The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Chicago Bulls for the first time in over four years, ending a 16-game series losing streak with a 106-96 victory More

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Chicago Bulls for the first time in over four years, ending a 16-game series losing streak with a 106-96 victory behind 31 points from Allen Iverson. The 76ers had not beaten the Bulls since December 8th, 1993, a span that included seven home games. They have had three coaching changes and four 50-loss seasons since that victory,while the Bulls have averaged 63 wins and have won the last two NBA titles. Derrick Coleman scored 10 of his 18 points in the third quarter, when the Sixers took control. Iverson, who finished two points shy of his season high, added nine in the final period, when the Sixers fought off a rally by the Bulls and opened a 19-point lead. Philadelphia has won four of its last six. "This game will give us a little bit more confidence," Iverson said. "It gives us confidence because if we can beat the world champions, there shouldn't be any reason why we shouldn't feel we can beat every team we play against. Some nights we're going to have off nights shooting the ball but if we play defense, we'll be in every game." Scottie Pippen scored 22 points -- two in the second half -- and Michael Jordan added 20 for the Bulls, who were coming off a convincing home win over Seattle and lost for the first time in three games since Pippen's return. Chicago dropped to 7-11 on the road. "When you go on the road, you got to take care of the ball, especially against teams that are trying to make a name for themselves," Jordan said. "I, myself, made a lot of mistakes out there and I certainly can take the blame for this one." Playing in front of a record crowd of 21,104 at the CoreStates Center, the Sixers overcame Pippen's 20 first-half points for a 52-51 lead. Iverson scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. A layup by Randy Brown pulled the Bulls within 64-61 with 6:18 left in the third quarter before the 76ers went on a 13-3 run. Rookie Tim Thomas had a three-pointer and Coleman had a jumper and layup before a jumper by Clarence Weatherspoon made it 77-64 with 51 seconds to go. "We didn't take care of the basketball in the fourth," Jordan said. "Little stupid mistakes cost us the game. We're a better basketball team than that. You have to say a game like this is a learning experience for us. We didn't take care of the ball, especially when we got it down to within three." "What stood out is when they scored nine straight to start the fourth quarter, we just dug in," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "Early on (in the season), we tried to win as individuals. Tonight it seemed, when they made a run at us, we continued to be a team and played the right way." Jordan and Pippen were limited to a combined 4-of-17 from the field in the second half. Pippen was just 1-of-6 as Thomas did a credible job on the perennial All-Star. "The second half we had to play a perimeter offense," Pippen said. "We settled for that instead of being smarter and trying to go inside. My conditioning is not at the point to where I should settle for outside jump shots." Before we had Theo and before Derrick's presence, we weren't a good defensive team, so we couldn't withstand runs by other teams and that was because we couldn't get any stops," Coleman said. "Now, we can get stops. That's made us a better team." "We can't say, 'This is a great thing because we beat the Bulls,'" Ratliff said. "We've got another game coming up and we have to play just as well against those guys. We're not going to go all out and celebrate or have a party or things of that nature just because we beat the Bulls." Dennis Rodman grabbed 20 rebounds for the Bulls, who also shot 46 percent (38-of-83) and held a 51-39 rebounding edge. But Chicago committed 29 fouls and 21 turnovers.
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Après avoir séduit l’hexagone avec sa belle gueule, ses chansons romantiques, et sa voix sublime qui a donné à plus More

Après avoir séduit l’hexagone avec sa belle gueule, ses chansons romantiques, et sa voix sublime qui a donné à plus d’un(e) l'envie de manger beaucoup de yahourts et moult fromages, Chris Isaak a conquis l’Amérique avec « Wicked Game », le titre désormais culte que David Lynch a choisi pour la bande originale de son film « Sailor et Lula », sorti en 1990 et Palme d’or au festival de Cannes. <br /> <br />Chris Isaak est né le 26 juin 1956 à Stockton, en Californie. Après ses études universitaires, le jeune homme devient un temps boxeur, puis surfeur, avant de fonder le groupe Silvertone avec le batteur Kenney Dale Johnson et le bassiste Rowland Salley. Silvertone écume tous les clubs et bars de San Fransisco, et finit par signer un contrat avec Warner Bros. Chris et sa bande sortent alors un premier disque, « Silvertone », en 1985. Fan d’Elvis et de Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak s'inspire de ses idoles en jouant avec brio au crooner, et en excellant dans la ballade rockabilly. Mais les premiers titres du chanteur ne vont pas tout de suite enflammer les foules en Amérique. C’est d’abord en France que Chris Isaak sera plébiscité par la critique comme par le public, grâce à un second album éponyme, dont le titre « Blue Hotel » campe en tête des charts hexagonaux pendant l’année 1987. Le troisième album, « Heart Shaped Wolrd », se fera de nouveau remarquer en France, notamment le hit « Kings of the highway », qui sera utilisé pour la pub institutionnelle spécial Produits Laitiers… <br /> <br />Aux Etats Unis par contre, Chris Isaak ne marche toujours pas, même pour faire la promo des bricks de lait…Mais un jour, David Lynch choisit pour la bande originale de son film « Sailor et Lula », « Blue Spanish Sky » et surtout « Wicked Game », deux chansons de Chris que l’on pouvait déjà écouter sur « Heart Shaped World ». Dès lors, Chris Isaak est propulsé sur les devants de la scène et devient une super star Outre Atlantique, « Wicked Game » faisant un véritable triomphe. <br /> <br />Dans les années 1990, Chris Isaak ne cessera plus alors d’enchaîner les succès, de « San Fransisco Day » (1993) à « Speak of the devil » (1998) en passant par « Forever blue » (1995). Le crooner continuera par la suite à participer à de nombreuses B.O de film : on retiendra notamment la sulfureuse chanson so rock’n’roll, « Baby did a bad bad thing », extraite de « Forever blue » et présente sur le dernier film de Kubrick, « Eyes Wide Shut ». Chris Isaak n’assure pas juste en musique puisqu’il a aussi campé plusieurs rôles pour le grand écran comme pour la télévision. On peut ainsi le retrouver dans « Le Silence des Agneaux » de Jonathan Demme (1990), « Twin Peaks-Fire Walk With Me » de David Lynch (1992), « Little Buddha » de Bernardo Bertolucci (1993), mais aussi dans les séries « Friends » (1996) et «Melrose Place» (1999). Chris a même fini par avoir sa propre série, « The Chris Isaak Show », où il joue de 2000 à 2004, son propre personnage en compagnie des musiciens de Silvertone. <br /> <br />Fin 2005, Chris Isaak est de retour dans les bacs sur le nouvel album de Heather Nova, avec qui il chante « Wicked Game ». En mars 2006, Chris Isaak est nouveau de sortie avec un « Greatest Hits » à se procurer absolument, si vous ne connaissez pas encore le beau gosse crooner des 80's et 90's... <br /> <br /> <br />The world was on fire <br />No one could save me but you. <br />It's strange what desire will make foolish people do <br />I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you <br />I never dreamed that I'd knew somebody like you <br /> <br />No, I don't want to fall in love <br />[This world is only gonna break your heart] <br />No, I don't want to fall in love <br />[This girl is only gonna break your heart] <br />With you <br />With you <br /> <br />What a wicked game to play <br />To make me feel this way <br />What a wicked thing to do <br />To let me dream of you <br />What a wicked thing to say <br />You never felt this way <br />What a wicked thing to do <br />To make me dream of you <br /> <br />No, I don't want to fall in love <br />[This girl is only gonna break your heart] <br />And I don't want to fall in love <br />[This girl is only gonna break your heart] <br /> <br />[World] was on fire <br />No one could save me but you <br />Strange [world] desire make foolish people do <br />I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you <br />I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you <br /> <br />And I wanna fall in love <br />[This girl is only gonna break your heart] <br />And I wanna fall in love <br />[This girl is only gonna break your heart] <br />With you <br />With you <br /> <br />Nobody loves no one <br />This girl is only gonna break your heart] <br />And I don't want to fall in love <br />[This girl is only gonna break your heart] <br /> <br />[World] was on fire <br />No one could save me but you <br />Strange [world] desire make foolish people do <br />I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
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