PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- John Samons and Willie Green held the fort until Allen Iverson had 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday as Philadelphia beat Miami, 89-74.
In the offseason, the 76ers traded for forward Glenn Robinson in an effort to help Iverson, who has led the team in scoring in each of his seven seasons and has the fifth-highest all-time scoring average at 27.0 points per game. But Robinson was suspended by the NBA for the first three games.
Samons, a second-year swingman, made his second career start, replacing Robinson at small forward. He scored all of his 10 points in the first half.
Green, a second-round pick from Detroit, scored his eight points in a four-minute flurry of the second half.
Iverson missed 10 straight shots during one stretch. But he made three 3-pointers and a pair of layups in the final period.
