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After a season filled with turmoil and
injuries, the Indiana Pacers finally are at full strength.

Stephen Jackson, Peja Stojakovic, Jamaal Tinsley and Jermaine
O'Neal started together for the first time this season, and they
all played major roles in Indiana's 92-79 win over Philadelphia on
Sunday afternoon.

Jackson scored 23 points, Stojakovic added 18, Tinsley finished
with a season-high 14 assists and O'Neal added 11 points and nine
rebounds. It's a group Indiana had been hoping to get on the floor
since Stojakovic joined the team two months ago in the trade that
sent Ron Artest to Sacramento.

Tinsley and O'Neal started for the first time in two months
after injuries. Jackson, who benefited most from the upgraded
lineup, said more games like Sunday's should follow.

"It's hard to double-team us," Jackson said. "Before Peja
came and J.O. came back, I was getting double-teamed. I never
thought I'd get double-teamed in my life. But with them out there,
it's easier to beat my man."

Reserve Danny Granger had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Jeff
Foster grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Pacers recover from Friday
night's 75-72 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Philadelphia lost its
second straight.

Allen Iverson scored 26 points and Chris Webber added 24 for the
76ers, but no other Philadelphia player scored more than eight.
Iverson, the league's second-leading scorer, shot 2-for-12 from the
field in the second half.

Iverson said the effort was pathetic for a team that is fighting
to get into the playoffs.

"There's no way to explain it," he said. "We got beat up
today. We are not stopping anybody. It's hard to get into a running
game or get easy baskets when you are always taking the ball out of
bounds after the other team scores."

Tinsley, who guarded Iverson for much of the game, wasn't as
worried about starting as he was about getting on the floor. He has
played in only 34 of the Pacers' 68 games because of right elbow
and biceps injuries.

"I'm just happy to be out there," he said. "I've had two
tough injuries, but that's the nature of the business. I'm just
glad to have the opportunity to play. I just go out there and do
it."

Indiana held Philadelphia to 37 percent shooting and
outrebounded the 76ers 48-36 in a sloppy game that featured a
combined 45 turnovers. The Pacers set a season high with 29
turnovers.

The Pacers shot 50 percent in the first half to offset their 15
turnovers and take a 52-45 lead at the break. Granger scored 15
points and Foster grabbed 12 rebounds in the first half.

Allen Iverson refused to let the Philadelphia 76ers' season end.

Iverson scored 13 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter as the defending Eastern Conference champions avoided elimination with a tense 108-103 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their first-round series.

The Sixers avoided a best-of-five series sweep for the first time since 1991 against Milwaukee. They host Game 4 on Wednesday.

Responding in pressure situations is nothing new for Iverson.

"That's my life," Iverson said. "That's just what I've been going through since I've been in the league, so I'm kind of used to it. When we lose, people are going to point the finger at me and coach. And when we win gaems, I get the praise. You just accept that and understand that's the way it's going to be."

It was the eighth time Iverson scored at least 40 points in a playoff game. The Sixers are 7-1 in those contests.

"We have another chance to play and we have to put pressure on them, where they feel it," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "It doesn't look to me like they're feeling it. They're playing with a lot of poise and have a lot to be proud of."

Philadelphia also got a big game from Eric Snow, who scored 23 points. After going a combined 4-of-25 in the first two games of the series, he made 9-of-14 shots in Game 3 and scored six straight points for the Sixers during one stretch in the fourth quarter.

"There was no pressure on them at all," Snow said. "All of the pressure was on us. Fortunately, we were able to pull this game out and now we have to take care of our home and win on Wednesday and even the series."

The Celtics, looking to move into the second round for the first time since 1992, were in position to close out the Sixers, taking a 103-100 lead on Rodney Rogers' 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining. But the Sixers scored the final eight points.

"It's a game we should have had," Boston forward Paul Pierce said. "We're up three with under three minutes to go. We gave ourselves a chance to win after being down in the first half. It's definitely one we should have had."

All season, the Celtics lived by the 3-pointer. On this day, however, they died by it.

Derrick Coleman, who played a strong game with 18 points and nine rebounds, followed Aaron McKie's miss to give Philadelphia a 104-103 lead with 45 seconds left.

Pierce scored 29 points for the Celtics, but missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the ensuing possession. Boston was forced to foul, and Iverson hit two more from the line, making it 106-103 with 19 seconds to play.

"I felt that everybody would come out and play the game like it was their last," Iverson said. "But we didn't have a choice. If you can't get up for a game like this, there's something wrong. You're not a basketball player, you're not a competitor."

Rogers and Pierce missed 3-pointers on Boston's last possession, and Coleman clinched the win with two from the line with 1.1 seconds to go.

"It's now Game 4," Pierce said. "We expected a war. We didn't expect Philly to bow down to us in Game 3. We expect another war for the next game."

Antoine Walker scored 27 points for Boston but was shut out from 3-point range in the second half after making all seven of his attempts from behind the arc in the opening 24 minutes. He finished 7-of-13 from downtown.

"We feel like we're still very confident we can beat them here," Walker said. "Obviously, they're going to feel really good and come out with a lot of energy on Wednesday. We have to be prepared and ready to match their energy again."

While the Sixers never have rallied to win a best-of-five series after losing the first two games, they have renewed hopes since Iverson seems to have shaken off the rust after missing the final 14 games of the regular season with a broken hand.

The NBA scoring champion rebounded from a shaky outing in Game 2, when he made just 10-of-29 shots. He took over Sunday's contest down the stretch, scoring 11 of the Sixers' final 15 points, and was deadly from the line, making 19-of-20 free throws.

"We had big games from a lot of people," Iverson said. "To beat a team like that, you're going to have to have a lot of guys contribute."

Overall, Philadelphia was 36-of-44 from the line, compared to just 16-of-18 for Boston, which ran most of its offense from the perimeter. The Sixers shot 45 percent (33-of-74).

"We didn't get the calls," Boston guard Kenny Anderson said. "We can't cry about it, but we didn't get the calls."

Spurred on by a fired-up crowd at the First Union Center, the Sixers opened an 11-point lead in the first quarter. Boston withstood Philadelphia's early burst and Walker's shooting helped it close to 58-52 at intermission.

The Celtics tried to bury the Sixers with a long-range assault, making 15 of 30 3-pointers, a playoff record for a Philadelphia opponent.

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PHILADELPHIA — Allen Iverson, with his tattoos, cornrows and hip-hop persona, ended up in the center of a celebratory group hug with the fans in the expensive courtside seats at Wachovia Center.

Seconds earlier, with just 3.3 seconds remaining in overtime and the scored tied, Iverson jumped in front of Jarvis Hayes’ inbound pass near midcourt and raced home for a layup, securing a 116-114 victory for the Philadelphia 76ers over the Washington Wizards.

Iverson, who finished with 28 points, 13 assists and no turnovers, could not contain his elation at game’s end. He raised his hand to his ear as if to let the 17,516 “Black Friday” fans know he couldn’t hear them. He then jumped on the seats in the first row, threw his hands around the shoulders of any fan who would fit and whooped it up with the smiling group as the 76ers (6-6) celebrated a win over the Wizards (6-5), whose three-game winning streak ended.

The scene, involving one of the biggest yet most controversial stars in the league, stood in stark contrast to the incident involving the Indiana Pacers’ Ron Artest, Jermaine O’Neal and Stephen Jackson and the rogue Detroit Pistons fans, who engaged in one of the ugliest rumbles in the history of American professional sports Nov.19.

“I hope I don’t get fined or suspended for going in the stands, but I think my reason was a good one,” Iverson said. “It was just special. They were right there. Without them I don’t think we would have had the momentum to be able to get over the hump after those guys hit big shot after big shot. Hopefully, fans will remember it and cherish it for the rest of their lives.”

The Wizards will remember it. Cherishing it is something altogether different.

Washington played the game while coach Eddie Jordan mended in a Washington-area hospital following the discovery of blood clot in his left calf Thanksgiving Day.

“I spoke to him before the game,” said assistant coach Mike O’Koren, who filled in for Jordan. “He’s doing a lot better. He’s fine. He’s coming along, but it’s going to take some time.”

Barring complications, Jordan will return to the bench Wednesday when the Wizards play host to New Jersey.

In their failed attempt to win their fourth game in a row for the first time in nearly three years, the Wizards erased Philadelphia’s 91-82 lead in the final six minutes of regulation, then forced overtime when Hayes (18 points, seven rebounds) split two defenders from 26 feet and drilled one of the Wizards’ 10 3-pointers to send the game to overtime tied 103-103.

Antawn Jamison led the Wizards, who packed the box score with his fifth double-double (27 points, season-high 15 rebounds) of the season. Larry Hughes had a spectacular game, scoring 20 points to go with 12 rebounds and nine assists. Gilbert Arenas added 20 points, and Brendan Haywood finished with his second double-double (14 points, season-high 14 boards) in the loss.

“I don’t think we could have played any better,” said Arenas, who was Hayes’ intended target on the final inbound pass and thought he was fouled on Iverson’s steal. “He went through me to get the ball. So they let him get the ball to see if he could make it in two seconds, which he did. So you can’t do anything about it.”

Hayes also thought Arenas might have been fouled on the play. But the Wizards made their share of mistakes along the way including 17 turnovers that led to 23 points, compared with Philadelphia’s eight that led to seven.

“It’s tough,” Hayes said. “God almighty, it’s tough. It’s one of those things that seems almost a backbreaker. But we’ve got practice tomorrow, and then we’ve got to play at Toronto.”

While Iverson starred for the 76ers, he was not a one-man show. Kyle Korver shot 6-for-12 from behind the 3-point arc to finish with career highs in points (26) and rebounds (eight). Center Marc Jackson finished with 21 points and eight rebounds. And reserves John Salmons (16) and Samuel Dalembert (13) combined to give the 76ers bench a 38-22 scoring advantage.

But Iverson’s play and the ensuing victory celebration overshadowed everything else.

“Games that end like that always hurt you the most,” said Hughes, who spent his first two years in the NBA as Iverson’s teammate in Philadelphia. “That’s what he does. I know that he liked the angle he had to the ball. For a guy who likes to steal the ball, that was the perfect pass.”