European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 2. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 pistons beat bulls 94-85 for 3-2 Lead Auburn Hills. Mich. A the Detroit pistons remarkable depth is put Ting the Chicago bulls in a deep Hole. Finnic Johnson scored 16 of his 22 Points and Dennis Rodman had 10 of his 14 rebounds in the fourth Quarter wednesday night leading a Reserve corps that lifted the i pistons to a 3-2 Lead in the Eastern conference finals with a 94-85 Victor Over the Chicago bulls. The pistons were 63-19 in the regular season because they have that depth bulls coach Doug Collins said. Rodman did t do anything in the first half and then he comes in in the fourth Quarter and has 10 rebounds. They have a lot of answers out  the pistons also used a wave of play ers to limit Michael Jordan to 18 Points and eight shots. Mark Aguirre scored 19 Points and Isiah Thomas had 17 Points and ii of his 12 assists through three periods. But pistons coach Chuck Daly showed unflinching Confidence in his Bench by playing Aguirre and Thomas Only a min Ute apiece in the fourth Quarter. This team has lots of  Aguirre said. Someone can always come in and score or pick up the team reserves scored Detroit s first 24 Points of the period extending a one Point Lead to 89-80 with 1 47 left. I took a lot of on on one opportunities and they worked for me said John son who had 14 Points in the first 7 20 of the final Quarter and was 6-for-9 from the Field in the period. Finnic got hot and we got the Ball to  said Reserve Center James Edwards who scored six of his 12 Points in the fourth Quarter that s win they Call finnic the microwave because he gets hot in a  Jordan said. No matter what you did get a hand in his face or what he still got the shot off and made  Jordan said that he took Only eight shots because Detroit s defense was Aba a layoffs swarming him whenever he got the Ball. I was moving the Ball trying to gel other people  he said. I was creating and passing off. I knew they were going to throw two and three Guys at me so i wanted to get other Guys  Jordan who scored 46 Points As Chicago won game 3, has 41 in the last two games. Asked if he had a specific plan to Stop Jordan Daly said not  Craig Hodges had four 3-Pointcrs and scored 19 Points while Bill Cartwright Tal lied 16 for Chicago. The Victory gives the favored pistons a Lead in the Bcst-of-7 series for the first time. Game 6 will be in Chicago Friday night with the seventh game if needed at the Palace sunday. Detroit which had the Aba s Best regu Lar season record lost the opener at Home and the bulls led 2-1 by winning game 3 at Chicago stadium. The Winner of the series meets the two time defending Champion los Angeles lakers in the Aba finals starting tuesday night. The lakers Are undefeated in 11 playoff games this season. Trailing by four at halftime. The pistons started the second half with a 12-2 run with Aguirre scoring  3-Pointer and jumper got Chi Cago within one with 7 53 left in the third period and the pistons led 65-64 going into the final 12 minutes. Jordan who did t Lake a shot in the first six minutes of the third Quarter had 10 Points in the last 5 19 10 keep the bulls close. He scored Only one Point in the fourth , a 47-game Winner in the regular season reached a conference final for the third time in franchise history he upsetting Cleveland and new York in the play Olav Detroit failed to reach the championship series for 30 years until last sea son when the pistons lost 10 the lakers in seven games. Detroit s Rick Mahorn 44 strips the ill rum bulls Bill cart i lit in the first Quarter. Gaston to keep jays Job Cleveland a Cito Gaston Given Only a one in a Hundred Chance of being considered for Man Ager of the Toronto Blue jays when he replaced Jimy Williams on an interim basis got the Job anyway wednesday. Gaston. The fourth Black manager in major league his tory took Over when Williams was fired on May 15. Asked that Day if gallon would be considered for the permanent Job. Toronto general manager Pat Gillick said the Odds were ninety nine percent he would not  Toronto is last in the Al East with a 20-31 record after losing to Cleveland 7-4 wednesday night. Base Hall roundups. Page 19. But the Blue jays Are 8-7 under gallon. Who had been the team s batting instructor. He was Given a contract that runs through the end of the season. We still think we Vegol a Chance to win this division. We Felt this was the easiest transition we could make. Cito knows our players. Over the last two weeks we think Cilo s handled the club very Well Gillick said. The organisation does t see any colors Gaston said. I Don t see any colors. I m Black i la always be Black. When i stand Here and look Al you i just Sec you As a  Lou Piniella a former new York Yankees manager and now a broadcaster for that team was Gillick s first Choice but Yankees owner George Steinbrenner re fused to release Piniella from his contract which runs through 1991. After being unsuccessful in gaining further Permis Sion to negotiate with Piniella. It was decided that Cilo was the most appropriate  Gillick said in a Sla Mcmeni. I know in the past they talked about How maybe i m Loo close to the players gallon said hut i Ihrk i be got their respect. I was ready for whatever they  being too close to the players is something gallon will watch for. I have some concerns about it he said. They re my friends and i m their Friend but there Are certain things i have to do. 1 Ihrk most of the players Hae been behind me. We re friends and if they re really my friends they la understand when i have to do some thing they might not  commissioner a. Barthell Giammasi hailed the Choice. The Blue jays approached this fully mindful of the principles of equal Opportunity he said through a spokesman. They found the Best  Kings get Webster of head coach 1nglewood. Calif. A Tom Webster was named wednesday to succeed Robbie fio Rek As coach of the los Angeles Kings. Webster had a 5-7-2 record with the rangers during the 1986-87 season but an inner car ail ment forced him 10 resign. Although Ftorek led the Kings to one of their Best seasons and took them to the second round of the playoffs he was fired May 2. An sports television Aba basketball Detroit at Chicago in game 6 of the Eastern conference finals Detroit leads 3-23 a.m., saturday. Radio baseball i of Angeles at Houston 2 30 a.m., sat urday