European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 12, 1990 the stars and stripes pistons clip blazers for 2-1 Edge by Bill Barnard Portland Ore. Apr Joe Dumars whose father hied 1 /2 hours before the game scored 33 Points and Vinnie Johnson broke out of a shooting slump with 21 Points As the Detroit pistons snapped a 20-game losing Streak in Portland with a 121-106 Victory Over the Trail blazers to take a 2-1 Lead in the Aba finals. The loss ended the Trail blazers nine game playoff winning Streak at Home and meant they will have to win at least once More at Auburn Hills mich., to capture their second Aba title. A we were in a precarious situation but now we Vena finals got a Chance to go Back Home and win a Detroit coach Chuck Daly said. A i sensed the club was in a different mood. They realized the seriousness of it. But we still have to win two  the defending Champion pistons stung by Portland a 106-105 overtime Victory on thursday in Auburn Hills and playing without starting Forward Dennis Rodman because of a sprained ankle recaptured the Home court advantage with sundays performance. Joe Dumars or. Died sunday in Alexandria la., after a Long illness according to pistons spokesman Matt Dobek. The elder Dumars had been in intensive care for two weeks with diabetes and heart trouble and died of congestive heart failure Dobek said. He was 65. Dumars left for Louisiana on the team plane immediately after the game. He had asked that he not be notified if his father died before the game and he was told of his death Over the phone by his wife after the game according to Dobek. Isiah Thomas was the Only player who knew of the elder Dumars death. A the made one shot running Down the Lane threw it Way up and it went in a Thomas said. A a after that we both looked at each other and smiled and i said to myself a your father put that one in. You did no to have anything to do with  a in game 2, Rodman reinsured the ankle he had Hurt in the conference finals against Chicago. The a bad a defensive player of the year had held Jerome Kersey to 24 Points in the first two games including 12 in the previous seven quarters. Kersey scored 27 Points in game 3 with Rodman on the sidelines. It was the first time in the playoffs that Detroit won while allowing More than 100 Points. A the whole team played better and was focused to pick up the Slack for the loss of Dennis a Forward John Salley said. A a we be concentrated on not getting ourselves too deep in a Hole. We made the adjustment and now we re Back to playing the Way the Detroit pistons Are supposed to  the pistons backcourt Trio of Dumars Thomas and Johnson made up the difference combining for 75 Points. Johnson 1 for 10 in the first two games of the series and 2 for 25 in his previous four games was 9 for 13 in game 3. A everybody said i was in a slump but i done to think i was a Johnson said. A going 0 for 6 and 1 for 4 a Asp Page 21 w71 Detroit a Joe Dumars left drives around blazers Drazen Petrovic and sidelined Piston Dennis Rodman celebrates. Does no to mean anything other than i did no to get the Ball much. The team helped me by calling my  a Isiah said before the second Quarter that maybe we better not go to Vinnie right away a Daly said. A i told him a Zeke in be coached this team for seven years and he Sas Good right from the Start As some Guys after 10  he hit his first shot and he a very dangerous when he does  a Vinnie came in and shot the Ball he was aggressive a Thomas said. A the kept putting the Ball  Johnson scored 15 Points in the second Quarter lifting the pistons to a seven Point halftime Lead. Dumars scored 13 in the third period As the pistons took a 90-82 margin into the final 12 minutes. Detroit led 86-71 with 2 30 left but Kersey who scored 14 Points in the period led an 11-4 run with six in the last 2 21. The Trail blazers then missed their first five shots and turned the Ball Over three times in the first 3 30 of the fourth Quarter enabling the pistons to Start the period with an 8-0 run for a 98-82 Lead. The closest Portland got after that was 109-98 with 3 15 left. A we did not assert ourselves on the defensive end a Kersey said. A we have to do a better Job. We can to go Down and not get anything out of an offensive  Clyde Drexler had 24 Points and 13 rebounds and Terry Porter scored 20 Points for the Trail blazers. A we did not come out with enough enthusiasm a Drexler said. Portland which snapped Detroit a 10-game Home playoff winning Streak on thursday won its first nine postseason appearances at memorial coliseum which has been sold out for 579 consecutive games. A there was no letdown a coach Rick Adelman said. A Detroit played better than they did at  two More games a on tuesday and thursday nights a will be played in Portland but even if the Trail blazers win both Detroit will still have a Chance to go Back to Auburn Hills for a shot at repeating As Aba champions. Detroit is trying to become the third franchise a after Boston and the Minneapolis los Angeles lakers a to repeat. Johnson was 5 for 7 and scored 13 Points in the first 7 18 of the second Quarter lifting the pistons to their largest Lead of the first half 50-39. Portland closed to 54-50 with 50 seconds remaining after five straight Points by Kersey but a jumper by Bill Laimbeer with six seconds to go made it 58-51 at halftime. The Trail blazers who beat Detroit 102-82 in Portland on nov. 26, led 22-16 with 5 14 left in the first period As Kevin Duckworth scored eight of his 10 first Quarter Points in the opening six minutes. A three Point play and a driving Layup by Thomas started a 15-3 run that gave the pistons a 31-25 Edge. But a rebound Basket by Drexler with 3.1 seconds left Portland a eighth offensive rebound of the period got the Trail blazers within four at the end of the  television and radio Aba finals a game 4, Detroit at Portland 3 .  leaves lakers Dunleavy Steps in Inglewood Calif. Apr Pat Riley left the head coaching Job of the los Angeles lakers monday after directing the team to four Aba championships m nine seasons and was replaced by Milwaukee assistant coach Mike Dunleavy. The lakers announced at a news conference that Riley whose teams posted a .733 regular season winning percentage and 102 playoff victories would not be Back and named Dunleavy As his replacement. Dual Fwy a Veteran Aba guard who last played regularly during the 1984-85 Eason becomes a head coach for the first time. Rumours concerning Riley a possible departure began last month shortly after the lakers were eliminated by Phoenix in the Western conference semifinals and escalated after lakers general manager Jerry West interviewed Dunleavy for the Job should Riley decide to leave. The lakers were eliminated by the suns a Day after Riley was honoured for the first time As the a bad a coach of the year. Newspaper reports monday said Dunleavy had agreed to a contract Over the weekend and would replace Riley. Both men attended mondays news conference. A they wanted to make the announcements All at once not string it out because that a the Way the lakers do business a the los Angeles times quoted an unnamed source As saying sunday. The Milwaukee Sentinel reported monday that Dunleavy would sign a four year contract. Riley 45, who left the lakers with two years remaining on his contract reportedly has talked to Abc about joining the network As an analyst but the network said it wont discuss possible hiring until the Aba finals Are Over. The Detroit pistons Lead the Portland Trail blazers 2-1 in the Best-of-7 finals with game 4 scheduled tuesday night at Portland. Dunleavy 36, whose contract with the Bucks expires at the end of this month has been an assistant under Del Harris for three seasons. During an Aba career that spanned seven years Dunleavy played for Philadelphia Houston san Antonio and Milwaukee