European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. May 5,1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports lakers eff Minafe san Antonio by the Assoc Pleil press san Antonio magic Johnson had 25 Point and 11 assists and Mychal Thompson scored 23 Points As the los Angeles lakers beat he Sun Antonio spurs i09-l07 tuesday Nihl and advanced to the second round of the Aba playoffs. The spurs could have sent inc game Imo overtime bul Johnny Dawkins missed a Layup Wilh tour seconds remaining and the lakers ran out the clock. "1 fully is coed this kind Ofa game lakers coach Pat Riley said. The defense was aggressive. We found Way to win. 1 want to take my hat off to san Antonio. 1 am very glad we Don l have to play them in a game 4." they make you work for even thing and that makes you play that much better Johnson said. When it s Only a couple of Points you always feel you re in it. I give Ihm credit for battling. The lakers who have won 15 consecutive first Aba playoffs round tames and swept their lost five first round or pics. I face inc Winner of the Portland Utah series in the next round. Waller Berry tame off the spurs Bench to Lead All scorers with 27 Points. Frank Brickowski added 22. The spurs had a 91-89 Lead at the beginning of the final period bul Thompson s Basket Wilh 8 16 left lied inc score at 97. James worthy Lair gave the lakers the Lead for Good at 104-102. A Basket by Johnson was offset by 1 Field goal by Greg Anderson making the score 106-104 with 2 50 left before Johnson scored three straight Points to increase the margin to 109-104. Brickowski hit a 3-Pointer with 34 seconds left to make it 109-107, and the spurs regained Possession with 10 seconds left after n three second violation. Mureks93,rockeu9z " Houston Roy Tarpley scored Sii of his 17 paints in the final minutes including the go ahead Basket with 3 45 to play leading Dallas Over Houston and giving inc Mavericks a 2-1 series Lead. A Tutti Story on pane 21. The Mavericks who ended a rive game play on los ing Slcak on the Road had to overcome .15 Points and 12 rebounds by Akirem Olajuwon and some Lail Milf Ute heroics by the rockets. Trailing 93-92, Rodney Mccray grabbed inc Hall from Rolando Blackman and the rockets called timeout with 12 seconds to play to set up their Tina play. Olajuwon missed the Basket and a cow Schrumpf slapped the Ball Back toward Milcoun As the game ended. The Mavericks trailing 77-73 to Start the fourth Quarter lied inc score four times in the period and took the Lead 86-sj. With 3 45 logo on a lip in by see Aba on Pago 22 Jones to retire As celtics coach . Janes pulp Tow shown at Boston workout will be re pud by Jimmy Rodgers Ntxo soon. Wellesley. Mass. Aim Boston celtics coach . Jones said tuesday he will retire after the current Aba sea son and will be succeeded by assistant coach Jimmy Rodgers. Ifs something i wanted to do. 1 d been giving it consideration since last summer Jones said at his Home. His Surprise announcement came the Day before the celtics were to a acct the new York kicks in the third game of their bust of five first round playoff series which Bomon leads2-0. Jones who led the celtics to the Nha finals in each of nil previous four years As coach and won the title twice said his decision had Lodo with nol being ambitious and wanting 1o win another nine  he said he Wulls id spend More time Wotli his family and play a Lille More Golf and  s Good for me it s Good for the family in s Good for Jimmy said Jones who will become a celtics vice president and Dirac for of player personnel. I m still with inc celtics. H s a love affair Wilh the celtics he said. Jones. 56, had been a celtics Assisi and coach since 1978 until he succeeded Bill Fitch As Boston s head coach for the 1983-84 season. Boston won the Aba title that  said he spoke last thursday with celtics president red Auerbach who an Lici paled the decision. Ii seemed like red was Way ahead of Nie it says. You done it All. Hull Case you feel like gelling out. 1 wid yeah Jones said. It was just a Muiir of fact thing. I said i want to do  Jones said he talked with i Edgers monday and the players tuesday. Boston guard Danny Ainge said. It s been great playing for . He s just made the game so much fun and i know thai ii his announcement will Jive All the players just that much in Are incentive to try to win this third championship for " Hul Jones denied Ilia motivating the players had anything to do with the Lim ing of his announcement. Thai would have been very selfish. These Guys Dun i need that kind of motivation he said. Rotl Gers in his eighth season As a bos ton assistant was interested in the kicks coaching Job in the past off a son. But the celtics refused to release him from his contract and the position went to kick i Vitino "1 think Jimmy will make a great coach Ainge said. Every team s wanted him to he the Couch and i guess. This situation is the reason Why icy did t let him go to new York because they wanted Hini to Lake Over when . Decided to give it  Jones said the ascension of Rodgers was a major consideration in his Deci Sion to ret ire now. Jones was Boston s Smith head coach since Auerbach stepped Down in 1966. Henderson leads Yankees into first place by the associated press Chicago Rickey Henderson provided inc Speed Anil Power tuesday night leading Charlie Hud son and the new York Yankees Over the Chicago White so 4-1 and into first place in the american league Easl. It s always Nice to be in first place said Hender son who homered Szolc two bases and scored three runs because thai Means the other cams have to Chase  the Victory gave inc Yankees a sweep of inc two game series couple Wilh Cleveland s 8-4 loss to California it vaulted the Yankees half game ahead of the indians. First place does t mean a. Thing this Lime of the  said Yankees manager Billy Martin. I like to be there the last Day Martin conceding Henderson has played Well this year he s an Csc Iling player was especially pleased Al Roundup Wilh the Effort of his pitchers. Hudson 3-1, made his first Start of inc season in place of Rick Rhoden who is on the disabled list be cause Ofa strained Back muscle. Hudson allowed Only four hits bul needed held from Steve Shields in the seventh. Shields needed ninth in Ning help from Cicilio Granle who earned his second  did a Good Job said Martin bul so did Shields and Guanla has been Good All  the White son managed Only five Nils. It s a Lack of Hilling period said manager Jim Fregosi. But give inc Yankees credit. They re a hot club we got a Lead off triple and he Only Way we scored was on a wild pitch. We Haven t swung the Bat Well in this  As for loser Dave Lal him 3-2, Fregosi said he gave up three earned runs and look us into the Xiv Nih inning you can l ask for  Henderson singled in the third went to second on a single by Willie Randolph sole third and scored on Don Mattingly s fielder s Choice whets his Al dropped in Only to have Randolph forced at second. Henderson reached second in the fifth on third base Man Kenny Williams two base throwing error sole third and scored on a single by Randolph. Henderson who leads the major leagues with 23 stolen bases led off the seventh with his found Homer into the left Field seats la came off Star tar and loser Dave Lapart j-2. Who entered Wilh a league leading 0.94 Eam cd run average. The Yankees picked up a run in the fourth when sea Al on Page 22