European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. Arril 3, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 reaching for the tip photo t v Sib vomit Crystal Brooks 40 of win bulb and Carol Gamble 31 of Ansbach leap for the Lipo no Start set Nhy i first game in the Vii carps women s basketball final saws at Wun Birg. Watching Are an Nette Canon left and Monique Grant 41 of the lady Ritam who lost us lint Aine to Aoi Bach 61-58 and then on if if need buy contest we to qualify for the Usa eur final foot. See pases 24 and 25 for glories of Alt the Vii corps mud v corps finals. Sports celtics Down pistons again by the ism Pitird press Boston Urry Bird scored ,12 Points and Kevin Mihalc added 29 Friday night As Boston Defeated Del rail 121-1 in. The celtics 21st consecutive Victory Over the pistons Ai Boston Garden since i 982. The Victory gave the bullies a but game Lead in the bank1 Between the two Teanis for the Eastern conference title which gives the Winner the Home court advantage in the conference playoffs. Bird and mall air had ii rebound apiece in inc game which saw the Lead change hands 7 limes in the first three quarters. After Rick Mahon scored four of his 13 Points to tie he game at 76 with 4 40 left in the third period. Bird came Back with five straight Points and the celtics never trailed again. Boston had a 93-85 Lead going into inc final period. Finnic Johnson scored eight Points As he pistons rallied cutting inc deficit 10 101-100 with 4 30 remaining. A three Point play by Mchale jump ers by Dennis Johnson and Bird and a three Point play by Hohrn Parish Ihnn scaled inc outcome Danny Ainge Sank three 3-Poinlcrs in the game to finish with 19 Points. Bill Lamb car led do Broil with 21 Points and Isiah Thomas had 15 Points and id assists. In other games Friday night lurks los. 76trs Philadelphia Dominique Wilkins scored 28 Points including in Laic in the game As Atlanta clinched an Aba playoff berth with a Victory Over Philadelphia. The Victory a i the fourth straight for the Hawks although hey made Only 12 tree throws compared to Philadelphia s 28, Atlanta had 15 free throw attempts and the liners 43. Atlanta led 85-73 on a jumper by John Baltic with 9 24 to play but Philadelphia rallied behind Cyrald Henderson and David Henderson. A Hook shot by Mike onion ski Rui the deficit to 92-89 with 4 28 left. Wilkins then scored Sii Points during an 8-1 Atlanta spurt and his two free throws with 2 1 remaining gave Atlanta a 100-90 advantage. The Hawks never Tonj cd in the game and built i hair biggest Lead 72-58, on a jump shot by Glenn Rivers with 3 11 left in the third Quarter. Rivers added 19 Points and 10 assists and Clit be Vincson 12 for the Hawks while Charles Hartley had 26 Points and Aba Roundup 10 rebounds and Gminski 14 Points for Philadelphia which had its three game winning Streak snapped. Hulled us Mirr Eriek 183 Lan Dover my. Moses Mil on scored 13 of his 27 Points in the fourth Quarter and Bernard King added 11 of his in in the same period As Washington handed Dallas its third consecutive de feat. The s Victory moved the bullets Lov us in a half game of Philadelphia in the Rice for the final Eastern conference playoff berth. Jct Malone stand 13 of his 2.1 Poi Nii in the first half As the bullets built a 56 43 cad. Lie added 10 More in the third period helping Washington hold off a Dallas comeback that closed the Gap to 86-81 after three quarters. Jeff Malone left holding his hip late in the third period and did not play in the final Quarter. Dallas was Able to eel As close As 10 is. On act Kcf Schr Capps i Are throw with 9 35 remaining in the game. Hut Wilri the score 92-90, the bullets scored nine con so Cutic Points including seven from King. Spun 105, Cli Pix pi1 los Angeles Frank Brickowski scored nine of his 26 Points in the fourth Quarter and Jon Sundvold added 23. Leading san Antonio Over inc  an Geles clippers. The spurs1 sixth straight Triumph Over the clippers and their eighth in a Row in los Angeles increased their Lead to 3games Over the Idle Phoc nit suns in the race for the eighth and final playoff Bunh in the Western conference. Bull 116, Tail Blum 101 Portland Ore. Michael Jordan scored 31 of his 38 Points in the second half As the Chicago bulls Defeated port land snapping the Trail blazers six game Home winning Streak. Chicago outscored the blazers 22-6 in the first 5 i minutes of the second half turning a five Point halftime deficit into a 70-59 Lead. Brad Sellers scored eight of his 20 Points and Jordan six during the rally. Jordan 2-for-l 1 from the Field in the first half scored 20 consecutive Points in a Span of 7 41 in the third and fourth periods leading a 20-13 fun thai made the score 96-76 with 8 43 left in inc game. Portland got no closer than 11 the rest of the Way. Leafs lose but remain in playoff Hunt by the associated press pctko1t Shawn purr scored two s1"1 Friday night to Lead the Detroit red wings to a 7-3 nil Victory Over Toronto extending the Maple Leafs 1m ing is reak to eight games. However the Maple Leafs. 1-14 in their last is games and loser of eight straight games remained one Point behind fourth place Minnesota in the race for the Norris division s final playoff spot Between the nil s two worst learns. M Minnesota lost 10 Vancouver 6-1. Burr scored both his goals in the opening period the fint just 21 seconds into the game around a goal by Gerard Gallant As Detroit look a 3-0 Lead. Toronto s Greg Terrion Kored with 3 10 remaining in the opening period but Rick Zombo and Adam Oales gave Detroit a so Lead in the second period. Toronto s Tom Fergus and Borje calming and de troit s Brent Ash Lon and Lee Norwood traded third Nhi Roundup period goals. Canucks 6, North stars i Vancouver British Columbia right Wing Peter Bakovic scored the first two goals of his u game nil career and goalie Steve weeks Carne Unchin 39 seconds of his first shutout for Vancouver As the c an sucks ended a disappointing season. The canucks the Only smythe division to uni to miss the playoffs wound up ii-14-9. It marked their second consecutive last place finish and the lath time in in sea sons they have lost More Garnet Ihan they won. Tony Tanti Greg Adams sevc Tambellini and Brian Bradley also scored for Vancouver. Moc Mantha scored for Minnesota at 19 21 of the final period to spoil the shutout bid of weeks who was acquired from Hartford on March b run Gros 61 a Tom 6 Winnipeg Manitoba Winnipeg s i aul Mac lean scored his second Power play goal of the game with 3 50 left in regulation time and the jets we acc & lie after blowing an Early three goal Lead. Maclean s 40ih goal of inc season came Lew than us minutes after Brian Mullen Pui the rangers ahead 6-5 Tith a Power play goal. By failing to win. The Ranj Cre Cli Ivicin no a Riff k no for the 1 Hirid clinched a Patrick Divisio playoff Bert of Philadelphia Hyers. Who Lead fourth place new York by iwo Points. The rang cart have Only one game remaining against Quebec at Home on sunday night and inc Best they can do is tic the flyers who have two More victories the first lie breaker. The rangers Lead fifth place new Jersey by two see nil on Page 26