European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bird returns to Lead celtics past hornets by the associated press. Boston a after a month on the sidelines Larry Bird played like he never. Missed a Day. He showed no signs wednesday night of the Hack injury that kept him out of 14 games and reduced the Boston celtics from Mastery to mediocrity. He had 18 Points 13 assists and nine rebounds As Boston beat the Charlotte hornets 133117. Al did no a feel out of place a Bird said. A usually when you re out that Long it takes a while to get Back in the flow but i Felt  Bird tied teammate Kevin Gamble with a game High 38 minutes and had three he huh steals and two blocks and furnished the Crisp passing that had been missing while the celtics went 7-7 without him. The were 26-5 before he got Hurt. A a it a Furt to see him out there Quot Boston coach Chris l Ord said a because so Mych happens with movement of the Ball. I had no fears. We re still concerned How hell react physically to wednesday night s act Ivity a.  a. The celtics said before the game that Bird  play thursday night in new York or in sundays All Star game because they done to want him to travel or. Play on consecutive nights. Boston led 36-34 with 8 25 left in the second Quarter. Birds so Ort jumper started a 16-2  that gave the celtics a 52-36 Lead 3 02 before halftime. Boston led 58-40 at halftime and stayed ahead by six to 25 Points the rest of the Way Quot a. A Bird coming Back gave them an emotional lilt a hornets coach Gene lillies said. A the played very Well when the game was on the  a Kevin Mchale led the celtics with 28 Points Gamble had 23 and Reggie Lewis the stars and stripes ports february 8,1981 Page 28 18. Charlotte which got just 30 Points from its starters was led by substitutes Dell Curry with 24 and Kendall Gill with. 23. A the Bench earned the playing time and they played hard Quot Littles said. �?o1 went to the starters twice in the first half and they put us in a deep  without Bird who Hadnot played since Jan 6, the celtics lost in Charlotte 92-91 last Friday night. It was their first loss Ever after 10 victories Over the. Hornets and lowered their record against the four most recent expansion teams to 26-2, a a there a no Way l could have come Back any sooner a Bird said. �?o1 was Wor. Ried about my wind but i Felt belter out there than i thought i was going  Boston which has won four of its last five games got the first six Points wednesday night and was in control nearly the entire game. Bird showed no ill effects from his injury and the celtics moved the Ball More crisply with him in the lineup. Charlotte l-l3-inits last 14 Road games closed the first Quarter with a 19-9 see Aba on Page 22 celtics Forward Larry Bird drives past hornets Forward . Reid wednesday inside sports Aba Road filled a a a a a with failure a Page 25 a aft a Michno to run at Meadowlands a Page 26 Gamez nabs Lead in Hope Golf with 64 a Page 26 i Shurmur goes from rams to cardinals a Page 27 j Aba orders Barkley to play. Fat Ladelphia a Charles Barkley indicated wednesday night that he had planned to skip the Aba All Star game in Charlotte sunday. The league however ordered him to slow up for his starting assignment. \ its the second consecutive year that the 76ers�?T Barkley has been ordered to play after trying to skip the All Star game to rest an injury. He was threatened with suspension la season if he missed the classic. At that time he was playing despite a Groin injury. A Barkley scored 25 Points As Philadelphia beat Washington 108-100 wednesday night. The game was his fourth since returning from a three week break to allow a stress fracture in his left foot and a sprained left ankle to heal. He still complains about the pain. A a he was asked wednesday night if he would use the All Star break to rest in Stead of play a a a let a just say they Aba officials messed things up Quot Barkley said. A a let a say we got a Friendly phone Call during the game. In be been told i should be in  Barkley never directly said he had planned to miss the game. But he said a i was supposed to go Home and visit my Mother and grandmother in Birmingham. I have to Call and cancel that a Wolf pack wit by the associated press Raleigh . A Rodney Monroe scored 23 of his 37 Points in the so cond half As North Carolina state unleashed its three Point Arsenal on no. 9 North Carolina and held on for a 97-91 Atlantic coast conference Victory wednesday  Wolf pack 12-65-3 -upset�?�iisseuotid-trip-10 team at Home in two weeks beating then boo 9 puke 95-89 on Jan 23. North Carolina 15-4, 4-3trailing 8068 with 5 21 left staged a comeback by hitting seven three pointers in the final five minutes. But when the tar heels inched closer Down the stretch it was Monroe the acc a leading scorer at.28.6 per game who stepped to Center  basketball Tom Gugliotta added 28 Points and 10 rebounds for the Wolf pack which shot 61.8 percent in the first half. . State connected on 12 of 23 three pointers Tor the game Ruf a North ctr dim a which list 14 of 2 three pointers with 20 Points while Pete Chilcutt and Hubert Davis added 19 Points each. Davis scored 17 Points in the second half. A three Pointer by Davis with 51 seconds left pulled North Carolina to 92-91. But Monroe Sank two foul shot three seconds later and then added two More with 2.8 ends left to Seal the Victory. The Wolf pack averaging 9.3 Long Range shots to Lead the nation hit eight of 11 in the first half and built a 5345 Lead. The Lead changed hands six times Early in the contest before . State went on a 21-2 surge Ove a five minute Span to grab a 40-24 Lead with 6 34 left. During the spurt Monroe a Corelli including three three Poilu ers. A a Ain other top 25 games wednesday no. 18 Kansas 85, no. 15 Nebraska 77 Lawrence Kan. A Richard Scott scored the first six Points in a 14-4 second half surge vaulting no. 18 see College on Page in it i.4-