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NBA: Philadelphia 95, Boston 90

BOSTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Andre Iguodala scored 28 points and the Philadelphia 76ers dominated the fourth quarter Monday in a 95-90 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Philadelphia score 19 unanswered points in the final period and forced Boston into 11 straight missed field goals while turning an 11-point deficit into an eight-point lead.

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Andre Miller added 20 points and Thaddeus Young 16 with nine rebounds in helping Philadelphia to its sixth win in seven games. The Sixers (36-35), who climbed above the .500 mark for the first time all season, moved a half-game ahead of idle Toronto for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 18 points and Leon Powe 16, but the Celtics totaled just 19 fourth-quarter points on their way to a second straight loss.

Boston (55-15) still holds a five-game lead over Detroit for the East first place.

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