European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cavaliers even series at 2-All As Ehlo shines by Chuck Melvin Richfield Ohio apr Craig Chin looked at the numbers next to Michael Jordan s name and patted himself on the Back for a Job Well done. Jordan did score 35 Points for Chicago monday but needed 33 shots to do it As the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the bulls 99-85, tying the Aba Eastern conference finals 2-2. Ehlo meanwhile made four 3-pointers and scored 21 Points for Cleveland. Game 5 will be played wednesday night in Chicago where the teams split the first two games of the Best-of-7 series. A Michael scored a lot of Points but he a 40 to 50 percent of their offence a Ehlo said. A anytime i can hold him near his average in a pretty Happy. Its when he a scoring More than he normally does that you feel you better try something  Jordan had averaged 39.5 Points in his previous 13 playoff games against Cleveland. He also scored his career High 69 Points with Ehlo guarding him in an overtime game at Richfield in 1990. A the Hadnot been shooting and Wasny to the focus of their offence in the pre i Vious games a Jordan said of Ehlo. A i figured head get More involved today. He hit some key 3s for  Ehlo the bulls de fending Aba champions went 15-2 in the playoffs last year and lost Only one game in the Eastern conference finals and Aba finals combined. They be found the going much tougher this year needing All seven games to oust new York in the second round and struggling to the tie with Cleveland after four games in the third round. A a in he hunger has not been what it was last year which is part of the difficulty of trying to repeat a Jordan said. A i Don t think we got complacent today. We had a Good  Quot Larry Nance led the Cavaliers with 22 the stars and stripes May 27,1992 Page 28nba playoffs Points including a clinching Dunk that put them ahead 92-84 with 1 18 left. Chicago forced to foul and shoot 3-pointers, never recovered. Hot Rod Williams scored 18 on 7-for-9 shooting and Brad Daugherty had 14 Points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland. Jordan harassed by Ehlo and occasional double teams connected on 15 of his 33. Scottie Pippen scored 13, All in the first half and John Paxson had 11 for the bulls. The loss was Chicago a first at Richfield in a game in which Jordan played since 1989. Jordan had won in his us to eight visits though Chicago lost at Ric. A Field once this season when Jordan was out with tendinitis in his knee. Cleveland maintained a double digit Lead through most of the second and third quarters until Cliff Levingston hit four Quick baskets Early in the fourth Quarter to pull the bulls within seven. Chicago closed to 82-78 on a 3-Pointer by Paxson with 4 44 left and a follow Basket by Jordan kept the bulls four Back with four minutes left. Mike Sanders however answered with a rare 3-Pointer a his first of the playoffs and Only his second All year a expanding the Lead to 87-80. The bulls got to six Back on Jordan a Layup with 1 30 left before Nance a Dunk sea fed it. Sanders took the shot because the 24 Brad Daugherty of Cleveland is pounded by a Host of bulls As he attempts a shot. Second shot clock was winding Down. A that really hurts when the momentum was going our Way for a Guy who a a 15-foot shooter to come in and hit a 22-footer,�?� said bulls coach Phil Jackson. The game was by far the most physical of the four. Danny ferry was ejected in the second Quarter for throwing a punch at Jordan while fighting through a Tough double screen Jordan and Ehlo both were dazed for a few minutes when they accidentally bumped Heads in the fourth Quarter. A it took All the strength i had not to throw a punch Back at him a Jordan said. A it will be remembered. I figured my team needed me More than his team needed him. But in a not going to hold a grudge against Danny Feny no going to say ill meet him in the Alley. Ill just let my game do the  Ehlo supplied some of the offence missing because of the weakened condition of Mark Price and the bulls relentless defense against Daugherty who missed his first five shots. Ten of Daugherty a 14 Points came on foul shots. Price who came Down with a stomach virus Early sunday morning spent sunday night at the Cleveland clinic getting intravenous fluids because he  keep any solid food Down. He still managed to score 13  nip dodgers on Jose s rib St. Louis up a it s not often a Halter is walked to face a .371 hitter and Felix Jose wanted to make Tummy la Sorda s strategy backfire he succeeded. Jose s hard grounder to second allowed Luis Alicea to score from third with two outs in the ninth inning Mon Day lifting the St. Louis cardinals to a 65 Victory Over the los Angeles dodgers. Alicea opened the ninth by beating out an infield single off Roger Mcdowell 35. John Candelaria relieved and Pinch bitter Gerald Perry lied out to deep Center advancing Alicea. One out later Jay Howell relieved and intentionally walked Ozzie Smith before uncorking a wild pitch to Advance the runners. Jose then ripped a one Hopper to second baseman Lenny Larris who knocked the Ball Down but Jose beat the throw As Alicea crossed the plate. Harris was initially charged with an error but following the game Jose a hard smash was ruled a hit by official scorer Jack Herman. A i thought it was a hit a said Jose. A it was hit real hard. I thought he made a Good play knocking it Down. He made Asee Page 26 for More monday baseball throw but i beat it. A i was surprised they walked Smith to get to me. 1 wanted to come through. Anytime you can its  Lasorda said a Smith has been hot and we did no to think Jose could hit a curve Ball. Id do it  said Smith who had 1,999 hits in his distinguished career a i take it As a compliment. I wanted to hit. I was prepared. It would have been a Good moment for the 2,000lh hit. But it will come another  the first place cardinals have been one of baseball a Best come from behind teams this season rallying to w in 15 times. A the More times you do it the More Confidence you get a said St. Louis manager Joe Lorre. Todd Worrell 2-1, got the final two outs to earn the Victory. Trailing 5-3, St. Louis scored two runs in the civil ill to lie it against Mcdowell. Andres Galarraga singled and Todd Zeile reached on an error by third baseman Mike Sharperson who had moved Over from second to Start the inning. Bernard Gilkey who entered in the eighth delivered both runners with a double Down the left Field line. St. Louis Rookie left handed starter Rheal Cormier was a victim of hard Luck after pitching into the eighth inning. Cormier who allowed four runs and seven hits ran into trouble in the eighth inning and was replaced by Lee Smith the Nln a Premier closer this season. Los Angeles scored four times in the eighth to take a 5-3 Lead. Brett Butler beat out a bunt and Sharperson singled. Mitch Webster hit a come Backer to Cormier who threw to second too late to get Sharperson and Webster beat out shortstop Ozzie Smiths relay to first. Smith relieved and Eric Karros lined out to third. But Todd Benzinger hit a shot to Center that eluded a diving Ray Lankford and the Ball rolled to the Fence for a three run triple. Harris Drew an intentional walk before inside sports Mcaa baseball tourney results a Page 23 Lendl Capriati Triumph a Page 25 St. James wins indy Rookie award a Page 25 father of 24-second clock Dies a Page 27 Carlos Hernandez singled Home Pinch runner Tom Goodwin for a 5-3 dodgers Lead. Los Angeles starter Orel Hershiser pitched six innings before leaving for a Pinch hitter. He allowed three runs on four hits. The cardinals took a 3-1 Lead in the fifth on Lankford a two run single