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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
PHILADELPHIA, April 5 (UPI) -- Joe Johnson scored 22 points and all five Atlanta starters scored in double figures Saturday when the Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 92-85.
Atlanta held a 55-45 halftime lead but Philadelphia closed to 70-64 with a 7-0 surge to start the fourth period.
Josh Smith scored 18 points with 10 rebounds. Marvin Williams also scored 18, while Mike Bibby and Al Horford scored 10 points apiece. Horford added 12 rebounds and Bibby five assists for the Hawks, who hold the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after the sixth win in their last seven games.
Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 25 points and nine rebounds. Andre Miller scored 18 points.
Louis Williams and Rodney Carney both scored 13 points and Williams added seven assists for the 76ers, who remained two games back of Cleveland for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
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