European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday january 30,1988 Miller makes 1,000th appearance c . Ore. Api for  time. A Zilph Miller sends a major College basketball learn into Battle tins weekend a Milestone Only six other coaches have reached in the game s his . Although he admits he has had enough of the recruiting wars is Wear of the Public relations Parl of his Job and does t like some of the new rules in the game the Oregon state coach in t ready to give up the profession he has loved for so Tong. You see i did t plan to become Acoach in the first place he said but i had to become a coach to support my family Way Back then. Then i found Oul i liked it. It was far Cleveland s defense halts cold rockets by the associated press Houston Cleveland threw up a Stonewall defense thursday night and the Houston rockets crashed into it hitting Only 36 percent of their shots and going nearly 12 minutes without a Basket. The Cavaliers collapsed on rockets enter Akem Olajuwon. Who scored 23 Points hut made Only nine of 24 shots As no Roundup Cleveland beat Houston 109-85 in an Aba contest. Houston Pla cd badly hut i d like to think our defense had something to do with it said Cleveland coach Lenn Wilkens. Whose team ended a seven game losing Streak wednesday said. We hit them with great defensive pres sure Early and it was All Uphill for  Lorail Bau Gherty scored is Points and Mark Price 17 to Lead Cleveland. Hut it was the defense that helped the Cavaliers to \ Mclory. We be always thought we were a Pond defensive team and tonight we made Akcam work that much harder for his  Wilkens said. We placed great team defense Al ways doubling up on Akem said Phil Llu hard. Who scored 16 Points. We turned up our defense a notch to compensate for play ing two nights in a Row " the rockets trailed by five Points in the third Quarter before they were out stored 21-3. Failing to score from the floor for 11 minutes and 4 i seconds. We did t find anything that could get us rolling  coach Hill Inch said. Wins one really makes us look in the  in other games thursday night bullets 1 14. Kicks 90 Landover. My. Lernard King scored the first eight Points of the fourth Quarter sparking a 12-0 burst that snapped a 72-72 tie and powered Washington Oer new York. King who spent five years with the kicks hut signed with Washington As a free agent prior to the season when new York declined to match an offer Sheet scored 15 of his season High 33 Points in the fourth Quarter As the mullets won their eighth consecutive Home game under coach Wes l Unseld. They Are 9-3 Overall since Unseld replaced Kevin Laugher on Jan. 3. Moses Malone stored 3d Points for Washington and moved past Hob i Ellit into Yjih place on the All time Aba scor ing list. Malone has 20.904 Points in 12nba seasons. Rookie Mark Jackson paced the Knick with 18 Points. Nikki is 122, Bucks 113 Denver hair Rasmussen. Mak ing Only his third Start of the season scored 23 Points As Denver beat Milkau More enjoyable than an s-to-5 Job. Secondly. I found out that i was t exactly the dumbest coach that had tried. I understood the game and had reasonable teaching ability at least. So All of a sudden it became fun. I enjoyed it. I think it s still quite a privilege to be Able to spend a lifetime work ing at something you thoroughly  going into this week s games against Stanford and California Miller the win a ingest Active major College coach had a 641-357 record in 13 seasons at Wichita slate six at Iowa and 17-plus at Oregon stale. From the Start his teams relied on pressure defense and a methodical pass oriented offence. He was named associated press coach of the year twice in 1981 and 82. He was the coach of the sear in three conferences the Missouri Valley. Big 8 and Pacific 10. His Prue pupils include Steve Johnson. Fred Brown. John Johnson. Dave Stal Worth Lonnie Shelton and . Green. His teams have won seven conference championships four at Oregon state. But they be never made it to the final four. His Best Chance probably was in 1980 81, when the Steve Johnson led beavers won their first 26 games and were ranked no. I in the country. But they were blown out by Arizona stale in their regular season finale then were beaten by Kansas state in their first Mcaa playoff game on a last second shot by Rolando Black Man. I think it would certainly be Classi  and Kric " up and Over s John Williams Lints up a jump shot my rockets Rodney Mccray left sleepy flu d during the canal ices 109-85 in. Kee and moved into second place in the Midwest division. The nuggets Trail division leading Dallas by live games but climbed one half game ahead of Houston. The Bucks lost in Denver for inc sixth straight time. Rasmussen. A third year Center scored 17 Points in first half when he made eight of nine shots from the floor. Kijiki is 115, Kings 94 Sacramento. Calif. James worthy scored 26 Points to Lead los an Geles to Over Sacramento. It was the lakers 32nd Victory in 40 games this season. Magic Johnson added 18 Points an Bvron Scoll 14 As the lakers posted their 27th consecutive Victory Over the  last time the Kings won a game from los Angeles was on feb. 18, 1983, when the franchise was located in Kansas cily. The lakers rolled to a 36-14 Lead with1 34 Leil in the first Quarter and led throughout. A 22-4 run pulled Sacramento within 40-34 with 8 40 remaining in the first half but the lakers used a 12-2 burst to Lake a 54-38 Lead with 3 48 left in the  never trailed by less than 14 Points the rest of the Way and three time sled by 25 Points. Fled As my toughest  he said. His memory of the contest is vivid. We were really Hurt badly by the officials. They dreamed up two fouls on Steve  Miller said. "1 mean they showed just As Clear As a Bell on replays that there was absolutely no foul and yet that com us four Points and also the fourth and fifth foul on  the 1981 Oregon state team and the1970 Iowa team were his two Best said Miller who has had Only three losing seasons. But there  other teams that have forged fond memories like the Wichita state team thai beat Hank Iba Oklahoma state squad in still water or the Iowa teams that beat John wooden s Urcla squads three straight years. Devils Down penguins for new coach by the associated press East Rutherford . Slump Ridden John Mac can broke third period tie with his third goal of the game thursday night and new Jersey rallied for a 6-3-Victory Over the Pitts Burgh penguins in Jim Schonfeld s debut As inc devils  Brolin added a goal and three assists As the devils overcame an Early 3 0 deficit and broke a five game losing nil Roundup Streak in what was a roller coaster first night behind the Bench for Schown fold who replaced Doug Carpenter As the devils coach on tuesday. Mac can. Skating on the devils lop line with Broten and Kirk Muller be cause of an injury to Pat verb cock got in game Winner 38 seconds into the final period on a Power play. Muller set up the Coal by knocking Down a floating shot by Jack o Callahan with his hand and kick ing inc puck to Mac can who Back handed his i Ith goal of the season into an empty  added an insurance goal 69 seconds later on another Power play by deflecting Craig Wolanin s shot past pen Guins goalie i Illus Meloche. Doug Brown added a Short handed goal into an empty net with 27 seconds remaining. In other games thursday night blues 9, North stars 1 St. Louis Doug Gilmour scored three goals and added an assist leading St. Louis Over Minnesota and stretching inc blues w inning Streak to four games. Six additional players scored for is. Louis which moved into sole Possession of second place in the Norris division standings with the Victory. Brian Den Ning had three assists for the blues who Poulshot Minnesota by 37-21. Rangers 5, flyers2 Philadelphia John Van bics Brouck made 35 saves As new York Over came a big deficit in shots to beat Phila   Ron he Lall left inc game after the second period with a right shoulder injury and was taken to a Hospital for a rays. Hextall was Hurt Early in the second period when he was struck by a rangers shot. Kelly Kisio put the rangers ahead to slay when he heat Hextall from the right face off Circle at 5 41 in the second period for a 2-1 Lead. The rangers won despite being a upshot 37-22. Bruins 3, Nordi Qun 0 Boston  Reggie Lemelin playing behind a Tough Boston de sense recorded his third shutout of inc season As the Bruins beat Quebec. A Mclin faced Only 19 Quebec shots in securing his ninth career shutout. The Bruins had 33 shots on Mario Gosslin