European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. May 19,1988 the e stars an d stripes paga17 sports Mavericks lakers Triumph 11 the associated press Denver benched in the Downs seconds of game 3 of inc Pla Jaffs. Mart Aguirre sulked and later demanded a meeting Wilh inc coaching staf to clarify his playing slants. Inserted Inlo inc lineup with 3k seconds left tuesday night Aguirre responded with a clinching 3-Pmni Basket lifting the Dallas Mavericks pint the shorthanded Denver no Guch 110-106. The Victor gave Damas a 3-2 lend in the Besl of seven Western conference semifinals. Dallas cart wrap up the Serin in game 6 thursday night at Home Ai Inglewood Calif the los Angeles lakers look a 3-2 Lead in their series with Utah by Healing Ilic jazz 11i-Io tues Day night. Al dry Var Aguirre finished Wilh 25 Points and teammate Rolando Black Man scored in of his 24 Points in the Aba playoffs second half. I was t conscious of where was when 1 shot the 3," Saguine said. I did t even loot Down at the floor. Brad Davis dished in off and i fell a Good rhythm. It was inc kind of shot you re obligated to Mavericks coach John Macleod said Aguirre s Clinch Basket from the right Side with 19 seconds remaining tickled me. I was a shot in the Arm for him. I put him in and fortunately he stroked it. I m Happy for him Denver coach Doug woe said seven missed free throws in the final seven mules ended up killing us were a Bond free throw shooting learn. It was a Fluke. Dallas Hil some difficult shots when they had to. Our Guys gave in their Best shot Ihal s All you can Asl. Now we have 10 go Back Down there and win which Willic n tremendous hurdle fur blackmail s 18-foot jumper gave dal Las a 106-102 Lead with 40 seconds left. Afler a pair of free throws by Denver s Danny Schayes Aguirre s Long Range Basket made in 109-104. Roy Tarpley added 21 Points and 16 rebounds for the Mavericks and Sam Perkins had 17 Points. Schayes had a career High 33 Points and Alex English Gol 30 Tor Denver which was Wilhour two key players. Faye tie in Ever and Jay Vincent the team s second and third leading scorers in inc playoffs missed their second straight games with injuries. Liver was ruled out of thursday night s game As Well but Vincent s status was undetermined. Dallas Bench oils cored Denver s 40 14. Despite falling behind my in the first to minutes the Matt Rieks. Elf line in Points each Anim Tarpley and i Elmi fed 5-23 at the end of inc Fibril Quarter. Dallas on poor shunting by the nuggets in ilk second Quarter to open up 3 nine Point Lead Hul Denver tuned in 5s-si at outscore d Denver 16-4 Over a Span of four minutes taking a 45-5ft cad Wilh 5 07 left in the half on Back to hat lip ins by Tarpley. To Point. Denver had hit Only us of is Field goals in inc s fail break Basket made it 53 43 with 1 44 logo Hul a pair of jumpers by Bill Han Lik helped Cut the had 14 Points in inc Quarter mostly on drives and fast break layups. English and Blackman matched id Point outputs in the third Quarter Winch saw Denver Hil 52 Pyrc Cal my Lite floor see Aba on Pago 22 Mcgwire belts no. 11 As a s defeat Boston by inc Assoc fold i Ress Boston Oakland slugger Mark Mcgwire wears at shirt Wilh the words no mercy across in front. And Mcgwire and the red hoi athletics showed none tuesday night in decal inc. The Boston red sox 12-7 for their fourth Victory in a Row. Mcgwire. Inc 1987 american league Rookie of inc year Wilh 4u Home runs Hil a two run shot his 1 he and Veteran Carney Lansford and Rookie Walt Weiss had Tiree Hils apiece in lending Oakland s 16-Hil at just pounded us Boson manager John Mcnamara said. Mcgwire said inc to shirt was from my wires brother s Bowling team. He gave it to me when i was in Al Roundup Spring training and i be worn it Ever since. When you re As superstitious As i am you re afraid to change something like in winning for the 22nd Lime in Tanir last 26 games the a s pounded rookies Steve Ellsworth 1-5, and John Trautwein for 11 runs in the first four innings and raised their Road record to 18-4. Every Oakland starter had at least one hit As the a s won their fourth game in a Row and improved i hair Overall record to 28 10, Best in inc majors. Winner Sieve Ontiveros. 2-1. Allowed 12 hits and five runs in sin innings. Riek honeyed to pitched the Las three innings for his fourth save allowing a two run single lot Odd bin Zinger in the ninth. Hon Hascy singled Home two runs in the Oakland first inning after Lansford s Mcadoff double Jose can Seco s single and a walk to Mcgwire loaded the bases. The a s made it 6-0 in the second on Dave Parker s two run double and Dave Henderson s two run single. Dunsford who singled in the second inning drove in a run Wilh a grounder in the third after the red sox scored tvs inc in their half of inc third on rib singles by Dwight Evans and Mike Greenwell Mcgwire homered in the fourth following a Mcadoff walk to Canseco. The a s added two More runs in the inning for in 11-2 Lead on a double by Hassey Stan Javier s triple Anil Tony Phillips sacrifice Fly Ulland stored its 12th run against Hob Stanley in the fifth when Lansford singled and came around on a single by Parker and Canseco s ground Oul. Brady Anderson drove in three Boson runs with a triple and a grounder. To other Al games tigers 8, brcnm4 Milwaukee Rookie Paul Gibson scattered seven hits in seven innings in his first major league see Al on Page 22 cubs Mark Grace is out at second base in Chicago As cardinals of a Smith if Mlo first fur u Ilo Uhle play. Astros Scott Stop pirates by inc associated 1 i is Houston Mike Scoll is feeling pressure. Noi from inc opposition bul from the other Houston astros pitchers. When everybody throwing Good like we Are you want to keep up and it s Tough to Scoll said after pitching three hit Ball for seven innings tuesday night in a 3-2 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates. You Don l want to be the. Low Man on inc totem pole. You want logo out i Here and do As Well As the Guy before you he said. Scon 5-0, did not allow a hit until Rafael a collard singled to Lead off the sixth. Besides giving up the three hits he struck out 10 in the seven inning Slot raising his National league leading total to 73. "1 Don l think i be Ever been 5-0 before but you no Roundup can t worry about whether you re 5-0 or 0-5. All you worry Aboul is your nem Scoll said. Juan Agosto pitched 1 i innings and Dave Sis Iii got the final out for his seventh save. Neither allowed a hit. Houston starters have Given up three or less runs in six innings during 30 of the astros 3 game. Loser John Smiley 3-3. Gave up Ihrck runs in seven Hils in six innings. Houston took a 1-0 Lead in the first when Billy Hatcher singled stole second and scored on a double by Kevin Bass. Then Bass singled with two oils in the third stole second and scored on a single by Rafael Ramirez. The astros made it 3-0 in the sixth when Ramirez see no on Page 22
