NBA ROUNDUP \ Friday's games

76ers 119, Wizards 113
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson had 47 points and 12 assists, and Chris Webber added 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead Philadelphia over Washington. It's the first time Iverson has reached 40 points and 10 assists in consecutive games. He had 40 points and 10 assists against the Rockets on Wednesday night. The victory was the Sixers' fifth in six games since the All-Star break. Gilbert Arenas scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, including five straight to bring Washington within 114-113 with 1:30 remaining. But his driving layup spilled out with the Sixers up three and 50 seconds to go, and the Wizards wouldn't score again. Antawn Jamison had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost three in a row. Caron Butler, who had been battling stomach problems, had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards, but left the game with 32 seconds to play after suffering an injury to his right ankle in a scramble for a loose ball.
Mavericks 90, Bobcats 76
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points and Jason Terry had 17 as Dallas rallied from a halftime deficit to extend its club-record home winning streak to 16 games. Erick Dampier had nine points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots for the Mavericks, who have won 20 of their last 22. Gerald Wallace's 14 points led the Bobcats, who have lost eight of their last 10. The Mavericks played the second half without forwards Keith Van Horn and Josh Howard, who left with first-half injuries. Dallas was behind by a point at halftime, but the Mavericks opened the third quarter with a 29-8 run sparked by Terry's 10 points for a 65-45 lead. The Mavericks scored on 17 of their 21 third-quarter possessions to push the lead to 18 points heading into the final period. Charlotte never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
Bulls 108, Knicks 101
NEW YORK -- Ben Gordon scored 32 points in another huge game against New York, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining. Kirk Hinrich added 33 points for the Bulls, who trailed by 16 points in the third quarter before he and Gordon, from nearby Mount Vernon, brought Chicago back to hand the Knicks their sixth straight loss and 22nd in 24 games. Steve Francis remained winless since joining the Knicks. He scored 18 points, but committed two huge turnovers and had a shot blocked in the final minute, bringing boos from the Madison Square Garden crowd. Quentin Richardson added 16 points, 13 in the third quarter when the Knicks (15-43) seemed to have control of the game.
Celtics 99, Pacers 98
BOSTON -- Paul Pierce had 31 points and eight assists, and his 3-pointer with 39.2 seconds remaining in the game, and four seconds remaining on the shot clock, put the Celtics ahead for good. Indiana's Fred Jones made a lay-up to cut the lead to 99-98. After Pierce missed an off-balance jumper with the shot clock running down and Orien Greene missed two free throws, Stephen Jackson missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have given the Pacers the win. Peja Stojakovic led the Pacers with 24 points and Jackson added 20 points. Jones, who had 11 points in the fourth quarter, finished with 16 points.
Rockets 89, Nuggets 78
HOUSTON -- Tracy McGrady scored 23 points and Yao Ming added 21 to help the Houston Rockets finally held onto a lead. The Rockets had squandered double-digit second-half leads in their last two losses to Philadelphia and Phoenix. Denver got 34 points from Carmelo Anthony in his best outing since the All-Star break, but he didn't get much help and only scored four points in the fourth. The Nuggets second-leading scorer was Marcus Camby with 10 points.
Kings 102, Hawks 93
ATLANTA -- Brad Miller scored 24 points and added 10 rebounds to lead five Kings in double figures. Sacramento also got 19 points from Kevin Martin, 18 points each from Ron Artest and Mike Bibby and 12 from Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Atlanta, which was trying to win three in a row for only the second time this season, got 23 points from Al Harrington, including 19 in the second half. Joe Johnson added 19 points, Marvin Williams scored 17 and Salim Stoudamire had 14 for the Hawks.
Associated Press