European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports saturday. February 27,1993 Jordan led bulls turn Back magic Aba san Antonio s 71 Center David Robinson puts the Ball out or reach of 5-3 guard Mug Gay bogus As Alonzo mourning comes in to give his teammate a helping hand. By the Assoc cd press Orlando Fla. A sprained ankle did t Stop Michael Jordan and neither did the Orlando magic. The Aba s scoring Leader finished a 36-Point performance with three free throws in the final 1 17 thursday night As the Chicago bulls held off the magic 108-106 after blow ing a 24-Point second half Lead. Jordan made 13 of 29 shots despite sore ankle and came to the Rescue after Scottie Pippen was ejected for scuffling with Orlando s Jeff Turner with 3 49 to go. I did t really want to sit out because we be been playing Well and we be got a great rhythm going Jordan said. I hate to sit out whenever i feel like i can  Pippen scored 24 Points As the injury riddled bulls won their fourth straight game and ninth in 11. He and Jordan were the Only players to score for Chi Cago in the final Quarter until Trent Tucker made a pair of free throws for a108-104 advantage with 19.4 seconds left. Shaquille o Neal led Orlando with 30points and 19 rebounds. Nick Anderson had 23 Points and Scott Skiles 18 Point Sand 11 assists. Chicago was without injured starters John Paxson and Bill Cartwright. Jordan was questionable to play after spraining is ankle against Milwaukee on tuesday night. We Don t Nave two of our starters and without Scottie Pippen we did t have three of them said Bull coach Phi Jackson. We were running on empty out there. We were playing Guys in position that they were not comfortable with and got  Orlando led Only once 8-6, but rallied from a 72-48 deficit behind o Neal an Derson Skiles and Donald Royal who had 10 fourth Quarter Points. O Neal s three Point play made it 104-104 before Jordan who hit nine of 10 free throws gave Chicago the Lead for Good with a pair of foul shots with 45.8seconds remaining. This says a lot about our team said o Neal. A lot of Young teams would letdown by 20 and they would just quit. We never did. We never gave up we did t Point fingers and we had a Chance to Winit at the  Jordan had 20 Points and the bulls led64-44 at the half. Most of his Points came on jump shots and he attempted Only one acrobatic move All night drawing afoul. His ankle was bothering him but replayed under control. He did t do any thing crazy Jackson said. He took his Imp shot and did things Here and there sometimes i think he plays better  in other games thursday hornets 111, spurs 104 Charlotte . An injury pre vented san Antonio s David Robinson from playing most of the second half and Larry Johnson scored 28 Points to Lea Charlotte Robinson who scored 16 Points left the game with 8 20 to go in the third Quarter and the injury riddled spurs Trai Ling 6754. He did not return after sprain ing his left thumb and was to be a Ray Dafter the game. The spurs also were without scan Elliott who has a strained Back. Alonzo mourning had 18 Points an Dell Curry 15 for the hornets who won for the eighth time in 11 games. Lloyd Daniels had 26 Points for the the spurs who lost for the second straight time but Only the third in 12 games. Rockets 131, suns 104 Houston Hakeem Olajuwon made seven of his first eight shots and finished with 32 Points As surging hous ton cooled off Phoenix handing the suns their worst loss this season. Led by Olajuwon Houston had a 13-0run while shooting 81 percent in the first Quarter. Project Back on track at Boston Garden Boston a after weeks of haggling and closed door meet Ings legislators and the developers proposing a new Boston Garden finally agreed thursday to a Deal that puts the project Back on track. The Fate of the Garden Home to the celtics and the Bruins was thrown into doubt two weeks ago when the Multi millionaire devel oper Jeremy Jacobs announced he was tired of dealing with legislative demands and hatted the project. The impasse led Republican gov. William i7. Weld to warn that the state was sending the wrong message to businesses nationwide. But by thursday after a secret meeting earlier in the week at tended by Jacobs and legislative leaders in the Boston area both sides agreed to terms for the $160 million project. It will be easy now to build the bricks and mortar to open a new Garden in september of 95," said Larry Moulter president of Boston Garden. What was always questionable was this Community s will to do  pistons unable to Deal Rodman by the associated press the Aba Trade deadline passed wednesday night and Dennis Rodman the Aba s top rebound or is still wit Detroit. Now the pistons unable to Deal the troubled Forward Hope he will re bound personally. There was a Trade but it was t the Trade we anticipated Billy Mckinney Detroit s director of player personnel said thursday night. Dennis Rodman is still a member of the Detroit  re Happy about  How Rodman averaging 19.2 re Bounds and 6 Points feels about that was not immediately known. Having an unlisted number he could not be reached for comment. Like Rodman Jim Jackson was hoping for a Trade. Like Rodman he s staying put. But there s a difference. Jackson the first round selection of the woeful Dallas Mavericks has t played a minute. The Mavericks 4-46 were unable to Trade the former Ohio state guard who has vowed never to play for them. We actually told four or five teams that yes we would do it. But they came Back and said no said Rick Sund vice presi Dent of basketball operations for the Mav Ericks. How Jackson the fourth Overall selection in the june draft will react to the latest development also in unknown. His agent Mark Termini of Cleveland did not immediately return a phone Call to the Aba Trade deadline associated press. Although a flurry of trades failed to materialize in the hours leading to the 9 . Est deadline there were two deals. The pistons made one of them sending Forward Orlando Woolridge to Milwaukee for guard Alvin Robertson. In the other Deal the Golden state warriors moved forwarded Nealy to the Chicago bulls for a conditional second round pick in the2001 draft. Mckinney at a news conference shortly after the passing of the deadline said there were discussions with several team about Rodman. As the packages unfolded we weren table to make a Deal for Dennis Mckinney said. As the deals unfolded we Felt team would make us a stronger pitch. The Deal didst present itself and we stated we would t just give Dennis Rodman  when Camp opened Rodman was yet in his basketball Mode. He was coins through a bitter divorce which Efthi depressed. He also was upset that Chuck Daly had quit As coach and moved to the new Jersey nets. When Rodman finally reported a Cou ple of weeks into the season things perked up. The pistons began winning and he began pulling Down rebounds like a Man possessed. Then Rodman pulled a calf muscle and the pistons went into a tailspin. He missed 14 games and Detroit lost 11 of them. The pistons Are 3-16 without Rodman. Having Dennis in the lineup makes Usa better team pistons president Tom Wilson said. You just have to look at the record to see  last week Rodman caused a bizarre stir when a frantic predawn caller told Bloomfield township police that Rodma was armed and could be contemplating suicide. A few hours later the 31-year-old Rod Man was found asleep in his pickup truck outside the Palace at Auburn Hills where he d been shooting baskets. A loaded Rifle was behind the seat. The pistons sent Rodman to a psychiatrist and nothing More came of it. But the incident did prompt the pistons to redouble their efforts to Trade him. The thinking was that without Rodman team morale would be better. We expect Dennis to be a profession Al Mckinney said. We expect him to give 100 percent and be on time at prac Tice. He should behave As a  the failure to Trade Jackson Means the Mavericks May have nothing to show Fox his selection. The 22-year-old guard has said if Hewan t traded by the deadline he would Nix any Deal Dallas might try to make prior to the june draft which he would re enter without compensation