PHILADELPHIA (AP) Paul Pierce scored 35 points, helping Boston snap a six-game losing streak and give interim coach John Carroll his first victory.

Ricky Davis had 20 points and Walter McCarty added 16 for Boston, which hadn't won since Jan. 23 against Washington. Carroll lost his first five game after taking over when Jim O'Brien resigned.

Glenn Robinson scored 19 points, and Allen Iverson had 15 for the Sixers, who have lost 10 of 13.

Rockets 86, Hawks 77

ATLANTA (AP) Cuttino Mobley scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and Houston overcame a 14-point deficit.

Steve Francis had 24 points, and Jim Jackson added 18 to help Houston extend its winning streak to three games.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led the Hawks with 20 points.

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