European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday. March 27,19m Dallas trips Trail blazers in key Battle by the associate Dallas Roy Tarpley scored 25 Phi inns and the Dallas Mavericks strengthened heir hold on second place in the Aba Western conference standings Fri Day of Gill Wrell a 106-101 Victory Over inc Portland Trail blazers. Dallas boosted is Lead aver Thiril Plure Portland to three games. The los Angl a lakers Aba Roundup hold a commanding Lead in the conference race which determines Home court advantage in playoff games. Mark Aguirre added 17 for dal Las which won the season series with Portland three games to two. The two teams could meet in the str Orji round of the Western con Ference playoffs. Jerome Kersey and Clyde Drax scr led Portland with 21 Points each Derek Harper hit two face throws to give inc Mavericks an 83-81 Lead with 8 44 left in the game and from Hal Point Dallas never trailed. James Donaldson who led dal Las with 14 rebounds and Tarpley scored on dunks to push Dallas Lead to 93-87 As inc Mavericks won for the 16th time in the past 20 games. In other games Friday night nuggets 120, lakers 119 1nglewood, Calif. Michael Adams i a 16-foot jumper Al the Buzzer and scored a career High 32 Points leading Denver Over inc los Angeles lakers. The Victory was the first in seven games for the nuggets Al the forum since Jan. 25,1985. Clippers 113, warriors 98 los Angeles Quintin daily scored 19 Points As Revyn Las Angeles clippers scored in double figures in route to a Victory Over Golden slave spurs 107, pistons 1d6 san Antonio Texas re serve Forward Eddie Nealy scored his Only Points of the Niehl on a Field goal at the Huzior lining san Antonio Over the pistons and snapping their seven game win Ning Streak. 76trs 97, celtics 93 Boston Maurice checks 16-fool jumper with nine seconds left climaxed Philadelphia rally from a 30-Poim deficit and bos ton went scoreless for the final 414 minutes As the 76ers pulled out the Victory the celtics who scored nine Points in the fourth Quarter led 93-83 with 4 36 remaining but failed 10 score again. Larry Bird who made Only three of 17 shots in inc second half led the celtics with 21 Points Kevin Mihalc. And Dennis John son had 20 apiece. Bulls 111, Cavaliers 110, of Richfield. Ohio Michael Jordan scored 39 Points but missed a shot that teammate Charles Oakley lipped in with a second left in overtime giving Chicago a Victory Over Cleveland. Pacers 101, nets 100 Indianapolis Steve Sll Partovich 3-Point shot with two seconds remaining lifted Indiana Over new Jersey. Witt triumphs Thomas 3rd Boitano takes men Crown Budapest hungry a Anta Rina will of Easl Germany won her fount world figure stealing title saturday and american Dubi Thomas finished third in their final Duel. Lit Manly of Canada look second in a repeal of the olympic order at the world figure staling championships. Late Friday Brian Soilano won the world men Tille capping 10 years of Competition against his Good Friend Brian or scr. The final score was or scr 7. Boitano 5, Bui Soilano won the last two inc Gold medal at the Winter olympic Sand this year world title. In saturday women Competition ail of inc Loo skaters lacked spark As the Long tiring season seemed to take its toll. Witt won the Long program but just did Ihrck triple jumps and bailed out of two others As Well As a double Axel her car men wilted at intend instead of dying. Thomas skating last also to car. Men had a Chance to overtake Witt for inc title after finishing first in Friday Short program. Bui her Hopes faded quickly when she started of badly on her triple triple combination. Thomas said "1988 is nol my year. The Farewell could have been belter but i am Happy thai it is  she did the first triple but then Only did a double afterwards. That look the wind out of her program As she stumbled on two other triple jump attempts and sprawled to the ice on t triple salchow late m the program. Manly could t duplicate her olym Pic performance where she won the Long program. Although she did t fall she barely held three jumps while Landing of balance. I Don t think this performance was Asgood As in Leary Manly said. Witt won the Long program which was enough to give her the title. Manly was second in the final program with Thom As third. Japan Midori to whose spectacular jumps dazzled the crowd in Calgary finished third in the Long program but she was off form also Landing badly on her jumps. She ended Stih Overall West Germany Claudia list nor was fourth with americans Jill Trenary fifth and Caryn Kadavy seventh. Trenary and Kadavy also had Dif Ficu better  he said. I think that what snorts is All about and i be got a lot to owe to  nol to be outdone or scr added. I think and i Hope Hal we can set an example  that people who want the same goal can do it in a Way that s.,. Friendly and sportsmanlike and push each other in t Good Way 10 become belter athletes and setter at what they do in  Boitano was Hoppy to Sec or scr Skald his Best As he Canadian won the Long program in what almost promises to Bethe end of the Era. I was really proud and pleased for him because i know he was feeling just like 1 did when i skated at the olym pics Soilano did. A photo Brian Boitano. Victory March continues ties. Trenary took a bad spill at the be ginning of her program and before Kadavy went Down twice and scaled Down two triples to doubles. Witt ended her career on a victorious note. It was her fourth world title to go with two olympic Gold medals and six european crowns. The local of 12 major International victories puts her second to Norway Sonja Henle the norwegian garnered three olympic golds 10 world and six european titles. Thomas says her rivalry with will in t As Friendly As the Orser Boila Noone. It a relationship with respect. We both respect each other and we both like to Sec the other do Well because it Means More than if the other does badly Thomas said i know if i really skate my Long pro Gram i can beat her but 1 want both of us to skate our Best Thomas added. By Utano said he hoped the battling brians would t be remembered As a feuding thing like women figure skat ing has a claim  Brian or scr has not Only made me a better sport and a better athlete but a Soilano skated a perfect program at Calgary a month ago to gain the Gold medal. We pushed each other but we pushed each it Rwy like  or scr said after winning Friday night free skate but los ing his world Crown to Soilano. Oner Lii his program perfectly to the music of the Boll by Shostok Vrlich and had three 6.0 for artistic impression. He had seven triples including two triple axes a move thai Soilano bailed out on late in his program. I took opt and the Blade was t quite right  1 popped out of it Soilano said. He Only did a single jump then but had six triples in his program to the music from inc film Napoleon in which he portrays slates of a Soldier life. Still be came in second in the Long Trigram to gain his second world title. Eliad won in 1986 before order triumphed in 1987. Boitano ailed on an attempt to do a quadruple toe Loop a move that Canada Kurt Browning did earlier in he evening. It made figure skating history As he became the first skater to Complete it successfully in competitor although he added an extra turn on the ice Al the end10 maintain his balance. There no question i did it Brown ing said. I would have liked to have done it without the extra urn but it was one foot and four turns Donald Gilchrist the International skating Union technical Delegate Here agreed. We saw in from several approaches and in slow motion. There was a step right after in but he had sufficiently landed the jump penguins end canadians Streak by the associated press Pittsburgh Mario la Mioux scored twice and added three assists As the Pittsburgh penguins ended Mon Treal 15-Gamc unbeaten Streak with a 5 2 win Over the canadians Friday night Pittsburgh Randy Curnc Yonh also scored twice As the canadians Ion for the first time since feb. 15, ending a 13-0-2 Streak and missed a Chance to pass Cal Gary for first place in the Overall no standings. The Victory moved pills Burgh to Wilh in one Point of the fourth place new York rangers in the Battle for the pal Rick division final playoff spot. La Mien leads the nil with 63 goal Sand 155 Points. In other tames Friday Naglit capitals a flyers 3 Landover my. Grant cd Yard unassisted goal with 10 50 to play snapped a 3-3 tie arid powered washing ton Over Philadelphia. The Victory moved the capitals one Point ahead of the Idle new York Island ers in the Battle for first place in the Pat Rick division. The loss was the Lola in 12 games for the flyers who Are third in nil Roundup the Patrick standings. Ledyard intercepted a weak Clearing pass by Philadelphia dec Neman Doug Grossman and fired a slap Shol through the legs of goalie Mark Laforest for his fifth goal of the season. Mike Ridley added an comply Nei goal with 41 seconds left for the capitals who out Shol Philadelphia 33-32 in ending a three game losing Streak. Devils 2, sabres 2 Buffalo . Rookie Ray she Pard second period goal his lain in the last is games gave Buffalo a tic with new Jersey. Sheppard 38th goal for the season capped Buffalo comeback from a 2-0 Defi Cit. Dave arid Cyduk who assisted on Sheppard Goat got the other sabres goal with the tie the sabres need Only one Point in their remaining four games to Clinch their first playoff berth in two ant sons the devils got goals from John Mac lean and Palurik Sundstron in closing out a three game Road trip with two wins and a lie and moving within four Points of the fourth place new York rangers in the race for the last playoff spot in the Patrick division. Canucks 3, Buck Hawk 1 Vancouver British Columbia Brian Bradley and Jim Benning scored Nassed goals in the second period for Vancouver to keep the canucks slim playoff Hopes alive with a Victory Over Chicago. Bradley a recent arrival from the Ca Nadian olympic Leam via the Calgary flames tied the score Al 11 50 of the second on a turnover and def Enteman bin eng added the Winner less than two minutes later with a soft idol from i Leblue line. I was the third straight win for the last place canucks of the Smythy Divi Sion and extended their unbeaten Stringle four games. Vancouver trails the fourth place los Angeles Kings by four Points in the Divi Sion standings. The canucks have three James remaining and the Kings have tour including a game saturday night in los Angeles against Chicago. Sieve Armit scored both goals for the Hawks one Short handed Ami the other on a Power play As Chicago los tits fourth consecutive game