup.

Key Players At the Half
Chris Webber (PHI) - 11 points, 8 rebounds
Jamaal Tinsley (IND) - 10 points, 5 assists

Halftime
Pacers (3-1) - 45
Sixers (1-3) - 40

Reggie Miller came down and dropped a three over Andre Iguodala and the Sixers trailed by eight, once again the Sixers were getting torched by the 2 guard. Reggie Miller stole the ball from Chris Webber and layed it up to put the Pacers up by ten, the Sixers play was looking very sloppy. Webber made his way to the line but he only hit one of two, cutting the Pacer lead to only nine. Jannero Pargo ran in and hit the circus shot buy the Sixers still trailed and it would take a determined effort for them to catch up. Allen Iverson and Reggie Miller hit the floor going for the loose ball, the quicker Iverson got it and layed it up cutting the lead to seven. Allen Iverson threw up two aleey oops in a row, the first to Chris Webber and the second to Samuel Dalembert. Reggie Miller fouled Iverson and now the lead was cut to three points after two Iverson freethrows, this was the Sixers chance to take the lead. Chris Webber and Kyle Korver missed shots and Stephen Jackson dunked on the Sixers giving the Pacers a five point lead, defense still wasn't going for the Sixers up till this point.

End of Third Quarter
Pacers (3-1) - 60
Sixers (1-3) - 55



Allen Iverson opened the fourth quarter up with a fastbreak layup and cut the lead to three points, he now had a game high 18 points. Jermaine O'Neal faked Chris Webber and slammed it down with one hand, the lead was now back up to five. Willie Green checked in and did a nice spin move, finished with a layup. After going down by 10 with 3:36 left in the fourth, the Sixers went on a scoring run. Andre Iguodala got a three point play with 2:15 left to cut the lead to two points, the Sixers hadn't been this close in a long time but they'd have to finish the game. With 3.5 left in the 4th quarter, Kyle Korver hit a super clutch three pointer to tie the game at 83.



The whole Wachovia Center got on their feet as Kyle Korver did a little dance and bumped chests with teammate Allen Iverson. Jamaal Tinsley threw up a prayer but it didn't fall, and we would now head for our first overtime of the season!

End of Fourth Quarter
Pacers (3-1) - 83
Sixers (1-3) - 83

The Pacers won the tipoff in the overtime, and were looking to do what they couldnt do in the 4th quarter, put Philadelphia away. Allen Iverson sat on the bench the first three minutes of OT, but he checked back in and quickly changed the momentum of the game. The game was now tied at 94 after two Iverson layups, he had a game high 25 points with 2:08 left. Samuel Dalembert blocked a Jamaal Tinsley shot, and Iverson got the ball, he headed for the basket but was fouled. He hit both freethrows and the Sixers now lead the game by 2 with 1:55 left in this game. After two missed shots, Samuel Dalembert slammed it down hard with 58.4 left on the clock, the Sixers are now up by two. The game was tied with 19.1 left when Allen Iverson decided "what the heck?", and ran in towards the basket. He was fouled, in mid-air he tossed the ball up and it fell in! YESSSS! The arena went insane as Iverson held his jersey and pointed to the Sixers logo before he headed to the line. Iverson hit the free throw and the Sixers were now up by three points, it would all come down to the Pacers next possesion, all eyes were on Reggie. Jamaal Tinsley got the ball instead and he missed the jumper, Samuel Dalembert got the board and was fouled by the Pacers. Dalembert hit the first freethrow but missed the second one, with 13.1 seconds left the Pacers trailed by four points. Jermaine O'Neal was left wide open out of the timeout and threw up a three pointer, it didn't go in though. Chris Webber got the board and threw it to Andre Iguodala who went backcourt by accident! The ball was then given to DALE DAVIS who hit a THREE POINTER to put the Pacers down by only one with 4.8 left! The Sixers inbounded to Iverson who was fouled, he hit both free throws. With 4.0 left in Overtime the Pacers had their last chance to send it to double OT, but they had to go the full length of the court. Jamaal Tinsley threw up a shot from full court but couldn't get it, and the Sixers walked out victorious in this OT thriller!



Final (OT)
Pacers (3-2) - 101
Sixers (2-3) - 104

PLAYER STATS



Jamaal Tinsley - 22 points, 8 assists
Jermaine O'Neal - 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks
Ron Artest - 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
Reggie Miller - 16 points



Allen Iverson - 32 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
Chris Webber - 22 points, 15 rebounds
Samuel Dalembert - 8 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks
Kyle Korver - 11 points

POSTGAME COMMENTS



Allen Iverson "That was just a team effot man, you know what I'm sayin? I played as hard as I could, and C-Webb played like I know he can tonight. Our young guys Iguodala and Korver went on the run at the end of the fourth quarter to get us back in it, gotta give them props. We all kinda tired now but it feels good to get back to winning, and we gonna work real hard to win the next one."

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[Fresh8]

That sounded like an awesome game man! Nice work for winning!

[thaKEAF]

SIXERS.COM

Grizzlies visit Philadelphia
November 19th, 2004

The Philadelphia 76ers picked up an impressive victory over the Indiana Pacers in a great overtime game. "They got me the ball, and I knew I had to hit it", said Kyle Korver on his last second shot to send the game to OT. The Sixers are now 2-3 and are looking to beat the Memphis Grizzlies and get to .500 for the first time this season. Chris Webber had his best scoring night as a Sixer dropping 22 points on the Pacers, he also tied his season high with 15 rebounds.



"They've got a really deep bench, and our guys are gonna have to play all night to put them down", said Jim O'Brien. The Memphis Grizzlies head to the Wachovia Center with a 3-1 record, and they also have one of the most talented benches in the NBA. The Sixers depth will be tested in this game when they go up against Hubie Brown's 10 man rotation. Chris Webber is looking to take advantage of Pau Gasol's soft play, and Allen Iverson is looking to take advantage of Jason Williams occasional lack of defense.

The Sixers looked like a new team this past game, and they hope to continue to play good together. This is the third game in a row that the Sixers have played at home, and if they win this they'll be 2-1 at home this season. Tipoff is at 7:00pm on CSN, so all you Sixer fans make sure you root for your team!

STARTING LINEUPS

(3-1)

C- Lorenzen Wright (65)
PF - Pau Gasol (82)
SF - Shane Battier (66)
SG - Mike Miller (68)
PG - Jason Williams (71)

(2-3)

C - Samuel Dalembert (57)
PF - Chris Webber (77)
SF - Kyle Korver (50)
SG - Andre Iguodala (64)
PG - Allen Iverson (90)

KEY MATCHUP



Jason Williams vs. Allen Iverson

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Philly drops close one
November 19th, 2004

The Sixers got their third straight tipoff, Allen Iverson now slowly dribbled the ball up the court. Chris Webber missed the first Sixer shot of the game, leading to a Shane Battier three pointer. Allen Iverson then drew the defense and passed to a wide open Kyle Korver who dropped the three pointer as the Sixer fans cheered. Jason Williams hit a jumper, and on the next Sixers possesion, Chris Webber completed a three point play. Samuel Dalembert got the board off a Chris Webber missed and slammed it home with two hands, this gave the Sixers a one point lead with 4:01 left in the first quarter. Webber then came back down and hit a jumper over Pau Gasol to give the Sixers a three point lead, at this point he had a team high 5 points. After a Jason Williams miss, Andre Iguodala got the ball to Chris Webber who got a layup and now had 7 points. This was the second game in a row that Webber started off the game with offensive intensity. After a crazy Jason Williams shot, Samuel Dalembert got the bounce pass to Chris Webber who dunked it with one hand. Webber then hit two more baskets in a row and had 13 points with 1:52 left, he was abusing the Grizzlies front court like he had abused no front court this season. Pau Gasol seemed tired of it, and he came down and dunked the ball with aggression. Pargo checked in, and as usual, he hit a three pointer off a Sixers pick.

End of First Quarter
Grizzlies (3-1) - 22
Sixers (2-3) - 27

The Sixers had their most impressive first quarter of the season, and the second unit was looking to build on it. Willie Green hit a three pointer off a pick and the Sixers were now up by six points, they looked very good on the offensive end. The Sixers still looked kinda bad on defense, and allowed Brian Cardinal to hit a wide open three to cut the Sixer lead to only 3. The Grizzlies had a one point lead when Earl Watson fouled Pargo when he was going up for a three pointer, Pargo went to the line and hit two out of the three. Iverson dished the ball to Marc Jackson who posted up on Stromile Swift and slammed it home with two hands, the Sixers were up by one point. Brian Cardinal then came back and hit a three pointer from way beyond the arc to put the Grizzlies back up by two points. Matt Barnes dished to Allen Iverson who outran the defensive and slammed it home to tie the game at 42-42 with 3:20 left. Kyle Korver was left wideopen and hit a three pointer with 54.0 left to give Philadelphia a one point lead. Chris Webber got the ball from Iverson off a pick and nailed a jumper before the buzzer to score his 17th point of the game.

Key Players At the Half
Allen Iverson (PHI) - 8 points, 3 assists, 4 steals
Pau Gasol (MEM) - 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks

Halftime
Grizzlies (3-1) - 49
Sixers (2-3) - 51

The Sixers started the second half off by getting the ball to Chris Webber, who hit a 15 footer. It seemed like Allen Iverson was passing first and shooting second this game, which he hadn't all season. Chris Webber then came back down and hit a fadeaway jumper over Pau Gasol to give the Sixers a four point lead, Chris Webber got his biggest applaud from the audience yet. On the next Sixers possesion, Chris Webber drew the defense and got the ball out to Kyle Korver who hit a three pointer. Off a Grizzlies turnover, Chris Webber actually ran the ball up the court and dunked on Grizzlies guard Jason Williams. The Grizzlies were now up by seven points with 5:51 left in the third quarter, they were looking impressive. Jannero Pargo came in for Allen Iverson and got the ball to Michael Bradley who dunked it on a fastbreak. The Sixers played great ball so far but would have to finish strong, Chris Webber had a season and game high 30 points at this point.



End of Third Quarter
Grizzlies (3-1) - 68
Sixers (2-3) - 72

Michael Bradley tipped the ball in off a Willie Green miss and the Sixers now went up by six. Bonzi Wells came down with the one hand jam to cut the lead to only four, the Sixers needed to step up on defense. Stromile Swift dunked it hard with two hands to tie the game, and on the other end Samuel Dalembert dunked it with two hands to take the lead back. Two Allen Iverson free throws put the Sixers up by six with 3:44 left in the 4th quarter, just before that AI had thrown a alley to Samuel Dalembert which got the crowd on their feet. Mike Miller then came down and hit a three pointer with Chris Webber's hand right in his face, that cut the lead to only one. Shane Battier hit a three pointer over Kyle Korver with 1:25 to put the Grizzlies up by two, the Grizzlies seem to be ready to take over the game at the end. The Sixers were down by 3 once again with 10.9 left in the game, could the Sixers do it for a second game in a row? Kyle Korver once again got the ball but the shot went in and out, the Sixers lose a close one at hand.

Final
Grizzlies (4-1) - 91
Sixers (2-4) - 88

PLAYER STATS



Pau Gasol - 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks (POTG)
Shane Battier - 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists
Mike Miller - 11 points, 2 assists




Chris Webber - 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Allen Iverson - 17 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 8 steals
Kyle Korver - 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists


POSTGAME COMMENTS

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[IronMan]

Tough loss . If it makes you feel any better, I lost to the Sixers in my dynasty early in my season.

[thaKEAF]

Can't believe I lost that one, I think I stopped playing hard because I was in the lead for the most part.