Iverson had seven assists, seven rebounds and four assists.

Denver, with one contest left in the regular season, is a half-game ahead of Golden State, which has two remaining, for the No. 8 seed. Denver holds the tiebreaker if the two teams end up deadlocked.

J.R. Smith, off the bench, hit five three-point shots and scored 23 points for Denver, which won for the third time in four games.

Luther Head scored 19 points and Tracy McGrady 16 for the Rockets, who had won their previous five games.