Jackson’s Game Winner over Iverson's Sixers
Another costly defensive breakdown lead to Stephen Jackson's game winning layup in Philly, setting the Sixers back by another game in the Atlantic Division.
"It's big for the simple fact that we needed this win," Jackson said. "We feel ourselves getting better as a team and growing as a team. This win on the road is a big step."
The Sixers held a 93-92 lead after two free throws by Chris Webber with 50 seconds to go and had possession after Jackson - who made just 5-of-20 shots - missed a jumper with 30 seconds left.
However, Johnson cut off the penetration of Allen Iverson, who passed to Webber too late to avoid a 24-second violation, giving Indiana another chance with 4.9 seconds left.
After a timeout, the Pacers ran cutters off a series of screens. Jackson got away from Kyle Korver, took the inbounds pass from rookie Sarunas Jasikevicius and put in a layup over the smaller Kevin Ollie.
"It wasn't a buzzer-beater, but it ended up winning the game," Jackson said. "We knew that they were going to switch and I just made a hard cut to the basket. I'm glad that I made it because I hadn't made a shot all night."
"To fight like we fought for the majority of the game and to have that happen with 2.9 seconds on the clock is just devastating," Iverson said. "We played well. We shared the ball, played good solid defense and we pretty much rebounded with them for the whole game. We just didn't get it done."
"Anytime you come into this building and get a win against their full roster, that really says a lot," Johnson said. "Iverson had it going, but we weathered the storm and got a much needed road win."
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"It's big for the simple fact that we needed this win," Jackson said. "We feel ourselves getting better as a team and growing as a team. This win on the road is a big step."
The Sixers held a 93-92 lead after two free throws by Chris Webber with 50 seconds to go and had possession after Jackson - who made just 5-of-20 shots - missed a jumper with 30 seconds left.
However, Johnson cut off the penetration of Allen Iverson, who passed to Webber too late to avoid a 24-second violation, giving Indiana another chance with 4.9 seconds left.
After a timeout, the Pacers ran cutters off a series of screens. Jackson got away from Kyle Korver, took the inbounds pass from rookie Sarunas Jasikevicius and put in a layup over the smaller Kevin Ollie.
"It wasn't a buzzer-beater, but it ended up winning the game," Jackson said. "We knew that they were going to switch and I just made a hard cut to the basket. I'm glad that I made it because I hadn't made a shot all night."
"To fight like we fought for the majority of the game and to have that happen with 2.9 seconds on the clock is just devastating," Iverson said. "We played well. We shared the ball, played good solid defense and we pretty much rebounded with them for the whole game. We just didn't get it done."
"Anytime you come into this building and get a win against their full roster, that really says a lot," Johnson said. "Iverson had it going, but we weathered the storm and got a much needed road win."
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