O’Neal on All-League Team

Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs head the All-NBA team chosen by a 124-member panel of writers and broadcasters.

Iverson, who led the balloting with 612 points, and Duncan, who finished four points back, were joined on the first team by Chris Webber of the Sacramento Kings, Shaquille O’Neal of the Lakers and Jason Kidd of the Phoenix Suns.

Kidd actually had one less point (423) than Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves but made the first team because slots were allocated by position. Garnett is a forward, Kidd a guard.

Joining Garnett on the second team were Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors, Tracy McGrady of the Orlando Magic and Dikembe Mutombo of the 76ers.

Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz led the third team, which also included David Robinson of the Spurs, Gary Payton of the Seattle SuperSonics, Ray Allen of the Milwaukee Bucks and Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks.

Eric Snow limped into the First Union Center on a fractured ankle, traded his designer suit for a uniform and put his name among some legendary performers.

Hours after learning he had another fracture in his surgically repaired right ankle, Snow scored 18 points Wednesday night, including two crucial baskets in the final minutes, as the 76ers defeated the Bucks, 89-88, to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

A day later, Snow’s teammates still couldn’t believe he’d even played, let alone won the game.

“You are Willis Reed junior,” Dikembe Mutombo told Snow.

76er Coach Larry Brown actually has played the video of Reed hobbling out of the tunnel to play in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA finals for the New York Knicks.

An injured Reed came out of the dressing room after warmups and hit the first two shots of the game in what became a runaway victory over the Lakers.

Before Wednesday’s game, Brown also popped in a tape of Kirk Gibson limping out to hit a game-winning homer for the Dodgers against the Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.

“You understand what coach is trying to get across,” Snow said. “Basically, he’s saying, ‘By any means necessary.’

“A lot of the younger guys didn’t realize they were the only two shots Willis Reed made, but it was such an emotional lift for the team and the fans, maybe it gets more out of everybody else. I can’t be compared to Willis Reed.”

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All-NBA Teams

All-NBA teams as voted by a panel of 124 American and Canadian media with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

FIRST TEAM

F Tim Duncan, San Antonio: (115) 608

F Chris Webber, Sacramento: (109) 596

C Shaquille O’Neal, Lakers: (115) 581

G Allen Iverson, Philadelphia: (120) 612

G Jason Kidd, Phoenix: (54) 423.

SECOND TEAM

F Kevin Garnett, Minnesota: (25) 424

F Vince Carter, Toronto: (11) 287

C Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia: 238

G Kobe Bryant, Lakers: (36) 411

G Tracy McGrady, Orlando: (21) 318.

THIRD TEAM

F Karl Malone, Utah: 197

F Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas: 56

C David Robinson, San Antonio: 165

G Gary Payton, Seattle: (1) 117

G Ray Allen, Milwaukee: (3) 105