Allen Iverson scored 27 points and Willie Green added 15 Saturday to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to an 86-81 preseason victory over the New Jersey Nets.
The Sixers, playing at home for the first time after five road games, got 12 points from Green and Iverson in the final 3:50 to key the deciding run and provide a glimpse of how good their reconfigured backcourt could be.
Green is the likely starter at shooting guard, but Josh Davis, last season's CBA MVP, got the nod against the Nets, while Iverson slides to the point to fill the spot vacated by Eric Snow.
The duo had the bulk of the playing time in the fourth quarter, and Iverson gave the Sixers a 77-76 lead on a jumper from the top of the key. Iverson converted a loose ball pickup into an off-balance layup for a 79-76 lead and Green added a couple of long jumpers.
Iverson missed six of his 11 shots through three quarters before going 4-for-5 with a 3-pointer in the fourth.
Magic 95, Rockets 72
In Orlando, Florida, Steve Francis scored 17 points against his former club, leading Orlando over Houston in a preseason game between teams that pulled off one of the offseason's biggest trades.
Houston played without Tracy McGrady, the centerpiece of the seven-player swap. He and Juwan Howard, also traded, sat because coach Jeff Van Gundy wanted to rest them and look at other players.
For the Rockets, Maurice Taylor scored 18 points, while Yao Ming added 12. Houston shot 39 percent while committing 23 turnovers for 30 Orlando points.
Cleveland 96, Boston 91
In Uncasville, Connecticut, LeBron James scored 21 points and Cleveland overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to defeat Boston.
Cleveland led 94-91 when guard Eric Snow missed two free throws with 18 seconds left. Aleksandar Pavlovic grabbed a key offensive rebound for the Cavaliers and made two free throws with 16.1 seconds left to seal it.
Grizzlies 104, Hawks 72
In Memphis, Tennessee, Pau Gasol scored 17 points and Bonzi Wells had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help Memphis rout Atlanta.
Memphis (5-1) never trailed and had a 34-point lead at 97-63 with 5:56 left.
Jason Williams added 12 points and eight assists for Memphis.
Antoine Walker led the Hawks (1-5) with 20 points.
Pacers 106, Timberwolves 104
In Bismarck, North Dakota, Ron Artest and James Jones scored 16 points each as Indiana held on for a win over Minnesota.
The Pacers improved to 4-0 in the preseason and have beaten the Timberwolves (3-3) twice.
Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 25 points and eight rebounds.
Mavericks 91, Bucks 89
In Milwaukee, rookie Devin Harris scored 20 points in his first start of the preseason to lead Dallas over Milwaukee.
Desmond Mason had 19 points, Joe Smith 14 and Van Horn 13 for the Bucks.
Erick Dampier had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas.
Spurs 91, SuperSonics 82
In San Antonio, Tim Duncan scored 21 points to help San Antonio beat Seattle for the Spurs' first victory in four exhibition games this season.
Brent Barry, a former Seattle player signed by the Spurs in the offseason, had seven points and three assists.
Rookie Damien Wilkins led the SuperSonics with 17 points.
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