European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 26 the stars and stripes sunday. April 17,19bb Kos Fransen eyes Ripe in London race London a Ingrid Kristianscn will try to Complete a Dis Tance running triple sunday in the i Ninn Marathon where the men s Field should be dominated by British runners chasing an olympic berth. Kristianscn the 31 year no d norwegian who i inc women s world Ramird Tor the Marathon of 2 hours. 21 minutes 6 seconds Here Ihrck years ago will be out to add her fourth London title to iwo Oiher recently acquired crowns. She won the women s is kilo my scr Road race world championship in Australia in March then took the women s race in inc world Cross country championships in new zealand two weeks Laler. In Junco kept tier from becoming the first sub-2 20 Marathon woman in the London race last year when she won in 2 2i.4s. This year she said she s in belter shape for the event that organizers say is inc big Gest Marathon in the world More than 20,000 runners Are expected and covers a course that they say is a sight ser s dream. I Ciucci to run faster than last year inc said. I m in better condition than last year More relaxed. I expect a Good Lime.1 Kristianscn could win More than j 148,000 if she Breaks her world Mark. In an olympic year Kristianscn is the biggest name in a London Field decimated by Competition primarily in the United slates the Boston Marathon is run monday while the . Olympic Marathon trials Aie scheduled for Jersey City ., april 24. None of the year s five fastest marathi Mars either men or women Are entered in London. The men s race should be dominated by britons. Even Wilh for Mer world record Holder Steve Jones recovering from nagging in juries the Fri Wisn have the six fast est limes in the Field. Charlie speeding a past Winner who chased Jones to a race record 2 08.16 in 19b5, Heads the Field Al 2 08.33. Followed by Ian Thomp son 2 09.12 and Allister Mutton 2 09.16. Cars rally whip celts by the Aiu Cimler Pra Richfield. Ohio Brad Dougherty scored 17 of his career High 44 Points in the fourth Quarter Friday night As Cleveland overcame an Early 17-Point deficit and ended the Boston celtics eight game winning in rack 120-109, the Victory was the Cavaliers eighth in their last 10 games and gave them a 3 2 Edge Over Boston in the season series Cleveland s firs series win Over the cel tics since 1977-78. The Cavaliers also solidified their hold on he such Eastern conference playoff spot. They Are 2 a games ahead of the new York kicks and Washington bullets. Daughony whose previous High was 33 Points scored 19 in the first half. Nevertheless Boston raced to a 50-33 Lead Early in the second period. The 7. Foot-1 Center then scored eight Points in the third Quarter while teammate Ron Harper added nine o Pult Cleveland within 87-86 going into the final Quarter. After Larry Bird hit two free throws to Pul the celtics ahead 96-90 with 7 55 left Daugherty scored 15 Point during a 19-fi Cleveland run that gave inc Cava Liers the Lead for Good at 109-102 with 2 25 to go. The celtics got no closer than five the rest of the Way. Bird led Boston with 30 Points and Reserve Jim Paton had 19. In other games Friday n ight. Laver9ll7,sunsi14 Inglewood Calif. Magic John son scored 31 Points including 10 of the lakers last 12, and moved into third place on inc Aba s All time assists list As he led the los Angeles lakers Over Phoenix. With 9j3 left in the first Quarter Johnson passed for one of his 15 assists giving him 6,956 for his career one More than Bob Cousy on the All Lime list be Hind Only Oscar Robertson and Lenny Wilkens. Robertson is no. I with 9.8b7. Trail bluer 147, Vunion 113 Portland Kiki Vanda Wegh scored 23 of his 36 Points in the first half to Lead Portland Over Golden state. Vandow Che playing in his eighth game Sinee returning from a Back injury hit All 12 of his free throws and was 5 for 7 from the Field including a 3-Poinl Bas Ket for his first half total. The Trail blazers built a 75-53 half time Lead by shooting 72 percent in the first period and scoring 45 Points which lied a Portland record for first Quarter scoring set nov. 2, 1976, against Atlanta Soper sonics 115, a riekss8 Seattle Sedale thru at scored six of his 16 Points in the Middle of the no Roundup Civalleri and dog tarty. Career High 44 Points third Quarter in Start the supersonics on n 22-o run that gave Seattle a Victory Over Dallas. I was the first time the sonics have Defeated Dallas in a regular seas game at Seattle since nov. 12,1985. Alton Lister paced Seattle with a sea son High 19 Points As the sonics knocked the Mavericks out of firs place in the Midwest division. Nugget 132, Ruckels 115 Denver Danny Schayes scored a career High 32 Points and Michael Adams hit five 3-Point baskets in route to 26 Points As Denver rallied from a 20 Point third period deficit to defeat Houston. Fal lever had 28 Points and Alexen Glish 26 to help the nuggets to their uth Victory in their last 14 games. It was Den ver s seventh consecutive Home Victory. Bolls 100, Ned 99 East Rutherford no. Michael Jordan scored 28 Points including a 15-foot jumper with 20 seconds to play to lift Chicago Over new Jersey for the bulls fourth straight Victory Jordan the Aba s leading scorer with 34.7 Point per game had eight Points in the fourth Quarter. His game winning Basket came on a shot Over neb1 Center Tim Mccormick. The Victory was Chicago sixth in a Row on the Road. The nets have lost 12 in a Row and i of their last 14. New Jersey had a Chance to win but Mccormick who led the nets Wilh 23 Points saw his 20-foot jumper Wilh three seconds to play Bounce off the from rim and Chicago Center Dave Conine grabbed the rebound. Pistons 2, Bucks 91 Pontiac Mich. Reserve Forward Dennis Rodman scored 14 of his 18 Points in the second half to Lead Detroit by Milwaukee for its fifth Victory in Sis Barnes the Buch led by 28 Points by Jack Sikma. Have lost five consecutive Road games and eight  10. Trailing 89-86 with 1 59 left in the fourth Quarter the visions outscored the Bucks my taking a 90-89 Lead on a tip in by Rodman with 1 24 left and a 92-89 Lead on John Salley i rebound Basket. John Lucas scored Milwaukee s final Basket. If Fps 103,16m 101, Oft Philadelphia Scott Hastings Layup off a Dominique Wilkins air Ball with five seconds left in overtime gave Atlanta Iti Victory Over Philadelphia. A 3-Poinl Basket by Philadelphia s a Lyrald Henderson with five seconds left in regulation sent the game into Over time where the Hawks took a 98-92 Lead on five Points by Glenn Rivers and a three Point play by Wilkins. The Hawks increased their Lead o 100-94 on Bas Ket by Wilkins with 1 52 left. But the 76crs, using free throws lied it at 101 with 17 seconds remaining. Hastings then leaped in the air grabbed Wilkins Short Field goal attempt and Laid it in for the game winning Bas Ket Wilkins paced Atlanta Wilh 36 Points and Rivers had 17, while Charles Barkley led the 76crs Wilh 26. Spurt 11�, Kings 111 san Antonio the Jon Sund Vold scored 25 Points and Waller Berry came off inc Bench to add 24 As san Antonio held on to defeat Sacramento handing the Kings their Izeh straight Road loss. Alvin Robertson scored 20 Points and Frank Brickowski finished with 18 for the spun. Harold Pressley led Sacramento with 25, and Reggie Theus added 21. Bullet 104, knocks 97 new York. Jeff Malone scored 10 of his 27 Point in the fourth Quarter and Washington held new York to 11 Points in the first 10 minutes of the final period to beat the Knickl and tighten Hie Eastern conference playoff race. With the Victory Washington pulled into a seventh place tie Wilh new York a half game ahead of Indiana. Eight learns in each conference qualify Worllie playoffs. Devils win combined pleasure pain by Ken Rappoport East Rutherford , a far the new Jersey Denis winning their first Stanley cup playoff Serin was almost As painful Asil was pleasurable i m pretty numb Center Mark Johnson said in the aftermath of inc devils Conquest of the new York islanders in Luicir Patrick division semifinal series. I m sort of disbelieving. J m Happy because we won Bill emotionally i m drained. It s almost like we lost thai s the Way most of the devils fell after their nerve wracking 6-5 Victory in game 6 thursday night. After dominating the firs -6 minutes. Inc Devil almost blew a 6-1 Lead Over the final 14 minutes in what Many considered a frightening scenario. A was very very scary devils Forward pal ver Beck said ii was almost supernatural the Way they were scoring goals. Everything they touched went into the Sci. The clock would not hts fan  As the islander made their charge with four goals in a Span of 5 02 to gel Back into the game Many of the devils could t help thinking about game 4 at the Brendan Byrne Arena when they led 3-0 late in the second period and lost in overtime. You would t be human if you weren t thinking about that game Johnson said. But giving up All those goals was uncharacteristic of this team. I was t satisfied until there were three zeroes on the clock. Even after the game was Over i had a feeling that the islanders were still going to score that sixth  the Victory was t secured until Rookie  Sean Burke whose play led the devils surge into the playoffs blocked Pat Lafontaine s 20-Footcr As Lime expired. Defens Eman Craig Wotan in was also thinking about last sunday night. In was t a Nice thought 10 have in n situation like  he said. Bui naturally we were thinking about last sunday. We were a Little shaken bul we showed our composure and character in s Whai pulled us through the  Wolanin like Many of inc devils was leery of inc slanders playoff Piper once. The devils were rated As underdogs to the regular season division champions bul certainly did t play that Way. Their Only losses to the islanders in the series came in overtime and they generally dominated most of the Sii games. The last game could be a lesson for us Wolanin said. You Don t blow most of a 6-1 Lead Wilhour feel ing bad but we deserved 10 win the series. We out played them for the most  still Wolanin Felt like a Man Given a reprieve we re just Happy to gel away with a win he said. Thank god we Only Lei up four goals and not  Aaron Broten found inc devils clinching Victory nerve wracking right 10 the end. It was real scary the Way the puck just started bouncing into the net for  he was a relieved As any of the new Jersey players but not surprised by the outcome we fell if we got into die playoffs we had a Good Chance of winning the division he said. They la get Hal Chance this week when they p1�y the Winner of the Washington Philadelphia Serin Tot the divisional championship. During the regular season the devils had a 5-0-2 record Over the flyers and were 2-9-0 against the capitals but the devils had no particular preference Aslo their opponent. It does t matter who we play Johnson said. The playoffs create a unique station. In does t mat Ter what happened during the regular Actton. Look it us and the islanders. They won the regular season series 4-3 bul the playoffs were different