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Iverson leads 76ers past Hawks ,103-85

Posted 7:58PM on Saturday 5th February 2005 ( 20 years ago )
PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson had 22 points and 12 assists, and Kyle Korver made five three-pointers to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 103-to-85 win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night.

Korver, who entered second in the league in three-pointers made, hit four in the third quarter then another early in the fourth after the Hawks pulled within single digits.

Korver went five-of-eight from three-point range and his squealing fans let him know how much they appreciated it. Kids 12 and under received a replica of Korver's jersey and made it sound like a boy-band concert each time he touched the ball.

The thunderous ovations, though, were saved for teammate Andre Iguodala.

The rookie brought some excitement to an otherwise mundane game with three fantastic dunks. In the fourth quarter, Iverson lobbed a high pass on the left side that Iguodala snagged with his right hand and came down hard with a dunk.

On the next possession, Iguodala grabbed a loose ball and fed it to Iverson. He then raced down court unguarded, took a quick feed and made a rim-rattling dunk for an 89-to-73 lead.

Iguodala finished with 14 points.

Antoine Walker led the Eastern Conference's worst team with 14 points and Predrag Drobnjak added 13.

Philadelphia played without coach Jim O'Brien, who missed the game because of the flu. Associate head coach Lester Connor took O'Brien's place.

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