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Glenn Robinson scored 20 points and Aaron McKie had two key baskets as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-99 in a preseason game Saturday night.
Philadelphia (2-4) trailed by 10 points after three quarters, but outscored Dallas 38-25 in the fourth.
The Mavericks built
a 94-87 advantage on Travis Best's three-point play with 3:56 left in the game.
But McKie helped bring the Sixers back with a 3-pointer to tie the score at
94. He followed with a jumper to give Philadelphia a 96-94 lead with 1:46 left
-- the first time it was in front. Ticketmaster
Eric Snow's two free throws gave Philadelphia a 102-98 advantage with 7.1 seconds left. After Steve Nash hit a free throw on Robinson's foul away from the ball, Michael Finley and Jiri Welsch missed potential tying 3-pointers in the final seconds.
Antawn Jamison led Dallas (2-3) with 25 points and six rebounds, and Finley and Welsch had 15 points each.
Marc Jackson had 19 points for Philadelphia and McKie added 18. Snow had 15 points and a team-high 11 assists.
Both teams were without their leading scorers from last season.
Philadelphia's Allen Iverson was not with the team for the second straight game because of personal reasons. He is expected to rejoin the team Monday against New Orleans in Norfolk, Va., near Iverson's hometown of Hampton. Ticketmaster
Dallas led by as many as 15 points in the first half on the way to a 53-42 halftime lead.
Philadelphia hit six of its first nine shots in the third as it crept within 61-60 midway through the quarter. Robinson scored eight points in the run.
Dallas went on a 13-0 run to take a 14-point lead late in the third.