European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. May 27.1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 Baa Ambo by App Berta i ggktf3iabflianset"t Bibl a Halih Lac act in a Erwn Miami a Tniemi Iii Mill Ihm ii Iii i hug. Lakers finish off supersonics by Hill it Arnard Seattle is apiece going into tuesday s game Sal Boston. The championship series will Start i ther sunday or tuesday depending on Aba playoffs whether inc celtics Pis Lonj series goes is nor seven games. Although inc re was no outward sign of excitement among the players coach Pat Riley said inc lakers played with i sense of purpose after losing 10 hous ton in five games in the conference finals a year ago. The Only thing i think the players Are going to be satisfied Wilh is to win the whole thing Riley said. Everybody wrote this learn offal the first of the year but there was a Bailie cry last year after Houston beat us Riley said. The difference Between this year s learn and Lasi year s team is our attitude. Pc wanted to get it done. We still do. You Don i know How Hie players Are going to react being up .1-0," Riley said. I m just ecstatic at How we played. We came out alive and Alert. We just got a Good run going. We ire a team of spurt1." the sonics who los he first three Barnes of the series by a Loial of 1-1 Points now believers in the lakers after their performance in game -4. I think they la win the championship Forward Tom Chambers said they re a very talented team. I can l see anyone beating the lakers Are playing Sueh Grea basketball right now thai i can t see any body beating them sonics guard Dale Ellis said. They be been around a num Ber of years and they know How to gel it done Down he stretch. They take Ivan tag cof James worthy continued his to scor ing with 26 Points and the lakers devastated the supersonics Wilh a near perfect 22-5 spurt in the second Quarter magic Johnson had 21 Points and 12 Seattle s Nate Mcmillan is caught Between lakers , Grein and kor com Abdul Sabhar 33 As he reaches for a Loose Ball. Assists 11 in the first half and Byron Scott and , Green scored i Points each. Worthy who led the lakers in All four games Nair Tel Seattle finished Wii i 122 Points in the series. Chambers led Wilh 20 Points and Xavier Mcdaniel. Whit Hul a career High 42 Points in Seattle s 122-121 loss in game 3. Had 18. Reserve guard Kevin Williams who scored 11 Points in the fourth Quarter finished Wilh 19 Points for the sonics. A 10-3 spurt helped Seattle Cut an Early 15-Poim deficit to 16-40 with 6 51 left in the second period but los Angeles which won 26 More games than the sonics during inc regular season then turned the game into a Roul making nine of in Field dial attempts including a three Pointer by Scott during Ike 21-5 run. The decisive spurt made the score 68 45 Wilh 1 03 left in the half. The sonics. Who got no closer than 17 in the second half shot 32 percent from the Field in the second period. Worthy scored 11 Points and Kareem Abdul Jahbar eight As los Angeles grabbed a 37-22 Lead in the first Obj see Aba on Page 26 Henderson hits 33rd Meadoff Homer yanks win 4th straight from Angels b tin associated press Anaheim Calif. Pitcher Don t want to walk stolen base King Rickey Henderson to Start a game so he usually gets a Good Pilch to in. Thai was the Case monday when Hen Derson opened the game with a Home run for the 33rd Lime in his career and Dan Pasqua also homered As the new Vork Yankees beat the Angels 6-3. Completing a sweep of their series. The Yankees launched an Early attack against Jack la oreo. 0-1, a 31-year-old Journeyman right hander mating Only his third major league Start. Henderson hit he third pitch of the game for his ninth Home run of Llie sea son and his fifth game opening Wiomer. His 33 Mcadoff homers is two Short of Bobby Bonds major league record. He broke Eddie Yost s american league Mark of 2s earlier this season Bonds Al Roundup ii Olds the National league record of 30 and also hit five in the Al. "1 think 1 can get two More before i m finished said the 2b-Jear-Ou Lender son. A Lead off Homer gels the team off 10 a Good Start. Scoring on inc first at bal makes lungs easier on the Pilcher. He relaxes and can throw Winner Tommy John blanked the Angels on five hit Over Sis innings before he was chased during j Ultee ruin Raily ill the seventh. The Yankees also completed a 7-3 mad trip Winch concluded a Strelch in which the played 22 of 2 Ganis on the Ruad. They it re 17-12 in thai Span Arij 10 Lurn Home where they Are 1-1-2, with i i rec game Lead Over Toronto in the american league Ham with one oui. Henderson walked and went to third on a Bloop single by Willie Randolph who took second on left fielder Jack How Ell s throw to ibid. After an Ingeni Unal walk to Don Mallin Gly Hen Derson scored when Gary Ward grounded to third baseman Doug de cinches. Whose throw to second was dropped b Mark Mclymore for an error. Have Winfield singled to score Randolph and Matingly. Dick Schofield led olt the Angels seventh Wilh an infield hit and continued to second on John s wild throw. Bob conc s one out single scored Schofield and uhen Mclemore followed with a double Bob Shirley replaced John. Ciary Lac this walked before Waily Joyner s grounder to first resulted in two runs. Mattingly s throw 10 second forced Pellis but shortstop Wane Tolleson s relay Back to first was wild and bronc and Melmore scored. Tim Stoddard retired Brian Downing on a pop Fly and went on to earn his second save allowing one hit. Glue jays 6, mariners 5 Seattle George Bel drove in five runs and hit 1wo homers including a tic breaking three run shot in the eighth inning As Toronto remained three games behind the Yankees in the american league East. Seattle had taken a 3-2 Lead in inc seventh on key Tjui nones fifth Home run. But with one out in the Oramo eighth Tony Fernandez singled and continued to second on an error by left fielder Phil Bradley. Ranee Mullims single lied the score and Seattle starter Mike Morgan 4-5, left after talking Willie Upshaw. Bell who hit a Solo Homer in inc fourth inning and a sacrifice Fly in the sixth greeted Sieve see Al on Page 23
