Iverson returns after missing 16 games
AUBURN HILLS (AP) -- Tayshaun Prince scored 21 points, Rodney Stuckey added 16 points and Allen Iverson returned from a back injury to help the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 101-97 on Sunday and gain ground in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Iverson, who missed 16 games, scored eight points in 22 minutes as Detroit pulled within 1½ games of Philadelphia for sixth place in the conference.
Philadelphia's Samuel Dalembert left in the first quarter with a leg injury and didn't return.
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