Young Allen Iverson 76ers vs the Hawks 34pts 10asts FULL Highlights 97/98 NBA
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- NBA 1997-1998
3.13.1998
Allen Iverson scored 13 of his season-high 34 points in the decisive third quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers surpassed their win total for all of last season with a 107-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Iverson, who handed out 10 assists, had 17 points by halftime, helping the 76ers to a 52-47 advantage. He scored six points in a 14-3 run to close the third period as Philadelphia extended its lead to 84-64.
"I'm so proud we played a great game," 76ers coach Larry Brown said. "Allen (Iverson) had his best game yet, and he's had some good ones. This was our best game in a long time."
Tim Thomas contributed half of his 20 points in the third quarter for the Sixers, who snapped a six-game losing streak to the Hawks. Philadelphia (23-39), which has won four of its last five home games, finished last season with the league's fifth-worst record at 22-60.
Alan Henderson scored 23 points for Atlanta, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Steve Smith, the Hawks' leading scorer, was limited to 14 points after averaging 27.5 in two wins over the Sixers this season.
"We were terrible tonight," Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens said. "We didn't rebound, we didn't fight for position at times. We weren't there mentally or physically. We can't have another game like this."
Theo Ratliff had five blocks and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds to lead Philadelphia to a huge 55-34 edge on the boards. Journeyman center Benoit Benjamin, signed by the Sixers to a 10-day contract earlier this week, was 0-for-5 from the field but pulled down nine boards off the bench.
"In order for the outside game to work, you have to establish the inside game first," Ratliff explained. "Everybody did a great job keeping the ball alive, especially on the offensive and defensive ends. It was a great effort, we were able to dominate."
Leading 58-52 early in the third quarter, Iverson buried a three-pointer to spark a 10-2 spurt. Thomas scored the next five points before Joe Smith hit a fast-break dunk to increase the lead to 68-54 with 7:47 remaining.
Henderson answered with a pair of free throws and a three-point play to cut the deficit back under double digits. Iverson responded with a driving layup before Christian Laettner, who scored 12 points, came back with a 16-footer to pull Atlanta within 70-61. But the Hawks missed their next 17 field goals, failing to hit one for the next 8:13.
Thomas opened the 14-3 run with a slam before Iverson drained a 20-footer. To close the burst, Iverson and Thomas made back-to-back layups before rookie Kebu Stewart sank a free throw for an 84-64 lead.
A basket by Mookie Blaylock trimmed the deficit to 91-78 with 7:25 to play, but the Sixers reeled off the next eight points to virtually put the game out of reach. Iverson's layup capped the spurt, building a 99-78 cushion with 5:09 remaining.
"He (Iverson) did a great job running the offense, getting to the basket, making things happen for the team," Joe Smith said. "He did a great job on the defensive end as well. It was a well all-around game for him."
Joe Smith and Ratliff scored 17 points apiece for Philadelphia, which shot 48 percent (44-of-91) from the field and scored 60 points in the paint to Atlanta's 26. That duo also helped control All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo, who played just 30 minutes battling foul trouble and finished with nine points and four boards. - Sport
can't disrespect his playmaking and ability to make guys better...people lean too much on articles written by bitter old men...the same men who said he would never last, he is no better than Marbury and wasn't a top 5 guard in his draft much less the best...go look up those articles...then see if any of them wrote about him being a hall of famer...Sam Smith and the like...at least Philly writers grew to understand where they were wrong watching him play through injuries...if he practiced he would have had even more injuries, because he played one way...simple...
Wish he had a better cast or at least another true All-star to run with...he was a joy to watch.
@8:06 another layup on Mutombo that is out of this world.
Iverson was always fun to watch. And he didn't carry the ball! his hands were clearly on the side of the ball before he did his crossover... Theo Ratliff's a damn beast too! They could've added more pieces to this team to help AI carry the Sixers to the promised land /GK
That's what I was saying to how was it a carry it's the side of the ball not under
@@stevebarry123 The nba was clearly trying to hate on him from the beginning. From dress code to style of play. Unfortunately for them Iverson inspired a whole new generation of guards.
AI displaying a very underrated part of his game. Which is his playmaking ability. Got his supporting cast all types of good shots, and into a good rhythm. And gosh don't you just love those signature Theo snatch blocks. Just like the AI crossover, you always anticipated one of those from Theo every game.
Look how capable all these guys look with Iverson here...Tim Thomas and many young guys Iverson encouraged to go get it...and they got paid (Jumaine Jones, Thomas, Korver, Iguodala, Larry hughes) Vets with no name coming to play with Iverson and they gained a purpose and some notoriety (Snow, McKie, Ratliff, Lynch)
The love of the game was so apparent with him. basketball isn't what it used to be.
Thank you
Ratliff was like a much more athletic Mutombo. AI was just so masterful at dribbling that he was always accused of carrying the ball.
@2:37 did you see that layup over Mutombo of all people!!!!! This mans skill is unbelievable. He is layuping in the paint as if he is 7 inches taller.
Lol
high quality and a very rare game
thanks man
awesome quality man! love watching A.I in his late 90s days!
Watching vintage AI, the best of the best Thanks Penny!
looks like Allen was playing Larry browns game
Young AI vs Mookie Blaylock,ouuuu!!!🙌💪👌👍✌
Salute my G
I swear my (then) Sixers always struggled with this team. No matter how well they, and AI would play.. they always seemed to come up short against these Hawks.
They won this game
and he does it again
do you have videos of Iverson in MVP season 00/01 , like vs Portland Trail Blazers,
yes i can upload them later
u are the man! thank you very much!
my boy
if ratlif+kukoc was not traded for mutombo back in 2001, 76ers would have the chance to win the championship
Jaston Campos Ratliff has ball vacuum cleaners for his hands.
I always said this. Damn ratliff getting hurt smh
You're so stupid. Theo had a lot of injuries and big man defense problems, and Tony was almost inactive.
Mutombo won DPOY and they won almost 60 games
Ratliff was decent but they still won a lot that Finals year, just didn't have shooters like the Lakers did
I honestly feel like they tweaked the Iverson let teams too much….year by year. They had Tim Thomas and Joe Smith
They could’ve kept Thomas but Joe Smith really wasn’t needed. Even though he was still young when he left Warriors his production dipped
have you ever met him loll
This shows how Iverson way of playing was bad for team... This is a good oack Philly team and they were just losers... To bad he wasnt a leader.. tho he liked game from his heart
si Iverson hubiera perfeccionado su tiro de 3 sería casi invencible.