'Pick your poison': Iverson, Robinson

CHICAGO (AP) -- Allen Iverson already enjoys playing with Glenn Robinson.

Are the Chicago Bulls even playing basketball this season?
Are the Chicago Bulls even playing basketball this season?

Iverson set season highs with 33 points, 11 assists and eight

steals, and Robinson got his first double-double with Philadelphia

as the 76ers defeated the Chicago Bulls 106-85 on Friday night.

"I think Glenn makes the game so much easier for me," Iverson

said. "Guys got to play me honest now. I noticed during the game

he was in the corner and I penetrated to the basket and his man

helped, and just for that second he was open and hit a 3. It's kind

of a pick your poison thing."

It was the fourth blowout loss already this season for Chicago.

The Bulls (2-4) lost to Washington at home by 25 in their opener,

got beat at Milwaukee by 30 and got blown out by Houston by 32 at

home on Monday.

Robinson had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Aaron McKie had 12 points and seven boards for Philadelphia.

Chicago heard boos again from the soldout United Center crowd.

The Bulls trailed by as many as 25 after a pair of free throws by

Iverson with 5:08 left.

"It seems like Murphy's law, everything is going badly," Eddy Curry said.

Curry led the Bulls with 21 points and nine rebounds. Jamal Crawford added 19 points.

Iverson scored 20 in the first half and had five assists. He

beat the Bulls by driving to the basket early, but in the second

half he settled for mostly outside shots. He was 11-for-21 from the

floor and 11-for-12 from the free throw line.

McKie made two free throws to give Philadelphia 40-25 lead,

capping an 11-1 Philadelphia run with 9:27 left in the second

quarter.

Samuel Dalembert tipped in Iverson's miss to give the 76ers a 94-71 lead. Dalembert had 14 points and seven rebounds.

"Words can't express what he did for us tonight, and I told him

at the beginning of the season he has to be the X-factor for this

team," Iverson said.

In the third quarter, the Bulls missed six of eight free throws

during one span. They were 11-for-22 on the night. Curry was

5-for-12 from the line.

"There is a lot of talk about winning, but until you have done

it, it's just talk," Jalen Rose said. "We have to find a way to be competitive every night."

Game Notes: Chicago forward Tyson Chandler bruised his lower back midway through the second quarter and missed the rest of the game. He was to have an MRI on Saturday and was not expected to make the

trip to New Orleans. ... Chicago's Scottie Pippen (sore left knee)

did not play, but is hoping to be back Monday against Denver. ...

Chicago activated Kirk Hinrich and Linton Johnson before the game,

and placed Marcus Fizer and Roger Mason Jr. on the injured list.

Fizer has an inflamed right knee and Mason a strained groin.

Hinrich had five points in 25 minutes in his first NBA game. ...

Philadelphia forward Kenny Thomas injured his lower back in the

third quarter. ... Chicago forward Donyell Marshall has a sore

lower left leg. He is questionable for the game against New

Orleans.