European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday december 6,1986 cars warriors keep improving by the associated press the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden tale warriors two of the Aba s worst teams in recent years May finally beheading in the right direction. At least they both looked that Way thursday night. Joe Barry Carroll scored 25 Points an dominated Kareem Abdul Jabbar As the warriors beat the lot angles lakers116-106 for their sixth straight Victory. The club s longest winning Steak in eight seasons. Our defense generated a lot or outbreaks said Chris Mullin who scored 22 for Golden stale. Abdul Jabbar took no Roundup Only one shot in the first half As the warriors took a 61-43 Lead and he finished with 17 Daugherty one of three rookies Starling for Cleveland scored 29 Point sin a 113-105 Triumph Over the Detroit Fis Lons the Cavaliers have won four Ina Row their Best Streak since april 1985. Dougherty the first player taken in then a draft got help from fellow rookies John hot Rod Williams who added22 Points and 18 rebounds and Ron Harper who scored 20. We re Young and we re going to take our lumps but we re a Good basketball team inc 7-foot Daugherty Cavaliers whose roster also in clude rookies Mark Price and Johnny Newman Are still last in the Central division with a 7-9 record. But first Yea coach Lenny Wilkins is seeing improvement with each game. Brad like All of our players is Quick learner Wilkens said. You can play a psych game against them the first time but it does t work quite As Well the second Lime Daugherty tired Well against Detroit physical Center Bill Lamb car outscoring him 29-25 and holding the rebounding Edge 10-7. The first Lime they played earlier this season Daugherty scored just one Point against warriors won at Home despite playing Wii Houi leading scorer Purvis Short. But Carroll. Mullin and Eric sleepy Floyd who scored 21, look up the stale led 32-24 after the first Quarter and 90-76 after three Victory gave the warriors an 11-6 record their Best Start in is 95. Clippers 91 los Angeles Gerald Wilkins scored 22 Points Reserve Center Bill Cartwright added 21 and Patrick ewing17 As new York sent los Angeles to its ill is might loss. The clippers losing Streak matches their longest since moving from san Diego to los Angeles three seasons ago. Kicks coach Bob Hill recorded his first Aba Victory Hill replaced the fired Hubie Brown on monday and lost his first game before winning. The kicks ended their three game losing Streak. Hawks 109, rockets 93houston Dominique Wilkins scored 26 Points and grabbed 10 re Bounds As Atlanta beat Houston for its fourth straight Hawks improved their Road re Cord to 7-3, Best in the Aba this season. Reserve guard Mike Mcgee scored 12of his 18 Points in the fourth Quarter to keep Atlanta ahead. The rockets los their third straight game and failed to reach i do Points for the sixth time i their last seven games. Super sonic 109, spurs 101 san Antonio Texas to Chambers scored 36 Points and teamed with Dale Ellis Down the stretch in Lead ing Seattle past san Antonio. Chambers and Ellis scored the sonics final 19 Points of the game. Chamber accounted for 11 of them including a three Point shot. Ellis who finished with20 Points made a pair of three pointers in the stretch Trail blazers 106, Kings 102 Sacramento Calif. Reserve. Jerome Kersey scored 20 Points including three in the final eight seconds to enable Portland to hold off Sacramento. Kersey scored 13 Points in the fourth Quarter As the visiting Trail blazers won their third straight game. The Kings have lost five in a Row. Calgary Wallops Chicago from pre dispatches Calgary Alberta Joey Mullen put in the game Winner As the Calgary flames scored three straight goals m the second period to Breeze to a 4-1 no Victory Over the Chicago Blackhawk thursday night. Mullen the flames lop Point getter scored the winning goal at 3 14 of the second Suter Jim Peploski and John Tonelli aim scored for Calgary. Gary by hmm my a Barry Carroll dominates Jabbar nil Ronn Lund had the Only Goat for the Black goaltender Rejean Lemelin playing in Only his eighth game this year slopped 33 Chicago shots. Blackhawk goalie Bob Sauve stopped 33 of 37 shots. In other nil games thursday bralns3, nordqos2 Boston Ray Bourque scored with one second left to give Boston i Victory Over Quebec. Tom Mccarthy had tied the score with18 seconds left. Mccarthy set up by Bourque tied the score from close up at 19 42 after Bosto had pulled goalie Doug Keans in favor of a sixth skater. North stars 5, devils 3 East Rutherford no. Din Ciccarelli s goal and three assists All in he second period paced Minnesota tits sixth consecutive Victory. Brian Maclellan scored the first of til two goals in the first period and Kirk Butler responded for new Jersey before the North stars turned things around with their four goal second period. Kings 4, Maple Leafs 3 los Angeles defens Eman mar Hardy scored two goals and Dave we Liams scored the game Winner with 7 09remaining As los Angeles beat Toronto. Williams1 game Winner came fro five feet out beating fallen Toronto Goa lie Allan bestir with a wrist shot from in front. Slow Brittle 39, Plunkett s a starter again byjoe Annadel Al Segundo Calif a Jim flunked celebrated his 39th birthday Friday still in a football uniform once again As the starting quarterback for the los Angeles raiders. Who would have believed in possible eight years ago six years ago three years ago three month Sago in the past 10 years he has been traded released sidelined by injury and benched in favor of others. He has never been a classic passer his Speed has gone from slow to slower. His body is Brittle. Although Plunkett has led the raiders to two super bowl victories not even he thought he would be leading them onto the Field when they iry to keep i hair play off Hopes alive against Seattle on Mon Day thought i d play about 10 years providing 1 stayed lie ally which Idin to Plunkett said this week during an interview at the raiders training Camp. Several limes i thought i one of those limes probably was Las year. Plunked missed most of the 1985 season because of a separated left Shoul Der suffered in the third game. Injuries always discourage you he said. I was off to my Best Start Ever last year throwing the he came to training Camp last summer Jim Plunkelt. Thought i was through under the impression there would reopen Competition for the quarterback Job. Yes he answered quickly when asked if he believed he was milled. By the time the exhibition season got going 1 pretty much understood what was going on. But i had to accept it. I Man employee. We really Don t have any thing to say he said. The Job belonged to Marc Wilson. Coach Tom Flores pointed out last sum Mer that Plunkett had missed 20 of 32 games during the past two years because of injuries which May have influence fibres decision logo with Wilson. I think that s the Way they were think ing that flunked could t stand the physical abuse for a whole year Plunkett too Many people can. People look at me and say he s 37so he must be slower his Arm must not be As Strong As it used to be " thirty seven did i say 37?" he said. I forget,loo." Plunkett the nil s oldest Quarter Back started the season on the Bench but replaced Wilson Midway through the raiders game at Dallas on nov. 9 and led them 10 Victory. He has played Well Ever since As thera Idere won twice for an is record. In the last two games he has passed for 714yards and ranks third among acc quarterbacks with 104 completion in 197 attempts for 1,641 Yards and 12 touch Downs with Only four interceptions. Plunkett figured to be a Star when he graduated from Stanford in 1971. But a Rookie of the year Effort was followed by five injury filled seasons with the patriots and Plunkelt was traded to the Sanfrancisco 49ers, who released him after two years. At that Point he said be seriously considered retiring. Instead he signed with the Oakland raiders in september 1978, and spent two years on the came 1980. The raiders traded Ken Stabler for younger quarterback a spa Sion. Plunkett began the season on the Bench but Early in the year Pastoria suffered a broken leg. In came Plunkett under his direction the Raiden Wentlo the super bowl where they Defeated Philadelphia 27-10. Plunkelt was name the super bowl s most valuable player three years later Plunkelt lost nil Job to Marc Wilson in mid season but got it Back when Wilson was injured with Plunkett at the controls the Raiden won the acc West title and crushed Wab int in 38-9 in the super came the injury last season and Plunkett was Back on the Bench. But always he remained at the ready. Does he think about How Many More Yean he s going to play no week he said smiling. Til take this year. If they want me Back next year which 1 Hope they do then i la Hack. It i continue to play the Way i m playing and Don t get Hurt hopefully they la want me Back
