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Wicks leads Celtics Boston nipsLA. inOT From our wire services quarter with six free throws and a basket to help Detroit ease by the Suns Sidney Wicks scored five of the last for their fifthstraight victory seven Boston Celtic points in overtime to give the Celtics a 103-1- 00 win over the PHILADELPHIA 104, DENVER 101 Los Angeles Lakers in Boston Wed- nesday at Philadelphia Doug Collins, held scoreless most of the second half, hit Los Angeles, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-'s 93-9- two baskets the last minute to give 30 points, was ahead 4 in five-minu- the 76ers a victory over the Nuggets in a midway through the te sloppily game between NBA overtime before Boston scored nine of played the final 11 points division leaders Wicks tied the game after Abdul-Jabb- ar was called for goal tending and NEW ORLEANS 117, CHICAGO 111 at put the Celtics ahead 99-9- 8 on a sub- New Orleans Leonard "Truck" sequent free-thro- w Kevin Staccm hit Robinson scored 31 points and pulled two foul shots to finish with 19 points down 10 rebounds, leading the Jazz to before Abdul-Jabb- ar brought Los its 10th ccnsecubve victory Angeles back to within one with a basket But Wicks, who finished with 15 HOUSTON 124, MEW JERSEY 183 at rebounds and 17 points, sank two free-thro- ws Houston - Calvin Murphy scored his with three seconds to play to ice U,O0Oth NBA point, becoming the 20th the contest player to reach that plateau, and Moses Malone scored 23 points and had 19 DETROIT 127, PHOENIX 126 at rebounds as the Rockets handed the Detroit Bob Lanier bed a Cobo Arena Nets their 15th straight loss record with 14 first-quart- er points but John Williamson had 25 points for the had to bail me Pistons out in the fourth Nets and rookie Bernard King added 20..