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Q: What do you get after 16 games of Chris Webber teaming with Allen Iverson?
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A: Allen Iverson
The Philadelphia 76ers are visiting Boston for a meeting with the Celtics. The Celtics actually won a game Friday night to put them up four games on the Sixers with nine to go. The Sixers are hanging around in the eighth position in the playoffs, but have the Magic and the surging Nets just a game behind them. Chris Webber will be out for this meeting with up to a dozen injures at once, including (but not limited to) a knee injury and a should injury.
The Sixers have been led by Allen Iverson's 30.4 ppg, 7.8 apg, 4.0 rpg, and 2.35 spg. Iverson is first in ppg, second in spg, and fifth in apg, but his 4.6 tpg is also in first place. After Iverson, there's a bit of a drop to Marc Jackson who has played pretty well with 11.7 ppg and 5.2 rpg while shooting 46.5% from the field and 80.8% from the line. Kyle Korver has become an O'Brien favorite as a fairly ridiculous 74.2% of his shots are from beyond the arc. The gentleman from Creighton has averaged 11.3 ppg, 4.5 apg, and 1.24 spg while shooting 40.2% from three. Rookie Andre Iguodala has played 32.4 mpg, which is shocking considering that he's a rookie with Jim O'Brien as a coach. The other AI has averaged 8.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, and 1.65 spg while shooting 49.4% from the floor. Sam Dalembert has taken on the stopper role, responsible for trying to block a shot when a little fast guy has come off a pick and is now being guarded by Marc Jackson. Dalembert has averaged 7.9 ppg and 7.4 rpg while blocking 1.66 shot a night. Sammy D is shooting at an impressive 53.4% clip, which is only a bit lower than his 59.5% FT shooting. Willie Green has averaged 7.7 ppg, but hits just 36.1% of his shots. Petey's man of dreams, Rodney Rogers joined the Sixers in a move that was discussed on these boards as much as the Webber move. The Round Mound of Next To Nothing has averaged 6.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg in his 16.9 minutes a night.
The 76ers have won both meetings with the Celtics, but those were back in November when Josh Davis put up 19 and Marc Jackson went for 17 in one game and Kenny Thomas went for 12 and 10 in the opener.
Here you have two teams that need to win this game. If the Celtics can take this one, they'll be up five games with just nine left and would be able to pretty much wrap up the division. The Sixers need this one to stay ahead of New Jersey and Orlando (who are fading), as well as keeping the Celtics within reach for the division crown.
A: Allen Iverson
The Philadelphia 76ers are visiting Boston for a meeting with the Celtics. The Celtics actually won a game Friday night to put them up four games on the Sixers with nine to go. The Sixers are hanging around in the eighth position in the playoffs, but have the Magic and the surging Nets just a game behind them. Chris Webber will be out for this meeting with up to a dozen injures at once, including (but not limited to) a knee injury and a should injury.
The Sixers have been led by Allen Iverson's 30.4 ppg, 7.8 apg, 4.0 rpg, and 2.35 spg. Iverson is first in ppg, second in spg, and fifth in apg, but his 4.6 tpg is also in first place. After Iverson, there's a bit of a drop to Marc Jackson who has played pretty well with 11.7 ppg and 5.2 rpg while shooting 46.5% from the field and 80.8% from the line. Kyle Korver has become an O'Brien favorite as a fairly ridiculous 74.2% of his shots are from beyond the arc. The gentleman from Creighton has averaged 11.3 ppg, 4.5 apg, and 1.24 spg while shooting 40.2% from three. Rookie Andre Iguodala has played 32.4 mpg, which is shocking considering that he's a rookie with Jim O'Brien as a coach. The other AI has averaged 8.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, and 1.65 spg while shooting 49.4% from the floor. Sam Dalembert has taken on the stopper role, responsible for trying to block a shot when a little fast guy has come off a pick and is now being guarded by Marc Jackson. Dalembert has averaged 7.9 ppg and 7.4 rpg while blocking 1.66 shot a night. Sammy D is shooting at an impressive 53.4% clip, which is only a bit lower than his 59.5% FT shooting. Willie Green has averaged 7.7 ppg, but hits just 36.1% of his shots. Petey's man of dreams, Rodney Rogers joined the Sixers in a move that was discussed on these boards as much as the Webber move. The Round Mound of Next To Nothing has averaged 6.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg in his 16.9 minutes a night.
The 76ers have won both meetings with the Celtics, but those were back in November when Josh Davis put up 19 and Marc Jackson went for 17 in one game and Kenny Thomas went for 12 and 10 in the opener.
Here you have two teams that need to win this game. If the Celtics can take this one, they'll be up five games with just nine left and would be able to pretty much wrap up the division. The Sixers need this one to stay ahead of New Jersey and Orlando (who are fading), as well as keeping the Celtics within reach for the division crown.
