PHILADELPHIA, April 12 (UPI) -- Dikembe Mutombo matched a season high with 24 points and Derrick Coleman added 21 as the Philadelphia 76ers reached triple digits for the first time since their superstar went down with a 100-91 victory over the Washington Wizards Friday night
In its first 10 games since Allen Iverson suffered a broken hand, Philadelphia went 5-5 and approached 100 points just once, a 99-79 victory over lowly Chicago. Without the NBA's leading scorer, the 76ers had been held to 80 points or less three times, including Wednesday's 90-77 loss at Washington in which they went scoreless over the final 4 1/2 minutes.
The Sixers were further hampered by the absence of Aaron McKie, who averages nearly 12 points per game but sat out with a scratched eye. But, the offense clicked, reaching the century mark for the first time since a 105-103 loss to Orlando on March 17.
Philadelphia (42-37) improved to 15-1 when scoring at least 100 points. Its magic number for clinching a fourth consecutive playoff berth was reduced to one.
