Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com (JOE CIALINI, UPI Sports Writer) Newsgroups: clari.sports.basketball,clari.sports.top Subject: NBA Roundup Keywords: basketball, men's professional Message-ID: Date: 13 Jan 90 09:32:26 GMT Lines: 84 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: sports Slugword: bkp-nbarup Priority: major Format: summary ANPA: Wc: 887; Id: s0351; Sel: ns--s; Adate: 1-13-430aes; Ver: sked Codes: yskpmxx. If Mark Price was hoping to lull the Philadelphia 76ers into complacency, he was successful in his strategy. Price scored only five points in the first half but came alive with 25 in the second Friday night to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-102 victory over the 76ers. ``Once I hit a couple (of shots), I was able to get open in the second half,'' said Price, who was 8-for-10 from the field after intermission as Cleveland won for the third time in four games. Price, whose 30 points were a season high, scored six straight points and Larry Nance added a follow shot as Cleveland used an 8-0 spurt to take a 68-57 lead with 6:36 to play in the third quarter. ``We started slowly but we got back in it and I thought that in the second half, we controlled the tempo and were able to do what we wanted to do,'' Price said. ``We shot the ball well (60 percent from the field as a team) and when we do that, we have a chance to win.'' Philadelphia closed within 80-77 on a jumper by Ron Anderson with 1:06 left in the period but the Cavaliers took an 84-79 advantage into the fourth quarter. Cleveland then scored the first seven points of the final period, as Nance scored two baskets and Price had a three-point play, to take a 91-79 lead. After the Cavaliers took a 98-85 advantage on a basket by John Williams, Philadelphia scored eight straight points to close within 98-93 on a basket by Anderson with 6:43 to play. Price canned a jumper as the 24-second clock expired, was fouled and hit a free throw to restore the Cleveland lead to 101-93. ``Every time we made a run, Mark Price did something spectacular,'' Philadelphia's Charles Barkley said. ``We didn't play well and we lost the game. It happens sometimes.'' A jumper by Johnny Dawkins cut the Cavaliers' advantage to 103-98 but Price sank two free throws for a 105-98 lead with 2:49 to play. A basket by Barkley, who had 21 points, brought Philadelphia within 105-100 but Craig Ehlo scored on a layup and John Williams hit two foul shots to put Cleveland ahead 109-100 with 47 seconds left and the 76ers never got closer than seven points. John Williams added 22 points, Ehlo had 19 and Nance scored 16 as Cleveland snapped Philadelphia's four-game home winning streak and won for only the fifth time in 15 road games this season. Anderson had 21 points and Mike Gminski 17 for the 76ers, whose record at the Spectrum dropped to 12-3 this season. In other games, San Antonio downed Boston 97-90, Detroit whipped Minnesota 97-86, New York outlasted Indiana 101-96 in overtime, Chicago hammered Charlotte 107-95, the Los Angeles Clippers nipped Milwaukee 95-94, Phoenix bombed Sacramento 111-96 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised past Houston 108-97. _S_p_u_r_s_ _9_7_,_ _C_e_l_t_i_c_s_ _9_0 At Boston, Willie Anderson scored 21 points and San Antonio ended its 10-year, 20-game losing streak to the Celtics despite scoring just 9 points in the third quarter. For San Antonio, David Robinson and Terry Cummings scored 18 points apiece. Reggie Lewis led Boston with 22 points. _P_i_s_t_o_n_s_ _9_7_,_ _T_i_m_b_e_r_w_o_l_v_e_s_ _8_6 At Auburn Hills, Mich., Isiah Thomas scored 23 points and Joe Dumars added 19 to lead Detroit. Minnesota's Tony Campbell led all scorers with 28 points. Tyrone Corbin added 17 for the Timberwolves, who have lost four straight. _K_n_i_c_k_s_ _1_0_1_,_ _P_a_c_e_r_s_ _9_6_,_ _O_T At Indianapolis, Patrick Ewing scored 20 points and blocked 7 shots, leading New York to its ninth straight triumph over Indiana. Detlef Schrempf's game-high 26 points matched a career high for Indiana. Gerald Wilkins added 18 points for the Knicks. _B_u_l_l_s_ _1_0_7_,_ _H_o_r_n_e_t_s_ _9_5 At Charlotte, N.C., Michael Jordan scored 45 points to help Chicago break a three-game losing streak. The Bulls never relinquished the lead in the last three quarters. Armon Gilliam scored 26 points and Rex Chapman 24 for the Hornets, who lost their fourth straight. _C_l_i_p_p_e_r_s_ _9_5_,_ _B_u_c_k_s_ _9_4 At Milwaukee, Ron Harper scored 23 points and Charles Smith added 22 to help Los Angeles snap the Bucks' four-game winning streak. Milwaukee's Paul Pressey missed a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer. Ricky Pierce scored 25 points for the Bucks, who had won eight straight against the Clippers. _S_u_n_s_ _1_1_1_,_ _K_i_n_g_s_ _9_6 At Phoenix, Tom Chambers led six Suns in double figures with 27 points. Danny Ainge was high scorer for Sacramento with 16 points. Wayman Tisdale and Rodney McCray added 15 points each for the Kings, who have dropped four out of five. _L_a_k_e_r_s_ _1_0_8_,_ _R_o_c_k_e_t_s_ _9_7 At Inglewood, Calif., Magic Johnson notched his fifth triple-double of the year with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in leading Los Angeles. Orlando Woolridge came off the bench to score 17 points for the Lakers.Mitchell Wiggins and Akeem Olajuwon paced the Rockets with 18 points each.