NBA ROUNDUP : Wilkens Gains His 900th Win

With a sellout crowd waving cards congratulating him on his 900th NBA victory, Lenny Wilkens did something he rarely does during a game--smile.

“Reaching 900 wins is certainly an achievement, but my thoughts are always on the game,” Wilkens said Wednesday night after his Atlanta Hawks defeated the Orlando Magic, 118-99, at Atlanta.

Wilkens, at 900-760, trails only Red Auerbach’s 938 in regular-season victories. Dominique Wilkins scored 26 points to lead the Hawks. Shaquille O’Neal scored 22 points for Orlando.

New York 85, Washington 80--Patrick Ewing scored 29 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:06 remaining, as the Knicks stretched their winning streak to six games by defeating the Bullets at Landover, Md. Tom Gugliotta led Washington with 18 points. Charles Oakley had 18 points and 12 rebounds for New York.

Detroit 104, Milwaukee 90--Rookies Allan Houston and Lindsey Hunter combined for 36 second-half points at Auburn Hills, Mich., to help the Pistons end a six-game losing streak. Houston, who had with a career-high 28 points, and Hunter, who finished with 19, gained extra playing time because the Pistons played the second half without Isiah Thomas, who suffered a bruised calf, and Sean Elliott, who was ill.

Cleveland 105, Philadelphia 97--Gerald Wilkins scored 20 points and Brad Daugherty added 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers at Philadelphia. Rookie Shawn Bradley did not play after being suspended for one game without pay and fined $3,000 for pushing an official.

Dallas 92, Minnesota 88--Jamal Mashburn scored 26 points and Jim Jackson had 19 as the Mavericks improved to 3-0 over the Timberwolves at Minneapolis.

Indiana 124, Charlotte 112--The Pacers took an 80-50 halftime lead, tying a Hornet record for points given up in the first half. Indiana’s Reggie Miller scored 25 points, including 12 in the first quarter at Charlotte.

Seattle 97, Boston 84--Detlef Schrempf had 21 points, and the Celtics made 26 turnovers in the SuperSonics’ victory at Boston.

Golden State 97, Denver 84--Chris Mullin scored 22 points and Latrell Sprewell added 21 to lead the Warriors to victory at Oakland.