1.   First, backcourt partner Jerod Haase continued to struggle in search of his shot.

2.   His Philadelphia backcourt partner, Eric Snow, pushed himself Monday night until the dam broke.

3.   Meanwhile, Hardaway claims he buried the hatchet with his backcourt partner last year.

4.   When the shot fell, Francis ran to Cuttino Mobley and leapt into his backcourt partner.

5.   Arizona lost forwards Richard Jefferson and Michael Wright and guard Gilbert Arenas, and his backcourt partner, Jason Gardner, pulled his name out.