European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes monday april 10.1989 sonics rout Mays As Ellis scores 34 Zulandi Llam Mun of Dullas tries to slip Seal left Nale Mcmillan from pawing the Ball. By the associated press Dallas Dale Ellis scored 34 Points against his former teammates saturday night As the Seattle supersonics broke a seven game losing Streak Wilh a 114-90 Vic tory Over the Dallas Mavericks. The supersonics Victory combined with Houston s loss Al Miami move them into a tic Wilh the rockets for the sixth Western conference playoff spot. Dallas chasing Portland for the eighth and conference berth Felli games behind the Idle trait blazers. The Mavericks have seven games remaining the blazers have eight Bill Wennington led Dallas with a Ca reer High 21 Points. Seattle which had lost its previous nine on the Road opened the third period by Hilling nine of 10 Field goal at tempts fueling a 17-3 run for a 77-46 advantage with 5 41 remaining in the Quarter. In Oiler zanies saturday unit 11 7, rockets 10j, of Miami Sylvester Cray s inside jumper Wilh 26 seconds left in overtime Gaie Miami a 107-104 Victory Oyer Houston overshadowing a season High 43-Point performance by. The rockets Kacem Olajuwon. Ducks ii3,76m 103 Sidney moncriefs 10 Points keyed an i8-3 fourth Quarter run that carried Milwaukee past Phila Delphia. Aba round ,.lout 106 Denver Alex English scored 26 Points and became he first player inn a history to score 2,000 Points in tight consecutive seasons helping Den ver beat Utah for its i8lh straight Home Victory. was English s Basket Wilh 6 10 remaining thai broke the game s final lie at 90-90 and ignited a 10-2 run by the nug gets. pacers 128, spurs 126, of san Anton to. Chuck person s 16-foot jumper Wilh to lire seconds left in overtime gave Indiana a Victory Over san Antonio. San Antonio could t got off a final shot As Rookie guard Vernon Maxwell dribbled the bait nut of Bounds with one second left. Suns 115, clippers 97 us Angeles Kevin Johnson scored 29 Points. Including to layups which in Rcd an 11-0 run thai snapped a third Quaner tic. To Lead Phoc Ninover the los Angeles clippers. Eddie Johnson also scored 29 Points far the suns while Ken Norman had 21 Points and Charles Smith 20 for the clip pers. Wanio rsm lakers 116 Oakland Chris Mullin scored 33points to Lead Golden slate Over the los Angeles linkers. Oilers Stop Kings by the associated press Edmonton Al Cria Grant Fuhr stopped inc los Angeles Kings and a former teammate saturday Uhr made 25 saves for his second career playoff shutout and Jan kurd scored two goals in 71 seconds in the set Ond period As tie lid Monlon oilers blanked los Angeles 4-0 saturday night in game 3 of the Smythy division semifinals. Ilic oilers Lead the Best .of-7.scries2-l Fuhr who was peppered Wuh 44 shots in thursday night s s-2 to to los Angeles earned his first playoff shutout since blanking inc new York islanders 1-0 in inc opening game of the 1984 finals. His Best Slop came against the Kings Wayne grit by a teammate an Edmonton s four Stanley cup champions from close in Midway through the second period. If grit by scores on that breakaway it s a whole different Story. Oilers coach Glen Sathur said. The a is. Wen the first of this year s Pla of for Kerri. He has 81 career playoff goals four behind the All Lime Leader former new York islanders Star Mike Bossy. Flames 4, canucks 0 Vancouver Liritis Columbia Mike Vernon slopped 21 shots for his first career Plai Oft shutout and Hakan Loob scored twice As Calgary beat Vancou ver to take a 2-1 Lead in their Sony late division Semi final series the flames got off Only is shuts Ajja Insl Kirk Mclean after Lamg s3 in the first two games of the series. Lul Loob and Joe scored in the second period and Joe Mullen and Loob completed the scoring in the third game 4 of inc Best-of-7 series was to be played Sunda night at the Pacific coliseum. Patrick division new York Dan Quinn had two goals and an assist and Tom harrass made j2 saves Many of them spectacular ii Pittsburgh heal the struggling Newyork hangers and look a commanding 3-0 Lead in their Patrick division semifinal series the penguins could wrap up the first round Patrick division series in came 4 which was to be played sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Capitals 4, Al ens 3,o1 Philadelphia Kelly Miller scored is seconds Stanley cup playoffs into overtime giving Washington a Victory Over Phila Delphia in game 3 of the Patrick division semifinals. The Victory gave the capitals a 2-1 Lead in inc Besl-of-7 series which was to continue sunday night at the Miller picked up the rebound of Mike Ridley s shot behind the goal circled inc net and carried the Puc Mio the left Circle. He held the puck while Philadelphia a s Rick told ice Slid past him then backhanded it of the Slick of def Anseman Kjell Samuelsson and Over Philadelphia goalie Ron Heulah s division canadians a we film j. Othar Fokd Conn. Slephany Richer scored at 5 01 of overtime to give Montreal its Victory Over Hartford for a 3-0 Lead in the Adams division semifinal series Richer scored the Winner from 10 feet out on a backhand pass from Brian Skrudland a rules 4, sabres 1 Buffalo. . Cam Neely s second goal of the game late in the third period snapped a tie and Liston beat Buffalo giving the Bruins a 2-1 Lead in their Adams division semifinal , after forcing Buffalo s Mike Foh no to Lake a Penally id Slop a breakaway scored on the ensuing Power play. Game 4 was to be played sunday i n a Ustalo. Norris division blues 5, North slurs 3bloomlngton, Minn Pretl Hull s first goal capped a three goal first period Bunin and his second thwarted a Minnesota comeback bid As St. Louis do Fca cd the North stars to take a 3-0 Lead in the Norris division Lilues who have won seven straight games Over All can wrap up Llie Bcsi-of-7 series in game 4 which was to be Pla cd sunday night. Only two teams Innel history have rallied from 3-0 playoff deficits the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 new York islanders. Blackhawk 4, red winus2 Chicago Denis Savard and Troy Murray scored Early in the third period to give Chicago us Victory Over Detroit in game 3 of their Norris Divi Sion semifinal write. The Bucu info 1w\c a 2-1 Lead in the Cust of to series. . Advances with easy win against France from wire reports san Diego Ken rach and Robert Seguso beat Yannick Noah and Ouy forget of France 6-2, 1-6,4-6, 7-6 to Clinch the Davis cup quarterfinals series Forth United Stales on saturday in fill. Taken to the tiebreaker twice the u, prevailed after the second set 7-4, und won the fourth set tiebreaker 7-3.scguso used a Strong serve to handcuff forget and Noah on consecutive Points to give the Davis cup Roundup americans a 6-3 Lead in inc final tiebreaker. On the next Point. Seguso put a shot away at the net. Wilh singles victories by John Mcenroe and Andre Agassi on Friday the United slates held an insurmountable 3-d sunday s other world group quarterfinals West Germany 3, Czechoslovakia 2 Prague Czechoslovakia Boris Becker beat Milan Srajber 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to give defend ing Champion West Germany a 3-2 Victory Over Germany will play the United slates in the semifinals july 21-23.wesl Germany came to the reverse singles sunday trailing 1-2 after losing the five Sel Dou Bles match on saturday but Carl Vve a Loeb evened inc score by beat ing Karl Novack 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and Becker clinched the Victory. Yuku Sluva 4. Spain 1 split Yugoslavia Yugoslavia completed a 4-1 Victory Over Spain sunday in Llie Davis cup world group quarterfinals earning Llie right to meet Sweden in the beat Austria 3-2 in Vienna even though Mats Wilander lost both his matches. Sergio Casal of Spain beat Yugoslavia s top player Slobodan Zivojinovic 7-6 7-51-6, 6-3 and 17-Ycar-old Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia downed Spain s Jax Ier Sanchez 7-5,6-1
