NBA: Carter has 40-point outing to lead Nets past Bobcats in OT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Vince Carter forced overtime with an acrobatic dunk at the buzzer, then took over in the extra period in a 40-point outing that led the New Jersey Nets to a 113-107 win over the undermanned Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. Carter bailed out the Nets, who snapped a two-game losing streak and moved into a three-way tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference with idle Orlando and Indiana.
With the Nets trailing by two in the closing seconds of regulation, Jason Kidd launched a desperation 3-pointer from the left wing that was well short. Carter caught the air ball in front of the rim and in one motion dunked it behind his head as the horn sounded.
Josh Boone added a career-high 21 points and Richard Jefferson scored 16 for the Nets, who avoided an embarrassing loss to the severely short-handed Bobcats.
Matt Carroll matched his career high with 27 points and Walter Herrmann added a career-high 20 for Charlotte.
76ers 93, Heat 85
MIAMI – Andre Iguodala scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half, Kyle Korver had 11 points in the final quarter and Philadelphia rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat struggling Miami.
Iguodala, who was in the lineup after a sore back forced him to miss a game Friday with Charlotte and end a streak of 232 straight appearances, added seven rebounds and six assists for Philadelphia, which has won 10 of its last 14 to remain alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Korver finished with 17 points.
Jason Williams scored 21 points with six assists and Shaquille O’Neal had 18 points for the Heat, who have lost three of their last four since their nine-game winning streak was snapped.