European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 27,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 pistons top kicks 91-87 with second half spurt a photo Detroit s John Salley slums Home two of his 21 Points. By inc associated press the Detroit pistons rallied in the second half for their ninth straight Victory Friday beating the new York kicks 91-87, in new York. In the Only other Aba game played on Christmas Day inc Atlanta Hawks overcame the 76crs 106-100in Philadelphia. We weren t in the Christmas spirit Detroit s Bill Laimbeer said after he pistons Victory. Or weren t having much fun out there. We were tense. We were running around in circles and not playing our game. We just said to ourselves at halftime let s go have some fun and Fiat 9 when things  Laimbeer who had a season High 16 rebounds an scored 15 of his 19 mints in the second half said the kicks trapping defense had nothing to do with de troit s slow Start despite what new York coach Rick piling thought we had the Tempo going our Way Pitino said. We took them out of their running game for a  they came on Strong and ripped that Tempo away from  Isiah Thomas and John Salley led the pistons with 21 Points apiece and Joe Dundurs had 19. Laimbeer Sank two free throws to lie the score Al 85 with 1 34 remaining and touched off an eight Point Detroit spurt. Dumars broke the tic with 29 second left with a 15-foot jumper from near the free throw line and 18 second later Salley Sank two free  Mark Jackson s 10-Fooler closed the Gap Tor the kicks Laimbeer hit two More free throws. The pistons who trailed by As Many As 14 Points in the third Quarter got their first Lead of the second half Aba Roundup when Thomas fas break Layup at 3 22 of inc fourth Quarter made it 83-82. Leading by six Points at inc hair the kicks opened a 56-42 bulge at inc 8 05 Mark of the third Quarter. But the pistons Cut the deficit to 68-63 by the end of the Quarter. The 91 Points was the lowest Point total of the sea son far the i Jlonus who Lead the Aba with 119.2points per game. Their previous Low was 97 on nov. 24 against Houston. The kicks held inc pistons 10 12 Points in the second Quarter to take a 44-38 Lead at a airtime after trailing 26-25 at the end of he first . Patrick Ewing led the kicks with 28 Points and Gerald  had is. The pistons played without starting forwards Adrian Dan Ley and Rick Mahorn. Dan Ley was serving a one game suspension for bumping official Eddie s. Rush last Friday and Mahorn sat out with Back spasms. Luelta 106,76ers,100 Philadelphia Dominique Wilkins scored 45 Points 33 in the second half As Atlanta came Bac from a 17-Point first half deficit Atlanta played without starter Kevin Willis who missed his third straight game with an injured right knee and Antoine Carr who was to Start in place of Willis. Carr shattered a backboard with a slam Dunk during pregame warmups and was suspended for the game under Aba rules. The Start of the game was delayed one hour to replace the backboard. Rams Romp in Frankfurt meet opener Frankfurt the Ramstein rams entered the tournament season with inc same hot stuff from the regulars son. Anthony Mcphaull fired in 34 Points As the rams routed Fulda 98-81 in sat urday s first round of the Frankfurt lil basketball classic. Rams Cin which leads the air Force s Continental sports conference Rhein division with a 10-3 record led 54-38 a halftime. Renford Green contributed 19 Points and 16 rebounds. Robert Henderman scored 10 for Ramstein. Fulda from the army s v corp league got 19 Points from Kenneth Dai icy 16 from Jeff Mcneil and is from John Strep scr. To other saturday games in this Dou ble elimination meet bid or Nezuch men 110, Sembach 87the chiefs opened the action with their Romp Over the  Thomas hit 29 Points and Ollre of yers pm a so in in tourney Rose 27 for bad Kreuz Nach. The v corps team Gol 13 rebounds from Jon Bardo and 12 from Rose. Rob Martin s 27 Points paced  Csc tigers got 2 Points apiece from Glen Sanper and Rick Burress  men 73, Stuttgart 72 the mountaineers from v corps pulled this one out against Stuttgart s Vii corps contingent in the last 4 seconds. Wild Flucken fresh off winning the Vicenza Christmas tournament had four players in double figures Warren Cunningham with 19, Larry Brooks is Orlan do Evans 14 and Delano Jackson 12. Brooks had a team High 10 rebounds Morris Beverly led Stuttgart with 26 hints followed by Ronald Degray with 6 and Kelvin Stevens with 14. Degra also hauled Down id rebounds. Drab org men 71, Hahn 66 the rattlers of Vii corps used 25points from Lee Douglas to handle the Hawks of the Csc. Chris Capps added 11 for Wurzburg Mannheim Vot Aat 73, Aduf Fenbury 4t the Mustangs led 25-24 Al Hal tin poi1 which led 34-26 at halftime. Rick Walton and Ike Johnson scored 14each for Hahn. Vernon Bradshaw contributed 13. Lime then romped. Tracy Taylor popped in 22 Points and Cona Jennings 14 for Mannheim from the 21st support come. The suns from Vii corps got 13 Point from Karen Luerson and 10 from Brant a Hairston. I Lanau women 67, Wurz turf 65 Lavonda Manning followed a missed shot with 30 seconds left to Cap the Hor no tics comeback. Hanau from v corps trailed 34-30 allot time before overcoming the defending Usa eur champions. Vickie Lee scored 22 and Manning 17 for Hanau. Pat Jean led a Litzburg with 24 Points. Manique Fitzpatrick hit 14 and Annett Carson 12. Pimus ens women 49, with Flucken 46 Billic Harris paced the roadrunners with 19 Points and ii rebounds. Carla Scott scored 19 and Trina flow cisl2forwii