European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. April 1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 nuggets win ninth n a Row i the Houston Juard Lafayette lever a Rahhil a career High 21 re bound and lit Rcd 22 Points leading the Denver nuggets to their ninth  Eui Iory. A 1 10- Triumph Over the a Numen a lockers. Tuesday night the h-Lixii-3  was one of Sis denier players in double figures As no Roundup the nuggets pulled within four per eco tags Points of first place Dallas in inc Nha s Midwest division. Men English Danny Schayes and Michael Adams had 16 Points each Blair Rasnussen had 12 and Jay Vin cent came olt the Bench to score is. Schayes also had 16 rebound. Joe Barry Carroll scored 25 Points for Houston und Center Kacem Ola Juwon had i1 Points and 16 rebounds for the rockets Houston led d.h3 with to left after Olajuwon scored the first is Points of Thi liar la period. Denver then launched a 2s-11 run capped by Schayes inn free throws at the h-47 . 1-for-Io in the first half warmed up by hitting his first four attempts of the third period by Den ver still trailed 66-55 As Carroll also had five baskets in the Quarter. At 10 17 of the second period Adams Kepi alive his Aba record Streak of hitting three pointers in 34 straight games. The stretch began on Jan. 2h. And he has connected on 80 of 251 attempts since then. Carroll who was in the Starling lineup for Only the fifth time this year scored ii first half Points while teaming inside Wilh fellow 7-Foiilcf Oli Juwon who had i to help the rockets build a 54-45 half Lime Lead. In Nihar Aba games tuesday a links 121, pucks 110 Ati Nta Dominique wikins scared 34 of his 39 Points in the first half and Kevin wills finished with 25 As  won its sixth straight game by defeating Milwaukee. Wilkins. The Aba s second leading scorer helped Atlanta open leads As Large As 1 Points in the first half flu John Lucas hit two 3-Poinlcr$ As Mil Waukee came Buck from a 17-Poini new Jersey s John banter rebounds As Detroit s jut Dumar dust s his eyes. Deficit in the fourth Quarter to gel within five Wilh 1 18 to play. Glenn Rivers then Sank a 3-Poinlcr, his Only Field goal of the game to Pul the Hawks up by eight and the Bucks Souid gel no closer the rest of the Way. Wilh the Victory inc Hawks stayed one game behind the do Roll visions in inc Aba s Central division. Ricky Pierce led Milwaukee with 21 Points and Terry Cumi Uings added 19. Randy Iisman scored 18 Points and Cliff Levingston had 17 for the Hawks while Rivers had 16 assists. A Tanta coach Mike of talc to Sam the Hawks Plaud an outstanding first half but ran out of Gas later  Wilkins agreed. In the second half 1 just ran out of Gas. 1 Spini so much Energy in the first that i just did t have n in the Sec Ond he said. Kncksu6.76mtl9philadelphia Johnny new Man scored a season his 2 Points and Gerald Wilkes had 27 As new York scored 45 Points in the second see Aba on Page 21 sports late rally lets botox nip tigers Boston Al l Brady Andrion scored tile lie breaking run on a bases loaded passed Hall by Del Rel Catcher Mike Heath Ai the Boston red suit ral lied for four runs in the eighth inning for la 6-5 Victory wednesday Over the tigers alter starter Doyle Alc Sander had scattered eight hits for seven innings Willie Hernandez came out of the Bull pen with a 5-2 Detroit Kail Horn and though managed to retire just one Bai Ter diking the loss in his first appear Cnoc of the season. Mike arc Cowell started the eighth Wilh 3 walk and look second on Dwight Evans single to left. Sam Horn followed Wii i another single filling the Basci. Rich Gudman hit a sacrifice Fly scoring Al Roundup Green will. Todd Beni incr then lined a Pinch single scoring Evans and sending Pinch runner Kevin Kominic to third. After Anderson was hit by 3 Pilch Mike he Nicman replaced Hernandez. Many Barrett grounded n third and Romine was forced at the plate. However Heath Rcw wildly to first Irving to comply la a double play and Pinch run Ner Jody Reed scored from second with inc count 3-1 on Wade Boggs inc tigers elected to walk birr into nonnally. Filling the bases. However Hie is Raiegh Back fired As a 1-1 pitch to Jim Rice bounced off i Lealh s Glove for Hie passed Hall permitting Anderson to score. The Victory went to Dennis lamp i 0. Who pitched two scoreless innings in his Losson debut. Lee Smith retired the tigers in order in Ilic ninth. In tuesday s late Al game  Mariner 0 Oakland Calif. Bob Welch pitched seven shutout innings yielding seven hits and sinking out six in his american league Debus a Oakland Defeated Seal lie Mikeual Legrand Wall Wear in his finest of id seasons Wilh the los Angeles dodgers did not allow a runner to reach third has. The mariners Hail ill Leas one Basuru Quitin every inning Hul the fifth. Cubs Edge braves in i3fh inning 10-9 ninth inning with iwo runs off reliever Bruce Sutler who was making his first11 the associated pres Atlanta Manny Trillo s 13th inning sacrifice Fly  the Chicago cubs a 10-9 Victory Over Atlanta tues Day night in a National league opener thai included a controversial interference Call on the  and a record is ing Svien How runs by both dubs Trillo s Llo eerie Field off losing reliever Jim Acker. 0-1, scored Vance Law. Who hair doubled and was sacrificed Lui Hird. Mike i Elevi gamed the victors Wanh two scoreless innings of Relief. The game included seen Home runs four by the braves and Ihrck by Chi Cago _ a lie the major league Mark in an opener. The new York mets and i Roundup Montreal also combined for seven Hom ers on monday. The braves appeared to have won the game in the Bottom of the ninth when Albert Hall bounced a iwo out infield single behind second Haw Weslh Gerald 1 Erry Al second Perry who was caught i ii rundown Between third and Home scored when Cal her Jody Davis throw tin him on inc Helm cd and bounced toward shortstop. Home plate us Pic Nice Fromming Howe vhf ruled thai Perry in referred Wilh third baseman Law and called him out. The cubs lied the score at j in the appearance in a regular season game since Mai -7 11 6 the right hander had undergone shoulder surgery three times. Suiter walked the first Batter he faced. Ryne Sandburg. Andrt Dawson then doubled Sandberg to third. Sandberg scored on a groundnut to first by Leon Durham. Raffl Palmeiro who had i rec hits then singled to store Dawson. Perry hit a three run Homer and Ken Oberk full added a two run shot 10 a seven run fourth inning to help the braves Lake a 9-7 Lead. Atlanta starter Rick Mahler s bid to been my the major leagues first Pii her to throw four shutouts on opening Day ended Early before a crowd of 34,�29. Mahler saw his scoreless siring end Al 35 a innings in openers when Davis hit a iwo Nin Homer in the second inning. T in Virgil hit a Solo Homer for he braves in the second before Allan la Seni 10 batters to the Plale off c Picaso starter Rick Sutcliffe in the fourth to Lac an 8-4 Lead. In addition la the Perry and . Ken Cirilley had a run sconing double and Damaso Garcia had an rib single. The cubs added a Pau of runs in the fourth on Durham s iwo run Homer and closed within s-7 in the sixth on a three run shot by Shawon Duns on off Atlanta see no on Page 22