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MVP Allen Iverson Scored 19 points and dished 9 assists to carry the East win over the West. Many great players played in this game. L.A. Lakers:Kobe Bryant & Derek Fisher, Bucks:Ray Allen, Boston Celtics:Antoine Walker, Toronto Raptors:Marcus Camby, New Jersey Nets:Kerry Kittles, Abdur-Rahim, Indiana Pacers:Dampier.
Toronto's Marcus Camby and Philadelphia's Allen Iverson put on a first-half fireworks show, then held off a furious rally from Kobe Bryant and the West to post a 96-91 win in the Schick Rookie Game.
Camby scored 14 of his 18 points in the first 15-minute half, as the East jumped to a 51-36 lead on the strength of 67.6 percent shooting. Camby, 7-9 in the first half, lived off dazzling passes from Iverson, who had eight of his nine assists in the opening half en route to the game's Most Valuable Player award.
Iverson and Camby, the first two players selected in the 1996 Draft, reversed roles early in the second half, when Camby threw an alley-oop pass that Iverson caught at full extention of his 6-0 frame, and threw down with one hand. That keyed a 6-0 run that put the East squad up by 20, and seemingly out of reach for the West, which shot only 36.8 percent in the first half.
Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' teen phenom, and teammate Derek Fisher, had other ideas. Trailing 76-57, the unheralded Fisher scored all 10 of his team's points in a 10-2 run that put the West within 11 points, and set the stage for Bryant, his highly touted teammate, who at only 18 years of age, stole the game, and nearly stole the show. The Lakers' rookie did most of his damage at the free throw line, where he made 12 of 14 second half attempts.
Bryant finished with a Schick Rookie Game-record 31 points and also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Vancouver's Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 17 and Fisher 16 for the West, who closed the gap to as little as five in the closing moments.
However, in the stretch, it was too much Iverson, who sealed the Most Valuable Player award with several clutch free throws of his own, and Boston's Antoine Walker. Down the stretch, Walker picked Bryant for a steal and the score, and scored nine of the East's final 14 points. Iverson finished with 19 points, and his nine assists were two shy of the Schick Rookie Game record.
Walker led the East with 20 points (9-16 FG), and Erick Dampier of the Indiana Pacers had 11 to augment the scoring of Iverson and Camby, who also had a game-high 12 rebounds, a Schick Rookie Game record.
With the win, the East improved to 2-0 since the game went to an East/West format for last season's game. Allen Iverson 1997 Rookie Game |
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Won the gold medal at World University Games with the US Team in 1995.
Named Big East Rookie of the Year 1995
Named Big East Defensive Player of the Year 1995, 1996.
1st pick in NBA Draft 1996
Was named MVP of the 2000-01 NBA season.
Attended Georgetown University from 1994 to 1996 where he was coached by the legendary John Thompson.
Drafted first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 96.
Rookie of the Year 1997.
NBA Rookie 1st Team 1997.
Rookie All-star game MVP in 1997.
NBA All Star 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
All Star Game MVP 2001, 2005.
NBA MVP 2001.(Shortest MVP in MVP history)
All NBA First Team 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005.
In 2001, Led the 76ers to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1983 (lost to the LA Lakers in 5 games).
Played for Georgetown University.
Played Quarterback in HS and led his school to state titles in football and basketball his senior year.
Under lifetime contract with Reebok.
Daughter Tiaura (b. 1995), son Allen II, or "Deuce" (b. 1998).
Led the Bethel High School Bruins (Hampton, Virginia) to the 1993 basketball and football state championship; the then-16 year old played point guard and quarterback.
Released a rap album, Slow Motion, with appearances by his friends Ma$e, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Kool-G-Rap.
Georgetown University's all-time leading scorer.
Named after his father, Allen Broughton, who left the family and never married Iverson's mother.
Since 1998, he has hosted the Allen Iverson Celebrity Classic to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Lives on the same street as M. Night Shyamalan.
Wife Tawanna, gave birth to their 3rd child, Isaiah Rahsaan Iverson, the baby weighted 7 lbs. and was born at 9:30 A.M. on August 8, 2003.
He founded the Crossover Foundation.
Allen's third child, son Isaiah Rahsaan, was named for Isiah Thomas and the late Rahsaan Langford, Allen Iverson's close friend who was shot to death in October 2001.
Olympic Bronze Medalist (2004 - Basketball).
He and wife Tawanna welcomed their fourth child, daughter Messiah Lauren Iverson on August 16, 2005 at 11:47 AM, weighing 6 lbs, 12 ounces.
Currently playing for the Denver Nuggets Allen Iverson Highlight & Inte |
