Allen Iverson broke his finger Friday night, and will be out for four to six weeks. This means the Sixers would enter the playoffs without their star player who they were hoping would lead them back to the finals.
Iverson hurt his hand in the first quarter of the Sixers game against Boston, but played through it until half time. Said fellow guard Eric Snow, "He told me it was broken as soon as it happened. He kept telling me it was broken and this was before he hit the two threes. That just shows you the grit."
Eric Snow and Derrick Coleman, who missed the last game with a hyperextended left knee that may have a cartilage tear, led the Sixers in the second half as they beat Boston 96-91 for their fifth straight road victory.