Bulls make it six wins in a row

Ben Gordon started the first-quarter onslaught with a three-point basket, and in a flash he had 17 points.

Just as quickly, the Chicago Bulls were on their way to a 121-94 home victory Wednesday night to only deepen the Philadelphia 76ers’ misery.

Gordon scored 17 of his 31 points in a first quarter in which the Bulls made 13 of 17 shots to go ahead, 39-16, en route to their sixth straight victory.

Chicago was 48 of 78 (61.5%) from the field in climbing back to .500 at 9-9. Philadelphia has dropped six straight and 12 of 14, and Allen Iverson did not hide his disappointment.

“We’ve lost 12 out of 14 games and obviously, something needs to be done,” said Iverson, who had 25 points but spent the fourth quarter in the locker room because of back spasms. “There needs to be a change. Somehow, something needs to be scrambled up. We need to figure out how to play a different way, because the way we’re playing is not getting it done.”

Cleveland 95, Toronto 91 -- With his team trailing by seven points in the final three minutes, LeBron James had five of his 26 points and three of his 10 assists to lead the Cavaliers back at Cleveland.

Chris Bosh and Anthony Parker had 18 points apiece for Toronto.

Washington 113, New York 102 -- Gilbert Arenas scored 38 points and Antawn Jamison added 33 as the Wizards made 14 of 20 three-pointers (70%) in earning their first road victory in nine tries. Eddy Curry scored 22 points for the Knicks.

Minnesota 90, Houston 84 -- Holding Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady to a combined 10-of-40 shooting, the Timberwolves prevailed at Minneapolis.

Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota.

Yao had 14 points on five-of-19 shooting and McGrady scored 14 on five-of-21 shooting.

Indiana 94, Orlando 80 -- The Pacers were never seriously threatened after an 11-4 run to end the first half at Indianapolis.

Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington had 26 points apiece for Indiana, which also got 18 rebounds from Jeff Foster.

San Antonio 96, Charlotte 76 -- The Spurs got some payback for a home loss to the Bobcats last month, taking control after five straight Charlotte turnovers to start the second half.

Tim Duncan had 25 points for San Antonio. Charlotte rookie Adam Morrison scored only four points on one-of-10 shooting.

Atlanta 98, Denver 96 -- Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Shelden Williams made two free throws with five seconds left to lift the Hawks at Denver.

The Hawks also held Carmelo Anthony under 30 points for the first time in seven games. He finished with 24 points, failing to break the team record he shares with Alex English for consecutive 30-point games.

Memphis 98, Boston 96 -- Rudy Gay’s jumper with 2.6 seconds left lifted the Grizzlies at Boston after they squandered a 17-point lead.

Chucky Atkins scored 19 points for Memphis. Paul Pierce had 21 points for Boston, which has lost four in a row.

Milwaukee 102, Portland 94 -- Michael Redd finished with 33 points and the Bucks scored the first six points of overtime at Milwaukee.

Jarrett Jack scored a career-high 30 points for Portland.