European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 4,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21knicks nip celts Trail 2-1nba playoffs at times this season the kicks have folded in that situation but not on this occasion. With Ewing out of the game the kicks outscored Boston 21-19 and took an 81-79 Lead into the final Quarter. Ewing then returned and scored the first five Points of the fourth Quarter giving new York a seven Point advantage and it never trailed. The kicks expanded the margin to 91-83 with six minutes left but the celtics closed to 100-99 on a free throw by Reggie Lewis with 29 seconds remaining. Backup Forward Kenny Walker in the game because starter Charles Oakley fouled out with 14 Points and 13 rebounds then hit a Side jumper from 15 feet for a three Point Lead with 7.6 seconds left. On the celtics final Possession Larry Bird missed an uncontested three Point attempt that would have tied the game. Bird finished with 31 Points Dennis Johnson 18 and Kevin Mchale 17 for the celtics. Gerald Wilkins had 15 Points for new York. Despite the Victory the kicks still face a formidable task. Only two teams in Aba history have come Back from 2-0 deficits to win a Best-of-5 series. Fort Wayne did it against St. Louis in 1956 and Golden state rallied to defeat Utah in 1987. New York led 52-48 at halftime holding the celtics to 26 Points fewer than they had at the same Point of game 2. The kicks led 40-34 with 7 41 left in the second Quarter then went 3 48 without scoring. But Boston see Aba on Page 27 by the associated press new York a Patrick Ewing kept the new York kicks in the playoffs wednesday night with 33 Points and 19 rebounds in a 102-99 Victory Over the Boston celtics. Boston which scored an Aba record 157 Points on 67-percent shooting in the first game of the Best-of-5 series saw a much More intense defensive Effort by the kicks in game 3. The fourth game will be played Friday night at Madison Square Garden and if the kicks win that the and deciding game will be sunday at Boston Garden where the celtics have beaten the kicks 26 consecutive times since feb. 29, 1984. Ewing had 21 Points and 16 rebounds at halftime but he committed his fourth foul Early in the third Quarter and left the game with 7 57 left in the period and the score tied 60-60. Dawson cubs . 9-6 by the associated press san Francisco a Andre Dawson extended his hitting Streak to 11 games with three hits and three Bis powering the Chicago cubs to a 9-6 Victory wednesday Over the san Francisco giants. The cubs pounded out 16 hits for a two game total of 31 against the giants while earning their first series sweep Ofil Roundup the season. The giants swept Only once while winning the National league Pennant in 1989, sustained their fourth sweep this season a All at Home where they Are 2-11. I Dawson has four homers and 14 Bis during his Streak. Ryne Sandberg and Dwight Smith also had three hits for the cubs. Rookie Mike Harkey 3-1 pitched 5 i innings yielding four runs All on i see no on Page 26 the cardinals Rex Hudler bounces off san Diego Catcher Benito Santiago while scoring in the second inning on wednesday. A indians closer to leaving Cleveland Vincent says Cleveland apr the Cleveland indians Are close to meeting baseball a four criteria allowing a franchise to move baseball commissioner Fay Vincent said wednesday. Vincent said a vote by Cleveland and Cuya hoga county residents on May 8 on a tax to raise Money for a new stadium May be crucial to keeping the team in town. A it would certainly put in doubt the future of baseball in this Community a a Vincent said in an interview before wednesday nights Toronto Cleveland game. A we Are reaching the Point where the criteria for moving Are being  the criteria Vincent said Are an unsuitable stadium poor attendance an unprofitable team and evidence of the Community no longer backing the team. The May 8 a Gateway project vote giving residents a Chance to decide whether to add a tax to cigarettes and alcohol to raise Money for an open air stadium an Arena and other developments will be a Good gauge of Community support for baseball Vincent said. A it seems to me that its an important decision for Cleveland and i Hope the project gets approved a he said. Asked Why 58-year-old Cleveland stadium must be replaced while old ballparks like Fenway Park in Boston remain appropriate for baseball Vincent noted that the red sox draw thousands More people per game than the indians. A i think you need a new stadium because fans Are not turning out and this stadium has a lot of drawbacks a he said. A the Gateway project is excellent and  earlier wednesday George and Gordon Gund owners of the Cleveland Cavaliers said they had reached agreement in principle to move the basketball team to the Gateway Arena should it be  Blanks jays for 3rd win in Row by the associated press Cleveland a Cleveland Lethander Bud Black won his third straight Start wednesday night pitching 8 a scoreless innings As the indians beat the Toronto Blue jays 3-0. For the third straight time Black pitched into but not out of the ninth inning. The culprits this time were a pair of Bloop singles. A i went out really wanting to get the Complete game a said Black 3-0. A i Felt i was throwing better in the ninth inning than i was in the first. That a what made it so  Black however  fault manager John Mcnamara for turning to reliever Doug Jones who retired George Bell on a pop up and Glenallen Hill on a strikeout for his seventh save in seven opportunities. He has not allowed a run in 9 v innings this season. A Bell had seen me three times tonight and he a seen me for eight years and we be got one of the Best stoppers in the league a Black said. A Mac made the right  Roundup the game was scoreless until Candy Maldonado homered with one out in the seventh inning. It was Only the second hit of the game off Toronto starter John Cerutti. In a not going to pitch much better than that a Cerutti said. A the Home run was a curve Ball i was trying to get Down so maybe he would Chase it. I left it up a Little but it was still Down and he did a Good Job of chasing  the win was Cleveland a second in its last 12 games against the Blue jays and prevented a three game sweep by Toronto. Black gave up seven hits striking out seven and walking one before leaving with two on and one out in the ninth. Cerutti 1-4, entered the game with a 4-0 career record and 1.93 Era against the indians. He continued that dominance by allowing Only one hit a Brook Jacoby a infield single a through the first six innings. The hit extended Jaco see Al on Page 26