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Allen Iverson 40 point games | #34 | 41pts vs Miami Heat [2001-04-10]

Alonzo Mourning had his best game. Allen Iverson had another 40-point game. But Tim Hardaway had the shot of the game. Hardaway's leaning 22-footer over Eric Snow with 5.6 seconds to play gave the Miami Heat an 83-81 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, who wasted 41 points from Iverson. In a game featuring playoff-like intensity, the 76ers pulled into the sixth and final tie of the fourth quarter when Dikembe Mutombo rebounded a miss by Snow and threw in a hook shot as he was fouled with 17 seconds to go. But Mutombo missed the free throw, leaving the score 81-81. Hardaway, who had his dribble poked away from him by Snow in the final seconds of a loss on November 4, dribbled to the left of the arc and stepped on the circle as he leaned forward. Snow had a hand in his face, but Hardaway made the shot. "The shot was a little quick but we probably wouldn't have gotten a better shot than that," Hardaway said. "He made a good shot," Snow said. "He's made so many in his time. He kind of pushed off and made a great shot with a hand in his face." The Sixers could not inbound to Iverson, who made 14-of-28 shots in his 17th 40-point game of the season. Instead, Snow passed to Aaron McKie, who passed to Jumaine Jones and took a return handoff before coming up short on a 3-pointer from the left sideline. "The way Iverson was playing I would have liked to get him the ball," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "They did a good job of keeping the ball out of his hands but we got a pretty good look." Mourning played his best game since his return from a kidney ailment two weeks ago. Perhaps motivated by playing against fellow Georgetown alumnus Mutombo, Mourning had season highs of 20 points and 16 rebounds in 26 minutes and was on the floor down the stretch. "I don't care how many minutes I play as long as we get the `W,'" Mourning said. "I know we have a huge window of opportunity to get to that championship level. If we just stay the course, the sky is the limit." "Adrenaline had a lot to do with it," said Iverson, another Georgetown alumnus. "He hadn't been playing as well as he did tonight but Alonzo is a special basketball player. He's an All-Star in every sense of the word." It was a big win for the Heat (47-30), who blew an 11-point lead and had to rally in the fourth quarter. They moved one game in front of New York in the race for the third seed in the Eastern Conference -- and the chance to avoid Philadelphia, the East's top team, until the conference finals. "Tonight had a playoff feel to it," Riley said. "It wasn't a playoff game. I know that feeling already," Iverson said. "To me, this wasn't a playoff atmosphere. The way they were jumping around at the end of the game showed me that they really wanted this game."

Allen Iverson 40 point games | #31 | 41pts vs Washington Wizards [2001-03-02]

The Philadelphia 76ers played such dismal defence against the second-worst team in the NBA that even reformed bad boy Allen Iverson chimed in about the need for practice time. "Any practice would be good right now," said Iverson, who scored 41 points as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Washington Wizards 107-102 Friday night. "If we get our chemistry together, we'll be OK." The Sixers have had very little practice time since the all-star break, which has been especially evident as they try to incorporate Dikembe Mutombo, acquired a week ago from Atlanta. Mutombo had 16 rebounds and 14 points, including three key free throws in the final minute after Washington tied the game twice in the fourth quarter and closed to 102-100 with 1:19 left. Coach Larry Brown wasn't too critical of his team, but said he looked forward to four days of practice before Wednesday night's home game against New Jersey. "Guys have been either sick or hurt," Brown said. "Tomorrow we will walk through some stuff and hopefully iron some things out. I think that it will be helpful for us." Richard Hamilton scored a career-high 34 points for Washington, which lost its sixth in a row. Mitch Richmond and Courtney Alexander added 17 points each. The Sixers led by as many as 16 in the third quarter but struggled with poor shooting, bad passes and turnovers. The crowd turned on the 76ers midway through the fourth, booing as Matt Geiger replaced Mutombo and fouled Christian Laettner, who hit both free throws during a 12-2 run. More boos followed when Hamilton drove for a layup with 8:56 left to tie the game at 86-86, the first time the game was tied since early in the second quarter. Iverson kept the Sixers in the game, scoring all his team's points for the first seven minutes and making all but one of the Sixers' fourth-quarter field goals. It was Iverson's 15th game this season scoring 40 or more points. "They shot very well and we made some mistakes down the stretch," said Mutombo, who had three of the team's 14 turnovers. "They had very good views of the basket." The Wizards closed to 102-100 after a three-pointer by Alexander with 1:50 left. The Sixers scored nine of their final 14 points on foul shots. Mutombo made one of two free throws with 51 seconds left after Laettner was called for an offensive foul. Mutombo hit both foul shots 15 seconds later after Laettner missed a layup. "I was proud of the fact that we fought back to put ourselves in a position where we had a chance to win the game," Wizards coach Leonard Hamilton said. Snow had 15 points and 11 assists, notching his first double-double since returning Feb. 13 from ankle surgery. Snow scored in double figures 11 of 15 games before going on the injured list Dec. 9, but averaged just over five points in the nine games he's been back.

Allen Iverson 40 point games | #29 | 43pts vs Detroit Pistons [2001-02-23] - Dikembe Mutombo Debut

Dikembe Mutombo looked as if he'd been playing with the Philadelphia 76ers for years instead of hours. Mutombo had 17 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots in his debut with Philadelphia as the 76ers beat the Detroit Pistons 99-78 Friday night. "He changed the whole game with his defense and rebounding," said Philadelphia's Allen Iverson, who had 43 points and 10 rebounds. Mutombo was traded along with Roshown McLeod from Atlanta to Philadelphia on Thursday for Theo Ratliff, Nazr Mohammed and Pepe Sanchez in the most-significant deal of the NBA season. After the game, Mutombo looked relieved to be sitting in a folding chair with ice packs surrounding both knees. He flew from Atlanta to Philadelphia late Thursday night, had a physical at 7 a.m., then arrived in Detroit at about 5 p.m. Friday. "I need some sleep," Mutombo said. "But really, I'm so excited to be with this group of guys. They're all about winning and we have a great coach." Philadelphia coach Larry Brown was glad that Mutombo was able to provide a lot of the same things as Ratliff. "He rebounded and defended like he has his whole career," Brown said. "I thought he was terrific ... I think it's pretty remarkable what he was able to do under those circumstances." Philadelphia has the best record in the NBA at 42-14. The Sixers extended their winning streak to six games. Detroit's Jerry Stackhouse scored 22 points. Chucky Atkins had 12 points and Dana Barros added 10. The Pistons made just 37.1 percent of their shots. Mutombo's status for the game was much more in doubt than the outcome. The Sixers jumped out to a 16-4 lead and cruised to the win. Philadelphia led by nine points after one quarter, 12 at halftime and 17 after three quarters. Philadelphia did not know whether Mutombo would be cleared to play until an hour before the game. Minutes after Philadelphia Brown was informed that Mutombo was able to play, Mutombo walked into Philadelphia's locker room. When Brown told Mutombo that he could play, the nine-year veteran asked "What do you want me to do?" Brown left the decision whether or not to play up to Mutombo. He nodded his head to indicate that he wanted to play, and then turned to look for a uniform and basketball shoes to replace his brown suit and dress shoes. On defense, Mutombo, the three-time defensive player of the year, hung around the lane to block and alter shots. He ignited Philadelphia's fastbreak with 10 defensive rebounds and crisp outlet passes. There were times that Iverson was so far down the court that Mutombo didn't make it to halfcourt. On offense, he set space-creating screens with his 7-foot-2, 265-pound frame. When Mutombo got the ball, his sky hooks and deliberate low-post moves gave the Sixers an option on the interior. Mutombo started and played 36 minutes. He made 7-of-12 shots and 3-of-4 free throws. "There is not much difference between the Sixers with Theo Ratliff and with Mutombo," said Detroit's Ben Wallace, who had 17 rebounds. "They both clog the middle and block a lot of shots. Theo is a little more athletic and Mutombo is a little bigger." The game also marked the debut of Detroit's Corliss Williamson, who scored six points and grabbed four rebounds. Williamson was traded by Toronto along with Kornell David, Tyrone Corbin and a conditional first-round pick to Detroit for Jerome Williams and Eric Montross. Detroit released Corbin and put David on the injured list. "It was unfair to play him, but once Ben (Wallace) got those two quick fouls, I didn't have much choice," Detroit's George Irvine said. "It's been a whirlwind for him, but he'll be fine. He did a nice job out there."

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Allen Iverson 40 point games | #28 | 42pts vs LA Clippers [2001-02-16] - Larry Brown 1000th game won

PHILADELPHIA — Allen Iverson scored 42 points against the Clippers in a 108-93 Philadelphia victory Friday night, but the 76er guard had to work for everything he got. Iverson was impressed with the young Clippers’ fight. “They are so young, they just got into the league,” Iverson said about the Clippers, who have eight players on their roster with three or less years in the NBA. “They might be looking at how I’m just being myself and not trying to copy anyone else’s image. I’m my own man, my own person. Maybe that is the way they want to be in their life, instead of coming into the league and letting the media and people around them give them some type of identity, when they already know what type of person they are.” Jeff McInnis, who along with Keyon Dooling had the difficult job of trying to defend Iverson, said he can see a difference in the 76er all-star. “I think we could have done a better job on [Iverson] but the refs kind of took me out early when I picked up two quick fouls,” McInnis said. “But he’s the MVP. I think the all-star game [in which Iverson won MVP honors] gave him a lot of confidence.” * Philadelphia Coach Larry Brown gained his 1,000th professional victory Friday and it came against his former assistant coach at Kansas, Clipper Coach Alvin Gentry. “I’m happy for Larry, but I wished it didn’t happen against us,” Gentry said. “I think he’s the best coach in the NBA.” Brown, who has a 1,000-707 record in 22 seasons (four in the ABA and 18 in the NBA), understood the importance of his milestone. “Not too many people get to be in the league, let alone get to be around as long as I have and have this opportunity,” said Brown, a former Clipper coach. “I said a long time ago that I’m doing exactly what I want to do. I’m pretty fortunate