European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes thursday March 5, 1992 Miller person spark pacers7 win Over bulls v s a it $ # 1 # # Aba by the associated press Chicago a Reggie Miller scored 23 Points and Chuck person added 22 As the Indiana pacers surprised Chicago 103101 tuesday night handing the bulls Only their fourth Home loss in 30 games. The pacers won for the ninth time on the Road in 31 games overcoming a 22-Point deficit. Chicago s Scottie Pippen was fouled with two seconds left by Micheal Williams but missed both free throws. Michael Jordan hit for 27 Points Horace Grant added 23 and Pippen 22 for the bulls. Persons 3-Pointer with 2 35 left gave Indiana a 98-95 advantage and detlef Schrempf followed with a Punk. But a pair of free throws by Pippen at 1 40 trimmed the Lead to 100-97. The pacers then wound Down the 24-second clock and failed to score. Jordan flipped in a Layup at 1 07 to Cut the deficit to a Point. Williams who finished with 19 Points hit a jumper with 21 seconds left then Jordan came right Back with a driving slam Dunk with 16 seconds to go cutting it to 102-101. Grant fouled Schrempf with 12 seconds to go and Schrempf made one free throw for a 103-101 Lead. In other games tuesday night Trail blazers 105, lakers 101 Portland Ore. A Terry Porter matched his season High with 30 Points including two clinching free throws with 8.9 seconds left As the Trail blazers handed the lakers their 10th loss in 11 games. Lakers coach Mike Dunleavy was thrown out of the game As the teams walked off the court at halftime. Los Angeles playing without James worthy out with a strained left knee led Only twice but stayed close thanks to a career High 25-Point performance by Elden Campbell. Sedale Threatt scored 19 Points for the lakers. Sonics 111, nuggets 92 Seattle a Shawn Kemp came off the Bench and scored 21 Points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the sonics 1,000th regular season Victory. It was their seventh straight Home court win. The nuggets who lost their sixth straight were led by Reggie Williams 21 Points. Spurs 103, Timber wolves 102 Minneapolis a David Robinsons Layup with 1.4 seconds left san Antonious Only Points in the final 3 25, were decisive. Robinsons 25 Points paced san Antonio which got a season High 19 assists from Rod Strickland. Pooh Richardson led Minnesota with a season High 27 Points. Doug West scored 23 for the Timber wolves. Suns 112, rockets 107, of Phoenix a Tom Chambers scored seven of his 17 Points in the first 31/2 minutes of overtime and Jeff Hornacek a 3-Pointer with one minute left nailed Down the suns Victory. Hornacek who scored 22 Points put his team ahead 110-104 with his last shot. Hakeem Olajuwon had 34 Points and 15 rebounds for the rockets who took an Early 12-Point Lead and were not caught until the third Quarter. Olajuwon scored his clubs first six Points in overtime. However Phoenix regained the Lead for Good 105-104 on a Layup by Kevin Johnson who finished with 19 Points and 17 assists. Kicks 102, Mavericks 83 new York a Charles Oakley made up for Patrick Ewing a worst offensive game of the season scoring 14 of his season High 17 Points in the first half As the new York kicks handed Dallas its 15th consecutive Road loss. The kicks survived getting just four Points from leading scorer Ewing just lakers Chucky Brown dunks Over blazers Buck Williams and Jerome Kersey. Over 19 below his average. Xavier Mcdaniel and John Starks led new York with 18 Points each. Bullets 106, magic 93 Orlando Fla. A the bullets forced 12 turnovers in the second Quarter when the magic blew a nine Point Lead in the final 1 07 by committing five turnovers when harried by Washington a half court press. The Victory was the bullets 11th on the Road this year three More than Washington has won at Home. The bullets Are the Only Aba team with a better record away from Home. Clippers 117, heat 116 Miami a Ken Norman hit a Layup with 2.4 seconds to play to give the los Angeles clippers a Victory Over Miami. Miami a Grant Long who scored 20 Points missed a driving jumper at the Buzzer. The heats Glen Rice had 30 Points but was taken to the locker room during the final seconds with an apparent injury. Rony Seikaly had 20 Points and 20 rebounds for Miami while Ron Harper scored 20 for the clippers. Canadians spoil Bossy night a by the associated press Uniondale . A Brent Gilchrist a second goal of the game with 2 21 remaining gave the Montreal canadians a 4-3 Victory Over the new York islanders on t tuesday night spoiling Quot Mike Bossy night Quot at the Nassau coliseum. The islanders retired Bossy a number in emotional pre game ceremonies and could have used his scoring touch in the tightly played game. After cheering for the Hall of Fame right Wing the fans went Home quiet when Gilchrist scored the tie breaker hanging in the rebound of a Point shot by Sylvain Lefebvre. Gilchrist had Given the canadians a 3-2 Lead Midway through the third period. Kirk Muller also scored twice for Montreal. In other games tuesday night Nordques 4, sabres 4 Quebec a Mats Sundin scored on a penalty shot at 15 30 of the second period enabling struggling Quebec to earn a tie against Buffalo. The penalty shot was awarded when Sundin was tripped on a breakaway by defens Eman Doug Bodger after Pat Lafontaine had Given away the  4, red wings 3 Detroi t Phil Sykes goal with 5 26 to play broke a 3-3 tie and enabled Winnipeg to end its tour game losing Streak. Sergei Fedorov had tied the game at 2-2 by scoring 4 20 into the third period. Mike Lalor put Winnipeg Back in tront at 5 18, but Shawn Burr made it 3-3 just 50 seconds  stars 3, capitals 1 Lan Dover my. A Minnesota knocked out Enorth Star Don Beaupre by scoring on three of its first seven shots and extended Washington skinless Streak to four games. Darcy Zakaluk had 21 saves for the North stars who were 1-7-0 in their previous eight  4, Bruins 0 Hartford Conn. A Hartford ended a 12-game regular season wingless Streak against Boston As Peter Sidorkiewicz posted his second shutout in 10 Days. Sidorkiewicz wingless in 12 games before shutting out Quebec 4-0 on feb. 22, made 30 saves a 16 in the first period. The whalers went ahead when John Cullen skating double shifts in an attempt to spark the offence scored at 14 49 of the third period. Bobby Holik Mikael Andersson and Cullen added third period goals As Hartford ended an 0-10-2 drought against  6, flames 3 Calgary Alberta a Kevin Stevens scored twice for Pittsburgh which also got goals from Jim pack a Momir jagr Bob erred and Ron Francis spoiling the nil debut of Rookie goaltender Trevor Kidd. Penguins Star Mario Lemieux missed the game because of the flu. Joe in Ouwendyk Sergei Makarov and Gary Roberts scored for  4, flyers 1 Inglewood. Calif. A Wayne Gretzky reached the 100-Point Mark for the 13th straight season with a Risebrough quits As flames coach Calgary Alberta a Doug Risebrough gave up one of his two jobs with the Calgary flames on tuesday stepping Down As coach to become the teams full time general manager a doing both jobs and doing them effectively was hard to do especially As a new general manager trying to learn a said an obviously relieved Risebrough at a hastily called news conference following a 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh. He did not coach in the game watching from the press Box As assistant Guy Charron ran the team. Risebrough said he was leaving the coaching to Charron and his other two assistants Paul Baxter and Jamie Hislop. Charron will be responsible for decisions during games. Risebrough 38, was promoted to the dual role of general manager and coach May 16, 1991, when Cliff Fletcher left to join the Toronto Maple Leafs. Assist As los Angeles won its fifth straight. Gretzky a 100th Point came when he assisted on Jay Millers goal at 3 28 of the third period giving los Angeles a 3-1 Lead. He has never failed to score at least 100 Points in an nil season. Dave Taylor Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato also scored for the Kings. Rod Brindz amour scored the Only goal for the flyers