clarinews@clarinet.com (JOE DiGIOVANNI) (02/05/90)
MILWAUKEE (UPI) -- Ron Anderson sank four free throws in the final 11.8 seconds and Johnny Dawkins scored 21 points Sunday as Philadelphia extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 105-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Derek Smith took a pass from Mike Gminski and scored on a drive with 24 seconds left. He was fouled by Brad Lohaus on the play and converted the free throw to give the 76ers a 101-96 lead. Lohaus hit a jumper to pull Milwaukee within 101-98 but Anderson was fouled and sank both free throws with 11.8 seconds left to give the 76ers a 103-98 lead. Milwaukee's Greg Anderson scored on a dunk for Milwaukee but Anderson sank two more free throws with 7.4 seconds remaining to make it 105-100 and ice the game for Philadelphia. Greg Anderson scored on a dunk for the final points. The 76ers have won five straight on the road and pulled into a first-place tie with New York in the Atlantic with a 29-16 record. They also topped the Bucks, 119-109, Friday night in Philadelphia. Milwaukee, led by Paul Pressey's 21 points, played without leading scorer Ricky Pierce, who was out with a pulled right groin muscle. Gminski, who had 20 points, and Smith hit consecutive baskets to give Philadelphia a 95-90 lead with 2:17 left. Pressey sank two free throws for Milwaukee, but Charles Barkley scored on a drive and converted a free throw to give the 76ers a 98-92 advantage with 1:25 remaining. Barkley, averaging 25 points a game, scored 10 of his 14 points in the final quarter. He left the court briefly in the second quarter due to a sore groin muscle. Milwaukee began the fourth quarter with an 8-2 run to come within 82-77 on Pressey's basket with 9:36 left. The Bucks could come no closer until Pressey hit two straight hooks to bring Milwaukee within 91-90 with 3:03 remaining. Gminski scored 8 points during a 13-2 run to push Philadelphia to an 80-67 lead with 31 seconds left in the third quarter. A Jay Humphries dunk with 18 seconds left cut it to 80-69 after three quarters, but the Bucks were outscored 32-19 in the period. Milwaukee shot only 37 percent in the first half, but held a 38-16 rebounding advantage. Philadelphia forward Rick Mahorn was ejected in the third quarter for arguing a call. Before the game, Milwaukee activated forward Ben Coleman and placed center Tito Horford on the injured list with a back injury.