Chris Webber scored 17 points, Andre Iguodala had 13 points, and Samuel Dalembert finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Sixers, who missed a chance to move into a tie for first place with New Jersey in the Atlantic Division.
Tayshaun Prince finished with 16 points and Chauncey Billups had 14 assists to help the Pistons win the first of a three-game road trip.
Hawks 96, Magic 94
At Atlanta, Joe Johnson sank a jumper over DeShawn Stevenson with less than a second remaining to lift Atlanta over Orlando.
Johnson had 23 points and 11 assists as Atlanta won its third straight game for the first time since 2004.
Steve Francis led Orlando with 30 points and eight assists. Dwight Howard added 24 points and 16 rebounds. Tony Battie had nine points and 13 rebounds.
Al Harrington had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta. The Hawks last won three straight games in April 2004.
Rockets 100, Sonics 77
At Houston, Tracy McGrady scored 36 points and Yao Ming added 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead Houston.
McGrady also grabbed nine rebounds as the Rockets improved to 6-15 at home and won back-to-back games at the Toyota Center for the first time this season.
Ray Allen scored 23 points and Rashard Lewis added 21 for Seattle, which committed 20 turnovers and was outrebounded 50-40.
The Rockets improved to 11-6 when Yao and McGrady both play.
Jazz 89, Kings 79
At Salt Lake City, Sacramento did not make a field goal in the fourth quarter, allowing Utah to rally.
Andrei Kirilenko scored 14 of his 24 points in the period, when the Kings went 0-for-20 from the field and were outscored 34-12.
Ron Artest, who left the game early with what appeared to be a hip pointer, led Sacramento with 20 points. Mike Bibby, who had scored 40 points four times in the last 10 games, scored 15 points and shot just 4-of-16.
Clippers 98, Celtics 81
At Boston, Elton Brand and Sam Cassell keyed a late run that broke open a close game, leading Los Angeles over Boston.
Brand had six of his 30 points and Cassell had three 3-pointers in a 19-3 run in the fourth quarter that carried the Clippers to their seventh win in eight games. The Celtics lost their fourth consecutive game.
Brand scored at least 30 points for the fourth time in five games and added 11 rebounds and four blocks. Cassell finished with 23 points.
Los Angeles improved to 11-10 on the road, surpassing its total of 10 road wins in each of the last two seasons. It also went 10 games over .500 (27-17) for the first time since 1991-1992.
The Celtics were led by Wally Szczerbiak with 18 points. He tied his career high of 10 assists. Paul Pierce also scored 18.
Trail Blazers 89, Timberwolves 85
At Portland, Zach Randolph had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Portland held off Minnesota.
Randolph has 18 double-doubles this season for the improving Blazers, who have won seven of their last 11 games.
Kevin Garnett had 27 points and 15 rebounds for Minnesota, which has lost three of five since a seven-player deal with Boston that brought Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Mark Blount and Justin Reed to the team.
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