Floyd Helps Rockets Beat Hawks, 117-113
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HOUSTON — Eric (Sleepy) Floyd scored 5 of his 20 points in the final 2:20 as the Houston Rockets defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 117-113, Monday night.
Atlanta tied the score, 93-93, on a free throw by Cliff Levingston, but Houston went on a 17-6 surge for a 110-99 lead with 3:22 left.
The Hawks went on a 12-3 run, including 9 points by Reggie Theus, to make it 113-111 with 19 seconds left before Floyd and Allen Leavell made 2 free throws each.
Akeem Olajuwon had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets.
Dominique Wilkins scored 29 points for Atlanta, Theus added 26 points and Moses Malone had 19 points and 17 rebounds.
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