European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes tuesday january 21, 1992 cold or hot suns handle Trail blazers by the associated press Phoenix a the first Lime the Phoenix suns played Portland the suns turned on the deep freeze holding the Trail blazers to 76 Points their second lowest output Ever. On sunday the suns turned up the heat. Quot it was As hard fought a game As you could expect at playoff Lime or whatever. It had All the elements a Forward Tom Chambers said after he had 36 Points and 10 rebounds in the suns 132-128 overtime Victory. Dan Majerle whose defense figured in a crucial travelling Call on Clyde Drexter with 2.5 seconds left said it was important not just to pull within one half game of Pacific division leading Golden state but to prepare for the second season. A we be got to beat the Good teams. Its a big game for us. It was just a very intense and hard played game Quot Majerle said. Kevin Johnson who had 13 Points and 17 assists a his sixth straight game with double figures in scoring and assists a said it was Good to win a close contest after a stretch of blowouts Chambers at Home including a 134-94 Victory Over Sacramento Friday night. Quot this game is special to us because a couple of years ago in the playoffs they beat us in every close game Down the stretch. That seemed to be our problem and i think we be ironed out those kinks Quot Johnson said. Drexler had 39 Points and 11 of his team s 61 rebounds a numbers that would have brought a win against most teams. But not against the suns averaging 129.7 Points during their seven game winning Streak. The suns also have won 15 in a Row at Home. Quot it was t quite playoff intensity but there was a lot of enthusiasm a lot of intensity Quot Drexler said. With the suns leading 130-128 in the final seconds of overtime Drexler and Majerle bumped and Drexler appeared to trip causing his planted foot to move and giving the suns the Ball a i definitely thought there was Contact but there was no Call so there no foul Quot Drexler said sarcastically. Portland coach Rick Adlman was positive Majerle should have drawn a foul especially Given the imbalance a 32 fouls by his team and 27 by the suns who were 40 of 52 from the free throw line to 23 of 34 Hornba Portland. A Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers shot 32 free throws. That s almost As much As we did Quot Adelman said. After Drexler a turnover Majerle unbounded to Jeff Hornacek who was fouled by Terry Porter and made both free throws for a four Point Lead. Hornacek finished with 28 Points and Tim Perry added 20, with five blocks Porter who scored 27 Points missed a last ditch attempt from about 23 feet As the clock sounded an end to the blazers four game winning Streak a their longest of the season. A it was a great  Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons said. Quot i done to think anyone on National to got cheated and nobody in this building got cheated. The players and coaches were in it All the  the suns came Hack from a 106-95 deficit with an 11-0 run that began with two free throws by Chambers and ended with a straight in Bank shot in the paint with 5 44 left in regulation. A few minutes later. Chambers tangled hands with Kevin Duckworth knocking the Ball Loose and drawing a shove from Duckworth. Hornacek made the technical free throw giving the suns a 112-110 Lead with 3 08 left in regulation but Portland came Back to Force overtime. Quot it Felt like a playoff game Quot Duckworth said. Quot unfortunately we had a Good Lead in the second half but we lost  in the extra period Majerle and Hornacek hit consecutive 3-pointers Early and Hornacek scored four Points in the last 48 seconds pulling out the Victory after champers fouled out with 2 09 left. Chambers fouled Williams during a shot and the resulting three Point play Cut Phoenix s Lead to 127-124. Porter scored and Drexler put the blazers ahead 128-127 with two free throws with 1 03 remaining but those were Portland s last Points. Phoenix was ahead 34-26 after one Quarter but Portland led 61-59 at halftime and 94-87 after three quarters. In other games sunday celtics 98, spurs 89 Boston a Robert Parish scored 30 Points including 11 in Boston s 37-Point third Quarter As the celtics rallied against san Antonio. The celtics again playing without injured Larry Bird and Kevin Ellale also got 24 Points from Reggie Lewis and 22 from Kevin Gamble while Veteran John Bagley directed the third period outburst with five assists and five of his seven Points. Parish who returned from a two game celtics de Pinckney goes High in the air to score against spurs David Robinson. Absence with a twisted ankle and went Over the 20,000-Point career Mark As Boston Defeated Philadelphia on Friday night out dulled the spurs David Robinson in a matchup of old and Young centers. Parish 38, the eighth player in Aba history with 20,000 Points and 10,000 rebounds also had 14 rebounds while playing 37 minutes. Robinson 26, had 21 Points and nine rebounds in 36 minutes. Robinson gave the spurs a 47-39 Lead with a tip in in the opening seconds of the second half. Later trailing 51-44, Boston went on a 20-6 surge outscoring the spurs 37-22 in the Quarter to take a 76-67 Lead into the final  108, magic 98 Milwaukee a Moses Malone and Dale Ellis each scored 19 Points and led a fourth Quarter surge that led Milwaukee Over Orlando. Ellis had nine Points in the fourth Quarter and Malone six As the Bucks erased a five Point deficit entering the period. The loss was Orlando s 21st in 23 games and dropped the magic to 8-29. Terry cat ledge had 22 Points for the magic and Scott Skiles scored 20.Hawks 119, nuggets 93 Denver a Kevin Willis scored 15 of his 25 Points in the first Quarter As Atlanta built a 20-Point Lead and coasted past Denver. The Hawks were 14-for-20 from the Field in the first Quarter As they used a 32-8 run to turn a 12-8 deficit into a 40-20 Lead and the nuggets got no closer than 62-48 Early in the third Quarter. The Hawks who shot 54.4 percent for the game led by As Many As 30 Points 117-87 with 1 32 remaining in the game. Denver a Marcus Liberty hit 11 of 19 for a career High 23 Points and had ii rebounds Karl leaving Spain with Eye on sonics Job by Stephen Wade Madrid. Spam a real Madrid basketball coach George Karl told his players sunday he was leaving the Spanish team in Hopes of gelling an Aba Job. A Placer and a team Ollie Al said Kail did not mention the Seattle super sonics the Only Aba team currently looking Tor a head coach. I he sonics tiled k Jones last week. A the said he had possibilities hut did t say what team real Madrid Forward Kicky Brown said following a Hall hour team meeting. The private Cadona sir radio network and the regional Tele Madrid television network reported that Karl was asked sunday to take Over for Jones. The networks said the Deal would he closed shortly. Karl has scheduled a news conference for monday to announce his resignation from real Madrid. In Seattle sonics spokesman Jim Rupp said Karl is Quot among the logical people we be Consi died Quot Lor the Job. But lie said Quot Del Snitch no coach has been picked. Rupp said he doubted sonics president Mike Whitsitt would announce a decision before mid week. Karl is a Tornier coach of Golden slate and Cleveland. Rupp said others being considered include Doug Collins 4 1. Former coach til Hie ago Mike Fratello. 44, former coach of Atlanta and Paul Silas 48. Former coach of the los Angeles clippers. Real Madrid official Rafael Rullan said rail told his  he Tell Quot unjust treated by the Spanish press. Real Madrid once the Power of Spanish basketball has failed to win a league title in live seasons. This season real has the tilth Best record in the 24-team league. Karl who attended North Carolina returned to real Madrid this year after a season with Albany of the . Continental basketball association. He had coached the Spanish team during the 1989-911 season. I he Somes Are 20-18, fifth in the Parilie div Ision