Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Evan Turner scored 22 points and the
Philadelphia 76ers held off a late comeback attempt by the Dallas Mavericks to
produce a 100-98 victory at the Wells Fargo Center.
Thaddeus Young added 20 points and Jrue Holiday had 18 along with seven
assists for Philadelphia, which put together a 10-0 run midway through the
fourth quarter to break an 81-81 deadlock before staving off the hard-charging
Mavericks down the stretch to record their fifth win in seven games.
Dallas cut a 100-93 deficit with under two minutes left down to two on the
strength of five straight points from Vince Carter, then had a chance to tie
when O.J. Mayo was fouled going to the lane with 2.5 seconds to play. He
missed both free throw tries, however, and Jae Crowder's desperation shot off
the rebound missed the mark as time expired.
Chris Kaman put up 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and Shawn Marion finished
with 17 in the loss, Dallas' second straight and seventh in its last 10
outings.
Former Sixer Elton Brand netted a season-best 17 points and grabbed eight
rebounds in his return to Philadelphia. The veteran forward was released by
the 76ers via the amnesty clause in July.
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