European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page is the stars and stripes thursday May 23, 1991 Butts Clyde Drax scr attempts to swipe the Ball from lakers magic Johnson Aba from Page 24 Trail blazers Are on the rebound in the Western conference championship so nes. A. A a a thanks to a 51-28 command of the hoards and a 26-Point performance by Terry Porter the blazers beat the los Angeles lakers 109-98 tuesday night to even the Best-ofj7 series 1 -1. Portland entered the game knowing it was in a virtual must win situation. After losing the series opener 111-106 Sal urday the chances or survival were slim if the blazers headed to los Angeles Down 2-0./ _ j 1 a anybody who s watched us knows we re going to respond when we be got some pressure on us a blazers coach Rick Adlman said a a that a just the Way our team is a Adlman was unhappy with his team s Lack of activity in game 1. The blazers did t have a repeat performance in game 2. A a we be come through All season Long a Clyde Drexler Jaid. A we won 63 games this year. That s coming through. What it is is Hustle Hustle and intensity. We just come out and contest everything. That a the Blazer club that a the  Porter came through hitting 12�?oof 15 shots including a crucial 20-footer with l39 to play after playing Only 26 minutes in game 1 because of foul trouble. A i did no to bring my Hatchet tonight a he said Quot sol was in Good shape.�?�. I a a that a the Terry i like to Sec a Drexler said. A the made some shots. He forced the Tempo. He played a super Overall  the lakers who lost for the first time in five playoff Road games never led in the second half and threw the Ball away twice after narrowing the Portland Lead to four Jat in the  their aggressiveness gave them a big margin on the boards and then we did t hit the free throws that really could have put us in a great position a magic Johnson said a and then we turned the Hall Over Down the stretch which killed  the lakers were 11 for 19 from the free throw line 1 for 4 in the final 6 36. Portland also had a 2 l9 advantage in Points off turnovers.,. The 28 rebounds tied a franchise playoff Low for los Angeles and were the fewest by a Portland opponent in playoff history a a As badly As we played in the first half and being Down four i Felt pretty Good about our chances a lakers coach Mike Dunleavy said. Quot but the Bottom line was still that in the second half we did no to execute As Well As we can and free throws Hurt  -. Drexler had 21 Points and-10 rebounds for the blazers Jerome Kersey scored 18 Points and Kevin Duckworth 17 for Portland. James worthy scored 21 Points and Byron Scott 20, including four 3-pointers, for the lakers. Johnson had 19 Points and 12 assists but committed eight  Perkins also scored 19 Points for the lakers who play Host for the third and fourth games of the series Friday night and sunday. Quot the blazers deserved to win Scott said. A i think they just played harder a he said. A they might have wanted it a Little bit More than we did. That a very hard to say because i know How much we wanted to  a they were intense and they were ready to play a Johnson said. A they really worked hard. They really caused us to not be As patient As we were in the first  _ Portland a Buck Williams set the tone when he decided to charge Johnson with a fierce double team almost every time the lakers Star touched the Ball Early in the game. A a a there were a few times i questioned when he went but it did throw Johnson but of whack a Little bit a Adlman  relent a rip City no longer a rip off Portland Ore apr everyone in a trip a City can be a red hot a no Rollin 1 without owing the Portland Trail blazers a  by the Public outrage thin followed their announcement that they considered the two slogans 10 be protected As trademarks the Trail blazers announced monday Ihry were relinquishing All claims to the terms.1 1 the blazers who threatened last week to sue a to Shirl company and restaurant for using rip City in their names announced the reversal of their position at a Brief news conference.1 Marshall Glickman the blazers senior vice president for marketing said the Aba franchise still thinks it has Quot a Legal right to the trademarks and is Only bowing to the wishes of the teams fans. The term rip City has been used by blazers radio a announcer Bill schonely since the teams first year to described an outside shot thab wishes through the not. The term red hot a no rolling a was first used in .1977 to describe the teams drive to the Aba championship. A we believe that our Legal position is absolutely Correct and that we have attempted to enforce our claim for the right reasons a Glickman said Reading from a prepared statement _ a however our fans and virtually everyone in the Media have made it Clear that they want the terms rip City and red hot a no Rollin to be in the Public Domain for use by All on any product or associated with any service or  a a a ,. He  believe the Public outcry when the team announced its claim to the terms. A we have been listening a he said monday. A your fans Are More important than who owns rip City or red hot a no Rollin a so we hereby relinquish our  Roger Brooks the 2l-year-old Portland state University student who owns rip City to a  believe that the blazers had dropped the Case. _ a a in a shocked Quot he said. A after six months of this that a amazing its great though. Tin very  Brooks first began talking to the blazers about Hist shirt plans last year. A William Geny the attorney who represents rip Gity to a and the r in City diner a Iso was surprised i a a i could have seen some other solutions but total capitulation Wasny tone i expected Quot he said. Geny said the blazers a move makes sense from a Public relations standpoint. He said the teams attorneys also May have realized it would be difficult to prove the trademark Case., the blazers Are seeking Public help in building a new Archa but when he was asked if mondays decision had anything to do with that Glickman said a absolutely not Quot. Asked How Many Calls from irate fans the blazers had received he said a i think we lost  the four companies that have contracts with the blazers to use rip City will Quot have All royalties refunded Glickman said. Glickman noted that most of the Money from rip City and red hot in rolling royalties was Given to charities. It is our Hope that Jiose who utilize the terms rip City and red hot no rolling in the future do the same he said. Quot we also Hope that they will use them in Good  a a a a j a Al up Naid. The blazers wanted to protect the terms to raise Money for Charity to make sure the items involved Are of Good Quality and to protect the companies that had legitimate contracts with the1 Aba team. _. _ 1 an to thursday s programs 6 00 can Spotts tonight 6 30 Abc work news tonight 7 00 Abc nigh Fine _ 7 30 headline nows. 7-50 sesame Street 8 50 an morning movie "frogs1- honor/197.2 10 -25 general Hospital a. 11 10 guiding Light it a ,1 a l. 1 12 00 headline news a a a a a. 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