PHILADELPHIA – Glenn Robinson matched his season high with 37 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 10 of his 22 in the final five minutes as the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
Dion Glover had 18 points and Jason Terry added 17 for the Hawks, who made 33 of 37 free throws and improved to 3-0 against the 76ers this season.
Allen Iverson scored 25 points and had a season-high 12 assists for Philadelphia, but shot just 9-of-27 from the field. He was coming off a season-low five points in a loss at Detroit the previous night.
Derrick Coleman had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Aaron McKie added 15 points for the 76ers, who have lost two in a row after winning 15 of 17 after the All-Star break.
Pacers 101, Grizzlies 92
INDIANAPOLIS – Jermaine O’Neal tied his career high with 38 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 19-point deficit and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 101-92.
Reggie Miller, who started the Pacers’ comeback in the third quarter, added 14 points. Indiana played without Ron Artest, who was suspended for two games after committing his eighth flagrant foul of the season on Wednesday against Boston.
Mike Miller, Wesley Person and Lorenzen Wright each scored 15 points for the Grizzlies. Indiana trailed 70-51 with 5:51 left in the third quarter, but Reggie Miller scored seven points during a 14-0 run and the Pacers held the Grizzlies scoreless for almost 31/2 minutes.
Magic 109, Cavaliers 85
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tracy McGrady scored 39 points in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers for the fourth time this season, 109-85.
McGrady scored 30 or more points for the 42nd time this season, and tied a team record with his eighth consecutive 30-plus game. He also extended his team mark of 39 games in a row with 20 or more points.
Milt Palacio scored 15 points to lead the Cavaliers, who have lost 10 of their last 11.
The third quarter ended with McGrady making a spectacular reverse layup to reach 39 points.
He had 23 in the quarter on 6-of-10 shooting and was 9-for-10 at the line. With the Magic ahead 84-64, McGrady watched the fourth quarter from the bench. He was 12-of-21 from the field and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line.
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Darrell Armstrong added 14 points for the Magic, and Gordan Giricek and Andrew DeClercq had nine each.
The Magic played without Drew Gooden who sat out with a sprained right big toe. Gooden was injured in the Magic’s game against Miami on Wednesday. He is day-to-day.
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