European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                East Center Shaquille o Neal Battles West counterpart David Robinson for the Loose Ball left. Later Charles Barkley leaps into Karl Malone s arms after the West prevailed. The stars and stripes ports february 23,1993 b Page 36 All that jazz ufos pair Sparks of win sonics Deal for Perkins Seattle a the Seattle super sonics acquired Sam Perkins from the los Angeles lakers on monday in Trade for Little used Center de pit Benja min and never used Rookie Dou Christie. Christie the 17th player chosen in the1992 Aba draft would not sign with the  sonics looking to strengthen themselves for the second half of then a season were expected to put the 6 foot-9 Perkins into the starting lineup i place of Michael Cage. Cage in his fifth season with the sonics is expected to become a key player off the Bench for coach George  sonics who had a 32-17 record before the All Star break resume the season in Denver tuesday night. Perkins has been averaging 13.7 Points,7.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks with the 26 23 lakers this season. He is hitting 45.9percent of his shots and is an 83 percent free throw  sonics inherit Perkins six year $19.2 million contract that he signed wit the lakers in August 1990. Benjamin 28, was earning $3.1 million with the sonics this season 23 percent of Seattle s salary Cap. After Benjamin s acquisition by Seattle he signed a 6-year, million contract with the sonics.  Lake City a seven times John Stockton saw Karl Malone inthe Clear. Seven times Stockton and Malone connected. Bounce passes lob passes Ordinary passes great passes. It seemed just like any of their thou Sands of practices together during eight seasons of Happy coexistence with the Utah jazz just like All those games at the old Salt Palace just like recent times atthe new Delta Center. There was so much talk about Shaquille Neal Larry Johnson and the rest of the Aba s new  yet it was one of the league s oldest most reliable combinations that carried the Western conference to a135-132 overtime Victory Over the East in the 43rd All Star game  in front of a sellout crowd at Delta Center. What could be simpler what could be a More obvious game plan what could be a More Success Ful strategy Stockton is the Best Point guard an Malone is maybe the Best Power Forward said West coach Paul Westphal choosing his words carefully so As not to offend his own All Star Forward Charles Barkley give Utah coach Jerry Sloan credit. I Joist stole his  most popular play was a simple Clear out and Post up for  Don t know How Many times West Phal ran that Malone said. He ran it  Malone and Stockton were named co maps just the second time two players have shared the Honor. It was the let time that the Host team has produced the most valuable  la let Stock take that trophy Home said Malone who also was map of the1989 contest. I can go Back and rub mine and have the same kind of  scored 28 Points on ll-for-17 Aba All Star game shooting and added 10 rebounds. He also had two blocked shots including an in your face Rookie Job on o , the Aba s All time assists per game Leader had 15 sunday. He also scored four of his nine Points in overtime grabbed six rebounds and made two  were a lot of Young Guys who wanted to go out there and win As bad a anything said Stockton who entered the league in 1984,one year before Malone. I think every one in the so called older group was competing very hard so it made it alot of fun for every  indeed several longtime participants called it on of the Best All Star _. Fiamos in recent Stockton memory. Few play ers were Given Clear paths to the Basket Ashe league s top centers preferred dishing out hard fouls to being dunked upon. That was the Best defensive All stargaze that i be Ever played in said new York s Patrick Ewing the East Center who saw most of the playing time Down the stretch while o Neal Rode the  teams were really getting after each other. Both teams really wanted to  added Chicago s Michael Jordan who had 30 Points for the East everything surrounding the All Star weekend was built around Shaw and Larry Johnson. And i think that s Good for the game but everyone wanted to be at his  unlike last year s All Star Swan song for magic Johnson which the West won 153 113, this one was hotly contested through out. Neither team Ever led by a double digit margin in Only the fifth of game in the event s history. Poor free throw shooting by the we stand Mark Price s Long Range bombing for the East sent it into , Winner of saturday s Long distance shootout hit an All Star record six 3-pointers All in the second half. Ewing s Short Juniper with 8.1 seconds left in regulation made it 119-119.two baskets by Stockton and 3-pointers by Barkley and Dan Majerle put the West up 131-125 with in minutes to play. After Jordan s 3-Pointcr made it close Stockton stole the Ball from Price and David Robin son hit two foul shots icing the West fourth Victory in five years. Robinson scored 21 Points while Phoe Nix s Majerle and Barkley excelled Down the stretch. After halftime Majerle had 13of his 18 Points and Barkley 14 of his 16 Points and six of his seven  their All Star debuts o Neal scored just 14 Points in 25 minutes an Johnson four in 16 minutes. But Barkley foresees them carrying the Torch that he Jordan Ewing and others soon will pass. Shaw is the future of the Aba bark Ley said. We old Guys will face reality and step aside.". O Neal scored All but one of his Points the first half. The league s most talked about Rookie since Jordan played the first6 12 of the third Quarter but Only another 1 21 of regulation As East coach Pat Ruey who also coaches Ewing in new York went with his own  like that does t matter to me the 20-year-old o Neal said. Next year when 1 come Back i la know what to sex  one thing he and the rest of the All stars can expect next year at Minnesota s target Center is More Stockton to Malone. Those Guys Westphal said Are  r 0is468501i00035v