Kurt Thomas celebrated the passing of another uneventful trading deadline – at least for him – by scoring 21 points on 10-for-11 shooting to lead the Knicks past the 76ers 113-101 last night. Thomas also grabbed 12 rebounds, and Tim Thomas shot 10-for-14 and scored 27 points for New York.

Philadelphia, which had only eight players in uniform – none of them named Chris Webber – was led by Allen Iverson’s 29 points. Webber, acquired late Wednesday night from Sacramento, will make his 76ers debut Saturday against his old team, the Kings.

Stephon Marbury had 17 points and 12 assists, and Jamal Crawford added 16 points and nine assists for New York, which also was short-handed after trading Nazr Mohammed, Moochie Norris, Vin Baker, and Jamison Brewer earlier in the day. The Knicks outscored Philadelphia 32-22 in the fourth quarter to secure the win.

“I haven’t been moved yet, so I might end up finishing my career here,” said Thomas, whose name was mentioned most frequently in pre-deadline trade speculation.

Philadelphia, which needed to have eight players in uniform, brought journeyman Jason Lawson to New York in case an extra body was needed. But Rodney Rogers – acquired from New Orleans earlier in the day in a three-player trade – flew to New York aboard Hornets owner George Shinn’s private jet and arrived at the arena less than an hour before tip-off, prompting the Sixers to send Lawson home.

Rogers scored just six points in 20 minutes, and he missed a 3-pointer and a layup on Philadelphia’s first two possessions of the fourth quarter as the Knicks opened the period with an 8-0 run to take an 89-79 lead.

Philadelphia closed within five before Kurt Thomas hit a pair of corner jumpers, making him 9-for-10 from the field and giving the Knicks a nine-point lead with 6:30 left. Tim Thomas added three 3-pointers over the final 4:20 to help hold off the Sixers.

Kurt Thomas, the player most frequently mentioned in trade speculation surrounding the Knicks, started at center and is expected to man that position for the remainder of the regular season.

He spoke with Isiah Thomas on the telephone after the 3 p.m. trade deadline had passed, and the Knicks’ president reminded him he kept his word by not dealing him away.

“I hear (trade rumors) every year,” Kurt Thomas said. “Wouldn’t you be interested in what I do out there?”

Five members of the International Olympic Committee’s selection delegation, who finished a four-day inspection visit to New York earlier in the day, sat front and center on celebrity row – the best seats in the house.