European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 19, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Jordan scores 49 in vain As celtics Zap bulls 123-104 by the associated press Boston found strength in numbers to overcome a 49-Point performance by Chi Cago s Michael Jordan As the celtics opened the Aba playoffs with another Home Victory thursday night. Dennis Johnson who was guarding Jor Dan for most of the game scored 16 of his 26 Points in the third Quarter As the celtics pulled away to defeat the bulls 123-104. Johnson was one of four Boston players to score 23 or More Points. I guess i could say i m Lucky Johnson said. He Jordan could go out and hit 52the next  the Victory was the 32nd straight at Home for the celtics and the Home team also won easily in three other series openers thursday night. Atlanta Defeated Detroit 140-122, Houston routed Sacramento 107 87 and the los Angeles lakers clubbed Sanantonio 135-88. Jordan s 49 Points matched his Aba Ca reer High and set a bulls record for Points in a playoff game. The previous team Mark was 41 by Flynn Robinson in 1968. Jordan warned that the celtics should t take thursday s game As a sign that they should concentrate on him. They really can t consider this a one Man team even though i had a Good night Jordan said. If they think that they re Aba playoffs Niekro helps indians beat Yankees 6-4 by the associated press Cleveland Phil Niekro who says he bears no animosity to Ward the new York Yankees picked up his 301st career Victory by hold ing his former teammates to three hits Over seven shutout innings thursday night in a 6-4 Victory by the Cleveland indians. I really Don t look at the Yankees Al Roundup As any More special than Toronto or Baltimore Niekro said. The 47-year-old knuckle Baller was released by new York in Spring training and picked up by Clev Landon april 3. It was their opinion that i was Over the Hill Niekro said. Maybe. They underestimated my  Niekro relied on his Knuck Leball and an astoundingly slow change up to hold the Yankees scoreless for seven innings in his first career appearance against them. He retired 14 straight batters in one stretch before walking Willie Randolph with one out in the sixth inning. Brook Jacoby paced Cleveland against new York s Bob Tewksbury with three hits and three Bis. Chris Bando and Julio Franco also had three hits for the indians. The Yankees scored All four of see Al on Page 26 making a big  Johnson missed All six of his Field goal attempts in the first two quarters As Boston fell behind by As Many As 12 Points. But he hit seven in a Row As Boston built an 84-71 Lead in the third Quarter. Five of those baskets came in a 22-6 bos ton spurt starting with 48 seconds left in the first half and ending with 7 56 to go in the third Quarter. That rally put the celtic ahead 77-65. I was t getting any shots they weren t giving me in the first half Johnson said. I was just making them in the second  the celtics starting front line also had big games Larry Bird was 9-for-13 from the Field and scored 30 Points Kevin Mchale was 10-for-ll for 27 Points and Center Robert Parish scored 23. Orlando Woolridge added 25 Points forthe bulls. Hawks 140, pistons 122 Atlanta Dominique Wilkins scored 28 Points and Jon Koncak and Spud Webb made big contributions off the Bench for Atlanta against Detroit. The Hawks trailing by 12 at one Point in the first Quarter took control with a 41-21 second period burst. Koncak who was 4 see Aba on Page 26 rangers nip Caps in of Dpi Phot Chicago Michael Jordan bulls his Way to the Basket. In route to equating his Aba career scoring Mark whalers trim canadians 4-1 by the associated press Montreal a Tongue lashing by coach Jack Evans in the first intermission really woke up the Hartford whaler thursday night. Quite frankly he gave us hell and told us we weren t going to win another game if we did t smarten up said Stewart Gavin the whalers offensive spark in their 4-1 Triumph Over the Montreal canadians in the opening of their Adams division finals of the National hockey league playoffs. He said quite frankly we were playing poor and we weren t going to go anywhere playing that Way said Gavin who recorded two goals and an assist. We were Lucky that goaltender Mike list played Well for  list continued his steady goal ending for Hartford the hottest team in the nil inthe last six weeks. We played extremely Well after the first period luit said. The Guys got Back to playing the Way they did for the last seven weeks and they blocked a lot of  the second game of the Best of seven Adams division final will be played her saturday. List who faced 27 shots was working on a shutout until Chris Nilan Slid Mats Nas Lund s rebound into the net on a Power play Midway through the third period for the canadians Only goal. Up to that Point the closest Montreal came to scoring was on Mike Mcphee s shot that ringed off the goal Post in the eighth minute of the final period. After a scoreless first period the whal ers struck for three goals on canadians goaltender Patrick Roy who faced 23 shots. Two of them came in a Span of 2 20 Early in nil playoffs the period. Stewart Gavin made it 1-0 at 4 24, then he set up Sylvain Turgeon at 6 44 to make it 2-0. John Anderson gave Hartford a three goal Cushion with 2 39 left before the intermission. Gavin got his second goal with 58 seconds left in the game after the canadians removed Roy in favor of an extra skater. List s steady goal ending kept the whal ers in the game during the first 20 minutes when he was the busier of the net minders facing 14 shots. He speared a dangerous Guy Carbonneau Backhander just past the three minute Mark on Montreal s fourth shot of the period. In the last five minutes he stonewalled the canadians with saves off Stephane Richer Larry Robinson Bob Gainey and Carbonneau again. Hartford regrouped in the intermission and the whalers offence was too much for Montreal in the Middle period. Gavin scored on a pass from behind the Montreal net from Turgeon. Roy got his trapper on the wrist shot from the Slot but it trickled out of his Glove into the net for Gavin s second goal of the playoff. On the whalers second goal Roy made the original save on Gavin s shot but the whalers Forward dug out the rebound and passed tto Turgeon whose shot hit Roy and went into the net. With the canadians shorthanded Ander son notched his fourth playoff goal to round out the second period  defens Eman Chris Chelios shot went wide of the Hartford net. The puck came around the boards to Dineen sending him and an Derson on a 2-on-l Rush. Dineen Drew the defens Eman to him and Slid a pass to his teammate who made it 3 Oona 10-foot wrist shot. In other nil action thursday rangers 4, capitals 3 Landover my. Brian Maclellan scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway at 1 16 of overtime to give the new York rangers a Victory Over washing ton in the opening game of their Best of seven Patrick division finals. The rangers who overcame a 3-1 Defi Cit were wingless in their last 21 overtime games playoff and regular season while the capitals had played 25 extra period games without a loss since last losing in the playoffs on april 13, 1984. The rangers who upset division Champi on Philadelphia in the first round sent the game into overtime on goals by Mark Osborne and Mike Ridley. Osborne ignited the comeback with a shorthanded goal at 17 33 of the second period. Ridley a Rookie scored on a Back handed shot during a scramble in front of goaltender Pete Peeters at 9 37 of the third period. It was Ridley s fourth goal of the playoffs. Washington which swept the new York islanders in the first round took a 2-1 Lead when Bob Gould scored on a 2-on-l break at 12 39 of the first period. A shot by Alan Haworth which went into the net after bouncing off goalie John Vanbiesbrouc made it 3-1 at 6 39 of the second period. Washington s Dave Christian aroused the sellout crowd of 18,130 in the capital Centre where game 2 will be played sat see nil on Page 26