European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 14,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports lakers win go up 2-1 by Biak re Atkins Pontiac Mich. A Don t Tell magic Johnson you can t go Home again. Johnson playing in front of his parents and what seemed like half the population of Lansing. Mich., scored 18 Points and led a scorching los Angeles fast break sunday As the lakers beat the Detroit Piston 99-86 10 take a 2-1 Lead in the Aba championship series. Johnson is still considered a hero in Michigan where he was a High school ail american at Lansing Everett before leading Michigan slate to he 1978ncaa championship As a Sophomore. Despite playing for the opposition sunday Johnson received a rousing Wel come from the 39,188 partisan vision fans in the Silva Rome. It was  Johnson said. But if i d been booed thai would have been Cool  indeed everything the Laker did was Cool As they outplayed Detroit in almost every phase of the game. But Johnson who also had 14 assists was the coolest. He s a Money payer teammate my Chal Thompson said he s the greatest player in the  Johnson scored 28 Points in game i of the Bcst-of-7 series then Shook off the effects of the flu to score 22 Points in the second game which the lakers won 108-96. I think the flu was a Blessing in Dis Guise because he Tost seven pounds lakers coach 1 Al Riley said. I think that made him a Little quicker. You know he played live Guys. He took Ihm All  Johnson standing nearby overhear the coach s re Marks. "1 know. 1 should just run out and sleep outside get sick again Johnson Aba playoffs More on p. 25 rond warriors dominate series first three Gami s. Pistons duly might Hau a Point about he official Iny. Said As that familiar Grin spread Over his face. Maybe i la play better. I la remember that Neil  the lakers led just 47-46 at half inc. Then James worthy scored All cig Points As los Angeles opened the third Quarter with an 8-0 run and the pistons never recovered. Worthy finished with 24 Points. Detroit had been coming out Strung in the second  Johnson said. Weddin t want that to happen Here. We did t want the crowd to get into  magic probably had his Best game today Detroit coach Chuck Daly said."1 Lis passes were  we just did t get the Ball under control. They got so Many easy shots today they wanted the game very badly. I Lold the club i thought this might be their Best Effort today and it was. Daly was ejected by referee Earl Stro with 5 05 remaining. Daly said lie de served it and said the situation had been brewing for several minutes. I was upset really a Little earlier Daly said. "1 though Adrian Dante Aywas fouled on several plays going to the Basket and did t get a Call. We did t seem to be Able to get a Call that maybe could Sway it a Little bit our Way. 1 argued profusely and he ejected me and that is his  lakers Kareem Abdul Jabbar gets off his sky Hook Over he pistons Bill Palm Beer Brown hands in his spurs at Kansas accepts Aba offer from san Antonio up flow Lurry Brown could t turn Down offer Lawrence Kan. A Larr Brown less than three months after coaching Kansas to the Mcaa basketball championship said monday he is Leav ing for a once in a Lif clime Opportunity to coach the Aba s san Antoni spurs Kansas fans already put through an emotional ringer by Crown s accepting and then declining an offer to coach Urcla enjoyed five 20-Victory seasons under Brown two appearances in the final four and i hair first National title since the Early 1950s, san Antonio Media reports have said Brown s offer by the spurs included a salary of j3.5 million Over five years. His total package at Kansas including radio and television shows summer Camp and shoe contract was thought to total about 5500,000 a year. Kansas has been a very special place to me Brown 47, said in a brie statement released through the school s sports information office. And it was a very difficult decision to leave. I can t believe that any College coach in the country has a better situation than i did at Kun. And i m grateful too to athletic director Bob a Rederick and the Chan cellar for  the offer at san Antonio was simply n once in a lifetime Opportunity which i could t turn  Brown said in the statement in april the week after beating okla homa in the Mcaa title game. Brown accepted the head coaching Job at a Labut changed his mind that same Day in a bizarre succession of events. After i made the decision not to go to Urcla and stay at Kansas. I had no in Tention to consider any other Job Brown said in his statement. But Thesan Antonio situation presented itself and 1 did t think it would be fair to my family not to consider it. I love this place. Kansas the people and everything they did for me. It will always be Spe  known As a coaching Gypsy because of his reputation for changing jobs Brown was at Kansas for five seasons. His Sec Ond season saw the recruitment of 6 foot-10 Danny Manning whose fathered was hired As a Jayhawk assistant coach and who was named a consensus All american his last two seasons. Brown s Jayhawk teams made two appearances in the final four this season and Manning s Sophomore year. They won one big eight championship and never had a losing year. Brown compiled a 135-44 record a Kansas including five straight trips to the Mcaa tournament and a 177-61 collegiate record Overall including two seasons at Urcla in seven seasons As a College coach. Brown has made three appearances in the Mcaa final four and twice take teams to the championship game with his Urcla squad in 1980 losing to Louis Ville Brown has never coached a losing season in the colleges or pros. Brown was 446-265 in nine pro sea sons with Carolina Denver and new Jer sey