PORTLAND, Ore., March 7 (UPI) -- Allen Iverson scored 36 points to lead Philadelphia to its 10th win in 11 games Thursday night, 88-60 over Portland.
The Trail Blazers went more than eight minutes in the second half without a basket.
"I don't consider it a big win," Iverson said. "It's just a win. At this time of the season, all you want is wins. However, you get them, when you get them, it don't matter. You've just got to get them."
Iverson made 13-of-23 shots from the field and added four assists, including a beautiful two-handed backhand pass to Aaron McKie, whose layup gave Philadelphia a 72-53 lead with 5:57 left in the fourth quarter.
"He really made an effort to penetrate," said 76ers Coach Larry Brown. "He got in the gaps. He breaks you down. If you come over to help, he's finding people."
Eric Snow added 16 points and Derrick Coleman had 11 for the 76ers.
Philadelphia took its first lead, 34-32, on a pair of free throws by Iverson with 26 seconds left before halftime. He scored 10 of the Sixers' 21 points in the third quarter as they built a 55-44 lead and started to pull away.
"I think I'm starting to play a little better," Iverson said. "I'm getting in a better groove. I'm just taking what the defense is giving me and just playing it hard every game."
The Trail Blazers scored just 28 points in the second half and did not make a basket for the final 6:47 of the third quarter. The drought continued until Zach Randolph made a short jumper 1:47 into the final period to get Portland to within 57-46.
"It was a very poor offensive game for us," said Blazers Coach Maurice Cheeks. "In a nutshell, we couldn't score the basketball. They were much, much better than us offensively."
Randolph netted six of his 10 points in the fourth quarter, when the Blazers were outscored, 33-16.
"The thing that we wanted to do is stop the easy baskets and the second-chance baskets," Snow said. "They are a team that plays off energy and they are athletic. When you have a team like that, you can't give them anything that will give them energy."
Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 17 points and Derek Anderson added 12. Wallace shot 8-of-17 from the field, but missed all five of his three-point attempts.
