European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 7,1s87 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports to sonics stun rockets again by he Assad led press Houston the Seattle supersonics continued to be the Surprise team of the Aba playoffs beating Houston 99 97 tuesday night for their second straight Road Victory Over the rockets. Dale Ellis who had 30 Points hit two straight jumpers the last with 1 37 remaining to Lead a Seattle comeback. The sonics hold a 2-0 Lead in their Western conference semifinal playoff series which moves to Seattle thursday. The zanies won the opener 111-106 in overtime with Ellis also the hero and Seattle now has won six straight playoff games against favored Texas teams. Thes Onira beat he Dallas Mavericks in four Barnes in the first round. Ellis had scored 160 Points in the five games before tuesday s match. Only four learns in Aba playoff history have come Back from a 2-0 deficit Towin a Busl of Kven series. The Only team Aba Roundup to lose the first two games Al Home and win a series was the los Angeles lakers against san frauds co in the 1969 West Ern division semifinals. Houston outscored Seattle 31-18 inthe third Quarter for a 79-70 Lead As Akeem Olajuwon had 16 Points and Ralph Sampson had nine in the period. Olajuwon Ted Houston with 27 Points including 20 in the second half. Sampson finished with 25 Points and both he and Olajuwon had 13 rebounds. But the sonics caught up in the closing minutes on five straight Points by Eddie Johnson and took the Lead for Good on Ellis two baskets. The rockets went scoreless in the final 2 05 of the game after a Layup by Allen Leavell gave them a 97-94 Lead. Celtics 111, Bucks 98 Boston the Boston celtics had Little trouble beating Milwaukee eve without All Star Forward Kevin Mchale who is Oul with an ankle injury. Larry Laird scored 40 Points As the defending Aba champs never trailed. It was a season High eighth straight Victory for Boston which remained undefeated in the playoffs and its 32nd straight win at Home. Game 2 of the bust of seven series was scheduled for Boston Garden wednesday night. With their i3lh consecutive Home playoff Victory the celtics moved within one of the league record set by the 949-sl Minneapolis lakers. Mchale the Aba s sixth leading regu Lar season scorer suited up but Sal on the Bench testing his Nghil ankle. Bird s Layup broke a 2-2 tie and began a 12-2 run that lifted the celtics into a 14-4 Lead just 4 31 into the game. Bird had 14 Points in the first Quarter. Milwaukee which was swept by bos ton in last year s Eastern conference final was led by Terry c Ummings with 28  j15, j02 Atlanta Randy Wiltman scored 34 Points and Antoine Carr had seven during a 15-6 thud Quarter run that put Atlanta in control As the Hawks downed Detroit in an was Lorn conference so mini  Victory squared the series at 1-1, with games 3 and 4 in Detroit Friday night and sunday afternoon. The Hawks cd 6s-6s when Wittman slated the burst with an 18-Footcr with 3 54 left in the third period. The spree ended when Mike Mcgee scored on a tip in with 36 seconds left to give Atlanta 3.1 83-" 1 Lead at the  Hawks using their running game throughout the contest stretched their Lead to 94-79 four minutes into the final Quarter when Dominique Wilkins hit a see Aba on Page 22 Philadelphia s Lance finish arrives safely at second base As Houston s Bill done reaches far u High throw. Appato ency shuts out mets 2-0 with Power pitching by the associated pkg new York Ted Power thrust into a starting role late last season allowed six hits in 8vi innings an struck out a career High nine batters As the Cincinnati reds Defeated the new York met 2-0 tuesday night. The shutout was the second straight against the world Champion Meis. Who were Bian cd Only four no Roundup times All last season. They lost to Montreal 2-0 on sunday. It was the ninth consecutive Triumph for Power 3-0 this season and 6-0 after coming out of the Cincinnati bullpen last August. Power was relieved by John Franco after Kevin my Reynolds singled with one Oul in the Bottom of the ninth. Franco who has t allowed a hit in 9vi innings this season earned his fifth save by retiring Howard Johnson on a Fly Ball to the warning track in Center Field and Dave Magadan on a soft pop to Short. Franco has retired 28 of the 29 batters to face him this season. One reached base on an error. Dave Parker doubled Home Cincinnati s first run in the third inning after Kurt Stillwell was hit on the right Elbow by a Pilch from loser Sid Fernandez 4-2, with two out. Eric Davis the reds slugging Center fielder Man sea no on Page 22 Sutton boosts Angels Over Brewers 2-0 by the associated press Milwaukee Don Sutlon says the fear of embarrassment is the greatest motivator in his life at age 42. Based on his performance tuesday night in pitching the California Angels Toa 2-0 Victory Over Jhc Milwaukee brew ers he need not worry about being embarrassed. He pitched a two Iii tar for seven innings to pick up the 312th Victory of his major league career moving him to Mph on the All time list ahead of Mickey Welch who pitched in 1880-1891, and Tom Seavor. As Long As 1 can Pilch and As Long As i can be productive. 1 want to keep play ing Sutton said. As Long As 1 can carry my weight and just Don t come to the Park and pick up a Check. It s a wonderful profession and a great career As Long As going out there is Dup not embarrassing to me. Fear of embarrassment is one of the greatest motivators of my life. Sometimes i think it would be a lot More comfortable if ii were etched in Stone As to to much longer i m going to go but it s  Sutton was backed by homers from Brian Downing and Jack Howel As Hie Angels handed the Brewers their first shutout of the season their Glrst two gome losing Streak and their fin.1 Home loss of the season. Milwaukee is 20-5, still the Best record in baseball. Sutlon killed us said losing Pitcher Bill vegan who gave up Only three hits but saw his record fall id 2-2. I m Happy about my perform Anil a. But Sut ton did a great  Sutton walked one and struck out four in improving his record 10 2-3 this sea son. He allowed Only a Icador double to Robin Vount in the first and a soft single to right by Glenn Briggs in the fourth in the seven innings. Donnic Moore pitched two hit Relief for two innings to pick up the save for the Angels. The Brewers had two on and one out in the eighth but Wally Joyner snagged Dale scum s foul liner und turned it into i double play. Downing lined his american league leading 10th Homer 10 left Field opening Oil fourth and Howell hit his Smith in the fifth inning. Orioles 5, to ins 4 Minneapolis Rookie Eric hell held Minnesota hit less for cig it inning before Tom Nieto s Bloop single started a four run rally in the ninth As Baltimore held olt the twins. Bell a 23-year-old left hander Wai trying to become the first Rookie to Pitcha no hitter in the major leagues since Oakland s Mike Warren on sept. 29, 1983. Bell 3-1, became the ninth Balti More Pitcher to lose 3 no Hitler in the ninth inning. After singles by Nielo and Sieve Lorn bar Doz i Dave Schmidt replaced Bell and yielded a three run Homer to Kirby i us Kcal. Ken Dixon the fifth Baltimore Pilcher of the inning retired Pinch hitter Roy Smalley a ii he bus loaded on a foul pop to end the game for h is first save. Jim Dwyer and Eddie Murray Hom ered off Mike Smithson. 3-3. Red sox 6, athletics i Boston Bruce Hurst pitched a five inner and struck out u career High 14 As Boston Defeated Oakland. Hurst 3-3, walked two As he snapped see Al on Page 22