European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes sunday March 17, 1991 rockets keep rolling 7 straight 19 of 23 by the associated press Phoenix a the Houston rockets despite sitting in sixth place in the Western conference have the look of a Champion going into the Aba Homestretch. The rockets a mediocre 20-20 on Jan. 22, won for their seventh consecutive game and for the 19th time in 23 outings Friday night snapping the suns seven game win Streak with a 135-128 Victory. A we just gutted it up and played As hard As in be seen a team play a Houston coach Don Haney said. A in my mind it was playoff intensity and not just by us a by both  Houston a sleepy Floyd who did not get into the game until the last minute of the first Quarter scored 17 Points in both the second and fourth quarters and finished with 37 Points in 27 minutes. 1 Floyd connected on four of seven three Point attempts and had 10 Points and three assists during a 218 spurt in the first 5 12 of the fourth Quarter. The burst turned a 99-97 deficit into a 118-107 Lead. Kenny Smith scored 28 Points and Otis Thorpe added 20 for the rockets while Hakeem Olajuwon had 19 Points 16 rebounds and nine blocked shots. Kevin Johnson scored 36 Points and Jeff Hornacek had 21 for the suns. In other games Friday night Trail blazers 106, jazz 96 Salt Lake City a Portland which lost six of eight previous games to fall out of first place in the Overall Aba standings handed Utah its fifth loss in 31 Home a a games. A. A a a a. _ a Terry Porter scored nine of his 18 Points in the final 1 33, Clyde Drexler had 26 Points and Kevin Duckworth 20 for the Trail blazers. Thurl Bailey scored a season High 25 Points and John Stockton had 17 Points and 17 assists for the jazz while Karl Malone finished with 18 Points 16 in the second  127, nuggets 117 Inglewood Calif. A James worthy scored 23 of his 35 Points in the second half and Vlade Divac matched his career High with 25 Points As los Angeles beat Denver for the ninth straight time. The nuggets who be lost 10 straight on the Road dropped to 3-28 away from Home despite 28 Points by Orlando Woolridge and a 41-Point third  94, bullets 86 Landover my. A Dee Brown matched his season High with 22 Points and Larry Bird overcame a l-for-7nba Start to finish with 19 Points and 11 rebounds for Boston. Brown scored 12 Points in the fourth Quarter for the celtics winners of six of seven games while Pervis Ellison had 21 Points and 13 rebounds for the bullets. Washington playing its second consecutive game without injured leading scorer Bernard King has dropped 10 of 11 games including a franchise record seven straight at Home. Bulls 105, hornets 92 Charlotte . A Chicago stayed in front in the Overall Aba standings with its sixth consecutive Victory and 17th in 18 games As Michael Jordan scored 34 Points. The hornets who have lost 10 straight to the bulls kept close in the second half until the bulls used a 13-4 spurt to turn a two Point advantage into a 96-85 Lead with 4 34 left. Johnny Newman had 15 Points for the hornets who scored just three Points in the final three minutes.76ers 105, heat 103, of Philadelphia a Philadelphia improved its record Over Miami to 11-0 As Charles Barkley had 27 Points and Rickey Green scored eight of his 14 in overtime. Sherman Douglas had 28 Points and 11 assists for the heat who lost at new York in double overtime thursday. Two free throws by Green put Philadelphia ahead 103-97 with 14 seconds remaining in overtime. Kevin Edwards made a three Pointer for the heat with 7.9 seconds left and two More foul shots by Green offset another three Pointer by Edwards at the  127, Mavericks 117 Dallas a John Battle scored 28 Points to Lead four Atlanta players with More than 20 As Atlanta beat Dallas. Dominique Wilkins scored 25 Points Spud Webb 24 and Doc Rivers 21 As the Hawks won their third consecutive Road game. Herb Williams had 27 Points and 12 rebounds and Derek Harper scored 23 Points for the Mavericks who lost for the 10th time in 13 games. Moses Malone had 14 rebounds f6r Atlanta to become the fifth player with More than 15,000 for his  100, sonics96, of Seattle a Minnesota snapped a four game losing Streak and a 12-game Road losing Streak while handing Seattle its fourth consecutive loss. The wolves who overcame a 64-44 third Quarter deficit got 26 Points from Tony Campbell and 25 from to Houston a sleepy Floyd. 37 Points in 27 minutes Rone Corbin. Derrick Mckey scored 20 for the sonics. Pacers 121, clippers 109 los Angeles a Reggie Miller scored 20 of his 28 Points in the second half including four three pointers As Indiana downed the los Angeles clippers. Detlef Schrempf came off the Bench for 25 Points for the pacers while Micheal Williams scored 23, including 10 in the fourth Quarter. Charles Smith led the clippers with 21. Points and Ron Harper scored 20.Hershiser, Henderson Back to hoping. A by the associated press Orel Hershiser and Rickey Henderson were Back under different circumstances but to Jackson May never come Back. Jackson a right hip injured during the nil playoffs Ira january was examined by Kansas City steam physician in the Wake of a newspaper report that the injury could threaten his career. Jackson was examined at a Kansas City Hospital by or. Steve Joyce on Friday. He is to be checked monday by an orthopaedic surgeon in Birmingham Ala. The san Diego Tribune reported Friday that Jackson has a hip condition known As vascular necrosis. The Tribune quoted or. Gary Losse Terri physician for the san Diego chargers As saying vascular necrosis cuts off the blood Supply to part of the Bone. Hershiser in his first game since a shoulder operation last april 27, allowed six hits and two earned runs in five innings against the dodgers minor leagues. He made 52 pitches. A i think i should be Happy but in a not a Hershiser said. A there was pain which is a very Good sign but i feel kind of blah about the results in general. The first three innings i threw the Ball Well. In the fourth and fifth innings it was kind of like i Wasny to Good at  a we were pleased a said Pat Screnar who has supervised Hershiser a rehabilitation program. A a he a getting in his in Spring training rings and that a what is important right now. I thought he threw very  in Phoenix Henderson returned to practice after missing eight Days of full squad workouts in a Huff Over his contract. A Quot. Quot a a a Rickey a Here and As far As in a concerned that a demonstrated enough for me a Oakland general manager Sandy Alderson said. A a in a glad he a Here but i  have been surprised if he  Henderson is in the second year of a four year contract that pays him $3 million annually but wants an Extension that would make him one of the five highest paid players in baseball. Alderson has said the a a will neither offer Henderson an Extension nor Trade  sox 6, expos 3 West Palm Beach Fla. Danny Darwin allowed three hits and one run in four innings left hander Tom Bolton itched one perfect inning and Rookie Jeff Plympton blanked the expos on one hit in the sixth and seventh. Mickey Pina hit a two run Homer for Boston. Yankees 7, Phillies 2 Clearwater Fla. Don Mattingly had two hits and drove in two runs and and Hawkins allowed four hits and one run m four innings. Braves 2, dodgers 1,7 innings Vero Beach Fla. Tom Glavine pitched four scoreless innings and Deion Sanders had two hits in a game shortened by rain. Tim Belcher hit hard in two previous starts pitched five scoreless innings allowing three hits. Royals 14, tigers 5 Lakeland Fla. A Kirk Gibson turned on his former teammates driving in four runs with two doubles and a single. The royals who have lost five of seven also got a Solo Home run and three Bis from Sean Berry in. Their 18-hit  5, pirates 4 Kissimmee Fla. A Luis Gonzalez hit a pair of two run homers including the game Winner in the Bottom of the ninth. Indians 1, Angels 0 Tucson Ariz. A Jeff Manto hit a run scoring double in the seventh inning and five Cleveland pitchers combined on a four hitter. Mark Langston pitched three scoreless innings and allowed two hits for the Angels. Twins 5y orioles 4 fort Myers Fla. A Pinch hitter Brian Harper singled Home the winning run in the ninth. Randy Bush homered for Minnesota. Reds 5, cardinals 3 Plant City Fla. A Billy Hatcher hit a three run Homer and Chris Sabo drove in two runs with a double and a Homer. Hatchery a Homer and sabots double came in a four run third inning off St. Louis starter Bryn Smith. Cubs is 3, Brewers is 2 Mesa Ariz. A Luis Salazar homered in a three run fifth inning As the cubs rallied. Chicago trailed 2-0 when Salazar led off the inning with a Solo Home run off Milwaukee starter Kevin  is 5, Brewers is 0 Chandler Ariz. Alonzo Powell doubled twice and drove in two runs for Seattle. A. A giants 8, cubs 7 is Scottsdale Ariz. Will Clark raised his Spring batting average to .545 with a two run Homer and a two run single. Willie Mcgee scored three runs in eluding the go ahead run in the seventh on Matt Williams single off Heathcliff Slocumb. Blue jays 7, mets 3 Toronto a Jerry Schunk a non roster Rookie hit a three run Home run in the second inning off Frank Viola who also gave up a two run triple to Joe Carter in the first and Devon Whites Solo Home run in the fourth. Howard Johnson hit a Solo Homer in the second