European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday december 22, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 magic overcomes 52 by Jordan by the associated press Orlando. Fla. Otis Smith scored 28 Points including a Layup with two seconds left leading Orlan do to a Iio-i09 Victory Over the Chicago bulls on wednesday despite Michael Jordan s 52 Points. Jordan had 20 in the fourth Quarter hut Orlando rallied from five deficits in the final 4 49 to win its sixth game Over a 1989 playoff team and fourth Over a division Leader this season. The magic s 9-15 record is the Best Start after 24 games in Aba expansion history. Other Orlando Victo Ries Over division leaders include new York the los Angeles lakers and Utah. With Chicago leading 109-108. Smith got the Ball at the top of the key with four seconds left drove be tween Jordan and Scottie i Ippen and la cd the Ball in for the Winner. In other games wednesday celtics 113, Jau 109 Boston Larry Bird scored 40 Points and Kevin Mihalc had 13 of his 19 in the third period As Boston beat Utah for the 19th consecutive time in Boston Garden. The celtics outscored Utah 1.1-3 at the end of the third period for a 90-77 Lead then had to Ward off challenges Down the stretch by the jazz who have not won in Boston since joining the Aba As a new Orleans franchise in 1974. Utah was led by Karl Malone with 39 Points. 76m ii8, builds 111 Philadelphia Charles Barkley scored 34 Aba Roundup Points and Ron Anderson added 14 of his 22 in the fourth Quarter As Philadelphia Defeated Washington to end the bullets four game winning Streak. La Crecy Hawkins scored 21 Points for the 76crs. While Bernard King had 30 and Malone 23 for the bullets. Nuggets 104, Cavaliers 89 . Ohio Waller Davis scored eight Points during an 11-0 run in the first Quarter then lift an 18-Footcr to Cap a 16-4 flurry in the second period As Denver built a 27-Pnint Lead and beat Cleveland. The Cavaliers had a four game winning Streak snapped in their first loss since Larry Nance returned from offt Ca on ankle surgery. Alex eng i hic Denver with 22 Points and Davis stored 20. Craig lilo scored 16 for the Cavaliers. Mavericks 84, nets 78 a St Rutherford . Rolando Blackman urd Sam per s each scored 19 Points for Dallas and new Jersey got jut one Field goal in the last 6 50. Dennis hop on k d the net with 17 Points takers 106, Timber wolves 97 Minneapolis Oila Ulo Wool Ridic scored a season High 20 Points including the first four of Over time leading los Angeles a it Minnesota. The expansion Timber wolves who never trailed in regulation and scored Only 38 Points in the last 29 minutes have lost seven straight games lying their longest skid. Magic Johnson had 26 Points and James worthy added 24. Sam Mitchell scored 24 for Minnesota. Spurs 103, King 100 san Antonio David Robinson scored 26 Points including three free throws in the final 27 seconds As san Antonio won its i oth consecutive Home game by defeating Sacramento. The spurs ill in san Antonio this season also guaranteed having their second consecutive winning month a feat the team had not accomplished in four years. San Antonio 8-5 in november is 7-1 in Decem Ber with five games remaining. Terry Cummings also had 26 Points for the spurs including 10 in the fourth Quarter. Wayman Tisdale scored 36 Points and Danny Ainge 21 for the Kings. Pacers 131, suns 130, of Phoenix Randy Wiltman s jumper with one Sec Ond remaining in overtime gave Indiana a Victory Over Phoenix which stopped the pacers three game losing Streak. Phoenix which trailed 92-84 entering the fourth Quarter and 112-109 with 2 10 remaining in regulation forced overtime at 118-118 on Jeff Llor Nacek s right handed Hook with one second left. Chuck l paced Indiana with 34 Points. Warriors 118. Rockets 112 Oakland. Calif. Mitch Richmond scored 26 Points and Golden state survived a season High 41 Points from Akcam Olajuwon to record its fifth straight Victory. Tom Tolburt added a career High 24 Points and Rookie Tim Hardaway had 20 for the warriors. Welcome to the big time the basketball that appears to be on steroids when compared to a regulation Ball is a training device intended increase a shooter s concentration when putting it through the hoop. Despite its larger size Igball retains the weight and feel of a regulation Ball and has been adopted As a practice Aid by several schools including top ranked Syracuse. College from Page 21 in double figures throughout the final 10 minutes. Missouri challenged at 5s-56 when Buntin scored inside with 13 49 to go. And at 60-58 less than a minute later. Small started Illinois decisive surge with an inside Basket and. After Coward countered for Missouri Dill then scored two baskets to spark the run. In other wednesday games involving ranked teams no. 3 Georgetown 97, Virginia tech 64 Landover. My. Mark Tillmon scored 29 Points and Alonzo mourning added 27 As Georgetown held Virginia tech to two Points Over a 7 37 Span to win its 25th straight Home game. Georgetown 8-0 has outscored its opponents 777-475 this season its Victory margin averaging 37 Points. Mourning also had 11 rebounds and disc my Mutombo had 10 Points and 12 rebounds for Georgetown. The hoyas have not lost at the capital Centre since the 1987-88 season when big East rival St. John s beat them 65-58. Virginia tech s Bimbo Coles who is trying to become the first player in metro conference history1 to Lead the league in scoring three years finished with 22 Points below his 27.7 average. He is the Only member of the homies 4 3 averaging in double figures. Leading 44-28 with 3 39 left in the first half the hoyas ran off 13 straight Points capped by Tillmon s tip in of Dwayne Bryant s miss at the Buzzer. Georgetown also outscored the homies 10-2 in the opening 3 58 of the second half. David Herbster scored in the Lane for Virginia tech s Only Basket during in that Span covering 7 37. The homies were never Able to get closer than 30 Points the rest of the game. Coles made two free throws and a jumper to pull tech within 12-10 Early in the game. But the 7-foot-2 Mutombo led a 16-5 run with three dunks. One came off his own miss another on an Allcy top pass from Bryant and the third a reverse off another feed from Bryant on a break. At that Point the hoyas led 30-15. No. 8 Louisiana is. 73, new Louisiana 63 Baton Rouge la. Wayne Sims scored 16 Points As Louisiana state struggled past Northwestern Louisiana to the Boos of the tigers Home fans. Northwestern Louisiana 1-7 led 35 32 at halftime on a Buzer by Alcor by Gregg Hardin. When the tigers 5-1 already plagued by foul trouble headed for the locker room they heard the cat Calls. Coach Dale Brown opted for a full court press and Man to Man defense in the second half and the tigers responded by starting the final 20 minutes with a 25-6 run. Seven foot Sophomore Center Stanley Roberts who had one Point and three fouls in the first half scored 10 of leu s first 14 Points to Start the second half. The tigers also asserted their dominance on the boards. Psi took its biggest Lead at 69-50 with 4 50 left. But Northwestern Louisiana led by Eric Scanlan s 14 Points twice Cut the deficit to 10 Points. No. 17 Memphis is. 59, new Orleans 55 Memphis. Tenn. Elliot Perry scored 25 Points to Lead Memphis state. Perry was 9-for-l5 from the Field and made seven of eight free throws As the tigers 5-1 broke from a 50-50. Second half tic. Trailing 30-28 at halftime Memphis stale grabbed a 48-42 Lead on a Layup by Perry with 7 25 to play. But new Orleans 2-4 outscored Memphis stale 8-2 and Tony Harris hit a free throw with just under four minutes remaining to tic the game Al 50. Ernest Smith s Layup and a 15-foot jumper by Cheyenne Gibson with 1 29 left gave the tigers a 54-50 Lead. Memphis stale then hit five of seven free throws All by Perry and Gibson to Seal the Victory. Gibson added 18 Points for Memphis stale. Harris led new Orleans with 14 Points and Leonard Bennett had 13 and William Moore 10. New Orleans Memphis state 36-21 and held a six Point Lead twice in the first half. No. 25 Michigan is. 80, eve Siville 66 Evansville. Ind. Ken Redfield scored 20 Points and Michigan slate re covered from poor first half shooting to defeat Evansville. Kirk Manns and Todd Wolfe each added 15 Points for the Span ans 8-2. Scott Shrof Flor scored 27 Points and Dan Godfread had 15 Points and 14 rebounds for Evansville 4-6. Michigan stale which made just 11 of 33 Field goals in the first half came Back to make 13 of 20 after intermission. Evansville shot poorly the entire game making just 23 of 58
