Only days before, The Brotherhood and the Cavaliers faced each other at the Wells Fargo Center. It was a clash of titans, as both Allen Iverson and LeBron James scored 18 points. That day though, the diference-maker was Alonzo Mourning, who scored a season-high 27 points, while grabbing 5 rebounds and giving 6 assists.
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The Cavaliers learnt about their mistakes and made some changes in the rotation, giving Craig Ehlo the opportunity of starting a game for the first time this season. The starting lineup also included LeBron James, Larry Johnson and Kyrie Irving. The Sixers also changed their rotations, as Todd MacCulloch took Tristan Thompson's spot.
The first quarter was entirely dominated by The Brotherhood, as AI humilliated Ehlo's weak defence and finished the first 12 minutes with 19 points and 4 assists. In the second quarter LeBron James step up, scoring 10 points in 12 minutes and being the leader o the Cavs' 14-6 run.
After trading baskets during the most part of the third quarter, a triple-team on Iverson made him turn the ball over with only 10 seconds remaining. Then, Kyrie Irving passed Jrue Holiday's defense and scored. The last quarter would begin with the Sixers leading by 1 single point.
However, Allen Iverson again carried the team on his back and scored 22 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and give 5 assists in only 12 minutes. Meanwhile, Iguodala played lock-down defence on LeBron James, and both Ibaka and Mourning managed to control Larry Johnson's explosiveness.
It was an 11-point win for The Brotherhood, who now stands with an 11-1 record. James' Cavaliers went to the locker-room with a below 50% record of 5-6, and started planning the strategy for their next game.
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