European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 27, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 Quot a. .�?�1 a pc or. Vry Phoenix romps 1 23-89 win Over Portland Phoenix a Mark West scores despite the efforts of Portland a Kevin Duckworth Phoenix apr the Phoenix suns made sure the Portland trait blazers had no More comeback magic on Friday night. Tom Chambers scored 15 of his 24 Points As the suns built a 30-Point Lead in the first half and went on to beat the frail blazers 123-89, cutting their Lead to 2-1 in the Western conference finals Phoenix which blew a 22-Point Lead in game 2 at Portland on wednesday night plays Host to the blazers in game 4 of the Best-of-7 series sunday. The suns Rode to a first Quarter advantage of 40-18, the most opening period Points Ever allowed by Portland in a playoff game. Phoenix built hi-31 and 7040 leads in the Sec Chambers Ond period in route to a 71-43 halftime margin. The blazers got no closer than 25 in the second Hall. The suns largest Lead was 103-57 with 1 06 left in the third Quarter putting Portland in jeopardy of losing by the largest margin Ever in an Aba playoff game. Minneapolis beat St. Louis 133-75 in 1 956, but the blazers reserves used an 8-0 run in the fourth period to make the final score More respectable. It was Portland a worst playoff loss Ever and the second biggest postseason Victory for Phoenix Chambers was 11 for 13 from the Field and Ciff Hornacek scored 17 Points on 8-for-l0 shooting. Kevin Johnson also had 17 Points for the suns and Jerome Kersey led the blazers with 16. Phoenix made 78 percent of its shots in the opening period a 18 of 23, Riba playoffs Portland which shot Only 33 percent from the Field in the first period nine of 27scored the games first Basket and never led again. The suns used a 10-0 run for a 16-4 Lead with 8 20 remaining in the first Quarter. Chambers had six of his 10 Points in the period during the final three minutes. Eddie Johnson s Hook and two free throws capped a 10-0 spurt for a 50-22 Phoenix Lead 4 1 1 into the second period. The suns led by 30 Points twice a 6131 on Chambers Baseline jumper 4 26 before halftime and 70-40 on Kurt ram Bis jumper with 42 seconds left. Terry Porter held to five first half Points Lut a three Point goal with 35 seconds remaining to make it 71-43 at intermission. The suns shot 77 percent from the Field in the first half 30 of 39 to Portland a 40 percent 20 of 50. Portland s first period yield of 40 Points exceeded the 39 scored by the los Angeles lakers on May 3, 1983, and matched by the lakers on april 30 1985. The blazers previous loss was 125-101 against april 27, 1985. Portland finished with 36 percent Field goal accuracy 37 of 102one percentage Point More than another All time playoff Low set against Philadelphia in 1977. Phoenix wound up making 61 percent of its Field goals 50 of 82 to tie its playoff Best set against the lakers on May 23, 1984. A the suns just missed their biggest margin of Victory in a playoff game a 36 Points a 135-99 Over Golden state on May 13, 1989. Worst playoff the lakers on Odds of repeating against Fittipaldi by the los Angeles times Indianapolis a when Emerson Fittipaldi Rolls of the starting line sunday in defense of the title he won so dramatically in last years Indianapolis 500, history will be against him. See indy 500 viewers preview on Page 26. Driver has repeated at indy in almost 20 years Ana Only four have successfully defended their Champi in p years. The last one at Unser who won in and �?T71, is in this years race in an Alfa Romeo. The others were a Ovich 1953-54, whose grandson Bill Iii in sundays race and at 26 is the youngest Driver among the 33 starters. A Mauri Rose 1947-48.�?� Wilbur Shaw 1939-40. Drj5,kno2v d very difficult to repeat Here but the a a a a As Only made me work harder to try and win the brazilian Veteran said As he Sappa a a week rain Wash the Indianapolis motor cast Jii ran or sundays race. The weather fore alls for scattered thundershowers. Be a before i came to Indianapolis that there would a Benn a pressure on me Anc my family a Fittipaldi said feel l it e would he such a demand on my time but 1 ave managed to control the situation so that 1 am relaxed. It is the Price of being the Champion but it is a Price i ant Happy to  the 43-year-old two time former formula one world Champion who retired for two years before joining the american open wheel racing circuit in 1984, will Start on the pole sunday in a new Punske Chevy v-8. He qualified two weeks ago at a record 225.301 Mph. Starting on the pole could be another historical footnote indicating that Fittipaldi wont repeal. Only twice in the last 18 Vears has the pole Sitter won the 500. Both times a in 1979 and 1988 a it was Rick cars. Fittipaldi a teammate who did it. One thing is different for Fittipaldi this time. He is with a different team having taken his Marlboro sponsorship from the Bat Pati ick Chip Ganassi team to the super team of Roger Penske. The switch was part of a reported $30 million three year contract Between Penske and the Philip Morris tobacco co. For his ears to carry the red and White colors of their product. The move took Fittipaldi from a one car operation to a three car team with former indy 500 winners meats and Danny Sullivan As teammates a situation he likes. Quot among three cars i gel much More information Quot Fittipaldi said. Quot that a the big advantage. I re member last year at Phoenix and Long Beach then Indianapolis to set up the car was much More difficult. Because i was by myself the information i was getting in testing the ear and 1 was giving team manager Morris Nunn i would say was less than half the information i get now after  being on the Penske team should give Fittipaldi another Edge. The team has a record seven 500 victories. Five in the last decade Mark Donohue 1972 Mears 1979 Bobby Unser. 1981 Mears 1984 Sullivan 1985 a1 Unser 1987 and cars 1988. Fittipaldi won in a pc-18 that Penske sold to the Patrick Ganassi team last year. Mears will Start in the Middle of the front Row with the surprising dutchman Arie Luyendyk on the outside. Mears will be making a record 10th front Row Start. He and Bobby Unser had been tied with nine each. Sullivan is in ninth position on the outside of the third  sports television Auto racing a the Indianapolis 500, 5 p.m.,  Auto racing a the Indianapolis 500, 5 p.m., sunday. Baseball a Toronto at Seattle 2 a.m., monday