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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Eric Snow's missed free throws nearly cost Philadelphia the lead, but they also helped him get his first career triple-double.

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Snow had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and Allen Iverson scored 34 points, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to their seventh straight victory, 111-107 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

After Snow missed two free throws with 13.9 seconds remaining, Shane Battier missed a 3-pointer that would've tied it with 6.6 seconds left. Snow got the rebound to record the triple-double, then iced it with a free throw.

"If I can be like Jason Kidd and get one every other game it seems, I guess it'd be a big deal,'' Snow said. "It's tough to do.''

Keith Van Horn added 21 points and nine rebounds, and Iverson had nine assists for Philadelphia, which is 7-0 since the All-Star break.

Pau Gasol tied his season high with 32 points, Jason Williams had 19 and Mike Batiste added 15 for the Grizzlies. Memphis, which has the third-worst record in the NBA, had won three of five, including victories over Indiana and Utah.

"It's hard to play on the road against a team that is doing so well,'' Gasol said. "We deserved the game. We should have grabbed it.''

The Sixers (32-24) remained one-half game ahead of Boston for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and 4 1/2 games behind Detroit and Indiana for the top spot. Six of their last seven victories have come against teams with losing records.

"I'm thrilled,'' Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "To be four games behind in the loss column after what we've been through, you have to be happy.''

The Grizzlies, who trailed the almost the entire game, finally tied it at 92 on a steal and dunk by Earl Watson 2:38 into the fourth. After Wesley Person missed a free throw that would've given Memphis the lead, Iverson hit a running 14-footer to make it 95-93.

Memphis got within 101-100 on a putback by Batiste, but Van Horn made a turnaround jumper. Gasol's short turnaround cut it to 103-102, but Van Horn answered with a turnaround hook shot and Snow made two free throws for a 107-102 lead with 1:57 left. The Grizzlies didn't get closer than three the rest of the way.

"In the second half, we played well man-to-man,'' Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown said. "We got after them, but we just couldn't get over the hump.''

The Grizzlies again were without Mike Miller, who averaged 17 points in his first two games after being traded from the Orlando Magic. Miller had back spasms and has sat out two straight.

The Sixers led 59-50 after a driving layup by Iverson with 2:31 left in the first half. But the Grizzlies scored eight straight on a jumper by Batiste and consecutive 3-pointers by Williams.

A pair of free throws by Iverson made it 63-60 at halftime.

Game notes

Sixers F Monty Williams, who had played the last three games, sat out because of pain in his left knee. Williams has missed all but eight games due to his knee injury. ... Memphis G Michael Dickerson remained sidelined with an abdominal strain. ... The Grizzlies are 4-24 on the road. ... The Sixers have won four straight at home after losing nine of 11 at the First Union Center. ... Philadelphia swept the season series for the sixth time in seven years. ... The Sixers have averaged 114 points over their last four games. ... Iverson briefly left the game after injuring his right thigh during a collision.