Iverson was left off US Olympic Team.
Nice effort, shooting lights out in final quarter.
I think he was sending a message, but you can't fault selections on team.
Webber is a surprise this year. I though he was done.
http://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story/?ID=156751&hubname=nba
HOUSTON (AP) - Even though Allen Iverson scored 40 points, the Philadelphia 76ers knew it took a team effort to rally past the Houston Rockets.
Iverson had 12 points in the fourth quarter, but he had plenty of help in Philadelphia's 106-101 on Wednesday night.
''This was a heck of a win for us,'' coach Maurice Cheeks said. ''And it was very much a team win. Sam (Dalembert) had a big block for us in the fourth quarter, Johnny Salmons had some big baskets and Chris (Webber) was fantastic.
''Let's don't forget Allen Iverson. Allen put us in position to win. But this was still a prime example of a team effort.''
Webber had 21 points and 13 rebounds for his 26th double-double of the season. Kyle Korver added 14 points, including three three-pointers in the final period. Salmons had 10 points and four rebounds, and praised Iverson.
''He had it going again,'' Salmons said. ''He's just one of those special players. Whatever makes a great player great, that's what he has. I don't know what it is for sure but I'm trying to get it.
''The good thing tonight is we all contributed when it was critical. When he's dominating like that and we keep moving and getting our shots, we can beat anybody - even Detroit.''
The Rockets wouldn't argue on this night.
''Pretty much down the stretch, those guys got any shots they wanted,'' said Tracy McGrady, who led Houston with 25 points, including 12 in the third quarter when Houston led by as many as 11.
''Not only were they shots they wanted, but they were shots in the paint and those are pretty good shots. We didn't do a good job of preventing them from getting those shots.''
Coach Jeff Gundy agreed.
''That was a very disappointing fourth quarter,'' he said. ''The level of defence, the intensity, was not correct and the shot selection was outside-in versus inside-out.
''That's very disappointing and we deserve what we got.''
A day after it was reported that Iverson was not among the players invited to U.S. national team training camp, he responded with his 12th game of 40 or more points this season. His season high was 53 at Atlanta on Dec. 23 and he is averaging 33 points, the most of his nine-year career.
A late 8-0 run, with six points from Iverson, gave the 76ers a 104-98 lead with 1:38 to play. Iverson wrapped it up with a 17-foot jumper with 21 seconds to play for the game's final basket.