Pacers just nip 76ers
'Devastating' play dooms Philadelphia
Philadelphia ? Stephen Jackson atoned for a bunch of misses with one clutch play.
Jackson’s layup with 2.9 seconds left lifted the Indiana Pacers to a 94-93 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.
Allen Iverson had 33 points and nine assists, but couldn’t lead the Sixers to their third straight victory.
Anthony Johnson had 18 points, and Jackson scored 15 for Indiana, which has won three of four.
Down by one point, the Pacers got possession after a shot-clock violation on Philadelphia with 4.9 seconds left. Sarunas Jasikevicius threw an inbound pass to Jackson, who went around a stumbling Kyle Korver to make an uncontested shot.
“I was 0-for-infinity,” Jackson said. “I just wanted to make a shot. We knew they’d switch. I went backdoor and got to the basket. My teammates showed confidence in me to give me the ball. It seemed like I hadn’t made a shot all game.”
Jackson missed 15 of his first 19 shots before the easy layup. Chris Webber then missed a jumper at the buzzer after an inbound pass from Iverson.

The Philadelphia 76ers' Kevin Ollie, left, makes contact with Indiana's Stephen Jackson. The Pacers won in the final seconds, 94-93, Sunday in Philadelphia.
“For that to happen with 4.9 seconds left, it’s devastating,” Iverson said.
Suns 115, Mavericks 107
Dallas – Boris Diaw had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double, and the Suns extended their winning streak to a season-high 10 games.
Steve Nash had 25 points and 11 assists.
Timberwolves 103, Warriors 90
Minneapolis – Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and tied his season high with 21 rebounds as Minnesota overcame a superb scoring performance by Golden State’s Jason Richardson.
Richardson scored 36 for Golden State – three points shy of his season high.
Wizards 117, Kings 107
Washington – Antawn Jamison had 31 points and eight rebounds, and the Wizards snapped a three-game losing streak.
Gilbert Arenas added 23 points, and Caron Butler had 22 for the Wizards.
Raptors 111, Celtics 105
Toronto – Morris Peterson had 27 points, and Chris Bosh added 24 as Toronto ended a six-game losing streak.
Boston’s Paul Pierce had 33 points – the fifth game in a row and 11th in 12 games he has reached the 30-point mark.
Cavaliers 91, Bulls 72
Cleveland – LeBron James scored 37 points – 27 after halftime.
Drew Gooden added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Anderson Varejao added 13 boards for Cleveland.
Ben Gordon had 17 points and Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng 15 apiece for the Bulls.
Rockets 102, Trail Blazers 84
Houston – Yao Ming had 32 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Portland for the ninth straight time.
Forward Tracy McGrady left in the third quarter due to recurring problems with his back and did not return.
SuperSonics 113, Jazz 81
Seattle – Rashard Lewis led six Seattle players in double figures with 22 points in just three quarters, and the SuperSonics rolled past Utah.
Grizzlies 102, Clippers 86
Los Angeles – Pau Gasol had 17 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and Mike Miller scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead Memphis.
Bobby Jackson added 15 points for the Grizzlies, who climbed within a half-game of the fifth-place Clippers in the Western Conference standings.

