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Going into my first true free agency as an NBA player this off-season, the one thing that mattered to me the most was finding a team that would be a good fit for me. I wanted to be on a team where I would be able to play freely and truly play the game I love with joy again. That has always been the most important thing to me. After a LOT of prayer and long discussions with family and friends, I wanted to personally let you guys know I'll be joining the Charlotte Hornets.
My journey has never looked the way I (or anyone else) thought it would, but God has always worked things out for my good and I am confident that he will continue to do so. I want to thank Coach Clifford and the Hornets organization for this opportunity - for taking the time to talk to me, understanding my game, and most importantly, making it clear they believe in me. For those of you who have been patiently waiting for news, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for joining me on this journey. To the Lakers organization and the city of Los Angeles, thank you for your support this past season.
I have no idea what is coming next, but I promise I will do everything in my power to contribute to this team and to improve as a player and as a person. Here’s to the next chapter! #audienceofOne #BuzzCity
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The site of last season's biggest win was the site of this season's first loss for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Philadelphia's franchise-record, season-opening, 10-game winning streak came to an unceremonious end as the 76ers played poorly and were routed, 88-73, by the Charlotte Hornets.
The 76ers were the NBA's last unbeaten team but were far from perfect tonight. They never led, shot just 34 percent (28-of-82) from the field, were outrebounded 60-39 and trailed by as many as 22 points.
"They weren't going to go 82-0," Hornets center Elden Campbell said. "They had to get a loss sometime."
Allen Iverson, whose willingness to involve his teammates in the offense was one of the reasons for Philadelphia's success, had his worst game of the season. The All-Star scored a season-low seven points on 3-of-17 shooting as he never got untracked.
"Iverson missed a lot of shots," Charlotte coach Paul Silas said. "If he's missing, it's good, but if he's making shots it's a different story."
"Allen Iverson is a phenomenal player," Campbell said. "We just tried to stay in front of him. We wanted him to take tough shots."
In Game One of last season's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, Iverson scored 40 points to lead the Sixers to an upset win. Philadelphia went on to win the series in four games.
"We saw this as a game we needed to win to keep our winning streak alive," Charlotte swingman Eddie Robinson said. "We didn't look at them as far as their win streak. We just wanted to beat them. We knew they were 10-0 but that didn't really factor into it."
Although the Sixers were bad, the Hornets also were pretty good. En route to their third straight win, they used their muscle to open a 10-point halftime lead, then found the range by shooting 59 percent (10-of-17) in the third quarter.
"I think they were great defensively, executed phenomenally and took us out of everything we wanted to do," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "They played better than any team we played against all year and deserved to win."
Charlotte guard Baron Davis notched the first triple-double of his career with 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. It was the first by a Hornet since Anthony Mason against Toronto on March 31 of last season.
"We're coming together," Davis said. "We have to realize we're a defensive team first and we can get a lot of easy baskets when our defense is clicking."
Campbell scored a season-high 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked eight shots for the Hornets, who improved to 32-15 all-time against the Sixers, including 19-6 at home.
Neither team shot well in the first half as Charlotte managed 33 percent (14-of-43) while holding Philadelphia to 31 percent (13-of-42). Campbell scored 14 points as the Hornets pushed around the Sixers and opened a 42-32 lead.
Philadelphia made a half-hearted surge at the beginning of the third quarter, closing to 47-39 on a layup by George Lynch. But Charlotte responded with a 16-2 run that featured five points each by Davis and Jamal Mashburn.
A follow shot by Davis gave the Hornets their largest lead at 63-41 with 3:49 remaining. Mashburn scored 10 points in the third period, which ended with Charlotte holding a 69-53 bulge.
Mashburn had 16 points and 11 rebounds and P.J. Brown added 10 and 14 for the Hornets, who shot 39 percent (31-of-80) overall. Mashburn handed out seven assists.
Eric Snow, Matt Geiger and Vernon Maxwell scored 10 points each for the Sixers. Iverson was held below double figures for just the 12th time in 285 career games.
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The Charlotte Hornets put the Philadelphia 76ers away with a timely switch to a zone defense.
After blowing a 19-point lead, Charlotte went to a zone defense that stopped a Philadelphia spurt and helped lift the Hornets to a 94-85 victory Wednesday night.
"It got them out of their rhythm when they were making their charge," Hornets coach Paul Silas said.
Lee Nailon had a career-high 27 points, Baron Davis added 19 points, P.J. Brown had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Elden Campbell had 12 points and 10 rebounds and David Wesley also had 12 points for the Hornets, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 38 points on 13-of-30 shooting. Aaron McKie had 17 points and Derrick Coleman and Dikembe Mutombo each grabbed 12 rebounds for the 76ers, who had a two-game winning streak snapped and have lost eight of their last 10.
"We weren't getting stops so they could play zone," Iverson said. "Guys are not attacking, not taking the ball to the basket."
A jumper by Wesley as the shot clock buzzer sounded gave the Hornets a 90-84 lead with 1:09 left in the game. On the ensuing possession by Philadelphia, Campbell blocked a runner floater by Iverson, leading to layup by Nailon to put the game away.
After a fast-break dunk by Nailon gave Charlotte a 79-68 lead early in the fourth quarter, the 76ers scored 10 straight, including eight by Iverson to close to 79-78 with 7:21 left. The Hornets then scored the next five, including two on free throws after Mutombo and Iverson were whistled for technicals during the same play, to go ahead 84-78 with 6:15 remaining.
The Hornets broke open a 64-64 tie in the third quarter by scoring 13 of the last 17 points of the quarter, with Nailon making three baskets in the final minute as Charlotte took a 77-68 lead. Charlotte's zone defense allowed the Sixers to making just three baskets in the final seven minutes of the quarter.
"(The zone) really worked well," Wesley said. "We got them to stand around and take jump shots and when they did try to drive the lane we closed up the middle."
The first half consisted of two very different quarters. Charlotte outscored the Sixers 38-21 in the first quarter, thanks to 59 percent shooting (17-of-29) and a 16-6 rebounding advantage.
Philadelphia came back strong in the second quarter, rebounding from a 19-point deficit and scoring 26 of the last 35 points of the half to pull to 55-53 at halftime. Iverson had 13 points and was 4-of-7 from the field in the quarter.
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Allen Iverson scored enough points to catch Shaquille O'Neal but not enough for the Philadelphia 76ers to catch the Charlotte Hornets.
Iverson scored 39 points to take over the league scoring lead from O'Neal but the Hornets found the range in overtime and dealt the 76ers a 117-110 loss that dumped them into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Elden Campbell scored seven of his 18 points in overtime for the Hornets, who blew a 21-point first-half lead and needed a reverse dunk by Eddie Jones off an airball by Chucky Brown to force the extra session with 2.9 seconds left in regulation.
"We missed our free throws in the fourth quarter (5-of-9) and missed a big box-out at the end to win the game," Philadelphia coach Larry Brown said. "We talked about boxing out during the timeout. Eddie Jones was incredible for them."
"That was luck. I saw the ball was short," said Jones, who scored 28 points and did a credible job on Iverson.
Iverson had given the 76ers a 100-98 lead with a 3-pointer with 6.8 seconds to go. But he scored only four points in overtime, missing 21-of-35 shots and 7-of-16 free throws overall, as his play resembled the wild offensive game he displayed as a rookie.
"The kid is awesome," Hornets interim coach Paul Silas said. "They ran plays and set great picks for him and he made us pay."
"In overtime, they made some shots and we missed some," Iverson said. "We just didn't execute like we'd like to."
Nevertheless, Iverson is averaging 26.61 points while O'Neal, the superstar center of the Los Angeles Lakers, is at 26.47. On Wednesday, Iverson's 76ers host the Detroit Pistons and O'Neal's Lakers entertain Portland.
If the Sixers (27-22) win, they will be no lower than seventh in the East. They could finish sixth if Milwaukee (28-21) loses at New Jersey or as low as eighth if they lose and New York (26-23) defeats Miami.
"Seventh or eighth means we are still in the playoffs," said Sixers center Matt Geiger, who had 22 points and 13 rebounds but was saddled by foul trouble in trying to defend Campbell in overtime. "We played well enough to get in. ... We will just have to get started tonight with playoff basketball. It is upon us."
David Wesley had 19 points and 10 assists, Bobby Phills scored 17 points and Eldridge Recasner added 16 for Charlotte, which was eliminated from the playoff race Monday but bounced back to beat Philadelphia for the first time in three meetings this season. The Hornets scored the most points against the 76ers this season after combining for only 136 in the first two games.
"We know we're a playoff team," said Jones, who was acquired in a mid-season trade. "We may not be in the playoffs, but we know we're a playoff team."
After a 4-11 start that led to the resignation of coach Dave Cowens, Charlotte (25-24) has gone 21-13 under Silas and visits Boston on Wednesday.
"It's an important game," Silas said. "We're going to do all we can to win it. It would be nice to finish the season on a winning note."
Campbell opened the overtime scoring with a free throw to give the Hornets the lead for good and Wesley drilled a 3-pointer. Philadelphia's Aaron McKie made a jumper but Campbell responded with a nine-footer for a 106-102 lead with 2:59 to go.
Iverson made two free throws but Campbell hit another jumper. McKie's basket cut the deficit to 108-106 with 1:56 left before Phills, Campbell and Jones scored in a 38-second span to seal it at 114-106 with 43 seconds to play.
"We went to Elden a lot late in the game trying to foul Geiger out," Silas said. "He made several big shots in the overtime."
Chucky Brown scored 14 points and Campbell grabbed 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who shot 47 percent (39-of-83) from the field and made 32-of-39 free throws. Campbell and Wesley made six steals each and Jones added five and four blocks.
Rookie Larry Hughes scored 13 points and McKie and Eric Snow added 12 apiece for the Sixers, who shot 45 percent (42-of-94) and held a 48-44 rebounding edge. George Lynch grabbed eight rebounds and Snow handed out eight assists.
The Hornets shot 57 percent (12-of-21) and held the Sixers to just 27 percent (6-of-22) in the first quarter, opening a 36-16 lead. Jones scored 12 points in the period and his dunk gave Charlotte its largest lead at 49-28 with 4:09 left in the second quarter.
The Sixers closed to 58-42 at halftime and Iverson and Geiger scored nine points each in the third quarter to help cut the deficit to 77-74. Hughes' three-point play gave Philadelphia an 80-79 lead with 10:08 left in the fourth quarter.
"If we could have guven the energy we gave in the second half in the beginning of the game, we could have won this game," Brown said. "We can't expect to play this way during the playoffs."