Allen Iverson made an emotional NBA return with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night but it was Chauncey Billups and Iverson's former Denver teammates who wound up winning.

Billups, exchanged for Iverson last season in a swap between Denver and Detroit, scored 31 points and NBA top scorer Carmelo Anthony added 14 to lead the Nuggets past the 76ers 93-83 to inflict Philadelphia's 10th loss in a row.