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Article: Bullets Think Big, Defeat Cavaliers;Bol-Moses Malone Pairing Leads 94-85 Win

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February 6, 1987
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What ended as one of the Washington Bullets' most impressive games of the season started as one of their worst. For instance, what happens to the Bullets when all-stars Moses and Jeff Malone are nine for 33 from the field?

What happens when the Bullets are nine minutes into the third quarter and shooting 39 percent?

This happens: Coach Kevin Loughery throws 6-foot-10 Moses Malone and 7-6 Manute Bol together for their longest stretch of the season and watches the Bullets rally to a 94-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers before 8,921 at Capital Centre.

Expecting almost nothing, Loughery got just about everything. Bol, in another remarkable performance, blocked a season-high 12 shots, ...

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