Hawks Stop Bullets and Mavericks Clinch Playoff Berth
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Bullets 118-98 as Dominique Wilkins poured in 43 points in the opener and Kevin Willis added 19. Dallas Mavericks clinched a playoff berth with a 114-96 win over the Chicago Bulls, marking their earliest clinch in franchise history. Coach Mike Fratello noted Atlanta’s 11-game streak and narrowing gap to the idle Pistons in the Central Division. Coach Dick Motta said Dallas must still chase the Midwest title.
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Bucks Rally Past Celtics In Third Win Of Five Meetings
John Lucas poured in 26 points and Jack Sikma added eight points in the fourth as Milwaukee overcame Boston to grab a third win in five head to head meetings. The Bucks used an 8-2 run to seize a 92-90 lead and pulled ahead 100-92 with 7 51 to play.
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Aguirre and Perkins pace comeback in Bulls loss
Mark Aguirre scored 31 points and Sam Perkins 27 as the Bulls dropped their sixth straight. Charles Oakley led Chicago with 23 while Michael Jordan scored 21, well below his league leading average and not the team's top scorer for only the third time this season.
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California Bears reach 20 wins in NIT with 65 62 win
California's 65 62 victory over Oregon State secures the Bears first 20 win season since 1960 and marks a strong NIT run. Kevin Johnson scored 28 points becoming Cal's all time leading scorer with 1 635 career points as Lionel Simmons added 23 for La Salle in another game recap.
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USC Aiken downs Erskine 10 2 in Tuesday baseball
USC Aiken Pacer baseball improved to 10 4 this season with a 10 2 win at Erskine as Pat Tilmon moved to 3 1 in pitchers decisions Wilbur Gordon had four hits and five RBIs including a triple and two homers Kerry Shaw added two RBIs and a two run homer Tony Casas went 2 for 4 The Pacers host Newberry College at 7 p m at Satcher Field in Greenville.
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Detroit outfielder Kirk Gibson plans a high altitude flight to set a class C aircraft record while Houston's Dickie Thon faces a $1,000 daily fine if he does not report to Kissimmee camp by Friday. MLB action includes Royals 8 2 over Texas and several spring training results across multiple clubs.
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