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Jazz overcome Iverson's 46 to beat Sixers
(AP)
Updated: 2006-01-12 11:13
PHILADELPHIA - Mehmet Okur scored 25 points and Andrei Kirilenko added 23,
helping the Utah Jazz overcome Allen Iverson's 46 points in a 110-102 victory
over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Philadelphia 76ers
Chris Webber,right, consoles teammate Allen Iverson late in the fourth
quarter as they lose 110-102 to the Utah Jazz in their NBA basketball game
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006 in Philadelphia.
[AP] | Milt Palacio had 17 points, Gordan Giricek
added 16 and Okur had eight assists and eight rebounds as Utah won its third
straight game on the road. The Northwest Division-leading Jazz have won eight of
nine, improving to two games above .500 for the first time since starting 4-2.
Chris Webber scored 21 points and Samuel Dalembert had 11 points and 11
rebounds for the struggling Sixers, who have lost six of nine.
Down 91-81 in the fourth quarter, Philadelphia fought back. First, Iverson
tossed an alley-oop pass to Andre Iguodala for a thunderous slam. Then, Iverson
made a layup, got fouled and hit the free throw to cut the deficit to 91-86.
But Okur and Kirilenko answered with consecutive jumpers to extend the lead
to 95-86. After Iverson scored on a driving layup, Giricek made another jumper
for a 97-88 lead.
A 3-pointer by Kyle Korver got the Sixers within 102-98 with 1:27 left and
Iverson made a steal on the next possession. But Kirilenko blocked Iguodala's
shot as he drove to the basket and Palacio iced it with two free throws.
Iverson scored 40-plus points for the ninth time this season as he chases
Kobe Bryant for the league scoring title. Webber wasn't feeling the effects of a
back injury that forced him to miss two of the previous three games. He had 18
in the first half.
A 12-4 run in the second quarter helped Philadelphia take its first lead,
39-38, since early in the game. Webber started it with a hook shot and Dalembert
finished it off with a dunk off an alley-oop pass from Kevin Ollie. Philadelphia
led 51-48 at halftime, with Iverson and Webber combining for 43 of the points.
Kings beat short-handed Rockets 88-80
HOUSTON - Mike Bibby and Corliss Williamson scored 19 points apiece on
Wednesday night to lead the Sacramento Kings to an 88-80 win over the
short-handed Houston Rockets.
Mike Miller had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings, who won for just the
second time in five games.
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