European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                8port3 1 Friday january 22, 1903 us we Law a it sorties beat lakers Eye top spot by tin Assof Fafri Vrenn maj woot furn Teky Pierce Motel 10 of lib 2ft porn five and film Fri Kemp 12 of i 24 in torn tint Quarter m the Haftle Hupci Thorlies ripened a 22b Putint Lead town held on fora 111101 Victory Over lie lakers i he sonic led 3625 after one period with 75 percent shooting converting 15 of 20 attempt 7 he Laker with Sedale threat scoring 20 Points closed to 8785 with 8 53 left Lri the game hut Seattle scored 10 of the next 14 Points to pull away of try Payton added 22 Point for the Aba supersonic who pulled to within a half nyme of first place Phoenix in the Pacific Warrior 120, jazz 113 Oakland Calif a Tim Hardaway had 28 Points including a three Point play with 1 40 left that helped Holden stale preserve its Victory Over Utah end ing the warriors five game letting Streak Chris a Minim added 27 Points and Chris of Flung equalled fils career High with i Karl Malone s 30 Points and 12 rebounds led the la which dropped their second straight after winning three or a Row a technical foul shot by Mullin put the warriors up 104-101 with 1 52 remaining and Jeff Malone fouled Hardaway on a driving Layup Ami the Holden stale guard hit the free throw to Complete the key three Point play. Consecutive 3-Pointer by John Stockton who scored 15 Points pulled the jazz to 113109 with 33,3 second left hut the Warrior made their free throws in the final seconds celtic 121, monks 106 Boston a Robert Parish grabbed 15 rebounds in a lopsided third Quarter As Boston bios advantage of Kevin Wii is sore track and the celtic went on to score and easy Victory Over Atlanta. With Xavier Mcdaniel getting to of his season High 27 Points the celtic out scarred Atlanta 3 15 in the period to take a 93-78 Lead the Lead ranged from in to 20 Point the rest of the Way Willis third in the Najja with 13 re hounds per game was sidelined for the first time fils season the celtic grabbed a season High 62 rebounds 17 More than the Hawks and had a season High 13 Block. In the third Quarter alone Boston Giggle a owls of the title right look on As a Nunnly Ito Hert Pursh Battle with attain. Lantas Matey Algrnon for the Hall. Horton won 121-106. Dominated the Hoard 27-10 after holding a 27-26 Edge in the first half. Parish Lin sited with a season High 19 rebounds Dominique Wilkin Trad 35 Point for Atlanta Kalcka 114, Hornot Iol new York Patrick Ewing had 30 Points and 13 rebound in three Quarter for the kicks who enjoyed leads of 22 Points in the first half and 28 in the second. New York is 16-3 at Home one of its three defeat Corning against Charlotte on dec 10, Tarry Johnson led Charlotte with 19 Points hut he had no rebounds in the first half and finished with just four. He is averaging 10.4 rebound a game John Starks finished with 24 Point on 9-for 14 shooting for new York Cavol lors 123, Sun 119 Richfield Ohio a Mark Price scored 12 of ills 26 Points in the fourth Quarter As Cleveland won its third straight and 15th in 19 games Hie suns playing without the suspended Charles Barkley. Overcame a 15-Point Cleveland Lead before Price put lie a tvs ahead for Good 100-98 with a runner in the Lane with 8 minutes left Whir Kulcy the suns lending scorer and a Bounder Learned earlier in the Day that he had been suspended for one game and fined $10,000 for chasing after the officials following a Phoenix loss at new York in monday he was replaced by Cedric Ceballos who scored 10 Point in the first Quarter but Only 4 incr after Richard Dumas led Phoenix with 23 Points Trail Blo Zoro 110, Tombor Volvo 04 Minneapolis Cliff Robinson had 22 Points 4 rebounds and a career High eight assists to Lead Portland past Minnesota Robinson who also had four blocked shots and three steals helped cover the absence of starting Center Kevin Duckworth who missed the Ganie with a respiratory illness Portland 2511 had four other score in double figures As it continued its domination of expansion teams. Hie Blazer improved to an Aba Best 41-1 against the leagues four newest teams including a 12-1 record is Minnesota 76or 115, Hoot 112 Miami a Philadelphia became the latest team to take advantage of Miami s overtime failures with Jeff Hornacek hitting a pair of crucial 3-Poiut baskets to help the 76crs to a Victory Hie 76crs outlasted Miami in triple overtime in november when the teams last met a in lie frustrated heat have lost four games in a Row three in overtime while Philadelphia has gone into overtime in three of its last four games winning two of them. Hornack a a 3-Poiritcr gave the 76ers a 113-108 Lead and they held on for their third consecutive Victory. Hornacek scored 27 Points and la Crecy lhawkins 23 for Philadelphia which hit its first 22 free throws and wound up 32 for 34 at the  wins on quiet rain soaked Day Melbourne. Australia a it s lug the whole Day i by Pau Alexander f i raining it pouting the v a a hoping Tjui liners slugging it out indoors a four hour delay outside. Not the Best of limes at the australian open about the Only excitement thursday was generated by Magnus Lamon the swede with the baseball Cap on backwards who look a set off third seeded Pete Sam pros before losing i Cir second round malt i 6 3, 7 6, 6 3, 6 4. To was the first Lime Sampras had lost a set do c the Lud round of a Warmup tournament last week Jennifer Capriati the no / women s seed who is recuperating nun a virus that baud her to withdraw from the double Competition with a 107 degree temperature had a night mat it h is lied ii co. A she was to he followed by no. 2 Stefan australian open Edburg a two Lime men Winner Here a she sweated it Mil last night and Felt Fine today Quot Cariati # father and coach Stefa no said we were worried that it might be her Gall bladder or something serious because of the pain she had but it was just a virus Quot the unseasonably Cord 64-Dcgree weather the product of those southerly winds that sweep up from Antarctica had fart swapping their to shirts Ami Short for sweater Ami jeans it a a Sharp contrast to wednesday when everyone sweated in 129 degree heat under a baking Sun that bad tempers hating. Quot the  drastic temperature change made the conditions heavier. A a result i did t think i served As Well Quot Sampras said. Quot it was tool today and the court was playing slow when us a hot it plays  Sampras had i i air to offset ids eight double faults against ear Sou who Hud 20 forehand winners to Only three Lor the american in the serve Ami Volley Duel Quot i got through the Mali. A which was Good Sampras said Quot fins match Wal hopefully help me in the later rounds Quot the misty swirling morning drizzle forced official to dose the retractable roof on Center court and push Back the schedule on the outside courts drat meant the Only Early action had no 5 women s seed Mary Joe Fernan Dez still a Little Lusty bom a bad Trout of the flu she contracted two weeks ago struggling to beat Suipis singly Tough slitting Wang of Taiwan 7 6 7-1 a 6 4/ although Fernandez a two time i a Lisl Here has tried to add a net game under coach Harold Solomon she remain primarily a Baseline. So there were some Long rallies and lots of mistakes for two hours no 4 Arantha Sanchez Vicario another Baseline was up next zipping past Laura  of pern 6 0, 6-1 in under an hour Wilde Cisler looked terrible in committing seven double faults Ami 41 errors. F finally the i Iii slopped the roof opened and play Herair outside where Strong gusts Tom Mcd to create havoc sending ground Rokes Barling and serve losses uniting. Second seeded Steffi find had lots of trouble with the wind her live and fur backhand but Little with her or. Overpowering american Jennifer Sam i Roc it 6-1, 6-1, also advancing to the third round were no ii Anke Huber and the three Malleva Sisters a no 9 Marela no 14 Katerina and no. 15 Magdalena a among the women Ami no. 12 curios Costa no. 13 Mulivai Washington arid no. 16 Alexander Volkov on the menus Side the decision to dose the roof spanked controversy both Fernandez and de Borg s coach Lony Pickard said it changes the condition and create favouritism. Quot this is the la i time j pc played with the Rorty dosed Quot Fernandez said Quot Llos totally different. There s no wind it feels like its night time and the Ball sounds differently. Quot conditions Aie much easier indoor but i think it should either be one or the other it can change matches around. For a serve and vol Meyer who is aggressive they d like to play Side 1 think it should be the same Lor everyone. It definitely benefits some player More than  Pickard added Quot there one Rule in the Heller players and another for the ,.&Quot