European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Ii Bill Barnard the associated press c l ii ago a Michael Jordan Waits. Michael Jordan strikes. Chicago wins. A. V the hulls reverted to that tried and True formula wednesday night heating the los Angeles lakers 1 7 86 in game 2to pull even in the Aba finals. Jordan took three shots and score two Points in the first 20 minutes of the game then finished with 33 Points on 15-for-is shooting hitting 13 consecutive shots alter a l-for-3 start., l in also had 13 assists. More on the finals on Paige 25. A Ulve been on some Rolls so it s hard to compare a Jordan said. A a this is the Way we wanted to play the kind of basketball we expected to a a a when Michael iras it going like that. Iii creativity takes Over a the lakers magic Johnson said. A a when he shoots the jumper like he did lie then can do the impossible and the unlike the opener Jordan also got plan. To of help from his teammates As Horace Grant scored 20 Points on Io-for-13 shoot Inland John Paxson 16 on k-Lor-8 shooting while being guarded by Johnson. A i told John that if we were going Down we have any bullets left m finals on an radio to Central european time. Game 3 Chicago at Law a 3 n urday. Game 4 a Chicago sit ., 1 . Monday. Game 5 a Chicago sit ., 3 . Thursday. Our Holster a Jordan said. A i said he had to make magic work hard on set a finals record for shooting percentage making 50. Of i shots or 01.7 percent including a l7-for-20 Ellort in the runaway third Quarter. The previous record was 01,5 percent by the lakers against Boston on june 4, 1987. A Quot our Energy level was infectious Quot bulls coach a Phil Jackson said. Quot we adjusted to the pressure of being in the finals and played of game we with Chicago leading 48-43 at halftime after Jordan scored eight Points in a Span of 1 37. His Juniper started a 0-0 third Quarter run extended a 50-51 margin to the first Duhle digit by either team in the series. % a three Point play by Jordan made it 7350 and a Dunk by Sei Ittie Pippen made it 70-of. It was .80-00 after three quarters and the lakes never threatened to come Back. Quot we came out in the third Quarter pumped up and everyone started to feet Niobe relaxed Quot Jordan said. Quot in the first half Michael got everyone else involved Quot Jackson said. \ a i looked at the scoreboard see-., Ond Quarter and we bad a five Point and lie had two Points he had to get going and once he got rolling,.there was no stopping in the last three victories of a 4-0 sweep of two time defending Champion Detroit in the Las Tern conference finals Jordan scored 60 Points in second halves and 28 in first halves. Jordan and Pippen were the Only Dou Gore ble figure scorers for the bulls in game 1, hut All five Chicago starters scored in double figures on wednesday. Pippen scored 20 Points and Bill Cartwright 12. James worthy scored 24 Points and Vlade Divac 16 for the lakers while Johnson had 14 Points and 10 assists. A with the Victory Chicago avoided becoming the first team to lose the first two games of the finals at Home. But to get the series Hack to Chicago stadium Tor game 6, the bulls must win at least one of the three games in California on Friday night sunday and wednesday night. \ los. Angeles is.7-1 in the playoffs at the the stars and stripes ports june 7, 1991 Page 28 a. A a a. A a a a a. A a lakers Center Vlade Divac guards Chicago bulls Horace Grant on wednesday night. Fonkim in Inglewood Calif. The bulls making their first trip to the finals in the teams 25-year history have a 4-1 postseason playoff Road record. The lakers Are making their 24th finals appearance in franchise history and ninth in 12 seasons since Johnson joined the team in 1979-81. Chicago started the game determined to get out of its rut of depending too much on Jordan and Pippen who scored 60.4 percent of the bulls 91 Points in game i. While the bulls were taking add-18 in the first 10 13, Jordan and Pippen scored two Points apiece with Jordan taking one shot and passing for four assists. T. Blues Hull ices map honors Toronto a Brett Hull of the St. Louis blues became part of the first fat Jer son team to win the Hart trophy when he was named the nil s most valuable player at the leagues award ceremony wednesday night Hull son of Hall of fancier Bobby Hull beat out scoring Champion by of the los Angeles Kings and Chicago Rookie goaltender cd Belfour who won two other awards in the balloting by selected members of the professional hockey writers association the third year St. Louis right Wing scored s i goals last season. Belfour won the be Ina trophy As he lop goalie and the Calder trophy As the top Rookie. Gretzky won the lady by Tig trophy Given for skillful and gentlemanly play for the second Lime. He heat out Hull and Quebec a Joe Sakic. Belfour s teammate Dirk Graham won. The Frank Seiko trophy As the league s Best defensive Forward. Another player on the Kings Dave Taylor was honoured with the Bill Masterton trophy Given for sportsmanship and dedication to hockey and the King Clancy award for his humanitarian contributions to hockey. A Bostons Ray Bourque won the Norris trophy. It was the fourth time in five years he has been recognized As the no la Stop defend Stan St. Louis Brian Sutter won the Jack Adams award As the leagues top coach beating out Chicago s Mike Keenan and los . Wipes out wild Graf Paris apr Arantha Sanchez vicar to handed self destructing Steffi Graf one of the worst defeats of her pro career. Thursday an astonishing 6-0, 6-2 Victory that earned her a berth in the French open final against Monica Seles. Graf twice a Winner of the tournament and the. No. 2 seed this year repeatedly sprayed her vaunted forehand beyond the French open Baseline or into the net while a surprised Canter court crowd watched her lose the first set in 20 minutes. When she finally won the first game of. The second set she looked up at the sky m Relief hut her errors continued at a fatal Pace. She made More than 30 in forced errors while Sanchez doggedly chased Down her Good the no. 5 seed will seek her second French open title saturday against Seles the defending Champion who overpowered Gabrieli Sabitini with devastating ground strokes to win their semifinal 6-4, 6-1 More on French open on Page 25. With grafts loss Seles is assured of remaining no. 1. ,. Graf had not lost a set during her five previous matches and had not lost a set 6-0 since 1984, when she. Was 15. Sabatini the no. 3 seed and the hot lest player on the women s tour held off Seles with an array of deft drop shots through eight games of the first set. But after a 90-minute rain delay which began first set knotted 4-4, Sabatini won Only won More game. It was Seles fourth Victory in six career matches with Sabatini. The menus semifinals go Friday. Three of the players Are seeking a first grand slain title. The fourth , has his own powerful incentive a return to the no. 1 world ranking. Becker Winner 6f every grand slam event except this one will replace Stefan Educ re As no. 1 if he beats Andre Agassi in. A semifinal Matching two of the hardest hitters in Tennis. The other semifinal Aiso pairs a German and an american 12th-seeded Michael Stieh against ninth seeded Jim courier who upset Edber gon wednesday. Inside sports pirates blowing up the no East a Page 22 Becker shooting for grand slam a Page 25 Blue jays go to the Wells again a Page 26 dragons monarchs play sunday a Page 27
