European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 14,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Jordan s 40 pushes bulls Over kicks by the associated press Chicago Michael Jordan was t around saturday afternoon to expound on still another Brilliant performance. Alter scoring 40 Points taking Down 15 rebounds and handing off nine assists to Lead the Chicago bulls to a 111-88 Victory Over the new York kicks Jor Dan left the stadium in the care of a doctor. He had aggravated a Groin injury. Michael extended  said bulls coach Doug Collins and is being treated by a doctor. He a injured the Groin in the first half. Hopefully it s something hell Bounce Back irom if not the bulls could be in serious trouble despite taking a 2-1 Lead in the Hcm-of-7 Aba playoff Itris with game no. 4 scheduled sunday. Jordan is fully expected to return but. Even in defeat the kicks managed to accomplish  did t accomplish too much said kicks coach Rick i Ilino. But we kept Michael Jordan in the game until the end. Maybe that will show up  Jordan scored 16 of his Points in the second Quarter when the bulls wretched a 2.1-20 Lead to 66-46. Although the kicks managed to Cul it to 14 Points after Charles Oakley opened the scoring in the final period any Hopes of a comeback were buried when Jordan scored seven straight Points in a Little More than a minute for 98-76 Lead. The big thing we had to do once we knew the comeback was t there said 1 Tirio. Was to Wear them Down physically. We needed that in order to get ready for tomorrow. I m confident we can come Back to Morrow and shoot better than 38 per cent said Pitino. The key in this series has been the team that has controlled the boards has  this time it was the bulls by a 55-34 margin Horace Grant who was second to Jordan with 15 Points also was Sec Ond in rebounds with 11. Oakley led the kicks with nine rebounds. The big Surprise was that the bulls held Johnny Newman scoreless after scoring 41 Points in the first two games. My shots weren t going in or went in and out said Newman. I guess that s the Law of  Scottie Pippen who had 12 Points and seven rebounds helped guard Newman. I wanted to play him More physically today and when Charles Davis came in he did a Good Job Pippen  attributed much of the Success to the  were swarming and Quick to the Ball said Collins. They Only scored four Points off turnovers in the first  was a key. In the first two games they scored 55 Points off  Patrick swing who led the Knick with 19 Points scored eight of new York s first 12 Points in the second half and helped chop the Lead to 83-67 after three  opened the fourth period with a Basket for new York but John Paxson and Jordan scored successive baskets to up the Lead to 87-69.the bulls made the first run of the game when they turned a 9-8 Lead into a Aba a layoffs 22-11 advantage with Jordan. Pippen and Bill Cartwright leading the Way. Jordan left the game at that Point and the kicks put on their pressure defense. They outscored the bulls 9-2. With Trent Tucker hitting his first 3-Point Basket and Kiki Vandeweghe scoring four  Quarter ended with Chicago hold ing a 24-20  returned in the second Quarter and the bulls cracked open the pressing defense with a 17-8 run for a 41 -28 Lead. Grant scored nine Points in that spree. With 4 35 left in the half Craig Hodges hit a a to incr to open an 18 Point Chicago Lead at 52-34.ewing hit a pair of free throws with 45 seconds left in the half to Cul the Lead to 60-46. But Jordan converted a three Point play and Paxson hit a 3-Point has kit for a 66-46 halftime Lead. In Friday night s Aba playoffs pistons 112, Bucks 92 Detroit the Detroit pistons simply were looking for a Jolt when John Salley took Over and went All the Way to meltdown Friday  Thomas keyed a third Quarter run and Salley came off the Bench to score 16 Points in the final period As the pistons beat the Milwaukee ducks 112 92 to take a 2-0 Lead in their Eastern conference semifinal series. Whenever we the substitutes come in. It s like we bring  pistons Reserve Dennis Rodman said. That gives the team a big  it s the first time the pistons have Ever won their first five playoff games. The series shifts to Milwaukee s Bradley Cen Ter for games 3 and 4 on sunday and monday. In the second half we had belter defensive rebounds Salley said. That was important. If you Don t get stops and rebounds you can t beat  the pistons leading 75-68 after three quarters Pul the game away in the final12 minutes As their reserves oils cored the Bucks 32-7 in the period and 61-38 for the game. Salley finished with 23 Points and another Reserve Vinnie John son had 21."Salley was  Milwaukee coach Del Harris said. I Haven t seen him shoot the Ball that Well from the outside. He was the difference. Their Bench is very Good. But when you re Down to nine players and foul two of them out that allows them to Lake advantage of you. They earned the title of Best Bench in the  s Jack Sikma fouled oui with 8 26 remaining and Tony Brown with 29 seconds  Guys did a Good Job of holding together in the first half Harris said. But in the end we weren t Able to with stand the foul  Detroit s stinginess with the Ball. The pistons tied an Aba playoff record with just five turnovers. Lakers 91, supersonics 86seattle the los Angeles lakers John Salley scored 16 Points in the last period As the pistons beat the Bucks 112-92. With magic Johnson and Michael Cooper making four free throws each hit 10 in the final minutes of play to beat Seattle for a 3-0 Lead in their Western Confer ence semifinal series. The two Lime defending league Cham Pion lakers beat the sonics for the 11th straight time in the playoffs and can Clinch the Bcsi-of-7 series with a Victory sunday the lakers who swept the sonics in 1987, were held to three baskets in the fourth Quarter but won with their Laic free throw shooting. James worthy and Byron Scott led the bikers with 20 and 17 Points respectively while Johnson contributed 14 assists and 10 Points. Dale Ellis had 30 Points for the sonics who rallied for 12 straight Points to pull within 81-80 on a driving Lay up by Sedale threat with 3 39 remaining. Johnson hit a pair of free throws with 3 19 to go. Jerry Reynolds of the sonics answered with a Basket with 1 23 left. But Johnson made iwo More free throws with 1 21 remaining. . Green s two free throws gave the lakers an 87-s2 Lead with 52 seconds left and Xavier Mcdaniel answered with a Basket for the sonics. Cooper made four free throws in the final 31 seconds and Ellis scored on a tip in with 10 seconds to go. Los Angeles led 73-60 entering the final Quarter holding inc sonics to 15poinls in the third Quarter. Ahead 48-45 at halftime the lakers oils cored Seattle 8-1 in the first three minutes of the Sec Ond half for a 56-46 Lead. Johnson had three assists on four lakers baskets in that stretch two by worthy. The lakers winners of games i and 2 of the series by 11 and 28 Points in los Angeles led by three Points at halftime after being ahead 25-19 after the opening Quarter. An sports television basketball Aba Western Confer ence semifinals Iris Angeles ii Kors it Seattle 9 10 . Sunday. 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