NBA PHILADELPHIA AT NEW JERSEY
NOTE: FINAL BOX RE-SENT TO CORRECT TIME OF GAME AND POINTS OFF
TURNOVERS FOR NEW JERSEY.
Extended Box
PHILADELPHIA (79) AT NEW JERSEY (86)
PHILADELPHIA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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MCKIE F 39 6-14 3-4 1 7 8 0 3 2 2 15
RATLIFF F 33 1-10 4-4 2 8 10 1 3 1 4 6
GEIGER C 28 4-13 4-5 3 6 9 0 4 0 5 12
IVERSON G 45 2-17 2-2 2 5 7 3 3 1 4 6
SNOW G 40 4-9 3-5 1 3 4 5 2 0 3 11
GRANT 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
HILL 32 10-16 3-7 10 3 13 0 4 2 1 23
HONEYCUTT 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
HUGHES 16 1-2 4-8 3 1 4 1 3 0 0 6
MAHORN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MOHAMMED DNP - COACH'S DECISION
OVERTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 28-82 23-35 22 34 56 10 22 6 20 79
(.341) (.657) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 20(17 PTS)
NEW JERSEY
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BURRELL F 27 6-13 0-0 2 4 6 1 4 1 0 15
VAN HORN F 34 7-18 12-15 5 7 12 1 4 0 2 26
FEICK C 39 2-3 0-0 3 6 9 0 3 1 2 4
GILL G 42 6-16 3-4 2 6 8 3 5 5 0 15
MARBURY G 39 5-15 4-4 2 3 5 10 3 5 7 14
CARR 6 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
HARRIS 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
HENDRICKSON 13 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 0
KITTLES 19 4-14 1-1 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 10
PERRY 9 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
CUNNINGHAM 9 0-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2
SEIKALY DNP - PLANTAR FASCIATIS
TOTALS 240 30-86 22-26 17 34 51 20 26 16 13 86
(.349) (.846) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 14(20 PTS)
PHILADELPHIA 18 22 20 19 - 79
NEW JERSEY 29 14 25 18 - 86
BLOCKED SHOTS: PHILADELPHIA - RATLIFF 3, GEIGER 2, HILL. NEW JERSEY -
FEICK 2, KITTLES, VAN HORN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHILADELPHIA 0-6 (.000), MCKIE 0-3, IVERSON 0-3. NEW
JERSEY 4-13 (.308), BURRELL 3-7, VAN HORN 0-1, MARBURY 0-1, CARR 0-1,
KITTLES 1-3.
TECHNICALS: PHILADELPHIA - IVERSON.
OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, TED BERNHARDT, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 20,049. T - 2:11.
Box Score
PHILADELPHIA (79)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Mckie 39 6-14 3-4 1-8 0 3 15
Ratliff 33 1-10 4-4 2-10 1 3 6
Geiger 28 4-13 4-5 3-9 0 4 12
Iverson 45 2-17 2-2 2-7 3 3 6
Snow 40 4-9 3-5 1-4 5 2 11
Grant 4 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Hill 32 10-16 3-7 10-13 0 4 23
Honeycutt 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Hughes 16 1-2 4-8 3-4 1 3 6
Mahorn DNP - coach's decision
Mohammed DNP - coach's decision
Overton DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 28-82 23-35 22-56 10 22 79
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Percentages: FG-.341, FT-.657. 3-Point Goals:
0-6, .000 (Mckie 0-3, Iverson 0-3). Team
rebounds: 11. Blocked shots: 6 (Ratliff 3, Geiger
2, Hill). Turnovers: 20 (Geiger 5, Iverson 4,
Ratliff 4, Snow 3, Mckie 2, Hill, Honeycutt).
Steals: 6 (Hill 2, Mckie 2, Iverson, Ratliff).
NEW JERSEY (86)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Burrell 27 6-13 0-0 2-6 1 4 15
Van Horn 34 7-18 12-15 5-12 1 4 26
Feick 39 2-3 0-0 3-9 0 3 4
Gill 42 6-16 3-4 2-8 3 5 15
Marbury 39 5-15 4-4 2-5 10 3 14
Carr 6 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 0
Harris 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Hendrickson 13 0-1 0-0 1-4 1 1 0
Kittles 19 4-14 1-1 1-3 1 1 10
Perry 9 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 1 0
Cunningham 9 0-2 2-2 1-1 0 3 2
Seikaly DNP - plantar fasciatis
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TOTALS 240 30-86 22-26 17-51 20 26 86
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Percentages: FG-.349, FT-.846. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (Burrell 3-7, Van Horn 0-1, Marbury
0-1, Carr 0-1, Kittles 1-3). Team rebounds: 8.
Blocked shots: 4 (Feick 2, Kittles, Van Horn).
Turnovers: 14 (Marbury 7, Feick 2, Van Horn 2,
Hendrickson, Perry). Steals: 16 (Gill 5, Marbury
5, Kittles 2, Burrell, Cunningham, Feick,
Hendrickson).
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Philadelphia 18 22 20 19 - 79
New Jersey 29 14 25 18 - 86
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Technical fouls: Philadelphia 1 (Iverson, 4:59
2nd). Flagrant fouls: New Jersey 1 (Marbury, 4:50
1st). A: 20,049. T: 2:11. Officials: Bernie
Fryer, Ted Bernhardt, Rodney Mott.
Game Story
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- For Allen Iverson, it
was a game to forget.
With Philadelphia fighting for playoff position, Iverson hit
just 2-of-17 shots from the field in his personal battle against
Stephon Marbury and the 76ers fell to the New Jersey Nets,
86-79.
The 76ers (21-19) dropped into a tie with Cleveland for seventh
place in the Eastern Conference, one-half game ahead of New
York. The top eight teams make the playoffs, where the Sixers
have not been since 1991.
Iverson finished with just six points, barely surpassing his
season-low of five in an 85-80 loss to Cleveland. In that game,
Iverson was benched for the final three quarters by coach Larry
Brown following a sideline disagreement.
"Today, it was a case of me missing shots I normally make,"
Iverson said. "I just couldn't get it going. I couldn't get
into any type of flow. I just had a bad game."
Despite Iverson's struggles, the 76ers rallied from a 15-point
first-half deficit and took their first lead of the game, 44-43,
on a short jumper by Matt Geiger with 10:50 left in the third
quarter.
But Philadelphia's front line was unable to contain Keith Van
Horn, who scored seven points to spark a 12-0 third-quarter run.
Van Horn finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds, including 18
points in the second half.
"In the second half, I didn't have as may double-teams to deal
with so I had my opportunities to score," Van Horn said.
The Sixers pulled within one on two occasions in the final
period but were unable to get over the hump. Iverson missed a
floater in the lane with 2:18 left and Aaron McKie blew a layup
with 46 seconds to go to exacerbate Philadelphia's shooting
problems.
Tyrone Hill led Philadelphia with a season-high 23 points and 13
rebounds, hitting 10-of-16 shots. But the rest of the Sixers
shot just 27 percent (18-of-66) from the field.
The Nets were not much better, shooting 35 percent (30-of-86).
Although he hit just 5-of-15 shots and had seven turnovers,
Marbury finished with 14 points, 10 assists and five steals and
locked up Iverson, who fell decimal points behind Los Angeles
Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal for the NBA scoring lead.
"I think you can't do any better job than Stephon did on
Iverson," Van Horn said. "When we play defense like this we're
tough to beat."
As the top point guards in the 1996 draft, Iverson and Marbury
have their own personal rivalry. Iverson scored 23 points and
Marbury had 18 and 12 assists in Philadelphia's 96-92 win at New
Jersey 11 days ago.
Today was a different story as the Sixers appeared listless from
the outset.
New Jersey scored the first eight points en route to a 29-18
lead at the end of the quarter. Kendall Gill scored eight of
his 15 points in the period while Philadelphia hit just 5-of-21
shots and committed five turnovers.
"I was sick during the first three minutes of the game with the
way we started in a big game like this," said Sixers coach Larry
Brown.
A running jumper and a dunk by Kerry Kittles to start the second
quarter helped New Jersey build its biggest lead at 33-18.
Geiger lifted the Sixers with six straight points to spark a
17-5 run, pulling them within 38-35. A layup by Geiger capped
the spurt with 3:02 left in the half.
After Philadelphia moved ahead, Van Horn hit a 22-footer, scored
on a dunk off a pass from Gill and sank a pair of free throws to
start a 12-0 run that opened a 55-44 lead.
A dunk by Larry Hughes capped an 8-0 fourth-quarter burst and
pulled the Sixers within 69-68 with 7:48 left. Van Horn
answered with two free throws, a short hook and a 16-foot jumper
to increase New Jersey's lead to 75-68 with 6:12 remaining.
Philadelphia fought back again. McKie, who finished with 15
points, hit an 18-foot jumper, Iverson converted a pair of free
throws and Eric Snow scored on a layup to cut the deficit to
75-74 with 4:20 left.
A dunk by Scott Burrell and a pair of free throws by Van Horn
gave New Jersey a 79-74 lead with 3:31 left. Marbury hit four
free throws and Gill added two in the final 2:08 to seal the
win.
