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Dalembert Hurt, Brand Into Starting Lineup?
Philadelphia has labeled it a sprained ankle, but the severity remains to be seen. If Dalembert is unable to start against New Jersey on Saturday night, Elton Brand will start at center. "Some '4' [power forward], little bit of '3' [small forward] - real little bit," Brand said of his role. "It doesn't matter. We're players. [This is] the way we play - block shots, rebound and [run]. You don't want to disrupt anything, because you're still finding your way, but the guys are saying, 'If this is your play [that's called], shoot the ball.'" Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Pistons' Iverson Passes Barkley On NBA Scoring List
According to the Detroit News, Iverson had 10 points in the first half for the Pistons against the Boston Celtics, giving him 23,759 in his career. Patrick Ewing is next on the list with about 1,000 more points. Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets RealGM Recaps For Games On Thursday, Jan. 29th
- Orlando 99, Cleveland 88 Team FIC Differential: Magic +13.7, Cavaliers -13.7 The Magic (35-10) opened up the game with a strong third quarter to defeat the Cavaliers (35-9) at Amway Arena on Thursday night. Dwight Howard starred 22 points and 18 rebounds, Hedo Turkoglu posted 19 points and 13 boards, and Rashard Lewis scored 19 points in the win. Orlando outrebounded Cleveland by nine and limited the Cavaliers to 41% shooting. LeBron James had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, J.J. Hickson tallied 13 points and 7 boards, and Wally Szczerbiak added 14 points on 5-for-6 shooting in just nineteen minutes of action. Game FIC Scores - San Antonio 114, Phoenix 104 Team FIC Differential: Spurs +10.2, Suns -10.2 Deadlocked a halftime, the Spurs (31-14) used a good second half to record a win over the Suns (25-19) at US Airways Center. Tony Parker led with 26 points, Tim Duncan tallied 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Manu Ginobili contributed 30 points and 9 boards off the bench. San Antonio outrebounded Phoenix by eight, and the team combined to turn the ball over just fourteen times. Amare Stoudemire had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Grant Hall posted 20 points and 10 boards, and Steve Nash added 16 points and 18 assists in the loss. Game FIC Scores RealGM calculates the Floor Impact Counter using the following formula: (Points + .75 Defensive Rebounds + Offensive Rebounds + Steals + Assists + Blocks - .75 Field Goal Attempts - .375 Free Throw Attempts - Turnovers - .5 Personal Fouls) ( )'s indicate a negative FIC score. It is also used to rank players and to determine their Reina Value. Click here to view the player rankings with the Reina Value for the current season Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Sixers Jan 2009 Archive
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76ers' center Samuel Dalembert injured his ankle near the end of the second quarter on Friday night and had to be helped into the locker room.
Allen Iverson has moved up to 16th overall on the all-time scoring list, passing former Sixer great Charles Barkley on Friday night.
TNT featured a double-header of quality NBA action on Thursday night, with the Magic and Spurs winning marquee games.