European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bulls kicks win blowouts by the associated press the team from the Windy City Wasny to the Only one to blow away its opponent in the Aba playoffs Friday night. Michael Jordan scored 46 Points As the Chicago bulls opened defense of their Aba championship with a 113-94 rout of the visiting Miami heat. And that was close compared to new Yorkus demolition of Detroit at Madison Square Garden. Quot in other playoff openers Phoenix beat san Antonio 117-111 and Utah Defeated the los Angeles clippers 115-97. Mark Jackson scored 14 of his 18 Points in the third period and led a decisive 23-2 spurt that helped the kicks crush the pistons 109-75 with a record setting performance Quot this was a combination of us playing great and the pistons not playing up to Par a said Jackson who hit both of his 3-Point attempts during the key run. The pistons who held the kicks to 61 Points in their last meeting were the ones who  score this time. They were held to their lowest playoff Point total Ever while new York set a team record for fewest Points allowed in a postseason game. It also was the second biggest margin of Victory by new York in a playoff contest. Patrick Ewing had 24 Points and 12 rebounds for the kicks. Detroit a Isiah Thomas went 1 for 9 from the Field and finished with three Points 15 under his regular season average. Dennis Rodman who led the league Fin rebounding with an 18.7 average got Only four for the pistons. Joe Dumars led the pistons with 13 Points. Quot they took Joe and i out of the game Quot Thomas said. A out of the nine shots 1 took Only one of them was  in Chicago Jordan showed no ill effects from the Back spasms that bothered him earlier in the week. The six time Aba scoring Champion got 15 Points in the second Quarter when the bulls went ahead to stay and 15 More in the third Quarter when they pulled away to an 87-73 Lead. Jordan also had 11 rebounds and nine assists Quot in be been excited All week this is fun time a he said. Chicago coach Phil Jackson said Jordan was Quot keyed up for the game. A this is his special time of the season Quot Jackson said. Quot he was anxious to get started and he made a great  the stars and stripes april 26, 1992 Page 32 Aba playoffs will Perdue scored 16 Points while Horace Grant had 15 and Scottie Pippen 11 for Chicago. Steve Smith led Miami with 19. The other opening round series were to continue on saturday with Boston Portland Seattle and Cleveland trying to take 2-0 leads. The celtics played Indiana the Trail blazers met the los Angeles lakers the supersonics faced Golden state and the Cavaliers played new Jersey. In the other games Friday suns 117, spurs 111 Phoenix a Dan Majerle a broke a tie by making two free throws with 31 seconds left and the suns held off the stubborn spurs. The Victory Wasny to secured until Jeff Hornacek scored after an inbound pass went off Donald royals hands with 19 seconds left. The suns then played keep away until Hornacek was fouled with 7.8 seconds remaining and made both free throws for a 115-111 Lead Terry Cummings had 30 Points and 12 rebounds for the spurs who kept the game close despite the absence of Star Center David Robinson still recovering from thumb surgery. Kevin Johnson and Majerle scored 11 Points apiece in the third Quarter when Phoenix outscored san Antonio 39-23 to take the Lead for the first time since the opening seconds. Majerle scored 25 Points for the suns while Johnson had 24 and Hornacek 21. Scan Elliott had 22 Points Rod Strickland 20 and Antoine Carr 19 for the  115, clippers 97 Salt Lake City Karl Malone scored 32 Points and John Stockton had pistons Darrell Walker goes airborne to Block a Nicks John Starks on Friday night. 21 assists As the Utah jazz spoiled the los Angeles clippers first Ever playoff appearance. Malone who had 20 Points in the first half also grabbed 10 rebounds. Jeff Malone scored 29 Points for the jazz who had an Aba Best 37-4 Home record in the regular season. Down by 27 Points Lale in the third Quarter the clippers used a 16-4 run to close to 90-77 with 7 07 left in the game. But los Angeles got no closer As Karl Malone s nine Points in the next two minutes put Utah ahead 100-82. The clippers whose last playoff appearance was 1976 when the franchise was located in Buffalo trailed just 59-50 Early in the third period after a foul shot by Danny Manning who led los Angeles with 17  Edge padres in 16-inning Marathon san Diego apr Bill Doran hit a bases loaded sacrifice Fly in the 16th inning Friday night and the Cincinnati reds see sawed past the san Diego padres 7-6. The reds scored four runs in the ninth inning against Randy Myers to tie it at 5. Both teams scored in the 11th before Dorans Fly Ball ended a game that took 5 hours 1 minute. Bip Roberts began the 16th with a single off Jeremy Hernandez 0-1the sixth padre Pitcher. Pitcher Steve Foster 10 followed with a bunt to the right of the Mound and was Safe with a single when v no one fielded the Ball. A sacrifice by Chris Sabo and an intentional walk to Paul of Neill loaded the see Page 30 for other no games bases. Doran followed with a Fly Ball to left fielder Jerald Clark and Roberts beat the throw Home. Foster was thrown out at third trying to Advance on the play but the run already had scored. Scott Bankhead the seventh Cincinnati Pitcher worked the ninth for his first save. He gave up a two out double to Tony Gwynn before getting Gary Sheffield on a grounder to finish it. The reds tagged Myers for six singles in the ninth. Freddie Benavides and Pinch hitter Jacob Brumfield had rib singles with two outs tying it at 5. Greg Harris stopped the reds on four hits for eight innings. But for the second time this season Myers Cost him a Victory by giving up four runs in the ninth. Benavides rib single in the 11th put the reds ahead 6-5. Reggie Sanders fed off with a single stole second and scored when Benavides singled off Jose Melendez. The padres tied it in the Bottom of the uth when Fred Mcgriff Drew a Lead off walk from Norm Charlton and scored on Clarks two out double. With runners on first and third Tim Teufel grounded out to end the inning. Tim Belcher held the padres witless for six innings. San Diego scored four times in the eighth. Inside sports firs $10 million Man on deck a Page 25 Snead Nichols top legends a Page 29 Viola grabs 1st win for red sox a Page 30 Dickerson reportedly Raider bound a Page 31north stars jets Nab 2-game leads p. 29