European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sonics Back on Board with Conquest of jazz Aba embraces Bru Iseball see Page 21 Utah a Karl Malone goes to the Basket against three sonics including Michael Cage. By Jim Cour Seattle a the Seattle super sonics think they re right Back in the Western conference semifinals with Utah and jazz coach Jerry Sloan is concerned. On a sunday when Ricky Pierce rediscovered his scoring touch and found a Way to Stop Karl Malone when it counted the sonics were 104-98 winners cutting Utah a series Lead to 2-1. A the sonics did a great Job Down the stretch and really Hurt us on the offensive boards Quot Sloan said. Quot if we done to do a better Job keeping them off the boards Well have a Tough time winning the  losers of two games in Salt Lake City the sonics out rebounded the jazz 39-32, including 18-7 on the offensive boards in game 3. Seattle coach George Karl and his players Are encouraged a especially after pierces 31-Point performance and holding Malone scoreless in the fourth Quarter. Quot the general consensus was that we could have won at least one of those in Utah even As badly As we played a sonics coach George Karl said. Quot Utah has played so Well on its Home court too. Now its up to us to play great on our  game 4 of the jazz sonics series is to be held at the Seattle coliseum tonight. Sundays Seattle Victory Means there will be a fifth game in Salt Lake City on thursday. If game 6 is necessary it will be in Seattle saturday. Quot this was a do or die game for us Quot Eddie Johnson of the sonics said. A if we win two Here we can put the pressure on  in sundays game the sonics got Pierce unt racked offensively after he averaged just 12 Points in the first two games of the series. He hit nine of 17 shots from the floor and was 13 for 13 from the free throw line. Quot i had to step up my game because i Wasny to getting it done a Pierce said. Utah took an 81-78 Lead into the fourth Quarter and was ahead 87-85 after John Stockton a 17-foot jump shot with 8 55 to go. But the sonics went on a 10-0 run. The jazz did no to score again until Stockton hit a 15-foot jumper with 3 28 left. Malone Utah Sall Star Forward scored 30 Points in the first three quarters but got Only one shot in the fourth Quarter. The jazz committed seven of their 13 turnovers in the final 12 minutes and scored just 17 Points in the fourth Quarter. Quot we did no to take care of the Ball and that Hurt us a Stockton said. Quot we like to get the Ball into Karl As much As possible Down the  Quot maybe i did no to step it up enough Quot Malone said. Benoit Benjamin Seattle a 7-foot, 260-Pound Center manhandled the 6-9, 256-Pound Malone in the fourth Quarter. With 4 52 to go Benjamin body slammed Malone to the floor after Malone received the Ball in the Low Post. Malone a head hit the floor hard and Sloan demanded the officials Call a flagrant foul. But Only a personal foul was  sports Kite tops $7 million in winnings a Page 22 canucks stave off elimination a Page 25 cards rally again Over braves a Page 26 americans Hampsten wins tour a Page 27 Quot in a troubled when Beniamin takes Karl Down without a penalty Quot Sloan said. Quot but in a not the one making those kinds of decisions. In a just  Johnson said benjamins foul would make Malone think twice before driving to the Basket. A Benoit played physical with Kari a Johnson said. Quot that a the Only Way to make him think. He drives into the key and runs Over Guys. But he a not going to run Over big  Stockton scored 23 Points including nine in the final Quarter and had 11 assists. But he also had seven turnovers. Teammate Jeff Malone who averaged 27.5 Points in the first two games was held to 13. Quot Seattle did a lot better Job doubling me and Ricky took up a lot of my Energy on the san Diego up Paul Cayard Quot slam dunked Quot buddy melges twice on the first two legs sunday and sailed on to even the americans cup final with a three second Triumph the Slimmest margin of Victory in the events history. America1 flew its protest Flag against i Moro claiming its null had crossed the line first even though ii morons Spinnaker was ahead of them. However it did not official file the protest after a review of video showed ii morons Bow was Over first by a fraction of a second. The series resumes today. Other end a Jeff Malone said. Seattle led 101-92 after benjamins free throw with 44.1 seconds to go but Stockton hit a 3-Pointer with 30.5 seconds left and Rookie David Benoit made a 3-Pointer with 17.7 seconds left to pull the jazz within 101-98. Derrick Mckey hit a free throw with 10.9 seconds left and two More with 5.9 seconds left for the sonics final Points. Johnson came off the Bench to score 15 Points including six in the last Quarter and Benjamin added 14 Points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes. Shawn Kemp who was poked in the Eye by Karl Malone late in the fourth Quarter of game 2, wore goggles in the first half but took them off in the second half. He scored eight Points and had six Points in 32 minutes. Cayard whose Victory was closer than the 26-second win by new York yacht clubs Weatherly Over Australia s Gretel m 1962, was Able to steal the wind from americans sails on the first and second legs and nipped the american defenders at the finish line. �?oamerica5 is not a slow boat a Cayard said. Quot i Felt like we gave them some pretty hard shots on the run and upwind with some slam dunks and they Hung  a poorly timed tack into a pocket of Light wind on the final upwind leg by melges appeared to derail americans kicks tie up series new York up the new York kicks live and die by their rebounding and defense and they Are very much alive. Led by Patrick Ewing Xavier Mcdaniel and Anthony Mason the kicks out rebounded Chicago 22-5 in the fourth Quarter sunday night grabbing a 93-86 Victory Over the Chicago bulls that tied the Eastern conference semifinal series at two games apiece. Game 5 of the Best of seven series is scheduled for tonight in Chicago. Quot i done to fear anybody a 1 done to think this team fears anybody a Mcdaniel said. A we go out hard we want to stir stuff. It up both teams have split on their Home courts in a series that Many expected to end the Way their playoff meeting ended last season a an embarrassingly easy sweep by Chicago. But the kicks who surprised the bulls in Chicago stadium in game one have banged the bulls on the boards making up for their offensive deficiencies. A it was real physical out there the Way i like it Quot said Mason who came off the Bench to grab 10 rebounds. A i Felt real comfortable banging around and getting the offensive rebound and kicking it Back  Mcdaniel scored 7 of his 24 Points Early in the fourth Quarter leading the kicks to a 77-71 Lead with 8 31 left. His feed to John Starks for a Layup had Given new York a 68-67 Edge its first Lead since the second Quarter. Quot my teammates did an outstanding Job a said Ewing who finished with 15 Points and 11 rebounds but struggled most of the night. A they stood up and got the Job done. In a very proud of  Gerald Wilkins scored 17 Points and made bulls guard Michael Jordan work for his 29 Points. Late charge but the americans caught up and nearly edged ii Moro in a close quarters jiving Duel at the finish. A a in a like to win them by a Little More but Well take the three seconds a said Cayard who trailed the entire length of saturdays race but led at the first Mark by 33 seconds after grabbing the Lead from america3 with a Man Euver that is known As the  designed to Rob a rival of its wind the tactic involves crossing Between the wind and the sails of the other boat. Italians Square with america3