EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Rookie Larry Lewis made two free throws with 12 seconds left in overtime Tuesday to give New Jersey a 90-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 76ers held an 88-87 lead when former Sixer Damone Brown was fouled with 13 seconds to go. Brown made the first free throw but missed the second. There was a scramble for the rebound that wound up in the hands of the 6-7 Lewis, a 33-year-old undrafted free agent.
Brown scored 13 points, Richard Jefferson added 12 and Kerry Kittles 10 for the Nets, who blew an eight-point lead in the final 2:05 of regulation.
Glenn Robinson scored 15 points, Allen Iverson added 13 and Willie Green 11 for the Sixers. A second-round pick, Green continues to excel, averaging 15.7 points over his last three games.
