NBA ROUNDUP : Wilkins Moves Past Baylor on Points List

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Feb. 11, 1994 12 AM PT

From Associated Press

Dominique Wilkins moved into the top 10 among the NBA’s all-time scorers, then spent a moment making some people feel old.

Wilkins scored 33 points to surpass Elgin Baylor as the 10th-leading scorer in NBA history and lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 114-98 victory over the Miami Heat Thursday night at Atlanta.

“Moving into the 10th spot ranks pretty high,” Wilkins said. “It’s really special. I never saw Elgin play, but I know I’m in good company. He’s on most of the all-time all-star teams.”

Wilkins passed Baylor, the former Laker who had 23,149 points, by scoring his 11th point in the first quarter. Wilkins has 23,172 points and is five behind Adrian Dantley, who is ninth on the all-time list.

Kevin Willis added 24 points and 22 rebounds for the Hawks, who won for the ninth time in 12 games and improved their home record to 22-3. Atlanta is 10-0 against Miami at the Omni.

The Hawks have won 34 games at the All-Star break for the first time in franchise history.

San Antonio 94, Denver 87--David Robinson scored 29 points for the Spurs, who extended their winning streak to nine games.

Vinny Del Negro had 16 points as San Antonio won its 11th in a row at the Alamodome.

LaPhonso Ellis scored 23 points to lead Denver.

Dallas 87, Washington 77--Jamal Mashburn scored 16 points and Fat Lever set a franchise record with nine steals at Dallas as the Mavericks won for the fourth time in their last seven games.

Dallas forced 26 turnovers and established a season-low for points by an opponent.

The Mavericks, who won consecutive games for the first time in a season in which they have won only six games, also set a club record with 19 steals.

Golden State 113, New York 105--Latrell Sprewell scored a career-best 41 points, the most by a Knick opponent this season, and New York scored only five points in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden.

Sprewell, who had his previous career-high of 34 points Wednesday night in Charlotte, made 14 of 21 shots and scored 15 consecutive points for the Warriors in the third and fourth quarters to put them ahead for good.

Houston 104, Detroit 81--Hakeem Olajuwon scored 28 points and grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds as the Rockets snapped a five-game losing streak and won for the first time at Auburn Hills, Mich.

Houston is 1-5 at the Palace--the only NBA building where the Rockets hadn’t won a regular-season game.

Chicago 97, Milwaukee 80--Scottie Pippen scored 23 points and Steve Kerr had 15, including 10 in the fourth quarter, as the Bulls won at Milwaukee.

Todd Day scored a season-high 26 points for the Bucks in his second consecutive start after 33 games in a row as a reserve.

NBA Career

Scoring Leaders

Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks moved into 10th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list Thursday. A look at players with 20,000 or more points (x-active): (Player: Points)

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387

2. Wilt Chamberlain: 31,419

3. Elvin Hayes: 27,313

4. x-Moses Malone: 27,259

5. Oscar Robertson: 26,710

6. John Havlicek: 26,395

7. Alex English: 25,613

8. Jerry West: 25,192

9. Adrian Dantley: 23,177

10. x-Dominique Wilkins: 23,172

11. Elgin Baylor: 23,149

12. x-Robert Parish: 22,168