NBA ROUNDUP Monday's games



Jazz 103, 76ers 101
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson became only the seventh player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in consecutive games, but he fouled out with 4.5 seconds remaining, putting Mehmet Okur on the line for the winning free throws. Iverson followed up his 54-point game in Milwaukee with 51, becoming the first Sixers player to score 50 in back-to-back games and the first Philadelphia player to accomplish the feat since Wilt Chamberlain for the Warriors in 1962. The last NBA player to score 50 points in consecutive games was Antawn Jamison in December 2000 with the Golden State Warriors. Iverson joined Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Chamberlain, Bernard King, Michael Jordan and Jamison as the only players to accomplish the feat. Okur finished with 20 points and Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28.
Bulls 92, Trail Blazers 87
CHICAGO -- Ben Gordon scored 23 points with Michael Jordan in attendance, and Chicago beat Portland for its fourth consecutive victory. Eddy Curry added 18 points and Kirk Hinrich 17 for Chicago, which has won four straight for the first time since Jordan's 1998 championship team won 13 in a row. The Bulls are 8-6 since their 0-9 start. Zach Randolph finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds for Portland.
Rockets 114, Raptors 102
HOUSTON -- Yao Ming scored a season-high 40 points and Tracy McGrady added 34 points and 12 rebounds, leading Houston over Toronto. The Rockets have won nine of 10 home games against the Raptors, whose only win in Houston was nearly five years ago. The point total was a season high for the Rockets, who shot 51.9 percent from the field. Chris Bosh had 16 points to lead seven Raptors in double figures. Toronto has lost nine of its last 11. Yao added 10 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season.
Suns 107, Nuggets 105
DENVER -- Amare Stoudemire had 32 points and nine rebounds, and Quentin Richardson tipped in a shot at the buzzer to help Phoenix extend its winning streak to nine games with a victory over Denver. Richardson finished with 19 points and seven rebounds, and Steve Nash added 15 points and 10 assists to give Phoenix its second nine-game winning streak this season. The Suns have won 18 of 19 and eight straight on the road, one short of the team record. Andre Miller had 23 points and 11 assists, and Kenyon Martin added 22 points and 11 rebounds for Denver, which played without starters Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby. Nene added 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, but the Nuggets allowed Phoenix to shoot 53 percent for their fifth loss in six games.
Associated Press