European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes. Tuesday wednesday december 25/26, 1990 loss Streak ends at 10 for Miami by the associated press Miami a the Miami heat snapped the a bad a longest losing Streak this season at to games with a 99-93 Victory Over the Utah jazz on sunday night. Sherman Douglas who had 23 Points and 10 assists made consecutive layups to give Miami a 92-89 Lead with 2 49 to play Kevin Edwards Baseline jumper made it 94-91 with 1 34 left. Karl Malone who led the jazz with 25 Points and 17 rebounds got Utah within one with a Layup. Douglas then made two free throws for a Aba Roundup 96-93 Lead with 10 seconds remaining. John Stockton a 3-Point attempt was Long sealing the Victory that marked the first win in 33 games by one of the a bad a four expansion teams. Jeff Malone scored 22first-half Points for Utah but was held to one Point in the second half. In Oiler games sunday Trail blazers 132, nuggets 101 Portland Ore. A Jerome Kersey scored 23 Points and had 14 rebounds and Danny Young added a career High 21 Points As Portland walloped Denver. Young had 13 Points in the second Quarter connecting on All five of his shots fro i the Field and helping the Trail blazers to a 65-55 halftime Lead. Michael Adanis and Chris Jackson each scored 18 Points to Lead the nuggets. Lakers 118, Tim be wolves 94 los Angeles a James worthy scored 24 Points and Reserve Forward . Green added a season High 20 As the los Angeles lakers dominated  swing Man Gerald Glass came off the Bench to score a career High 30 Points for Minn Sota including 15 in the second Quarter. Celtics 132, Hawks 104 Boston a Kevin Gamble scored 25 Points to cad Boston to a 132-104 pounding Over Atlanta in the completion of a game suspended last month because of a Slippery court. Boston which has won seven straight led 37-22 with 10 30 remaining in the second period when the game was stopped nov. 28. The court became Slippery As the hockey surface below if condensed that Day. There were fears that sundays 68-de-Grcc weather would Force another  scored eight Points during an 18-4 run that followed the games resumption. Larry Bird playing just 32 minutes scored 14 Points grabbed 10 rebounds and had 10 assists. Clippers 109, Kings 99 v los Angeles a Ken Norman scored 12 of his season High 34 Points i the fourth Quarter As the los Angeles clippers snapped a five game losing Streak with a Victory Over  Tisdale scored 27 Points for the Kings who have lost three straight and fell to i -11 on the Road a san Diego a. Nick Lowery kicked Kansas City into the playoffs hitting a 32-Yard Field with 2 46 remaining sunday to give the chiefs a 24-21 Victory Over san Diego. Lowery a tie breaking kick assured the chiefs of at least a wild card berth. It will be their first playoff appearance since 1986. Kansas City began the winning drive inches from its own goal line after Sammy Lilly downed a punt inside the 1. Two plays gained four Yards before quarterback Steve Deberg tossed a Short pass to Todd Mcnair who broke Loose for a 65-Yard gain to the chargers 30. The chiefs got to the 14 before Lowery came on for the Field goal. 1. A 55-Yard punt return for a touchdown by san Diego a Kitnick Taylor had tied the score at 21 with 14 39 remaining in the fourth Quarter. Deberg who played the game with a cast to protect a fractured linger on his left hand finished with 19 completions in 27 throws for 251 Yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice. The chiefs Barry word ran 28 times for 106 Yards and one touchdown. San Diego 6-9 had one last Chance but its final Possession ended when Deron Cherry intercepted Billy Joe Tolliver for the second time Kansas City taking Over at its 45, ran out the final 1 48. The chiefs 10-5 Trail the los Angeles raiders by one game in the  West and have a shot at the division title. They must beat Chicago saturday and Hope the raiders lose to the chargers sunday. The chiefs would get the division Crown by virtue of  raiders twice in regular season games. Chicago apr Mike Tomczak making his first Start of the season passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third As Chicago beat Tampa Bay 27-14 sunday and ended the buccaneers playoff Hopes. Tomczak filling in for injured Jim Harbaugh ran 1 Yard for a touchdown and threw to passes of 18 Yards to Wendell Davis and .12 Yards to James Thornton Tomczak completed 16 of 33 passes for 239 Yards with two interceptions before Peter Tom Willis took Over in the fourth Quarter.  Kevin Butler who missed a 42-Yard kick just before halftime booted second half Field goals of 46 and 43 Yards for the playoff bound bears 11-4. Tampa Bay f a a a. A. A a a a a a a a a a 1 i 111 j or a. A j which needed to win its last two games for a shot at a wild card berth fell to 6-9. From Page 2t. \ Tion for. The division title which they could have captured with wins Over Buffalo and Indianapolis Miami already has clinched a wild card spot in the p effectively using the no huddle o so Well re Meh threw touchdown passes of 7 James Lofton and 11 to Andre Reed. The pass to Lofton gave the Bills a 7-0 halftime Lead then Buffalo took advantage of Marc Logan a Fumble on the opening Kickoff of the second half to direct a 32-Yard drive culminating in the pass to Reed. I after Marino hit Mark super with a 3 lard to pass Reich threw a 43-Yard pass to Don Beebe that set up layoffs of sense that Kelly ran Yards to chiefs Albert Lewis tackles Ronnie Harmon. After 24-Yard gain by Charger s there were five fumbles in the. Game which was played in frigid conditions that kept 20,490 ticket hold ers away from Soldier Field. The temperature waste degrees with a wind chill of 3 below  bears shut Down the Bucsi offence after the first Quarter except for a late to pass from Vinny taste Var do to Bruce Hill Chicago Rookie Mark Carrier picked off a pass by test verde in the third Quarter setting up the scoring drive that ended with the to pass to Thornton. It was carriers 10th interception of the season a dub record and tops in the nil. Neal Anderson Chicago a leading rusher and pass receiver was sidelined with a cracked rib. Bears linebackers Ron Rivera Ron Cox and John Roper also missed the game due to injuries. Scott Norwood a 21-Yard Field goal Beebe suffered a in Ken leg later in the Gam Early in the fourth Quarter Reich directed a 76-Yar 13-play drive that was capped by Thomas 13-Yard t run. A a a a a a buffaloes defense limited Miami to 35 Rushing Yari and controlled Marino sacking him three times and for my two turnovers Marino completed 24 of 43 passes flt 286 Yards and Mark Clayton who Hud missed the last s game with a knee injury caught 8 passes for 108 Yard an ily urd to puss with one minute left. Both Sid ii squandered Early scoring chances r most two opportunities the first when Reid tumbled at the Miami 23 after a drive from his own following the opening Kickoff the second when ret dropped what would have Chen a 38-Yard to pass in to end zone on the second drive. Pittsburgh a Pittsburgh Safe leading defense forced fumbles on Cleveland a first three plays from scrimmage to take a 21-0 Lead with less than nine minutes gone and Bubby Brister threw four touchdown passes As the steel ers beat the Browns 35-0 sunday to take the Central division Lead. Cincinnati a 40-2gyictory Over Houston left the Steeles 9-6 a game ahead of the bengals 8-7 and oilers 8-7 with a v game to play. The Steeles face a critical situation in Houston next week since a loss would Cost them the division title and a wild card spot if the bengals beat Cleveland in  of their 2-3 division record and 6-5 conference record the Steeles would lose wild card tiebreakers to Cincinnati Houston or Seattle. In a reversal of Cleveland a 51-0 Victory in three Rivers stadium last year when the Steeles committed eight turnovers Pittsburgh forced nine Browns turnovers and scored on its four possessions to take a 35-0 halftime Lead. The Browns 3-12possibly headed to their first three Victory season since going 3-11 in 1975, lost seven fumbles and threw two interceptions in losing for the ninth time in their last 10 games. Brister who Hadnot thrown a touchdown pass in five previous appearances against Cleveland threw for in fewer than 16 minutes As the steel Erst turnover fuelled offence scored its first touchdowns in five games against  Central opponents this season. Despite failing to score an offensive touchdown while going 1-3 in their first four division games the Steeles 9-6 can  Central title since 1984 by beating Houston in the Astrodome next sunday. They beat the oilers 20-9 earlier in Pittsburgh. As they be done All season the Steeles did to with defense. / their conference leading defense has held three straight opponents without a touchdown during a 14-Quarter touchdown less Streak. The Steeles Haven to at Lowed a second half touchdown in five games and have surrendered just one in their list eight. Mike Page subbing for the injured be Ernie Kosar fumbled while being sacked by Bryan Hinkle in Cleveland a first play from scrimmage and Donald Evans made the first of his two Fumble recoveries. The officials then ruled Mike Mularkey stepped out of Bounds on his apparent 20-Yard scoring catch on the steel Erst next play Blit replay official Ai Sabato reversed the Call to give Pittsburgh a 7-0 Lead Wilh 2 31 gone. Jar rat Williams who later forced an other Fumble then recovered Eric Metcalfe a Fumble at the Browns 40 on the first play following the Kickoff. Four plays later Brister hit Rookie Chris Calloway on a 20-Yard completion for his first nil scoring catch and a 4-0 Lead