Philadelphia 102, Detroit 83

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Detroit. Aug. 12.-- Allen Iverson has led the Philadelphia sixers to their first victory of the season. The Sixers stormed to the victory in the OT period to win the match.
Allen Iverson shot a amazing 41 points in his first match with 12 steals and 7 assists to give him his first double-double of the season. Mashburn also shot 80% off the bench with 16 points leading the Sixers to a 102-83 point victory
The Sixers set out on a mission in the first quarter. Outscoring the Pistons by 3 points in the first. In the second the Sixers used defence to win the quarter. The pistons only scored 13 points in that quarter.
Detroit was strong after the break with 22 points in the third. They also kept the Sixers to only 13 points. In the Last, the game was a fair one and ver equal. No team came out the better in the 4th but iverson had a change to but it beyond doubt with a shot at the buzzer which missed.
The Game was destined for overtime. The Sixers were unstopable in that quarter, demolishing the Pistons 29-10 in the Overtime period. The Detroit Pistons couldnt use their bench well enough.
Sheed came out with a good game, 16 points and 6 rebounds was his tally. Billups with 17 points, highest for Detroit. He also had a disgraceful 11 turnovers.
One of the many Iverson Shots