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Holiday gets turn as 76ers’ go-to guy

Philadelphia’s Jrue Holiday scored 25 points to lead the 76ers in Monday’s 104-97 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
Philadelphia’s Jrue Holiday scored 25 points to lead the 76ers in Monday’s 104-97 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

— Andrew Bynum has no idea if he will play for the Philadelphia 76ers this season.

Evan Turner and Jrue Holiday are playing the role of go-to scorers just fine in his absence.

Turner had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Holiday scored 25 points and the Sixers beat the Detroit Pistons 104-97 on Monday night.

Turner hit the winning shot in the final seconds of overtime Friday against Boston. Holiday took his turn with a 12-point fourth quarter against the Pistons. Holiday thrived off the pick-and-roll all game and hit a pair of pull-up jumpers in the final two minutes that returned the lead to five.

Holiday and Turner were a combined 19 for 33 shooting and had 15 assists.

“I thought Jrue and myself would be successful,” said Turner, who made 8 of his 13 shots. “When we play like this, we have a great chance at winning games. Tonight, we did that.”

The Sixers needed the lift after Bynum said before the game his left knee is causing him too much pain to play. The Sixers have played without him all year.

Spencer Hawes added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Sixers.

Monroe and Brandon Knight had 22 points each. Rodney Stuckey scored 19 for Detroit, and Tayshaun Prince finished with 16.

HEAT 101, HAWKS 92

MIAMI - LeBron James scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade had 26 and the Miami Heat pulled away in the second half to beat the Atlanta Hawks.

James (10 of 16) and Wade (11 of 13) made 21 of 29 shots for Miami, which shot 58 percent overall to improve to 10-1 at home this season. Chris Bosh had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Norris Cole scored 10 for the Heat.

Josh Smith scored 22 points and Al Horford finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta.

WARRIORS 104, BOBCATS 96

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Stephen Curry put on a show for his hometown fans, finishing with 27 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds to lead Golden State over Charlotte.

David Lee had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors, who have won seven of their past eight games and improved to 4-0 on their current seven-game Eastern trip.

SPURS 134, ROCKETS 126

HOUSTON- Gary Neal scored 29 points and Tony Parker had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Houston Rockets in overtime.

Jeremy Lin had his best game since joining the Rockets, scoring 38 points.

MAVERICKS 119, KINGS 96

DALLAS - O.J. Mayo scored 19 points and Dallas took control with a 31-3 run in the first half to win its 17th consecutive regular-season home game against Sacramento.

Chris Kaman, playing on a sprained left ankle he suffered last week, scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half for Dallas.

Sports, Pages 22 on 12/11/2012

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