76ers Prevail With 1-2 Punch

Allen Iverson carried Philadelphia early and Chris Webber did it late to guide the surging 76ers to victory.

Iverson scored 38 points, Webber added 27 and the 76ers won for the sixth time in their last seven games, 111-100, over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in their last game at Philadelphia before a seven-game trip.

The 76ers pulled away with an 11-2 run to open the fourth quarter.

“It felt like we turned that corner,” said Iverson, referring to a recent spate of close finishes. “We just did everything right at the end. I think Chris did a great job at the end. We ran the offense through him and he made some great things happen.”

Iverson scored 24 points in the first half and Webber followed with 15 in the second.

“I don’t think I had any doubt about them playing together,” Coach Maurice Cheeks said.

Jason Richardson scored 24 for the Warriors, losers of their third straight road game.

San Antonio 109, New York 96 -- Michael Finley scored 19 points and the Spurs shot 56% and once led by 32 at New York in handing the Knicks their seventh straight loss. Jamal Crawford scored 16 points for New York.

New Jersey 96, Orlando 85 -- Vince Carter scored 32 points at Orlando, Fla., to help the Nets move over .500 (13-12) with their fourth straight victory. Steve Francis and Grant Hill scored 16 apiece for Orlando, which lost its fourth in a row.

Toronto 94, Houston 81 -- Morris Peterson scored 18 points and limited Tracy McGrady to seven points on two-for-11 shooting to help the Raptors win for the fifth time in six December road games. Juwan Howard scored 21 and rookie Luther Head had 20 for the Rockets.

Washington 116, Denver 110 -- Gilbert Arenas had 36 points to help the visiting Wizards end a three-game losing streak while exploiting the Nuggets’ free-throw shooting (21 of 38). Carmelo Anthony scored 29 for Denver and Marcus Camby added 23 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high six steals.

Minnesota 88, New Orleans 69 -- Wally Szczerbiak had 21 points at Minneapolis to help the Timberwolves end a four-game losing streak.

Rookie Chris Paul scored 15 for New Orleans, which had a season low in points and shot 33%.

Memphis 89, Portland 79 -- Pau Gasol had 26 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots in the Grizzlies’ victory at Memphis, Tenn. Juan Dixon led Portland with 17 points.

Boston 101, Utah 89 -- Paul Pierce scored 30 points and the Celtics used a 13-0 second-quarter run to pull away at Boston. Mehmet Okur led the Jazz with 23 points and 11 rebounds.

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Sacramento King guard Bonzi Wells (groin) will miss at least three weeks and forward Peja Stojakovic (back) will be sidelined at least one week, the team said.... Cleveland Cavalier guard Larry Hughes left the team to attend to a family matter and is questionable for tonight’s game at Chicago.