European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday March 19, 1989 the microwave scorches celtics by him Barnard a l basketball writer the microwave was at full Power against his Nemesis the Boston celtics. Vinnie Johnson who got that Nick name because he gets hot in a hurry scored 14 of his 30 Points in the fourth Quarter Friday night As the Detroit Pis tons won their ninth consecutive game. 106-98 Over the celtics. Johnson played Only 23 minutes but the 1 pistons made Wise use of the time getting the Ball to their hoi teammate for 20 Field goal attempts. He made 12 of them we try a get him the Ball coming off screens and he s gotten so Good at doing it that he creates All kinds of  coach Chuck Daly said. He seems to make one or two shots and then he s on a  Johnson scored 10 straight Points in the second Quarter and 12 straight in the final period As Detroit won its 1 Ith consecutive game at Home. I Don t know what it is but 1 seem to play Well against  said Johnson who scored 34 Points against the celtics in the ws5 a a o to i knew m shot was falling and that s the thing Siut this team they la gel Vou the Hall when you re  it was Vintage Vinnie Boston coach Jimmy dodgers said. He s a Tough Guy to handle. When he gels going he is  got hot in the fourth Quarter when the pistons led 81-77, scoring six straight Points to put them ahead by 10. After the celtics scored. Johnson made another Basket but Boston came Back with six straight Points to Trail Only 89 k5 with 6 17  Dumars added 24 Points for de troit and is Ali Thomas had 20.robert Parish led Boston with 20 Points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Mcl Lale scored 19. In other games Friday. Suns 129. Trail Bla ers 124 i Hornix pm Ucma. Slaved unbeaten at Home against Western conference opponents As Kevin Johnson scored 20 of his i1 Points in the third Quarter against  Chambers scored 34 Points and Eddie Johnson 30 As Llie suns won their ninth  Home game and ran their record in Phoenix to 22-0 against West Ern conference foes. Lakers 106, Mavericks 103 in , Calif. Los Angeles won us sixth straight game As magic Johnson Hail a triple double and broke a 102-102 tie against Dallas by scoring with 18 seconds  Mavericks who have lost five so Raigle games cd it on a 10-foot base �1cowboys top broncs Stilla Varer. Okla. A a Voung Oklahoma state team look a bruising but came out on top against a More experienced Boise state squad 69-55 in a first round and Fri Day s Only game in the National invitation tournament. Oklahoma slate started three freshmen and iwo sophomores in a lineup that was minus leading scorer Richard Dumas suspended tues Day after admitting a substance abuse problem. Freshman guard Corey Williams key 3-pointers gave Oklahoma stale second half breathing room and he ended with 23 Points line jumper by Sam Perkins who led Dallas with 25 Points. Bui Johnson who had 31 Points. 13 assists and 12 re Bounds Pul inc lakers in front to stay with a six fool Hook. Bulls 129, knicksl24 Chicago Chicago handed new York its fourth straight Road loss Asmi Chael Jordan had 33 Points and nine assists in his fourth straight game at Point guard and a critic Pippen scored a Ca reer High 31 Points. Gerald Wilkins scored 29 Points and Patrick Ewing had 26 Points and 13 re Bounds for new York. Ja/7 118, heat 96 Salt Lake City Utah pulled 5v games ahead of Houston in the mid West division As Karl Malone scored 31 Points and John Stockton had 16 Points and 15  Thompson had 15 Points for the heat 10-53. Warriors 127, Hawks 118 Oakland. Calif. Mitch Richmond scored 16 of his 36 Points in the fourth Quarter and keyed a 13-4 overtime run As Golden stale Defeated Atlanta. By Reggie thus and Cliff Livingslon. Hornets 108, clippers 105 los Angeles Charlotte ended a nine game losing Streak and a 10-Gamc slide on the Road As Rex Chapman scored 15 of his 24 Points in the fourth Quarter. The hornets won despite a Noil Ben Jamin s 34 Points and 23 rebounds both career highs for the clippers who suffered their 34th defeat in the last 37 games. Benjamin was is-for-18 from the Field and also blocked eight shots. Bullets 124, nets 121, of  , . Washington rallied from a 21-Point third Quarter deficit and Bernard King hit key baskets with two seconds left in both regulation and overtime against new Jersey. King s fallaway 3-Poml shot with two seconds left in overtime won the game after his drive across the key with iwo seconds to go in regulation forced the extra  loss was the six straight for inc nets while the bullets won their 11th in 14 games to pull within 2 games of eighth place Boston in the Eastern conference. Washington which fought Back from a 78-57 third Quarter deficit was led by Rookie Udell Eackles with 25 Points. Rookie Chris Morris had 21 polls for inc nets. A Kevin Sci Sale right gets a pass off against pressure from Detroit s Vinnie Johnson. Of a. Of. Nears 28th Champ nosh a Oklahoma City a Oklahoma slate coach Joe Seay in i ready to throw a Victory party even though the other coaches Are ready to throw in the Towel. La s to the Point where we Don t want to celebrate too soon but we re in Good  say said Friday night after the cowboys got one slip closer to winning the Mcaa wrestling championships for the first time in 18 years. The cowboys had 71.75 Points after Fri Day s semifinals and quarterfinal consolations. The Only team that could catch them was last year s champions Arizona state which had 59 Points. How Good were the Sun devils chances slim to none says Arizona slate coach Bobby Douglas. They be got it wrapped up. We Vegol to win every match and they be got 10 lose All of theirs Seay who came in Oklahoma stale in 1984 to restore tradition at a school that had won 27 National championships until Mcaa Wreath in 1971. Leaped and thrust Bolh arms in the air after watching two cowboys reach the finals. Four others arc in the Consolation round. We re in pretty Good shape unless we screw up he said after heavyweight Kirk mammon survived in the quarterfinals Consolation the final match of the night. Iowa which looked like it could made a run through the c9nsolation. Lost Early and often in the semifinals and for the first time in 15 ears there were no Hawk eyes in the finals. Arizona slate had five wrestlers left two in the finals. Top seeded Dan St. John advanced and will meet no. 2 Joe Pantaleo of Michigan while Junior Saunders knocked off iop seeded Mike Cole of Clarion at 142. The Sun devils nearly advanced a third finalist which would have made sat urday s final matches much More inter Stine. At 190, John Ginther led no. I seed Eric Voclker of Iowa stale 3-2 Laic in inc final period when Voclker managed to escape. That Scal the Maich Inlo overtime where Voclker won  was crushing Douglas said. Oklahoma was third with 55.5 Points despite losing no. 3 seed Joe Stafford in inc second round Al 190 and no. 3 seed Joe Reynolds in the quarterfinals Al 142, both were eliminated Friday night in quarterfinal  no. 1 seeds were beaten m the semifinals Jim Martin of Penn stale Al 126, Fisher at 134 and Mike Cole of Clar Ion at 142, also four no. 2 seeds failed to reach the  finalists were defending champions Jack Cuyo of East Stroudsburg Pat Santoro of Pittsburgh and pills Burgh Johnstown s heavyweight Carlton Hasting who was going for his third so Raigle Mcaa title