European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes february 24, 1991 8 Page 28 by the associated press Atlanta a the Atlanta Hawks who have lost nine of their last 10 Road games set a franchise record with their 18th con a Secu Tive Victory at Home Friday night handing the los Angeles lakers just their fourth loss in 25 games 111 -102. A a i was really pumped up a Dominique Wilkins said after scoring 34 Points a i really wanted this one and i was ready from Early this  a a to win 18 games in a Row and not be the Harlem globetrotters is great especially considering the teams that we beat coach 3ob Weiss said. A the lakers always have a Little bit of Glamour so this win added a certain spice to it. It added respect to make them the 18th  a the Hawks withstood a. 19-8 fourth 3uarter run that Cut the lakers 14-Point Cicitto 90-87 with 7 47 to play. Wilkins then led a 14-4 spurt with six Points As the Hawks built a 104-91 Lead with 4 11 left. A if you can to get up to play against them who can you get up to play a said Wilkins who also had 10 rebounds five assists and four steals. A. Magic Johnson led the lakers with 24 Points and James worthy scored 23. Spud Webb had 15 Points for Atlanta. A they came through with the7 big plays a worthy said. A this makes 18 in a Row for them and obviously they Are playing very Well at Home. Once you get to Gooden Breaks off talks port St. Lucie Fla. A the new York mets did no Topay Darryl Strawberry what he wanted so he left. Now Dwight Gooden is threatening to do the same. 7 Gooden broke off contract talks with the mels on Friday Quot saying he will file of free Agency after the season. He also reiterated he will not negotiate any More until then. A the next time 1 11 be talking to the mets ill be talking with everybody a Gooden said. A they do what they feel is Best for themselves. I do what i feel is Best for myself the Bottom line is they done to want to do  Gooden rejected a $13 million three year Extension offer by the mets and demanded $16.2 million for three years a which would make him the highest paid player in baseball. 7 a a nobody wanted to1 sign Doc More than us a mets executive vice president Al i Lara in said. A i done to feel Good about it right now. The doors open. I Hope Dwight pitches for the mets for Many years to come. We would like to think there a sonic flexibility. Gooden 26, is making $2.25 million the final season of a three year Deal Worth $6.7 million. He wanted an Extension comparable to the $21.5 million four year Deal Roger Clemens got from Boston two weeks ago a a they just said they  do it in the Clemens area a Gooden said after the first workout of Spring training a a in a Here to do a Job to prepare for the season. There will be no More negotiations for 1991.�?�. Quot i just want the Money in a Worth a he said. A i tried to gel a Deal worked out. So now in a just going to go out and  Harazin blamed Clemens contract for fridays breakdown. A if the Clemens contract Hadnot happened we would have signed him a week ago a Harazin said. A before Clemens it would have worked  Harazin however could not explain Why it took the mets so Long to get Down to business with Gooden. As in before Clemens  i have no answer a Harazin said. Dwight Gooden blows the first Bubble gum Bubble of Spring in port St. Lucie Fla a you can certainly fault us for  last Spring and summer the mets similarly refused to meet the demands of Strawberry. He became a free agent last october and signed a $20.25 million five year contract with the los Angeles Dodg ers. A _ the mets could have had Strawberry Lor less than $4 million last Spring but chose to see what kind of season he produced. Their Gamble backfired when Strawberry had one of the Best seasons of his career setting a team record with 108 Bis. V Gooden is 119-4.6 in his Soven car career with a 2.82 Era. With Strawberry s depart i a \ he is easily the most prominent and popular player on the mets. His loss might be devastating to new York from a Public relations it. Stii goodens orig Al demand was for $21.6 million Over four years and he set a deadline for Friday when pitch a ers and catchers practice for the first time. He lowered the length of his request to three years on thursday after Harazin said a fourth season would be a Deal breaker. A four year contract also Hung up a dear with Strawberry although the mets quickly turned around and gave free agent Vince Coleman a four year Deal for nearly si2 million. Neither the mets nor goodens agent changed their positions during a one hour Telephone conversation on Friday. A we tried everything possible. The tinal score was Lour Point three to five Point tour a a agent Jim Neader said. Certain number it becomes emotional and 1 think that a what we saw tonight a a Atlanta a Mark of 17 straight Home wins was set at the end of the 1978-79 season and the Start of the 1979-80 Campaign. A. In other games Friday night a Trail blazers 127, suns 106 Portland Ore. A Portland extended its Lead in the Pacific division to 414 game Over the lakers beating Phoenix for its 13th consecutive Victory at Homcy. Jerome Kersey had 20 Points and la rebounds Clyde Drexler scored 18 Points and Buck Williams 16, including 12 in the third Quarter for the Trail blazers 28-2 at see Aba on Page 20 kicks suspend Jackson new York apr Mark Jackson the discontented 1�88 Aba Rookie of the year was suspended for four Days by the new York kicks on Friday for what a team spokesman called a conduct detrimental to the team la. Jackson will miss two games during his suspension. A a John Cirillo the teams director of Public relations did not specify the exact reason of the suspension but the 6-3 Point guard has been publicly critical of coach John Macleod for role gating him to backup status behind Maurice Cheeks. Reports said kicks general manager Al Bianchi and Macleod intended to Fine Jackson before fridays practice for statements he made during Abc telecast last sunday saying management had a vendetta against him. An argument reportedly ensued when Bianchi and Macleod told Jackson about the Fine. A. Quot. A Quot. A. A. A the word is insubordination a Biah Chi said a a he a walking Back to the team mumbling under his breath and cursing. We Don t take that especially in front of the other Guys. John Macleod fold him to leave practice. He did so but slammed the door. After All that at that Point we knew wed have to do something More than Fine  Jackson a new York native who stayed Home to play in College at St. See Jackson on Page 20inside sport algerian just misses mile record a Page 22 College basketball a pages 21,2�usafe men prep hoop tourneys a Page 2�neb. Legislature opposes Mcaa Rule a Page 27 Mark Jackson