European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 21, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 no magic lakers to Over celts by Bernie Wilson Inglewood Calif. A the Boston celtics Are sinking in the West. Following sunday s 119-110 loss to the los Angeles lakers the celtics Are 0-4 on their longest Road trip of the season which still has two More games to go. But the celtics say the problems go beyond the absence of Larry Bird who has missed 44 games since undergoing surgery to remove Bone spurs from both heels. We Aren t waiting for Larry s return we aare trying to Eatrou Hub survive and become a better team said first year head coach Jimmy Rodgers whose club has fallen four games below .500 since the All Star break. We have been very Good in spurts but we Haven t been Able to sustain 40 minutes. When we Are Able to do that i believe we will be a Good team. Hopefully when Larry comes Back he can make a positive Impact. I m still looking for someone to push us up another level the playoff level Rodgers said. The lakers played without magic Johnson but Byron Scott showed he has recovered from a urological disorder by scoring a season High 35 Points including 14 in a Span of less than eight minutes to put the los Angeles in control. Johnson has missed three games with a partially torn left hamstring making sunday s game the first Between the lakers and celtics that both Bird and Johnson have missed since the pair came into the Aba in 1979. It was just one of those games i Felt it was time for me to get it going Scott said. James worthy added 28 Points As the lakers earned a split of the season series with Boston. Kevin Mchale scored 26 Points Reggie Lewis 25 and Robert Parish had 20 Points and 15 rebounds for the celtics 5-19 away from Home this season. In sunday s other games bulls 108, Bucks 106 Milwaukee Chicago beat Milwaukee for the fourth time without a loss this season As Michael Jor Dan scored 23 Points and Brad Sellers had six in the final 2 40. The bulls who have beaten the Bucks 11 times in their last 12 meetings also got 22 Points from Scottie Pippen. Jordan who scored 50 Points against Milwaukee on thursday avoided double and triple teaming by passing for nine assists. Chicago never trailed after Jordan s two free throws with 5 24 left gave the bulls a 96-95 Lead. After that Sellers had two baskets on passes from Jordan. Sellers also converted two free throws with four seconds left for a 108-103 Lead before Jack Sikma hit a 3-Pointer at the Buzzer. Terry Cummings had 27 Points and 13 rebounds for the Bucks and Ricky Pierce had 18 Points. Heat 124, Hawks 115 Miami expansion Miami won its second sports centers Robert Parish left of Boston and Kareem Abdul Jabbar of the lakers daintily reach for a Loose Ball. Straight game and set team records for Points in a game a half and a Quarter Field goal percentage Field goals and assists in an impressive Victory Over Atlanta. The heat whose previous High in a regulation game was 111 Points led by 20 on four occasions Early in the second half but a 20-6 Hawks run sparked by Doc Rivers seven Points Cut the Lead to 113-109 with four minutes left. Rony Seikaly then scored five Points in a Little More than two minutes helping the heat rebuild its Lead to 120-111 with 1 42 left. Miami s top rookies had big games As Grant Long had 30 Points and 10 rebounds Kevin Edwards added 21 Points and Seikaly 14. The Hawks who trailed 72-54 at halftime and 38-27 after one Quarter were led by Dominique Wilkins with 25 Points and Rivers with 21. Cars Mark Holiday by routing rockets Richfield Ohio a Mark Price scored 27 Points and Larry Nance blocked seven shots monday As the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Houston rockets 110-90 for their 18th straight Home Victory. In other Early action monday Michael Jordan scored 33 Points and top draft Choice will Perdue hit two key baskets As the Chicago bulls Defeated the visiting Portland Trail blazers 102-98. Linseman leads Boston to sweep of oilers by the associated press Edmonton Alberta Ken Linse Man scored twice to Lead Boston Over Edmonton 4-2 sunday night the Bruins fifth Victory in their last six games. The win enabled the Bruins to sweep the oilers in their three game season series. Last year Edmonton swept Boston 4-0 in the Stanley cup finals. Bob Sweeney and Linseman gave the Bruins a 2-0 first period Lead and Greg Johnston scored the winning goal Early m the third period. Linseman s second nil Roundup goal found an empty net with one minute remaining after the oilers pulled goal tender Grant Fuhr. For Edmonton Esa Tikkanen scored in the second period and Center Mark Lamb connected with less than four min utes left in the game. Both Edmonton goals came on Power plays. The Bruins who swept a weekend series in Calgary and Edmonton stayed one Point ahead of the Buffalo sabres for second spot in the Adams division. It was the oilers third straight loss and fourth in their last five games. Boston goaltender Rejean Lemelin stopped 27 of 29 shots whereas Fuhr was credited with 28 saves. Boston out shot Edmonton 11-4 in the first period. Sweeney opened the scoring at 8 18 with his eighth of the season off a pass from Andy Brickley. Brickley broke out of his own end found Sweeney Cruis ing Down the right boards and the big Winger s shot went Over Fuhr s Glove hand and deflected in off he Post. Linseman made it 2-0 at 10 01. His 18th goal came from the Slot As the Oil ers broke Down in front of Fuhr. Brick Ley obtained from new Jersey in the waiver draft in october earned his Sec Ond assist on the play and fourth in his last two games. Tikkanen Cut Boston s margin to 2-1 with his third goal in two games since returning from a wrist injury. He deflected a shot past Lemelin on the Power see nil on Page 26