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10/09/2008
Lou Williams scored 27 points and Thaddeus Young added 21 to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the NBA champion Boston Celtics 98-92 Wednesday in the exhibition opener for both teams. Williams was 7 of 12 from the field and 12 of 13 from the line. Leon Powe led the Celtics with 12 points and Tony Allen had 11.
06/09/2008
Phil Jackson mispronounced Leon Powe's name Sunday during his postgame press conference. The Lakers coach reportedly did not hear the fans chanting it properly several minutes earlier. Powe, rhymes with toe, not "Pow", the way Jackson mistakenly mentioned it, was the surprising player of Game 2 of the NBA finals, coming off the bench to score 21 points in Boston's 108-102 win over L.A.
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