European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22the stars and stripes a a Friday May 17, 1991after All that jazz Here comes . Portland Ore. A the chant began even before the final Portland Utah game was Over a beat ., beat ,�?� Portland Trail Blazer fans have been looking Forward to a Western conference showdown with the los Angeles lakers . The blazers though arc grateful that the conference finals against magic Johnson steam wont Start until saturday. The Utah series was a rough Onea it will take a Day or two to heal from All this pour thing a Buck Williams said. Aba playoff games done to get any rougher than tuesday nights game 5 against the jazz which Portland won 103-96 to Clinch the series 4-1. Clyde Drexler and Mark Eaton were called for flagrant fouls Williams locked in a fierce Battle with Karl Malone throughout the series gave the Utah Star a shove after being thrown to the court. Portland coach Rick Adelman called it by far the most physical game his team has experienced in the playoffs. He gave the team the Day off wednesday. The blazers could use it. Drexler has a sprained big right toe Terry Porter has a deep Bruise in his left thigh Kevin Duckworth is hobbled by tendinitis in his left knee and Mark Bryant has a sprained right ankle. A a in a Only concerned about getting our people healthy rested and ready to go a Adelman said. The blazers who had the a bad a Best regular season record at 63-19 and have the Home court advantage throughout the playoffs showed their balance against the jazz. Jerome Kersey scored a career playoff High 34 Points in game 2. Duckworth had 30 Points and 11 rebounds in Portland a crucial Victory at Salt Lake City in game 4. Porter led the blazers in scoring throughout the series at 22 Points a game and fought John Stockton to a standoff. A the was unbelievable in this series against one of the very Best Point guards in this league a Adelman said. A i think there a very Little doubt he ranks up there with John and All the other top Point guards after the series he  Williams showed Why he was an All Aba defensive team selection. Malone averaged 29.8 Points per game but he Seldom got an easy Basket and shot just 42 percent from the Field. Then there was Drexler. Who despite the toe injury that inhibited his jumping averaged 19,8 Points 10 rebounds and 9.6 assists against the jazz. A the thing about Clyde that i think people done to realize is that not Only is he a great offensive player but when we needed rebounds Clyde was getting the rebounds a Adelman said. A the hurts the other team in so Many different ways. That a what makes him such a special  the lakers and blazers battled for the Pacific division Crown  before Portland pulled away at the finish to end the lakers nine year reign. The blazers won the season series 3-2, including two overtime victories at the forum. The lakers won in Portland one of Only five Blazer Home court losses. The average margin in the five games was five Points. A the blazers As always Are confident. A we match up a really Well against them a Drexler said. A we had some Success against them during the season. Hopefully we can continue to play at the level we have been and win the  Portland and los Angeles met in the playoffs two years ago when Adelman was an interim coach and the blazers were a bickering Bunch that did no to qualify for postseason play until the final game of the season. The lakers swept the series in three games. This is a different Portland team. A was Long As we maintain our defense and rebound the Way we be done throughout the playoffs a Porter said a it will be difficult for any team to beat us.nbafrom Page 28 with 8 48 left in the third Quarter. But Boston tied the game at 100 on Larry Bird s 18-footer with 3 40 remaining in the game. Bird had 10 of his 16 Points in the final period. A we came Back a bit too late a Bird said. Laimbeer kept the celtics from taking the  in the fourth Quarter. Boston out shot the pistons in each of the first four games. But Detroit which made 38.7 percent in that Span hit 50.6 percent of its shots wednesday night while Boston made 48.2 percent. A it was the first game we shot the Ball Well and we kept our defensive intensity a Detroit a Vinnie Johnson said. A when you have to make a run from that far behind sooner or later you re going to run out of  the pistons were led by Joe Dumars with 32 Points and Laimbeer and Johnson with 24 each. Boston got 30 Points from Reggie Lewis 19 front Brown and 18 from Kevin Sci talc. Laimbeer connected from the top of the key making the score 102-100, but Brown matched it with a left Corner jumper. Laimbeer then hit from the right Corner with 2 11 to go but Brown countered from the top of the key. A a a a. A a a a a a.  a a a. Two free throws by Dumars and a Short flip by Sci talc left the game tied at 106 with 59 seconds to go. Laimbeer then buried his Long jumper. On the next Possession Bird missed a three Pointer. Lewis got the rebound but was called for an offensive foul while driving for the Basket. The celtics were forced to foul and Mark Aguirre hit two shots with 16 seconds remaining. After Brown was called for charging Dumars hit two More free throws with 12 seconds to go. Sci Ialey a 3-Pointer, making the score 112-109 with 6.4 seconds left was the closest Boston got. Isiah Thomas who missed the second and fourth games with a sprained right foot was scoreless in 15 minutes. Bird sidelined for the opener with a bad Back played 41 minutes. Boston Center Robert Parish who originally sprained his left ankle in the opening game of the series scored eight Points in the first half but missed the rest of the game with that injury. The pistons built the 75-57  their biggest of the game by outscoring Boston 22-4 in the last 2 53 of the second Quarter and the first 3 12 of the third. Dumars had nine of Detroit a Points and Johnson added seven. The celtics chipped away but still trailed 98-88 when John Salley hit a Layup with 6 39 left. But a 12-2 Boston run sparked by Lewis six Points Joe Dumars and Larry Bird Battle for rebound in first half of wednesdays game tied the game 100-100 with 3 40 to go. The celtics got the last six Points on de Pinckney a two free throws Lewis jumper and Birds 18-footer. Although the first half was played at the speedier Tempo that Boston prefers the pistons finished it with a 12-2 run that gave them a 65-55  at intermission. Johnson started the surge by breaking the games 11th tie 53-53, with a Layup following his offensive rebound with 2 56 left in the half. Aguirre ended it with a 20-footer with 5.4 seconds  after the fall Don t ask me questions Philadelphia Apas the Philadelphia 76ers struggled to elimination in the Aba playoffs Charles Barkley first said he might ask to be traded then that he might give up $500,000 of his salary to bring in More Talent. But when he trudged Back into Philadelphia International Airport wednesday Barkley said he was through making comments. A a in be got nothing to talk about a Barkley said trying to avoid about a dozen reporters and cameras. A the seasons Over. I done to have to say anything for the next six months a Barkley said. A a done task me  after sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs the 76ers  make it past the Chicago bulls in the Eastern conference semifinals. The bulls Defeated the 76ers 100-95 tuesday night taking the Bcst-of-7 series 4-1. Barkley told reporters that night that he hoped to meet with team owner Harold Katz and coach Jimmy Lynam in the next couple of Days. A i d like to play three More seasons hopefully a bar Kulcy said. �?oa1j i want to know is that we have a Chance to win every single night. I done to know whether we have that now. But Harold and Jimmy Are my Bosses i need to talk to  Barkley added �?o1 have no bitterness. In a not upset. In not mad at anybody. I just want to see what the future holds. In be had a great time in Philadelphia. I just want to win. That Sall i care  Barkley a ill Send you your $100�?T before Barkley left Chicago he said he will pay a $109 disorderly conduct citation issued him in Milwaukee april 27. Barkley was cited for throwing a tray containing cups of gatorade and water into the seats behind the 76ers�?T Bench during a playoff game with the Bucks. Nicholas Rivecca lodged the complaint saying he and business associates were doused when Barkley threw the cups into the crowd. Barkley said he was responding to being hit by an object thrown by someone in the crowd. On 1 be to waste with court and everything a Barkley said tuesday. A a in la Send you your $100. 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