European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Ewing shows Chicago in t Unbeha Tabur by the associated press the Chicago bulls Arentt unbeatable after All. Patrick Ewing scored 34 Points including the go ahead Basket and four clinching free throws in the final 30 seconds As the new York kicks beat the defending Aba champions 94-89 tuesday night in the opener of their second round playoff series. The kicks snapped a 14-game losing Streak to the bulls and got their first Victory at Chicago stadium since March 16, 1987. It also was the first playoff loss for the bulls who swept Miami 3-0 in the opening round. A if you want to make excuses you could say we were Rusty a Michael Jordan said of the bulls who Hadnot played since last wednesday. A but they came out and outplayed us. Patrick was a Factor offensively. He was stretch we the stars and stripes May 7,1992 b Page 32 non playoffs the a Force Down Stop in another second round opener Terry Porter led the Portland Trail blazers to a 113-111 Victory Over the visiting Phoenix suns. Porter scored 31 Points including two free throws with 21 seconds left and made a crucial defensive play in the closing seconds to Clinch the win. Ewing scored 28 Points in the second half including a Basket that ended a 13-0 Chicago run that gave the bulls their first Lead of the game late in the fourth Quarter. Ewing who also had 16 rebounds and six blocks put the kicks ahead 87-86 on a 17-foot jumper with 2 05 left. After the bulls tied it on a free throw by Jordan Ewing put new York ahead to stay 8987, on a Short jumper with 30 seconds remaining. A i was just playing my game a Ewing said. A we kept our focus and fought Back. The Challenge was Xavier Mcdaniel added 16 Points for the kicks who were coming off a hard fought 3-2 series Victory Over the Detroit pistons. Jordan who averaged 45 Points in the first round led the bulls with 31 Points. Scottie Pippen added 22 for Chicago. Game 2 in the Best-of-7 series will be played at Chicago on thursday night. The series then shifts to new York for games saturday and sunday. On wednesday night Seattle was to visit Utah in the opener of a Western conference semifinal series. The Eastern conference series Between the Cleveland Cavaliers and celtics was to resume Friday at Boston. They split the first two games in blazers 113, suns 111 Portland Ore. The Trail blazers could hardly make a shot from the Field so they went to the offensive boards and the foul line. That was enough to allow them to escape with a narrow Victory Over Phoenix. Porter made two free throws with 21.1 seconds left to give the Trail blazers their first Lead of the final Quarter 112-111. On the next Phoenix Possession Porter knocked the Ball away from Kevin Johnson. Clyde Drexler who scored 26 for Portland grabbed it and was fouled with 10.3 seconds remaining. He made the first free throw but missed the second and was called for a Lane violation. After two timeouts the suns Tom Chambers missed an 8-foot jumper against Buck Williams pressure. The Ball went out of Bounds and Phoenix retained Possession with one tenth of a second left but the suns get off another shot before the Buzzer. Johnson scored 24 and Dan Majerle added 23 for the suns. Chambers scored 19, but made Only 6 of 15 shots. Bulls Bill Cartwright drives under the watchful Eye of a Nicks Patrick Ewing. Stanley cup playoffs rangers Bruins win see Page 26inside sports owner Driver Rahal guns for indy win a Page 26 draw Down hits Dodds football a Page 29 streaking Chison Down Brewers a Page 30 phils hand dodgers 5th loss in Row a Page 30daly Steps Down As pistons coach by Harry Atkins Bloomfield Hills Mich. A when Chuck Daly found there was a just no place to go in the Detroit pistons organization he decided to just go. Daley who led the pistons to two Aba titles bid Farewell to the team during a news conference at his restaurant tuesday. At the moment he does t know where he a going. And he does no to care. A a it a not easy to separate or say but in be known for a. Long time i was ready for it said Daly who led the pistons for nine years. A i was ready for it. Its been time for a Long Daly 61, who began his coaching career Over 30 years ago at Punxsutawney High school in his native Pennsylvania made collegiate stops at Penn Boston College and Duke and had Aba jobs in Philadelphia and Cleveland before rescuing the pistons. A i still keep up with All those teams. I done to forget places in be been a Daly said. A that comes with what Pat Riley Calls being a a lifer a and that a what i Dalys decision to quit came As no Surprise. Many believed he would move on two years ago after the Pis tons won their second consecutive Aba title. At that time he turned Down big Money from television. Abc offered him a two year guaranteed contract starting at $400,000 and the int Cable network offered him a four year $1.5 million contract. He turned to his Friend Billy Cunningham for advice. Cunningham one of the owners of the Miami heat told Daly he had to be selfish he had to do what he really wanted to do. The a a lifers elected to stay at that time. But there were no More titles As the Chicago bulls assumed the spot the pistons had held. Daly �?o1 think you re going to look Back on this As a legendary time in basketball in Detroit a said Daly who led the pistons to the Eastern conference finals five times the Aba finals three times and consecutive championships in 1989 and 1990. The players Many of whom attended his news conference called him a daddy Daly gave no specific reason for leaving. But there were clues. For one thing the pistons have grown old and the team needs to rebuild a task for a younger Man. For another Daly yearns for More control. Bat friction with general manager Jack Mccloskey was responsible for his departure. Jack and i basically got along Fine a Daly said. "1 respect Jack. Jacks a Good basketball Man. It s a situation where there a just no place to go in the organization. Jacks the general manager right there s just no place to Daly will coach the . Olympic team in Spain thin summer. After that he probably could have his pick of several Aba coaching jobs next season if that a what he wants. There Are teams that might also want him As their general manager. But Daly says he has no offers at the moment. Daly was the winning est coach in franchise history Detroit never had consecutive winning seasons before Daly arrived in 1983. They have not had a losing seasons since reaching the playoffs each year
