European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 25,1989 the stars and stripes pistons even series with bulls lakers go up 2-0 Chicago s Michael Jordan defends against inc pistons Isiah Thomas. By the associated press Auburn Hills Mich. Isiah Thomas keyed a backcourt resurgence with33 Points As the Detroit pistons pulled even after two games of the Eastern conference finals with a 100-91 Victory Over the Chi Cago bulls tuesday night. In the Western conference finals Byron Scott scored 30 Points and los Angeles outscored Phoenix 30-12 Over a Span of 12 20 in the second half As the lakers beat the suns 101-95 to take a 2-0 Lead in their series. Thomas got plenty of help from fellow guards Joe Dumars and finnic Johnson who scored 20 and 16 Points respectively. The Trio was held to 27 Points on i l-for-45shooting in the series opener sunday. It was virtually a must Victory for de troit. Three of the five remaining games of the Bcst-of-7 series Are scheduled for Chi Cago stadium including games 3 and 4 on saturday and monday afternoons. A loss would have been another stun Ning setback at Home for the pistons who went into this series with a 41-4 record and a 25-Gamc winning Streak at the Palace. Thomas averaging 13.6 Points on35.4-Pcrcent shooting in the playoffs scored 12 Points in the first 9 12 of the second half helping the pistons pull away from a 49-49 half Lime lie into a 73 64 Lead largest of the game to that Point. The bulls who got 27 Points from Michael Jordan closed the Gap to 75-70 at the end of the third Quarter with the help of two free throws by Jim Paxson after Bill Laimbeer was ejected after being called for his second unsportsmanlike act of the game. He was charged with a technical for elbowing and later was called again for throwing an Elbow. The pistons could t stay comfortably ahead in the fourth period As Jordan and Dave Corzine scored five Points apiece to help the dulls close the Gap to 83-82 with 6 57 left. Detroit then outscored Chicago 11-1 to Clinch the Victory with Dumars scor ing seven of those. Horace Grant added 16 Points and 20 rebounds for the bulls who upset a Aba playoffs Vord Cleveland and new York in the first two rounds of the playoffs while de troit swept Boston and Milwaukee. In the Western conference final lakers 101, suns 95 1nglewood, Calif. A three Point play by Tom Chambers with 5 09 remaining in the third Quarter gave the suns a 68-60 Lead but the lakers scored ii of the final 16 Points in the third Quarter and 19 of the first 26 in the fourth period to go ahead 90-80 with 4 35 remaining. The defending Aba champions never trailed again although they had to sur Vive a late suns rally. Led by Dan Majerle the suns battled Back in the late going. Two foul shots by Majerle with 43 seconds remaining made it 96-93, but James worthy made a Layup with 25 seconds remaining and Scott Sank three free throws in the final 15 seconds to keep the lakers on lop. Magic Johnson scored 22 Points for the lakers and worthy had 12 of his 19 Points in the fourth Quarter. Kevin Johnson led Phoenix with 22 Points All but four in the first half. Chambers added 21 and Majerle and Jeff Hornack had 16 each. The series shifts to Phoenix for games 3 and 4 Friday night and sunday afternoon. The suns beat the lakers in All three regular season meetings on their Home floor. Phoenix has lost 19 straight games at the forum dating to 1984. Neither team led by More than six Points until a jump shot by Hornack with 6 53 left in the third Quarter capped an 8-0 run and put the suns ahead 65-57. Phoenix had led 55-51 at halftime. The Victory was the ninth in As Many playoff games for the two time defending Aba Champion lakers equating the playoff record for consecutive victories they set seven years ago. It was also the 14th consecutive win for the lakers including the regular sea son and their 11th straight playoff Victory dating Back to last season. Flames beat canadians take 3-2 Lead Calgary Alberta a Calgary has never won a Stanley cup. Montreal has never lost one at Home. All that could change thursday night. First period goals by Joel Otto Joe Mullen and Al Mclnnis provided the i a firepower As the flames beat the canadians 3-21 tuesday night for a 3-2lead in the Bcst-of-7 nil finals. The Barnes can take i Home the Stanley cup thursday night with a vie j Lory in game 6 at the forum. But fames coach Terry Crisp knows his learn has l won anything  does t sink in until l we do it Crisp said. The i biggest win is the last one and we Don t have Hal yet. That s inc one we have to  we re not  Mclnnis said. We realize it s going 10 be Tough. The fourth is always the Tough est Al Mclnnis Stanley cup playoffs goals by Otto and Mullen gave Calgary a 2-0 lead8 15 into the game before Montreal had its first shot. Bobby Smith Cut the Lead to 2-1 at 13 24 of the period before playoff scoring Leader Mclnnis Power play goal made it 3-1 with 29 seconds left in the period. Mike Keane s goal with 5 43 to go in the second period Drew Montreal within 3-2. Montreal out shot the flames 11-5 in the third period but was unable Roget the tying goal past Mike Vernon. Otto got his sixth playoff goal 28 seconds into the game on a mistake by   Hunter knocked Montreal s Mike Mcphey off the puck near the Neutral boards. Calgary s Jim Poplinski dumped it into the canadians zone right at Green. But Green let it get by his stick and Otto picked the puck up and broke in alone through the Slot. Goalie Patrick Roy stopped the first shot with his pad but the rebound hit Otto in the Chest and went in. Mullen got his playoff High 16lh goal and fifth in three games at 8 15. Roy stopped Rob Ramage s shot from the top of the right Circle and the puck dropped in from of the Goa lie. As Montreal defens Eman Eric Desjardins was pushing Otto out of the Slot Calgary s Doug Gilmour lipped the puck and Mullen put a five footer past Roy. The canadians scoreless in 14 Power plays in the previous iwo games scored on their second Power play tuesday night at 13 24 of the opening period. Vernon stopped Chris Chelios shot from the right Circle but Smith backhanded the rebound into the open left Side from the Slot for his 11th playoff goal. Mclnnis got his seventh playoff goal and 29th Point on a rising 50-foot snapshot from the right Side. It occurred 13 seconds into a Power play. La was the 16th consecutive game in which Mclnnis scored. If the series goes seven games he can tic the record of 18 straight games set in 1981 by Bryan Trot tier of the new York islanders. Keane s fourth playoff goal was set up by Smith who carried the puck up the right Side and Cut toward the net. He pushed the puck to the right Comer of the crease and Kane jammed it behind Vernon. Of n sports television hockey game 6 of Stanley cup final Calgary at Montreal 1 30 . Friday. Radio baseball Pittsburgh at Atlanta 1 30 . Friday