Warriors put down 76ers

PHILADELPHIA: Earl Boykins scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Golden State Warriors withstood a strong comeback to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-98 in the NBA.

Antawn Jamison had 26 of his 30 points in the first half on Friday as Golden State ran out to a 23-point halftime lead, and Gilbert Arenas helped the Warriors close the deal with five points over the final 1:26. Allen Iverson had 28 points and 10 assists to lead the 76ers, who have lost two in a row at home. Kenny Thomas added a season-high 18 rebounds and Keith Van Horn had 18 points.

IN INDIANAPOLIS, Brad Miller had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana shot 62 percent to rout the Bulls. Al Harrington added 19 points for Indiana. Tim Hardaway, signed Thursday as a free agent, scored 14 points in his first NBA match in more than a year. Eddy Curry scored 18 points for Chicago, who lost their eighth straight road match. The Bulls came close to the widest margin of defeat in franchise history, 53 points. They were beaten 127-74 at Minnesota on Nov. 8, 2001.

IN TORONTO, Jamal Mashburn scored 27 points and Baron Davis had 22 points and 11 assists as the Hornets swept the season series against Toronto 4-0. P.J. Brown added 11 rebounds for the Hornets. Vince Carter had 21 for the Raptors, who have lost 10 of their last 12. Carter was kept on the bench by coach Lenny Wilkens for the first five minutes of the fourth quarter as the Hornets started pulling away. Wilkens is one loss away from tying Bill Fitch for the most by an NBA coach (1,106).