European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. April 27,1sb7 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Over bulls 105-96 for 2-0 series Lead from press do Pitcha Boston Danny Ainge keyed a decisive fourth period comeback with four clutch baskets and the Boston celtics withstood Michael Jordan 42-Point Blitz sunday Tor a 105-96 Victory Over the Chicago bulls in their first round Aba playoff game with their 15th consecutive Victory Over the bulls since 1985 and their 31st in a Row Overall at Boston Garden the celtic took a 2-0 Lead Over Chicago in the Refl of five series. Larry Bird who managed just 17 Points White taking Only seven floor shots in the series opener fed the celtics with 29 Points including five in Boston s rally. Kevin Mchale added 20 Points and Ainge and Dennis Johnson had 18 each As the bulls instead of the older celtics tired Down the stretch. Chicago trailed by 10 paints late in the third period but fought Back far its first Lead since the game s opening minutes 84-82, on a 3-Point shot by Jordan. After Chicago took an 87-85 Lead Mchale tied the score triggering 10-2 run. Auge followed with a 16-foot jumper then an 18-footer. Johnson hit on a run Ning Hook shot and after a Basket by Jordan Ainge added a Layup after a steal for a 95-89 Lead win 4vi minutes left. The bulb who threw a scare at the cel tics by rallying from a 19-Point halftime deficit before losing 108-104 in the first game were outgunned the rot of the Way. Boston built a 56-48 halftime Lead and widened the advantage to 11 Points 62 51, at the outset of the third period. However the bulb managed to hang in with the help of free throws. They outscored Boston 29-26 in the third Quarter by hitting 15 of 16 foul shots. Boston could wrap up the series in the third game in Chicago tuesday night in saturday s Aba games lakers 139, nuggets 127 Inglewood. Calif. Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 28 Points and keyed an overwhelming free throw advantage by going 12 Tor 12 from the line moving the los Angeles lakers within a Aba playoffs Victory of a first round series sweep with a Triumph Over Denver the lakers who have won their last 11 opening round playoff games dating Back to 1984, can wrap up the series wednesday night in Denver los Angeles which won by 33 Points in the opener roared to a 17-Point Lead after one Quarter and led 73-55 at half Lime. The nuggets never closed within 12 Points again. The lakers hit 25 of 28 free throws in the first half while the nuggets were just 9 of 12. For the game the lakers converted 49 of 55 foul shots compared with 25 of 32 for Denver. Magic Johnson contributed 21 Points and James worthy 19 for the lakers who beat the nuggets for the seventh time without a loss this season. Lafayette lever led Denver with u Points. Alex English the Aba s third leading scorer this year had just 17 Points before foul ing out with 532 to play. Worthy who hit 12 of 14 shots in came 1, made his first three attempts saturday powering los Angeles ahead 16-4 four minutes into the game. Sparked by . Green who was 6 of 7 from the line and had 6 rebounds and 10 Points los Angeles hit 59 per cent of its Field goal attempts and opened a 40-23 bulge after one period. In the second period Johnson scored 9 Points worthy 8 and Abdul Jabbar 7 As los Angeles maintained its healthy advantage at the half leading 73-55. Purrell Walker who scored 11 of his 20 Points in the third Quarter connected on a Hook la pull Denver to 84-72 with 5 50 to play in the period. But the nug gets momentum was slowed when Danny be Hayes and coach Doug Moc were tagged with technical fouls and that allowed the lakers to regroup and take a 105-88 Lead into the final Quarter super sonics 112, Mavericks 110 Dallas Dale Ellis who was traded to the sonics by Dallas following see Aba on Page 26 oilers goalie Grant Fuhr gloves shot As Winnipeg s Paul Maclean watches during the third came of toe a Myloc division final series at Winnipeg sat saved by the Glove orday. Fuhr a a standout in Edmon ton s 5-2 Victory fur a 3-0 Aetna Lead. The jews Otlet shul the oilers 37-25. Sec Mil Roundup on Page 26. Brewers win for 75-1 Mark from press dispatches Milwaukee Rookie . Surhoff capped a five run first inning with a three run Homer saturday leading the Milwaukee Brewers an 8-2 decision Over the Baltimore orioles Tor their 15th Victory in their first 16 games. A crowd of 26,366 saw the Brewers pull within one Victory of Matching Detroit s 16-1 Start in 1984, the tigers won 35 of their first 40 games that year and went on to win the world series. Starter Bill Wegman 2-0, pitched seven innings for the Victory giving up two runs on five hits striking out three and walking two. Chris Bosio and Mark Clear combined to finish. The Brewers jumped on Star tar and loser Ken Dinon 1-2, for five runs on four Mitsin the first inning. Paul Mollor singled on Dixon s first pitch and stole second. Robin Yount singled Molitor Home then stole second and scored on Greg Brock s one out single to make it 2-0, Rob Deer forced Brack. Billy to Kobi Itous walked and surhoff allowed with his second Home run of the season a 4 id Root shot to right Center for u 5-0 Lead. The Brewers increased their Lead to 7-0 in the Sec Ond. Gantner and Molitor opened with singles chasing Dixon and Yount greeted reliever Tony Arnold Wilh a single to right scoring Gantner. Braggs followed with Al Roundup the Brewers fourth straight single scoring Molitor to make it 7-p. The orioles Cut the Lead to 7-2 in the fourth on an rib double by Fred Lynn and a run scoring fielder s Choice by Terry Kennedy. The Brewers got their final run in the sixth on a double by Molitor and a single by Braggs. In other games saturday tigers 13, royals 2 Detroit Rookie Billy bean collected four hits in his first major league game including Nils in his first three at Bals saturday As Detroit ended a five game losing Streak with a 13-2 Victory Over Kansas City. Bean who had two doubles and two single in six Ai bats lied an american league record for most hits in a major league debut in a nine inning game. Hall of Famor Fred Clarke holds the major league record Wilh live hits in his debut with Louisville of the National league on june 30, 1894. Cecil Travis of the washing ton senators collected five hits in his first major league game on May 16, 1933, but that game went 12 innings. Bean joins six other american leagues who made four hits in their first game. Kirby fuck it of he see Al on Page 26 Perry homers to lift braves Over giants from press dispatches Atlanta Gerald Perry hit a three run Homor with one out in the ninth inning saturday As the Atlanta braves snapped their six game losing Streak with a 5-3 Triumph Over the san Francisco giants. With one out Dion James singled off reliever Scull Garreau 2-2, and went to second on a balk. After Ken no Roundup Oberkfell walked. Perry ripped Garrells lint pitch Over the right Canter Field Fence for his first Home run of the season. The giants look a 3-2 Lead in the top of inc ninth us Chris Brown led off the inning with a single Ott Jeff Dedmon. Dob Mclynn doubled to left moving Brown 10 third and knocking out Dedmon Gene Garber re see no on Page 26
