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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Vancouver Grizzlies' impressive run came
to an end.
|  | | Allen Iverson (3) argues a technical call by referee Jack Nies as Eric Snow holds his teammate in check. |
Allen Iverson scored 36 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat
Vancouver 107-91 Wednesday night, snapping the Grizzlies'
franchise-record five-game winning streak.
"We showed our guys that we are not there yet," Grizzlies
coach Sydney Lowe said. "We didn't do the small things tonight
that we had done during our streak."
Iverson shot 13-for-17 from the line as the Sixers won their
fifth straight.
"That team (Vancouver) is coming off of five straight wins and
it was a struggle," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "You tell me
that we won by 16 and I can't believe it."
George Lynch had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Eric Snow had 11
points and seven assists for Philadelphia, which improved to 21-2
when scoring more than 100 points. Matt Geiger added 10 points and
a season-high 11 rebounds, and Tyrone Hill finished with 12
rebounds.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 27 points for the Grizzlies, who are 0-5
in Philadelphia and 1-10 against the Sixers. Michael Dickerson
scored 16 and Mike Bibby added 14 points and six assists.
The teams combined for 84 free-throw attempts on 52 personal
fouls and eight technical fouls, three of which were illegal
defense violations against Philadelphia.
"It was tough. (The referees) got testy because guys were
complaining," Brown said. "There were a lot of technicals and a
lot of fouls, but I didn't see many calls that weren't really
fouls."
Leading by seven points early in the fourth quarter,
Philadelphia scored six straight points, including five by Iverson
on a driving layup and a 3-pointer, for a 90-77 advantage with 8:23
left.
The Grizzlies closed within seven, 90-83, with 6:14 remaining,
but the Sixers scored seven straight points to seal the win.
The Sixers led by as many as 10 in the third quarter, taking an
80-70 lead on a 19-foot jumper by Rodney Buford with 51 seconds
left. Philadelphia led by six at the end of the quarter.
"I think it was a matter of not respecting them in the first
half," Lynch said. "We had to come out and play better in the
second half."
The Grizzlies made just one of their first eight shots and
trailed 11-2 early in the first quarter. Vancouver rallied and
scored 11 of the last 12 points in the quarter for a 29-22 lead.
Philadelphia opened the second quarter with a 14-3 run. Iverson
scored eight and Geiger added seven in the outburst as the Sixers
went on to build a 51-50 halftime lead.
Game notes
The 76ers are 21-3 against teams with losing records. ...
Philadelphia's Theo Ratliff underwent a successful wrist operation
and is expected to miss two to four weeks. ...Prior to the game, there
was a moment of silence for Guy Rodgers, a former NBA All-Star who
spent time with the Philadelphia Warriors and was an All-American
at Temple University. Rodgers, a native of Philadelphia, died on
Monday. ... Vancouver center Bryant Reeves left the court and went
to the locker room during the game to stretch his sore back.
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Philadelphia 107
Vancouver 91
LA Clippers 100
Cleveland 94
Detroit 90
New York 85
Phoenix 100
Miami 85
New Jersey 113
Toronto 111
Houston 89
Minnesota 83
LA Lakers 101
San Antonio 99
Seattle 127
Denver 98
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