NBA roundup
Korver, Iverson spark 76ers past Pacers PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Kyle Korver made a go-ahead jumper with 6.5 seconds left, and Allen Iverson returned from a three-game absence to score 27 points in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 89-88 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Korver hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points. Kenny Thomas scored 12 for the Sixers, who opened a four-game homestand and moved into first place by a half-game over Boston in the Atlantic Division.
Stephen Jackson scored 25 points and Jermaine O’Neal had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who lost their fifth straight.
Rockets 97, Celtics 94
BOSTON – Yao Ming had 23 points and Jon Barry scored 15 of his 17 in the fourth quarter, leading Houston over Boston.
Houston blew a 16-point lead but rallied behind Barry, who scored 11 points in the first 2:57 of the fourth, to snap a two-game skid and move back to .500 on the road. The Rockets have won four straight in Boston.
Ricky Davis scored 17 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for the Celtics.
Hawks 80, Magic 79
ATLANTA – Antoine Walker hit a fallaway jumper with 2.3 seconds left, and Atlanta beat Orlando despite blowing a 12-point lead in the final five minutes.
Walker shot 4-for-13 and scored only 12 points, but his jumper over 6-foot-11 Dwight Howard helped the Hawks snap a four-game losing streak.
Steve Francis scored 24 points for the Magic and Grant Hill added 19, but Hill’s final shot at the buzzer bounced off the rim.
Tony Delk led the Hawks with 17 points, and Al Harrington added 16.
Grizzlies 98, Hornets 91
NEW ORLEANS – Lorenzen Wright and Stromile Swift each scored 19 points and made key baskets down the stretch, sending the Memphis Grizzlies to victory over the New Orleans Hornets.
Jason Williams scored 14, including a 3-pointer that ended a 10-0 Hornets run in the fourth quarter, and Wright also grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Grizzlies win for the fourth time in five games.
Dan Dickau had 19 points and 12 assists for New Orleans, which trimmed a 12-point deficit to four late in the fourth quarter before Swift and Wright helped Memphis regain control.
Swift scored inside as he was fouled and Wright hit a baseline jumper before Swift’s dunk with about 1:30 left made it 92-83. After the Hornets pulled to 92-89 on J.R. Smith’s fast-break layup with 25 seconds left, Williams made a pair of free throws and the Grizzlies weren’t threatened again.
Mike Miller scored 13 points for Memphis but sat out much of the second half after a couple of hard collisions. Shane Battier scored 12, hitting three 3-pointers in the third period, when Memphis went ahead for good. Earl Watson had 11 points and 10 assists.
Memphis made nine 3-pointers and outscored New Orleans 27-9 on free throws.
Rodney Rogers had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, while P.J. Brown had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Andersen scored 13.