NBA ROUNDUP : Wilkins Becomes Hawks’ Top Scorer

Dominique Wilkins got his wish.

“I’m glad it’s over, and I’m glad to get it done here,” Wilkins said Tuesday night after becoming the Atlanta Hawks’ career scoring leader with 34 points in a 118-109 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics at Atlanta.

“I’d hate to have done it in Miami,” Wilkins added, referring to the site of the Hawks’ next game. “It wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun.”

Wilkins increased his career total to 20,885 points, breaking the franchise record of 20,880 set by Bob Pettit from 1954-65 when the Hawks were in St. Louis.

Wilkins broke the record on a baseline basket with 6:20 remaining. Wilkins moved ahead of Pettit into 15th place on the all-time NBA scoring list.

“I’ve never met Bob Pettit, but I’ve seen his jersey hanging up there in the rafters here for years,” Wilkins said. “He was a player and he could do it all--score, rebound, pass and play defense.”

Mookie Blaylock added 19 points and 11 assists and Kevin Willis had 15 points and 16 rebounds as Atlanta won its third consecutive game and 10th of 14.

Shawn Kemp had a career-high 35 points and 15 rebounds for the SuperSonics, who lost for the fourth time in five games. The Hawks have beaten the SuperSonics 10 of the last 11 meetings in the Omni.

Cleveland 100, Golden State 90--Gerald Wilkins scored a season-high 28 points as the Cavaliers won their fourth consecutive home game and handed the Warriors their seventh road loss in row.

Golden State’s Chris Mullin scored 17 points, reaching double figures for the 300th consecutive regular-season game. Only Michael Jordan, with 542, has a longer current streak. Sarunas Marciulionis led the Warriors with 20 points.

John (Hot Rod) Williams, out since December because of a sprained right hand, returned for Cleveland and had six points, three rebounds and three blocked shots.

New York 105, Washington 100--John Starks scored 11 of his 28 points in the final five minutes as the Knicks handed the Bullets their eighth loss in nine games.

Anthony Mason scored 17 points and Patrick Ewing had 16 points and 13 rebounds for New York, which is 18-4 at home this season.

Buck Johnson made 13 of 17 shots and finished with a season-high 29 points to the Bullets, who are 3-18 on the road.

San Antonio 111, New Jersey 93--Dale Ellis scored 24 points as the Spurs moved into sole possession of first place in the Midwest Division at San Antonio.

The Spurs, who are 21-1 against the Nets at Hemisfair Arena, shot 57% from the field and took a half-game lead over second-place Utah.

New Jersey was led by Derrick Coleman, who had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Chris Morris, who scored 20 points.

David Robinson scored 17 points for San Antonio, which is 17-3 under Coach John Lucas.

Houston 115, Indiana 104--Hakeem Olajuwon had 31 points and 14 rebounds as the Rockets defeated the Pacers for the 16th consecutive time at Houston.

The Rockets have won 11 of their last 13 games overall and were led by Vernon Maxwell’s 18 points and Otis Thorpe’s 16.

Rik Smits led Indiana with 20 points. Detlef Schrempf added 17 and Reggie Miller 16 for the Pacers.

Minnesota 104, Portland 91--Micheal Williams scored 24 points and had 12 assists to lead the Timberwolves at Portland.

Chuck Person added 24 points as Minnesota won back-to-back games for the third time this season and ended a 10-game losing streak against Portland. Cliff Robinson led the Trail Blazers, who had a six-game home winning streak end, with 24 points.