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Jazz overpower Iverson to clinch victory over Sixers

The Sacramento Kings' Brad Miller, top, and Jason Hart, left, battle the Houston Rockets' Juwan Howard for a loose ball during the fourth quarter of their NBA game on Wednesday in Houston. PHOTO: AP

Mehmet Okur scored 25 points and Andrei Kirilenko added 23, helping the Utah Jazz overcome Allen Iverson's 46 points in a 110-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.

Milt Palacio had 17 points, Gordan Giricek added 16 and Okur had eight assists and eight rebounds as Utah won its third consecutive game on the road. The Northwest Division-leading Jazz have won eight of nine, improving to two games above .500 for the first time since starting 4-2.

Chris Webber scored 21 points and Samuel Dalembert had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the struggling Sixers, who have lost six of nine.

Wizards 103, Hawks 72

At Washington, Donell Taylor scored a career-high 15 points to lead Washington over Atlanta.

Jared Jeffries matched his career high with 15 points, Caron Butler had 14 points and Antawn Jamison scored 13 in a rare appearance off the bench as the Wizards won for just the second time in seven games.

Before the game, Wizards coach Eddie Jordan introduced a "hustle board" to the Wizards locker room, in hopes of inspiring his team in aspects of the game besides scoring, and that seemed to have an impact. The board included deflections, charges drawn, offensive rebounds and steals.

Royal Ivey led the Hawks with 11 points, and Zaza Pachulia added nine points and 10 rebounds.

Pacers 112, Bucks 88

At Indianapolis, Stephen Jackson scored 24 points to help Indiana beat Milwaukee.

The Pacers shot 56 percent from the field and handed the Bucks their fourth loss in five games. The 24-point margin tied Milwaukee's worst loss of the season. Dan Gadzuric led Milwaukee with 17 points and T.J. Ford added 16. Michael Redd entered the game averaging 25 points, but the Pacers held him to just 13 on 4-of-15 shooting from the field.

Raptors 95, Bobcats 86

At Toronto, Chris Bosh had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Mike James added 24 points for Toronto's victory over injury-ravaged Charlotte.

Morris Peterson had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have won six of eight. Jumaine Jones had 17 points for the Bobcats, who were missing Emeka Okafor (sprained ankle), Kareem Rush (sprained ankle), Sean May (sore right knee) and Melvin Ely (sprained ankle).

Charlotte beat Houston in double overtime on Tuesday, and the Bobcats seemed to tire in the final minutes as Toronto finished the game on a 11-1 run.

Knicks 117, Mavericks 115, OT

At New York, Stephon Marbury scored 28 points, Antonio Davis provided a spark in overtime, and New York blew an 18-point lead before beating Dallas for their fifth consecutive win.

Jamal Crawford added 25 points and Eddy Curry had 21 for the Knicks, who beat one of the NBA's top teams for the second time in two nights and have won five in a row for the first time since Jan. 30-Feb. 8, 2004.

Davis had four points and three rebounds in overtime, while playing tough defense on Dirk Nowitzki.

Nowitzki had 32 points for the Mavericks, who had their three-game winning streak snapped and lost to the Knicks for the first time in eight games.

Timberwolves 99, Bulls 93

At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had 28 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists to lead Minnesota over Chicago.

Garnett's 500th career double-double helped snap a three-game losing streak and Wally Szczerbiak added 25 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota.

The Bulls went nearly six minutes without a field goal in the fourth quarter and struggled offensively for most of the game against the Wolves, who had just three wins in their previous 14 games.

Andres Nocioni scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth and Kirk Hinrich had 17 points, a career-high 17 assists and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who had won three in a row to bounce back from a season-high eight-game losing streak.

Kings 88, Rockets 80

At Houston, Mike Bibby and Corliss Williamson scored 19 points apiece to lead Sacramento past short-handed Houston.

Mike Miller had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings, who won for just the second time in five games.

Juwan Howard had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Rockets, who have lost four in a row and 11 of 14 home games this season. Dikembe Mutombo had a season-high 18 rebounds.

Trail Blazers 113, Lakers 103

At Portland, Oregon, the Trail Blazers overcame Kobe Bryant's 41 points, ending his streak of 45-plus games at four, in a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Juan Dixon scored 27 points to help Portland stop a six-game skid and end Los Angeles' three-game winning streak.

Bryant, who had 23 points at the half, dunked with 23.9 seconds left to narrow it to 111-103, but the Lakers couldn't get any closer. He had scored at least 45 points in his last four games, becoming the first player to score as many since Wilt Chamberlain in November 1964. Elgin Baylor also reached the milestone in December 1961.

SuperSonics 113, Magic 104

At Seattle, Rashard Lewis scored a season-high 45 points and Seattle overcame the ejection of Ray Allen to beat Orlando.

The Sonics played much of the game without Allen, who was ejected for fighting with Orlando's Keyon Dooling with 10:53 left in the second quarter.

After Jameer Nelson missed for the Magic, Allen pulled down the rebound and replays showed that he caught a glancing blow in the chin from Dooling.

The two briefly scuffled and television replays showed Dooling throwing a punch at Allen that did not connect.

Nelson led the Magic with a career-high 32 points off the bench.

Heat 110, Warriors 96

At Oakland, California, Dwyane Wade had 32 points, 11 assists and five rebounds and Miami won its fourth consecutive game against Golden State.

Shaquille O'Neal bounced back from two sub-par games to finish with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who won easily despite shooting only 8-of-19 from the free throw line. Antoine Walker added 19 points and five assists off the bench and Gary Payton had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the Heat's fourth game of their season-long seven-game road trip. Miami goes to Seattle, Utah and Los Angeles to play the Lakers before heading home.
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