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Allen Iverson fits inYesterday

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Allen Iverson gets a Michael Curry hug after game winner against Clippers

Allen Iverson a Piston.

Say it over slowly. Aaallleeennn IIIVvveerrsssoonnn aaa Pppiiiissstttooonnn. There, does that feel better?

Yeah, he is trying to fit in and be a good teammate. The Pistons are all about the no star concept. Joe D realized he could win with a bunch of good players or near great players without the superstars. Did he not want superstars? Heck no, he wants them bad, but they are hard to come by and even harder to harness.

Bring in Allen from stage left or Denver. AI wants a title. He can taste it. What better way to go for one than to fit in on a team that goes to the conference finals every year.

This team is the future for Rodney Stuckey, but the present for AI. Joe D may not give him a future in Detroit. His contract is worth too much. AI must win now, so no sacrifice is too grea

Eric Gordon finds no wallYesterday

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Eric Gordon flashes to the basket

Eric Gordon was a dominating freshman guard in the Big Ten a year ago and now is fast becoming a dominating guard in the NBA for the San Diego Clippers.

So where is that rookie wall that all rooks hit?

Those two performances gave the former Indianapolis prep standout 129 points the past five games, the best stretch for a Clippers rookie in 26 years. The last Clippers rookie to score that many points in five games was Terry Cummings in March 1983, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

“The more games you play, the more confident you get,” Gordon said. “It’s all about having fun for the most part.

“The rookie wall is all about when you’re playing so much basketball you get tired of it. If you just keep on learning and doing the things you need to do, everything will be good.”

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Shaq is backJanuary 5

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Shaq being held back by ? is that Jason Kidd as a blonde?

The Shaq is playing at a high level and when he does there are few that can hang with him. It may be hard at his age and weight to continue, but he is doing it now when few thought he could ever do it again.

O’Neal said he should be an All-Star on his home floor but said “I’m not going to be doing e-mail campaigns and putting on cowboys hats.”

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So how good is Shaq playing?

Now, O’Neal enters the start of a three-game Suns homestand Friday night with his first three-game streak of 20-point, 10-rebound outings since March 2005. In his past seven games, O’Neal is averaging 24.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks.

Never count out the big fella!

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LeBron James has Cavaliers in 2ndJanuary 5

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LeBron James with two hands raised

What are you talking about? The Cavaliers and LeBron James are in 1st place, 5 and one half games up on the streaking Pistons.

Oh, not that. The Cavaliers are 2nd in the ESPN Power Rankings by Marc Stein. How does LeBron do it? Other than Mo Williams, there is no one on LeBron’s team of any merit.

This is a big deal, because they had to push out the Boston Celtics to do it and that just does not happen, but the Celtics are slumping or something.

Rajon Rondo says the Celtics are absolutely, positively “not in a slump.” And he’s right. After a 27-2 start, I’d say losing four out of six for the first time ever in the KG-Pierce-Allen era ranks as more than a slump.

Pau Gasol 8th fastest Internationally bornJanuary 4

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Pau Gasol scoring again

So what, they lined up all the internationally born NBA players and raced and Pau Gasol was the eighth fastest?

No, more like he is the 8th fastest European to get to 10,000 points in the NBA.

Pau Gasol shows more of his offensive creativity, and against Utah he reached the 10,000-point plateau for his career. Dirk Nowitzki, Peja Stojakovic and Vlade Divac are the only other Europeans to get there after having come to the NBA directly from overseas.

Only 286 players overall in league history have scored 10,000 points, and Gasol is the eighth-fastest (in terms of games played) internationally born player to get there.

And obviously Gasol isn’t done.

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Laker coach Phil Jackson says Pau has a great chance of joining him and Kobe Bryant on the All Star team.

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