Lou Williams sent the same roaring, adoring crowd that cheered Kevin Durant's milestone to the exits several minutes before the final buzzer.
Durant was brilliant, and Williams even better.
Williams scored 27 of his career-high 50 points in the third quarter and the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors for the first time in more than three years with a 125-106 win Wednesday that spoiled a milestone night for Durant.
Williams shot 16-for-27 with a career-best eight 3-pointers and made all 10 of his free throws.
"He ordered 50-piece nuggets on us tonight," Durant quipped. "Lou got it going."
Durant became the 44th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points, finishing with 40 as the Warriors had their five-game winning streak snapped along with a 12-game unbeaten stretch in the Clippers rivalry.
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Of all the prolific offensive performances
in the opening games of this year's NBA playoffs, Allen Iverson's
was the best.
Not only that, it was one of the greatest in NBA playoff history.
Iverson scored 55 points Sunday night in a brilliant display of
shooting, making 21 of 32 shots while eclipsing his previous
playoff-high of 54 as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the New Orleans Hornets 98-90.
"That was his best ever, by far,'' Philadelphia coach Larry
Brown said.
Iverson scored 20 in the fourth quarter to help his team hang
onto the lead throughout the final 12 minutes of a closely
contested, physical game.
Iverson joined Michael Jordan, Rick Barry, Charles Barkley, Wilt
Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the only players to score 55 or
more in a playoff game. Jordan holds the NBA record of 63.
"When I'm out there on the basketball court in front of 20,000
people, and I'm making shots and they're into it and jumping up and
cheering, that's what I get the goose bumps from,'' Iverson said.
"Because I know when these people leave this arena, that might be
something they'll cherish for the rest of their life.''
The fans weren't the only ones cherishing it.
Iverson's coach and teammates were in awe, as were the Hornets.
"The only player I've ever seen play like that was Michael
Jordan,'' Derrick Coleman said.
"It's right up there with Mike's 63,'' Hornets coach Paul Silas
said.
"It was the single-best performance I've ever been a part of,''
Philadelphia's Keith Van Horn said.
During the first seven games of the postseason Saturday and
earlier Sunday, there was a 46-point performance by Dirk Nowitzki
of Dallas and a 43-point outing by Orlando's Tracy McGrady.
Iverson outdid them by a bunch, hitting nearly everything he
tossed up with the exception of a stretch of five consecutive
misses during the third quarter.
"He must've been watching TV all day, watching all those young
gunners putting up those numbers -- and he had the last game in
prime time,'' the Sixers' Aaron McKie said.
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A.I. vs. Kobe delivered the throwback duel fans paid to see. Just like in the 2001 NBA finals, Bryant's Lakers came out on top.
Bryant roused the 20,000 fans who came to jeer him as much as they did to root on the 76ers, scoring 24 points to lead Los Angeles to a 99-91 win over Philadelphia on Friday night.
Bryant always packs the Wachovia Center when the he makes his yearly visit to his old stomping grounds. He rarely disappoints in putting on a show for the fans who boo his every touch, yet line the court to snap countless photos.
While Bryant is still in his prime, Allen Iverson is in a steady decline. Lakers coach Phil Jackson said the All-Star showdown misses some of the buzz of years past when both could make the argument they were tops at their position.
Don't tell Iverson. He crossed-over and crashed his way toward a season-high 23 points.
Iverson and Bryant are responsible for Philadelphia's only two sellouts this season. Iverson's first game back in Philadelphia drew 20,664, and Bryant helped draw 20,809 on Friday.
For a half, each let their teammates do all the scoring. Both Bryant and Iverson scored only two points in the first half, and the Lakers led 51-42 at the break.
Then it got fun.
As if to show the first 24 minutes didn't matter, Bryant caught the first pass of the second half, spun and buried a 14-footer.
He gave the Lakers a brief scare moments later. Elton Brand dove for the ball and tripped up Bryant, who instantly grabbed his left knee and hobbled toward the sideline. The Lakers called time out, allowing Bryant some extra time to lightly jog and test out the knee.
Spoiler alert. Bryant can play like an MVP even when he's banged up. He promptly stole the ball and buried a fadeway that gave the Lakers a 15-point lead.
Iverson, one of the greatest small men in league history, showed he's still got something left in those 34-year-old arthritic legs. He nailed one 3-pointer and two possessions later hit another that sliced the deficit to eight.
Iverson showed a glimpse of his former MVP self when he crossed-over Derek Fisher and tossed up a running bank shot as his 6-foot frame slammed onto the unforgiving court. He sank the free throw to complete the three-point play that was vintage Iverson and make it 68-63.
That was about all Iverson and the Sixers could muster to make this one a truly close one.
Bryant stepped to the line late in the third to chants of ``MVP! MVP!'' only to hear it quickly drowned out by boos. He finished the quarter with a little step-back jumper to offset an invigorated Iverson.
Iverson scored 15 points on 6 for 7 shooting in the third to top Bryant's 5 of 7, 14-point quarter. Iverson and Bryant each made 10 baskets in the game from the floor.
The damage was done. The Lakers built a 16-point lead and played the fourth in cruise control.
Pau Gasol had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Ron Artest scored 18 points and Lamar Odom had 13 for the Lakers.
Elton Brand scored 19 points, and Sam Dalembert had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
NOTES: The Sixers outrebounded the Lakers 44-36. ... The Sixers are only 7-16 at home.
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