European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports wednesday March 3,1993 win at to prolong jazz woes Aba by the associated press Salt Lake City the ailing Charlotte hornets found the cure by sending the Utah jazz spiralling deeper into the doldrums. A it Wasny to so much a must win but a must Effort we needed a Larry Johnson said after scoring 28 Points to help the hornets snap a two game losing Streak with a 110-107 Victory monday night a and drop the jazz to 0-5 since the All Star break.  hit 11 of 18 shots to Lead Charlotte monday night while Alonzo mourning added a career High 22 rebounds 17 Points and tied his career a a. Blocked shots Mark with nine. A anything that was in the Vicinity of  s reach 1 tried to Slock or rebound a mourning said. A that was by far our biggest win of the year a added Charlotte coach Allan Bristow. Johnny Newman making 9 of 10 shots had 23 Points for the hornets while Kendall Gill finished with 19, Karl Malone led All scorers with 32 Points but missed what would have been the tying jump shot in the final seconds As. Utah dropped its fourth consecutive Home game since the All Star break. John Stockton added 22 Points and 14 assists for the jazz who also got 18 Points from Jeff Malone. The last time Utah lost four in a Row at Home was in 1985. A your Guys were fighting so hard to get Back into the game a said Utah coach Jerry Sloan. A they were trying to the Point that it was almost impossible for them. With the win the hornets tied their season series with Utah at one game apiece. The jazz won 93-91 dec. 16 at Charlotte. A trailing 90-78 Early in the fourth period the jazz scored 10 straight Points a keyed by Reserve Center Mike Browne a three jumpers a to pull within 2. They could get no closer. Down 1q7-105, Malone missed a Short jumper and then fouled out trying to get the rebound. With 9.2 seconds to play mourning made both foul shots securing the hornets Victory. The jazz had the last shot but Stockton was unable to get his 3-Point attempt a which fell Short anyway a off before the Horn. A 10-2 Charlotte run a with Gill and Johnson scoring twice a had Given the hornets an 80-70 Lead with 3 41 left in the third Quarter. Charlotte held an 86-78 Lead going into the final 12 minutes. Newman a bucket and foul shot 31 seconds before the intermission put Charlotte up by 3, but Malone a backdoor Layup just before the halftime Horn trimmed the hornets Lead to 60-59. In other games monday night pistons 99, celtics 95 Auburn Hills Mich. Terry Mills 3-Pointer withj$5.6 seconds left finished off his career game and gave Detroit a Victory Over Boston. Detroit trailed 93-91 when Mills hit just his fourth 3-Pointer of the season. Mills finished with 41 Points 13 More than his previous career Best set last month against Miami. Detroit had to pull out the Victory after blowing a 14-Point Lead in the second half. Mills added nine rebounds to his game High coring total while Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars had 19 each for the pistons. Kevin Gamble led the celtics with a season High 31.warriors 131,76ers 118 Oakland Calif. A Chris Gatling fresh off a one game suspension scored a career High 29 Points and Tim Hardaway added 27 Points and 19 assists to Lead the Golden state warriors Over the sluggish Philadelphia 76ers 131-118. The warriors who built an Early 23-Point Lead and were up 78-55 at halftime broke a two game losing Streak and handed the 76ers their 11th loss in 13 games. Gatling missed saturdays Warrior game at Seattle serving a one game suspension for fighting with Danny Manning of the los Angeles clippers last Friday. He returned with a vengeance hitting 12 of his first 16 shots from the floor to shatter his previous career High of 21 Points Charlottes Alonzo mourning. 22 rebounds 17 Points 9 blocks Trail blazers lose Drexler for 10-14 Days Portland Ore. A Clyde Drexler will be sidelined for at least 10 Days to two weeks with a strained Tendon in his left hamstring the Portland Trail blazers said monday. Drexler 30, suffered the injury Early in the fourth Quarter of the blazers 122-110 loss at Boston on sunday night. He was examined by team physician Bob Cook monday. A it feels like a Charley horse that wont go away a Drexler said monday �?o1 feel comfortable today but it s still very  Cook said it is crucial that treatment begin immediately. A most of these if they re treated appropriately at the outset done to become chronic Long term problems a Cook said. However if scar tissue is allowed to develop the injury can recur he said. A obviously that a something we want to avoid a Cook said. No decision has been made As to whether the All Star guard will be placed on the injured list team spokesman John Lashway said. Drexler Portland steam Captain will miss at least five games beginning with tuesday night s Home game against Pacific division Leader Phoenix. If he a out two weeks he would miss seven games and would not return until Portland s Home game against new Jersey on March 15. Drexler in his 10th Aba season is experiencing his most injury prone year. The blazers All time leading scorer already has missed nine games because of a sore right knee. He underwent arthroscopic surgery in the knee before the season. Previously the most games he missed because of injury has been nine in the 1989-90 season. There has been speculation that Drexl crts Long season of a year ago May have made him More susceptible to injury this year. The blazers made it to the Aba finals and played into june then Drexler played through the summer As a member of the . Olympic team. Although Drexler has been having an off year he still leads the blazers in scoring at 20.3 Points per game and steals at 2.07 per contest. He also is second on the team in assists at 5.6 and third in rebounding at 6.4.teams window shop As free Agency begins by Vito stell1no the Baltimore Sun nil teams did no to do much More than window shop monday when the free Agency signing period opened for almost 300 unrestricted free agent players. With More than 200 agents in Dallas for a seminar conducted by the nil players association on the intricacies of the new system the teams kept Busy checking the list and leaving messages for agents. The Phoenix cardinals who Are expected to be aggressive in the Market started leaving messages at 12 01 . Jimmy Sexton the agent for the most coveted free agent Reggie White of the Philadelphia eagles was at the meeting so he Wasny to available. Charley Casserly the general manager of the Washington redskins said he did no to get a Chance to talk to Sexton although he  say if he even called Sexton a Memphis office. A let s be realistic. The Bottom line is we re going to talk to him but in a not going to get into a Day by Day account of the thing a Casserly said. The redskins Are allowed to sign Only one free agent for More than $1.5 million because they were one of the top eight teams and they Hope to fit White into that Slot. The teams were Given a list by the league of 298 five year unrestricted free agents whose contracts have expired and another 46 players who Are free agents because they weren to Given qualifying offers by their teams. There Are also 140 restricted free agents. Their teams can keep them by Matching their Best offers. The list included at least two players free safely Brad Edwards of the redskins and quarterback Cody Carlson of the Houston oilers who have come to terms with their teams but the contracts Haven to been filed with the league office. It also includes three big name players linebackers Mike Singletary of the Chicago bears and Billy Ray Smith of the san Diego chargers and offensive tackle Fithony Munoz of the Cincinnati bengals who retired at the end of last season the list does no to include White and safety Tim Mcdonald of the cardinals. Both were protected As franchise players but can to be prevented from leaving because Thev Werft a nil tvs counting Umus me ice Askins Nave Zug Park Arul a ants inc Ucang wide receivers Gary there May not be Many signings for the first two or be a a Ause Many the most coveted players including White Mcdonald quarterback Steve Beurlein of the Dallas cowboys tight end Keith is Veasle. Guard Houston Hoover of the at Nta Falcons and running Back Brad Muster of the years Are expected to visit several teams before making a decision