NBA Greatest Duels: Allen Iverson vs. Kobe Bryant (2005)
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Allen Iverson had every reason to feel good after his performance kept Philadelphia close to the division lead.
Surely the mood changed when the Sixers All-Star found out he was injured.
Iverson outperformed Kobe Bryant, scoring 36 points and leading a decisive third-quarter run in the 76ers' 108-91 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Iverson helped pull the Sixers (31-33) to four games of Boston for first place in the Atlantic Division.
"It made me feel good," Iverson said. "Any win makes me feel good."
Iverson, though, chipped a bone in his left thumb sometime in the second half and will be fitted for a cast. He is day-to-day. The Sixers said Iverson will be re-evaluated Friday when they play again at Cleveland.
Iverson left the arena before the injury was announced.
The Sixers certainly need the league's leading scorer if they're going to make any kind of run at the Celtics.
"We would like to have that (winning) streak right now," said Iverson, before he knew the X-ray results.
Andre Iguodala scored 15 points for the Sixers, adding a few more spectacular dunks, including an alley-oop where he came crashing down on Jumaine Jones. Kyle Korver had 14.
Bryant -- who came in trailing Iverson by nearly two points in the league scoring race -- led the Lakers with 20 points, but had little help. The Lakers (32-31) fell out of the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference.
Bryant made five of nine shots in the first quarter, but went 1-for-6 the rest of the game.
"We've got to get more people involved," Bryant said. "They were doubling me and the shots weren't falling."
Iguodala had plenty to do with that. The Sixers rookie kept a hand in Bryant's face most of the game and aggressively contested his shots. Iguodala said he watched plenty of tape to prepare for one of his toughest assignments.
"I knew if I kept my hands up and kept nagging him a little bit that I could make him take a tougher shot," Iguodala said.
Bryant scored 16 points in the first quarter and Iverson had 14 as the two seemed poised for a one-on-one showdown between All-Stars. But Bryant slowed down, thanks largely to the sticky defense by Iguodala, while Iverson kept driving and crashing.
Iverson scored 14 points during a 26-9 run in the third quarter by doing what he does best -- drive the lane, look for the layup and get to the line. When he couldn't do that, Iverson would dribble around the perimeter until he found an open look.
He took six of Philadelphia's 16 shots in the third (making three) and went 7-for-7 from the line. Overall, Iverson went 14-for-15 from the line and 10-for-22 from the floor.
On one fallaway layup from the right side, Iverson was fouled by Chucky Atkins. Atkins bitterly complained and was hit with two quick technicals and ejected from the game.
Korver sank the two free throws for a 66-50 lead. Rodney Rogers hit a 3-pointer near the end of the third, giving Philadelphia a 28-point lead.
Chris Webber again was a non-factor for the Sixers. He scored Philly's first two baskets of the game, sat out 5 minutes of the second quarter and missed his last six shots for five points.
Webber remained baffled as to why he has looked little like the five-time All-Star he was in Sacramento. Of course, watching Iverson take a bulk of the shots and not having coach Jim O'Brien call plays for Webber might have something do with his struggles.
"I don't want to put my finger on it," Webber said. "It's not because it's late in the season. I didn't become this player in one day."
Game notes
Bryant, who went to nearby Lower Merion High School, needed about 30 tickets. Among those invited were players on this year's Merion team and his former coach, Gregg Downer. Lower Merion plays in the Class AAAA state semifinals Wednesday night. Bryant said he loved playing in Philadelphia, even though he's always booed. "If I played here, they'd love it with the Philly attitude I have," he said. "But I enjoy coming here because of that." ... The Sixers are 17-10 when Iverson scores 30 or more points
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Iverson used to take and make some tough shots, my favorite player of all time.
Real GOAT.
Kobe was pissed off after that Iverson steal that led them to a timeout.
Today’s “superstars” (which in truth are all stars not superstars) like James Harden, Russell Westbrook, and Kyrie Irving that frequently get compared to Iverson - these guys can’t hold AI’s jockstrap. He would embarrass all of them if he was in the league today. That’s no disrespect to them, just stating a fact.
I agree on kyrie and James
But russ nah
He does resemble ai
Not saying he better
I honestly due feel that A.I. Is the 3rd greatest sg because of not only his height but he led the league in scoring 4 times and has 1 mvp,while taking a team to the finals and who else do you know that has crossed both Kobe and MJ?
WWE 1234 I think that’s reasonable. Had Iverson been taller to defend bigger guards he would have supplanted Kobe. Just to be clear though I view Iverson as the greatest pound for pound player ever. The stuff he could do with basketball was a sight to behold. And while he was amazing to watch on TV it was when you saw him live that he took your breath away with his outrageous athleticism and otherworldly skills and realized just how good he actually was. AI was my favorite player to watch hands down either on TV or live. One more thing: for the lions share of their first ten years in the league, AI had better stats than Kobe. For his playoff career he also had more PPG. Ok I lied one more thing to point out. People say Kobe was better that Iverson but KB8 had the luxury of playing on stacked teams his entire career. And does anyone think Kobe could’ve taken the Sixers to the NBA Finals in 2001? And does anyone think AI paired with Shaq would have won some rings as well?
True dwade is good to especially in '06 dude was a beast
Facts my role model
Thanks Penny, these games are legit!!! Takes me back to when AI was running it! Love to see Kobe too, he's a killer for sure.
Please make more videos like this.
Hugs from Brazil!!
My boy owned Kobe
The fact that Kobe dragged this meme roster to the 7th seed back when the West was clearly a much tougher conformance. Today they are just about equal with a mixture of the East bulking up while the West deteriorated, I’m glad that happened though the Eastern Conference is worth watching now, the playoffs will be lit. Oh yeah, I seem to be the only one with faith in Bron doing what Kobe did twice in making the playoffs, I think with their roster, winnable schedule and the greatness of LeBron they’ll make the 7th seed just like Kobe did. Of course they’ll have some help like the Lakers did in 2013 when he clearly fouled Rubio. And the Lakers can push Denver to 7 games in my opinion.
Iggy put Odom on the Canvas 😅
Iverson and Melo unfortunately had to miss out on a ring due to playing against Kobe in the Western Conference. The Melo and AI Denver squad could’ve won it all if it wasn’t for Kobe lol.
Lol Kobe did it alone is a sike
This was when the NBA was awesome and had multiple legit superstars. Today there is only one. Lebron James. And this is coming from an LBJ hater. I’ve always disliked James but he does have the total package that separates him from near super stars like Durant and Curry. Yes Kevin Durant and Steph Curry are all-stars not superstars.
Jason Wilson I empathically disagree with 70% of your corner beloved. I’ll give you credit for having an different opinion but I sense a narrative you’re trying to concoct here lol. LeBron James is 1A as far as my favorite players of all time and I must say there are a few players nibbling on his heels and KD is probably the better player because of his refined skills, great defense and I don’t know being a 7 footer with handles, mobility who pulls up from 30. The only thing that I current give Bron the edge over him is that I don’t think KD has proven to be a leader, sure you can question LeBron’s leadership but its serviceable. His Lakers tenure so far has been very frustrating form me as a fan though, Bron looks weak.
Kobe is soft
5 rings fuck off
Hell No