European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Pistons top bulls lazers eliminate Purs in 7th game Auburn Hills Mich. Apr Joe Dumars scored 18 third Quarter Points and Detroit a tenacious defense held Michael Jordan to eight second half Points As the defending Aba Champion pistons beat the bulls 86-77 sunday in the first game of the Eastern conference finals. The Best-of-7 series continues tuesday night at the Palace then shifts to Chicago stadium for afternoon games saturday and monday. Dumars the most valuable player in last years championship series when the pistons swept the los Angeles lakers for their first league title finished with 27 Points. Jordan who had averaged 40.3 Points in the bulls first nine playoff games scored a game High 34 Points a but 26 came in the first half when Chicago led 43-39. The pistons meeting Chicago for the second straight year in the conference finals Are 23-6 against the bulls Over the past three years including the playoffs. Last year they eliminated Chicago in six games. Detroit shot 42 percent for the game and the bulls shot Only 37.8. The pistons also had a 48-36 advantage in rebounds. The pistons bidding to become Only the third franchise in Aba history to repeat As champions overcame a cold first half with 65 percent shooting in the third Quarter to go from a four Point deficit to a 67-60 Lead. The bulls went scoreless for the first 3 23 of the third period. The pistons stretched their Lead to As Many As 12 Points with 4 22 remaining Aba playoffs in the game. Dumars a who scored the pistons first 12 Points in the third Quarter a led Detroit on an 11-4 run giving Detroit a three Point Lead at the 6 37 Mark. Detroit outscored Chicago 28-17 during the Quarter. Meanwhile Dumars also did a Strong defensive Job holding Jordan to four Points in the third Quarter. The last team to win consecutive Aba titles was los Angeles in 1987 and 1988. But before that no Champion had repeated since the Boston celtics in 1968 and 1969. Trail blazers 108, spurs 105 Portland Ore. Apr Clyde Drexler Sank five free throws in the final 26 seconds of overtime saturday and the Portland Trail blazers took advantage of a crucial breakaway foul Call to beat san Antonio 108-105 in the deciding seventh game of the Western conference semifinals. The Trail blazers will Host monday nights opening game of the Best of seven conference final against Phoenix. Terry Porter led Portland with 36 Points and nine assists and Drexler finished with 22 Points 13 rebounds and eight assists. San Antonio which lost its 13th straight game in Portland was sparked by Terry Cummings with 27 Points. David Robinson who had Only two Points at halftime finished with 20 and 16 rebounds. The game was tied at 103-103 and san Antonio was working for the go summer Squall wins Preakness by de Schuyler or. Baltimore apr summer Squall ended Kentucky Derby Winner unbridled a Hopes for the triple Crown saturday with a Gutsy Preakness victoi7 that showed a heart As big As the Pamlico track. Unbridled was second. A this is a very courageous horse a said jockey Pat Day. Even jockey Craig Perrel who Rode unbridled could not resist praising the smallish summer Squall who stands 15.3 hands just Over 61 inches and weighs Only about 950 pounds. A summer Squall the Little Guy that he is was a powerhouse a Perret said. Cot Campbell who manages the partnership that owns summer Squall said the decision to give his horse a much deserved rest and skip the 1 /2-mile Belmont stakes on june 9 was a etched in unbridled however will be there. And since he has earned eight Points with his Derby Victory and Preakness second unbridled can earn a $1 million Bonus simply by finishing the Belmont. Summer Squall also has eight Points for his Preakness win and Derby second but they will do him no Good. Mister Frisky with one Point and land Rush with none Are the Only other 3-Ycar-Olds who can run in All three races. For a few moments in the upper stretch it looked As if unbridled would once again Lead summer Squall to the wire and move to the Brink of becoming racing a 12th triple Crown Winner and the first since affirmed in 1978. Then summer Squall blew past unbridled on the rail and Drew away to a 2 a length Victory. Unbridled was nine lengths in front of mister Frisky who had finished eighth in the Kentucky Derby As the favorite. A everything was going Trainer Carl Nafzger said. A it looked like everything was unfolding for unbridled had come out of the pack see Preakness on Page 23afn sports radio baseball a Chicago White sox at new York Yankees 1 30 . Tuesday. Frail blazers Terry Porter scores Over spurs Caldwell Jones in title clincher. Ahead Basket with less than 30 seconds to play when Rod Strickland a no look pass headed out of Bounds at the Baseline. Portland a Jerome Kersey saved it and threw an off balance length of the court pass to Drexler who was fouled from behind by Strickland with 26.2 seconds to go. Drexler who scored 16 Points in the fourth Quarter and overtime made the two free throws and Portland got the Ball out of Bounds on the breakaway Call. Drexler was fouled again and Sank both free throws to make it 107-103 with 16 seconds remaining. Cummings made two free throws with 9 seconds to play and Drexler Sank one of two with 7 seconds remaining giving san Antonio a Chance at a game tying three Pointer. But Porter stole Reggie Williams in-00.00 00.01 Bounds pass and the blazers ran out the clock. It was the second overtime game m the series. The Bla ers won iame 5. I 38-i 32, in double overtime at Portland. Kersey had 21 Points and i 5 rebounds saturday for Portland and Buck Wiliams added 12 Points and 15 Anderson scored 20 for the spurs. Portland Center Kevin Duckworth was a Surprise starter playing just two weeks after breaking a Bone in his right hand backup Center Wayne Cooper also played after missing three games with Back spasms. A san Antonio trailed by As Many As i i in the first half but rallied behind the play of Robinson to take a 97-90 Lead on the a irk ies tip in with 2 32 left in regulation. The Bla ers then scored the seven Points of the Quarter to Force overtime. Preakness Winner summer Squall with Pat Day up pauses in Pamlico winners Circle
