European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blazer rally leaves bulls eating words by Mark Heisler the in its Angeles times Chicago a role Model this. Spurned by the world in general and the Chicago bulls in particular the Portland Trail blazers minus Clyde Drexler rallied from 10 Points Down in the last 4 25 of regulation Friday night and won in overtime 115-104, tying the Aba finals 1-1. The Trail blazers the team Scottie pippin sneered at sniffing that the bulls were Quot a much smarter team and we have role models on the court the team Bull coach Phil Jackson said Quot will self destruct if we show them How under a Banner that read Quot beat the dummies a it was the Trail Braz cars who executed perfectly in the clutch. And the bulls who pulled the Gaffe of the night. Not Only that it was the main Bull. With the bulls up 92-82, it was Michael Jordan himself in what should have been the final minutes of another Brilliant game who complained to referee Jess Kersey and was hit with a technical foul. Terry Porter hit the foul shot and two More and the Trail blazers without Drexler who had fouled out were the acc lots of the Way into their comeback. Quot i was a Little upset with the direction the game took after Michael got that technical Quot Jackson said putting it mildly. Quot Michael got a Little hand checking foul. He protested a mildly. Suddenly they got a three Point play to get Back in the game without earning  Well maybe it Wasny to that mildly. Quot i probably said some things i should t have said to him a Jordan said. Quot he was miked. He had a microphone on Aba entertainment was doing it for inside sports botox a a Reardon closing in on record a Page 25 All pro bullies debase Gold medal a Page 26 Hanau kickers reach dec final a Page 29 Daulton drives Home 5 for Phillies a Page 30 feature on officials i think he was kind of embarrassed. A i did no to curse at him but i cursed at the  before you could say a whatever happened to free speech a the Trail blazers had gone 13-3 to tie the game. Danny Ainge porters partners in the absence of Drexler hit a driving Layup to Cut it to 95-93, then zipped a pretty pass to Jerome Kersey heading for the hoop. Kersey dropped in an easy Layup with 45 seconds left and the game was tied. Meanwhile the bulls were once again running out of shooters. It was Mike who went for another 39, and Little else. John Paxson who had knocked in three three pointers in the bulls third Quarter surge missed five of his last six shots. Pippin a sound familiar a missed 11 of his last 14. With 31 seconds left in regulation Jordan hit a routinely spectacular Layup flipped Back Over his head for a 97-95 Lead. Jackson then played his Ace assigning Jordan to guard Porter. Sure enough the Trail blazers ran a play for Porter coming off a Baseline screen but Jordan popped through it with him and there went the first option. Jordan and Bill Cartwright trapped Porter who retreated into the backcourt and dropped the Ball off to Kevin Duckworth who had set the screen now gloriously alone 10 feet from the Basket. Duckworth coldly dropped the jumper with 13 seconds left. Guess who was going to take the last Chicago shot in regulation Jackson had Jordan bring the Ball the length of the court the same play he ran against the lakers last Spring at the end of the Pivotal game 3, when Jordan hit 15-footer to Send the game into overtime where the bulls won it. This time Porter thinking Back got him to Settle for an 18-footer, which missed. Jordan started the overtime hitting a pretty fall away 15-Footcr, but that was it for the bulls. The Trail blazers then went on an 18-5 run even though Kersey joined Drexler on the Bench with six fouls with Ainge scoring nine of the Points and the series was even. A i think sometimes we rely too much on Clyde and just stand around and watch a Ainge said. Quot we knew we could pull it together if it was  said Jackson still putting it mildly a a in a sure Well look Back and Rue this a Little  said Jordan a it really was a disappointing loss. I think this hurts a Little bit to lose it like we did but if you plan on being champions you be got to fight  the stars and stripes june 7,1992 Page 32 Buck Williams and Michael Jordan go hand to hand during fridays  time s a grind for Seles Paris apr Monica Seles out fought Steffi Graf 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 in an epic final saturday and became first woman in 55 years to win three straight French open titles. After a slow Start by Graf that Cost her the first set the worlds no. 1 and no. 2 ranked players waged a spectacular Battle that had the Center court crowd gasping. The third set was the longest set in a women a final Here since 1956, when Althea Gibson beat Angela Mortimer 6-0, 12-10, a a in be never played a set like that in my life Quot Seles said of the 91-minute third set. Quot it was just a great  Graf paid tribute to Selest combativeness. A a you be seen it in other matches a Graf said. A a she a been Down a she always canies Back even if its close even if she a  Seles entrenching her hold on the top ranking has won six grand slams in her career including the last five in which she has appeared a she missed Wimbledon last year. Having won the australian open in january she is Halfway to this years grand slam. Today top seeded Jim courier a heavy favorite to retain his title also will seek to move Halfway toward the grand slam in the menus final against no. 7 seed Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia. Amp pc French open 19 9 2 the second seeded Graf serving while Down 3-5 in the last set saved four match Points to extend the contest bringing the fans to their feet. She swiftly broke Seles then survived a break Point to hold serve for a 6-5 Lead. With no tiebreak used Here in the last set of matches going their limit the players headed into overtime holding serve until Seles broke Graf to take an 8-7 Lead. Seles won the first Point but Graf answered with a sensational passing shot and broke Back to 8-8. Again Seles broke Back then served out the Victory. Graf Down 15-40, saved a fifth match Point but on the sixth she hit a forehand into the net. The match lasted 2 hours 43 minutes. �?o1 was especially tired mentally because of All the match Points a said Seles saying Graf was in better shape. Quot but i could have stayed out there if 1 had to a longer  Graf who had a majority of the fans behind her acknowledged the High Caliper of play but said she was disappointed. A a it a great the Way i came Back and fought a she said. A but i should have played better when i was leading in the third set Quot a it was a great match but its really difficult 10 minutes after it to feel Good about  Seles opened powerfully winning 12 of the first 14 Points to sweep the first three games of the match. Graf settled Down too late to vie for the set but with enough time to put her on even terms in the fiercely contested second. A key Point came in the second game when Graf saved a break Point with a series of aggressive shots and held serve to level at 1-1. The two traded service Breaks to reach 3-3, then Graf broke again to take a 4-3 Lead after a Seles ground stroke floated just Long. The Linesman called the Ball Good but Graf Drew a Circle around the Mark with her Racket gestured for the Umpire to come Over to inspect and marched confidently to her chair. Seles is the first woman to capture three consecutive French opens since Germany a Hilde Sterling accomplished the feat from 1935-1937. Yesterdays match marked the ninth time Over the last five years that the no. 1-ranked woman played the no. 2 in a tournament final. Monica Seles gels her Teeth into a return saturday