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Philly’s Lavoy Allen tunes out talk, stands tall

By Dan Duggan
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - Added 11 hours ago

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PHILADELPHIA — The soundtrack of Lavoy Allen’s Eastern
Conference semifinals has been Kevin Garnett’s voice.

The Celtics center is a constant fountain of talk
on the court, whether it’s directed at himself, opponents or
no one in particular. But Garnett seems to increase his output
when facing an unproven player like Allen, a rookie
second-round pick out of Temple.

If Garnett discovers any vulnerability, he’ll pounce until he
occupies a place in the young player’s head. But with Allen,
a soft-spoken 23-year-old, Garnett’s commentary has fallen on
deaf ears.

“Even though people are yapping at him and saying all kinds
of crazy stuff, he’s not listening to it. He’s just playing,
” teammate Thaddeus Young said. “That’s the good thing
about Lavoy. He’s one of those guys who’s just going to go
out there and play regardless and not listen to all the junk
people are talking to him.”

Allen’s response has come in the form of a series of bumps in
the post with his 6-foot-8, 220-pound frame. While Garnett has
had a monster series, averaging 20 points and 11.8 rebounds,
Allen has proven to be the only Philadelphia big man capable
of putting up a fight.

For the series, Garnett is shooting 63 percent when Allen is
on the bench, compared to 43 percent when Allen is on the
floor. Allen played a career-high 33 minutes in Philly’s
92-83 Game 4 win on Friday, and Garnett scored just nine
points on 3-of-12 shooting.

“Just not letting him get too close to the basket to post up,
” Allen said of the key to guarding Garnett. “Hitting him
early and pushing him off the block. When I’m out there that’
s my main goal, just to contain him.”

The Sixers hold a 36-point advantage with Allen on the court
in the series, which is tied heading into Game 5 at the Garden
tomorrow.

“He’s been huge for us. He’s definitely not shaken,” Young
said. “He’s been big every game, holding his own in the
paint.”

Allen also has provided a spark offensively in the series,
averaging 8.5 points on 53.6 percent shooting to go with 6.5
rebounds per game. He banked in a crucial shot to beat the
shot-clock buzzer late in Philly’s 82-81 win in Game 2. In
Game 4, he scored four of his eight points in the fourth
quarter as the Sixers completed their comeback from an
18-point deficit.

“He doesn’t back down,” forward Elton Brand said. “He was
a starter for us for a while, didn’t play for a while, then
was a starter again. He’s always been ready. It’s great to
see him playing like this.”

Allen was the 50th pick in last year’s draft and signed with
a French professional team during the lockout. He joined the
Sixers when the lockout ended, but didn’t crack the rotation
for the first month of the season. There was little sign then
that he would be filling such an important role in the
playoffs.

“Back then, I didn’t expect it,” Allen said. “But I’m
just happy I’m at this point.”

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