European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Grant leads late charge in bulls win hulls Scottie Pippen rips a rebound away from 76crs�?T minute hoi in first Quarter monday. A p Chicago a Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen dominated the scoring monday night but the Chicago bulls were talking about Horace Grants offensive rebounding in the closing minutes of their 112-100 Victory Over the Philadelphia 76ers. Grant made the key play after the 76ers, who had trailed by As Many As 14 Points Early in the fourth Quarter had Cut the deficit to 103-98 on a pair of free throws by Mersey Hawkins. Jordan who finished with 29 Points missed a Long jumper but Grant got the rebound and scored to Start a 6-0 run that put the game away giving the bulls a 2-0 Lead in the Best of seven Eastern conference semifinal series that moves to Philadelphia for games Friday night and sunday afternoon. A we did no to fold Down the stretch and one reason was Horace a three offensive rebounds a Jordan said. Grant who had seven of his 10 rebounds on the offensive boards said on the big play a i went to the opposite Side tipped it to myself and then tipped it  a a Horace a play on the offensive boards was excellent but our defense also stayed in the game a said Pippen who finished with 23 Points. Both sides agreed that the 76ers played much better than they did in the opening game on saturday when the bulls coasted to a 105-92 Victory. Hawkins scored 30 Points Armon Gilliam had 22 and Charles Barkley added .20. But the bulls countered with five starters scoring in double figures. Bill the stars and stripes ports May 8,1991 b Page 28 Cartwright had 13 Points Grant added 11 and John Paxson had 10. The Victory was the fifth without a loss in the playoffs for the bulls who swept the new York kicks in three games before taking the first two from the 76ers. The bulls trailed 37-33 Early in the second Quarter before a 7-0 run put them ahead to stay. Chicago led 84-73 after three quarters and built a 14-Point Lead when Craig Hodges opened the fourth Quarter with his second three Pointer of the game. Hawkins three Point play and a free throw by Barkley Cut the deficit to 10, and Andre Turner kept the 76ers in the game with a pair of three pointers but each time Jordan answered to keep the bulls comfortably ahead until Philadelphia a final  Gant breezes to Victory Talladega Ala a Harry Gant outfoxed the Field a travelling the final 56 laps without a fuel Stop a for his 12th Lascar Winston cup career Victory in the crash marred Winston 500 on monday. Gant a 51-year-old Grandfather from Taylorsville n.c., beat his own record in becoming the oldest Driver Ever to win a Winston cup event. It was the first Victory for the Oldsmobile Driver since the Miller 500 last year at Pocono a. After starting from the outside of the front Row Gant moved into the Lead with 11 laps remaining when Ken Schrader went to the pits in his Chevrolet. Gant drafted behind teammate Rick Mast who was not on the Lead Lap a until the next to last trip around the 2.66-mile Talladega super Speedway Oval. Then Gant moved past and cruised to Victory with Mast right behind him. Lascar officials reviewed the television replay of final Lap and said there was a no conclusive evidence that Gant got any assistance from Mast which would have been a rules violation. A the whole thing was getting Gas mileage Quot Gant said. A we could have run fast but it was not the smart thing to  a massive wreck on the 71st Lap knocked pole Sitter Ernie Irvan out of Contention and forced officials to halt the race for 33 minutes to clean the track. The Only serious injury was to Kyle Petty whose left leg was broken. Chevy Drivers Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip Pul cd away from the others on the Lead Lap and were comfortably ahead until they came t6 the pits with 21 laps remaining in the 188-Lap race. Waltrip finished second followed by Earnhardt who had the fastest Lap of the Day at 197.362 Mph and led for the most laps 112. ?. Earnhardt moved into the Points Lead with 1,366, four More than previous Leader Ricky Rudd. Gant led 18 laps and finished with a winning Speed of 165.620 Mph. He took Home $81,950. Sterling Marlin was fourth and Michael Waltrip Darrell a younger brother was fifth. A the 20-car pileup was the second major wreck during the racing weekend which was extended to monday when a severe thunderstorm halted sundays race. Two Drivers were injured a one critically a in a wreck near the end of the arca race on saturday. Petty was transported by helicopter to a Birmingham Hospital where he was scheduled to undergo surgery for a broken left femur or thighbone. Irvane a Chevrolet became tangled with Petty a Pontiac As the Drivers jostled for position at the front of a tightly packed Field. It Van a car Slid into Mark Martin whose vehicle briefly became airborne before Landing upright the collision set off a Chain reaction wreck which sent nearly half the 41-car Field spinning and sliding along the Back stretch. Only eight cars officially were knocked out of the race but some that returned looked like Jalo pies. There were Only three caution flags in the race and the Only other wreck in the race occurred at the end of Lap two and knocked out Kyles father Richard Petty a two time Winston 500  sports nets Coleman named top Rookie a Page 22 monarchs unseat riders go 7-0 a Page 25 euro sports a demise does no to faze Olaf a Page 25 father son mariners sink Yankees a Page 26 obscure pirates impress reds a Page 26 North stars Speed past oilers by Mike Nadel. A sports writer Blooming i on Minn. The Minnesota North stars used Edmonton a sword to strike Down the defending Champion oilers and take a 2-j Lead in the Stanley cup semifinals. A a in a rather play a Speed game than a slow Down game a said Dave Gagner whose three assists ignited the North stars 7-3 Victor monday night. A Mike Modano displayed enough Speed on that first goal to show we re not a slow team. Mike Modano was going about 300 Miles an  which seemed to be about 299 Mph faster than oilers coach John luckier thought the North stars could go. After his teams 7-2 Victory on saturday he said Minnesota did no to have the necessary Speed to play a High Tempo game against the oilers. A a we be been playing that Type of style at Home for a Long time a Modano said. A we like to open it up. In the playoffs a we be used our skating to our advantage. We be got a lot of Good skaters. There a no reason we  be Able to skate with the Edmonton  the oilers blamed themselves for Minnesota a outburst. A we let them come through the Neutral zone too easily a defens Eman Norm Maciver said. A a we be got to bottle them up a Little  said luckier a every time we got close wed shoot ourselves in the  Bobby Smith scored the Winner on a see stars on Page 22