European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Trail blazers trim lakers Aba playoffs by Bob Batum by / the associated press Portland Ore. A Buck Williams knew his season  be Over tuesday  i had my bugs packed already,1�?T he said 4 i knew we were going Back to the forum a. Williams said he was As ready to play As head Ever been after his teams Ambar Becker rallies for 5-set win Over aussie Paris apr on the Brink of another French open disaster Boris Becker battled Back after losing the first two sets and edged australians Todd Woodbridge in a five set second round thriller wednesday. _. Becker was hobbled by a sore thigh in the second set  headed for French open almost certain defeat. But he Hung on through a 4 hour. 25 minute match one of the longest this week to escape with a 5-7, 1-5, .6-4, 64,6-4 Victory r it was almost the second straight year of Early disappointment for Becker in the French open the Only grand slam event he has faded to win. Last year he was ousted in the first round by the superlative play of then unheralded Goran Iva a a is Evic. _ 1 Woodbridge ranked 39th in the world has never won a singles title on the tour and usually plays indifferently on Clay but battled gamely throughout the Lon match. Amp a a in a obviously very disappointed a. Woodbridge said. A it was one of the Best matches of my career a. Other seeded men weren to so fortunate As Becker. A the no. 5 seed Spain a Scrgio bruguera withdrew because of Back problems i see Becker on Page 18 inside sports Latke takes pistons to task a Page "18 Erickson snuffs rangers win skein a Page 22 Greene pitches another shutout a Page 22 six suspended by. Georgia tech a Page 23 passing blowouts Over the weekend. A i  so disappointed in myself and disappointed in our team a he said. A a we re a much better team than we be exhibited. We had to get Back to playing Trail Blazer  Williams responded by pulling Down 16 rebounds to Lead a dominating Portland performance on the boards and the Trail blazers beat the los Angeles lakers 9584 to Cut the lakers Lead in the bust of seven Western conference finals to 3-2. A Buck was unbelievable a Portland coach Rick Adelman said. A the was  a a Buck is an inspiration to this team a Jerome Kersey said. A you know he a always going to be around the Ball. I just Hope he saved some Energy for thursday in los  ? the blazers had a 52-33 rebound and. Vantage 26-9 in the offensive boards and los Angeles committed 17 turnovers. Los Angeles still can wrap up its eighth Western conference title in 10 years and Advance to an Aba final showdown against Chicago with a Victory thursday night at the forum. A but the lakers May have to do it with out James worthy who sprained his left ankle in the first Quarter. I in tried to return to the game but finally sat Down for Good with 9 34 to play. I worthy said his ankle is tender but wont keep him out of game 6.-Howcver,. Team doctor Stephen Lombardo said the seventy of the injury  be Clear until wednesday., Kersey led five blazers in double Fig ures with 20 Points and nine rebounds. Clyde Drexler added 19 Points and Terry Porter 17, including 12 in the second half. Williams and Reserve Cliff Robinson. Scored 13  magic Johnson scored 29 Points and hit four three pointers but he was Only 3 a Tor 14 from the Field after making his first five shots. Jade Divac added 14  defended by Williams most of the  was on the court finished with 12 Points As did Sam  a it a not one person. Everybody got a bad Grade a Johnson said of his team so. Performance. A we can to be looking at one another wondering whose Man it  a Portland the defending conference Champion and owner of the a bad a Best 1 regular season record at 63-19, is attempting to become the fifth team in league history to come Back from a 3-1 deficit. Adelman went with a switching defense for the first time in the series., a a we just wanted to give them a different look a he said. A they had been so comfortable against . The blazers using different matchup and with worthy hobbling the lakers struggled on offence. The blazers made it More difficult by setting a club playoff record for offensive rebounds. A we have to do a better Job on the boards and figure out More ways to manufacture More Points a Quot lakers coach Mike Dunleavy said. A i he blazers who trailed by As Many As eight Points in the first half took control for Good by outscoring the lakers 28-18 in an intense third Quarter that featured five ties and three Lead changes Portland finished the Quarter with a 11-4 run for a 75-68 Lead. Five blazers scored during the decisive spurt. An sports television and radio basketball a Aba West finals Portland is. Los Angeles lakers . Friday. _ Portland s Terry Porter leans on lakers magic Johnson during tuesdays action �?1�? 1---- 1 1 i a Quot 1 a a a i or j 1 to _ \ 5 1 James worthy lakes the Ball to the Basket despite pressure from Jerome Kersey