European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes tuesday december 24, 1991 National basketball association rockets up magic loss Streak to 10 by thu associated press Orlando. Fla. Kenny Smith scored 28 Points leading the Houston rockets to a �?~>b-b4 Victory Over Orlando and extending the magic s losing Streak to i games. Smith hit 12 of 15 shots and triggered an ii-0 run in the third Quarter by scoring nine Points to help the rockets win their fourth consecutive game. The he game skid is the longest in the Aba this season. Orlando also has lost 15 of its last i it and is 0-10 against Western conference teams. Hakeem Olajuwon finished with 17 Points 14 rebounds and eight blocked shots Lor Houston. Scott Skiles led the magic with 21 Points. In other games sunday suns 100, lakers 88 Inglewood Calif. Tim Perry scored 22 Points and Reserve Negele Knight added 17 of his season High 10 Points in the second half As Phoenix beat the los Angeles lakers for its 11 the win in 12 games. The defeat gave the lakers three losses in a Row for the first Lime since last March. The defending Western conference champs have dropped consecutive Home games in regular season play for the first Lime since november of to. Trail blazers 96, sonics 87 Portland. Ore. Clyde Drisler scored 28 Points and the Portland Trail Bla ers overcame a slow Start to Send Seattle to its eighth straight Road loss. Portland trailed by As Many As 14 Points in the first half and did t take the Lead for Good until Drexler a Layup just before the third Quarter Buzzer. The sonics were without injured Shaw n Kemp and Nate Mcmillan. Rockets Otis Thorpe draws magics Stanley Roberts left and Terry c at ledge. A Blair to Lead skate team Milwaukee a Bonnie Blair will be leading the women s Speed skating team in three events for the Winter olympics after winning the 1.000 meter event sunday in the olympic time trials. Blair won the event in i minute 23.82 seconds after winning the previous two 1.000-meter time trials last weekend. Her three victories Points Overall for the 1.000-meter team. Quot technically i Felt really Well. A Blair said. Quot in a definitely skating Good consistent 1.000s. I in Happy with my times right  i air also will be skating the my and gave her n4.4io top spot 011 the like the race went 1.500 meters at Albertville France in february. Moira do Andrea finished second on sunday in 1 27.01 and pc gov Clasen was third in 1 27.2 i. Do Andrea. Michelle Kline and Clasen also made the olympic team. Do Andrea finished with 87.370 Points. Kline with 87.015 and Clasen with 88.440. Tara was to is the alternate with 88.775 Points. Mary deter won the women a 5,000 meters on sunday in s 00.ftl, with Michelle Kline second in 8 22 75. Deter and Kline will represent the women in the event. Doctor said she took Small strokes Carlo in the race and saved her Energy i a until the end. A strategy she regretted. Quot i  have done that Hebaus i m in Good  she said. Nick Hornet second in sunday 1,000-Nieler race in 1 1ft.72, finished Fin Overall with 77.110 Points. Thometz will be joined on the learn h Eric Flaim sundays Winner in  and second Overall with 77.210 Points. A i think it s a real solid team Quot tin. Met said. Quot hopefully Well have better result than 1088. I think it ii he a Good  Dan Jansen fourth sunday in 1 18.3 was third Overall with 77.735 Points an Dave Besteman claimed with 77.885 ask placing fifth on sunday in i i8,ft4. Dave Cuikshank who finished thir sunday with 1 17.44. Will he the alte Nate. He finished with 77.025 Points. Turner Peterson make olympic squad Lake i acid. . A Cathy Turner Ami Amy Peterson earned spots on the . Kompie team with a 1-2 finish sunday at the Short track Speed skating trials. Turner of Hilton . Near Rochester was the Overall Winner in the women a division finishing with 303 Points Peterson of Maplewood minn., finished second with 238 Points. Both will skate in the 500-meter event in Lehi Arv at i to Winter olympics in Albertville France. Where Short track Speed skating makes its debut As a medal sport. Also named to the . Team for the four skater relay event Are Nikki Zieget Meyer of Imperial. To. Darcie Dol uial of Wauwatosa. Wis. 11 Icia Stennis of Arden Hills minn., and Carrie Johnson of Roseville. Minn. I lie . Men s team was finalized sat inlay with Andy Label of Franklin. Wis and Harles King of studio City. Calif earning positions. Label finished with 2?1 Points Over the to lice Dav Competition while King total j t i 1 l. Bijj /. Brian Arseneau of Buffalo drove. Ii was third with 21 1. Flyers top Caps in of 4-3 by the associated press Philadelphia a Brad Jones scored on a rebound 1 1 1 into overtime giving the Philadelphia flyers a 4-3 Victory sunday Over the Washington capitals and their first three game winning Streak this season. Jones picked up a rebound and stuffed the puck Between the Post and Washington goalie Don Beaupre. Rick Tocchet and Steve Duchesne assisted on Jones nil fifth goal which left the flyers with just tone loss in the last nine games 4-1-4. Kelly Miller s goal with 44 seconds remaining in the third period forced the overtime. Miller picked up a Loose puck from behind the net and beat Philadelphia goaltender Ken Wreggit. Halfway through the third period Philadelphia s Rod Brind amour broke a tie with his team leading a Fath goal. His wrist shot hit the left Post and bounced off Beaupre at 8 40 for a 3-2 Philadelphia Lead. Washington took a 1-0 Lead at 5 45 of the opening period when Sylvain Cote scored on a Power play. Kjell Samuelsson lied the game eight minutes later when lie scored after taking a perfect pass in the Slot from Mark Pederson. Duchesne put flyers in front just 1 12 later on a similar play. Randy Burridge tied the game again at 0 52 of the second period on a mistake by Wreggit who cleared a rebound up the ice to the waiting capital Forward. In other games sunday Blackhawk 5, blues 2 Chicago a goaltender de Balfour extended his Home unbeaten Streak to nine games As Chicago used a three goal second period to beat St. Louis. Balfour remained unbeaten at Home this season with an 8-0-1 record since ending his holdout on oct. 25. He has not been beaten at Home 12-0-1 in the regular season since last March it against Montreal. Balfour had to make Only 1ft saves the most notable a Point Blank shot by Ron Sutter Midway through the final period and a blast from brother Rich with it 44 left. The Blackhawk meanwhile got off 44 shots a including Michel Goulet s 49ftth career goal. Goulet put in a rebound to the right of Curtis Joseph with 4 50 remaining in the second period to break a 2-2 tie. Canadians 3, Bruins 2 Montreal a Denis Savard scored two second period goals to Lead Montreal past Boston. Zuvard s the and 11 the of the season Hrock a tie and the canadians held on for their tilth consecutive Home Victory and seventh win in nine games. Jean Jacques Daigneault also scored Lor the first place canadians 24-13-2who Defeated the Hartford whalers 3-2 in overtime saturday night at the forum. Craig Janney and Ken Hodge scored Lor the second place Bruins 14-15-5who heal Edmonton ft-3 on saturday at the Boston Garden. The Bruins out Shol Montreal 32-27. Nordques 6, canucks 6 Vancouver British Columbia a Herb Raglan scored his second goal of the game As Quebec rallied with two goals in the final three minutes to tie Vancouver. I he rally spoiled Strong performances by the canucks Trevor Linden who had two goals and three assists and Weott Courtnell who had a goal and four assists. Quot