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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and Stripe Friday decembers 1985 lakers overcome jazz 131-127 As Lucas forces of h  r. Barnard a Iki Sketwall writer Smi i i ii v practice  perfect Hui nut Whir ii it comes to nuking 0-Fnot silk the t i ill .l.i. Led 120-117 in the  in second of i hair National basketball asm  inn game with the defending Champion 1 us Angeles  wednesday night but i bikers Forward Maurice i peas hit a 60-Fniuer  tied the score it the Buer i he lakers went on to win 131 i 27 in mar time. We or in itch Iceni every Day before  lice l-.ikcr-. Coach Pat Kiley said. The funds thing is. Lucas never practices  i was is surprised As anyone Hal inc Ball went in said i Ucas who finished with 2 Points. When i got it. I just turned around and threw it up with both no Roundup hands. It  looked like it was on line. At first i thought it was a ittle soft. But when it eni in i was on the floor in disbelief like everyone  in overtime. Lucas also made two free throws with 31 seconds left to put the Lak ers  i2h-124. Of Arvin magic John son who led the lakers with 29 Points added two free throws with 13 seconds remaining. Lucas said the t Akers. Now 16-2 for the season were fortunate to win. I thought we were very Lucky because the a outplayed us in most phases of the game tonight he said. Utah coach Frank Layden said there visas no Way Lucas should have made his game saving shut. It was  Layden said. They did t have any timeouts left. We should have been on  Johnson said he had Given up Hope of win Ning the game but he thought the lakers would win after Lucas Shol went in. I Felt that was going to take All the steam out of them and Hal we would out play them in the overtime Johnson said. It s Tough mentally to overcome a shot like that. It was their game and i thought the had it won. Hut that s the  Adrian Danily scored 36 Points to Lead the a. While Rookie Karl Malone scored a season High 25 Points and added 15 re Bounds. In other Aba games 76ers u5, bulk is 110 Philadelphia Paul Thompson scored .14 Points and Charles bark Ley added a couple of key baskets on offensive rebounds late in overtime As Philadelphia prevailed despite losing Julius l ring. Sell Ile Threatt and lobby Jones to injuries. I lie 7 ices already playing without injured guard Andrew Toney. Saw a Point fourth Quarter Lead evaporate on 1 rank Johnson s Lay up with 26 seconds left that tied the score 102-102. Hut a bucket by Barkley off his own Nuss gave the 76ers a h lm06tead. He hit another shot seconds later off a rebound to put Philadelphia up 113-Ion. The bullets closed to 113-110. But fits Williams 3 Point attempt bounced off the rim. Jeff Kuland had 2k Points. 16 rebounds and 10 assists for the bullets and 7-fool-ft Manule Bol had five blocked shots in Washington s fourth Quarter surge before fouling out. Celtics 130, nets Iii last . . Bus ton won for the ninth straight Lime As guards Danny Ainge and Dennis Johnson bombed new Jersey from outside. Ainge Hil nine of 10 shots from the Field including iwo 3-poiniets, and made All six of his free throws. His season High 26 Points along with Johnson s 23, keyed Boston s 62.2 percent shooting and boosted the celtics to 17-2 for the season. Otis Birdsong had 20 Points to Lead the nets who trailed Only 67-60 at halftime but never recovered after Boston scored 11 of the first 13 Points of the third Quarter. Suns 100, bulls 99 Phoenix. Ariz. Phoenix won for Only the fourth time in 20 games after Jay Humphries hit two free throws with 20 seconds left against Chicago. The bulls trailed by 10 Points with k 44 left but they outscored the suns 17-6 to take a 97-96 Lead with 3 31 left on a tech Nical foul Shol by John Paxson. Two free throws by Orlando Wool Ridge with 1 10 to go put Chicago ahead 99-96. Alvan Adams Cut the deficit to one with a jumper with 53 seconds left and Humphries was fouled after a miss by Wool Ridge who led the bulls with 29 Points. Larry Nance had 29 Points and Walter Davis 27 for the suns Hawks 109, Trail blazers 98 Atlanta Dominique Wilkins scored 31 Points and Glenn Rivers play ing his first game of the season sparkled a photo Jim Paxson of Portland Drics past Atlanta s Randy Wittman. During wednesday night s game w on by the Hawks at the guard position for Atlanta against Portland. Rivers who missed the first 19 games of the season with a broken wrist had 16 Points 10 assists and eight steals in his debut for the Hawks who snapped a three game losing Streak. The Trail Bla ers who have lost three straight were led by Steve Colter with 20 Points. Nuggets 115, pacers 105 Indianapolis forwards Alex English and Calvin Nail scored 27 Points each in Denver s Victory Over Indiana. The pacers losers of eight of their last nine games trailed Only 7k-73 late in the third period but an 8-2 spurt by the nug gets gave them an k6-75 Lead going into the fourth Quarter. Indiana which had 29 turnovers never got closer than 7 Points in the last 12 minutes. Herb Williams scored 28 Points for the pacers to Lead All scorers while Vern Fleming had 25, including 15 in the fourth Quarter. Clippers 128, Kings 103 los Angelus Marques Johnson scored 31 Points and Reserve Forward Rory White added 20 As los Angeles broke a four game losing Streak by rolling Over Sacramento. A 27-8 spurt by the clippers broke open the game in the second period giving them an 18-Poinl Lead just before halftime. The Kings could get no closer than 11 after that. Sacramento was led by Reggie thus and Mike Woodson with 14 Points each. Woodson was ejected from the game after receiving his second technical foul Early in the fourth Quarter. Aussie from Page 21 a Tholo Martina Navrat Loti plays a Nih backhand Lolly in australian open semifinal. In route 10 win Over Hana Mandrikova unfortunate it happened at thai Point but that s Tennis. I would t dwell on it. These things happen. It came at a crucial Lime so it was a break far  i Crl Lloyd said she was not surprised that to hic Kilsch fought her Way Back into the second set from 1-4. She is one of those players who often seems to play better when she s losing she said. Evirl Lloyd said she was encouraged by her form going in to the 32nd grand slam final of her career. I fell i was Hilling the Ball Well and i returned Well so i m encouraged she said. But 1 think i still have to play a bit better than 1 have  Evert Lloyd s husband englishman John Lloyd was beaten in the quarterfinals of the men s singles earlier. Top seeded Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia Defeated the unseeded Lloyd 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 thursday. Lendl 26, aiming for his first australian title struggled through the first Sci. Then he romped to Victory in an hour and 44 minutes using his Power serves. The unseeded Lloyd had beaten seeds Tomas Smid of Coccho Slovakia and Joakim Nystrom of Sweden on his Way to the last eight of the grass court event. Against Lendl his serve deserted him. I had no Chance against a player of his Caliper if i could Only gel 50 percent of my first serves in the englishman said. Lloyd fell his Chance was gone once he lost the first set tiebreaker 7-5, though he said that reaching the last eight had boosted his Confidence i feel i be come a Long Way in these two weeks he said but i was disappointed Loday even though 1 was playing the Best player in the  Lendl will face either unseeded Michil schapers of the Netherlands or no. 5-secd cd Stefan Edburg of Sweden in the semifinals Friday. The other semifinal will be Between de fending Champion Mats Wilander of swe Den and unseeded yugoslav Slobodan Zivojinovic who beat John Mcenroe on wednesday  
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