Whew! Itfs about time! Kings defeat Lakers From our wire services Rick Barry scored 13 for the Warriors. points and 13 rebounds led the way in Bernard King led the Nets, now 9-3- 0, the Spurs' rout of the Bucks. Guards Lucius Allen and Ron Boone with 23 points, while Howard Porter San Antonio jumped ahead 6--0 and combined for 37 points Wednesday added 19 never trailed They led 7246 at half. night at Kansas City to lift the Kings to The Bucks got no closer than 20 behind a 102-9- 4 victory over the Los Angeles ATLANTA 100, WASHINGTON 95 and trailed by more than 30 at times Lakers and snap their losing streak at at Charlotte scored 35 in the second half nine games points, including seven in the final 61 George Gervm scored 23 points for The Kings trailed by eight points at seconds, sto give the Hawks a victory the Spurs, who won their third straight, halftone and did not take the lead until over the Bullets at the Charlotte while ' 20 points led the 6-3- 7 just remianed en a 15-fo- ot jumper Coliseum. Bucks, who had a three-gam-e winning by made in 82-8- 1. Boone Atlanta led by only two at the half, streak snapped. hit eight free throws in the final five and never led by more than seven minutes to help the Kings take leads of throughout the night PHOENIX 142, NEW ORLEANS as much as 10 points Washington reeled off six unan- at Phoenix Eight Phoenix players Sam Lacey led the Kings' scoring swered points to even the score at 87 scored in double figures as the Suns Kareem-Abd- ul 91-8- with 20 points, while with 2 28 left and moved ahead, 9, embarrassed the Jazz Jabbar led the Lakers with 28. with 1.17 to play. After leading by only one point at the was Kansas City's out-scor- It first victory The Hawks sewed up the game when end of the first quarter, Phoenix ed under interim head 5-foo- t-8 18-- coach Larry Charlie Cnss hit two free New Orleans 2 in the opening Staverman, who succeeded the fired throws with seven seconds left and five minutes of the second period and Phil Johnson on Sunday Drew was fouled on the inbounds pass. the game was no contest from that point He went to the line for Atlantaand sank on. BOSTON 91, HOUSTON 88 at two free throws for Atlanta'" final Walter Davis led Phoenix with 24 Boston scored 18 points points points, while Ron Lee added 21 and and Kevin Stacom added 13 to help the Paul Westphal 20. led the Celtics snap their losing streak and give SAN, ANTONIO 130, MILWAUKEE Jazz with 24, while Pete Maravich was new coach Tom Sanders his first vic- 106 at San Antonio Larry Kenon's 24 held to 19. tory. Houston's John Lucas scored a season-hig- h 28 points while Dwight Jones added 17 for the Rockets Boston trailed only once in the game, 2--1, on a pair of Lucas free throws. Stacom, who rejoined the team last month after no one claimed him on waivers, scored 10 points in the second quarter to carry Boston to a 52-4-6 lead at halftune.

GOLDEN STATE 103, NEW JERSEY 92 at Piscataway Phi Smith scored 31 paints, including nine in the last foui minutes, to lead the Warriors past the Nets. Smith's three-poi- nt play broke an 6 tie and Rick Barry hit a jump shot seven seconds later to put the Warriors ahead to stay. Robert Parish came off the bench to score 16 points for the Warriors, who won only their fourth of 21 road games.