Sixers’ skid hits 12

Allen Iverson is gone. The Philadelphia 76ers’ losing streak isn’t over, though.

Jermaine O’Neal scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Stephen Jackson had 25 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 101-93 win Wednesday night over Philadelphia, the last-place 76ers’ 12th straight loss.

O’Neal and Jackson took turns down the stretch making clutch baskets to hold off a spirited Sixers team playing their first game in more than 10 years without Iverson on the roster.

Andre Iguodala and Kyle Korver each scored 20 points for the Sixers, a night after they traded Iverson to Denver for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two 2007 first-round picks.

Knicks 111, Bobcats 109 (2OT): At New York, David Lee tipped in a long inbounds pass as time expired in the second overtime, giving the exhausted Knicks a victory over Charlotte.

Channing Frye matched a career high with 30 points and Eddy Curry added 29 for the Knicks, who kept all five starters on the floor for at least 47 minutes. Starting guards Stephon Marbury and Jamal Crawford each played 54 minutes.

Jazz 112, Hawks 106: At Atlanta, Mehmet Okur scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help Utah erase a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Hawks.

A five-point possession with 10:23 remaining turned the momentum in favor of Utah, which outscored the Hawks 40-13 in the final period and rallied from a 21-point deficit for the second time this season.

Magic 86, Hornets 83: At Orlando, Fla., Grant Hill had 21 points and seven rebounds, Dwight Howard added 16 points and 13 boards, and the Magic held on to beat New Orleans.

Chris Paul led New Orleans with 19 points and 10 assists, while Jannero Pargo scored 16. It was the injury-plagued Hornets’ fourth straight loss, and second in a row by three points or less.

Trail Blazers 89, Rockets 87: At Portland, Zach Randolph had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and the Trail Blazers held off Houston for their fifth straight victory.

Blazers rookie Brandon Roy, who missed the previous 20 games with a heel injury, made a hook shot with 19.9 seconds remaining as Portland hung on to win.

Warriors 96, Celtics 95: At Boston, Baron Davis scored 31 points and Mickael Pietrus added 16 to lead Golden State past the Celtics.

Davis shot 11 of 16 from the floor and scored nine points in the fourth quarter for the Warriors, who snapped an eight-game road losing streak and won their second road game of the season.

Lakers 111, Timberwolves 94: At Minneapolis, Vladimir Radmanovic and Maurice Evans combined for 16 points during a 25-2 run in the fourth quarter that rallied Los Angeles to a victory over Minnesota.

One night after shooting just 6 of 19 from the floor and fouling out for the first time in more than a year in a loss to Chicago, Kobe Bryant scored 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting.

Bucks 121, Heat 95: At Milwaukee, Mo Williams had his first career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Michael Redd added 28 points as the Bucks beat Miami to extend their home winning streak to five games.

Redd and Miami’s Dwyane Wade, who finished with 27 points, put on a scoring show early, but Wade became mired in foul trouble and began settling for jump shots.

Nets 113, Cavaliers 111: At East Rutherford, N.J., Vince Carter broke a scoring drought with 38 points to help New Jersey hold off Cleveland.

LeBron James led Cleveland with 37 points, but he fell just short of bringing the Cavaliers back from a 16-point, fourth-quarter deficit.

Spurs 105, Grizzlies 98: At San Antonio, Tim Duncan scored 21 points and Michael Finley added a season-high 20 to give the Spurs a victory Memphis.

Duncan was perfect from the field, going 8 of 8, while Tony Parker had 18 points and 10 assists for the Spurs.

Raptors 98, Clippers 96: At Los Angeles, T.J. Ford hit a tiebreaking buzzer-beater from the foul line, reserve guard Fred Jones scored a season-high 23 points and injury-riddled Toronto held off the Clippers.

Suns vs. Nuggets: The Denver Nuggets postponed their game against Phoenix because of blizzard conditions.

Board approves Atlantic Yards

Clearing the way for major pro sports to return to Brooklyn for the first time since the Dodgers left in 1957, New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner’s $4 billion redevelopment project was approved.

The project that could reshape Brooklyn with the basketball arena, office towers and thousands of apartments was approved after months of maneuvering among New York state’s top political leaders. If the project proceeds as planned, the Nets would play their first season in Brooklyn in 2009-10.

The state Public Authorities Control Board voted unanimously to authorize the Atlantic Yards development, a sprawling reuse of an area near downtown Brooklyn railyard that would include a new home for the Nets. The state would pay $100 million and New York City would pay $100 million toward the project designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry.

Around the league

The owner of the Memphis Grizzlies said he doubts an investment group led by former Duke players Brian Davis and Christian Laettner can come up with the money to buy his majority share of the team by a Jan. 15 deadline. That’s the date set in the contract for real estate developer Davis and his group to buy billionaire Michael Heisley’s 70 percent share of the Grizzlies.