European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Cheeks leads 76ers to come from behind Victory Over celtics monday december 23, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 \ from press dispatches Philadelphia Maurice checks scored a season High 26 Points and the 76crs defense spearheaded a Strong fourth Quarter As Philadelphia Defeated the bos Ion celtics 108-102 in the National basketball association saturday night. Trailing 84-83 at the Start of the fourth period. Philadelphia scored eight straight Points while the celtics missed their first nine attempts. Reserve Center Clymon Johnson led Philadelphia s defense with four blocked shots. Moses Malone scored 24 Points and Charles Barkley 18 for the 76ers. Kevin Mihalc scored a season High 34 and Larry Bird 29 for Boston now 21-6. The 76ers took a 98-90 Lead on a jumper by Leon Wood. Bird then scored twice for inc celtics before Malone s three Point play gave Philadelphia a 101-94 Edge with 3 45 to play. Boston scored the next four Points but another jumper by Wood and a Layup by Cheeks put Philadelphia ahead 105-98 at the 1 39 Mark. Mchale scored four straight Points before Barkley s free throw and a Layup by Bobby Jones with 18 seconds left ended the scoring. In other games saturday Trail blazers 114, supersonics 97 Seattle Reserve Forward Jerome Kersey scored 15 Points in the final period to Lead Portland Over Seattle. Kersey scored on a 3-Point play with 2 55 to play to put Portland on top 99-96, and the trailblazers ran 14 straight Points to put the game out of reach. Seattle s Only score in the final three minutes was a free throw by Ricky Sobers. Nets 102, pacers 98 Indianapolis Darryl Dawkins scored 19 Points Mike Gminski added 18 and each scored in the final is seconds to lift new Jersey Over Indiana. The pacers who trailed 49-46 at half time pulled into a tic at 9s with 38 seconds to play on a Sieve Stipanovich Layup. Lakers 96, bullets 84 Landover my. Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 29 Points to Lead defending Aba Champion los Angeles Over Wash no Roundup in ton. The Victory was the lakers first at Landover in four seasons and Only their second in 11 visits Over the past nine sea sons. Hawks 123, rockets 122 Atlanta Dominique Wilkins scored a career High 49 Points including a 3-Poinl Basket with eight seconds remain ing to lift Atlanta Over Houston. The rockets who had overcome a 13 Point third Quarter deficit went in front 122-120 when Akem Olajuwon hit a turnaround jumper with 18 seconds to play. Knocks 112, pistons 110 new York Pat Cummings scored 22 Points including a 10-foot turnaround jumper with 11 seconds left in the game and Trent Tucker had 24 Points his sea son High As new York turned Back de troit. With seven seconds remaining on the 24-second clock Cummings connected to give the kicks a 110-106 Lead. Tucker hit two free throws with five seconds left to Clinch the Victory. Bucks 132, Murcur Kkt 107 Milwaukee Craig Hodges scored seven of his 14 first half Points in a 22-4 Milwaukee tear Midway through the second period As the Bucks built a 20 Point halftime Lead. Hodges first half Points included two 3-Point jumpers. He finished with 18 Points. Bulls 117, jazz 104 Chicago George Girvin scored 11 of his game High 21 Points in the third Quarter to Lead Chicago Over Utah. The bulls opened their largest Lead of the night 114-99, when Center Dave Cor Sank a pair of free throws with one minute remaining in the game. Suns 115, warriors 98 Phoenix. Ariz. Larry Nance pumped in ?0 of his game High 35 Points in the first half while Alvan Adams finished with a rare triple double pacing Phoenix Over Golden slate. A photo new Jersey guard Darwin Cook scares against Indiana s Wayman Tisdale. Helps the nets defeat pacers 102-9h Adam had 12 rebounds scored 24 Points for tin suns and Oul 10 i. Sills. Completing his triple spurs 128, nuggets lit Denver Alvin Robertson scored a career High 41 Points to Lead san Anu min past Denver. The spurs Triumph broke Denver s four game Home winning Streak but Den ver. 18-10, remained a half game ahead of the Houston rockets in the Midwest Divi Sion thinks to a rockets loss saturday . Clippers 117. Kings 111 Sacramento Camii. Cedric Maxwell s free throw with seconds left Jive los Angeles a 3-Poim ind inc clippers held on to by in Sacramento closed the Ucli Ai to one Point on a Basket by i do John Mich 2o seconds left but the clippers stalled for the next 23 seconds and Center 1 Thompson missed s final de spar Alion shot at the Buer Georgia tech captures Gator bowl title from press dispatches Jacksonville Fla. Mark Price bombed away from Long Range for 22 Points and Tom Hammonds and John Sally powered inside for 18 and 17 Points respectively saturday night to Lead seventh ranked Georgia tech to a 72-53 Victory Over Jacksonville and the championship of the Gator bowl College Basket Ball tournament. Texas am swept past Southern missis Sippi 81-61, for third place As Don Marbury scored 32 Points. Winston Crite and Todd Holloway combined for 32 More. Price named the tournament s most valuable player hit nine of his first 11 shots from the Field and devastated Jack Sonville with four 20-foot jumpers that held off the rallying dolphins Early in the second half. Jacksonville a 65-61 loser to top ranked North Carolina last tuesday re fused to fold however. They abandoned their two three zone for a Man to Man de sense and led by Georgia tech Transfer Danny Pearson Cut a 13-Pomt tech Lead to seven with 7 35 to go. The Bottom fell out at that Point As College basketball Price came off the Bench to can a 17-foot or for a 56-47 advantage and Georgia tech outscored Jacksonville 16-6 the rest of the Way. In other games saturday Georgetown 85, Depaul 70 Rosemont Iii. Reggie Williams scored a game High 30 Points As no. 5 Georgetown survived a rugged and some times ragged Challenge from wih rated Depaul in a nationally televised match of unbeaten College basketball teams. Williams notched 16 of his Points in the opening half including 10 straight during a crucial stretch late in the period that allowed Georgetown to increase a 27-26 Edge to 41-34 by intermission. Indian 86, Iowa is. 65 Bloomington ind. Daryl Thomas scored 21 of his career High 31 Points in the first half and Steve Alford added 24 Points lifting no. 17 Indiana Over Iowa stale. Thomas a 6-foot-7 Junior Center scored eight Points As the hoosiers ran off 12 straight Points to go ahead 17-4 with 11 46 left in the first half. Thomas free throws with 1 52 remaining extended the Indiana Lead to 20 Points 42-22, and the a hoosiers finished the first half with a 44-26 Lead. Michigan 98, Northern Michigan 76 Ann Arbor Mich. Richard Roll Ford scored 4 of his 20 Points during an Early second half burst to help no. 2 Michigan coast Over Northern Michigan. The Triumph improved the wolverines record to 10-0 and gave Bill Fri Cdr his 100th career Victory since joining Michi Gan in 1980. The loss dropped the wild cats record to 9-3. Volunteer classic , Tenn. Tony White scored 24 Points to Lead Tennessee to an 85-57 Blowout of North Carolina Wil Mington in the championship game of the Volunteer classic. White a 6-foot-2 Junior hit ii of 15 from the Field and added two free throws to become the 24th vol player to score More than 1,000 Points in his career. In the Consolation game Baylor held off a late charge by Furman for a 59-55 win and third place. Houston 96, 1-Ong Beach is. 86 Houston University of Houston Center Greg Anderson scored 19 of his 25 Points in the second half As the cougars Defeated Long Beach state guard Atvin Franklin followed with 23 Points and Rickie wins Lou had 21. Syracuse 83. St. Bonatch lure 64 Syracuse. . Rafael Addison scored 12 Points in the second half help ing no. 4-ranked Syracuse defeat St. To Navy Turc. The Victory Cpl the orangemen unbeaten at 7-0 while dropping is. Honan in Ture to 5-2. Richmond 58, Virginia 46 Richmond. A. John Newman triggered a 10-2 run Early in the second half that gave Richmond a 9-Point Lead and the undefeated spiders shocked Vir Ginia s Cavaliers to win their first championship in the 10-year history of the Rich mond times dispatch invitational. Newman named the tournament s most valuable player scored 6 of his game High 19 paints As the spiders. 8-0, went from a 27-26 Lead to a 37-28 margin wild 9 51 left in the game
