Philadelphia ? Allen Iverson has no problem passing up a potential winning shot when he knows the ball is going to Kyle Korver.

Korver made a go-ahead jumper with 6.5 seconds left, and Iverson returned from a three-game absence to score 27 points in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 89-88 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

“You see a guy in his second year who’s able to hit a big shot like that, it says a lot about him as a player,” Iverson said. “It says a lot about his confidence and the confidence the coaching staff and we have in him.”

Korver hit five three-pointers and shot 6-for-9 overall to finish with 17 points. He has 126 three-pointers, fifth on the Sixers’ single-season list. He sank at least four threes for the 14th time this season.

“I sometimes feel like I’m in a real groove, and that’s how I felt tonight,” Korver said. “I felt like I shouldn’t have missed many shots.”

Kenny Thomas scored 12 for the Sixers, who opened a four-game homestand.

Stephen Jackson scored 25 points, and Jermaine O’Neal had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who lost their fifth straight.

The Sixers sure are getting used to these dramatic wins against the Pacers. In November, Iverson beat them with the first buzzer-beating shot of his nine-year career on a 14-footer in overtime.

“I was thinking maybe I could get another game-winner against that team,” Iverson said.

Indiana led 88-87 when Thomas made a nice little hook pass to Samuel Dalembert under the basket. Dalembert, though, had his dunk blocked by O’Neal, the Pacers recovered and Jackson was fouled.

Indiana's Fred Jones, front, is fouled by Philadelphia's Allen Iverson in the second half. Iverson, who had missed the previous three games because of a strained left rotator cuff, had 27 points as the 76ers won, 89-88, Monday in Philadelphia.

Jackson missed both free throws with 15.1 seconds left.

Iverson, who had missed three straight games because of a shoulder injury, dribbled down the lane, ran into O’Neal and kicked it out to Korver, who was coming off a screen. With no one in front of him, the mop-topped guard from Creighton sank a 20-footer from the left side and moved the Sixers (21-23) into first place by a half-game over Boston in the Atlantic Division.

Rockets 97, Celtics 94

Boston — Yao Ming had 23 points, and Jon Barry scored 15 of his 17 in the fourth quarter, leading Houston. Houston blew a 16-point lead but rallied behind Barry, who scored 11 points in the first 2:57 of the fourth.

Hawks 80, Magic 79

Atlanta — Antoine Walker hit a fallaway jumper with 2.3 seconds left, and Atlanta won.

Grizzlies 98, Hornets 91

New Orleans — Lorenzen Wright and Stromile Swift each scored 19 points for Memphis.

Spurs 103, Sonics 84

Seattle — Manu Ginobili scored 23 points, and Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, leading San Antonio.