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From: clarinews@clarinet.com (JIM SLATER, UPI Sports Writer)
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Subject: (Philadelphia 76ers 112, Indiana Pacers 108)
Keywords: basketball, men's professional
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Date: 1 Feb 90 02:57:40 GMT
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	INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Charles Barkley scored 29 points and
Philadelphia extended its NBA win streak to nine games with a 112-108
victory Wednesday night over Indiana.
	Barkley, who also pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds, scored 9 of
the 76ers' final 12 points in the final five minutes to hold off a late
rally by the Pacers, who lost for the sixth time in their past seven
games.
	Derek Smith scored 8 points during a 15-7 Philadelphia run over the
final three minutes of the third period and the first three minutes of
the fourth quarter. The Pacers responded with a 14-6 streak over the
next 5:34, sparked by 3-point shots from Reggie Miller and Chuck Person,
to pull within 104-101 with 3:26 remaining.
	The 76ers, 27-16, extended their longest victory streak since 1986
while beating the Pacers, 23-21, for the seventh straight time over two
seasons.
	Person made his first six shots, half of them from 3-point range,
and scored 13 points in the game's first 2:53 to lift the Pacers into a
15-4 lead. But Philadelphia answered with a 21-4 run over a 5:46 span,
taking a 31-25 lead on Smith's fast break layup with 1:11 remaining in
the quarter. Indiana never regained the lead.
	The 76ers made 9 of their first 10 shots in the second period,
jumping to a 52-43 lead on Mike Gminski's basket midway through the
quarter. Indiana rallied with 8 straight points in 76 seconds late in
the half, tying the game at 58 1:45 before halftime on Person's long
rebound basket off his own miss. Johnny Dawkins hit a basket at the
halftime buzzer to give the 76ers a 62-58 lead.
	Ron Anderson, a former Pacer, scored 12 points in the second
quarter, hitting all 6 of his first-half shots.
	Gminski added 18 points for the 76ers, who had seven scorers in
double figures. Miller led Indiana with 26 points, while Person added 24
and Vern Fleming contributed 20.