Nobody will be suspicious of Iverson or any of the Sixers on this night. In fact the 19 turnovers by the Lakers produced 25 points for the Sixers, certainly a key to the game. Eric Snow came off the bench with 13 points, five assists and the conclusive shot in overtime that put the game away. It looked for all the world as if Iverson had become tired down the stretch, then got rejuvenated with seven consecutive points in the overtime to turn the game back in Philadelphia's favor after O'Neal had given the Lakers the lead. I'm not thinking about fatigue.
Fatigues are army clothes.
You see, Iverson and the 76ers gained so much momentum and strength during their 18-game odyssey through the East, going seven games against both Toronto and Milwaukee, that they seemingly got stronger while the Lakers were lounging for 10 days in anticipation. I don't know what that means. If I had my druthers, I would have liked to have a couple more days where we could really prepare. But I always underestimate these guys. I know they'll try.