Allen Iverson had 31 points and 13 assists, and Kyle Korver scored 13 of his 22 points in the third quarter to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Miami Heat 107-98 in the NBA on Sunday.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (L) grabs a loose ball as Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitski looks on during their NBA game in Houston November 4, 2006. [Reueters]
With Yao Ming dominating and their defense pounding from the tip, the Houston Rockets rolled to a start-to-finish, in-every-way 107-76 rout of the Dallas Mavericks before 18,245 at Toyota Center, the largest opening night crowd in franchise history.
Raymond Felton scored 23 points Saturday night to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 92-88 victory over Cleveland, their first win over the Cavaliers in eight tries.
The Los Angeles Lakers were able to win without Kobe. Now they've won with him. Kobe Bryant made his season debut with 23 points, Lamar Odom scored 28 and Los Angeles remained unbeaten with a 118-112 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night.
With his team in a deep hole, Jerry Sloan turned to his bench. The result was a big rally and a tough road win for the Utah Jazz. Carlos Boozer dunked with 31 seconds left for the go-ahead score and the Jazz finished the game on a 13-3 run to beat the Phoenix Suns 108-104 on Friday night.
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal (L) is defended by New Jersey Nets center Mikki Moore during NBA basketball action in Miami, Florida, November 3, 2006. [Reuters]
Carlos Boozer dunked with 31 seconds left for the go-ahead score and the Utah Jazz finished the game on a 13-3 run to beat the Phoenix Suns 108-104 on Friday night.
Kevin Martin scored 30 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 6.4 seconds left, and Ron Artest added 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings past the Chicago Bulls 89-88 on Friday night.
New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas warned his players that a young and athletic Atlanta team would provide a difficult matchup. The Hawks didn't disappoint.
After a preseason where Miami routinely faced huge deficits, then endured a 42-point loss to Chicago on opening night, Heat coach Pat Riley wondered if his team was on the cusp of a crisis. Shaquille O'Neal doesn't think that's the case.
Allen Iverson can hit a game-winning shot even when he's being defended pretty well. Iverson scored 39 points from every angle on the court, including a driving, fallaway runner from 10 feet out with 2.2 seconds left to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 105-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
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