Denver's Allen Iverson scored 30 points against his old team but the Philadelphia 76ers came out with a 108-97 away win over the Nuggets on Tuesday after their former star guard was ejected late in the game.

Iverson had been publicly critical of his former team since joining the Nuggets in December, but Denver's latest defeat saw them slip to 2-4 since Iverson switched from Philadelphia.

The Sixers are 4-4 since the deal and scored 100 points for the first time in 16 games. Philadelphia also won on the road for just the third time in their last 17 outings.

Iverson went 10-for-24 from the field before his ejection, which came with 1:44 remaining in the fourth quarter of his first game with the Sixers, his home for 11 seasons and the entirety of his NBA career.

Kyle Korver led the Sixers attack with 26 points as Philadelphia (9-22) shot 46 percent from the field. Former Nugget Andre Miller added 17 points and 10 assists, while Steven Hunter chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench.

The Nuggets fought back with Iverson contributing nine assists and five rebounds, while rookie Yakhouba Diawara added 23 points and Marcus Camby had 16 rebounds and eight points.

Iverson will not get a chance to face his former team in Philadelphia this season as the Nuggets have already made their lone trip there this campaign.

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, who registered two high-scoring games of 60 and 54 points in December, was named the NBA's Eastern Conference player of the month on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant earned the Western Conference award.

"I appreciate the honor from the NBA," said Arenas. "December was an outstanding month for our team. We played extremely well and won some big road games. We were able to move into first place and create some excitement and momentum heading into the New Year."

(China Daily January 4, 2007)