European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes june 1, .1991 Page 28 Aba playoffs Nicks Nab Pat Riley As coach by Sam go i a per new York times new York the Riley watch is Over. The Long arduous negotiations Are nearing an end and the new York kicks introduced Pat Riley us their new coach at a news conference Friday. Kicks president Dave Checketts said he would not discuss the financial aspect of the tract. Which is believed id be for five years. He said Only a tips a Good contract a very Good in the Days waiting for Riley 46, to accept or reject the i kicks offer to lure him Back to coach my and away from the. Television microphone the guessing was that i Pat Riley Leys asking Price was in the Range of $ i million to si.5 million per year. The a Nicks coaching vacancy opened up the Day alter the kicks were swept by the Chicago hulls in the opening round of the Payo is when John Mac Leod resigned to accept an til Ter to coach notre Dame. Quot Checketts and Ernie grunted the kicks director of player personnel then began the a interviewing process to Ltd a. Successor. They smally narrowed the Field to. Riley Doug Collins the ,1 owner Chi Eago bulls coach Tom Penders the try of Texas coach and Paul Silas the kmcks1 assistant a coach. Hut Riley Trad. The Best credentials and was always their Fop Choice if 1 hey could get him Back to the coaching sidelines. Riley who led to Lour Aba championships in the nine seasons he was their coach resigned alter the 198990 season when he was named the leagues Quot coach of the year Tor the lust Lime. He spent the year away irom coaching As Quot shove Tkv a the television show that precedes Aba games and As a much so ugh la i Ter motivational speaker. Hut he left Little doubt that the Only thing he has Ever wanted to do is coach. A r t. Inglewood Calif. A the los Angeles lakers Chicago bulls matchup is on with magic Johnson and Michael Jordan finally meeting in an Aba championship series. The Portland Trail blazers however almost cancelled the lakers ninth trip to the Nha finals in 12years. A _ taken Down to the wire in the sixth game of the Western conference chant Pion ship series thursday night the lakers got a miss by the blazers Terry Porter with four seconds remaining and a rebound by Johnson that preserved los Angeles 91-90 Victory and a 4-2 series a win. A a a a Quot. A a a a a. The Best of seven championship series open in Chicago sunday 9 30 . Get on an radio and television. If the blazers had won the game they also would a talc had. The upper hand in the series since game 7 would have been at Portland. The lakers were., relieved to put the blazers the leagues winning St team during the regular season behind then a it was Tough a said the lakers Johnson who had 25 Points 11 rebounds and eight assists he also Sank two critical free throws in the last two minutes of the clinching Victory. V a you have to give the Trail blazers a lot of credit a said Job Hysom a they did no to a a quit.�?�. A a a. A a a y a y .1 Portland trailed almost the entire game but Clyde Drexler sparked a fourth Quarter rally that pulled them even at83-83.with 3 49 remaining. A Lay in by v1 a do d i vac gave lds an Geles an 87-85 Lead then Johnson made two free throws for a four Point Edge with 1 48 left. A. A a a Drexler made one free throw then stoic the Ball and scored to make it 89-88. _ dive Sank two free throws with 43 seconds remaining before Porter hit a 16-tout jumper Lor the game s final Points. Porter jumper with four seconds remaining was Short and Johnson after get 1 Ting the rebound dotted the Ball Down court Pleie was some contusion at the end because the timekeeper thinking a foul had , inc Jav stopped the clock Anil one tenth of a second re mined As the Ball rolled out of hounds. On the lakers end. Lakers Vlade dive finds the going rough Buck. Williams made a desperate a a a. A a a a length of court inbound pass As Simcox s Miry my Jwj pm s Leglu _ tired. A i lit Good about the shot a said Porter who led Portland with 24 .ls. Quot it was on line but a just jell a Little Short. I make that shot nine out of.10 a we had a Chance to take the Lead in the last minute hut we could t get Over the bump,1�?T said Portland coach Rick More relieved than Mike atm leave the lakers Rookie coach. A. A a a a a a. A a a a a a it does no to get any better than this a he said. Quot 1 he Only reason. I look the . Job was that i thought the lakers had a Chance to win he. Championship. Here it. Dive said he was nervous before he made the two free Tom was that turned out to be the a Terence. A a a a a a a. A a i was very scared a he said a they were such important Points. I told myself to use my Knees and 1 had Good concentration.�?T�. A a a a t. The native of y Ugo Favia said he was a excited. About getting his first Chance to play m the league championship round a Tihe Aba the Best league in the. World and the bunds Are the most important games a he said. A i knew that even when 1 was m ,. A Sam Pei Kins had 26 Points Lor the Luk against Portland a Jerome Kersey a ers and a Seive . Green had it Janies. Worthy playing on a sprained ankle said hews hampered somewhat but. The. Injury should be completely healed for the finals. He scored eight Points and had three rebounds m the win Over Portland. ,. Drexler added 23 for , who All seemed to agree that losing the opening game of the series on their Home court was the key for the lakers. The blazers were trying Tor a retune trip to the finals where they lost to de Iron in live games last year. The bulls will be appearing m the a nals for the first time. Kings get Kerri in 3-team Deal los Angeles a Kuin signed a three year contract with the los Angeles Kings on 7�?Thursday, reuniting the High scoring Forward with sex Lac mute Wayne Gretzky. Tusiri whose rights were traded earlier thursday from Edmonton to Philadelphia went to the kegs along with de Senseman Jeff Chye run in Exchange for Center Steve Kasper defens Emun stove Duchesne and a fourth round pick in next months draft. Kings incr said Kerri 31, signed a three year Deal with an option year Worth $1 million per year. we had to make this move to go the nest step in the playoffs a said , who in August 1988 got Gretzky irom the oilers. The Kings who finished first in the Quot smythe division this season were eliminated Quot from the Stanley cup pkwy oils by Edmonton in the division was in spam and did not yet know of the signing Mcnall said. I lie owner speculated that Kerri a would play alongside Gretzky and Tomas Sandstrom while Lony Granato would be slotted to another line. Kerri played Lor the Milan devils of the italian league last season utter his option year with the oilers ended 1990. The flashy turn is the second leading scorer in nil play of Lustor behind Gretzky. A. Kerri and Teiky played together for eight seasons at Edmonton and were a potent offensive sports Johnson Lewis slow _ in Seville Page 22 Agassi Graf win in Paris Page 25 twins ruin Mcrae a Home debut a Page 26 Sharks select Trade Kerr in draft a Page 27 o
