Cavs vs. Philly: Tale of two stars

LeBron and Iverson. These two were the featured attractions tonight. One showed up to play the other didn't.
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Philly's defense suffocated LeBron all night.
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The few times he penetrated the lane he found double and triple-teaming.
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Drew Gooden tries a hook in the lane.
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Sasha Pavlovic tries to pierce the lane but Philly continue to smother the Cavs offense inside.
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This was more entertaining than the Cavs offense. LeBron was 3-20 shooting.
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Usher made some new friends courtside at the Gund. He may have made a few enemies too because he stood for most of the fourth quarter in front of everyone.
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Well, Allen Iverson was the show tonight. He scored 31 as he repeatedly broke down the Cavs defense by penetrating the lane.
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Jeff McGinness just cannot guard Iverson.
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Allen Iverson flips in a lay-up versus Cleveland.
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Again and again Iverson slips into the lane beating the Cavs defenders. It was like a clinic.
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Chris Webber gets into the act too as Iverson dumped the ball off to him inside the lane.
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Usher signed autographs for some new young Gund patrons.
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Back to Iverson, Eric Snow gave it a whirl guarding his former Philly teammate.
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It didn't help much as Iverson goes up for a jumper over Eric Snow.
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Philly set good picks to free up Iverson.
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Down the lane again for Iverson for a layup against Cleveland.
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Kyle Korver looks pleased as he does his Elvis pose.
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Andrew Varejao leaps for a rebound.
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Robert "Tractor" Traylor is surprised at the referree's call.
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Sasha Pavolvik and Zydrunas Ilgauskas try to slam the door on Chris Webber.
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To make things worse a bunch of fat guys came out to dance at a timeout.
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Usher liked it but I bet he can't wait to revamp the time-out entertainment.
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LeBron might have wished he could hide from his performance tonight.
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