PHILADELPHIA (AP) Allen Iverson scored a season-high 50 points, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 98-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.

Kenny Thomas had 13 rebounds and reserve John Salmons added 13 points for Philadelphia, which leads the Atlantic Division despite a 9-9 record.

Jason Terry had 20 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 17 for the Hawks, who are off to a 6-12 start.

It was the ninth time, including playoffs, that Iverson has scored 50 or more points in his eight seasons. He had 55 in a playoff victory over New Orleans last April.

Iverson was coming off a season-low 12-point performance in which he missed 15 of 19 shots in a loss to Indiana on Friday night.

Knicks 79, Hornets 74

NEW YORK (AP) Allan Houston scored 18 points, and Dikembe Mutombo added 13 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks to help New York beat New Orleans.

Mutombo got the Knicks started with 11 points and seven rebounds in the first half, and Houston scored 13 during a sluggish second half for both teams.

David Wesley's 16 points led the Hornets, who committed six of their 16 turnovers in the fourth quarter and shot just 32 percent from the field. Baron Davis had 13 points and 10 assists.

Pistons 80, Wizards 69

WASHINGTON (AP) Richard Hamilton scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 22 to lead Detroit to its eighth win in nine games against Washington.

Detroit's win overshadowed a solid game by Brendan Haywood, who led the Wizards with a career-high 23 points and season-high 11 rebounds.

Moments after Jarvis Hayes tied the game at 65 with a dunk with 6:57 remaining, Washington coach Eddie Jordan drew a technical for charging onto the court as Hamilton was making a layup.

Hamilton made the free throw for a 68-65 lead with 6:37 left and the Pistons never trailed again.

Heat 78, Raptors 66

MIAMI (AP) Rookie Dwyane Wade scored 16 points to lead Miami over short-handed Toronto, which played without starters Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams.

Davis and Williams are part of a six-player trade that will send Jalen Rose to the Raptors, Bulls general manager John Paxson said Saturday night. The deal is pending league approval Monday.

Rookie forward Chris Jeffries, also involved with the trade, did not dress for the Raptors.

Toronto, which has yet to reach 90 points in regulation this season, was held below 70 points for the fifth time.

Grizzlies 122, Cavaliers 115, 2OT

CLEVELAND (AP) Pau Gasol scored a career-high 37 points and Memphis Grizzlies completed its second-biggest comeback with a double-overtime win over Cleveland.

Shane Battier added 22 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who trailed by 24 in the first half and 16 going into the fourth quarter.

Memphis' comeback was its biggest since overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat Portland on March 25, 2002.

Cavs rookie LeBron James had his best game as a pro _ 33 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists _ but had two costly turnovers late in the first overtime period that helped Memphis rally.

Mike Miller added 20 points and a career-high 13 assists for the Grizzlies, who clawed back by scoring the first 18 points of the fourth quarter.

Mavericks 92, Timberwolves 88

DALLAS (AP) Michael Finley scored 25 points and rookie Josh Howard provided a much-needed spark in the second half, carrying Dallas past Minnesota in a matchup of teams playing their fourth game in five nights.

Missing Dirk Nowitzki (sprained ankle) and Danny Fortson (suspended), Dallas needed fresh legs to remain undefeated at home. Howard came through, scoring seven points during a 22-4 run that turned a 12-point deficit into a six-point lead early in the fourth quarter.

Kevin Garnett _ who had 28 points and 20 rebounds _ single-handedly kept the Timberwolves close, scoring eight of their last nine, including a jumper that tied it at 81 with 3:46 left.

He also had a 3-pointer and two free throws in the final 27 seconds that prevented the Mavericks from sealing the victory.

After Steve Nash made a pair of foul shots with 2 seconds left, Minnesota's last chance ended when Sam Cassell fumbled an inbounds pass. When time expired, Cassell punted the ball high over the court, landing in the seats.

Bucks 100, Celtics 94

MILWAUKEE (AP) Joe Smith made two free throws with 11 seconds left and Toni Kukoc scored nine fourth-quarter points to lead Milwaukee past Boston in the second game of a home-and-home series between the teams.

Milwaukee blew a 15-point second-quarter lead, fell behind by 12 in the third quarter and rallied to become the first team to score 100 points against the Celtics this season.

Michael Redd had 23 points, Desmond Mason had a season-high 22 points and Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Milwaukee.

Mike James had a career-high 23 points and Paul Pierce scored 21 for the Celtics, which beat the Bucks 106-96 Friday night in Boston.

SuperSonics 95, Rockets 88

SEATTLE (AP) Rashard Lewis scored 27 points in his return from a one-game absence and rookie Luke Ridnour had eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter for Seattle.

Lewis, who shot 9-of-18 from the floor, missed Friday night's loss at Utah because of a death in his family.

Antonio Daniels made his first start of the season, scoring 13 points, while Ronald Murray came off the bench for 12 and Brent Barry added 10. The Sonics had lost three of four at home.

Steve Francis led the Rockets with 28 points, but he scored only four in the fourth quarter _ all from the foul line.

Nuggets 98, Clippers 86

LOS ANGELES (AP) Vashon Lenard scored a season-high 26 points and Denver never trailed in handing the Los Angeles Clippers their sixth straight loss.

Point guard Andre Miller had 19 points and seven assists in his return to Staples Center, where he spent an unproductive and unhappy season with the Clippers before joining Denver as a free agent when Los Angeles declined to match the Nuggets' six-year, $51 million offer sheet.

Corey Maggette had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who were 29-for-83 from the field and have failed to shoot 50 percent or better this season.

Spurs 91, Warriors 89

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Nick Van Exel scored 16 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to help Golden State beat San Antonio.

Van Exel, playing a backup role because of a sore left knee, either tied the score or gave the Warriors the lead with five of his seven fourth-quarter baskets, including a long 3 with 20 seconds left that proved to be the winner.

Tim Duncan, who missed a wide-opener 20-footer in the final second, led the defending NBA champion Spurs with 27 points and 15 rebounds. Tony Parker added 19 points, and Rasho Nestorovic had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Ever since Monday's announcement that he needs a kidney transplant and had to retire because of it, people across the nation have expressed their interest in donating one to Alonzo Mourning.

"From Texas, California, Seattle, Florida, Detroit and parts of New England, people have been calling to say: `How do I get tested? I'd like to help,' " Gregory Perrin, the director of marketing and development for the Kidney and Urology Foundation of America, said yesterday. "A number of them are saying: `I'm a Zo fan. I love the way he played basketball.' Some are actually saying: `I'm a Knicks fan, but I admire what he did in going public with this. I'd like to help.' "

New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning will soon need a kidney transplant and because of this, he is calling it a career.

"It is with great sadness that I make this announcement," Thorn said. "Alonzo is a true champion and a very courageous athlete who attempted to defy the odds with his comeback to the NBA. Unfortunately, his medical condition will not allow him to continue his basketball career. Our thoughts and prayers are with him as he continues his fight against this disease."

Tim Hardaway has decided to call it quits.

''I wanted to play another year because I didn't go out the way I wanted to go out,'' Hardaway, 37, said via telephone Friday, sounding like no retirement is ever official. ``I went out being hurt. I never went out on my own terms. The coaches don't think I can play anymore. If they don't want me, forget it.''

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Forward Sean Lampley signed Friday with the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors, who received their second special roster exemption in two days because of injuries.

Dan Langhi re-signed with the team Wednesday after the Warriors received permission from the NBA to sign another player.

Lampley played last season with the Miami Heat, who released him last month.

The Warriors have the maximum three players on injured reserve: Troy Murphy, Evan Eschmeyer and Popeye Jones. They also have two more injured players on their active roster: Mickael Pietrus and Adonal Foyle.

MIAMI (AP) The Cleveland-Miami game was delayed for nine minutes on Wednesday night after shot clocks malfunctioned on both ends of the court.

There was a three-minute delay late in the third quarter, before the problem was briefly corrected. Power to the units shorted out again 25 seconds after play resumed, and the quarter was completed without use of a shot clock.

The units remained blank after the third quarter. Game officials replaced a courtside scoreboard control between periods and the game resumed after another six-minute stoppage.

For the first time since Larry Brown faced Herb Brown in 1977, brothers will coach opposing NBA teams tonight at Toyota Center when Jeff's Rockets play Stan's Heat.

"I'll be really proud to walk out there," Jeff Van Gundy said. "I took great pride when I was in New York and we were in those playoff series (against Miami, with whom Stan was an assistant coach). I'll be very proud. I want to win, though not for me but for the team. ... What makes it easier is thank God we're not matching up on the court."

MIAMI (AP) _ The Miami Heat activated forward Caron Butler and placed forward Malik Allen on the inured list Friday.

Butler, yet to play this season, went on the injured list after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove loose bodies on Oct. 4.

Allen had surgery Thursday to remove a bone spur in his right foot. He will wear a boot and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. Allen has averaged 4.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 17.4 minutes.

Also Friday, the Heat signed forward Tyrone Hill and released guard Kirk Penney.

Hill averaged seven points and 5.6 rebounds in 56 games last season for the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers.

In 13 seasons, he has averaged 9.5 points and 8.6 rebounds. The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Hill was an All-Star in 1995 with Cleveland. He also played for Golden State and Milwaukee.

Penney, a free agent signed Monday, scored three points and had one assist in 18 minutes over two games.

"(Malik)Allen will be out 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery on Thursday to remove a bone spur on his right foot."

This has the Miami Heat looking at Tyrone Hill, who came in for a meeting with the team Thursday night.

If Hill signs, Kirk Penney would most likely be waived.

The Heat's distress call to guard Kirk Penney came at 1 a.m. Sunday.

By Monday evening Penney, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound New Zealand native was on the court for the Heat's game against Dallas. He played 14 minutes and scored three points.