European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 celts drub kicks for win record from Page 21 on Ken Bannister s Hook shot. Playing with five rookies and without six players who Are sidelined for the season the kicks lost their seventh straight game and 26th in their last 30. They were led by Bannister with 26 Points. Danny Ainge scored 17 Points including three three Point Field goals and Larry Bird had 16 for Boston. In other Aba action rockets 112, suns 89 Phoenix Ariz. Robert Reid scored 14 of his 20 Points in the second half to help Houston beat Phoenix and Clinch the mid West division title. The rockets improved to 49-29, tying the team record for most triumphs in a season. Houston outscored the suns 51-36 in the Sec Ond half to pull away to an easy Victory. Akeem Olajuwon contributed 19 Points for the rockets and Lewis Lloyd had 18, Ralph Sampson 14 and Mitchell Wiggins 10. Phoenix was led in scoring by Larry Nance with 20 Points. The suns dropped 1 i games behind the Idle san Antonio spurs in the race for the eighth and final Western conference playoff spot. Bullets 135, Hawks 129 of Landover my. Cliff Robinson scored 31 Points and Dan Roundfield had a season High 29 in Washington s overtime Victory Over Atlanta. Roundfield scored nine Points in the extra session in which the bullets outscored the Hawks 18-12. The bullets had four players score 24 Points or More offsetting a record setting performance by Atlanta s Dominique Wil Kins who collected 46 Points. Wilkins increased his season scoring average to 29.9 and moved ahead of Utah s Adrian Dantley to take the league scoring Lead. Washington guard Jeff Malone scored 27 Points  Williams added 24 Points and 15 assists. Atlanta s Doc Rivers had 25 Points. The Victory moved Washington into a tie with new Jersey for sixth place Overall in the Eastern conference. Should they re main tied the bullets who won the season series with the nets would play the third place team which is Likely to be Phila Delphia. The Hawks can now do no better than tie Philadelphia for third place. 76ers 122, Cavaliers 102 Philadelphia Charles Barkley scored 27 Points grabbed 22 rebounds and handed out 10 assists in leading Phila Delphia Over Cleveland. It was the mixers third straight win and their eighth in the last 10 games. The Cava Liers lost their third straight and had their Lead Over the Chicago bulls Cut to one game in the Battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern conference. Maurice Cheeks had 20 Points and Julius Erving 18 for Philadelphia. World b. Free had 25 Points and Roy Hinson 24 for the Cavaliers who have lost 10 of their last 13 games. Bucks 115, pistons 108 Pontiac Mich. Terry Cummings and Ricky Pierce combined for 49 Points and Milwaukee survived a fourth Quarter scare in defeating Detroit. Successive baskets by Kelly Tripucka and Bill Laimbeer gave the pistons a 98-97 Edge with 4 43 to play in the game but Milwaukee then scored seven unanswered Points including two baskets by cum mings to take a 104-98 advantage. Earl Cureton s Dunk with 2 02 left brought Detroit within 104-100, but the Bucks outscored Detroit 11-8 the rest of the Way in posting their fifth straight win. Cummings had a game High 27 Points. Pierce subbing for Sidney Moncrief who has a sore right foot had 22. Bill Laimbeer led Detroit with 25 Points. Isiah Thomas had 24, including 14 in the Piston fourth Quarter rally. A photo Pat Tabler tries to climb Over Chicago cubs third baseman Ron Cey in a steal attempt but the Cleveland base runner failed to reach the bag. Baseball from Page 21 ing his outright release or playing for Denver. In their exhibition Friday the reds Rode the Strong pitching of Tom Browning and two Bis apiece from Perez and to Diaz to a 7-4 Victory Over the St. Louis cardinals and John Tudor. Browning who was 20-9 last year As a Rookie allowed six hits Over seven innings. He lost a shutout in the seventh on Jerry White s two run double. White also had an rib single in the ninth off John Franco. The reds scored four runs in the first inning off Tudor who was 21-8 last season. In other exhibitions royals 6, pirates 0 Jim Sundberg had three hits for Kansas City including a two out double that broke a scoreless tie in the sixth. Charlie Leibrandt and Steve Farr limited Pitts Burgh to seven singles with Leibrandt pitching seven innings giving up six hits walking none and fanning one. Willie Wilson and George Brett each drove in a pair of runs in the royals four run eighth. Red sox 9, astros 0 Boston Ace Oil can Boyd allowed the astros Only three hits in seven innings. Boyd surrendered first inning singles to Eric Bullock and Denny Walling but struck out four. He also had two hits and a seventh inning rib in Boston s 13-hit attack. After the first inning Boyd faced the minimum 18 astros Over the next six innings. Cubs 10, indians 0 Shawon Dunston singled doubled and slammed a three run Homer giving him four Bis for Chicago. Ray Fontenot pitched five scoreless innings surrendering four hits striking out three and walking two. Dick Ruthven Fol Lowed Fontenot with three scoreless innings and Jay Bailer retired the Side in order in the ninth. Neil Heaton who was tagged for seven runs on 11 hits in four innings took the loss. Orioles 3, twins 2 Lee Lacy s Lead off Home run in the top of the ninth won the game. Lacy hit reliever Ramon Romero s first pitch Over the Wall in left Center Field for his second Homer of the Spring. Minnesota s Greg Gagne had a Solo Homer in the eighth to tie the game at 2. Rangers 8, braves 4 Pete o Brien hit two Home runs and Rookie de Correa pitched six innings of two hit Ball for Texas. O Brien hit a two run shot off David Palmer in the fifth in Ning and added a Solo Homer in the seventh off Joe Johnson. Correa allowed just one run. The game featured a confrontation be tween Brothers when Rick Mahler of the braves batted against Mickey Mahler of the rangers in the eighth inning. Rick Mahler flied out to right Field. White sox 3, tigers 1 Chicago s Richard Dotson coming Back from shoulder problems allowed one run and four hits in seven innings. John Cangelosi scored one run and drove in another for the White sox. Cangelosi is a non roster player but was told earlier Fri Day that he would be the club s starting Center fielder. Phillies 7, mets 5 Gary Redus hit two triples to Lead a 12 hit attack that paced Philadelphia. Mets starter Ron Darling who had won his first three Spring decisions took his first loss. Darryl Strawberry hit a two run Homer and Len Dykstra hit a Solo shot for the mets. Dodgers 6, Angels 5 Franklin Stubbs hit two Home runs for los Angeles and Ken Landreaux singled in the winning run in the ninth inning. Stubbs hit a three run Homer in the sixth inning As a Pinch hitter and then knotted the score at 5-5 with a Solo Homer in the eighth. Ruppert Jones collected a pair of hits including a Solo Home run to Lead the Angel attack. Mariners 7, expos 2 left hander Mark Langston allowed two hits Over seven innings and Steve Yeager drove in three runs with a sixth inning Dou ble for Seattle