AP News, December 1st, 2007
Samuel Dalembert had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Andre Miller scored 18 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to an 85-84 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
Willie Green and Reggie Evans added 13 points each for the Sixers (5-10), who snapped a two-game losing streak at home and a four-game skid against the Wizards.
Andre Iguodala contributed eight points and 12 rebounds despite missing 16 consecutive shots and finishing 3-for-19 from the field.
The Sixers were 0-for-14 from 3-point territory, 0-for-7 in each half.
Caron Butler scored 20 points while Antawn Jamison had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Washington, which fell to 7-9. The Wizards are 4-4 since Gilbert Arenas went down with a knee injury expected to sideline him for three months.
Nick Young scored 13 points while DeShawn Stevenson and Antonio Daniels had 10 apiece.
The game was tied at 68-all after three quarters and remained close throughout the remainder of regulation with neither team gaining a big advantage.
Despite playing in a half-empty arena, the crowd was loud as the Sixers snapped a 78-all tie and pulled ahead, 84-78, with 1:06 remaining. Dalembert hit a layup and two free throws during the key 6-0 spurt.
The Wizards got within 85-84 and had a chance to win the game, but Young missed a 26-foot 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left. The ball caromed away, and the buzzer sounded before the Wizards could put up another shot.
Washington overcame an early 11-point deficit to take a 43-42 lead at halftime.
Jamison had 12 points and Brendan Haywood blocked four shots in a five-minute span as the Wizards surged ahead.
Notes:@ Wizards assistant coach Randy Ayers was the 76ers head coach for part of the 2003-04 season. ... Jamison entered the game averaging a career-high 9.9 rebounds. ... The Wizards bench outscored the Sixers bench 19-14. ... Kyle Korver is 3-for-19 from the field over his last two games. ... The Wizards committed 18 turnovers while the 76ers had a season-low eight.
