European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 21.1990 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Malone Sparks jazz to 16th win in Row at Home b the associated press Salt l be City Kurl Malone scored 34 Points my John Stockton had21 Points and 14 assists monday night As the Utah at won their 16th consecutive Home game with a 115-102 defeat of the Philadelphia 76ers. Charles Barkley had 28 Points and 10 rebounds for the 76crs. Who were charged with six of the so in technical fouls called in the game. With Utah leading 76-72 starting the fourth Quarter a three Pointer by guard Darrell Griffith ignited a 13-2 a run upped their advantage to 89-74 the 76m got no closer than it Points thereafter. Reserve Center Eric Leckner had six Points during the decisive run and Thurl Bailey who had 21 for the game scored four. The 76crs. Who had won 15 of their last 17 games led 60-58 with 7 51 left inthe third Quarter. Then Utah outscored Philadelphia 18-12 to finish the period up by four. Coach Jim Lynam of the 76crs was ejected with 2 20 left for being charged with his second technical. Derek Smith. Barkley. Bob Thornton and Rick a Horn each had one technical As did Utah coach Jerry Sloan. Horsey Hawkins scored eight of his 15 Points in the first Quarter for Phila Delphia but had no Field goals in the last .16 minutes of the game. The a led 53-49 at half Lime As bar Kulcy and Malone each tallied 20 Points. In other games monday pistons 94, heat 85 Auburn Hills. Mich. Joe do Mars scored 20 Points and Mark Aguirre Aba Roundup had seven during a 13-2 second Quarter run that helped Detroit heat Miami for its 12th straight Victory. The winning Streak matches Phila Delphia for the longest in the Aba this season. The heat which was led by Sher Man Douglas with 16 Points lost its seventh straight  Rodman added 18 Points and 11 rebounds and Isiah Thomas had 14assists for the pistons whose longest winning Streak had been 10 in 19x7. Aguirre helped the pistons take control in the second Quarter Whin they outscored Miami 22-12 to build a 45-32 halftime Lead. The 32 Points tied a Pis tons club record for fewest Points Al Lowed in one half nuggets 114. Warriors 109 Denver guard fat lever had season highs of 29 Points and 20 re Bounds and Mca English added 28 Points As Denver held Olfa Golden slate rally to defeat the warriors. Golden state which has lost 14 straight games in Denver closed to 108 107 with 49 seconds to Plav on Mitch Richmond s three Point Plav Richmond led Golden state with 24 Points. The nuggets made it 110-107 on a Corner jumper by Todd Lichti with 27 seconds left. Lever made two free throw with 18 seconds left to open a five Point Lead that the warriors were unable to overcome. Bulls 107, rockets 102 Chicago Michael Jordan scored 30 Points and Chicago survived a 27-4 Houston spurt in the second half to heat owners remove Cap proposal by the los Angeles 1 lines baseball s owners have made a second conces Sion in the collective bargaining negotiations removing their proposed 75 percent Cap on arbitrated salary increases. Bowing to the firm refusal of the major league players association to accept the concept of a Cap. Charles o Connor general counsel of the owners Plaver relations committee said monday that the major debate involves arbitration eligibility. Last week the owners removed Revenue Shar ing As the major Issue. A source familiar with the talks which resumed with two sessions monday predicted that a bar gaining agreement would be reached by thursday allowing the Spring training Camps to open by the mandatory reporting Date of feb. 28. The owners lockout has reached Day 6. The first exhibition games Are scheduled for March i. And Don Felir. The Union s executive director  monday that the lockout was very close to a Point where the first games would be threat ened by the absence of preparatory time. Fehr also said that unless an agreement was reached soon the lockout could linger because he would have to recess negotiations while he travelled to Ari Ona and Florida to update play ers. M Soccono Nan 10 near see Aba on Page 26 Chicago s Stacey King comes Down with a rebound in front of Houston s Larry Smith. Lemieux May be out for season Pittsburgh a Mano Lemieux s doctors tearful that Back surgery might threaten his career have prescribed four to six weeks of treatment and therapy that will Likely sideline the nil s leading scorer for the rest of the season.  s attending physician. Or. Charles Burke said monday that he had few options in treating la Mieux s painful hernia cd spinal disk which recently Cut Short his record threatening scoring Streak it 46 games. Because the problem is aggravated by an arthritis like Condi Tion that could further insure la in Cux s Back if the troublesome disk is removed. Burke said sur Gery sour Virv last  realistically even if he re sponds to the treatment the Best a we can Hope for is to get him i Back by the Clavot  Buick said Lemieu monday. Obviously if the penguins arc going to go anywhere Thev need  complications make Lemieux s injury different from that of Joe Montana who recovered from disk surgery to quarterback the san Francisco 4 lers to the last two super bowl championships. This in t a simple disk   said. " Lemie in does have some problems in his Bones. That if his disk were taken out and his Bones were destabilised by that procedure then he could continue to suffer Back  Burke said that people who have had that Type of condition hockey players and other athletes have nil Roundup on Page 26 had trouble returning to  Lemieux flew to los Angeles with Burke last week end to consult with orthopaedics specialist or. Robert Watkins. He will remain there for four weeks of exercises and  epidural cortisone injection was planned tues Day to Calm Down the irritation in the spine and to help him tolerate the exercises which have worked with baseball players and  Burke said. There Are a lot of people walking around with her mated disks that have Learned to live with  at Best. Burke said Lemieux might play again in six weeks following 10-14 Days of additional rehabilitation after he returns to Pittsburgh. We have run out of conservative  Burke said. If Lemieux does t re Spond then Well have to take a Chance and have  but. Burke said. There s a Small Chance that sur Gery could be career threatening. That s Why surgery As far As we arc concerned is the last option the penguins with a 27-28-5 record Are trying to make the playoffs for Only the second time in eight cars. And now must do so without the nil s two time scoring Champion. An sports radio College basketball St. John s at Georgetown 1 . Thursday