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Wednesday, February 26, 1986/The Battalion/Page 11 Jazz jam Rockets Iwith rally Associated Press RaLT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Adrian Dantley scored 35 points, in cluding 25 in the first half, and Houston’s Allen Leavell missed a three-point shot at the buzzer as the Jazz beat the Rockets 100-97 in NBA action Tuesday night. Ekickey Green finished with 23 points for the Jazz, including seven dotvn the stretch, as Utah overcame an early Rocket advantage. Thurl Baihy added 18 for Utah. BUter trailing 54-52 at the half, Green gave the Jazz their first lead, 63-62, midway in the third period. ■Jtah led 79-75 going into the fi nal period, and increased the mar- to 96-85 with a pair of Green ree throws with 5:18 remaining. Bucas and Sampson went to work, however, and the Rockets drew to Hiin 98-97 on a Sampson tip-in with five seconds remaining. ■Green was fouled on the inbounds pas' and converted both shots to set the Mage for Leavell’s missed three- point shot. Btalph Sampson led the Rockets iwitli 19 points. John Lucas added 17, incluaing six straight in the final Other Tuesday NBA Scores: (home team in capitals) Golden State 116 NEW JERSEY 109 Boston 91 NEW YORK 74 INDIANA 100 Washington 87 Philadelphia 122 CHICAGO 108 MILWAUKEE 114 L.A. Clippers 99 DENVER 112 Phoenix 99 Sacramento 102 SEATTLE 100 two minutes, as the Rockets came back from an 1 1-point deficit. Jim Petersen, Lewis Lloyd and Robert Reid scored 14 points each for Houston. 'SAM A&U e to akesurc* ingRkt* e they urn Critea d give ib Can we taCk... ... aBout tuxedos at coCocjeros? YourformaCwear specialists. 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Sampson has become the rallying point for the Rockets, who have scratched out a 3-3 record without Olajuwon. When Olajuwon was lost Feb. 15 for two to three weeks with a sprained right knee, Houston Coach Bill Fitch returned Sampson to his familiar center position and inserted second-year reserve Jim Petersen at the power forward position. Both players have adjusted well to their roles. Sampson said it should be no surprise that he would be able to return to center and take over the scoring and rebounding load. “That’s my normal position,” Sampson said. “It took me a couple of games to adjust, but now it feels good to get the ball down low and score.” Sampson showed his confidence Saturday prior to a game with the Dallas Maverickswhen he walked to the Rocket broadcasters’ table and wrote “35 points, 20 re bounds” on their score sheet. Sampson scored 38 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 111-104 victory over Dallas. “It’s easier to be the leader when you’re at center,” he said. “You’re the focal point. You’re the last man to get the ball.” So far, Sampson has flourished with the added play ing time and extra pressure. He’s played 47, 48 and 47 minutes in three of the five games Olajuwon has been sidelined. Petersen, meanwhile, is also getting more playing time and his confidence is improving with each perfor mance, Coach Bill Fitch said. He scored 19 points and got seven rebounds in Monday night’s 115-110 victory over Dallas, including a game-tying jumper with 55 seconds to play. “It makes things harder on me playing more min utes than I’m used to but I’ve adjusted,” Petersen said. “It’s been a total team effort, playing without Akeem. All of our games have been hard-fought.” Petersen, in his second season out of Minnesota, was better prepared for the rigors of the NBA starting the season. He worked hard on building his stamina for the 82-game regular-season schedule. “Right after the All-Star break (last season), I was al- redy burned out,” he said. “I didn’t know how to han dle the grind of the schedule.” Ralph Sampson NBA boots Nets’ Richardson after positive cocaine test Associated Press NEW YORK — New Jersey Nets guard Micheal Ray Richardson was permanently banned from the NBA Tuesday after testing positive for co caine, Commissioner David Stern said. Stern called it “a tragic day for Micheal Ray Richardson, nothing less than the destruction by cocaine of a once-flourishing career.” A player who is disqualified is eli gible for reinstatenment in two years. “However, the reinstatement is not automatic,” Stern said. “In order to be reinstated, it must be approved by both the NBA and the Players As sociation.” Richardson, who Stern said was tested Monday night, is the second NBA player banned from the league since its drug agreement with the union was instituted in January 1984. Early last month, when Richard son tested positive for drug use after a five-day disappearance, the league ruled that it constituted his second violation, although he had twice pre viously undergone treatment. 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