European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blazers outlast suns 304 Points set playoff record Trail blazers Terry Porter goes to the hoop As suns Kevin Johnson looks on. By Mel Reisner Phoenix apr Portland won the highest scoring Aba playoff game Ever and took a 3-1 Lead in their Western conference semifinal series on monday night by outlasting the Phoenix suns 153-151 in double overtime. Kevin Duckworth put the Trail blazers ahead 152-151 when he made two free throws with 10.7 seconds left in the second overtime. Duckworth grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled while attempting a jumper in the Lane. Terry Porter added one free throw with 3.6 seconds to play. He missed the second shot and Phoenix got the rebound and called timeout but Dan Majerle a 30-footer was off the Mark As time ran out. Majerle a Bank shot with 27,3 seconds left had put the suns ahead 151-150. The Trail blazers can Advance to the Western conference finals with a Victory at Home on thursday night. The previous playoff record for Points in a game was 285, set when san Antonio beat Denver 152-133 on april 26, 1983 and matched when Boston routed new York 157-128 on april 28, 1990. Portland a 153 Points matched the third highest total Ever in a playoff game four Short of the 157 scored by the celtics against new York two years ago. The suns total was the most Ever by a losing team in the playoffs. Duckworth was scoreless in the fourth Quarter and the first overtime but hit two baskets and four free throws in the second of. The stars and stripes May 13,1992 Page 28 Clyde Drexler who led Portland with 33 Points made two free throws with 1 02 to play in the second overtime and Duckworth added a pair to give the blazers a 150-149 Lead. After Majerle who had 21 Points Sank an off balance 16-footer to put Phoenix Back in front Duckworth hit his second pair of foul shots to put Portland ahead to stay. Porter who had 31 Points then hit the first shot missed the second and Cedric Ceballos of Phoenix grabbed the rebound setting up Majerle a desperation shot. The suns had to play the final 4 49 of the second overtime without Point guard Kevin Johnson who fouled out with 35 Points and 14 assists. Jeff Hornacek took up the Slack with a 3-Pointer which put the suns ahead 147-146 with 1 44 left and Ceballos added a Basket 29 seconds later. Tom Chambers who also fouled out had 29 for the suns and Hornacek scored 23. Danny Ainge had 25 Points for Portland making a series of crucial baskets which led to the tie in regulation. Ainge playoff Wise from his years with Boston found a Way to counter every Phoenix threat. After a Phoenix rally in the second Quarter Ainge hit a 28-foot 3-Pointer at the Buzzer to give the blazers a 75-64 Lead at halftime. In the last 4 50 of a wild third Quarter Ainge Sank another 3-Pointer which broke a 91-91 tie put the blazers ahead 98-96 with a pair of free throws tied the score with a Layup after the suns took a 100-98 Lead and made a free throw after a technical foul to give his team a 101-100 Lead. The blazers led 104-100 starting the final Quarter but an 8-2 run gave the suns the Lead at 110-106 with 8 19 left in regulation. Jerome Kersey who had 21 Points made a Basket and Ainge hit a 3-Pointer a he was 4 for 6 for the game a for a 111-110 Lead with 7 33 to go. Regulation ended at 127-127 and the first overtime wound up deadlocked at 140-140. The blazers who Are 7-0 after taking a 2-1 Lead in a playoff series hit $5 of their first 18 shots in route to a 35-21 Lead and were up 42-29 after one Quarter Portland led by 15 Points during both the first and second  goal lifts penguins to 3-2 win Lead by Ken Rappoport new York apr the Pittsburgh penguins still done to have Mario Lemieux and wont for the rest of the Patrick division finals. They do have Jaromir jagr though a and on monday night that was enough. Quot it was a great individual Effort a new York rangers Dafen Sconn Brian Lietch said of jagr a spectacular goal with 5 33 left in regulation that gave the penguins a 3-2 Victory and a 3-2 Lead in the Patrick division finals. Quot jagr s a big Strong Guy a Tough Guy to Stop with the  Lietch should know. He attempted to Stop jagr a breakaway in the first period but wound up having to haul him Down a resulting in a penalty shot. Jagr a 20-year-old from Czechoslovakia who a often overshadowed by Lemieux a out for the series with a broken hand a easily converted the penalty shot giving the penguins a 2-0 Lead. Quot he a so Strong Quot Pittsburgh coach Scotty Bowman said of jagr Pittsburgh a first pick in the 1990 draft. �?o1 think we saw it All year. And last year As Well. He a Tough to Stop. If he gets a beat on the defense he can shift both  the Victory moved the defending Stanley cup champions within one game of the Wales conference finals. They can Advance to a meeting with Boston with a Victory in game 6 on wednesday night in Pittsburgh. Jagr a game winning goal was an individual Effort that Lemieux would have been proud of. He carried the puck Down the right Wing asked his Way around de Senseman Jeff Beuk Boom and Drew John Vanlies Brouck out of the net before putting the puck behind him. The penguins also got a terrific Effort from goaltender Tom Barrasso who made made 32 saves. The most important came in the final seconds when he made a sparking Stop on Darren Turcotte from the Slot after Ine rangers had pulled Vanbiesbrouc for an extra skater. Rangers Darren Turcotte gets tripped up by penguins left Jim pack Tom Barrasso and Jack Callander Barrasso was Brilliant in the first period when he made 15 saves to keep the penguins ahead 2-0. The penguins took the Lead 1 15 into the game on a Power play goal by Rick Tocchet who scored from the Side of the net after a great pass from Ron Francis. Jagr made it 2-0 when he converted a penalty shot at 7 04. Jagr awarded the first penalty shot of this years playoffs out waited Vanbiesbrouc caught him leaning to his left and beat him on the stick Side with a Short wrist shot. The rangers Cut the deficit in half 1 07 later on a Goat by Turcotte who picked Leetch a pass out of Mike Gartner a skates and beat Barrasso with a wrist shot from the Slot. The rangers tied it at 1 51 of the third period when Gartner scored from the right Circle on the rebound of a shot by Mark Messier. Inside sports major league statistical leaders a Page 23 . Indy also forced to miss Preakness a Page 25 giants Edge Phillies on 9th-Innfng walk a Page 26 Tucker Witherspoon bout planned for China Page 27