76ers 107, Raptors 80
In Toronto, Andre Iguodala tied a career-high with 26 points to lead Philadelphia over Toronto, which has the worst record in the National Basketball Association.
Iguodala repeatedly dunked on the Raptors, who fell to 4-20 overall and 1-12 at home.
Kyle Korver had 23 points and Allen Iverson added 18 for the Sixers, who have won five of six to raise their record to 13-12. Center Samuel Dalembert, who grew up in Montreal, added 18 rebounds and 11 points.
Hornets 89, Spurs 76
In Oklahoma City, P.J. Brown, involved in an altercation earlier in the game, sparked the decisive run for New Orleans.
Brown and the Hornets also held Tim Duncan to 11 points, matching his season low, before a Ford Center-record crowd of 19,267.
David West scored 19 points and Chris Paul finished one assist shy of his first career triple-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who returned to Oklahoma City after playing their first game of the season in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday.
Michael Finley and Tony Parker had 17 points apiece for the Spurs.
Mavericks 102, Timberwolves 95
In Dallas, Josh Howard, Jason Terry and Devin Harris sparked a fourth-quarter surge, carrying Dallas past Minnesota.
Howard scored seven of his 23 points in the final period. Terry opened the quarter with a 3-pointer, ending a stretch of eight straight misses, and scored 10 of his 14 points in the quarter, with several coming from the foul line to preserve the win.
Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points, seven rebounds and a season-high four blocks as the Mavs capped a long homestand by going 4-1. Dallas has won eight of nine and is a game behind division rival San Antonio for the best record in the Western Conference.
Wally Szczerbiak scored 28 points and Kevin Garnett added 20 points, 16 rebounds and five assists, but the Timberwolves still extended their longest losing streak of the season to four.
Chinese All-Star center Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets missed his first game of the season and the third of his NBA career Sunday night because of a sore right big toe that will sideline him indefinitely.
"It's not a one-game thing," coach Jeff Van Gundy said before the Rockets met the Los Angeles Lakers in the finale of a six-game road trip. "It will probably be a multiple-game thing, whatever that is. We'll know more after he sees the doctor.
The 25-year-old center has played in 266 regular-season games since joining the Rockets in 2002.
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