PHILADELPHIA – Ray Allen scored a season-high 37 points, Rashard Lewis had 21 and Vladimir Radmanovic added 20, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to their seventh straight victory, 103-95 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.

The Sonics are off to their best start since opening 10-0 in 1993. They haven’t lost since dropping their opener to the Los Angeles Clippers by 30 points after going 2-6 in exhibition games.

Allen Iverson scored 26 and Kyle Korver had 14 for the Sixers, who had won three in a row.

Seattle, which came in with an NBA-best 58 3-pointers, shot 18-of-39 from beyond the arc, tying a team record for 3s. Allen finished 12-of-24 from the field, including 7-of-12 on 3-pointers. Radmanovic went 6-of-11 on 3s.

Antonio Daniels had 19 points off the bench for Seattle, which got 41 points from its reserves.

Jazz 107, Bobcats 105

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Raja Bell made a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left and hit two clutch free throws to lead the Utah Jazz over the Charlotte Bobcats 107-105 on Tuesday night.

The Jazz, off to a 6-1 start, trailed by 22 and needed a furious comeback to get back into the game. Bell’s 3-pointer cut Charlotte’s lead to 105-104, then he gave Utah its first lead on two free throws with 15.5 seconds to go. That put the Jazz up 106-105, and the Bobcats set up for a final shot.

But the clock failed to start twice, stopping play both times, and Gerald Wallace missed his jumper for Charlotte. Utah got the rebound, Carlos Boozer was fouled, and he made a free throw to wrap it up.

Boozer led Utah with 34 points and 13 rebounds. Bell scored 21, Andrei Kirilenko had 13, and Jarron Collins and Gordan Giricek each added 11.

Keith Bogans led Charlotte with a career-high 28 points. Eddie House had 17, Wallace scored 16, Emeka Okafor had 13 and Primoz Brezec 11.

‘Wolves 108, Heat 97

MINNEAPOLIS – Dwyane Wade’s return was overshadowed by the MVP.

Kevin Garnett came close to another triple-double, finishing with 25 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 108-97 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.

Wade, after missing the last two games with a sprained left ankle, scored 20 of his 25 points in the first half for the Heat. Shaquille O’Neal added 20 points and 15 rebounds.

Garnett stole the show, though – surpassing 14,000 career points and guiding the Timberwolves’ best all-around effort of the season. They were ahead for the final 40-plus minutes, building a lead as big as 22 when Eddie Griffin hit a 3-pointer to make it 102-80 with 61/2 minutes left.

Hawks 88, Rockets 84

ATLANTA – Antoine Walker had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 6:11 to beat the Houston Rockets 88-84 Tuesday night.

Yao Ming, who had 27 points and 11 rebounds, ended Houston’s 0-for-10 skid from the field with a 5-footer with 18 seconds remaining, cutting Atlanta’s lead to 86-84. But Jon Barry made two free throws to seal it for the Hawks.

Reserve point guard Royal Ivey gave the Hawks a boost in the fourth quarter with a pair of foul shots before stealing a backcourt pass and driving for a layup for Atlanta’s first lead of the game at 83-82.

Spurs 99, Knicks 81

SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and began a key third-quarter burst that helped the San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 99-81 Tuesday night.

Tony Parker added 18 points and a season-high nine assists for the Spurs, 6-1 this season.

The Spurs, who led by six points at the half, shot 52 percent after the break while holding the Knicks to only 36 percent in the second half. Still, New York pulled to 54-52 with 8 minutes left in the third quarter on a tip-in by Nazr Mohammed.

Suns 107, Mavericks 101

DALLAS – Steve Nash felt many different emotions about his return to Dallas. That included feeling very comfortable on the Mavericks’ home court.

Nash scored 17 points and had a season-best 18 assists, many setting up Amare Stoudamire’s 34 points, to lead the Phoenix Suns past the Dallas Mavericks 107-101 on Tuesday night.

Nash spent six memorable seasons in Dallas, becoming one of the most popular players in town as the Mavs became one of the NBA’s top teams with him pushing the offense.

He signed a six-year deal worth at least $60 million with Phoenix in July, but the locals didn’t hold a grudge. “Thanks Steve” and “Welcome Back Nash” were among the signs waived by fans.

Nash was rolling from the start, scoring or assisting on 12 of Phoenix’s first 17 baskets. He opened the second half with a 3-pointer and another jumper and soon after the Suns were up by 15.