European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 25, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 25 Price is Ripe for Jordan bulls up 2-1 by Chuck Melvin Richfield Ohio a to hear Michael Jordan Tell it you a think the Chicago bulls defensive plan saturday happened entirely by Accident. Jordan attached himself to Cleveland Point guard Mark Price a not his usual assignment a and completely disrupted the Cavaliers offence while also scoring 36 Points As the bulls beat the Cavaliers 105-96 for a 2-1 Lead in the Eastern conference finals. Game 4 will be today at the Richfield coliseum where the Cavaliers Are 5-2 in the playoffs this year. For three quarters the game was a Mirror image of Cleveland a 107-81 win at Chicago on thursday night in which Jordan scored 20 Points while battling a sore Throat and a swarming Cleveland defense. This time it was Chicago taking control from the Start Rushing to leads of 192 and 26-4 by setting play after play for Jordan on offence while using him defensively to hound Price. Jordan scored 17 Points in the period Price scored 11 but had no assists in the Quarter. A i found myself in switches now and then and i did what i could to cover Price a Jordan said. But what about those times Jordan picked Price up before any screens had been set a a i just tried to keep a bigger body on him keep him off the 3-Point line a Jordan said. A the refs  Call As Many Aba playoffs cheap fouls on me. The other Guys John Paxson and . Armstrong have been getting called for Touchy Touchy  with the taller quicker Jordan shadowing his every step Price had trouble seeing the court Well enough to run Cleveland a offence. He finished with three assists. The Cavaliers still trailed by 18 Early in the fourth Quarter until Brad Daugherty a rebound Basket and two jumpers by Rookie Terrell Brandon woke up the sellout crowd of 20,273. Cleveland eventually closed to 98-91 on Daugherty a fast break Layup with 1 53 left before Jordan made two free throws and passed to Scott Williams for a Dunk that restored the double digit margin. Jordan also had nine assists and six rebounds. Scottie Pippen had 23 Points and nine rebounds and Horace Grant had 15 Points and 11 rebounds. Craig Ehlo led Cleveland with 20 Points. Larry Nance and Daugherty each scored 18. Chicago led 37-18 after one Quarter and 57-37 at halftime and Jordan boosted the Lead to 79-57 a Matching the biggest of the game a by hitting a 20-Footcr with 2 45 left in the third Quarter. A when we re on the Road we seem to focus a Little bit better As a unit a Jordan said. A when we re Home we re supposed to win. This is something we have to maintain on the Road and at  a avs Brad Daugherty dunks on bulls Scott Williams during saturdays Aba , Walker lift expos Over braves no saturday by the associated press Montreal a new Montreal manager Felipe Alou is already making his presence Felt. In his first major change Alou moved Tim Wallach from first base Back to third. The switch made the expose All time hits Leader very Happy. Walker and Tim Wallach hit consecutive Home runs in the eighth inning saturday leading the Montreal expos Over the Atlanta braves 7-6. Walker hit his eighth Home run of the season off Mike Stanton 0-2 four pitches later Wallach followed with his second. A a in a willing to go Back and Forth if it helps because we re playing Well a Wallach said. A a it a Good to be get Back Over at third. Its like old times. I did no to feel  Jeff Fassero 2-2 pitched the eighth and John Wetteland finished for his seventh save allowing Greg Olson a first Home run. It was the expose second straight Victory under Alou who replaced Tom run Nells on Friday. In other games saturday mets 6, giants 3 san Francisco a Dwight Gooden Stook another step toward top form. Bobby Bonilla already there stayed put. Gooden scattered five hits Over eight innings a his longest Start of his comeback a As new York Defeated san Francisco. Bonilla helped Gooden s cause by going 4 for 5 with a three run Homer Dick Schofield drove in two runs and Eddie Murray collected his 1,500th career rib As new York snapped the giants four game winning  5, pirates 4 1 of Angeles a Rookie Eric Karros hit a Pinch three run Homer to Cap a tour run rally in the ninth inning As los Angeles heat Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh relievers Roger Mason and Stan Belinda 2-1 failed to protect a 4-1 Lead for starter Vicente Palacios who gave up six hits in seven innings. Steve Wilson 1-3 pitch two thirds of an inning for the Victory. The pirates have lost seven of their last  10, astros 4 St. Louis a Ray Lankford tripled with the bases loaded and Rookie Donovan Osborne won his fifth game As St. Louis beat Houston. Lankford shit capped a four run sixth inning off Pete Harnisch 2-5 As the cardinals recorded their 14th come from behind win of the year. Todd Zeile and Milt Thompson singled and Tom Pagnozzi was intentionally walked to bring up Lankford.  Smith drove in Lankford with a  7, padres 2 san Diego a Ryne Sandberg broke an 0-for-17 slump with three hits and three Bis including a Home run As Chicago snapped a three game losing Streak. Bruce Hurst 3-4coming off Back to Back shutouts against the new York mets gave up seven runs on nine hits in seven innings. Hurst who pitched a one hitter against the mets in his last Start is 0-3 lifetime in five starts against Chicago. Winner Mike Morgan 4-2 won his fourth straight decision allowing two runs and seven hits in six innings. Ken Patterson pitched two innings and Boh Scanlan  10, Phillies 0 Philadelphia a Greg Swindell pitched a six hitter for his first shutout since 1989 and hit a two run double As Cincinnati snapped Philadelphia s three game winning Streak. Quot Swindell 4-2 struck out five and walked none for his first shutout since june 7, 10s6, v. Hile pitching he  fans 15 As braves squeak by l he associated press Montreal a John Smoltz set a team record with 15 strikeouts and the Atlanta braves beat Montreal 2-1 sunday the first loss in three games for expo manager Felipe Alou. Smoltz fanned Gary Carter to end the game for his Only strikeout in the ninth inning. He broke the Atlanta Mark of 14 set by Denny Lemaster Onnel sunday aug. 14, 1966, against Philadelphia. Smoltz a previous career High for strikeouts was 11 against san Francisco in 1990. In other Early games sunday reds 8, Phillies 3 Philadelphia a Hal Morris began a seven run rally in the seventh inning with a triple and capped the burst with a three run double leading Jose Rijo and Cincinnati past Philadelphia. Rijo 1-3 allowed two runs on two hits in six innings for his first Victory since last sept. 26.cardinals 4, astros 3 St. Louis a Tom Pagnozzi homered with one out in the ninth inning to give St. Louis a Victory i it a i 1 Louston. Lee Smith i -1 worked a Sci Elcess ninth hot a ins c0th i Greer v Ictor. The cardinals Are 0-3 at Bitch stadium this month and 14-7 Overall