PHILADELPHIA – John Salmons had career highs with 21 points and five 3-pointers to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.

Kenny Thomas tied a season-high with 27 points and added 13 rebounds. Rookie Willie Green had 19 points for the Sixers, who were without All-Star Allen Iverson.

Before the game, Iverson was listed as day to day with a sore right knee and missed his 23rd game of the season, the most he’s missed in one campaign.

Iverson was not on the bench during the game. A team spokesman said he was in the training room, receiving treatment on his injured knee.

Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points on 11-for-20 shooting to lead Dallas, which had won two straight.

Philadelphia used an 8-0 run to start the third quarter and extend a four-point halftime lead to 12. Salmons hit a 3 with 3:42 left in the quarter that gave the Sixers their largest lead at 80-67.

Dallas pulled within 10 with 8:02 remaining in the game when Nowitzki made a wide-open 3. But Aaron McKie hit a pair of free throws before Salmons sank a 3 and Green added a jumper that pushed the lead back to 17 and put the game out of reach.

Knicks 96, Hawks 84

NEW YORK – Nazr Mohammed had 18 points and 13 rebounds in his first game against his former team, and the New York Knicks pulled away early in the fourth quarter to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 96-84 .

Mohammed, dealt to the Knicks last month in a three-team trade also involving Tim Thomas and Keith Van Horn, played as though he had something to prove against the team he spent nearly three years with. He shot 7-for-11 in just 24 minutes.

Another ex-Hawk, DerMarr Johnson, hit a 3-pointer to end the third quarter that gave the Knicks a 75-68 lead, then knocked in another 3 as part of a 16-4 run to start the fourth quarter that turned the game into a blowout.

Penny Hardaway added 14 points and Stephon Marbury had 11 points and 11 assists for the Knicks, who swept the season series from the Hawks for the first time since 1974-75.

Johnson had 14 points, one of his best performances in 11 games since signing with New York as a free agent.

Stephen Jackson had 20 points for the Hawks, who lost for the ninth time in 11 games.

The Knicks overcame the absence of two starters as Allan Houston (bruised quadriceps) and Tim Thomas (strained groin) sat out.

Nuggets 102, Clippers 80

DENVER – Carmelo Anthony had 22 points to lead six Denver players in double figures, helping the Nuggets end a three-game losing streak with a 102-80 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Denver dropped out of the top eight in the Western Conference with a 21-point loss to Minnesota on Sunday.

The Nuggets moved back ahead of idle Utah with good shooting and one of their best defensive performances in a month.

Pacers 101, Bulls 77

INDIANAPOLIS – Reggie Miller scored 17 points and Ron Artest and Al Harrington each added 15 to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 101-77.

Jamaal Tinsley finished with 11 points, eight assists and three steals as Indiana snapped a two-game skid. The Eastern Conference-leading Pacers have not lost three in a row all season.

Jeff Foster had 11 points, eight rebounds and a blocked shot, helping to make up for the loss of Jermaine O’Neal to an injury.

The All-Star forward left Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls in the second quarter with a sprained left knee. O’Neal injured the knee trying to set a pick, colliding with Bulls guard Ronald Dupree just inside the baseline. He had to be helped off the court and into the locker room with 8:21 left in the first half. The Pacers were leading 33-20.

O’Neal, who leads the Pacers with 20.6 points per game and 10.2 rebounds, will be re-evaluated on Tuesday, the team said. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said there is a chance O’Neal might be sidelined for a game or two.