They ended up getting it from everywhere.

Derrick Coleman scored 18 points, and Eric Snow narrowly missed his first triple-double with 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, leading the 76ers to a 90-82 victory Sunday over the New York Knicks.

Five players scored in double figures for the Sixers, who were missing Iverson and his 31.4 points-a-game average.

Aaron McKie, who had missed 23 of 26 games because of an ankle sprain, returned to the lineup and scored 12 points in a reserve role for Philadelphia (37-32), which won its first game since Iverson learned he would be out four to six weeks with a broken bone in his hand.

"I think the bottom line is this is a bunch of guys who want to do the right thing," 76ers coach Larry Brown said. "Understand we lost a great player and are trying to hold the fort until hopefully he can come back. I expect us to try to play the right way."

Latrell Sprewell scored 26 to lead the Knicks (26-42). Clarence Weatherspoon added 12 points and nine rebounds for New York.

"I figured it would be this type of game -- tough," Sprewell said. "It's always tough when we play this team. I think the coach's personality really rubs off on the guys."

Philadelphia took a 64-55 lead on Corie Blount's reverse putback, the first basket of the fourth quarter. The Knicks cut the lead to six with 8:32 to go, but the 76ers scored six in a row to extend their lead to 12.

New York switched to a zone defense and used three 3s by Sprewell during an 18-9 run to close to three with 1:13 left. But Philadelphia scored seven consecutive points, capped by Speedy Claxton's three-point play, to seal the victory.

McKie said the triumph gives the team confidence.

"It lets everybody know they can go out and be able to contribute," McKie said. "For the guys who haven't been playing most of the year, it's an opportunity to get some minutes and contribute."

Don Chaney said a discrepancy in fouls -- the Sixers committed 16, the Knicks 28 -- helped Philadelphia win.

"It was definitely a factor," Chaney said. "(Dikembe Mutombo) got to the line and made some big plays. I thought it was a little one-sided in terms of the fouls, no question about that."

Snow said the Sixers targeted the Knicks' inside players.

"We had the advantage down low with D.C. and Deke," Snow said. "And they got in early foul trouble, so they were a little hesitant and we got some good looks. We have to take advantage of the things that are going well for us every game."

Chaney said he turned to the zone because "we had no other choice."

"That's called desperation," Chaney said.

Claxton finished with 17 points, and Mutombo added 16 points and seven rebounds for Philadelphia. Coleman had 10 rebounds.

Knicks leading scorer Allan Houston left the game with a left ankle sprain after landing awkwardly on a jump shot from the left wing with 10:24 remaining. He had 10 points.

"His foot was elevated and iced. I don't know what degree sprain it is," Chaney said. "He's always been able to bounce back quickly."

The Sixers hit only one of their first 13 shots from the field in the second quarter and went 7:16 without a field goal, but the Knicks couldn't take advantage.

New York shot 6-for-18 from the field in the quarter and sent the 76ers to the line 17 times, where they scored 13 of their 21 points. Snow's drive with 0.1 seconds left gave Philadelphia a 40-39 halftime lead.

Game Notes
Iverson, speaking publicly for the first time since breaking a bone in his hand Friday, said he chose a cast over surgery. Surgery might have helped him return quicker, but Iverson said he preferred the cast. "I didn't want them to cut me again," Iverson said. ... McKie got a standing ovation when he checked into the game with 5:16 to go in the first quarter. ... With Iverson out, the Sixers used their seventh starting lineup in 19 games.