EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Allen Iverson had 40 points and 10 assists Wednesday night, and the Philadelphia 76ers remained tied for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 116-96 win over the New Jersey Nets.
Chris Webber added 18 points for Philadelphia, which is tied for the No. 8 spot with Chicago with four games remaining.
Chicago owns the tiebreaker with Philadelphia because of a better conference record.
● Bulls 96, Hawks 90: In Atlanta, the Bulls overcame an ugly first half to beat the Hawks.
Ben Gordon led Chicago with 19 points. Kirk Hinrich had 17 points and seven assists.
● Magic 103, Raptors 96: In Orlando, Fla., Jameer Nelson had 27 points as the Magic handed Toronto its 10th straight loss.
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Morris Peterson had 23 points, five assists and eight rebounds for Toronto.
● Pacers 117, Celtics 112: In Indianapolis, Peja Stojakovic scored 25 points, and Indiana beat Boston, which was eliminated from the playoff race.
Austin Croshere added a season-high 20 points as the Pacers kept their grip on the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
● Pistons 96, Cavaliers 73: In Auburn Hills, Mich., the Pistons moved within a game of home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
LeBron James sprained his left ankle late in the third quarter and did not return for the Cavaliers. His status is day to day.
● Grizzlies 96, Bobcats 88: In Charlotte, N.C., Eddie Jones hit a 16-foot jumper to seal Memphis' victory over Charlotte.
Jones led six players in double figures with 16 points for the Grizzlies, who remained in line for the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
● Warriors 114, Mavericks 102: In Oakland, Calif., Jason Richardson scored 25 points, and Golden State shocked the Mavericks for the third time this season, putting a crimp in Dallas' hopes of finishing with the West's best record.
● Clippers 97, Trail Blazers 93: In Los Angeles, Elton Brand scored 25 points, Sam Cassell added 19 points and 10 assists, and the Clippers snapped a three-game losing streak.
● Jazz 104, Nuggets 83: In Salt Lake City, Carlos Boozer scored 25 points and pulled down 10 of his 13 rebounds in the second half as the Jazz returned to .500 for the first time in two months.
● Timberwolves 82, Rockets 79: In Houston, Marcus Banks hit the go-ahead jumper in the fourth quarter as the Timberwolves snapped a 14-game road losing streak.
● Bucks 100, Wizards 97: In Milwaukee, Michael Redd had the game-winning basket with 19 seconds to play to lead the Bucks over the Wizards.
● Hornets 104, SuperSonics 99: In Oklahoma City, Chris Paul scored 21 points, and New Orleans held off the SuperSonics.