Another 50-point game by Allen Iverson wasn't enough for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Iverson became only the seventh player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in consecutive games, but he fouled out with 4.5 seconds left, putting Mehmet Okur on the line for the winning free throws in Utah's 103-101 victory over the 76ers on Monday night.
"I had a hot hand and Coach (Jim O'Brien) called my number," Iverson said. "That's with anybody, though. If a guy's going well, you milk it. You just keep running the same play over and over until they stop it."
Iverson followed up his 54-point game in Milwaukee with 51 this time, becoming the first Sixers player to score 50 in back-to-back games and the first Philadelphia player to accomplish the feat since Wilt Chamberlain for the Warriors in 1962.
The last NBA player to score 50 points in consecutive games was Antawn Jamison in December 2000 with the Golden State Warriors. Iverson joined Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Chamberlain, Bernard King, Michael Jordan and Jamison as the only players to accomplish the feat.
Iverson scored 21 in the third quarter to help the Sixers overcome a 16-point halftime deficit, only to watch the comeback fall short from the bench. After Okur hit his foul shots, a running layup attempt by Willie Green clanged off the back of the rim, and the Jazz snapped a seven-game road losing streak and a three-game skid overall.
Okur finished with 20 points and Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28 as four Jazz players finished in double figures.
After blowing their big halftime lead, the Jazz used a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter keyed by Boozer and Carlos Arroyo, who finished with 11 assists.
"We started feeling sorry for ourselves a little bit in the second half," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "But fortunately they stuck together and a couple guys made real hard, hustle plays."
Iverson hit a running layup and Kyle Korver, who had 16 points, drained his fifth 3-pointer to tie it at 101 in the final minute.
Iverson single-handedly turned around a game that, for the first half, was sloppy.
Trailing 57-41 at halftime, the Sixers scored 38 points in the third quarter using runs of 16-6 and 20-10 to erase Utah's lead in less than 12 minutes.
Iverson scored on a variety of shots, hitting 3-pointers, off-balance drives and a reverse left-handed layup that brought the crowd to its feet. He went 18-for-31 from the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and 11-of-17 from the line. He also had six assists.
"He puts up 50 points two nights in a row and he's still looking for us," Korver said. "A lot of guys are capable of putting up 50 points back-to-back nights, but they (think), this is my show. He wasn't like that. It's pretty amazing."
The teams combined for 30 fouls and 27 turnovers in the first 24 minutes, and the game was marred by five technical fouls, including an ugly altercation early in the third quarter.
Philadelphia's Corliss Williamson was ejected with 6:26 to play in the third after being assessed with a technical foul for grabbing Utah's Matt Harpring by the nape of his neck after the two were battling for position under the basket.
Williamson held onto Harpring for a few seconds before shoving him into the crowd. It was his second technical foul of the game.
Game notes
Sloan is 27-15 against Philadelphia. ... Utah players have already missed 86 games due to injury. ... Kenny Thomas missed his second straight game for Philadelphia with a back strain. John Salmons missed his second straight with bronchitis. ... Philadelphia embarks on a three-week, eight-game road trip Wednesday, starting in Indiana.
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Another 50-point game by Allen Iverson wasn't enough for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Iverson became only the seventh player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in consecutive games, but he fouled out with 4.5 seconds left, putting Mehmet Okur on the line for the winning free throws in Utah's 103-101 victory over the 76ers on Monday night.
"I had a hot hand and Coach (Jim O'Brien) called my number," Iverson said. "That's with anybody, though. If a guy's going well, you milk it. You just keep running the same play over and over until they stop it."
Iverson followed up his 54-point game in Milwaukee with 51 this time, becoming the first Sixers player to score 50 in back-to-back games and the first Philadelphia player to accomplish the feat since Wilt Chamberlain for the Warriors in 1962.
The last NBA player to score 50 points in consecutive games was Antawn Jamison in December 2000 with the Golden State Warriors. Iverson joined Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Chamberlain, Bernard King, Michael Jordan and Jamison as the only players to accomplish the feat.
Iverson scored 21 in the third quarter to help the Sixers overcome a 16-point halftime deficit, only to watch the comeback fall short from the bench. After Okur hit his foul shots, a running layup attempt by Willie Green clanged off the back of the rim, and the Jazz snapped a seven-game road losing streak and a three-game skid overall.
Okur finished with 20 points and Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28 as four Jazz players finished in double figures.
After blowing their big halftime lead, the Jazz used a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter keyed by Boozer and Carlos Arroyo, who finished with 11 assists.
"We started feeling sorry for ourselves a little bit in the second half," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "But fortunately they stuck together and a couple guys made real hard, hustle plays."
Iverson hit a running layup and Kyle Korver, who had 16 points, drained his fifth 3-pointer to tie it at 101 in the final minute.
Iverson single-handedly turned around a game that, for the first half, was sloppy.
Trailing 57-41 at halftime, the Sixers scored 38 points in the third quarter using runs of 16-6 and 20-10 to erase Utah's lead in less than 12 minutes.
Iverson scored on a variety of shots, hitting 3-pointers, off-balance drives and a reverse left-handed layup that brought the crowd to its feet. He went 18-for-31 from the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and 11-of-17 from the line. He also had six assists.
"He puts up 50 points two nights in a row and he's still looking for us," Korver said. "A lot of guys are capable of putting up 50 points back-to-back nights, but they (think), this is my show. He wasn't like that. It's pretty amazing."
The teams combined for 30 fouls and 27 turnovers in the first 24 minutes, and the game was marred by five technical fouls, including an ugly altercation early in the third quarter.
Philadelphia's Corliss Williamson was ejected with 6:26 to play in the third after being assessed with a technical foul for grabbing Utah's Matt Harpring by the nape of his neck after the two were battling for position under the basket.
Williamson held onto Harpring for a few seconds before shoving him into the crowd. It was his second technical foul of the game.
Game notes
Sloan is 27-15 against Philadelphia. ... Utah players have already missed 86 games due to injury. ... Kenny Thomas missed his second straight game for Philadelphia with a back strain. John Salmons missed his second straight with bronchitis. ... Philadelphia embarks on a three-week, eight-game road trip Wednesday, starting in Indiana.
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On "Tattoo Night" at the
Pyramid, the man with the most ink in the building left an
indelible mark on the Memphis Grizzlies.
Allen Iverson scored 33 points and led a fourth-quarter surge as
the Philadelphia 76ers averted an embarrassing loss with a
95-88 victory over the winless Grizzlies.
Any fan with a tattoo coming to Wednesday's contest had a chance
to win tickets to a future game. The promotion was tied to
Iverson, the three-time NBA scoring champion whose collection of
body art grows with each new season and covers nearly all of
his slender body.
But tattoos are a symbol of toughness, and Iverson is among the
toughest players in the league. After taking a whack on the
right thumb he badly sprained less than two weeks ago, he scored
17 of Philadelphia's last 26 points.
"I was just trying to take what the defense gave me," Iverson
said. "I didn't want to be overaggressive. I just wanted to
let my teammates do what they had to do early in the game
because they (Grizzlies) were taking away some of the shots I
wanted by zoning up. My teammates held the fort, and then when
I got an opportunity, I just tried to make the best of it."
Iverson made 10-of-24 shots, including 4-of-7 3-pointers. He
added six assists and three steals and confounded the Grizzlies
with his quickness.
The 76ers never trailed over the last three quarters but played
fast and loose with the lead until Iverson took charge in the
fourth quarter, when he scored 11 points.
"Allen got it going and fortunately made some shots against
their zone and we were able to build a lead," Sixers coach Larry
Brown said.
"I thought Iverson had a rifle instead of his hand," Grizzlies
coach Hubie Brown said. "He was spectacular."
Todd MacCulloch had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Sixers,
who had all five starters score in double figures and moved back
into a first-place tie in the Atlantic Division.
The Grizzlies fell to 0-12, the worst start since the 1997-98
Denver Nuggets lost their first dozen games en route to an 11-71
campaign. The record is 17, set by the 1988 Miami Heat and
matched by the 1999 Los Angeles Clippers.
"You don't underestimate anybody," Iverson said. "When you're
playing a team that's 0-11, you play them the same way you play
a team that's 11-0. That's what keeps you consistent."
Rookie Drew Gooden scored 21 points and Stromile Swift added 12,
a career-high 16 rebounds and a franchise-record eight blocks
for Memphis, which has lost all four games under Hubie Brown.
"We did a lot of good things, but we are not happy," Hubie Brown
said. "We are not happy with the choppiness. We couldn't get
a streak. When players were open, they didn't knock the shots
down."
Iverson was hit on his thumb by Kings guard Jason Williams, who
later left with a sprained foot. Upon his return, Iverson
missed two free throws but followed with consecutive 3-pointers
before Aaron McKie hit a jumper, giving Philadelphia a 75-63
lead entering the final period.
"Coach said, `Well, if you got hit on your thumb, maybe your
shot will start falling down,'" Iverson said. "Fortunately, it
did. I hit those two shots, and we kind of got the momentum
going into the fourth quarter."
"It's always big when you've got somebody making threes and
you're on a run," teammate Eric Snow said.
The Grizzlies pecked away and got within 77-70 on a 3-pointer by
Wesley Person with 9:23 to play, but Iverson answered with a
jumper. A layup by Earl Watson made it 81-74, but Snow drove
for a hoop and Iverson made a leaning 3-pointer that beat the
shot clock and built the lead to 86-74 with six minutes to go.
Iverson had a streaking reverse layup and fed Snow for a layup
and a 92-80 bulge with 2:56 left.
Snow scored 14 points, McKie added 12 and Keith Van Horn 10 for
the Sixers, who shot 44 percent (35-of-80). Reserve Brian
Skinner had 10 rebounds.
Pau Gasol scored 14 points for the Grizzlies, who shot under 40
percent (33-of-84). They did have 15 blocks.
The Sixers took the lead for good at 26-24 on Skinner's steal
and layup late in the first quarter. Iverson scored six points
in a 13-4 run that widened the advantage to 39-28 with 7:32 left
in the second period.
Philadelphia held a 54-46 halftime lead as Iverson scored 16
points.