Lou Williams' layup with 3.1 seconds remaining lifted the Philadelphia 76ers to a come-from-behind 86-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats last night.
Andre Iguodala had 25 points, Williams scored 19 and Elton Brand contributed season highs of 19 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Rodney Carney had 10 points for Philadelphia.
With the score tied at 84, Boris Diaw missed a baseline jumper and Iguodala gathered the rebound. He dribbled to midcourt and passed to Williams for the layup on the fast break.
The Bobcats never got off a shot on their final possession.
Stephen Jackson scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. Gerald Wallace added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the reeling Bobcats (3-8), who dropped their sixth straight and fell to 0-6 on the road. Jackson played his second game for the Bobcats since being acquired with Acie Law from Golden State on Monday for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic.
Jackson nearly erased a seven-point deficit single-handedly in the fourth quarter. He hit a tough jumper in the lane and then drained a 3-pointer to give Charlotte an 82-81 advantage with 2:09 left.
On the Bobcats' next possession, Diaw drove to the basket for a layup and an 84-81 lead with 1:49 remaining. Williams made two free throws to close to 84-83 with 52 seconds left. Iguodala then hit one of two free throws to tie the game at 84 with 30 seconds remaining.
Earlier in the fourth, Jackson hit a 3-pointer from the baseline and then converted two of three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt on Charlotte's next possession. That cut a 77-70 deficit to 77-75 with 5:41 remaining.
Charlotte center Tyson Chandler suffered lower-back spasms in the second quarter and sat out the entire second half.
CHARLOTTE -- Wallace 3-7 4-6 11, Diaw 3-7 2-3 8, Chandler 2-4 3-3 7, Felton 4-9 0-0 9, Jackson 9-21 6-8 26, Murray 4-11 0-0 9, Henderson 0-0 2-2 2, Augustin 2-6 0-0 6, Mohammed 2-4 0-0 4, Brown 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 30-71 17-24 84.
PHILADELPHIA -- Young 2-10 0-0 5, Brand 8-17 3-4 19, Dalembert 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 7-13 4-5 19, Iguodala 9-19 5-6 25, Carney 4-8 0-0 10, Green 2-5 0-0 4, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0, Kapono 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-79 12-15 86.
Charlotte 22 21 22 19 -- 84
Phila. 29 23 17 17 -- 86
3-Point Goals--Chr. 7-24 (Jackson 2-5, Augustin 2-5, Wallace 1-2, Felton 1-4, Murray 1-7, Diaw 0-1), Phil. 6-16 (Carney 2-4, Iguodala 2-4, Young 1-3, Williams 1-3, Green 0-1, Kapono 0-1). Rebounds--Chr. 51 (Wallace 12), Phil. 45 (Brand 11). Assists--Chr. 20 (Jackson, Felton 5), Phil.19 (Williams 6). Fouls--Chr. 13, Phil. 19. A--11,585 (20,318).
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