Dominique Wilkins scored 50 points and Randy Wittman acareer-high 35 as the Atlanta Hawks pulled away in the final quarterand downed the Detroit Pistons 137-125 yesterday for a 2-0 lead inthe bestof-five first-round playoff series.
Wilkins' 50 points tied the club's single-game playoff recordset in 1958 by Bob Pettit, when the franchise was in St. Louis.
Wilkins, who won the league scoring title, had 41 points afterthree quarters and became only the 15th player to score 50 or more inplayoff competition. His total was 11 points less than ElginBaylor's all-time playoff mark of 61, set in 1962.
The Pistons had one stretch in the third and fourth …
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