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NBA: Philadelphia 104, Utah 91

PHILADELPHIA, March 9 (UPI) -- Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young both had 21 points Friday and Andre Iguodala came close to a triple-double in sending the Philadelphia 76ers past Utah 104-91.

The 76ers have managed back-to-back victories and maintained their two-game lead over Boston atop the Atlantic Division.

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Utah went scoreless during a stretch of 3:45 spanning the third and fourth quarters while Philadelphia was building a 12-point advantage. That slump led to Utah's fourth loss in five games.

Evan Turner had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers in his third straight start. Iguodala had 10 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists.

Philadelphia hit 52 percent of its shots from the field.

Paul Millsap had 15 points and nine rebounds for Utah, which is 2-2 on a five-game road trip that will end Saturday in Chicago.

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