Pistons top 76ers, Iverson; Rockets frustrate Cavs
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PHILADELPHIA -- Rodney Stuckey scored 27 points and hit the winner with 8.7 seconds left to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 90-86 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday night, the 76ers' 11th straight loss.

Allen Iverson scored 11 points in his second game with the Sixers. He hit the tying jumper with 1:06 left that made it 86-all.

Stuckey had the ball stripped by Andre Iguodala, but he grabbed the loose ball and tossed it in for the go-ahead basket with 1 second left on the shot clock.

Iguodala went for the win, but his 3-point attempt was no good. He scored 18 points.

Iverson is 0-5 this season -- three losses with Memphis; two with the 76ers. Iverson missed seven of 10 shots from the floor and had three assists.

Rockets 95, Cavaliers 85

HOUSTON -- Aaron Brooks scored 27 points, Trevor Ariza scored 26 and the Houston Rockets held LeBron James and the Cavaliers to one of their worst offensive performances of the season in a win over Cleveland.

James scored 27 points, but went only 8 for 21 from the field. No other Cleveland starter reached double figures and the Cavs matched their season-low point total. They outrebounded Houston 47-37, but committed 20 turnovers and mustered only 19 points in both the first and third quarters.

Shane Battier scored 14 points and played effective defense on James all night.

The Rockets have won six of their last seven games against the Cavs in Houston. They beat Cleveland 93-74 last year, holding James without an assist for the first time in his career.

James missed five of his first six shots, part of Cleveland's 6-for-19 start. Battier also contributed on offense, swishing a trio of 3-pointers in the opening eight minutes.

Hawks 118, Bulls 83

ATLANTA -- Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 29 points and the Hawks opened the second half with a 20-4 run.

The Bulls, who have lost four straight and nine of 10, remained close only in the first period. Atlanta pushed its lead to double digits for good on a jam by Josh Smith with 5:17 remaining in the first half.

Smith had 18 points, including an alley-oop jam to cap the decisive 20-4 run and push the lead to 30 points at 76-46 with 3:35 remaining in the third period.

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 19 points. James Johnson had 17 -- all in the final period -- and John Salmons added 16.

Warriors 105, Nets 89

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Monta Ellis scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and Golden State snapped a four-game losing streak.

Reserve C.J. Watson also scored 18 and former Nets center Mikki Moore had 16 on a series of dunks for the Warriors, who improved to 1-1 on a five-game trip they are playing without coach Don Nelson, who is recovering from pneumonia.

Blazers 102, Pacers 91

INDIANAPOLIS -- Brandon Roy scored 29 points, leading Portland over the Pacers.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Andre Miller scored 15 for the Trail Blazers (14-9), who snapped a four-game road losing streak.

Dahntay Jones led the Pacers with 19 points and rookie Tyler Hansbrough added 13 points and 11 rebounds. Indiana (6-13), losers of six straight, played without injured All-Star Danny Granger.
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