European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes monday March 30, 1992 bullets snap Streak at 7 Aba saturday by the associated press Lan Dover my. Ledell Eackles scored 21 of his 34 Points in the first half and the Washington bullets snapped a seven game losing Streak with a 113-97 Victory Over the Charlotte hornets on saturday night Harvey Grant added 24 Points for the bullets who had lost their previous four Home games. The defeat was the second in As Many nights for Charlotte its longest losing Streak since it dropped three straight games Jan. 28-feb. 2. Larry Johnson led the hornets with 19 Points but missed his first eight shots. In other games saturday heat 109, magic 100 Orlando Fla. A Glen Rice recovered from a slow Start to score 15 of his 29 Points in the fourth Quarter leading Miami Over Orlando. The Triumph was the fourth straight for Miami and enabled the heat to hold on to eighth place in the Eastern conference playoff race. Trail blazers 115, rockets 95 Portland Ore. Clyde Drexler scored 19 of his 26 Points in the second half As Portland handed Houston its fifth straight loss without Hakeem Olajuwon. Drexler who helped the Trail blazers win their seventh consecutive game at Home played Only 14 minutes in the first half collecting his third foul with 3 35 left in the first Quarter. Otis Thorpe scored 19 Points for the rockets who suspended Olajuwon last week after doctors said he was fit to play. Bulls 126, Cavaliers 102 c i1cago a Michael Jordan scored 44 Points 13 of them in the decisive third Quarter when Chicago made 72 percent of its shots and went on to rout Cleveland. It was the 11th time this season that Jordan the a bad Stop scorer with a 30 pistons Stop spurs skid Auburn Hills Mich apr Darrell walkers driving Layup with 1 10 left broke a tie sunday and led the Detroit pistons to a 107-103 Victory Over the san Antonio spurs. The Victory ended Detroit a four game losing Streak and saddled san Antonio with its fourth straight loss. Isiah Thomas led Detroit with 24 Points and Bill Laimbeer came off the Bench for 22. Terry Cummings had 26 Points for san Antonio Sean Elliot 21 and sex Piston Vinnie Johnson a season High 17. Point average scored at least 40 Points. Suns 121, nuggets 101 Denver a Jeff Komacek scored 25 Points while Tom Chambers Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle had 23 apiece leading Phoenix past Denver. Kicks 92, supersonics 87 Seattle a new York blew a 21-Point Lead then rallied behind Patrick Ewing a 28 Points to beat Seattle. Clippers 103, Bucks 95 los Angeles Ron Harper scored 28 Points and Danny Manning had 19 Points and 10 rebounds As los Angeles dealt Milwaukee its 20th straight Road defeat. Warriors 153, nets 148, of East Rutherford . Mario Elie hit a three Point play with 1 58 left in overtime to put Golden state ahead and Billy Owens added five Points Down the stretch against new Jersey. Chicago a Scottie pippin knocks away a Layup attempt by Cleveland a John Battle. Incl mulls late offers Toronto a following a 22-hour negotiating session nil officials went to Chicago on sunday to consider new proposals. The nil players association without a collective bargaining agreement since sept. 15, presented two new plans during the Marathon session at a Toronto hotel. The Union is set to strike at noon monday. A we came very close but we  close the Gap a nil president John Ziegler said at an extraordinary 5 . News conference. A was i look at the issues 1 feel we Are fairly close on the essential issues that the players care about. That a my opinion. Their lawyers might think  players want liberalized free Agency Independent arbitrators a shorted draft and better benefits. Owners claim they can to afford what players want. No games Are scheduled monday. Red wings near division Crown % t by the associated press Detroit a Jimmy Carson scored a Oal and assisted on two others and goalie in Che veldae stopped 24 shots moving the Detroit red wings closer to the Norris division championship with a 3-1 Victory Over the Vancouver canucks saturday. Keith Primeau assisted on the last two goals for Detroit 40-25-11which hit the 40-win Mark for the first time since the 1987-88 season and ended a four game losing Streak against Vancouver. A Detroit win or tie against the new York islanders sunday or a Chicago defeat or deadlock against Toronto sunday would give the red wings their first Norris division championship since Back to Back titles in 1987-88 and 1988-89. The red wings also moved to two Points Back of the canucks for the Best record in the Campbell conference. In other games saturday Bruins 4, sabres 3, of Boston . Olympian Steve Heinze scored his first nil goal at 3 59 of overtime As Boston bolstered its hold on second place in the Adams division. Set up by Canadian olympians Gord Hynes and Joe Juneau Heinze scored from a traffic Jam in front of goalie Darren Puppa enabling the Bruins to move seven Points ahead of the third place  5, Nordques 2 East Rutherford . Claude Vilgrain and Valeri Zel Pukin scored 68 seconds apart and new Jersey got three special teams goals to defeat Quebec. Kevin Todd had three assists and 19-year-old Martin Brodeur stopped 23 shots in helping the devils win their third straight and sweep the three game season series from Quebec which has won just once in 38 Road games 1-29-8 penguins 6, canadians 3 Pittsburgh a Pittsburgh clinched the Patrick divisions last playoff spot with a win Over Montreal As Mario Lemieux had a goal and assist to extend his Point scoring Streak to 12 games. It was the first time in 10 years that the penguins the defending Stanley cup champions have qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons. Pittsburgh is on a 10-3-1 Streak. Islanders 4, rangers 1 Uniondale . Benoit Hogue a 28th goal sparked a three goal second period As the new York islanders extended the new York rangers futility at the Nassau coliseum. The rangers Overall nil Points champions Are wingless in their last 10 games on Long Island an 0-8-2 stretch. The last Ranger Victory came on oct. 28, 1989. Mark Fitzpatrick stopped 20 shots for the islanders As the rangers played an uninspired  Leafs 3, blues 2 St. Louis Guy Larose had a goal and two assists and Grant Fuhr stopped 24 shots As Toronto beat St. Louis to keep the Maple Leafs playoff Hopes alive. Toronto moved two Points Back of Minnesota for the final playoff spot in the Norris division. The Maple Leafs and North stars each have four games remaining. The blues remained third in the Norris six Points behind the Chicago Blackhawk. The Blackhawk need one Point to Clinch  3, whalers 1 Hartford Conn. A Jeremy Roe Nick scored his 52nd goal and set up another As Chicago beat  4, North stars 3 Calgary a Robert Reichel scored Midway through the third period to give Calgary a win Over Minnesota and move the flames to four Points behind Winnipeg for the last playoff spot in the smythe division