European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday january 17, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Miami tops pacers in 2 ots by the associated press Miami Rory Sparrow scored 20 Points including four free throws in the final 19 seconds of double overtime and Miami rallied from a 29-Point deficit to beat the Indiana pacers 118-117 sunday night ending the heat s 10-game losing Streak. The expansion heat whose 4-31 record is the worst in the Aba led 116-111 after Sparrow made two free throws with 19 seconds left. Vern Fleming made a 3-Pointer for Indiana and Sparrow Sank two More free throws before Reggie Miller s 3-Pointer with one Sec Ond remaining got the pacers within 118-117. Miami s Todd Mitchell then threw away the in Bounds pass giving Indiana one More Chance. But Wayman Tisdale was unable to tip in Chuck person s inbound pass. Jon Sundvold scored 25 Points for Miami including a 3-Point shot with four seconds left in regulation that tied the score at 96. It was Sundvold s second 3-Point Basket in the final 24 seconds and the third in the final Quarter. He had 15 Points in the period. The pacers outscored the heat 8-4 Over the first four minutes of the first overtime and led 104-100 when Miller stuffed the Ball after a steal with 1 03 left. Two baskets by Pat Cummings one at the 50-second Mark and one with six seconds left forced the second overtime. Person led Indiana with 29 Points and Fleming had 20. N.j., Burke shut Down oilers 1 -0 by the associated press East Rutherford . Pat Rik Sundstrom scored a first period Power play goal and Sean Burke recorded his second career shutout sunday As the new Jersey devils beat the Edmon ton oilers 1-0. The win snapped a two game losing Streak for the devils while the oilers lost Aba Roundup the pacers led 54-25 with 4 46 left in the first half and were ahead 57-37 at halftime. In other games sunday Bucks 120, pistons 112 Milwaukee Terry Cummings scored 26 Points and Milwaukee rallied with a 13-2 fourth Quarter run to beat Detroit for the Bucks sixth straight Victory. The Bucks Down by eight after three quarters out scored the pistons 11-2 in the first four minutes of the final Quarter to take an 89-88 Lead with 8 25 to go. Isiah Thomas 3-Pointer gave the pistons their Las Lead at 95-93 with 6 59 to go before the Bucks began their decisive spurt. Cummings scored five Points Jay Humphries hit a3-Pointer and Ricky Pierce and Jack Sikma made baskets to give the Bucks a 106-97 Lead with 2 36 to go. The Victory was Milwaukee s third in As Man games against the pistons this season and allowed the Bucks to move within half a game of second place Detroit in the Central division standings. Mavericks 111, Trail blazers 108 Dallas Derek Harper s steal and Layup with 17seconds remaining helped Dallas hold off Portland ending the Mavericks seven game losing Streak. The Mavericks got a free throw from Dutle Schrempf with 11 seconds left for a three Point Lead. Portland then missed on 3-Point attempts by Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter before time expired. Lakers 116, clippers 95 los Angeles Byron Scott scored 28 Point Sand magic Johnson had 22 As the los Angeles lakers continued their domination of the los Angeles clip pers with a Victory that extended the clippers losing Streak to nine games. Bulls 110, celtics 104 Chicago Michael Jordan scored 42 Points and Bill Cartwright had 23, including go ahead foul shot with 52 seconds remaining As Chicago beat Boston. Chicago won its season High fourth straight game. Boston fell to 4-11 on the Road. Jordan scored 17 of his Points in the fourth Quarter. 76ers 116, hornets 109 Charlotte . Charles Barkley scored 24points and Mike Gminski had 22, leading Philadelphia Over , trailing by 15 Points in the first Quarter took an 85-84 Lead with 11 13 left in the game on Kur Rambis Layup. But the 76ers then outscored the Hor nets 17-10, with Gminski s two free throws making it 101-95 with 4 20 remaining. Nil Roundup for the third straight time. Both Tea shave won one game in their season series. Edmonton last was shut out on Jan. 2,1988, by Washington 2-0. The devils goal came As Mark Mes sier was assessed a 2 minute penalty for hooking at 3 37 of the first period. Sundstrom banged a John Maclean rebound off the backboards into the net behind oilers goaltender Grant Fuhr who made 38 saves. Burke a Rookie made 26 saves in re cording the shutout. The oilers played without Esa Tikka Nen who has a broken wrist and de Senseman Steve Smith who has bruised shoulder. They also rested Craig Simpson who returned on Friday against Washington after missing 11 games with a hairline fracture of his ankle. The devils played without cent Ermark Johnson with a pulled hamstring and Jim Korn serving the last game of Athree game suspension. The devils also lost defens Eman Tom Kurvers on a hip Pointer during the Middle of the second period. In other games sunday red wings 8, flyers 4 Philadelphia Paul Maclean scored two goals and Steve Yzerman had one goal and three assists As Detroit snapped Philadelphia s eight game Home winning Streak with their first Victory in nine Road games. Maclean gave Detroit an Early 1-0 Lead when he tipped Yzerman s pass past flyers goalie Mark Laforest at 1 06 of the first period. The assist was Yzer Man s 500th Point in his six year nil career. Maclean lifted a Loose puck in the new Jersey goalie Sean Burke eyes the puck right above crossbar As Edmonton s Jimmy Carson tries to get his stick on it. Crease Over Laforest s left shoulder at10 05 of the first period for a 2-0 Lead and his 28th goal of the season. After Adam Graves gave the redwings a 3-0 Lead at 11 05, Philadelphia s Moe Mantha blasted a 40-foot shot Pas Detroit goalie Greg Stefan at 12 51 of the first period. Detroit s Shawn Burr and Gerald Gal Lant both got behind the Philadelphia de sense for Early second period goals with in the first four minutes for a 5-1 Lead. Sabres 3, flames 2 Buffalo . Jacques Cloutier made 36 saves Many of them spectacular to Lead Buffalo Over Calgary. The smythe division leading flames entered the third period Down 3-1 before Jamie Macoun bounced a shot from the Point past Cloutier to make it 3-2 at 8 04. But Cloutier came up with some Stel Lar stops to keep the flames off the scoreboard the rest of the Way. The Victory extended Buffalo s undefeated Streak to four games. Defense Manoug Bodger assisted on two of the goals. North stars 4, jets 1 Winnipeg Manitoba Brian Bel lows scored in each of the first two Peri ods As Minnesota beat Winnipeg. The North stars led 1-0 after one period and 3-1 after two. Shawn Chambers who scored Short handed into an empty night with eight seconds left and Dino Ciccarelli also had goals for the North stars who Are 5 13-3 on the Road this season. Thomas Steen scored for the jets. Canucks 2, blues 1 Vancouver British Columbia defens Emen Paul Reinhart and Robert Nordmark each scored a goal As Vancou ver Defeated St. Louis. Reinhart scored a minute into the game and Nordmark scored on a Power play in the second period As the Strug gling canucks ended a two game losing Streak. It was the first win in five games at the Pacific coliseum for the Low scor ing canucks who rank 18th in the nil in goal goaltender Kirk Mclean had his shutout bid ended Early in the third period on a Power play goal by Peter Zezel. Rangers 6, penguins 4new York Kevin Miller Brian Leetch and Tony Granato rallied Newyork from a 3-0 first period deficit As the rangers beat Pittsburgh. The game was the second in two Day for the two Patrick division teams who played to a 4-4 tie in Pittsburgh on sat urday. Bruins 4, capitals 3 Landover my. Glen Wesley scored his second goal of the game with 55 seconds remaining to lift Boston Over Washington and end the capitals 11 game Home unbeaten Streak. Wesley s game winning goal came when he took a pass from Andy Brickley at the right Point and shovelled a shot that got past screened goaltender Pete Peeters
