European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stabs and Stripe wednesday March 27,1991 by the associated press Chicago a the surging Houston rockets cooled off Chicago with a 100-90 Victory that snapped the bulls 26-game Home Victory Streak. V a Houston showed Why they Are the hottest team in the league a bulls coach Phil Jackson said after the rockets ended the Streak. A they have quickness strength rebounding and they play Tough rockets extended their winning Streak to 12 games and improved to 15-1 in their last 16 starts. A we have really matured As a team. We Are winning Garnet playing hard at the defensive end a coach Don Chaney said. A a a a Houston forced 18 turnovers leading to 26 Points. The bulls Tost for Only the fourth time in 35 Home games this season. They Hadnot lost at Chicago stadium since dec. 8. Kenn Smith had 25 Points and sleepy Floyd added 21 for the rockets who have posted a 24-4 Mark since splitting their first 40 games. In monday s other games lakers 99, Kings 89 Sacramento a the lakers gave. Rookie coach Mike Dunleavy his 50th win by beating their favorite Pacific division Patsy Sacramento for the 12th straight time James worthy scored 26 Points and magic Johnson had 19 Points 14 assists and 12 rebounds for his 11 the triple double of the season. A. Los Angeles which moved a half game behind division leading Portland Hasni to lost to Sacramento since Jan. 10, 1989. Clippers 106, suns 94 los Angeles a the team record eight Mariie Road winning Streak came to an end thanks to poor third Tju Artur shooting and big efforts by clippers Charles Smith and Danny Manning. Smith had 25 Points and Manning Aba scored eight of his 18 in the final period. The suns Hurt the Miscles with an cold third Quarter going 5 for 17 from the Field As the clippers turned a seven Point Defi. Cit into a 73-69 Lead. Magic 115, warriors 106 Orlando Fla. A Orlando continued its Strong showing at Home As Scott Skiles scored 13 of his 31 Points in the fourth Quarter to Lead the magic. The Victory was the third straight for the second year magic which has won 11 of its last 15 Home games. Orlando a 24. Wins is six More than the team posted in its Ina Gura season. Dennis Scott scored 25 Points and Reserve Jerry Reynolds added 23 for Orlando. Golden state got 33 Points from Tim Hardaway and 32 from Chris Mullin. Bullets 113, nets 106 a Landover my. John Williams scored a season High 24 Points and Harvey Grant added 20 As Washington won for the third straight time. The nets Tost their 16lh straight Road game. New Jersey has lost 26 of its last 27 Road games and 30 of 35 Overall. Washington a leading scorer Bernard King managed just four Points. The bullets announced after the game that King will miss a week with Back problems. Pistons 118, nuggets 94. Denver a James Edwards season High 32 Points and 27 by Reserve Vinnie Johnson Ted Detroit which scored 70 Points in the second half to hand Denver its seventh straight loss. Jazz 109, Bucks 98 Salt Lake City Utah s 12 punch Karl Malone and John Stockton ended Milwaukee a four game winning Streak. Malone scored 37 Points and Stockton had 17 assists As the jazz won their fifth straight. Hakeem Olajuwon Battles bulls Horace Grant 54 and Bill Cartwright right monday. Kenvin Bell Bell tosses for 5 ads Orlando. Fla. A with Kenvin hell throwing for five touchdowns the Orlando Thunder edged the Sim Antonio riders 35-34 monday night before 21,714 fans a. A Bell a former University of Florida quarterback passed for 269 Yards and the Thunder defense held on barely thanks to a missed Pat a after the riders rallied for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth Quarter. By Rob Staggenborg staff writer it was late monday evening about 9 . To be exact. Frankfurt Galaxy general manager Oliver Luck wallowed in the Calm after saturday night s storm. 1 the Galaxy dropped a 24-11 decision to the London monarchs in front of a 23,169-Strong pro Galaxy crowd. There was the spectacle pregame show that featured fireworks marching bands a tailgate party and the Galaxy cheer came the problems. The major problem was that the world league of american footballs much hyped radio helmets be used. London was missing a key part that rendered quarterbacks Stan Gilbaugh and John Wii Kowskie a sets inoperable. Galaxy coach Jack Elway was forced to keep quarterback Mike Perez a one year nil vet in two Basic offensive sets the entire game. But the Wald stadium crowd was the thing Luck said. A we even outdraw. Some teams in the states a Luck said statement with a confident chuckle. A out of the four games played we re no. 2 in attendance a a the Birmingham fire topped the list at a crowd estimated at 53,000. A a a i had the Gilt feeling wed be up in the 20s, but there a really no Way of telling a Luck said. A efm Happy How things turned out. We never expected to draw 53,000. They be been playing football in Alabama Long before they be been playing football in Luck estimated that the crowd was mostly German fans with Gas and other americans comprising Only 15-20 percent of the audience. He liked that ratio. A a it a Good in that it shows we re coming across to germans a most of whom have never seen a football game he fore Luck Drew two conclusions for the Low military presence. A one a lot of the Guys Arentt Here. They re still Down in the Gulf As part of desert storm. Two we be got a lot of families left behind and when it comes to football traditionally it s the male who says a pack up the kids lets go a a lot of military wives did no to come out because they might not have known where Wald Ladion is As Well As the language Barrier. A we have to come across As a legitimate entertainment Choice for the germans a Luck said. A was a matter of fact Reading the German papers yesterday they reported that there has never been such a Combina a lion of sport and show in the Galaxy left for a three game Road trip which will bring Perez and co to san Antonio new York and 1 Sacramento. Luck anticipates coming Back to Germany for an april 20th Date at Home with coach roman Gabriel s Raleigh Dur Ham sky Hawks with Frankfurt in the running for the european division Lead. A a we re expecting to pick up a few wins on the Road. We done to anticipate coming Back wingless by any Means a he said. A i talked with the Guys this morning before they left for san Antonio and they seemed upbeat. Defensively we played Well saturday except for two. Or three plays where a defender slipped or whatever offensively it was obvious that the timing Wasny to where it should have despite gorging Wald stadium with fans Luck Isnit claiming Victory a yet., a eth Crew re two ways to measure Success one is to win the world bowl and the other is to expose As Many fans to american football that they a want to come Buck again. All european teams Are going to be judged not on How Well or How poorly their attendance was during the year but a combination of the attendance and How Well or How poorly the team played. A a the Gas Are important no doubt a he said. A the whole purpose is not to get the game Over to the Gas who know foot Ball but the germans who done to. A a we re pleased with the attendance but even More pleased that the germans Are coming out for the
