Young hit 10 of 15 shots and scored 17 of his 25 points during the second half. Philadelphia went 35-of-39 from the free-throw line, and hit 51.4 percent (38-of-74) of its shots.

Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 12 rebounds, while Steve Blake scored 22 points. The Blazers (44-27) are tied for second place with Utah in the Northwest Division, one game behind first-place Denver.

Philadelphia dominated the first half to take a 58-44 halftime lead. The Sixers took advantage of leg-weary Portland during the first quarter, shooting 81 percent from the floor (13-of-16) to take a 31-26 lead. Early in the second quarter, Reggie Evans scored six points during a 13-2 run as Philadelphia widened its lead to double figures.

Portland shot 1-of-14 from 3-point range during the first half, but the Blazers shot themselves back into contention after halftime. Blake hit three consecutive 3-pointers during a late third-quarter run that cut Philadelphia's lead to 74-72. Then, trailing 79-72 early in the fourth quarter, Rudy Fernandez made a pair of 3-pointers to fuel a 13-0 run to give the Blazers an 85-79 lead.

Philadelphia responded with a spurt of its own, a 15-6 run that gave the Sixers a 94-91 lead with 2:50 remaining. Iguodala later hit two free throws with 20 seconds remaining to tie the game at 98-98 and force overtime.

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