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BYE BYE New Jesey NETS and Jason Kidd. See you next year.
Welcome Indian Pacers. :) I still dont see any Eastern Conf. Team winning the NBA .
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Do you whole some kind of personal grudge against the Nets?
Its too early to tell so don't get too excited.
i think the nets really don’t stand much of a chance anymore…morning is gone…and they don’t have mutumbo…
And they have reached the finals twice without the aid of these 2.
Kenyon Martin is a good replacement.
arrghhhhhh - only KG led us and rest of players did the cold shooting against Pacers - arrghhh i feel so annoyed by them - we should have won it - even though it was on road but still - this loss has pushed us below in the Midwest division. :(
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Hey anybody have any ideas on the Raptors/Bulls trade rumours?
Personally form a Toronto perspective, I am not too excited about Jalen Rose or Marshall
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Yeah heard about it. BULLS and RAPTORS will discuss the issue and possibly cut the two-for-two deal on Saturday. Following the players' names came up in the trade talk
From Chicago BULLS: Eddie Robinson and Donyell Marshall
From Toronto RAPTORS: Jalen Rose, Antonio Davis, Alvin Williams, Jerome Williams and Morris Peterson.
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Only if the Raps can clear some cap room to pick up Steve Nash
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It's not going to happen. Dallas will never trade Nash.
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Allen Iverson poured 30 pts, spoiled Larry Brown's return to Philly in 90-86 win over Detriot
'You Quitter'... 'Traitor'......'Fraud'.......'Our Coach never quits....Only our former Coach does'. Those were the words for Larry Brown from Philly fans. It hit pretty hard to Mr. Brown, given the fact, he lost the game too..OUCH. There were a lot of controversies surrouding Larry Brown when he quit last Summer as a Coach of SIXERS, however, Allen Iverson wished him good luck but the majority of the crowd/fans weren't happy.
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Another signed for Brown "Yo Larry, Stuff It." but there were fans who had nothing but thanks/goodwill for Larry Brown!
With Alonzo out for NETS, it seems difficult for New Jersey to recover. Even though when Alonzo was fit, NETS didn't have the best record, which they should have.
Baron Davis carries the weight as HORNETS are another team from the East to keep your eyes on. Davis is leading the PPG at the moment.
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MAGIC fans - It's not Magic any more in Orlando
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Dejected Tracy McGrady
Sad story continues for Tracy McGrady and MAGIC. They've now lost 14 straight games. This is MAGIC ball club's worst season ever, leaving behind 1991-92 season.
Meanwhile, back in Indiana
PACERS have not lost a single game on the road and they are the first team to have first 10 wins in the season. 12-2 so far, the best record team in the NBA, consistence in the offensive... PRETTY COOL, huh?
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Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller (R) tries to steal the ball from Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sam Cassell - PACERS beat WOLVES 98-75
PACERS hosts New York KNICKS tonight. Dikembe Mutombo had a best game of his with KNICKS against TIMBERWOLVES last night. After a long time, the New York seems to pick up it's offense and defence. Let's how see how the game unfolds tonight in Indiana. :)
PT, how come there is no news of VC's vinsanity from last night. Also, are you and Talha the same person?
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Not a VC fan. Why don’t you tell us the insanity shown by Carter? 43 pts, right? Must be a madness for ya Torontians. Good, once in a while, cold place does get wild. 
The LAKERS had games of 59-60% shooting without Shaquille. 
Darn Good. Medvedenko dude is awesome. 5Abi, I say if the LAKERS play Medvedenko more often, we’ll be much better in offensive/defensive rebs. Grant is not perfect in rebs and scoring pts. Medvedenko is a better player for Shaq’s replacement ,even though he plays at forward position. Hopefully, the big fella will mark his return on Friday. 12-3 record for the LAKERS.
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Up against the challenge, Kobe Byrant
Last night, 8 LAKERS were in double figures, and no starter played in the the fourth qtr. Kobe led the LAKERS in pts, Payton in assists. Oh btw, Rick Fox is not likely to comeback in a month or so. LAKERS’ longest regular-season home winning streak since moving to Los Angeles from Minneapolis in 1960 is 24. They can tie the mark against the SPURS on Friday and break it on Sunday night against PACERS.
SUPERSONICS are in good shape. Though, they might face trouble since Lewis won’t be playing tomorrow against JAZZ.
KINGS, MAVERICKS and LAKERS are the teams who have not lost a game at home.
^ that was so mean. 
I was going to ask the same question. 
43points is not bad. Did you look at the total score(99points) his team scored and the points he scored in the second half(33points). Thats more than 40% of the teams points on a team where is gets double and triple teamed. He should be getting more respect. That left handed swat was off the hook too.
Vinsanity will be the best player in the league by the end of the year. Still he gets no respect.
Zoab, I disagree about Vince Carter not getting respect in NBA. After all he’s been an NBA All-Star for couple of years. Hopefully, he’ll be this year and I tell him your and sambrialian’s love for him when he comes to L.A. for NBA All-Star game. 
As for him being the best player, we’ll see who’ll be the MVP.
Truth be told, Carter ain’t in a good ball club and can’t put 40+ pts in every game. It’ll be tough task for RAPTORS to qualify for the playoffs. The East has abundance of talent this year compare to previous.
Tiger,
I agree with you about Vinsanity not being able to put up 40points a night because of the style of game they play and the talent on that team.
But i don't agree with you about the big T.O not making the playoffs. And i am not sure of what talent you are talking about in the east. Have you seen the standings? only 3 teams are above .500 in the east. And only 3teams are below .500 in the east.
Except for Indiana Pacers all teams are playing for the lottery.
You've put the word 'lottery' perfectly, Zoab. Maybe, Toronto make it to playoffs as I don't see no hope for Orlando this year. Vince might do the same what McGrady did last year i.e carry the weight by himself alone.
Yes, I've seen the standings and trust me it doesn't mean anything as of now. Check the standings in Feb. and you'll get the picture.
Dude their is no team in the east that can stay on the court with Sacto, the Lake show, Spurs, Mavs. Pacers, no chance.
Lakers thrash the defending champs Spurs in a 103-87 rout. and this time both the Duncan and Parker played. Revenge is sweet baby 
well our offense is not working - i think we are losing at the moment because of lack of spark which Troy Hudson brought last season - plus T'Wolves starters do need some sideline help which they did not have in last three games.
we have been pathetic lately
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Dude their is no team in the east that can stay on the court with Sacto, the Lake show, Spurs, Mavs. Pacers, no chance.
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I never said there's a East team who stands a chance against West! I've seen PACERS' game and they're better side from the East{their record tells that, too}, followed by HORNETS, SIXERS and PISTONS.
Iverson scores 50 to lift first-place Sixers
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Allen Iverson at his best!
The crowd at the Wachovia Center collectively rose to its feet as Allen Iverson walked to the free-throw line with 1 minute, 6 seconds to play. Very few in the cheering throng of 20,122 had left, eagerly waiting for Iverson to reach the magical 50-point figure.
“That made the last couple of free throws that much harder,” Iverson recalled. “I’m thinking, ‘Man, it’s like I’m shooting the free throws to try to win the game,’ the way people were acting.”
With some fans trying to shush others to give the impression of quiet, Iverson swished both free throws through the net to give him 50 points, and lead the Sixers to a 98-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, enabling them to finish their four-games-in-five-days stretch with a 2-2 mark.
On the heels of a 4-of-19, 12-point performance the night before against Indiana, Iverson knocked down jumpers left and right. He finished with 20 field goals in 34 attempts, missing his career high for most baskets in a game by one. He also went 4 of 7 from three-point range.
All this from a guy who was still weak from the flu, who got word before the game he was being fined $10,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture to fans in Milwaukee, and who actually missed five of his first seven shots last night.
**“I don’t feel any better, but I’m more rested than I was,” Iverson said. “The game [Friday night], I was kind of weak. I got a lot of rest [earlier] and I didn’t feel as weak. I was able to maintain some type of strength throughout the whole game.”
“He was alive in the locker room” before the game, Sixers coach Randy Ayers said. “He was active. I didn’t know he’d come out and have 50. But he was alive and vocal in the locker room. I thought that was a positive sign.”**
During the night, Iverson even managed to move past Billy Cunningham into fifth place on the 76ers’ all-time scoring list. Iverson finished the night with 13,653 points, 27 ahead of Cunningham.
“It’s pretty exciting watching something like that,” teammate Marc Jackson said. “Allen is not a 7-foot, 270-pound center. He’s a 6-1, 140-pound soaking-wet player. To see him take the punishment he gets and keeps getting shots off and scoring at will is fun to watch. It really is.”
Iverson hit the 50-point mark for the sixth time in a regular-season game, and the first time since Jan. 15, 2002. The last of his three 50-plus-point postseason games was on April 20, 2003, when he scored 55 against New Orleans.
Last night, Iverson scored two more points than the rest of his teammates combined. He made two more baskets on 11 fewer shots.
But this wasn’t a romp. The Sixers, now resting atop the Atlantic Division with a pedestrian 9-9 record, needed every one of Iverson’s points.
The Hawks held a 63-61 lead with about 41/2 minutes left in the third quarter, but the Sixers scored the next seven points. Iverson’s jumper from the wing and three-point bucket on a second-shot opportunity gave his team the lead for good. Iverson finished 6 of 7 in the quarter.
The Sixers then outscored Atlanta, 8-0, in the opening 1:36 of the fourth quarter, thanks to a pair of free throws and a three-ball by Iverson, and a trey from the corner by John Salmons, to make it 80-68. The Hawks kept battling but never got closer than eight.
Salmons was the only other Sixer in double figures, scoring a career-high 13.
“We needed his points,” Ayers said of Iverson. “It wasn’t like it was a blowout game. I don’t know if I would have left him in a long time if we were up by a large amount - probably not. But we needed his points and he gave us a phenomenal effort.”
Atlanta’s Jason Terry, who had just two fewer points than Iverson (18-16) at halftime, finished with 20, and teammate Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 17. The Hawks shot 37.5 percent in the second half, compared with 51.4 percent for the Sixers.
Derrick Coleman missed his second straight game with pain in his left knee, forcing Ayers to use his ninth different starting lineup.
But when Iverson is throwing up shots from everywhere, the other four guys on the floor look better, no matter who they are.
“The most important thing is to win the basketball game, and that makes it feel even better,” Iverson said. “My teammates knew that I was in a rhythm. They gave me the ball in the spots I needed it and I hit the shots. The basket looked like the ocean.”