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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia's Allen Iverson nearly
delivered coach Larry Brown his 1,000 professional victory all by
himself.
|  | | Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown earned his 1,000th professional victory Friday night. |
Iverson had 20 points and four steals in the first quarter and
finished with 42 points as the 76ers beat the Los Angeles Clippers
108-93 Friday night.
"I'm glad to be here with him because not many coaches at this
level reach that point," said Iverson, who shot 16-for-31 from the
field and scored more than 40 points for the third straight game
and for the 12th time this season. "Being around him, I can see
how he has done it."
In the three games since the All-Star break, Iverson is
averaging 43.3 points. And he sparked the big Sixers run in the
first quarter.
"The little kid (Iverson) got us off to a great start," Brown
said. "The thing that surprises me is the little things he does
every night."
Tyrone Hill had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Nazr Mohammed
added 10 points for the 76ers, who outrebounded the Clippers 51-35
and won their third straight.
Eric Piatkowski had 19 points, Darius Miles scored 17 and Lamar
Odom added 12 for the Clippers, who lost their fourth straight.
Los Angeles, which trailed by 21 points in the first quarter,
cut into Philadelphia's lead in the third quarter when a layup by
Piatkowski with 5:47 left made it 63-57. But the Sixers regained a
double-digit advantage and led by as many as 17 in the fourth
quarter.
"We played terrible in the first quarter, it was
embarrassing," said Piatkowski. "You get down by that many it's
tough to get back, especially to a good team."
Philadelphia scored the game's first 11 points. The Sixers' lead
reached 21 late in the first when a jumper by Iverson made it
35-14. The Clippers did cut the deficit to 10, 55-45, at halftime.
Brown, in his fourth season with the Sixers, is 1,000-707 when
his NBA totals are added to his ABA record with Carolina and
Denver. He also has coached Denver, New Jersey, San Antonio, the
Los Angeles Clippers and Indiana. He ranks third on the career list
behind Lenny Wilkens of the Toronto Raptors and Pat Riley of the
Miami Heat.
Brown also coached at UCLA and Kansas and has a career coaching
record of 1,176-768.
"It's a thrill for sure, not a lot of people get the
opportunity to be in the league as long as I have," Brown said
after receiving a standing ovation from the crowd during a short
post-game ceremony. "But what's more gratifying is that there are
a bunch of guys here who play the right way."
Game notes
Philadelphia's Matt Geiger sat out the second-game of his
suspension due to a violation of the NBA's steroids policy. He is
set to return on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. ...The Clippers
usually low road attendance was bolstered by a promotional giveaway
of Allen Iverson Bobble-head dolls, which lent to a sellout crowd
of 20,592. ... Iverson's 42 points are the most given up by the
Clippers this season. ...Brown joked that his first pro win "came
with Doug Moe and probably was hilarious." Moe and Brown,
teammates at North Carolina, coached together with the Carolina
Cougars and the Denver Rockets in the ABA and the Denver Nuggets in
the NBA.
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Iverson bobble-head doll causes commotion
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Philadelphia 108
LA Clippers 93
LA Lakers 99
Charlotte 94
New York 114
New Jersey 104
Orlando 108
Houston 93
San Antonio 91
Minnesota 85
Vancouver 92
Golden State 79
Sacramento 117
Denver 84
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