NBA Greatest Duels: Allen Iverson vs. Jerry Stackhouse (2001) *44 vs 34
The only title Jerry Stackhouse has been chasing since leaving Philadelphia is the scoring title. Stackhouse scored 34 points but former teammate Allen Iverson poured in 44 as the league-leading Philadelphia 76ers continued their ascension at the Detroit Pistons’ expense, cruising to a 105-89 rout. After completing a franchise-record 12-game road winning streak with an 85-84 overtime triumph at Houston on Wednesday, the Sixers had little trouble carrying their success back to the First Union Center. Iverson and Stackhouse each had 13 points in the first quarter, when Philadelphia took the lead for good, 25-21. Armed with a better supporting cast, Iverson dictated the pace thereafter, scoring 10 points in the second period as Philadelphia opened a 58-41 halftime lead. “We’re 33-10, 10, but next day we could be 33-11, then (33-12) and so on,” Iverson said. “We don’t want that. We’re going to play every game like it’s our last. We want to take it one game at a time so that something special will happen at the end of the season.” Stackhouse was traded to Detroit on December 18, 1997 for guard Aaron McKie and center Theo Ratliff — both of whom have played significant roles in Philadelphia’s rise to the top of the NBA standings. Stackhouse entered the contest with a league-leading 29.9-point scoring average, but the Pistons have lost 10 of their last 11 and are 12 games behind first-place Milwaukee in the Central Division. He helped Detroit get within four points late in the …








