European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In ills sunday december 23,19d0 the stars and stripes a Page \ ? re it a a a a r v 7 Quot m 05�p sports amp zip.  a a a Quot a a. A a t -. I v. �?~4t9 a a a a -1 to i r v pistons halt hot Hawks i % i 1 a i a i by the associated press Auburn Hills Mich. A a James Edwards scored 24 Points including eight in a key third period surge As the sputtering Detroit pistons routed Atlanta 113-87 1�?Triday. Night. The loss snapped the Hawks six game winning Streak. Detroit played the second half without head coach Chuck Daly ejected by referee Mike Mathis with 3 36 left in the first half for arguing a technical foul Call. Isiah Thomas was ejected in the fourth Quarter after picking up a technical foul for punch my Rumeal Robinson Joe Dumars also scored 24 Points for the pistons who won for just the third time in 10 games. John Battle led Atlanta with 22 Points. Detroit led 56-50 at halftime but started the final 24 minutes with a 12-2 spurt. Detroit went on a seven Point rim later in the period. The final Points of the Quarter came on the first three Point has act of Edwards 14-year career he had a been 0 for 21. A a a. A. A a a in other games Friday dulls 114, lakers 103 a. Chicago a Michael Jordan scored 33 Points and Scottie Pippen 28 As Chi Eago won for the 11th time in 14 games the bulls led 92-89 in the fourth Quarter before a three Point play by Horace Grant and baskets Quot Aba Roundup with 21 Points and Sam Perkins with 20. , Green came off the Bench in the first period to make All five of his shots and score 12 Points. But the bulls hit 68 percent of their shots in route to a 36-33 Lead by the end of the period. Jordan had eight offensive rebounds half his teams total. 7 7 a a Michael scat Quick a  magic Johnson said. A but the thing about Michael people done to know he a so  pacers 137, hornets 114 Indianapolis Chuck person scored 34 Points and Vern Fleming 26 on perfect shooting from the Field and fryc throw line As Indiana won for new coach Bob Hill. Hill was elevated from an assistant coaching position thursday after the pacers fired Dick Versace. Reggie Miller scored 20 Points for Indiana it which led by As Many As 25 in the fourth period Johnny Newman led Char Iotte with 21 Points Fleming made nine shots from the floor and eight free throws. 76crs 126, heat 102 7 Miami Philadelphia hit 39 of 43 Point May by Horace free throws including 14 of 14 by Charles by Pippen and Stacey Barkley to hand Miami its 10th Consec King opened a 99-89 advantage the lakers got no closer than five Down the stretch As Jordan and Pippen combined to score the last 15 Points for Chicago. The lakers were led by James worthy utile loss Philadelphia made its first 17 free throws missed two then made 19 straight Barkley and Hersey Hawkins had 25 t see Aba on Page 22 magic Johnson goes on on on Friday with fellow legend Michael Jordan. Race Green Bay wis a Barry Sanders ran 6 Yards for the winning touchdown with 3 37 left saturday As the Detroit tons rallied in a sub Zero wind chill to beat Green Bay 24-17 and eliminate the packers from the playoff Chase. A a. A a it 7 a a. A in the coldest game at Lambeau Field since the 1967 a Nice bowl for the nil. Championship Detroit used two fourth Quarter turnovers and a 74-Yard drive on a Slippery Field to Send the packers to their fourth straight loss. A  a. Green Bay 6-9 dropped out of the running for the third pfc wild card Slot the Lions already out of the playoff picture also Are 6-9. Ray Crockett a 22-Yard return of a Fumble recovery a after Green Bay sed West caught a pass and then lost the Ball while on his Back a tied it at 17 with 10 42 remaining a 7. A. 7 a Quot a. A Green Bay a Michael Haddix then fumbled at the Detroit 26 with 7 32 left and Detroit a Chris Spielman recovered. Sanders ran 50 Yards to the packers 13 and three plays later got Loose around the right Side for the go ahead touchdown. Green Bay behind third string quarterback Blair Kiel who was making his second nil Start in six seasons then moved the packers to the Lions 14. But Crockett intercepted with 1 51 to go to end the threat. Sanders carried 19 times for 133 Yards to pass san Diego a Marion Butts As the leagues leading rusher. Anthony Thompson s 76-Yard return of the second half Kickoff gave Green Bay a 14-7 Lead but the packers could t hold it. / a _ Sanders fumbled at the packers 9 and Tim Harris recovered to Stop one Lions drive but Detroit came Hack again and reached the Green Bay 5 before settling for a 22-Yard Field goal by Eddie Murray that made it 14-19 with 4 38 left in the Quarter. Chris Jacke who missed from 33 and 32 Yards in the Green Bay a Blair Kiel stretches for a touchdown while Detroit a Bennie Blades holds on saturday. First half kicked a 25-Yard Field goal with 12 seconds left in the third Quarter to put the packers up by a touchdown. A a a. A.7. Game time temperature was 2 degrees with winds of 23 Mph. That resulted in a wind chill of minus 28. Numbed fingers were evident immediately when Detroit a Chris Oldham fumbled the opening Kickoff and Carl Bland recovered for the packers at the Lions 34, the packers went in for their Only score of the half thanks to de West a 17-Yard reception to the 4 that deflected off the Lions Bennie Blades Kiel scored on third Down just crossing the goal line to give the packers the Lead. But the Lions quickly tied the game. Rodney Peete a a a. A. A. I a passed 38 Yards to Richard Johnson to the Green Bay 32. Then on a fourth-and-4 from the Green Bay 26, Peete ran up the Middle for the touchdown an sports Dallas at Philadelphia 7 . Sun  be Leimgr at television pro football Day new Orleans at san Francisco 10 p. Seattle 2 . Monday. A a. Radio pro football a Miami at Buffalo 7 . Sunday new York giants at Phoenix 10 . Sunday j it