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Show Lakers Gain 129-11- The Salt Lake Tribune Victory 5 NBA: Bratz, Jazz Give Way to Kareem Continued From Page B-- 5 den, who said, I thought we played very well. John Drew had a good game, making 10 of 16 from the field Sets NBA Scoring Mark Certainly the Lakers enjoyed playing in front of it, as their effort through the first three quarters made garbage time come early. Jazz players Still, some seldom-use- d performed well in the last half of the fourth quarter, with Mitchell Anderson making six of eight shots for 12 It was the Lakers fourth victory in five games against the Jazz this year and certainly their easiest, as all the other games between the two were competitive. The capacity crpwd was the biggest home crowd for the Jazz since they moved from New Orleans, but that was of little comfort to Jazz players, who couldnt help but notice The victory helped the Lakers e avoid a losing streak, which is something they havent had since Jan. Meanwhile, the Jazz lost the opportunity to clinch the Midwest Division with a victory In Dallas Saturday night by losing. They could still do it, but Dallas would have to lose to San Antonio Friday night for that to happen. 77-6- 96-8- 7, the fourth quarter, to rally the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets, Thursday night at McNichols Arena. Bratz hit two and from the foul line to help the Warriors keep their slim playoff hopes alive in the Western Conference. Purvis Short added 32 points for Golden State, which snapped Denvers home winning streak the longest in the NBA this 128-12- you. The Lakers scored 41 points in the first quarter and 77 in the first half, but the Jazz felt good that they were 94-7- Tribune Wire Services Mike Bratz scored 23 points, all In "It was a great atmosphere," said Darrell Griffith, who scored 13 points on shooting. This is the kind of atmosphere that I think ' every ballplayer would enjoy playing in every night. at right with them, only four baskets down at 9 at halftime. But the roof feel in on the Jazz in the first 6V4 minutes of the third quarter, as Los Angeles outscored them 17-- 8 to take a 7 lead. The Jazz answered back with a 10-- 2 run to get within but then the Lakers ran back at them with eight straight points and they got to the fourth quarter with a 104-8- 9 lead. By then, the only suspense was over when Kareem would get his record point and not over the outcome of the game. Warriors Top Denver that the fans were rooting for the Lakers. Still, there was an electric atmosphere to the evening and it seemed to have an uplifting effect on players from both sides in that up and down first half. for a team-hig- h 24 points, and Adrian Dantley finished with 23. Whats so amazing is that after wed score, Id take two steps down-cou- rt and theyre right back at you, said Dantley of the Laker offense. Usually, some teams have two or three outstanding offensive players, but they have eight or nine running Kareem Abdul-Jabb- ar three-pointe- Eric Floyd scored 13 points and Joe Barry Carroll had 15 and Larry Smith added 12 for the Warriors, 3 who are now and two games behind Phoenix in the race for the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference. Alex English led Denver with 34 points, while Kiki Vandeweghe added 21 and Danny Schayes had 16. Cavs 114, Bulls 99: At Richfield, Ohio, Lonnie Shelton scored 21 points and Paul Thompson came off the bench to add 19, leading the Cavaliers to a victory over Chicago and extending the Bulls' losing streak to nine games. World B. Free scored 11 of his 13 points in the final quarter to become the 46th player in NBA history to score 14,000 points. Bucks 113, Sixers 103: At Milwaukee, Marques Johnson scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help the Bucks turn back the 76ers. Milwaukee has now won six of its last seven games to improve to 34-4- points. two-gam- 19-2- flooded the floor to get the first pice tures of the new scoring Tribune Sports Writer LAS VEGAS Kareem Abdul-Jabba- r, now the greatest scorer in NBA history, has read more philo- sophical authors than John LeCarre. But thats who he invoked on his night. recor- d-breaking John LeCarre wrote a book called The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and this feels like coming in from the cold, said Kareem, who scored his 31,421st point (two more than Wilt Chamberlain) in the fourth quarter of the Lakers victory over the Jazz. Its a big burden off my shoulders and off the teams shoulders. Our big goal this year is winning the championship, and now we can focus on that g basket Kareems was his patented sky hook from the right baseline with 8:53 remaining in the game. When his shot swished crowd at the through, the Thomas and Mack Center exploded, Kareems Laker teammates surrounded him, and photographers record-breakin- pro-Lak- After the game, Kareem told a press conference that it was difficult for him to gauge the importance of his milestone this soon: I think its a mark of consistency. Theres probably more to it than that, but I havent had time to think about it all-tim- er leader. The game was stopped, and then Commissioner David Stern took a microphone at midcourt and consaying, gratulated Abdul-Jabba- r, The NBA has the greatest athletes in the world. And you are one of the greatest athletes ever to play this game. On behalf of all the millions of fans who have enjoyed watching you play and as a fan myself, it is my pleasure to congratulate you on becoming the highest scorer in histo- chase after Chamberlains record, which heated up in the last month, was expected to culminate with Thursdays game, since ry. Then Kareem took the mike and thanked Allah, his parents (Cora and Ferdinand Alcindor, who were in attendance for the big moment), and the fans, saying, May God bless you and keep you all. Conspicuous 46-3- 1. Rockets 129, Blazers 114: At Portland, Ralph Sampson scored tl points and Lewis Lloyd added 22 as the lowly Rockets ended Portland's eight-gam- e winning streak. Abdul-Jabba- rs Kareem, who had 20 points or more in each of his previous 17 games, needed only 21 to break the record. In expectation of the record-breakin- g event, the media converged on Las Vegas, and Jazz p.r. director Bill Kreifeldt said the Jazz issued 175 press credentials to writers, photographers, television people, etc. How much did he want the record? It wasnt the first thing I wanted, said Kareem. Ive always enjoyed scoring, I cant deny that. But I enjoy team success more. Hes had enough of that too. by his absence was Chamberlain, who became the e leagues scoring leader in the 60s and whose standard of 31,419 points stood since his retirement in all-tim- 1973. Associated Press Laser photo e who became NBAs Kareem leading in hook on Mark shot scores over Eaton Lakers win. scorer, Abdul-Jabba- all-tim- r, saaEaMaami? aMHBDM Round Robin Special ALL SEASON Whitewall Mec Shotshell 0 DO Steel Radial by Kelly Springfield Tiller wm Package rs season. 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