European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. June 18,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports pistons closer to title b Bill Barnard a basketball writer Pontiac. Mich a huge crowd and a huge first half comeback thursday night brought the Detroit pistons to inc verge of bursting the los Angeles lakers Hopes of a repeal championship we be got a Chance because we re up 3-2." pistons coach Chuck Dily said after their 104-94 Victory in front of a Aba finals record playoff crowd in the last Aba Samc at the Pontiac Silver dome. The lakers Are great in their building. We did in once and Well Hac to Sec what Hap pens standing in the Way of the pistons first championship arc two games at the forum inc Home of the lakers who can become the first repeal Winner in 19 years with two victories there. Game 6 will he sunday 9 30 . On an radio and to and game 7. If necessary tues Day night. The lakers who Are in the Aba finals for he seventh time in the last nine years Are trying to become the first team since the i %b-69 Boson celtics to re. Peal As champions. Los Angeles coach i at Kitcy. Who said after winning the tide a year ago i m going to guarantee everyone we re going to repeal did not Back away from thai statement after thursday s defeat. I like our  Riley said. "1 still believe this team is going to win the championship. I m sure our fans will be very vocal. The Buck stops in los an Geles. Well have to be highly motivated to get the Job  Detroit s Adrian Daley scored 19 of his 25 Points in the first half 18 of them during a 52-26 spun that wiped out an Early 1 3-Point deficit. They just came out and jumped on  Dantly said. In looked liked they were going to Bury us. They had fire in i hair eyes bul we Goi Hack into it and did what we had to do. At the end they looked a Little  defensive specialist Joe Durnas added 19 Points making nine of his first 12 shots Reserve Uard Vinnie Johnson added 16 and Isiah Thomas had 15 Points and eight assists for the pistons who won the opening game of the series at the forum 105-93. Forty one year old Kareem Abdul Jabbar was Brilliant in defeat scoring 26 Points one Short of his High for the sea la s Michael Cooper left and my Hal Thompson rigb.1 make Detroit s Adrian Dontley the Center of attention thursday night. Son magic Johnson added 15 Points and 17 assists for the lakers. The game set an Aba playoff Atten dance record with a crowd of 41,732. Los Angeles trailed 59-50 at halftime after being outscored 52-26 in a Span of 16 38 in the tint and second quarters. The lakers opened a 15-2 Lead but 18 Points by Dante by fuelled Detroit s big rally which turned the i3-Point deficit into a 54-41 Lead. James worthy who played Only eight minutes because of foul trouble and scored just two Points in the first half had eight Points As the lakers outscored Detroit 17-10 to Start the third Quarter cutting the deficit to 69-67. The pistons led 81-75 after three quarters. A jumper by Vinnie Johnson gave the pistons a 90-79 Lead with 7 44 left in the game bul a Basket by worthy and a 3 to incr by Byron soil got the lakers within six. Detroit came Back with six straight Points including two baskets by Thom As for a 96-84 advantage with 4 21 to go and the Lake got no closer than seven inc rest of the Way. The lakers who scored Only 35 Points in the second half of tuesday s 25-Point defeat look their 15-2 Lead j ust 4 19 into the game giving it the look of a Blowout As Detroit turned the Ball Over on Fin of its first eight possessions. One of the things we wanted to do was reduce our turnovers in the set of sense and we did just the opposite Daly said. But we fought Back and got Back in it before inc end of the  after two timeouts the pistons responded with a 23-10 run lying the score ill 25 with 1 40 Iofi. Oam Lcy scored nine in a five minute Span during the spurt and forced worthy to the Bench with his third foul less than five minutes into the game. Los Angeles led 30-27 going into the second Quarter but Vinnie Johnson scored eight Points in the first 4 09 of the period giving the pistons a 37-3 6 Edge. A free throw by Abdul Jabbar lied in before Dantly started a 17-4 run with a three Point play the spurt gave the pit tons a 54-41 Lead with 3 03 left in the half. The lakers have won four titles in this decade and 10 Overall the first five when the franchise was located in Minneapolis. Detroit is making its first appearance in the finals since moving la Michigan in 1957. The pistons won their first Divi Sion title this season and they arc playing in june for the first time in franchise history. Thursday s ame was inc last for la pistons at the Bil verdome where they set an Aba attendance record with 1,066,505 this season. They will move into a new Arena at Auburn Hills mich., next fall. Lyle Gilder a co Effe tied for . Open Lead h John Nelson Brookline muss. Api Sandy Lyle pursues the impossible dream this week at the . Open where Par is be coming a fond bul Distant memory. I Don t fancy the Odds the scram bling scotsman said. Bul the grand slam is  Lyle who won the masters Al Augusta ga., Lasi april birdied the 16ih and 8ih holes thursday to forge a three Way lie for the Lead at 3-Imdcr-Par 68 Afler the first round of the open. He was tied with Bob Gilder wingless sin ire 1983, and Mike Nicolene a Winner Jusi once in 10 years on the pea tour. They were one shot ahead of defending Champion Scott Simpson sevc Ballesttros of Spain Paul Azinger Larry Misc and Dick Mast. Mated Story an Page 23. Just 11 golfers were under Par Over the 7,010-Yard, Par-71 course Al the coun try club which yielded Only seven sub Par scores during four rounds of play in the 1963 open. That tournament was won in a playoff by Julius Soros who shot 9-Over 293. The first Day of an open you almost always see somebody come out and shoot a Good score Lyle said. Bul i m very surprised to see three Fellows Al 68." most of the Low scores came from the golfers who teed off in the morning on this hot muggy Day. In the afternoon inc wind blew As inc National weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning. Shots were blown into the Trees and greens became too firm and dry to hold approach shots. Lyle said he had trouble with the wind but his was nol a regulation round. He missed the fair ii at least 10 limes and also missed a few greens. The 1 in Hole a 453-Yard Par 4 was probably typical of his Day. He was at even Par coming into the 1 Ith. His Tec she a a Iron went Inlo inc right rough and under a huge Oak tree overhanging branches made a direct shot Al the Green impossible. He selected a 5-Iron, aimed toward inc left Side of he Green and tried to slice the Ball Home. Instead in stayed left and went Over the Green finding More rough. From about 25-30 Yards he chipped up. The Ball rolled Down the sloping Green and Inlo inc Hole for a Birdie and he was one under. The gallery cheered and Lyle responded you Don t gel too Many of those