European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Willis Sparks Hawks past celts 102-90 by the associated press Atlanta a Kevin Willis of the Atlanta Hawks likes a big game atmosphere and it showed in his performance Friday night. A a it a always special playing against Boston and Detroit and big games like that a Willis said leading the Hawks to a 102-90 Victory Over the celtics. Willis had 22 Points and 22 rebounds and Rumeal Robinson added 23 Points As the Hawks handed Boston its fifth Road loss in a Row. In three games this season against Boston Willis has had 62 Points and 62 rebounds. It was the third Victory in a Row for Atlanta and its sixth in succession Over the celtics. Kevin Mchale led the celtics with 20 Points and Robert Parish added 18. Dee Brown making his first Start since being activated on feb. 5 following knee surgery had a career High 14 assists. He also scored 10 Points. In other games Friday night bulls 109, Bucks 105 the stars and stripes March 1,1992 Page 24 Aba Milwaukee a Scottie Pippen scored a season High 41 Points and Chicago rallied in the final four minutes to beat Milwaukee pippens two free throws with 36 seconds to go gave the bulls a 104-101 Lead. After Dale Ellis missed a 3-Pointer for the Bucks Michael Jordan dropped in two free throws with 23.9 seconds left. Jordan finished with 24 Points for Chicago which lost starting Forward Hora amp Grant in the second Quarter when he bruised a knee running into a table. Milwaukee which has lost five consecutive games got 28 Points from Jay Humphries and 26 from 115, suns 107 Dallas a rookies Doug Smith and Mike Iuzzolino combined for Dallas first 21 Points of the fourth Quarter lifting the Mavericks Over Phoenix. Smith finished with 17 Points while another Dallas Rookie Tracy Moore scored 16. Derek Harper led Dallas with 20 Points. Dan Majerle led the suns with 20 84, nuggets 81 Denver a Buck Johnson a 20-footer broke a tie with 31 seconds left and boosted Houston Over Denver breaking the rockets nine game Road losing Streak Reggie Williams scored 20 Points for Denver. Kenny Smith led the rockets with 25 blazers 117, bullets 96 Landover my. Clyde Drexler scored 18 of his 36 Points in the decisive third Quarter leading Portland past struggling Washington. Terry Porter scored 23 Points for the Trail blazers. Michael Adams scored 26 Points while Pervis Ellison and Ledell Eackles had 19 each for the bullets who have lost four 114, magic 109 Indianapolis a detlef Schrempf scored 34 Points including two clinching free throws with 17 seconds left leading Indiana Over Orlando. The pacers blocked 13 shots a season High in route to their sixth Victory in eight outings. Anthony Bowie had a season High 25 Points Ana Scott Skiles 21 for the magic. Reggie Miller scored 25 Denver s Greg Anderson left goes for two against Houston s Hakeem Olajuwon. Points for 101, lakers 90 Inglewood Calif. Brad Daugherty scored 16 Points in the first half and Larry Nance 19 after halftime As Cleveland Defeated los Angeles. Both players finished with 25 Points. The lakers were led by Sam Perkins and Byron Scott with 20 Points 108, heat 92 los Angeles a Danny Manning had season highs of 34 Points and 16 rebounds to Pace los Angeles Victory Over sports27 ballplayers key 1992 races Page 18 rockets topple Barons in Safe a Page 21 Clark wants answers from Clemens a Page 22 Sharks rally to tie Canad Lens a Page 22joyner-Kersee wins 1 St . Indoor titles Diane Dixon makes 400 history. By Bert Rosenthal new York a Jackie Joyner Kersee earned her first two National indoor titles Carl Lewis extended his indoor Long jump winning Streak to 21, and Diane Dixon made meet history Friday night at the Mobil track and Field championships. Earlier Lance Deal smashed the 80-foot Barrier in the 35-Pound weight throw with a world record toss of 80 feet 11% inches. In addition Michelle finn equated the american record in the women a 60-meter dash clocking 7.07 seconds edging Gwen Torrence by .01 second. Torrence set the record three years ago in Budapest Hungary. Joyner Kersee a Winner in most every major National and International Competition was lacking Only a National indoor title until this meet. She got her first in the Long jump leaping 22-51a, then came Back and took the hurdles in 8.07, Only .01 second off the meet record she set earlier. Lewis who had his 65-meet Long jump winning Streak broken last year by Mike Powell in the world outdoor championships continued his Ping domination indoors. However this winning Effort of 27-4% was fits worst in three years. Still it was Good enough to keep Lewis undefeated indoors since he was beaten by Larry Myricks in the 1981 National championships. A i jumped pretty Well considering this is the second time in be jumped this year Quot said Lewis. A i definitely feel i can go Dixon one of the worlds Premier indoor runners raced to her 10th straight Victory and 11th Overall in the women a 400 meters winning easily in 53.16. The 10 consecutive wins tied the meet record held by race Walker Henry Laskau and the 11 Overall titles matched the meet record for one event held by shot Putter Pat Mcdonald. The most victories by an athlete in the meet is 12, by Nancy Cowperthwaite who did it in three events a the hurdles High jump and Long jump. The 80-foot Barrier never previously reached in the weight throw was broken five times Friday a four times by Deal. In surpassing his previous world record of 79-33/4, set in this meet last year Deal opened with a prodigious heave of 806%. He broke the record again on his second throw with a toss of 80-10%, then followed with Marks of 80-03/4 and 79-5% before uncorking his Best throw. Also Over 80 feet was Jud Logan. The three time National Champion also a 1988 olympic Hammer thrower finished second at 80-1/4. Leroy Burrell the former world indoor record Holder in the menus 60-meter dash overcame a slow Start and won in 6.55, Matching the meet record he set earlier As the first four finishers were separated by Only .03. Little known Aaron Thigpen placed second in 6.56, followed by Mike Marsh in 6.57 and Lee Mcrae in 6.58. Tony Dees won his second National 60-meter hurdles title in three years pulling away from Renaldo Nehemiah and clocking 7.51. Nehemiah held on for second in 7.60
