Elton Brand had 18 points and Andre Iguodala added 17 points for the Sixers.
TRAIL BLAZERS 91, KINGS 90
At Portland, Brandon Roy scored 28 points as Portland rallied to beat Sacramento.
Joel Przybilla added 10 points and 12 rebounds, while Steve Blake had 12 points for the Blazers.
Greg Oden made his first start for Portland since returning from a foot injury on Nov. 12. Odenhad three points, six rebounds, and four turnovers in 19 minutes.
John Salmons led Sacramento with 20 points and had a chance to win the game, but his drive to the basket with two seconds remaining came up short of the rim.
HORNETS 99, CLIPPERS 87
At Los Angeles, David West scored 27 points as New Orleans beat the Los Angeles Clippers.
Peja Stojakovic had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets, who won their third straight following a home-and-home sweep of Oklahoma City. Forward Morris Peterson did not play because of pain in his right knee, but backup point guard Devin Brown was back in the lineup, scoring 11 points after spraining his right ankle in Saturday’s 109-97 win.
Eric Gordon scored 25 points to lead the Clippers despite spraining his ankle early in the first quarter.



