thedoctor
Years ago
Iverson returned to Philly today, and was beaten by Billups the man that swapped places with him in Denver last year.
Billups had 31 points to Iverson's 11 on 4/11 shooting.
Iverson started and played 38 minutes.
I thought the most interesting stat of the game was the bench scoring by Philly. 2 points - that's right - 2 points total.
This has to be some sort of record?
hereschenes
Years ago
I agree, I mean there's no way Hodge should have... wait, what?
Wow... 2 points from the bench! 38 minutes seems like a lot for Iverson in his first game back - this strategy could turn into a giant fail for Philly pretty quick. Sounds like desperation to get some ticket sales may have been one of the biggest factors in it happening in the first place.
Isaac
Years ago
The ESPN boxscore currently lists Elton Brand as both a starter and also a DNP.
Kobe-for-MVP
Years ago
AI played a very solid game in his first back.. Scored but also dished off the rock well
hereschenes
Years ago
Did you watch it, K4M? The write-up makes Iverson sound like he played better than his stats suggest.
I should probably not pontificate about giant fails too quickly either... I see they did get over 20k people at the game!
LC
Years ago
Considering Iverson had not played for so long, was with a new team, and had barely trained with them, I believe he probably did better than expected.
Should be interesting to see how he goes.
Kobe-for-MVP
Years ago
Yes i did watch it, was solid. Not amazing but not at all poor.
Swish 'n Dish
Years ago
Does anybody sense any irony in the following quote from today's Adelaide Now summarising the day's games:
"Before the game Iverson's return earned him a great roar from the 20,664-strong crowd as he kissed the midcourt logo."
Maybe Balls can do this at the next home game at BMC to make the court feel better about its recent abuse!
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