European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars a cd stripes tuesday april 12.1989 kicks drop bullets knot playoff race by the associated press Lan Dover. My. Reserve Johnny Newman scored 19 Points and in Lark Jackson added is Lead ing the new York kicks to a key i1b-98 Victory Over Ine washing Ion bullets on sunday. The win moved new York into a lie ill Washington for the eighth and final playoff spol in inc no a Roundup Eastern conference. Bolh cams Are a half game behind Indiana. Patrick Ewing added 16 Points for the kicks who earlier this season lost 19 straight Road games but have no won three of their last four an Ike Rood. Kenny Walker Bill Cartwright and Trent Tucker added l3 Points apiece and Gerald Wilkins had 12 for new York. Moses Matone scored 17 Points and Bernard King added Lilor Washington. After opening a 61-43 halftime Lead the kicks scored the first Sis Points of inc third Quarter for a 67-4 advantage. In other games sunday ctlllesll7,76fral08 Philadelphia Larry Bird scored 28 Points and Kevin Mcl Lale had 24 As the Boston cel tics Defeated the Philadelphia 76crs 117-108, Matching their longest winning Streak of the sea son at seven. Boston held the mixers i Ghoul a Field  for 8 25 in the third Quarter As Philadelphia lost its fourth straight All Ai Home the first Lime the 76ers in pc lost four in a Row at Home since March of 1974. Parallels 119, nets 105 East Rutherford . Brad Dau thirty scored 20 Points and Cleveland Hii 8.5 percent of its Field goal attempts in beating new Jersey 19-105 and handing the nets their i oth straight defeat Daugherty connected on 10 of 12 shots and Cleveland 37-39, and a Winner of three in a Row hit so of 73 shots from the Field. That was the Best Field goal shooting by an Aba learn this season. The Cavaliers who have won six of their last seven scored the first 10 Points of the game including four each by Daugherty and Ron Harper Kjor soil curio Isles Sacramento Calif. Harold Pressly scored a career High 31 Points including 4 of 14 from the foul line to Lead Sacra mento past Golden stale the warriors eighth straight defeat. Sacramento took advantage of Golden stale fouls in the fourth Quiner to i 20 of 24 free throw attempts. By contrast the warriors hit Only four of Sui free throws in the final period. Overall the Kings were 44 of 54 from the line. Clippers 121, Rake Tel of los Angeles Darnell Val Entine scored 18 of his career High 10 Points in the third Quarter and inc los Angeles Clippen burned Houston s defense for a season High 67 Points in the first half in route to a Victory Over the rockets. Acc Olajuwon scored 19 Points for the rockets but it was t enough to prevent he clip pers. 17-58, from equating their Birgl St winning margin of the sea son. The previous High was a 113 96 Victory Over Seattle on dec. 10. Philadelphia Rick Toccket 12 and Murray Cnnon celebrate Craven s game winning goil against the Washington Cipulis. Hartford remains alive with win Over Montreal by the associated press the Hartford whalers stayed alive with a clutch Victory Over the Montreal canadians and five other teams moved to inc verge of elimination sunday night in the Stanley cup playoffs. After losing the first three games of their Best of seven Adams division semifinal the whalers scored five goals in the final period for a dramatic 7-5 Victory Over the canadians in one of eight first round games played sunday night. The result sent the series Back to Mon Treal for game 5 tuesday night with the canadians holding a 3-1 Lead. Meanwhile Toronto Chicago Washington loj Angeles and Winnipeg All lost and went Down 3-1 in their respective series. Del Oil beat Toronto 8-0 St. Louis slopped Chicago 6-5 Philadelphia Defeated Washington 5-4 in overtime and Edmonton trimmed Winnipeg 5-3. In other action i was Buffalo 6, bos Ion s in overtime and the new York islanders a new Jersey 4 in overtime. Calgary whipped los Angeles 7-3 in a late smythe division game 10 take a 3-1 series Lead Adams division  Kevin Dineen led Hartford with two goals As the whalers out shot the Ca Nadies 17-12 in the final period and 43 31 in the game. Only two teams in Stanley cup history have recovered from 1-0 deficits in a seven game series the 197i new York Island ers against Pittsburgh and the 1942 Toron to Maple Leafs against Detroit. Dec Neman Dave Babych also had two goats one in the third pc nod outburst and an assist for the whalers who ended a seven game playoff losing Streak. Slim 6, brains Sot John Tucker had two goals including the Winner on a Poer play Ai 5 32 of overtime and added three assists As the sabres evened their playoff series with the Bruins at 2-2.twenty-Fouf seconds after Boston s Glen Wesley was penalised for tripping Mike Foligno on a breakaway. Tucker fired a 25-foot shot from the left Wing no playoffs thai chromed Over the shoulder of bos ton goalie Reggie Lemelin. Tucker s two goals came on top of the four he scored in saturday night s 6-2 Buffalo Victory. Pierre Turgon who assisted on the game Winner also had two goals for Buffalo. The Bruins came Back from 4-2 and 5 4 deficits in the third period to Force the overtime. Patrick division flyers a Capiau 4, of Murray Craven s goal 1 18 into Over time lifted Philadelphia Over washing Ion. The flyers rallied from a three goal deficit in the final 10 minutes of Regula Tion. In the overtime. Rick Tochel passed the puck to Craven in the Slot who beat capitals goalie Clini Mazarchuk with a Backhander. Washington took a 4-1 Lead with a pair of goals in the first 3 04 of the third period. Mike Gartner and Dale Hunter each beat flyers goalie Ron Hextall on re Bounds. But the flyers replaced Hextall with Mark Law orcs and snapped Back on goals by Mark Howe at 10 53, Brian Propp at 15 08 and a jct Samuelsson with 53 seconds left. Isuzu then 5. Devils 4, of Brent Suiter s Short handed goal at 15 07 of overtime lifted the islanders Over new Jersey. The Victory the islanders 24th in 31 Stanley cup overtime games evened the series at 2-2. With game 5 scheduled for tuesday night at the Nassau coliseum. The islanders rallied from a 3-0 deficit Laic in the second period and went ahead on pal Lafontaine i goal a la 1 30 to play Only to Sec inc devils lie the score on John Maclau s second goal of the night wild 12 seconds left. The islanders scored the winning goal on a Power play. Devils def Anseman Craig Wolam gave the puck up to Sutler near the new Jersey Blue line and the islanders Cap Tain skated around him before firing a 20-foot shot that dribbled through goal Lender Sean Burka s pads and Suiter poked it into the empty net for his Sec Ond goal of inc night. Norris division red wings g. Maple Leah 0 Gerard Gallant had two goals and six other teammates also scored As Detroit routed Toronto. Play was continuously interrupted during the third period As disgruntled spectators at Maple Leaf gardens show ered the ice with debris in disapproval of the Leafs performance. Also scoring for Detroit were Adam Dales Dave Barr John Chabol Bob Probert Jim Nill and Brent Ashton. Goaltender ctn Hanlon picked up the shutout. Blow 6, Buel Durki 5 Rookie Tony Hrkac set a St. Louis playoff record with his fourth goal of the game at is is of the final period lifting the blues Over the Blackhawk. The blues Center who was picked in the second round of the 1985 entry draft had lied the score at 5-s Al the 5 54 Mark of the third period with his third goal of the game after a Jam up in front of the Chicago net. The Blackhawk had taken a 5-4 Lead Al 1 11 of the final period when Rick Vaive pushed in a seven cooler his Sec Ond Power play goal of he game. Smythe division ouen3,j ti3 Edmonton scored Power play goals by Jari Kerri and Charlie Huddy 38 seconds apart to lie the game late in the second period and Normand Lacombe scored the Winner in the third period. Kerri then scaled the Victory with in second Power play goal of the game late in the final period. The oilers had trailed 3-0 before scor ing the game s last five goals. Flara 7, Kef up 3 Inglewood Calif. Hakan Loob s hat trick powered Calgary Over los Angeles and gave the flames a 3-1 Lead in their Stanley cup playoff series. The Rames can wrap up the smythe division series Wilh a Victory in game 5 tuesday night in Calgary