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Allen Iverson vs Michael Jordan (Final NBA Game) Part 2

Michael Jordan's coach pleaded with him to go back in the game and the opposing coach made sure Jordan had the chance to end his career with a basket. Jordan's last shot was a free throw and like his final appearance in an NBA uniform it was good. One of the greatest players in NBA history played the final game of his illustrious career Wednesday night not in the setting that he would have preferred but in a special atmosphere nonetheless. Jordan's final moment on the court ended with him receiving applause and a lengthy standing ovation from nearly everyone in the arena -- including the coaches and the other players. He soaked it all up with a wide smile and a wave to the crowd after exiting for good with 1:44 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 107-87 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. ``Now I guess it hits me that I'm not going to be in a uniform anymore -- and that's not a terrible feeling '' Jordan said afterward. ``It's something that I've come to grips with and it's time. This is the final retirement.'' Jordan finished with 15 points four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes -- drawing several adoring ovations from the last sellout crowd that will ever watch him play. ``The Philly people did a great job. They gave me the biggest inspiration in a sense '' Jordan said. ``Obviously they wanted to see me make a couple of baskets and then come off. That was very very respectful and I had a good time.'' Jordan's final points almost looked scripted with Eric Snow of the 76ers fouling him in the backcourt for no apparent reason except to send him to the line. ``Coach (Larry Brown) told me to foul him get him to the line to get some points and get him out of there '' Snow said. Both foul shots went in and the Wizards committed a foul one second later so that Jordan could be removed from the game and receive the proper send-off. In a rare scene the 10 players who remained on the court turned to Jordan and applauded too. The 40-year-old Jordan would have preferred to end his career in the playoffs but the Wizards never clicked during his two years in Washington and finished 37-45 in both seasons. But that was merely a footnote on this stirring night the last time the basketball public was treated to one of the greatest athletes in history playing the game one last time. Jordan finished his career with 32 292 points -- the third-highest total in league history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His final career average of 30.12 goes down as the best in NBA history just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain's 30.07. ``I never never took the game for granted. I was very true to the game and the game was very true to me. It was just that simple '' Jordan said. With the Sixers ahead by 21 points with 9 1/2 minutes remaining the crowd began chanting ``We want Mike.'' The chant grew louder as the period progressed with Jordan remaining seated and fans ignored the game to stand and stare at the Wizards' bench wondering why Jordan wasn't playing. This being Philadelphia they eventually booed. Jordan finally pulled his warmups off and re-entered the game with 2:35 left for his brief final appearance. ``I played here. I told him I at least have to be able to come back (to Philadelphia) '' Wizards coach Doug Collins said. ``I told him to go back in for a minute. He said 'I'm stiff.' I said 'Please. They want to see you.' He said 'Larry Hughes is going to foul out soon so put me in then.''' Earlier in the game Jordan showed his age. There was a play in the first quarter when he looked like the Jordan of old except for the result. Starting near the foul line Jordan ducked his shoulder lowered his head stuck out his tongue and drove to his right the ball rolling off his fingers ever so softly as it arched toward the net. Rather than going in though the ball hit the front rim and missed -- one of several of his shots that came up a few inches short. One of the exceptions was Jordan's final shot of the first half -- a one-handed dunk that came after he received a nice pass under the basket from Bobby Simmons. Jordan hit his first two shots of the third quarter but didn't do much else positive in the period. On an alley-oop pass from Tyronn Lue the ball hit him in the fingertips and bounced harmlessly away. A lazy crosscourt pass was picked off by Aaron McKie leading to one of Philadelphia's 31 fast-break points. Jordan's final field-goal attempt was a missed layup with 8:13 remaining. ``I'm not embarrassed '' Jordan said ``but it's just not ... I've had better feelings in terms of playing a competitive game.'' The standing ovation that Jordan received lasted about three minutes with Jordan smiling nodding and chewing gum throughout. The group Boyz II Men sang ``It's So Hard To Say Goodbye'' between the first and second quarters as a montage of Jordan's career highlights was shown on the scoreboard.

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Updated: 12/22/2006 - 20:20:24

Tags: allen, iverson, kobe, bryant, lebron, james, wade, mcgrady, o'neal, jordan, kidd, pierce, carter, anthony, marbury, nba, mix, ad

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Kito343 wtf brad nessler and bill walton calling this game??? marv albert had to call this one, mj's last game!! 03/10/2010 - 02:45:48
lulupark MJ is the best one ever 03/09/2010 - 00:51:53
MegaMrlong whens the last tiem you've seen iverson being talked about? whens the last time you've even seen him in a commercial?? 03/07/2010 - 17:29:04
MegaMrlong yes i know but there will never be an all star game like that because micheal jordan has retierd. thats why i said "if" 03/07/2010 - 17:28:10
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jdmcarthur2112 jordans the man !! 03/07/2010 - 04:32:37
MADNEES1 and1 03/07/2010 - 03:55:10
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jdoug312 They call it the all star game, my friend. 03/07/2010 - 01:01:26
abeMr i thought the same thing. hahaha 03/07/2010 - 00:24:44
shascky1 @MegaMrlong are u serious hes 35 now he still is good now as good as he used 2 03/06/2010 - 20:37:04
MegaMrlong i didnt understand the last part. rings dont mean shit. u aint goin know where in the nba with just rings. and the only reason people see iverson as a good player is because his team sucks. same thing as dwayne wade and michael jordan and kobe bryant and jason kidd when his team used to suck and all em other players. if you put all these players on the same team against players just as good as them, you'd see a HUGE difference. 03/06/2010 - 18:08:04
Jiballin @MegaMrlong cassel got's rings, if your talking about Sam. iverson don't Cassel anyday over Iverson. 03/06/2010 - 10:08:42
ezlove0710 there are great players in the NBA, please don't try to make one of them the great great greatest, there are also defensive type of great players around. Come on, just enjoy the games, where amzaing come from. Great players make great games 03/06/2010 - 08:01:52
MegaMrlong im talking about 2010 kid. 03/05/2010 - 22:44:29
gino26gman u really have no idea what you are saying my friend. allen iverson is one of the best scorers to play the game. just because he is not the best now doesent mean that he never was. 03/05/2010 - 04:36:38
MegaMrlong what is up with this allen iverson shit? allen sucks! hes liek cassel! their both amature players! 03/05/2010 - 02:35:46
jhood75 it is blasphemous to compare allen to michael..allen is one of the best players to ever play don't get me wrong, and i know that might not be the intention of the video, but thats just my opinion 03/05/2010 - 02:21:02
djmomo100 hey @chargerhemi440 u got a licenses......... to be riding iverson dick tht hard lol fagot ass bitch 03/03/2010 - 21:37:57
roversman21 hahha 03/03/2010 - 21:36:27
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chargerhemi440 iverson is the best player 03/02/2010 - 09:04:35
lopie09 WE WANT MIKE! 03/01/2010 - 14:23:05
forexistentialistics MJ changed BASKETBALL!! BBALL will never be the same! 03/01/2010 - 07:31:27
 
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