| Knicks vs 76ers and Heat vs Rockets
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| | When he hit his sixth 3-pointer of the
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| 27th February 2007
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| | game late in the fourth, the Sixers went
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| Author: Peter Sparks
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| | ahead 97-80 and the Knicks had no more
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| The Knicks have been notoriously bad on
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| | runs left.
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| the 2nd half of back to backs this season
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| | The Knicks built an early11-point lead
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| but I expected their fortunes to change
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| | before it was wiped out by some torrid
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| against a less than impressive 76ers team
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| | shooting. Korver and Louis Williams each
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| still trying to find an identity without
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| | hit 3-pointers during a 10-0 run that
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| Allen Iverson. I also liked the Heat
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| | opened the second quarter. Korvers 3 made
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| visiting a Rockets team without Yao Ming.
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| | it 41-29 and the Sixers eventually
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| Shaq is playing his way back into shape
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| | stretched the lead to 15 points -- a
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| and I fully expected him to dominate in
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| | 26-point turnaround from late in the
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| this game.
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| | first quarter.
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| So last night, my picks were as follows:
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| | Led by Korver, Sixers reserves scored 32
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| Knicks +2 at 76ers
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| | points in the first half on 13-for-17
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| Heat +3 at Rockets
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| | shooting. Green made all four of his
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| Kyle Korver pretty much single handedly
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| | shots and Korver went 3-for-4 from
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| made me a loser in the first game as he
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| | 3-point range to take a 53-38 lead.
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| made six 3-pointers and matched a career
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| | My last hope came in game 2 as the Miami
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| high with 31 points to lead the
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| | Heat visited the Houston Rockets.
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| Philadelphia 76ers to a 104-84 victory
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| | Dwyane Wade dislocated his left shoulder
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| over the Knicks. He scored 14 points in
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| | late while Miami tried to make a comeback
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| the second quarter while the Sixers took
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| | Tracy McGrady scored 32 points to lead
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| a 15-point lead. After the Knicks
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| | the Rockets. But the real story was when
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| whittled the lead down to five in the
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| | Wade, who left with 27 points, got
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| fourth, he sank a pair of 3s that pushed
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| | tangled up with Shane Battier and
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| back New York and help Philadelphia snap
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| | grimaced in pain before going to the
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| a three-game losing streak.
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| | bench. A couple of minutes later he was
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| Korver was red hot, going 6-for-7 from
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| | helped into a wheelchair and taken off
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| 3-point range and 11-of-14 overall. Andre
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| | the bench. He was not moving his left arm
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| Miller scored 19 points, Joe Smith had 14
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| | and appeared to be in severe pain as he
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| and Steven Hunter 11 for the Sixers.
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| | was wheeled away.
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| Eddy Curry had 22 points and Jamal
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| | A basket by Wade with 11:15 to go got
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| Crawford 14 for the Knicks while Renaldo
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| | Miami within 89-80 and Alonzo Mourning
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| Balkman scored 13 and Stephon Marbury had
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| | hit one free throw to cut the lead to
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| 12 points. Balkman was sensational during
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| | eight. The Rockets then added four
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| a big Knicks run in the third, turned a
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| | 3-pointers, including two on consecutive
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| sharp entry pass into a layup underneath,
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| | possessions by McGrady to go ahead
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| and Crawford sank two free throws that
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| | 103-88, and the Heat wouldnt threaten
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| trimmed the lead to 76-71 in the fourth.
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| | again.
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| Then Korver took over as he scored on a
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| | The Rockets, spurred by nine quick points
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| driving layup and sank a free throw, then
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| | by McGrady, went on a 15-4 run in the
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| Smith made a 20-footer for a 10-point
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| | first quarter that gave them a 18-8 lead.
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| lead and some needed breathing room.
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| | Houston outscored the Heat 9-2 late in
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| Marbury converted a three-point play,
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| | the second quarter to push their lead to
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| only to have Korver come right back and
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| | 63-48 at halftime.
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| drill a 3. Marbury sank a 3-pointer, then
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| | So overall, it wasnt a good night for me
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| Korver did what he does best - yup, bury
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| | as I went 0 for 2. Theres always
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| another 3.
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| | tomorrow.
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