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NBA: Indiana 85, Philadelphia 74

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Indiana held Philadelphia scoreless for the first six minutes of the final quarter Sunday and rolled to its fifth straight victory, 85-74.

Ron Artest scored a season-high 30 points and had 10 rebounds for Indiana (6-1) while Jermaine O'Neal added 23 and 10.

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Allen Iverson beat the third quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer to build a 64-59 lead for the 76ers. But fouls and turnovers allowed the Pacers to open the final period with a 14-2 run, making it 73-66 with 4:05 to go.

Iverson led the 76ers with 37 points, scoring eight of their 10 in the fourth quarter. Coleman and Samuel Dalembert were the only other Sixers to score in double figures with 10 points apiece.

Glenn Robinson had just six points for the Sixers, but his five rebounds helped him surpass 4,000 for his career.

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