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Punished Iverson has 17 off bench in win (AP)

 
One day after a missed practice landed him on the Detroit Pistons' bench, Allen Iverson spoke loudly with his play Friday night. Once he got the chance. Coming off the bench for the first time as a Piston, Iverson scored 17 points and led Detroit to a 107-97 victory over the slumping Milwaukee Bucks. "With everything going on, I wanted to play well," Iverson said. (link)

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