European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 10,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 23nba from Page 17 from James Edwards to open the runaway third Quarter and the defending Aba champions roiled Over the kicks in the opener of their Eastern conference series tuesday night. The pistons Idle for a week after sweeping Indiana in the first round lost two of the first three games in the conference finals against Chicago last year following a similar Layoff. Detroit went on to defeat the bulls 4-2 and have won 11 consecutive playoff games two Short of the los Angeles lakers record. A the Only difference Between last year and this is that the clubs maturity is a Factor a Detroit coach Chuck Daly said. A except for a couple of Days we had Good kicks coach Stu Jackson said his team simply regain the drive it displayed in winning its final three first round games to eliminate the Boston celtics. Quot it was very obvious that we were blown out on the basketball floor and blown out emotionally a Jackson said. A we did no to have the same Energy As we have had in other games. Quot its going to take a great Effort to win one the 77 Points matched the pistons Best playoff defensive Effort and also was the lowest total Ever for the kicks in the postseason. A we need to get our emotional level Back to where it was against Boston a said Patrick Ewing who led new York with 19 Points but had just four rebounds. A we can to make any excuses. Detroit played an outstanding Detroit held Chicago to 77 Points on May 15, 1989. New York which scored 70 and 71 Points in the second halves of its last two games against Boston in the first round had a previous playoff Low of 79 against the bullets in 1974. The pistons bidding to become Only the third franchise in history to repeat As Aba champions outscored the kicks 35-15 in the third Quarter for an 84-53 Lead. Isiah Thomas led Detroit with 21 Points and Edwards finished with 18. A this was one of our Best All around games a Edwards said. A they could have been tired. They weren to getting Back on defense ill Tell you the pistons outre bounded the kicks 5349. Kicks guard Gerald Wilkins scored two Points on 1-for-13 shooting. A a they re easily the Best defensive team in the league a Wilkins said. A when you be got Dennis Rodman and Joe do Mars you re going to be Tough. A a Detroit a much much quicker and much More athletic than James Edwards last year Detroit rolled to its first Aba championship by winning 15 of 17 games sweeping the lakers in the final series. The pistons held playoff opponents to an average of 92.9 Points the Best defense since the Advent of the 24-second clock 35 years ago. They allowed fewer than 100 Points 15 times. During the past regular season the pistons held opponents to a league Low 98.3 Points the sixth Best Ever in an 82-game schedule. Detroit led 49-38 at halftime and with Edwards getting the hot hand continued an 18-6 run extending to the 4 04 Mark of the second Quarter for a 58-40 Lead with 8 33 left in the third Quarter. The second game will be played thursday night in the Palace then action shifts to Madison Square Garden for afternoon games saturday and sunday. New York became Only the third team in Aba history to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a five game series to oust Boston in the first wire sea Hawks washing hands of washed up Bosworth from wire reports Seattle a in his three nil seasons Brian Bosworth has had More Impact pitching products than sacking quarterbacks. And it looks like its going to stay that Way. Bosworth the Seattle sea Hawks linebacker who signed a 10-year, $11 million contract Wasny to invited to the teams minicams last week because he still is recovering from surgery on both shoulders. A report in tuesdays Usa today said the 6-foot-2, 236-Pound Bosworth no longer will play football and that negotiations were under Way with his agent Gary Wichard to negotiate a contract settlement with Seattle. A this people Are in the process of working out things with general manager Tom Flores legally and every other Way a sea Hawks coach Chuck Knox told Usa today. A it does no to look Good for him to Flores who called the report a premature a agreed that Bosworth a future appears Bleak. A it does no to look too promising at this stage that hell play this year a Flores said. A but we want to make sure we have explored All the avenues. He still wants to see one last doctor to my Wichard has said Bosworth a contract is guaranteed meaning the sea Hawks still owe him $7.3 million. It was unclear whether that would apply if Bosworth did no to make the team. Sea Hawks spokesman Gary Wright said the team has no guaranteed contracts. The sea Hawks chose Bosworth with the no. 1 pick in the june 1987 supplemental draft and expected him to Anchor the defense. But Bosworth played in just two games last year and in 25 of 50 games during his three years with the talking comeback los Angeles a former los Angeles raiders defensive end Lyle Alzado who Hasni to played in the nil since 1985, said tuesday that he a planning a comeback next season. If he does play again Alzado who turned 41 last month would be the oldest player to Ever play in the nil outside of quarterbacks or place kickers. Alzado made his remarks As a guest on Arsenio Halls syndicated television talk show which was telecast tuesday night. A i decided this morning that in a going to come out of retirement a Alzado told Hall. A a in a Here to Tell everybody that in a going to go Alzado retired after the 1985 season. He played four years with the raiders after playing seven years with Denver and three with cleveland.8 states support players suit new York a eight states Are backing an Effort by the nil players association to reverse a court decision upholding the leagues restraints on free Agency the a Flea said tuesday. The association said its Appeal to the . Supreme court is being supported by the attorneys general of new York Arizona Hawaii Louisiana Michigan Texas Utah and linebacker James killed Austin Texas a june James a former University of Texas linebacker who went on to play in the nil was killed tuesday when his car ran off a Road in Southern Louisiana. He was 27. James who played linebacker for the longhorns from 1981 to 1984, died about 1 10 . Tuesday in the Accident in ascension Parish according to sgt. Hamilton Mixon of the Louisiana state police. According to Mixon James was northbound on . 61 on the inside Lane when his car left the Road for unknown reasons. Mixon said it struck a guard rail and spun into the median before flipping Over several times. Mixon said James was killed instantly. James lettered at Texas in 1981, �?T82 and �?T84. He was a ninth round draft Choice of the Detroit Lions in 1985. James spent the 1985 and 1986 seasons with the Lions before he was released and picked up by the Indianapolis Colts in 1987. He was released from the Colts after the 1987 season and picked up by the Saskatchewan rough riders of the Canadian football league in 1988. James played for the roughriders for one season before suffering a Tom Achilles Tendon which ended his professional career in 1989, he is survived by his wife Lisa and their 19-month-old son june James explode on tour of Spain Logrono Spain a two bombs believed set by Basque extremists exploded wednesday on the Road taken by dozens of cyclists on the 16th leg of the tour of Spain but there were no injuries. Spanish National radio Rne reported the Host explosion ripped a Hole in the Asphalt of a National Highway Between Logrono to Pamplona about six Miles delaying the Start of the race. Officials in Logrono said several people speaking in the name of the armed Basque separatist organization Eta called police before the Start of wednesdays leg to warn of bombs set along the 102-mile route. An official said the first bomb went off at noon at the line separating the autonomous Region of la Rioja from the autonomous Region of Navarre. The second bomb went off two hours later at the 48-mile Point on the route ahead of the wins Trump stage Harrisburg a. A Andy Bishop of Tucson Ariz. Used revenge As motivation to ride to a 70-mile Solo Victory tuesday while soviet Amateur Viat Cheslav Bobrik maintained his Overall Lead in the Tourdo Trump. Bishop 24, left a pack of 14 Lead riders after approximately 70 Miles and Rode alone for More than three hours before claiming the 141.7-Milc Winchester to Harrisburg Road race seventh stage in 5 hours 2 minutes 27 seconds. He was next to last among 86 finishers in last years inaugural tour de Trump. Philippe Casado of Morocco finished second 3 39 seconds behind the Winner. Amateur Nate Reiss of Boulder colo., who won sundays stage placed fastest indy Rookie Indianapolis a Eddie Cheever blew an engine but remained the fastest Rookie Driver tuesday while Jelf Andretti got some help from his famous father and his older brother and steadily increased his Speed to More than 210 Mph in practice for the Indianapolis 500. Jeff the youngest son of former Winner Mario Andretti raised his top Speed almost 5 Mph to a fast Lap of 210.334 Mph during the fourth Day of practice for the May 27 race. The first Day of qualifications is saturday. Mario Andretti who had a fast Lap tuesday of 221.233, and his oldest son Michael a six year indy Veteran whose Best Lap of the Day was 221.697, made frequent trips to Jeffs pit to offer their Arguello ends exile Managua Nicaragua a three time world Champion Alexis Arguello declared Persona non grata in his native Nicaragua by the sandinista government kissed the ground tuesday As he returned Home for the first time in 12 years. Arguello 40, arrived from Miami where he has been living and was received by Sucre Freeh sports minister in the new government of president Violetta Chamorro de Barrios. Arguello went into self exile in 1978, when dictator Anastasio Somoza was in Power. 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