PHILADELPHIA (AP) Allen Iverson spoiled Larry Brown's return to Philadelphia, scoring 30 points in the 76ers' 90-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

The boos began for Brown when the former Philadelphia coach walked out during pregame warmups and reached a crescendo when he was introduced. Brown, who left the 76ers after last season to coach the Pistons, was serenaded with chants of ``traitor'' and ``fraud'' and fans yelled a derisive chant throughout the game.

While the sellout crowd of 20,512 fans turned on him, his former players only offered hugs and handshakes.

Kenny Thomas had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Eric Snow added 13 points for the Sixers. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 19 points, Mehmet Okur had 17 and Chauncey Billups 15.

Knicks 97, Timberwolves 92

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Latrell Sprewell was a bust in his first game against his old team, and New York got a season-high 18 points and 17 rebounds from Dikembe Mutombo to hold off Minnesota.

Sprewell had only five points on 2-for-11 shooting in his first game against the Knicks since being dealt to Minnesota in a four-team trade this summer.

New York's Allan Houston scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter in his first game back after missing two games with a sore lower back. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 25 points and 14 rebounds.

Spurs 109, Bulls 98

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tim Duncan scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half and had 10 rebounds for San Antonio.

Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 17 points and 11 rebounds, Tony Parker added 15 points and Ron Mercer had 12.

Eddy Curry and Lonny Baxter had 19 points each for Chicago, which lost its second straight game under interim coach Pete Myers.

The Bulls, who have lost seven straight overall, are expected to hire former Phoenix coach Scott Skiles to replace Bill Cartwright, fired Monday.

Raptors 99, Hawks 97, OT

ATLANTA (AP) Vince Carter hit a jumper with 1.2 seconds left, part of a season-high 43 points, to lift Toronto past Atlanta.

Carter took an inbound pass from Alvin Williams, then shot from about 17 feet over Dion Glover and Theo Ratliff. The ball swished through, giving Toronto its second road victory of the season.

Carter also forced overtime with a three-point play with 13.2 seconds left in regulation.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored a season-high 30 for the Hawks.

Celtics 94, Magic 92

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Paul Pierce scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help Boston hold off Orlando, extending the Magic's losing streak to 14 games.

Pierce also had eight rebounds and six assists, Vin Baker added 19 points and Eric Williams had 15 for the Celtics.

Tracy McGrady led the Magic with 24 points, but had only two in the fourth quarter and fouled out with 3:11 left.

Hornets 82, Cavaliers 72

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Baron Davis scored 26 points and had eight assists to lead New Orleans Hornets past former coach Paul Silas' Cleveland Cavaliers.

David Wesley scored 21 points, and Jamaal Magloire added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting, and LeBron James had 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. The Cavs have lost 30 straight road games dating to last season.

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