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76ers 102, Nets 94
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson had 38 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter.
The Sixers scored the first basket of the game and then trailed until the fourth, when they outscored the Nets 27-15. Iverson was 13-for-14 from the foul line, making all six of his attempts in the fourth quarter.
Tyrone Hill had 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Dikembe Mutombo had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers, who have won three in a row and nine of last 11.
Bucks 101, Celtics 94
BOSTON -- Sam Cassell scored 24 points and Tim Thomas added 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Antoine Walker had 36 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Pierce had 30 and 10, but Boston's three other starters were held scoreless as the Celtics, who had a chance to move into a tie for the eighth Eastern Conference playoff spot, lost for the seventh time in nine games.
Glenn Robinson had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Cassell added seven assists for Milwaukee, which won despite Ray Allen's 1-for-10 shooting from the field. Allen went 11-for-13 from the free throw line with nine rebounds and six assists.
Knicks 79, Pacers 75
INDIANAPOLIS -- Latrell Sprewell scored 26 points, including the go-ahead basket with 14 seconds left, as New York scored the final 10 points against Indiana.
The victory snapped a seven-game road losing streak for the Knicks and stretched the Pacers' losing streak to four.
Mavericks 93, Heat 86
MIAMI -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points and Michael Finley hit a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Dallas handed Miami its third loss in 17 home games.
Nowitzki shot 10-of-16 from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range. Steve Nash scored 19 points, and Finley and Juwan Howard each added 16.
Kings 100, Suns 89
PHOENIX -- Chris Webber scored 24 of his 41 points in the second half as Sacramento came back from a 28-point deficit.
The rally was the biggest in the NBA this season, surpassing Sacramento's comeback from a 24-point deficit to beat Miami 101-97 on Dec. 10.
Webber, playing for the second night in a row after missing 10 games with a sprained left ankle, was 11-for-14 from the field in the second half -- 17-for-30 for the game -- and finished with 14 rebounds.
Jazz 86, SuperSonics 82
SALT LAKE CITY -- Karl Malone scored 26 points and John Starks hit four free throws in the final 17.6 seconds after Seattle trimmed a nine-point deficit to 84-82 on a 3-pointer by Vin Baker with 10.6 seconds to play.
The Jazz swept the four-game season series against Seattle for the first time ever.
Magic 112, Pistons 102
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tracy McGrady had 37 points and 11 rebounds and Orlando won for the fifth time in six games.
McGrady also had five assists, three steals and three blocked shots and scored 30 or more points for the 20th time this season.
Rockets 104, Hawks 98
At Atlanta, Steve Francis made a 3-point basket with 25.3 seconds left, and Houston came back from two 23-point deficits to send the Hawks to their season-high ninth straight loss.
-- Associated Press