Allen Iverson had warned: “I told the guys that I was not going to play as in Game 1, because I had not been very intelligent. I did not know if I was going to put shoots, but I knew that my level would be better. »»
Author of a game 1 to 36 points but only 11/34, “Thewer” had failed to prevent the defeat of his family. Vince Carter and the Raptors had therefore already taken the advantage of the field and the Game 2 was a “must win”.
The best marker in the league and future MVP of the regular season (it will be officially crowned a week later) will therefore not have lied. With 54 points at 21/39 in the shoot, including 3/5 to 3-point and 9/9 on free throws, Allen Iverson released the big game. And still, fortunately for the meters, he went through the return of the locker room with a villain 1/8 in the third quarter shoot.
But in the last, as in the second (20 points), it is ” phenomenal Rejoices Larry Brown. The rear of Philadelphia scored 19 of the last 20 points of his team and kills the match with two baskets (one with the fault) in the last seconds.
“I always thought that the only person who could stop me was myself”,, had reacted Allen Iverson. “The only thing I care is to win. If I shoot very badly and we win, that's all that matters. »»
Philadelphia is essential 97-92 and equalizes. It will therefore now be up to Vince Carter to react, in what remains a memorable series and undoubtedly one of the most beautiful duels of scorers of the 2000s.
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