European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 5, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports mixers Nile rockets by Bill Barnard a basketball writer Philadelphia Akeem Olajuwon has been held in Check about As often lately As the Philadelphia 76ers. But the 76ers, averaging 141 Points in their last three games did the Job against Olajuwon tuesday night winning 133 111 Over Houston for their eighth consecutive Victory. Philadelphia Center Mike Gminski had 16 Points and 15 rebounds and limited Olajuwon to 19 Points and 13 re Aba Roundup Bounds. In his previous seven games Olajuwon averaged 24 Points and 15 re Bounds. Philadelphia s All Star Forward Charles Barkley had 26 Points and 14 rebounds As the 76ers out rebounded the rockets 60-49. In other games tuesday pistons 93, celtics 82 Auburn Hills Mich. Isiah Thomas scored six of his 24 Points Dur ing a second Quarter surge and Detroit out rebounded Boston 59-36, with Bill Laimbeer getting 21 rebounds. The Victory was a season High 15th straight at Home for Detroit and its 12th straight at Home against Boston. Jazz 127, hornets 104 Salt Lake City Karl Malone had 36 Points and 13 rebounds As Utah took a three game Lead in the Midwest division and matched a franchise record with its 51st Victory of the season. Timber wolves 92, spurs 90 san Antonio Tod Murphy broke an 88-88 tie scoring Minnesota s final four Points and san Antonio missed two Short shots in the final seconds. Warriors 127, magic 126 Orlando Fla. Rod Higgins made one of two free throws with 10 seconds remaining after Orlando wiped out a 20-Point deficit. Chris Mullin scored 32 Points and Rookie Tim Hardaway had 25 Points 10 re Bounds and 12 assists. Kicks 106, Cavaliers 97 new York Gerald Wilkins scored 10 of his 25 Points in the Pivotal third Quarter against Cleveland As new York won for Only the second time in its last 11games. Bulls 109, pacers 102 Chicago Michael Jordan scored w Points and Scottie Pippen added 21 As Bucago won its fifth straight game and seventh straight Over Indiana at Home. Clippers 114, Kings 105sacramento, Ca if _ Char is ? Mith scored eight of his 24 Points in a Span of 2 05 late in the game As los an Geles handed Sacramento its fifth straight loss. Suns 117, Mavericks 111 Phoenix Tom Chambers scored i plants and Kevin Johnson had eight Ornis 23 in the final 4 25 As Phoenix avoided a second half collapse against Dallas. In. Sonics 136, Trail blazers 134-u in Dana Barros 3-Pointer with 16 seconds left in overtime and Jim banners two free throws 10 seconds later a Seattle the  Els Ted Seattle with 30 Points. Tee time at Augusta Augusta s perfect 10 four time masters Winner Arnold Palmer shares the secret of his grip with six time Winner Jack Nicklaus As the pair played a practice round tuesday at the Augusta National Golf club. Each golfer tees off in Earnest today in Hopes of run Ning their combined total of winners Green jackets to 11. No head on a do Augusta. Georgia up Nick Faldo says hell give it his Best shot but adds he feels no pressure to be come the first golfer to win two straight masters championship since six time Winner Jack Nicklaus turned that trick almost a Quarter of a Cen Tury ago. I m really not concerned about that the englishman said. After All you re talking about a tournament that has been won twice in a Row Only once before and that by Jack Nick Laus Back when in 1966. But i m feeling pretty Good about my Golf game. My putting has Good rhythm to it and i think last sunday s 64 gives me momentum coming in Here. I was 8 under for 12  Nick Faldo has two major championships to his credit. In addition to last year s masters he also won the 1987 British open. His win Here last year when he Sank a 25-foot Birdie putt on the second Hole of a sudden death playoff with Scott Hoch was the third by a foreigner in five years. Sandy Lyle of Scotland won in 1988, Bernhard Langer of West Germany in1985. We be got a Strong foreign Field including two time masters Champ seve Ballesttros of Spain and we feel we have an excellent Chance for win Ning . Majors Faldo said. Faldo was one of the foreign stars who turned in their pea tour play ing cards after being unable to reach an agreement on cutting the number of events they have to play in this country to remain eligible. We needed some help on the 1 5 limit said Faldo who like Ballesty Ros and other foreign stars plays on the european tour. Help never came and that s Why we handed our cards Back. We re not going to push any More. We did All we could. I d like for Spon sors to come behind us and say enough is enough we want the foreign players to play in our tournaments " Olden Bear sf/7/ thinks he has o shot by Glenn sheeley Cox news service Augusta a. He could play poorly this week at Augusta National and people would say hey Jack Nicklaus is 50 years old Don t forget and that s a lot of trips through amen Corner. But if you re talking about pressure consider the consequences had Nick Laus come up parched in the Arizona desert last week instead of winning his debut on the senior pea tour. Especially after Nicklaus a six time Mas ters Champion with a notable ego was perceived As belittling the Quality of play on the 50-and-Over circuit. I managed to put enough pressure on myself to play Well Nicklaus said after his first masters practice round. I be seemed to do that All my life. I probably put a Little More pressure on myself than i need to. The win last week made me feel More on the 54th masters pages 20 & 22 like i could play Golf again Nicklaus said. It s the Best i be hit the Ball in years. My swing has t Felt this Way since the mid-70s." As Odd As it sounds in some respects the hard part is Over for Nick Laus. Granted the desert Mountain course in Scottsdale ariz., was de signed by Nicklaus and surely no coincidental spot to begin his senior play. But at Augusta National Nicklaus has won More times than anyone else in the world. If i m going to pick a tournament that would be easier for me i d have to pick this one Nicklaus said. But that does t mean i m picking myself to win the tournament by any Means. The things of my game that i be lost have been the strength to play out of the rough and you Don t have any rough Here. The few Par 5s that you re going to reach on a regular basis which arc 13 and 15, you re probably going to reach with a Good tee  Nicklaus played Well enough tues Day to consider the possibility of win Ning his Premier senior event and the masters on consecutive weeks. He has done More shocking things. Remember 1986. I be gone for 30 years where most of the time i be walked into a Golf tournament i be been the one that people have expected to win Nicklaus said. I Don t want to disappoint them. I want to play the Best i