European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 6,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports lakers clip mavs to gain finals byjoe Annadel Inglewood Calif. A for the second Lime in the playoffs the los Angela lakers had to win a partic ular game for i hair dream of becoming the finl Aba team in 19 years to repeal As Champion to come True. For the second time they Cam through. James worthy scored 14 of his 28 Points in the third period saturday As the lakers beat the Dallas Maver icks 117-102 in the seventh and deciding game of me Western conference finals. Winning championships does t mean anything to anyone nov Niobe especially if you re the lakers or the Boston  worthy said. You be got to do something extraordinary. And this is an Opportunity for us a a something like Hal the celtic Are the last Aba team to win Back to Back championships accomplishing the feat in 1968 and 1969. The Taki is put the Mavericks away by outscoring them 15-2 to turn a precarious 100-94 Lead Midway Aba playoffs through the fourth Quarter into an insurmountable 115-96 advantage. The lakers earned the right to face the Eastern con Ference Champion Detroit pistons in the Best of seven Aba finals which begin tuesday night at the forum. Dallas became the second straight team to extend the lakers to the limit in the 19bs playoffs. Los Angeles Halo go seven games to eliminate Utah in the Western con Ference semifinals winning the final game 109-98. "1 think we have to be strengthened by having to compete Down to the  lakers coach pal Riley said. We have a legitimate Chance to repeal for the first Lime in he nine years this team has been whole. We have he Opportunity now it s up to us to do it the lakers have on four championships since magic Johnson joined them in 1979. But Riley said something has gone wrong in their first three attempts to repeat. I Jill june Riley guaranteed the lakers would re peat. Now. It s the pistons who stand in their Way. The one thing we have to gear up for is their de sense which is just awesome Riley said. They Are primarily a running Leam which can be As explosive As anyone Johnson had 24 Points 11 assists and nine rebounds saturday. Byron Scott had 21 Points and a Arcco Abdul Jabbar contributed 17 for the  Johnson jus came today focused and wanting to move on Riley said. He s the  basically i was just ready to play Johnson said. "1 knew in was up to me to get us going. I did t want to wait until the second half to gel involved in the  had 16 of his Points in the first half. La was our game All the Way he said. We were playing our game throughout. The key was getting the boards. We were scoring the whole Lime. Whal was keeping them in was the offensive  Aguirre led the Mavericks with 24 Points. Roy Tarpley had is and James Donaldson and Derek Harper added is each for Dallas Donaldson pulled Down a game High 14 rebounds and Harper had 11 assists. The Mavericks in the conference finals for the first time gave the lakers All they could handle most of the Way saturday. But the defending champions had enough to maintain their perfect playoff record at Home against Dallas winning for the 10th Lime in a Many postseason games Between the two at the forum they showed whey they Are the defending Champi  Dallas coach John Macleod said. Their players showed today How you Rise to the occasion. They made the big  gave them a Good run. With about six minutes left we were still in a very decent position. Then they just took  re the Best Leam in the league. In the last four or five years they re the most dominant team i be seen since i be been in basketball. They be been just Awe  prevailed in the lakers seventh game against Dallas As the Home Leam won each game. 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Against mavs James Donaldson reds Down dodgers 5-2 to halt 6-game loss Streak by the associated press los Angeles the Cincinnati reds def Calvd the los Angeles dodgers 5-2 saturday for their first Victory since manager Pelc Rose returned following his 30-Day suspension. I Don l look at Ilas my first Victory in 38 Days said Rose whose team also snapped a six game losing Streak. To me it s the first win in seven Days. I d like to think that the Guys Felt i was still a part of the Leam during the  Barry Larkin opened the ninth inning against starter Orel Hershiser Wilh a single. One out later Kal Dan ids grounded out to dodger first baseman Mike mar aha who stepped on first but threw late to second a Roundup on p. 26 base in an Effort to double up Larkin. After Eric Davis was hit by a Pilch Paul o Neill sent a 3-1 eur Zeball into the right Field bullpen for his third Homer even though he Hershiser had Given up 10 hits at that Point he deserved to be out there o Neill  Don l Sec a Pitcher like that hang a Pilch like that very  said he would have been satisfied to walk o Neill. I was trying to pitch around him Here scr said. I knew that the next Hitler Dave Concepcion was about 1-20 against  Cincinnati starter Ron Robinson allowed seven hits All singles in six innings and retired 13 of 14 hitters during one Strelch. Frank Williams and Jose Rijo 6-1, combined to allow one i in three innings. Cincinnati took a 1-0 Lead in the second inning when o Neill and Nick Esasky opened Pic inning wild singles and advanced on to Diaz s ground Oul. After Jeff Roadway was walked intentionally. Robinson s chopped grounder to Hershiser scored o  dodgers grabbed a 2-1 Lead in the second on Steve no Roundup sax two run single bul Cincinnati tied the game in the seventh. Treadway doubled took third when right fielder Mike Davis bubbled the Ball and scored on Chris Sabo i double. Mets 6, cubs 5 new York Kevin Mcreynolds homered Lead ing off the Bottom of the Lith inning As new York beat Chicago for the acts fifth Victory in five extra inning games this season. Jeff Innis i i pitched two innings for his first major league Victory. Mike Capet la took the toss. Chicago trailed 3-0 bul scored twice each m the eighth and ninth taking the Lead on Manny Trillo s two run single. Bul Gary Carter a cited the game with a run scoring single in the Bottom of the ninth. Each team scored an unearned ran in the i Ullh. Sluts a astros 2 san Francisco Mike Al Drolc s two run Homer in the fourth inning and Matt Williams grand slam in a six run fifth led san Francisco past Houston. Mike Lacoss. 4-4. Left in the Smith after allowing Alan Ashby s two out two run single the astros fifth hit. La Coss walked Elliree and struck out three. Joe Price allowed two hits Over 3 i innings for his third save. Nolan Ryan s-3, struck out id batters for the i77lh time in his career bul also allowed both homers. In was the first homers of the season for Aldrete and Williams. 11 was also the first career grand slam for Williams who was recalled from the minors Friday. Cardinals 8, Bluie Philadelphia Tony pens Ozzie Smith and Curt Ford drove in two runs each for St. Louis and the cardinals scored six runs in the eighth inning to defeat Philadelphia and win their fifth  Carpenter 2-0, allowed seven tuts struck out see no on Page 23