European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Rage 34 d the stars and stripes r sports wednesday january 20,1993 Payton finds his place in in win by the associated press it could Best be described As a very Long journey in very Short time. After going scoreless 24 hours earlier and getting Only two Points in the first half monday night Seattle a Gary Payton was struggling to say the least. But he cast aside a l-for-14 shooting slump scored 20 Points in the second half and led the surging super sonics to a 10696 Victory Over the Utah jazz at Seattle. Payton finished up 9 for 17 and added four steals to Cap a Gratifying performance. A my offence came around when i started playing aggressive physical defense a Payton said. A i had a bad first half because 1 was thinking about my shooting at Portland in a 109-97 loss sunday night a Payton made a critical Layup and four free throws in the final two minutes As Seattle improved its Home record to an Aba Best 18-1. Karl Malone led the jazz with 28 Points. In other games monday knocks 106, suns 103 new York a Patrick Ewing a season High 35 Points a including three in the final minute a helped new York beat Phoenix. The suns Charles Barkley put on a show. He scored rebounded cursed officials and fell Over the scorers table in Pursuit of them after the game. Tin entitled to say the officials had a bad Day a Barkley said berating referee Jim Clarks Fine threat. A taking Money from me wont change Barkley had 15 rebounds and 27 Points but was 1 for 5 shooting and called for four fouls in the final period. 76ers 124, magic 118 Philadelphia a getting six of his 32 Points in overtime made Jeff Hornack the game Star but the spectrum crowd saw one of Shaquille of Neal a Best games. The Orlando Rookie had a career High 38 Points 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots. Clarence Weatherspoon had 24 Points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia. Bulls 103, celtics 93 Chicago a Michael Jordan hoping for rest after a season High 64-Point performance in an overtime loss saturday night at Home to Orlando got some a barely Quot for a moment there i thought id have to come Back in a he said of a comeback from a 19-Point deficit by Boston. Jordan who had 29 Points in three quarters is nursing a sore wrist. Scottie pippin added 24 Points. Rockets 100, lakers 90 Inglewood Olajuwon a presence gave Vernon Maxwell some Long Range fun but had Maxwell wondering when los Angeles would discover him. A a after i made my first four i thought they weren to going to leave me open a Maxwell said of his 6-?of-7 first half 3-Point shooting. A but they kept coming Down and double teaming but Olajuwon was Center stage when it mattered most with 15 of his 21 Points coming As Maxwell was getting Only two of his 24 in the second half. Nets 100, pacers 97 East Rutherford . Kenny Anderson and dra2cn Petrovic made two baskets apiece in a late 8-0 run to new jerseys fifth straight Victory. The nets Derrick Coleman had 25 Points Anderson 24 and Petrovic 20. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 24. Clippers 94, Timber wolves 93 Minneapolis things Are so bad for Minnesota that the Timber wolves even manage to lose when they foul the right player. John Williams a 53 percent fryc throw shooter made a pair with 22.6 seconds left to beat them after officials caught Danny Manning 78 percent trying to step in. Bulls Michael Jordan left and celtics Xavier Mcdaniel reach for a rebound monday at Chicago Stanley Roberts had season highs of 20 Points and 14 rebounds As did Williams with 17 Points and 11 rebounds for the clippers. Kings 111, warriors 1d7 Oakland Calif. A when Sacramento a Mitch Richmond missed two free throws with a Chance to ice the game with 28 seconds left Walt Williams grabbed a key offensive rebound. He went to the line nine seconds later for his clinching 24th Point. The Kings ended a six game losing Streak to the warriors. Chris Mullin had 27 Points for Golden state and Tim Hardaway added 23 Points and 14 assists. Sir Charles should be Given time to reflect by George Vecsey the new York times it started off so sweetly for Charles Barkley and it ended so nastily. He loped toward the court for pre game warm ups and he spotted a couple of Little boys standing there gawking at the giants. Barkley somehow knew these boys had been waiting All their Young lives for a glimpse of his shaven head and his Alert pointy ears and his piercing calculating eyes and he extended his hand and gave a Deadpan professional very Low five to one of them. What a Nice fellow. What a charming Way to Start a Martin Luther King Holiday afternoon game in new York Between the kicks and the Phoenix suns. A couple of hours later Barkley left the court in a most unorthodox and ugly Way. He leaped onto the scorers table and hurtled after one of the officials causing a Hulk Hogan Stylc Melee in the corridor. What a Grubby Way to end a Day any Day. The Aba now has no option but to make him sit a few games to Ponder the stupidity of his scramble. This must not be one of those weird National hockey league decisions in which brawlers Are suspended for practice but Are allowed to play in the games. No Barkley must be deprived of the limelight for a bit much As we All shall miss him. He said he was angry with the officials. I think deep Down he was angry with himself for flinging an off balance air Ball with about 10 seconds left but the great ones cannot admit they have messed up and make no mistake this is one of the great players of our from the moment he Jow five the Little boys he was on for this Holiday event. The kicks fought Back for a 106103 Victory which assured them of staying in first place in the Atlantic division. Barkley Juke and squirmed and leaped his Way to 27 Points and 15 rebounds managing to play All of 40 minutes despite 5 personal fouls. The personal fouls gave him great pain. He grimaced and be stimulated at each of them surely impressing those two great character actors Dustin Hoffman and John Mcenroe who were escorting their respective sons to this matinee. Barkley has done some other bizarre things in his career including spitting on a fan making Side bets with Mark Jackson on Knick Philly games claiming he was misquoted in his own ghosted autobiography and mussing up some puzzled angolan player during the dream team Romp last summer. Monday his facial gyrations seemed benign until he started sawing at the three officials As they left the court. Suddenly Barkley was inflamed. Teammate Tim Kempton leaned on him but Barkley never saw the Day he put a spin move on Kempton. He leaped onto the table tripping Over the computer cables taking Down the elaborate scoreboard system. Barkley then lurched into a narrow runway after the officials and he could have done a lot of damage if he had not been Funn eted like a Bull running the streets of Pamplona into the suns dressing room. When the door opened 15 minutes now York new Day Phoenix s furious Charles Barkley vaults Over the scorers table in Pursuit of officials following kicks suns game at Madison Square Garden monday afternoon. Later sir Charles explained his brutish Chase of the officials �?o1 said they had a bad game. They allowed Mem to push and shove. When he told me a its Gonna Cost you Money a that a when i went the official Jim Clark declined to comment after the game. He was saving his Good lines for his written report to the Home office. Barkley said he Felt the officials had let the kicks assert themselves All Day. A a they be got a Good basketball team a he said. A if they get to play like this they re Gonna be he was particularly upset about the missed 3-Pointer a a flagrant foul on the wrist. You think in a Gonna shoot an air Ball for no reason Quot even a few teammates dressing nearby in the cramped room rolled their eyes at this one. Barkley said he had merely wanted to Tell the officials How bad they were. A the should have never said this was Gonna Cost me Money a Barkley said of Clark. Quot this is not about Money. I make More Money than they do i make More Money than everybody in this Barkley even suggested that Martin Luther King Day was a bad time to put a Price tag on a Many a Liberty to speak his mind. But he dropped that tack pretty quickly merely saying a this Ain t the old boy asked if he now regretted his last leap of the Day Barkley said a i was wrong for jumping Over the table. But they should be professional about their jobs. They say its Gonna Cost me Money. If they said that again id do it he surely would. The league should make sure he does no to get a Chance in the next week or two
