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Allen Iverson fought through jet lag, car sickness and pregame butterflies that felt more like birds before he finally got to play his first game for the Denver Nuggets.
When his debut with the depleted Nuggets was over Friday night, the feeling was familiar for the former 76er. Another crowd-pleasing performance, 22 points and 10 assists over 39 minutes, wasn't enough to prevent a loss -- 101-96 to the Sacramento Kings.
"I'm glad it's over," Iverson said. "That's the only thing I thought about, just getting the first one by me. I wish it could've ended with a win. I felt it could've ended with a win."
As it turned out, it was another former Philadelphia player, fifth-year guard John Salmons, who was the game's most valuable player. He finished with his first career triple-double -- 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists -- to lift the Kings to a satisfying win.
Rough weather in Denver put them in a travel bind, and they arrived at the Pepsi Center only 90 minutes before tipoff, or about the same time Iverson finally made it.
"We will never have a worse travel day than today," Kings coach Eric Musselman said. "Our energy and effort was phenomenal."
The Kings might go down as a trivia answer if Iverson's arrival in the blockbuster trade that sent Andre Miller and Joe Smith to Philadelphia takes the Nuggets where they hope it will.
In his debut, playing on a team with only eight healthy players, the newest Nugget gave the kind of gritty, gutty performance that has become his trademark.
He played 39 minutes after a whirlwind of a day in which he arrived in Denver in the late afternoon, was whisked to the Pepsi Center, passed his physical, took a few jumpers on the practice court then suited up to be on the floor for tipoff.
He spent the first 8:35 on the bench. When he finally came in, he received a standing ovation, and never left the floor.
This was widely considered the biggest trade in Denver sports history since the Broncos brought John Elway to town nearly 25 years ago. It's a trade many think could put the Nuggets -- who have long played second fiddle in this city -- into championship mode.
"They embraced me here," Iverson said of the welcome he received. "It was just a great feeling and it was a feeling I wanted to get. A feeling I hoped to get. It was special to me, something I'll remember and cherish the rest of my life."
During a stretch late in the third quarter, Iverson was at his tiptoeing, no-look-passing best, giving a preview of the difference he can make to this team.
He made a pair of 3-pointers, created an open 15-footer for himself and also had a sweet pass to Linas Kleiza as part of a big run that gave the Nuggets their first lead since early in the first quarter.
The highlight was a tiptoe down the baseline, followed by a no-look pass to Reggie Evans through traffic in the key for an easy bucket.
The game was tied at 87 with 3½ minutes left when the Kings started pulling away with six straight points on a pair of baskets by Salmons and a layup by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Iverson would have had 20 assists were it not for the struggles of his new teammates, many of them unused to the minutes they played and none of them accustomed to receiving the kind of passes Iverson throws.
"I was just playing basketball, taking what the defense gave me," Iverson said of the Kings, who played a lot of zone trying to stop Iverson. "When they crowded me, and I saw guys open, I made the right plays."
Iverson finished 9-for-15 and this was one of those rare games in which he may not have shot the ball enough.
Earl Boykins scored 25 points on an 8-for-23 night in which the Nuggets shot 37 percent as a team.
"It was a tough game," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We really wanted to win it for AI and the team. The courage was good, the commitment was good. It was the little basketball frustrations that slowly built to a level that was difficult to overcome."
Certainly, things will change when Carmelo Anthony returns 13 games from now after serving out his suspension for his fight with the Knicks.
But as it currently stands, the Nuggets need everything from Iverson. They are also missing J.R. Smith -- also on suspension -- and learned that center Marcus Camby could be out a while because of a finger injury he suffered earlier this week.
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Hot-shooting Allen Iverson had 31 points and eight assists as
the Philadelphia 76ers took advantage of Shaquille O'Neal's
absence and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 105-95.
Iverson shot 12-of-21 from the field and had four steals as the
76ers won for the fourth time in their last seven games after
beginning the season with five consecutive losses. The 1997
Rookie of the Year is shooting 49 percent from the field this
season after managing just 41 percent last season.
Jim Jackson recorded 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds
for Philadelphia, which stopped a three-game losing streak
against Los Angeles.
"The key to the win was how we sustasined our momentum," Jackson
said. "Collective efforts, concentration, rebounding and a lack
of unforced turnovers will help carry us over."
Elden Campbell had 19 points, seven rebounds and five blocked
shots and Philadelphia area native Kobe Bryant also scored 19
points for the Lakers, who have lost two of their last three
games after beginning the season 11-0, the best start in club
history. O'Neal missed his fourth straight game with an
abdominal strain.
"I wanted to win, but rebounding really killed us," Bryant said.
"With us being a successful team, every team is coming after us.
We just could not get it done on the defensive boards and in the
end it really hurt us."
"It's a big difference when you've got a guy driving down the
lane all the time laying the ball up," said Los Angeles point
guard Nick Van Exel. "That's when you really miss the big
fella."
Iverson began and ended an 8-1 third-quarter spurt that gave
Philadelphia the lead for good. His driving layup made it 61-59
with seven minutes left and his reverse layup gave the Sixers a
67-60 advantage with 4:45 remaining.
"The whole second half was the key. We just played great in the
second half," Iverson said. "I think the guys that came off the
bench gave us a great spark. It was something we desperately
needed because we kept coming up short in all of these games.
And we've been in every game."
Philadelphia center Eric Montross had seven of his season-high
12 rebounds in the third period, when the 76ers outscored the
Lakers, 24-16.
"Montross was terrific, especially in the third quarter," said
Philadelphia coach Larry Brown. "He played with a lot more
confidence. If he continues to play like this, he will continue
to get minutes."
"I'm trying to let the game come to me," Montross said. "I just
have to be within the flow. That is a bigger part more than
anything else. Nobody expected us to win. We played unselfishly
and outrebounded them."
Rookie Tim Thomas contributed 11 points and six rebounds in 14
minutes and Clarence Weatherspoon added nine and eight as the
Sixers outrebounded the Lakers, 51-35, depite playing without
leading rebounder Derrick Coleman. Coleman, who is averaging 9.2
boards, missed his third straight game with an irregular
heartbeat and may not return until January.
The Sixers maintained a 75-68 lead after three periods but the
Lakers drew within 80-78 when Bryant sank a three-pointer with
9:31 remaining. Iverson answered with a basket and a
three-pointer before Terry Cummings followed with a turnaround
jumper, giving Philadelphia an 87-78 advantage with 8:02 left.
Robert Horry's three-pointer cut Philadelphia's lead to 92-86
with 5:09 left. But Iverson's driving layup capped a 6-0 spurt
for a 98-86 lead with 3:29 remaining. Weatherspoon's dunk gave
the Sixers their biggest lead, 100-87, with 2:40 to go.
"It's been tough jumping out on teams and then they make their
run and we're not able to recover from it," Iverson said.
"Tonight we just played solid defense and took what they gave us
on offense and we were able to control the tempo."
Campbell scored 10 points in the first quarter, which ended at
26-26. Philadelphia had a 19-4 run over the first and second
periods, ending with Iverson's 17-footer for a 46-34 lead with
5:49 left in the first half.
Horry, who had nine points and nine rebounds, made a hook shot
to cut the deficit to 46-36 and trigger an 11-0 run. A layup by
Eddie Jones capped the burst and drew the Lakers within 46-45
with 3:24 left before halftime.
"They outrebounded us, that was key for them," said Jones, who
had 14 points. "They got their confidence early rebounding the
ball and getting easy transition baskets."
Van Exel made a three-pointer with 37 seconds to go and Los
Angeles took a 52-51 edge into halftime.
