Hornets Rout 76ers as Iverson Returns

Allen Iverson was back Saturday night, and he brought all his baggage with him.

Playing with Iverson for the first time in 10 games, the Philadelphia 76ers lost, 106-84, to the visiting Charlotte Hornets for their worst loss of the season.

Iverson tied his season low with 11 points, was assessed a technical, committed four fouls and didn’t play the final 17 minutes. Afterward, he told reporters he wouldn’t talk because they didn’t give him enough room to get dressed.

He came back a while later and said, “Shots weren’t going down. Just one of those nights.”

The Hornets, who had only nine players available because of illness and injury, led by as many as 32 points and won their fifth straight.

Brad Miller led the Hornets with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and David Wesley had a season-high 13 assists as six Charlotte players scored in double figures. Ricky Davis had 16, and Eddie Robinson--who played Division II basketball last year--scored 14.

Washington 99, San Antonio 89--Mitch Richmond scored 31 points to lead the Wizards past the Spurs at San Antonio.

San Antonio had won 22 consecutive regular-season home games. The Spurs’ last regular-season loss at the Alamodome was March 26 to the Toronto Raptors.

Richmond scored 20 of his points in the first half. Reserve Tracy Murray scored 15 points for Washington, which snapped a six-game skid.

Seattle 92, Miami 88--Gary Payton scored 26 points and Vin Baker added 25 points at Seattle as the SuperSonics beat the Heat for the ninth consecutive time.

Seattle connected on eight of 10 free throws down the stretch to hold off a late Miami charge.

Portland 101, Sacramento 96--Scottie Pippen and Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points each as the Trail Blazers beat the slumping Kings at Sacramento.

Sacramento, which lost for the fifth time in eight games, wasted a huge effort from Chris Webber, who had 36 points and 12 rebounds.

Denver 101, Milwaukee 99--Nick Van Exel scored 27 points and had eight assists as the Nuggets rallied from 16 points down to beat the Bucks at Milwaukee.

George McCloud added 21 for Denver, which ended a two-game losing streak. Ray Allen had 25 points and Glenn Robinson added 24 for the Bucks.

New Jersey 106, Houston 94--Stephon Marbury and Kerry Kittles scored all the points in a 14-4 spurt to end the first quarter at East Rutherford, N.J., and the Nets rebounded from an embarrassing loss to Chicago.

Keith Van Horn led the Nets with 21 points. Kendall Gill had 17 and Kittles 16. Rookie Bryce Drew and Cuttino Mobley had 18 apiece for the Rockets.

Golden State 104, Minnesota 76--John Starks scored 27 points and Chris Mills had 23 as the Warriors overcame a 20-point first-half deficit at Minneapolis to hand the Timberwolves their worst loss of the season.

Antawn Jamison added 16 points for Golden State, which won its second straight following an 11-game losing streak.

Cleveland 127, Atlanta 116--Shawn Kemp, playing with a bandage covering a gash over his right eye for much of the second half, scored 29 points in the victory at Cleveland.

Bob Sura added 24 points, and Lamond Murray had 21 for the Cavaliers. Isiah Rider led Atlanta with 27 points, Alan Henderson had 21 points, and Jim Jackson 20.

Dallas 120, Phoenix 115--Michael Finley had 33 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double at Dallas as the Mavericks ended a three-game losing streak.

Robert Pack had 24 points and 11 assists and Cedric Ceballos added 22 points for Dallas, which had lost 26 of its previous 29 meetings with the Suns.

Orlando 108, Chicago 87--Darrell Armstrong and Monty Williams keyed a crucial third-quarter run that led the Magic past the Bulls at Orlando, Fla.

Armstrong and Williams each scored 16 points for Orlando. Rookie Corey Maggette Michael Doleac and Pat Garrity also had 16 points apiece.