European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes May 5,1992 Page 28 blazers to lakers kicks oust pistons by the associated press the Detroit pistons and los Angeles lakers who won seven of the last 11 Aba titles were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs sunday while the los Angeles clippers extended their first playoff appearance since 1976. Trail blazers 102, la Kara 76 Las vegas a without magic without James worthy and Sam Perkins ing on a a a Home court 300 Miles non playoffs Andre Agassi. First win in �?T92agassi beats Sampras for at amp to title Roswell a. A Andre Agassi won his first tournament of the year sunday beating Pete Sampras in straight sets at the at amp to Challenge Tennis tournament 7-5, 6-4. Agassi the no. 2 seed needed Only 1 hour 13 minutes to put away the top seeded Sampras. Winning the tournament held at Horseshoe Bend country club has become an annual tradition for Agassi a he won the past three years when it was an exhibition level event. A i just wish the . Open were played Here in Atlanta a he said. A i saw my level of Tennis jump two Levels against Pete today he a a player i Agassi ranked 16th in the world should Rise to no. 11 with sundays Victory. Agassi from Las vegas won $33,800 Sampras from Bradenton fla., took Home $19,900. In doubles the third seeded team Steve Devries of Atlanta and David Macpherson of Sarasota fla., beat the unseeded team of Mark Kiel of Hunters Green fla., and David Randall of Birmingham ala., 6-3,6-3. Rom the fire ravaged neighbourhood around the forum the Laker finally saw their tragedy marred season end. Led by Clyde Drexler and Danny Ainge the Trail blazers eliminated the lakers from the Aba playoffs with a 102-76 Victory sunday. The win gave the Trail blazers a 3-1 Victory in the Best-of-5 series and sent them into the second round against Phoenix. Originally scheduled for last Friday night at the forum in Inglewood Calif., sundays same was postponed and switched to Las vegas after violence erupted wednesday night in the los Angeles area following the Rodney King verdict. Ainge who helped the Trail blazers take command Early As los Angeles scored just is Points in the second Quarter and 33 in the first half complimented the lakers for their determination in the face of Long Odds. A they turned what has been a Nightmare into a pretty successful season a Ainge said. Byron Scott a member of most of the Laker teams that won five Aba titles and made nine appearances in the Aba finals Over the past 11 years Shook his head after their 1991-92 season ended at Thomas amp Mack Center in Lvi a Home. A a it a been disaster after disaster a Scott said of the lakers misfortunes. A adversity is a situation we be been in All season Drexler had 26 Points 10 rebounds and seven assists As the Trail blazers dominated the lakers in the series deciding game. Portland which lost 4-2 to los Angeles in the Western conference finals last year took control sunday by shutting the lakers Down in the first half. The 33 Points was a season Low for los Angeles and an All time opponent Low for the Trail blazers in the playoffs. Portland led 49-3j at the break and the lakers did no to threaten in the second half. Ainge who finished with 19 Points came off the Bench to help the Trail blazers take command in the second Quarter. They began the period ahead 2218, then pulled steadily away As Ainge had 10 Points including a pair of 3-pointers, four assists and two steals in the Quarter. Kicks 94, pistons 87 new York new York closed an Era of Aba Success for Detroit and gave themselves the even bigger task of beating the Chicago bulls. Patrick Ewing had 31 Points and 19 re eave new York an 83-73 margin with 4 25 3-Pointer by John Starks gave the kicks their largest Lead 87-76, with 2 39 left but the pistons refused to quit with Thomas hitting 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to make it 87-82. The kicks then scored the next six Points to Seal the outcome although Thomas hit another 3-Pointer in the final seconds and scored the pistons last 19 Points. Xavier Mcdaniel scored 19 Points for the kicks Matching his average in the series after he managed just 13.7 per a a Alley Mcdaniel had 11 Points including four baskets on offensive rebounds in the first 7 05 of the second half but the pistons kept Pace at 51-51 As Salley and Wool Ridge combined for 14 in the same Span. After a three Point play by Dumars gave Detroit a 54-51 advantage Ewing and Wilkins scored six Points apiece during a 12-4 spurt that enabled the kicks to take a 63-58 Lead into the fourth Quarter. Clippers 115, jazz 107 Anaheim Calif. The riots in the los Angeles area Cost the zippers True Home court advantage in the twice delayed game 4 of their playoff series against Utah. It did no to Cost them a Victory. The clippers had their Home floor and enough of their fans to make a difference sunday As they beat Utah 115-107 at the Anaheim convention Center. Danny Manning had 33 Points and 10 rebounds to Lead the Way As the clippers tied the series 2-2, forcing a fifth Ana deciding game monday night at the Delta Patrick Ewing. Hits for 31 Points 19 rebounds Bounds in the a Nicks series clinching 9487 Victory sunday Over the pistons who won two Aba championships and three conference titles and had five straight appearances in the Eastern conference to nals. New York with a 3-2 series Victory advanced to the second round where the bulls have been waiting for nearly a week after a sweep of Miami. The first game is tuesday night at Chicago stadium. The kicks appeared to be taking control Early in the fourth Quarter when a three Point play by Gerald Wilkins who scored nine of his 13 Points in a five minute Span gave them a 68-60 Lead with 10 48 remaining. Two free throws by Isiah Thomas who scored 21 of his 31 Points in the final period pulled Detroit to 74-72 before Ewing hit two baskets in a 9-1 spurt that Mcgwire hits 13th tigers win 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 smother Al games on Pago 26 was beaten by Bostons Roger Clemens. Moore gave up seven runs and seven hits in 6v$ 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 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 single. Tony Phillips hit a sacrifice Fly in the Bottom of the inning. Center in Salt Lake City where the jazz Are 39-4 this season including decisive wins in the first two games of the series. Only three teams have Ever overcome an 0-2 deficit in a Best-of-5 Aba series. The clippers won by outscoring the jazz 11-2 in the final 1 44. Doc Rivers who had 11 of his 17 Points in the fourth Quarter made two free throws with 54 seconds remaining and a three Point play with 24 seconds left to extend a one Point Lead to six clinching the Victory. Ron Harper scored 26 Points for the clippers no won despite an outstanding performance by Utah a Karl Malone who had a career playoff High 44 Points and 11 rebounds. Malone made 11 of 18 Field goal attempts and 22 of 24 free throws and scored 14 Points in the fourth Quarter. The game was originally scheduled for thursday night at the los Angeles sports Arena. It was delayed until saturday because of the civil unrest arising out of the acquittal of four White policemen in the beating of Black Motorist Rodney King. Then it was delayed further and moved to the cozy facility in Anaheim where a crowd of 7,148 made plenty of noise in rooting the clippers on. 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