European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday ma/9, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 oilers rip wings tie series Edmonton. Ai Burtn of anxious to make up for a lethargic first game performance the Edmonton oilers wanted to get off to a fast Start against the de troit red wings thurs no night. Mark Messier nude sure that they did. We thought i was important to ii out and try to get the Lead said Messier whose hrs of two goals 51 seconds into the game started he oilers on their Way to a 4-1 Victory Over Detroit in their Stanley cup semifinal series. The Campbell conference finals return to Detroit for flames 3 and 4 saturday and monday. We were Reily Well prepared tonight said Mes sier who Alio gave the oilers breathing room when he scored with 122 to play. It was important to keep some intensity or Lempo. It was important for everybody to think they have to Lake Messier takes charge More often than not. Said Oil ers coach Glen Salher. Mark s a great Leader he said. He s a great player. I Don t think anyone else can shoot in full stride with the wrist shot Tike Detroit coach Jacques demurs agreed that his lakers top warriors Lead 2-0 1nglf.wood. Calif. A Golden state coach George Karl said it was t really an Aba playoff Quality performance by either team. But the los Angeles lakers who beat Karl s warriors 1t6-Ioi thursday night to take a 2-0 Lead in their bust of so Van series disagreed. We played four quarters of id Cihal and did t try to win it in one said lakers Center a Arcco Abdul Jab Aba playoffs bar who scored 25 Points. We sustained the offence for 48 min utes we really had a team Effort. I expected the warriors to come out and play a Tough game and they the 40-year-old Abdul Jabbar in the playoffs for an Aba record i6lh year scored 12 Points in the final Quarter As the lakers finally Shook off the warriors. Kareem really was aggressive and he got us Back up said Laker guard magic Johnson who scored 23 Points had eight rebounds and eight assists. He was a real Force on the offensive end of the floor particularly. When the warriors tightened the game up. He hit some Hooks and we pulled away the series shifts to Oakland where Hie warriors beat the lakers in both meet Ings during the regular season for afternoon games saturday and sunday. Friday night Atlanta was to play at l e Troi with that series tied at 1-1, and Lio Slon was Laking a 2-0 Lead to m Milwaukee. Karl said he was disappointed with his club s intensity in thursday s loss. I think we heat ourselves he said i Dan l think either learn played very Well it was t a Good Aba playoff game. We re the underdogs. We be got to come out and Battle and we did t do thai. Nov. We be got to win both games in the Bay area. We did that against Utah in inc Lisl Rou Dhul the lakers arc a great team. We re going to have to play great James worthy had 2 j Points for the lakers. Joe Barry Carroll led Golden i stale with. I in thursday s other playoff game rockets 1u-, supers Rush before Surpris ing goaltender Greg Stefan with a 20-foot wrist shot. I got a Nice outlet pass Irum Paul Coffey said lakers James worthy splits warriors Jin Harry curtail left and sleepy Floyd. 12 of his 33 Points in leading Houston to a 23-Poinl Hall Lime Lead that avoided a win or else predicament in Cuianu 4. Seattle leads the series 2-1. The sonics scored Only 13 Points in the second Quarter As Houston built a 56 33 halftime Lead. I m very pleased Houston coach Bill Fitch said. Any time you re Down 2-0. You never know what to expect especially with the Way Seattle has been beaten by a total of seven Points in the first two game Ai Houston the Koc Cir limited the sorts to the lowest halftime total in the team s Plauth history. The previous in was 3.-1 Points. Seattle s Dale Ellis was held to 12 Points. Tom Chambers led the sonics with 24. Ralph Sampson added in Points including 13 in the first half for Houston. Messier. "1 Cut from the left Side to the right and just found an the oilers Matte it 2-0 at 17 28 when Iri Kerri scored a Short handed goal rapping a two on on Rush with Wayne Gretzky. The oilers outdated Detroit for most the last thing St. Louis manager Whitey her of wanted to do was Uip into his bullpen with a 14-0 Lead going into the seventh inning. Dul the san Diego padres trailing 14 0, scored five runs in the seventh to Chase starter Bob Forsch and five More in the ninth off Ray soft before the cardinals Naik d Down a 17-10 Victory thursday. Have you Ever seen anything like no Roundup that i never have Herzo said. I won Der what was the biggest blown Lead in the final inning in history this one had All the the padres came into the ninth Trail ing 17-5 in route to season highs of 10 runs and 17 Nils. They Send sin sailors to the plate and scored five times before Soff could record the first out. Pat 1 Crry allowed an infield single for san Diego s seventh straight hit then retired the Side without further incident. Can of imagine we get 10 lulls in a game and we re not even close said padres manager Larry Bowa. Whose team lost fur Ilic 23rd Lime in 30games. Coming in. St. Louis relievers had Given up 19 earned runs and five homers in their last 14 innings. San Diego hit three Laic inning Hom ers including a two run shot by Rookie Stanley Jefe Sun and a three run Homer by Bruce in clip in the seventh when the padres Chau d Firsch. " Don t know what said Forsch. 3-1. If i knew. I would have corrected it. You be got to throw strikes in situations Tike that. I Don t know a be lost for the cardinals Rookie Sec timer bar neb hit a Llin no Homer in his first at Haid the season and Jack Clark hit a Solo Homer in a i 7-Hil attack. The cardinals broke a scoreless tie Wanh an eight run fourth inning in which they Send 13 men to the plate while Chas ing i Adres starter Andy Hawkins 0-4. Hawkins allowed a of the runs. Clark and Willie Matiee each had two hits in the cardinals big inning Clark see no on Page 26
