European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday Juris 11,198b the stars and stripes Page 25 Sergei Bubka of the soviet Union toes 19 feel 10 it inches to break his world record in the pole vault thursday at an International track and held meet in Sergei surges to a record Bratislava Czechoslovakia. In � lie fur second behind big aka were Zdenek Lubensky of and Dang Wicks of the United states at i7-8w. The melt s Only american winners were Calvin Smith who was timed in 10,07 in the 100 meters and Nat pane who captured the 400-meter hurdles in 49.65. Pistons motor Home to face lakers by the associated press scoreboard tied atom game apiece the Aba championship series Heads for the motor City where games 3,4 and 5 will be played in he Silvi Radomi begin Ning sunday 9 30 . On an radio and to. The pistons 7-2 Al Home during the Post season would Clinch their first title in 31 seasons since moving to Detroit with a sweep. The lakers seeking to be the first team to repeat since la 1968-69 celtics arc 2-5 on he Road during the s stars James worthy and magic Job non of the lakers. Worthy scored a game High 26 Points on Io-for-19 shooting grabbed 10 rebounds handed Oltsik assists and played All but three minutes As los Angeles won 108-96. Johnson playing despite a Case of the flu scored 23 Points on 7-for-l2 shooting handed out 11 assists and grabbed seven rebounds in 42 minutes. Stats in games 1 and 2 at the forum. Detroit s Bench oils cored the lakers 63-12. Magic Johnson 9 for 9 from the free throw line Detroit s Islah Thomas looks to pass amid lakers. Connected on Al least 50 percent of his shots. Five of the nine pistons who have seen action arc Hilling Al least 50 percent Adrian Dantly at 73.1 19 for 26john Salley Al 66.7 4-6dennis Rodman at 64.3 9-14bill Laimbeer at 52.9 9-17 and Joe do Mars at 50.0 8-16. Streaks magic Johnson s 11 assists in game 2 stretched to 10 Bis string of consecutive games with double figure Michael Cooper and Mychal Thompson Aba notes the Only . Reserves to see appreciable action in games i and 2, were a combined 2 for 19 from the Field in those Conn Sis. Cooper i for 12 Overall was i for 6 from 3 Point Range and 0 for 6 from inside the arc. As a team the lakers bit just 42.5 percent of i hair shots with magic Johnson Al 65.2 percent on 15 for 23, the Only player above 50 percent. 60 minutes los Angeles Kareem Abdul Jab bar Holder of Many if not most significant Ida Tegu Lar season and Post season records has struggled. In games i and 2, the 41-year-old Abdul Jabbar made just 10 of 28 shots from the Field 35,7 percent and grabbed three rebounds or one every 20 minutes. Trivia in the seven previous Aba finals thai used the 2-3-2 format two teams swept the Middle three games on their Home court. Name them. Speaking Well have 50.000 screaming Mani acs behind us and that should Detroit Centerhill latin Xceron returning to the Silver Doc. Being a vision fan when i was Young. I d always thought i d play for the pistons. I was a Dave Bing worshipper fantasized that i was Dave using for Man years when 1 was Young. Can you just picture in i m really going Home to play in the championships. Bui 1 guess i la have to gel Back to reality. 1 am the magic Johnson a Michigan native on going Home for three games. Trivia answer the 1953 Minneapolis Lak ers captured All three contests in route to winning the title Over new York it five games. The 1955 fort Wayne pistons swept Syracuse in Indiana but still lost the series four games to three
