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The Orlando Sentinel, Tuesday, March 1983 C-3 Sixers, Pistons bat lead back and forth but Philadelphia holds on Moses Malone and Detroit's Kelly Tri-pucka scored 6 points each down the stretch. A layup by Maurice Cheeks and four free throws by Malone, who scored IS of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, helped 76ers in the final minutes. Malone had 21 rebounds. Celtic 121, Nets 114 HARTFORD, Conn. Larry Bird scored 30 points, including 13 in the fourth period, sparking Boston to a victory over New Jersey.

With 1:37 left in the game, New Jersey's Darwin Cook sank a pair of free season, announced Monday his, retirement from professional basketball. Haywood, 33, who missed 16 games earlier this season because of various injuries, missed the team's last four games after his wife, Iman, a fashion model, was injured in a car accident in New York. Briefly NBA contract talks will resume today for the first time since an acrimonious break-off last week. Jackie Dinkins, a former U.S. college and pro basketball player, died of a brain tumor, his Belgium team.

Standard of Liege, an FROM SENTINEL SERVICE3 PHILADELPHIA Julius Erving scored a game-high 35 points and hit a jumper with 79 seconds remaining Monday night to help the Philadelphia 76ers to a 123-114 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The 76ers had lost two straight games for the first time all season. Erving's 18-footer marked the ninth lead change over a 3-minute stretch. Marc Iavaroni's dunk with 4:23 left gave the 76ers a 106-105 advantage, but the lead changed hands as Philadelphia's NBA nounced. He was 33.

Dinkins, who was -born in Gadsden, S.C., played at Voor-hees College in Denmark, S.C., and joined the Chicago Bulls in the 1971-72 season. Late Sunday John Drew scored 10 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead Utah to a 110-105 victory over Portland. Utah, which has won four of its last six throws to cut Boston's lead to 109-107. But Bird hit consecutive field goals to lift Boston to a 113-107 advantage with 43 seconds remaining. The Celtics took an 84-80 lead into the final period, and after New Jersey's Mike Gminski cut the lead to 84-82, Boston reeled off 10 straight points.

Bullets' Haywood to retire LANDOVER, Md. Washington Bullet forward Spencer Haywood, plagued by injuries and personal problems this games, tied Portland, 88-88, at the end of the third quarter, but the Jazz took the lead for good on 2 free throws by Drew with 1:34 left to play. Boxes page C-6 Ewing helps Georgetown to season-ending victory BASKETBALL NBA closeup FROM SENTINEL SERVICES The top states States which have produced the most current NBA players Paul Westphal opening-round game at 9 p.m. Friday. Other pairings for Friday's first-round games include Memphis State vs.

Florida State at 5 p.m., and Virginia Tech vs. Southern Mississippi at 7 p.m. Metro champion Louisville got a bye and will play the Memphis State-Florida State winner at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Houston still No.

1 1n UPI poll NEW YORK Houston, riding a 20-game winning streak into the Southwest Conference tournament, strengthened its grip on the No. 1 rating In the United Press International poll. The Cougars, undefeated in conference play after topping Arkansas and Baylor last week, boosted their overall record to 25-2 and received 32 first-place votes from 40 of the 42 coaches who took part in this week's balloting. Virginia remained No. 2, followed by No.

3 Louisville, No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 7 Indiana, No.

8 St. John's, No. 9 Missouri and No. 10 Kentucky. Elsewhere Ralph Sampson of Virginia has been named to the United States Basketball Writers Association All-America team for the third straight season and Oklahoma's Wayman Tlsdale became the first freshman chosen to the 10-player squad.

Others named to the team were Sam Perkins and Michael Jordan of North Carolina, Keith Lee of Memphis State, Pat Ewing of Georgetown, Sidney Green of Nevada-Las Vegas, Dale Ellis of Tennessee, Randy Wittman of Indiana and Clyde Drexler of Houston. LANDOVER, Md. Patrick Ewing scored 26 points and pulled down 11 rebounds Monday night, enabling No. 14 Georgetown to end the regular season with an 80-75 Big East Conference victory over Syracuse. The same teams ColltSQSS meet Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in the opening round of the conference tournament.

Georgetown (21-8 and 11-5) erased a 38-30 Syracuse halftime lead in less than 3 minutes of the second half. The Hoyas out-scored Syracuse 16-4 in the first 4 minutes of the second half to take a 46-42 lead. Louslvllle women 67, FSU 56 LOUISVILLE, Ky. Janet McNew and Jackie Spencer combined for 30 points in leading Louisville to a upset of 20th-ranked Florida State in a semifinal game of the Metro Conference Women's Tournament. Louisville (19-9) faces league rival Memphis State (18-10) today for the championship game.

Florida State (23-5) was top-seeded in the tournament before its loss. In an earlier game Monday, sophomore center Regina Street scored a game-high 26 points and 16 rebounds in leading Memphis over Cincinnati, 84-63. Tulane seeded 2nd In Metro tourney CINCINNATI Tulane won a coin toss Monday and will go into the Metro Conference basketball tournament as the second seed, facing last-place Cincinnati in an vn is Marques Johnson California 35 Mark McNamara 76ers Darwin Cook Nets Jan van Breda Kolff Nets Greg Ballard Bullets Bill Cartwright Knicks Paul Westphal Knicks Bill Laimbeer Pistons Cliff Levingston Pistons Reggie Theus Bulls David Greenwood Bulls Jose Slaughter Pacers Cliff Robinson Cavaliers Jeff Cook Cavaliers Marques Johnson Bucks Paul Mokeski Bucks Steve Johnson Kings Kiki Vandeweghe Nuggets Rich Kelley Jazz Mark Eaton Jazz Lester Conner Warriors Lorenzo Romar Warriors Sam Williams Warriors Peter Verhoeven Trail Blazers Michael Cooper Lakers Kurt Rambis Lakers Jamaal Wilkes Lakers Bob Gross Clippers Swen Nater Clippers Bill Walton Clippers Richard Anderson Clippers Dennis Johnson Suns Joel Kramer Suns T-onnie Shelton SuperSonics Phil Smith SuperSonics James Donaldson SuperSonics New York 32 Nate Archibald Celtics Julius Erving 76ers Marc lavaroni 76ers Franklin Edwards 76ers Foots Walker Nets Len Elmore Nets Albert King Nets Ricky Sobers Bullets Jeff Ruland Bullets Ernie Grunteld Knicks Bernard King Knicks Toby Knight Knicks Vinnie Johnson Pistons Tom Owens Pistons Marty Byrnes Pacers i George Johnson Pacers Geoff Huston Cavaliers World B. Free Cavaliers Charlie Criss Bucks Bob Lanier Bucks Brian Winters Bucks Rolando Blackman Mavericks Ray Williams Kings Dan Schayes Nuggets Mike Dunleavy Spurs Tom Henderson Rockets Rickey Williams Jazz Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Lakers Mitch Kup'chak Lakers Randy Smith Clippers Lowes Moore Clippers Gus Williams SuperSonics Followed by: Illinois 19 Michigan 16 North Carolina 15 Pennsylvania 14 Ohio 11 Florida 10 Alabama 10 Georgia 10 Indiana 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Gene Waldron stretches high for a shot he beats Georgetown's David Wingate (40). (.

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