European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 9,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Hawkins shot gives 76ers win by the associated press Houston Hersey Hawkins made a 3-Point shot at the Buzzer saturday night leading the Philadelphia 76ers Over the Houston rockets 96-95. Hawkins took an inbound pass with one second remaining turned toward the Basket and shot As the game ended. Haw Kins a High scoring All America at Brad Ley last season made 12 of 18 shots and finished with a season High 31 Points. A 10-foot Baseline jumper by Akeem Olajuwon gave the rockets a 95-93 Lead no Roundup with nine seconds left. Philadelphia s Charles Barkley then drove the Lane but his shot fell Short and Mike Gminski fell to the floor grabbed the rebound and called timeout for the 76ers. The mixers snapped a four game losing Streak. Barkley had 22 Points and 12 re Bounds and Gminski added 14 Point Sand 15 rebounds. Olajuwon led the rockets with 26 Points and 12 rebounds followed by Otis Thorpe s 25 Points and 11 rebounds. The rockets scored the first seven Points of the fourth period six by Thorpe to take a 76-75 Lead. The Lead changed seven times in the fourth. A pair of baskets by the rockets gave them a 91-87 Lead with 1 46 left. Haw Kins tied the game at 93 on a driving Layup with 28 seconds left. The mixers took their first Lead 32-31 in the second period and led 54-45 at the half. In other games saturday pacers 113, pistons 99 Indianapolis Chuck person scored 30 Points As Indiana Defeated de troit for its third straight Victory and the second in a Row under new coach Dick Versace. The pacers leading from the opening minutes built a 15-Point margin after three quarters and widened it to 19 mid Way through the final period before de troit rallied in the closing minutes. Two free throws and a Basket by Isiah Thomas and another Basket by Joe do Mars Cut the pacers Lead to 102-94 with two minutes to go. But Vern Fleming playing for the first time since missing six games with an ankle injury made a Hersey Hawkins. Key shot and 31 Points three Point play and Wayman Tisdale and Scott Skiles added four Points apiece in the final minute to Clinch the Victory. Cavaliers 104, kicks 96 Richfield Ohio Larry Nance blocked a team record 11 shots and scored 24 Points while Ron Harper had 30 Points and 11 rebounds As Cleveland ran its winning Streak to 11 games by beating the kicks. The Cavaliers troubled in the first half by the knicks1 rapping defense turned up their own defensive pressure to hold off a new York rally in the fourth Quarter. Cleveland 24-5, blocked 21 shots also a team record including four Quick blocks after the kicks got within five at 97-92 with just Over four minutes to play. Nance blocked shots on three consecutive new York possessions and Harper finished the Streak with a Block of Mark Jackson s Layup with two min utes to go. The 11 blocks were also a career High for Nance who once blocked 10 for the Phoenix suns. The 21 blocks tied Anna record. Hawks 103, nets 93 Atlanta Moses Malone scored 12 of his 26 Points in the fourth Quarter leading Atlanta past new Jersey. The nets held three leads Early in the final Quarter after Chris Morris hit a 3 Point Basket at the Buzzer ending the third period to Cut Atlanta s Lead to 78-73. Morris came Back with another 3 Pointer at the Start of the fourth and then made two free throws with 11 23 to play to forge a tie at 78. Glenn Rivers who scored seven of his 15 Points in the final Quarter gave the Hawks the Lead for Good when he hit a jumper with 7 23 left for an 85-84 Lead. Nuggets 115, Mavericks 94 Denver Reserve Walter Davis scored 24 Points As Denver beat Dallas to move into a first place tie with hous ton in the Midwest division. Alex English had 21 Points and Michael Adams had 16 and extended his record Streak to 74 consecutive game with a 3-Point Basket. Suns 107, heat 99 Phoenix Tom Chambers scored23 Points Eddie Johnson 20 and Armon Gillian 19 As Phoenix survived a late Miami rally to beat the heat for its 11th straight Home Victory. Phoenix now 14-2 on its Home floor this season led 91-68 with 9 37 remain ing in the game and 105-88 with 2 33 left before the expansion heat mounted comeback. Hornets 107, bullets 104 Charlotte . Rex Chap Man made a 3-Point shot with 10 seconds left and Michael Holton added two free throws with one second rom airing As Charlotte held off Washington. The expansion hornets improved to8-8 at Home. They Are 1-14 on the Road. Robert Reid s Layup gave Charlotte a 91-75 Lead with 9 23 left before washing ton went on a 17-4 burst behind Bernard King. San Antonio 104, Golden state 102 Oakland Calif. Willie Ander son matched his career High with 36 Points and fellow Rookie Vernon Max Well hit the game winning shot with four seconds remaining As san Antonio Defeated Golden state. Maxwell had a career High 20 Points and 11 assists As the spurs snapped a seven game Road losing Streak. San Anto Nio is now 2-12 away from Home this season. The spurs took a 102-100 Lead on a pair of free throws by Frank Brickowski with 31 seconds remaining. But Golden state tied the score with 23 seconds left on a jumper by its Star Rookie Mitch Richmond who scored All 21 of his Points in the second half. The warriors who were led by Chris Mullins with 27 Points and Larry Smith with 18 rebounds shot Only 37.3 percent from the Field. Golden state had won seven of its previous eight Home games. Supersonics 129, Trail blazers 123 Seattle Derrick Mckey scored a career High 28 Points and Seattle beat Portland for its i oth straight Victory at Home. Xavier Mcdaniel scored 29 Points and Dale Ellis got 27 for the sonics. Kevin Duckworth led Portland with 29 Points. Clyde Drexler who scored 50 Fri Day night against Sacramento added 25. Bucks 107, jazz 89 Milwaukee Terry Cummings scored 25 Points and Ricky Pierce had 13 of his 24 Points in a decisive second Quarter As Milwaukee routed Utah. The Start of game was delayed 75 min utes when the Bucks plane from Washington could not land in Milwaukee be cause of fog. The team then landed in grand rapids mich., and took a 4-hour, 45-minute bus ride to the Bradley Cen Ter. Karl Malone led the jazz with 24 Points 17 in the first half. Rangers extend unbeaten Streak to 7 by the associated press Uniondale . Carey Wilson continued his Strong play with a second period goal As the new York rangers extended their unbeaten Streak to seven games with a 5-1 Victory Over the new York islanders sat urday. Wilson who has 11 Points in six games since the rangers acquired him in a dec. 26 Trade with Hart Ford gave the rangers a 3-0 Lead in the second period with his fourth goal As a Ranger and his 15th of the season. With Wilson in the lineup the rangers have a 5-0-1 record. Saturday s Victory improved their current Streak to 5-0-2. Although he faced Only 20 shots rangers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouc was effective in goal especially in the first period when he held the islanders off the scoreboard As his team mounted a 2-0 Lead. Bryan Trottier spoiled the shutout by scoring from just out Side the crease with 2 25 to play. Kelly Kisio and Lucien Deblois scored the first period goals for the rangers. In other nil games canucks 7, penguins 5 Pittsburgh Tony Tanti scored three goals in a 6 46 Span of the second period and Vancouver tied a team record with 25 first period shots in its Victory Over Pittsburgh. The canucks playing their third Road game in four nights ended an 0-2-1 slide in handing the penguins their third loss in their last four games Pittsburgh also fell out of first place in the Patrick division dropping a Point behind the rangers. Tanti s 10th career hat trick raised his goal total to nil Roundup 18 and gave the canucks a 6-0 Lead. The last one at 7 58, chased starting goalie Tom Barrasso who faced34 shots. Capitals 6, Blackhawk 3 Landover my. Mike Ridley had a team re Cord six assists including one on Kevin Hatcher s tie breaking goal 4 01 into the third period As Washington downed Chicago. The Victory gave the capitals a share of first place in the Patrick division with the new York rangers one Point ahead of Pittsburgh. The capitals Are 8-0-2 in their last 10 Home games while Chicago has lost 11 Ina Row on the Road. Hatcher broke a 3-3 tie when he took Ridley s pass and beat goaltender de Belfour with a slap shot from the top of the right Circle for his ninth goal of the season. Devils 5, red wings 2 East Rutherford . Sean Burke re turned to the lineup and stopped 26 shots and Aaron Broten scored to spark a three goal second period that carried new Jersey past Detroit. Burke who had missed the past four games with a Groin injury was spectacular allowing Only third period goals by Steve Yzerman and Joey Kocur the first on a Power play and the second on a breakaway. It was Yzerman s 38th goal of the season. By that time new Jersey had opened a 5-0 Lead in route to its second Home Victory in As Many nights. Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 1 Toronto Rick Vaive scored twice As Buffalo ended a four game losing Streak with a Victory Over Toronto. Vaive who started his nil career with the Maple Leafs has five goals in six games As a Sabre since being acquired from Chicago for Adam Creighton on dec. 26. Canadians 3, Bruins 1 Montreal Brian Skrudland scored one goal and set up another to help Montreal stretch its winning Streak to nine games with a Victory Over Boston. Chris Chelios and Peter Svoboda also scored for the canadians who extended their domination of the Bruins this season to 5-0-1, including five straight Vic tories. Montreal now 21 Points ahead of second place Boston in the Adams division has outscored the ruins 18-7. Flames 7, oilers 2 Calgary Alberta Doug Gilmour and Rookie Theoren Fleury scored twice As Calgary trounced Edmonton. The Victory moved the flames 10 Points ahead of second place los Angeles and 12 ahead of third place Edmonton in the smythe division race. The flames two Points behind Montreal in the Overall nil stand Ings visit Edmonton sunday night. Blues 7, flyers 4 St. Louis sex flyer Peter Zezel scored twice including the go ahead goal late in the second period As St. Louis beat Philadelphia. Zezel obtained by St. Louis from the flyers on nov. 29 for Mike Bullard directed a entering pass from Bernie Federko past goalie Ron Hextall for his la the Oal of the season at 14 40 of the Middle period giving t. Louis a 5-4 Lead. The goal came with flyers de Fen semen Jay Wells and Gord Murphy serving minor penalties