Allen Iverson Career High 60pts vs the Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 04/05
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Three-time scoring champ hits career high
Allen Iverson gave the crowd an electrifying performance to remember. Then the fans returned the favor with raucous ovations he won't soon forget.
"That's when you get the goose bumps," Iverson said. "You honestly don't really feel it when the shots are going down. You don't ever get the goose bumps until the fans start to appreciate what you're doing out there."
The Philadelphia star scored 60 points, a career high and the most in the NBA this season, to lead the 76ers to a 112-99 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.
Iverson, averaging an NBA-leading 29.7 points, was 17-of-36 from the field and made 24 of 27 free throws. His previous high was 58 against Houston on Jan. 15, 2002.
"I score a career high and we won the game," Iverson said. "That's how you draw it up in your dreams."
It was the first 60-point game in the NBA since Tracy McGrady scored 62 for Orlando against Washington on March 10, 2004, Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal had the previous high in the NBA this season, scoring 55 points against Milwaukee on Jan. 4.
Iverson, who had 54- and 51-point performances in consecutive games in December, also had the fourth-highest total in 76ers' history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain.
Iverson scored 29 points in the first half, banging and crashing all over the court while helping the 76ers turn it into a rout.
After Orlando went on a mini-run in the third that cut a 25-point deficit to 11, Iverson hit a 3-pointer from the right side as time expired to reach 40.
Then Iverson earned a standing ovation for points 50 and 51.
He stole the ball and was fouled hard on a layup attempt, slamming against the floor as he seemingly always does. The crowd erupted and stood in appreciation for Iverson, who went to the line and made a couple of free throws.
It was the same for points 59 and 60 -- two more free throws. The fans were on their feet each time Iverson had the ball in the fourth quarter, giving a routine game the feel of a Game 7.
"When they're up, when they're making noise and they're feeling good, that makes you feel good, that makes you feel good about people coming out to see you," Iverson said. "It's something they might remember and cherish for the rest of their lives."
The game certainly left an impression on Sixers coach Jim O'Brien.
"I've never witnessed a performance like this," O'Brien said. "This is the greatest performance I've ever witnessed."
Iverson was consistent from the start, scoring 17 points in the first quarter, 12 in the second, 11 in the third, and 20 in the fourth. Eleven of his fourth-quarter points came from the line.
"It was just attacking, attacking, attacking all night," Iverson said. "I guess that's why I went to the free-throw line as much as I did. I didn't settle for jump shots."
The 76ers pulled within one game of Boston for the Atlantic Division lead and are one game under .500 (25-26). They haven't been at .500 since they were 6-6 on Nov. 26 and haven't had a winning record since they were 4-2 on Nov. 14.
Maybe Philadelphia needs more 40-point games from Iverson -- the 76ers are 5-1 when he reaches that mark this season. Iverson also had his ninth 50-point regular-season game. He's scored 50-plus three times in the playoffs.
Corliss Williamson added 18 points for the 76ers. He started in place of Kenny Thomas, sidelined by a back injury.
Steve Francis scored 32 points for the Magic, and Grant Hill had 16.
"It was one of those nights from a superstar performer," said Magic coach Johnny Davis, who coached Iverson in his rookie season (1996-97). "We had different defenders on him all night. He just had a dominant game."
best scorer in the league from 99-05 hands down
IVERSON HAS 11 50 POINT GAMES TO HIS NAME & 4 SCORING TITLES & HE WAS A 6 0' SG , I THINK PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE OR FORGET HOW GREAT HE WAS IN HIS PRIME
my favorite player of all time! inspires my playing style a great deal when i shoot around
One of the greatest players of all-time, thanks a lot for posting this video.
Iverson is hands down the BEST little man to ever play in the nba!!i have never seen a player that small and takes that much contact through all bigmen and still scores 40points easily.this 60points game is jus crazy
Allen Iverson is the man, thanks for the post..!!!
when iverson was on the sixers everybody had his jersey
My Favorite player of all time and the greatest scorer there is
man crazy how much talent iverson had...he really deserved an nba ring!!
thanks pennyccw for uploading all of these awesome vids :D
greatest lil man to play the game. thx for this
Allen Iverson my favorite player and one of the
best players to ever touch a rock.
Happy Birthday Allen hope you have a great year, peace bro. Allen Ezail Iverson DOB: June 7, 1975.
One of my favorite players of all time!
For him to have done so much including having the third highest scoring average in history, he doesn't get the respect he deserves. I hope he can get that ring soon, time is running out. I hope he turns out in Memphis this year, because I believe it's only a one year contract
3:13 You hear someone say "and 1" as the ball was still in the air, thus implying that the ball would definitely make it in the hoop. I don't know if it was Allen Iverson himself who confidently said "and 1!"
iverson has the biggest heart of the nba all of the time
I used 2 have this game on tape...& I live In Orlando (Born & raised in NY) but always have been a big Iverson fan. I took the tape 2 school the next day & they almost jumped me! lol
seriously, iverson is the only PG in the history of the NBA who can put up 60 points
I will want him to make a return to the 76ers. Not only due to the fans that had missed him so much there, but also, it's the team that has more chances of winning the championship rather than Grizzlies.
Awesome stuff, thanks for the post..!!!
best player and best guard ever nba have!!!allen iverson
he does deserve more than a single championship
LMAO dwight was mad skinny back then. I remember this game too. He scored like all 60 on Nelson LOL. Nelson is from Chester PA which is near Philly. I remember clowning Nelson's little Bro Maurice about how AI was giving Nelson work. AI was a BEAST.
one of the greatest players ever in my opinion to bad he will probably never get to win a championship gotta feel sorry for him
Allen Iversons career night 60pts best player in the league.
Thank you very much, Hoboscouts. Everybody knows Iverson is a little selfish, tough is my favourite still in activity. It would have been wise for him to start earning less money then(like what he has to do now with Memphis), so that Phila would have had more money to get good players around him, so to compete for the title. Thanks again.
my heart goes out to you franchise
60 is what myplayer avg's in nba 2k
thank you
no hard feelings
He needs to do this again soon. It'd be nice if he did it against Denver!!
I love allen(:
OMg. Only if he played like this now pistons would rock.
I miss these days
I miss this.
Allen Iverson Is Coming Back To The Nba!
Allen iverson is the best
yeah i agree...wish he woulda stayed in phillie. at least in denver he was still puttin up numbers. he just dont mesh in detroit.
Iverson awsome player
I want him to go to the heat cause they can be a contender but If this helps Iverson show everyone he still has it I think there's no harm done
I agree with you 100 percent .
Chauncey because he's what Denver always needed, a point guard and something about him makes Denver play D. AI just took the blame for every loss. And a LOT of yall got it twisted thinking AI doesn't pass the ball but I bet a lot of would surprised that AI has out assisted Chauncey his whole career and Chauncey and has only had a better apg twice in his whole career. Yall just see 27.1 ppg and some highlights of AI drivin n not passin and call him bein selfish but dont look at anything else.
17/36 from the field...he could be a little bit more efficient. Haters are going use this 60 point performance against him.
Iverson still has the athleticism to play at a high volume but the only thing backing him down is his injuries. He and T-Mac can still play at a very high level if their injuries will subside.
the king of the king crossovers
The 2000-01 season was Iversons best season of his career (the year they went to the finals) but i think the 2004-05 season was his second best.
wow magic had a great lineup: francis, christie, cato, howard and hill damn
Steve Francis (3x All-Star)
Grant Hill (7x All-star,5 time All NBA team)
Doug Christie (all-star calliber player in Sacramento)
Dwight Howard (3x All-Star,2X all NBA team,Defensive player of the year)
I lol'd at Doug Christie, Steve Francis and Corliss Williamson.
@kirviokotas .its called feed the hot hand. it actually is fun to watch as a teammate when every shot your teammate makes goes in, and especially as a fan too. the ones that look like they have no chance juss drop. theres nothing better than being hot.
RUclips is doing really well!
PG: Allen Iverson
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: Amare Stoudamire
C: Marcus Camby
very good..
ALLLEEENNNNNNNN IIVVVERRRR SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
0:40 that was raw
1:29 crosses nelson
1:42 nice hesitation
3:53 nice switch up on dwight ..watch replays
maannnn fuck nash. iverson shouldve won mvp this year. no doubt one of his best years ever. thums up if you agree
king!!
Does anyone notice that Iverson never uses his left hand to layup. He usually goes to a jumper or cuts back to the right side of the basket when he beats his man left.
Rofl this was rookie Dwight, who knew he was going to become the best center in the NBA in a couple years.
Iverson to Memphis YayY !
i guarantee you all that he isnt going to the clips cuz he recently said that he wants to end his career happily and that means not coming off the bench
76ers had such a good line up idk why they couldnt win a ring i mean look at magics lineup omg....
We talkin bout practice, not a game, not a game, not a game....practice!
I miss this 76er starting lineup
switching teams doesn't make you lose your skill level. age and injuries slow down your athleticism.
for his size... he's incredible.. heck, he would be incredible even if he was a 6'10 player the way he played
thank u for notcing that onyl obverosn is that big of a besat i love when the dude syays u get that feling he is going a differt speed
with outta doubt my favorite player
1. iverson
2. kobe
3. horry
4. D.fish
5. andre igoldala
free throws, free throws everywhere
AND YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT PRACTICE?...PRACTICE!! NOT THE GAME!!! BUT PRACTICE!!
wonder what his career avg is if he shot 85-90% of his ft....for how many times he gets there a game...hed be damn near 35 ppg, at 6 feet tall....one of the most underated in history.
I hear you man I really do
hey that guy is good, sign him up for the NBA
This game was from Feb. 13, 2005, and this video was posted nearly exactly 2 years after
lol at the announcer : ALLLLEEEEEEEEN IIIIIIIVVEEEEERSOOOON
Im just listening to how many variations the announcer says Alleeeenn IIIIIIversoonn
Iverson would have 84-86 points in 1 game if he were taller
iverson is da G.O.A.T. N 2 make a correction its four-time scoring champ boi.
Derrick Rose is today's Allen Iverson !
Look at 3:08 to 3:15 It was AMAZING!!!
I don't know what happened. Could u please tell me? Did the Sixers trade Iverson or was it his choice to go elsewhere? Thanks
P.S: I would have liked for him to end his career in Philly, where it started.
I Agree with you... kobe is tall enough to be able to jump over like Shaq and stuff. But If A.I had that height *shudders* I cant tell what kinda damage he'd be doing in the Nba.
My starting five:
Pg: Dwyane Wade
Sg: Kobe Bryant
Sf: Lebron James
Pf: Kevin Garnett
C: Amare Stoudemire
lols, dude, all the pt avg you just listed are iverson's numbers from his FIRST team when he was YOUNG, to the LAST team when he is OLD. its no coincidence his ppg season avg dropped off as he got older.
I haven't seen any player in the NBA that slashes and dashes through defense walls like Iverson.
Iverson was the best jus for being so small and dominating
32 magic fans didnt like this video
I love 3:51...nice layup.
it seems whenever is sick or has the flue they do really well....jordan, kobe, a.i. dwade in the finals....
@MJwizard T-Mac, I'm really not surprised when I also heard about his lost of explosiveness, because he doesn't really use it a lot to score. But AI, we still saw the explosiveness when he returned to Philly, and no doubt he's still very damn quick. But it's no use when your injury is aching.
Like he said "My heart says yes, but my body says no.."
hha dwight playing power when he was young
yes
That's not the case if he returns to Philly right now.
C- Dalembert
PF- Brand
SF- Iguodala
SG- Iverson
PG- Miller
Bench- Young, Green, Williams, Speights, Ratliff, Holiday.
Or if he chooses Memphis.
C- Gasol
PF- Randolph
SF- Gay
SG- Mayo
PG- Iverson
Bench- Conley, Thabeet, Arthur, Warrick.
Thank you. someone gets it. And if you gonna make him come off the bench give him more than 16 minutes. AI was never selfish like you said he deferred to the other players half the time he had the ball. But people want to call him selfish because he doesn't want to play 16 minutes off the bench because he knows he cant be effective that way.
I feel like Iverson's offensive production needs to be much better in order for the pistons to make a charge.
@cvision17 I agree with you more so on the AI part rather then the Tmac part. Tmacs lost his explosiveness as told by the staff at Chicago Bulls training camp, but AI is still in good shape. Im sure he can still throw down some dunks and is probably still one of the fastest players in the NBA.
No, the 3-4 years was when he was one of my personal favorites. Don't correct me on my preferences : )
I think Gordon will be nice but I dont know too much bout villanueva either but i think they'll help pistons. And yea they did dropped a lot of money. I think Villanueva can help but he wont be as effective as sheed. You always know bout Gordon he gonna do well. Now I gotta to do is wait for AI to sign. good add
24/27 FT LOOOL
# NBA Rookie of the Year (1997)
# NBA All-Star Rookie Game Most Valuable Player (1997)
# 1997 NBA All-Rookie Team
# NBA Most Valuable Player (2001)
# 2x NBA All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2005)
# 3x All-NBA First Team
# 3x All-NBA Second Team
# 10x NBA All-Star
# 3x Steals leader (2001, 2002, 2003)
# 7x All-NBA selection
# 4x NBA scoring champion (1999, 2001, 2002, 2005)
just averaged 26.4 ppg and 7.2 apg last year
I'l hide behind that
Oh and 5 all time leading scorer in ppg
And he still got it
Shit that sounds like a team to me!
I've heard talk of him going to the Clippers though.
Wow... he shot 27 free throws.