European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Bulls shake off kicks by Dill Barnard a basketball writer Chicago a the Chicago bulls stayed alive in a bid to repeat As Aba champions sunday when Michael Jordan gave a repeat performance. Jordan six time scoring Champion and career average Leader in the playoffs scored 42 Points in Chicago a 110-81 Victory Over new York that gave the bulls the Eastern conference semifinal series 4-3. They will play Cleveland in the conference finals starting tuesday night at Chicago stadium. Scottie Pippen outplayed by new Yorkus Xavier Mcdaniel for most of the series also had a solid seventh game performance for the bulls with 17 Points 11 assists and 11 rebounds. A the kicks woke us up a Jordan said. A we went into the series sort of sleepwalking. Everyone seemed to expect a sweep. But we responded to the pressure of the seventh game and played More like people supposedly worn out by the a Nicks physical tactics throughout the series Jordan spent most of game 7 wearing out the nets especially in the first half when he scored 29 Points More than half the bulls total. A it was mentally draining to Wake up every Day having to face this physical brutal team a Jordan said. A it would be been very disappointing not to get to the level we did last year. If i was tired i did no to feel it. This is the kind of game you want to Chicago took control defensively in the third Quarter holding the kicks to 13 Points on 5-for-19 shooting. New York trailed just 60-57 with 9 01 left before Jordan scored 7 Points in a 17-5 run capped by Stacey Kings three Point play that made it 77-62 with 39 seconds left. The kicks never threatened in the final Quarter scoring just 4 Points in the first live minutes on 2-for-6 shooting. New York scored just 30 Points in the second half on 32.3 percent shooting. Quot we played a great defensive second half Ana Michael Rose to the occasion a bulls coach Phil Jackson said. Quot we spent a lot of Effort to get the Home court advantage during the season. It truly makes a difference in seventh Patrick Ewing playing on a sprained left ankle scored 22 Points Tor the kicks who allowed 90 Points for Only the third time in 12 playoff games and 100 Points for the first time. Chicago scored 92.4 Points per game in the series 18 under their regular season average. A my ankle was Fine the whole game Chicago just outplayed us a Ewing said. A i thought we could turn it around in the third Quarter when we got within 3 Chicago s Michael Jordan drives past Knick guard Gerald Wilkins in route to his series winning 42 Points on sunday. Points but we could not get the Job done. We have no a i done to want us hanging our Heads because we took the world champions to the Hilt a kicks coach Pat Riley said. A they flattened us out in the third period through the end of the game. They played us As what they Are world champions. I think they Are the team that will win Horace Grant scored 14 Points for the bulls 67-15 in the regular season. John Starks had 18 for the kicks who took the series to the limit despite starting it with a 14-game losing Streak against Chicago. Jordan surpassed his sixth game Point total of 21 when his three Point play with 10 50 left in the second Quarter gave him 23 Points and the bulls a 35-29 Lead. After the kicks closed within 2, Chicago scored 9 of the next 11 Points with a a 3-Pointer from Craig Hodges giving the bulls a 44-35 Lead. A jumper by Jordan gave Chicago its largest Lead of the half 54-43. Jordan who made just two of four free throws in game 6 As the kicks Cut off his drives to the Basket scored 18 Points in the first Quarter on 5-for-8 shooting from the Field and 8-for-8 accuracy from the line. �?o1 knew six minutes into the game that we needed to play it yesterday a Riley said. A Michael got a Day too much rest. He was ready right from the the stars and stripes May 19,1992 Page 28 Jordan reels in third map award bulls Star gets 80 of 96 votes inside sports Brown tops Nelson playoff a Page 21 . Soccer teams lose a Page 21 Sneva shoehorn into indy Field Page 22 woman indy Mechanic beats Bias a Page 22 penguins beat Bruins in overtime a Page 25yanks rip a s As managers go at it a Page 26 Chicago apr Michael Jordan won the 1991-92 Aba most valuable player award monday becoming the seventh player to win the Honor at least three times. The Chicago bulls Star received 80 of 96 first place votes and 900 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Portland a Clyde Drexler finished second with 12 first place votes and 561 Points while san Antonious David Robinson was third with two firsts and 337 Points. A Utah a Karl Malone was fourth with one first place ballot and 262 Points followed by new Yorkus Patrick Ewing with 100 Points. The other first place vote Orlando gets o Neal pick lakers set to hire Pfund see Page 27 went to Chicago a Scottie Pippen who finished ninth Overall. Players get 10 Points for a first place vote seven Points for second five for third three for fourth and one for a fifth place selection. Jordan who also was map last year and in 1987-88, won his sixth straight scoring title this season with a 30.1 average. He was sixth in the Aba in steals with 2.28 per game shot 51.9 percent from the Field and 83.2 percent from the free throw line. The six other players who have won i least three map awards Are Bill Russel Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul Jat bar Moses Malone Larry Bird an magic Johnson. The same six also Are the Only others to win the award in consecutive years. Jordan led defending Champion cd Cago to an Aba Best 67-15 record Duric the regular season. The bulls have a it danced to the Eastern conference Fin in the playoffs where they will play the Cleveland Cavaliers. Patrick Ewing who carried his kind to a seventh game against Jordan s Bull finished with in the balloting with 1c Points. Chris Mullin of Golden state w next with 81 Points followed by Mai Price of Cleveland with 66
