76ers 93, Heat 85
MIAMI (AP) -- Andre Iguodala scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half, Kyle Korver had 11 points in the final quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the struggling Miami Heat 93-85 Saturday night.
Iguodala, who was in the lineup after a sore back forced him to miss the 76ers' game with Charlotte on Friday and end a streak of 232 straight appearances, added seven rebounds and six assists for Philadelphia, which has won 10 of its last 14 to remain alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Korver finished with 17 for Philadelphia, which got 13 points from Willie Green, 12 points from Samuel Dalembert and a 12-point, 13-rebound effort off the bench from Joe Smith.
Jason Williams scored 21 points with six assists, Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points and Udonis Haslem finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who have lost three of their last four since their nine-game winning streak was snapped.
Korver hit a jumper with 1:56 left to put Philadelphia up by six, before O'Neal answered with a three-point play 52 seconds later. His free throw not only got the Heat to 86-83, it was just his second make in nine attempts from the foul line.
But Andre Miller hit a fadeaway with 45.1 seconds left, and when Antoine Walker missed a layup on Miami's ensuing possession, the outcome was all but sealed.
Walker had 11 points and Eddie Jones added 10 for the Heat, who hit their first four tries from 3-point range -- and went 2-for-23 the rest of the way.
For the Heat, the early going was nearly the exact opposite of the opening minutes of their game at Indiana on Friday night. There, they fell behind by 24 points after one quarter. On Saturday, they used a 24-5 run in the opening quarter to build a 30-13 lead, and stretched the margin to 19 when O'Neal scored on Miami's first trip of the second quarter.
Miami allowed 33 first-quarter points Friday in Indiana; Philadelphia didn't eclipse the 33-point mark until Korver's 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left before halftime drew the 76ers to 49-34 at the break.
And clearly, Philadelphia -- which entered the night 4 1/2 games and three places out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot -- came up with a plan that worked at halftime. The 76ers solved Miami in the third quarter, outscoring Miami 27-18 to get within six entering the final 12 minutes, and the momentum didn't change much then, either.
Korver opened the fourth with a 3-pointer and another jumper to get Philadelphia to 67-66. When Iguodala found Dalembert underneath for a dunk with 8:42 left, the 76ers were on top 72-71 -- their first lead since 6-5. They gave up the lead when Williams hit a jumper with 7:19 left, before Korver answered with a 3-pointer that put Philadelphia up for good.
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