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I was an infant when the Phillies last won the World Series. I was in pre-school when the Sixers won it all in 1983. Since then I’ve either watched Philly sports teams lose on the way to the top, or scratch their way up only to get their asses knocked off by whoever else made it up that year.

I have many great Philly sports memories, but overall this city is more frustrating than blue balls on a teenager. I have no conscious memory of a parade. I have no hope to see one anytime soon.

With Allen Iverson moving on, I feel it’s my responsibility as a Philadelphian to share my favorite sports memory.

Iverson wasn’t going to lead the Sixers to greatness anytime soon, but not too many years ago, he almost did just that. My all time favorite Philly Sports moment, a game better than 1000 Rocky sequels, was Game 1 of the 2001 NBA finals. The Sixers struggled to the finals, going 7 games in series against Toronto and (Indiana?). The Lakers, led by Kobe and Shaq rolled through the playoffs, sweeping every series. The Sixers traveled to LA for game 1. No one gave them a chance in hell.

I had a few people over and it turned into a small party. The lady in the restaurant below my apartment rang my bell before the game went into overtime. She said we were shaking the glasses in the bar by jumping up and down on the floor. When the Sixers won that game in OT, thanks in totality to Allen Iverson’s play, that was without a doubt, the absolute best I’ve felt as a Philly fan. Here’s an article and some video from that game:

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