European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 14, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 25 spurs Stop Olajuwon by the associated press san Antonio Terry Cummings scored a season High 31 Points thursday night and Hakeem Olajuwon had his worst offensive night in nearly three years As the san Antonio spurs beat the Houston rockets 104-98. Olajuwon a Streak of games in double figures ended at 199 when he finished with six Points going 2 for 13 Aba from the Field. The last time Olajuwon scored fewer than 10 Points was on april 4,1989. San Antonio which won its ninth straight at Home and fourth in a Row Overall got 19 Points from Rod Strickland and 15 from David Robinson. Vernon Maxwell led the rockets with 24 Points while Otis Thorpe and Kenny Smith each had 20. Leading by two with 11 43 to play san Antonio reeled off the next 11 Points to take a 78-65 Lead. Robinson who had Only seven Points through three periods scored five during the rally. Cummings had 19 first half Points As san Antonio led by As Many As 20, before settling for a 47-36 Lead at halftime. Neither Olajuwon nor Robinson hit a shot from the Field in the half both going 0 for 3. Olajuwon picked up his third foul with 10 minutes left in the second Quarter. Robinson hit two free throws for his Only Points of the half. Houston had six offensive fouls in the first 24 minutes. In other games thursday suns 106, Bucks 100 Milwaukee Tom Chambers scored 26 Points and Cedric Ceballos added a season High 25 As Phoenix broke an eight game Road losing Streak. The Victory was the suns first in Milwaukee since March 12, 1986, and second in the last 13 games. Moses Malone who led the Bucks with 17 Points scored the first Basket of the fourth Quarter As Milwaukee took a 77-75 Lead. But the suns Mark West made a three Point play and Ceballos and Dan Majerle each scored four Points As the suns went ahead 89-77 with a 14-0 run. Jeff Hornacek finished with 17 Points and Majerle had 14 for the suns. Chambers sprained his left ankle late in the third Quarter and did not return. Jazz 114, Kings 103 Sacramento Calif. Karl Malone scored 40 Points and grabbed 11 rebounds As Utah withstood a furious Early fourth Quarter rally by Sacramento. Utah which won its fifth straight game held a 16-Point halftime advantage and an 88-76 margin entering the fourth Quarter. Houston s Hakeem Olajuwon tries to Hook Over spurs Center David Robinson. But the Kings who shot Only 34.8 percent in the first half opened the fourth Quarter with 10 straight Points and trailed 96-94 on Lionel Simmons Short jumper with 5 30 left in the game. The jazz who got 19 Points from Jeff Malone arid John Stockton a 16 Points and 12 assists outscored the Kings 18-9 in the waning minutes. Pistons 119, warriors 112 Oakland Calif. A Joe Dumars scored 33 of his career High 45 Points in the second half As Detroit spoiled Don Nelsons 2,500th Aba game. Nelson is the first Man to participate in 2,500 Aba games playing 11 seasons and 1,312 games for the Boston celtics then coaching 1,188 games in 14 seasons first with Milwaukee then with Golden state. Playing without Isiah Thomas out with a strained right calf muscle Detroit won its sixth in a Row its longest winning Streak of the season. Orlando Woolridge added 23 Points and John Salley 20, and Dennis Rodman grabbed 20 rebounds the 32nd game he a had 20 or More this season. Tim Hardaway scored 30 Points and Chris Mullin added 26 for Golden state. Win puts canucks in playoffs by the associated press Vancouver British Columbia the Vancouver canucks clinched a playoff berth thursday night beating the new Jersey devils 2-1 behind the Sharp goal ending of Kirk Mclean. Cliff Ronning and Pavel Bure scored in the first period As the canucks gained their 38th Victory of the season. The canucks Are 24 Points ahead of fifth place Calgary in the smythe Divi Sion and the flames have Only 11 games remaining. Vancouver also tied a team record set 17 years ago for Points in a season with 86. The canucks also have 11 games left starting saturday in Calgary. The Victory increased Vancouver a division Lead to nine Points Over the los Angeles Kings and extended its unbeaten string to four games. Eric Weinrich scored for the devils in the final period As injury riddled new Jersey went without a Victory for the fourth straight game. The canucks had 28 shots on goalie Chris Terreri. Mclean faced 26 shots. Vancouver scored twice in the first to take command. Ronning tipped in a Point shot by Jyrki Lumme during a Power play before Bure electrified the crowd with a sensational goal late in the period. Bure finished off a High Speed Rush with Adrien Plavsic and Petr Ned cd with a deft deflection from the Slot after a hard it ass by Plavsic catching Terreri Complete a off guard. The canucks lost defens Eman Gerald Diduck with a facial injury in the first when he was clipped by the stick of new jerseys Claude Vilgrain. In other games thursday penguins 6, islanders 4 Pittsburgh a Mario Lemieux had an empty net goal and four assists As Pittsburgh beat new York and increased its Lead Over new York to six Points for the final playoff spot in the Patrick division. Kjell Samuelsson had the tie breaking goal in the third period As the penguins raised their season record against the islanders to 5-1-1. Flyers 5, flames 4, of Philadelphia Rod Brindz a mourns goal 1 54 into overtime lifted Philadelphia Over Calgary. The flyers have just twp losses in their last 21 Home games 13-2-6. Calgary has just one win in its last nine 1-6-2 and has one win in its last 11 Road games 1 -9-1. Red wings 5, blues 4 St. Louis a Sergei Fedorov scored twice and countryman Vyacheslav Kozlov assisted on both goals in his nil debut As Detroit Defeated St. Louis to end a four game wingless Streak. The red wings continued their domination against their Norris division rival raising their record to 7-1 is. St. Louis. Steve Chiasson got the game Winner on a shot from the Point during a Power play at 13 45 of the second  club signs . Olympian Wood by Rob Staggenborg staff writer in a bid for playoff insurance mtg 1846 Giessen of the German basketball league signed former Aba player Leon Wood to a contract thursday. Terms and length of the agreement were not disclosed. Wood a member of the 1984 . Olympic team played for the Phila Delphia 76ers, Washington bullets new Jersey nets san Antonio spurs Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings. A 6-foot-3, 200-Pound guard Wood joins fellow american sly Kincheon on the mtg roster. Giessen will open the playoffs at 7 30 . Friday at the spor-Thalle-6st in Giessen against Alba Berlin whose roster boasts former German National team and Aba player Uwe blab. Wood was drafted in the first round from Cal state Fullerton by Philadelphia in 1984 and went on to play for Bobby knights 1984 olympic team. He also made knights 1983 pan american games squad. In 1988, he left the Aba to play a year in Zaragoza Spain where he averaged 21 Points and 3.5 assists per game. After a Brief stint with Sacramento in 1990, Wood drifted to the Continental basketball association where he was named to the a bad Sall Star second team As a starter for the Santa Barbara islanders. He most recently played for the rapid City . Thrillers of the Cuba where he scored 40-plus Points in a game three times. He scored 1,974 Points in nine Aba seasons and 1,447 in his two Cuba stints