PHILADELPHIA(AP) -- Andre Iguodala and the Philadelphia 76ers did
just enough to win.

With the Sixers still stinging from a 31-point loss three nights
earlier, that was just fine by them.

Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give
Philadelphia the lead, and knocked the ball away from Terrence
Williams' hands before the Nets could attempt a tying shot to
give the 76ers a 97-94 win over New Jersey on Friday night.

"I wish we could have played better," Iguodala said. "We'll
still take the win. It counts."

Lou Williams scored 18 points and Jason Kapono had 14 for
Philadelphia, which rebounded from a 31-point loss to Boston
three days earlier.

Brook Lopez led the Nets with 22 points and 11 rebounds while
Trenton Hassell had 17 points and 12 rebounds. New Jersey fell
to 0-6, the worst start in franchise history.

The Nets were without six players due to injury and had only a
four-man bench.

"You go with what you got," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said.
"It's not a sympathy league."

After Lopez tied the game at 92 with a pair of free throws,
Iguodala made a 3-pointer to put the 76ers up with 2:03 left.

New Jersey lost guard Courtney Lee early in the third quarter
with an apparent leg injury. The Nets were already missing
guards Keyon Dooling (hip surgery), Chris Douglas-Roberts (flu),
and Devin Harris (strained right groin); as well as forwards
Tony Battie (right knee), Yi Jianlian (sprained right knee) and
Jarvis Hayes (strained left hamstring).

New Jersey built a 73-65 lead with 1:51 left in the third
quarter and carried it into the fourth quarter.

Williams's short jumper made it 87-81 with 7:54 remaining, but
the Sixers came back with an 11-3 run to take a 92-90 lead with
2:54 left.

Lopez then hit a pair of free throws to tie the game before
Iguodala's 3 and the 76ers struggled briefly from the line to
close out the Nets.

Rafer Alston made it 95-94 on a driving layup with 50.3 seconds
left and Thaddeus Young made one of two free throws for
Philadelphia with 21.8 seconds left.

Eduardo Najera missed a seven-foot bank shot in traffic and
Iguodala hauled in the rebound for the Sixers. After being
fouled, he also made one of two, but kept the Nets from
attempting to tie the game when he knocked the ball from
Williams' hand.

"They were desperate," 76ers coach Eddie Jordan said. "When you
play a desperate team that's very well-coached, it's going to be
a battle. We found a way to win."

NOTES: Sixers coach Eddie Jordan was an assistant under Nets
coach Lawrence Frank when they reached the NBA Finals in 2002
and 03. ... In 1996-97, the Nets began 0-5 and won a game before
finishing 26-56. ... Hassell hadn't scored in eight minutes all
season before his double-double against the Sixers. ... The game
had 22 lead changes and 17 ties. ... Marreese Speights added 10
points for the Sixers.