European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sundays winners got big games from Patrick Ewing 31 Points for the new Yor Clyde Drexler 26 for Portland and Danny Manning 33 Points for the los Angeles clippers Era ends for lakers pistons by United press International Tough times have arrived for two of the teams that dominated the Aba during the 1980s. Between them the los Angeles lakers and Detroit pistons captured seven of the last 11 Aba championships but neither was Able to survive the opening round of the current playoffs. The lakers who barely qualified for the playoffs on the final Day of the regular season were crushed 102-76 by Portland on sunday night with Clyde Drexler collecting 26 Points 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Trail blazers. Los Angeles season which began with magic Johnson a announcement that he had tested positive for the his virus came to an end with a a a Home game at the Thomas and Mack Center the Home floor of univ. The lakers after winning five titles in the previous 12 years managed a season Low 33 Points in the first half As they dropped the Best of five series to Portland 3-1. The game which was originally scheduled for Friday night on the lakers Home court in Inglewood calif., was postponed and moved 300 Miles to Las vegas because of rioting in los  playoffs Detroit Winner of the Aba Crown in 1989 and 1990, fared slightly better than the lakers carrying the kicks to five games before dropping the finale in new York 94-87. Patrick Ewing scored 31 Points and added 19 rebounds for the kicks As the pistons were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs for the first time in six years. New York held the pistons to an average of 84.8 Points a game in the five games an Aba record for fewest Points 424 in a five gave series. The kicks out rebounded Detroit 53-44 sunday and averaged 48 rebounds a game in the series to 37 for Detroit. In the other game played sunday Danny Manning scored 33 Points and Glenn Rivers scored 11 of his 17 Points in the fourth Quarter lifting the los Angeles clippers to a 115-107 Victory Over the Utah jazz at Anaheim calif., and tying their Western conference first round playoff series at two games each. Game 5 of the twice delayed series was to be played monday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City where the jazz Are 39-4 this season. Utah which got a playoff career High 44 Points from Karl Malone in sundays loss won the first two games of Mcgwir re Detroit a Tony Phillips hit a three run Homer in a five run fourth inning As the Detroit tigers beat the Oakland athletics 8-4 sunday despite Mark Mcgwire a major league leading 13th Home run. Eric King 2-3 allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings struck out three and walked four. Mike Henneman got four outs for his fourth save. Mike Moore 4-1 lost for the first time in nine decisions since aug. 26, when he the series at Home. Danny Ainge added 19 Points for Portland and helped key a second period spurt by scoring 10 Points including two 3-pointers, four assists and two steals As the Trail blazers pulled into a second round pairing against Phoenix. The lakers scored just 15 Points in the second period making 6 of 19 shots. Be Dale Threatt scored 17 Points and Byron Scott 15 to Lead the lakers. A they were bigger and stronger than we were a Bill Laimbeer said of the kicks. A hopefully the league will let them be As physical with Chicago. The kicks can beat them if they can control the boards like they did against  Ewing who scored 9 Points in the fourth Quarter was backed by Xavier Mcdaniel 19 Points 9 rebound Gerald Wilkins 13 Points and John Starks 7 of his 10 Points in the fourth period. Detroit a Isiah Thomas scored 21 of his 31 Points in the fourth Quarter but the kicks stopped everyone else Down the stretch. The last Detroit player to score other than Thomas was Mark Aguirre whose foul shot with 8 47 left pulled the pistons to 72-68. The fourth game of the clippers jazz series was moved to the 7,400-seat convention Center after riots in los Angeles see Page 26 for sundays other baseball was beaten by Bostons Roger Clemens. Moore gave up seven runs and seven hits in 6v6 innings. Travis Frymann a two run double put Detroit ahead in the first. Lance Blankenship singled in a run in the second with the first of his three hits and Mcgwire tied the game in the fourth the stars and Stripe sorts May 5,1992 b Page 28 postponed thursday nights contest at the sports Arena. The game was originally rescheduled for saturday afternoon at the 15,800-seat sports Arena but was moved to the convention Center 35 Miles South of los Angeles. Karl Malone who was 22 of 24 from the line scored 14 Points in the final period. His previous playoff High was 40 against Portland on May 9,1991. Jeff Malone playing with a sprained ankle and a sore Back added 18 Points for the jazz. John Stockton had 16 Points and 18 assists for Utah. With his 18th Home run in 36 career games at Tiger stadium. In the Bottom of the inning Fryman walked Rob Deer doubled with one out and Mark Carreon and Milt Cuyler hit rib singles for a 4-2 Lead. Phillips followed with his second Home run this season. Oakland closed to 7-4 in the eighth against John Doherty on Willie Wilson sri groundnut and Mike Bordicks run scoring  sports Trevino wins third straight a Page 21 oilers beat canucks in of a Page 22 Allison holds on to win a Page 25 of a Olson gains 100th save a Page 26 hits 13th tigers win