Kenny Thomas had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Allen Iverson scored 29 and Philadelphia survived a disastrous fourth quarter where they blew a 25-point lead before beating the New Orleans Hornets 95-91 on Monday.

"It don't matter if we won by 30 or we won by one. It's the same result," Iverson said.

"That's been our ultimate goal, just get to first place and win the Atlantic," Iverson said. "That's it. Hopefully today we moved a step closer, but we've got a long way to go."