European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 16,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 kicks win 13th straight at Home by the associated press new York when Streak shooter Trent Tucker starts hitting his 3-Point shots his teammates Star hitting him with passes every time Down the floor. He gets so hot from out there sometimes i d Actu ally rather him shoot 3-pointers than 2-pointers," Newyork kicks coach Rick Pitino said. Tucker was 4-for-4 from 3-Point Range and scored 16 of his 21 Points in a pull away second Quarter sat urday night As the kicks won their 13th straight Home game by defeating the Atlanta Hawks 132-122. The kicks before a sellout crowd of 19,591, raised their Home record to 16-1 this season while the Hawks lost their third straight and the fifth of their last six games. Johnny Newman had 18 Points for the kicks and Mark Jackson and Charles Oakley each had 17. Tucker s 18 first half Points in Only 11 minutes helped the kicks to a 66-48 halftime Lead. New York opened up a 22-Point Lead Early in the fourth Quarter but a late run by the Hawks Drew them within six with 30 seconds remaining. I knew when we got that big Lead that they would come Back Jackson said. They re one of the Best teams in the league and we had to prove to them Down the stretch that we could maintain our  the kicks were 8-for-ll from 3-Point Range and according to Pitino that was the difference in the game without  Reggie Theus led the Hawks with 22 Points and Dominique Wilkins who did not play the fourth Quarter had 21. Hawks coach Mike Fratello benched his starters for most of the fourth Quarter saying i m disappointed with the Way my starters have been playing lately. We re not getting the Effort and concentration that we need from them. You Don t know How they re going to come out on the floor from one Day to the next. I was looking to shake things  the Hawks have lost four straight on the Road and their record this season has fallen to 21-14. They had 17 turnovers in the first half and those led to 17 Points for the kicks. Tucker hit 7-for-12 from the Field and finished four Points shy of his season High. In other games saturday nets 106, pacers 97 Indianapolis Roy Hinson scored 10 of his no Roundup 23 Points in the fourth Quarter including four free throws in the final two minutes to Lead new Jersey Over Indiana. Chuck person tied the game at 97 on a 3-Pointer with 2 00 left in the game but the nets scored the final nine Points including seven at the free throw line. Rockets 110, Mavericks 98 Houston Akeem Olajuwon scored 10 of his 29 Points during a 17-6 fourth Quarter run As Houston handed Dallas its seventh straight loss. Olajuwon re entered the game with the scored tied at 81 and 8 51 left to play and Houston then went on a 17-6 run including 10 straight Points by Olajuwon to take a 98-87 Lead. The Mavericks were never closer than six Points As Mike Woodson scored eight of his 11 fourth Quarter Points in the final two minutes to secure the Victory. Mark Aguirre led the Mavericks with 23 Points. Trail blazers 103, spurs 99 san Antonio Terry Porter scored a season High 28 Points including two crucial free throws in the final minute As Portland Defeated san Antonio. Porter broke a 99-99 tie with two foul shots with 23 seconds left and Caldwell Jones added two free throw for the final margin. Cavaliers 116, nuggets 104 Denver Ron Harper scored 30 Points and Craig Ehlo tallied All three of his baskets in the final five minutes As Cleveland handed Denver its fourth straight loss. The Victory was Cleveland s second in its last 15 games in Denver and gave the cars the Best record in the Aba at 26-7. Denver lost for the eighth time in its last 12 games. Warriors 131, jazz 105 Oakland using their outside shooting and led by Rod Higgins season High 30 Points Golden state romped Over taller slower Utah. Chris Mullin scored 27 Points and Mitch Richmond had 21 As the warriors won their fourth straight game. Sonics 102, Kings 93 Sacramento Dale Ellis scored 11 of his 31 Points in the final Quarter As Seattle Defeated Sacra mento. The loss snapped the Kings five game Hawks Moses Malone loses Ball under pressure from kicks Mark Jackson Home winning Streak. Xavier Mcdaniel tallied 10 of his 20 Points in the fourth period when Seattle which never trailed de fused a Sacramento rally. Brazil takes indoor soccer title . 3rd Rotterdam Netherlands a Brazil beat the Netherlands 2-1 sunday to win the inaugural in door soccer world championship. The United states finished third after defeating Belgium 3-2 in extra time. The . Had lost its semifinal match to the dutch 2-1 saturday. Brazil s Captain Raul scored the deciding goal four minutes from the end in a tense tactical final. Brazil had taken a 1-0 Lead on a goal by Benatti but the Netherlands tied it 1-1 when Marcel Loosvelt connected. With the teams still tied four min utes from the end of regulation time Raul plucked a Loose Ball from the air controlled it with his Chest and scored with a left foot Volley. The Netherlands which had drawn even Only three minutes earlier could not reply a second time although it came close when Mario Faber hit the Post. In the playoff for third place top  striker Peter Vermes scored two goals the last a drive from a narrow Angle with less than one minute to play in extra time. Vermes 22, gave the americans an Early Lead but Belgium struck Back with two goals by Eric Maes. Mike Windischmann produced the equalizer for the . With seven minutes to play to Force extra time. Sixteen teams took part in the 11-Day invitational which was organized by fifa the governing body of world soccer. Schneider triumphs Mckinney 2nd Grin Elwald Switzerland a world cup Leader Vreni Schneider of Switzerland posted her 10th Triumph of the season by winning a women s slalom sunday extending her winning Streak in the specially to five races. Schneider eighth after the 47-Gate first heat roared through the Windup in the fastest heat time. She gained More than a second to finish in a total of 1 minute 22.87 seconds. . Team Veteran Tamara Mckinney in her Best showing of the season gained two places in the second heat and finished runner up 0.88 seconds behind  maierhofer of Austria Schneider s chief rival in the slalom this Winter finished third in 1 23.98. Schneider had a 0.36-second deficit after the close first heat where Patricia Chauvet was fastest in 41.97. But the frenchwoman finished Only seventh Overall after a nervous second run. Schneider s 23rd career Victory was All the More impressive because she sprained her shoulder in a spill during Early morning Warmup on the hard packed icy course. In saturday s super g Here she failed to finish for the first world cup skin time this season. She now is Only one win shy of the record 11 victories in a single season by a woman racer set in 1973 by Austria s Annemarie Moser Proell. Schneider could easily tie the Mark in a giant Sla Lom next saturday. Switzerland s Brigitte Oertli won Sun Day s combination a paper race add ing the slalom results to those of a Grin Elwald downhill last thursday. Karen Percy of Canada placed second. I made a fairly big mistake in the first run but i recovered quite Well said Schneider the 1988 olympic slalom and giant slalom Champion. When i saw How close the times were i did Start to speculate on a  ignoring her injured shoulder Schnei Der 24, Cut through the 49-Gate second run so aggressively that Many rivals just Shook their Heads. Of the injury she said i Hurt a Little. But during the race you never feel  that is simply the Best women s ski ing i be Ever seen said Swiss women s coach Jan Tischhauser a Veteran on the circuit. Mckinney who fell in her last slalom said i m just Happy i finished and came in second  Schneider this Winter has won All five slalom All four giant slalom and a combination. Swiss women triumphed in All 17 events so far except for two super graces won by frenchwoman Carole Merle. Schneider widened her crushing Lead in the Overall world cup rankings where she has 257 Points. Ulrike Maier finished 13th sunday to regain second place with 144 Points. Merle Winner of saturday s super a follows with 141. In the slalom table Schneider has a perfect 125 Points. Maierhofer is next with 58, followed by Mckinney 50. The women s circuit moves to tines thursday for a downhill super a and giant slalom. Meanwhile world cup organizers sunday postponed a women s giant Sla Lom planned for Jan. 22 at Ober Taufen West Germany for Lack of Snow. The race is to be run in Japan after the Jan. 29-feb. 12 Alpine world championships in Vail Colo. Bittner upsets Tomba to win men s slalom kit Buhel Austria a West Germany s Armin Bittner captured a men s world cup slalom race Here Sun Day upsetting Italy s Alberto Tomba the double olympic Gold medallist. Luxembourg s Marc Girardelli moved past Switzerland s Pirmin Zurbriggen in the Overall season standings with two firsts a second and a fourth in four events Over the weekend. In sunday s slalom Bittner was timed in 1 minute 45.09 seconds for the two runs. Tomba who led after the first heat came in second in 1 45.31 with Austria s Rudi Nierlich third in 1 46.19. It was Bittner s third world cup Vic tory in his career and second this season. The West German has been consistent this year by placing no worse than fourth in All five of the slalom this season. Girardelli was fourth sunday in 1 46.31 and moved into the season s world cup Lead after winning the combined event. The Competition is a paper race based on saturday s downhill where Girardelli was second and sunday s slalom. Girardell also won Friday s downhill. Girardelli who won the Overall title in 1985 and 1986, now has 194 Points for the season. Zurbriggen stayed at 172 after he failed to gain a Point sunday. He made a bad mistake in the first heat. Then in the second heat trying for combined Points he failed to finish. Tiger Shaw was the top american Fin Isher placing 10th in 1 48.76