European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rocket by de Shearer Atlanta apr the rockets were far from perfect Friday night. A Quot when we bust the Bubble we bust the Bubble done to we a Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovich said after Atlanta routed the rockets 133-111, Houston fell one Victory shy of becoming the first Aba team to Start a season with 16 consecutive wins. Quot in 16 games we Are going to have a night like this a Tomjanovich said. A a in a not making any excuses. We played a real Good team and they kicked our Butts in All phases of the  Mai Flakie Blaylock scored 28 Points and Dominique Wilons added 27 for the Hawks who have won 10 straight. Atlanta steadily pulled away after Stacey aug Mon broke a 9-9 tie on a Short Lane jumper just Over three minutes into the game. The rockets appeared tired playing one night after they beat the new York kicks 94-85 to tie the Mark of for victories at the Start of a season set 45 years ago by the Washington capitols. The capitols also lost badly in game no. 16 a 94-78 to the Indianapolis jets. In becoming the first team to beat the rockets the Hawks also stated their Case As a team to be reckoned set Page 32 for More on Aba with becoming the first to score 100 Points against Houston this season. A Houston is such a Good team that what we wanted to do was come out and jump on them right away a Hawk coach Lenny Wilkens said. A you done to want to let a team like that get life because they have a lot of weapons out  Hakeem Olajuwon averaging 26.1 Points and 13.5 rebounds was held to 17 Points and 7 rebounds. He sat out the final Quarter after the Hawks built a 96-71 Lead at the end of three quarters. A i think Atlanta played a fantastic game a Olajuwon said. Quot Mook at the end of the Streak As a new beginning we know we Are going to lose sometimes. It is not a question of if it is just a question of  Vernon Maxwell led the rockets with 26 Points 1 a sellout crowd of 16,368 roared approval throughout the rout As the Hawks remained unbeaten at Home this season 8-0. Atlanta a Overall winning Streak now is the longest in the Aba. A i done to know when we be Ever played like that a Wilkins said. A we were fired up. But we want to congratulate them on their great  a the Hawks went out and played a great game tonight a Maxwell said. A they out hustled us and outplayed us. During the Streak on different nights different Guys would pick us up but tonight it did no to  it was apparent Early that this was Atlanta a game. The Hawks led by 19 Early in the second Quarter by 20 at halftime and by 34 in the third period. Houston a Only threat a and it Wasny to much of one a came on an 11-2 run in the third when Atlanta a Lead went from 94-60 to 9671. Maxwell made a 3-Pointer and a 21-footer and Olajuwon converted a three Poutt play in the spurt. Robert Horry who had 19 Points was charged with a technical on the final play of the third Quarter when he shoved Craig Ehlo in the Back. A Blaylock made the technical to Start the final Quarter and came Back moments later with a Layup that made it 9973. A a a. V. And 8 rebounds. Ehlo contributed 10 Points and four second Quarter steals that helped the Hawks take control. Atlanta shot 53 percent from the Field becoming the first team to shoot better than 50 percent against Houston this season. The rockets also out rebounded Houston 5445. A a a. The stars and stripes decembers 1993 Page 36 says skins May go to Maryland Washington a Washington Redskin owner Jack Kent Cooke is exploring moving the team to Laurel mde a Washington television station arc reported Friday. Cooke is inquiring about building a new 78,600-seat stadium on a tract near Laurel racecourse the station reported. Laurel is Between Baltimore and Washington. The move Likely would Hurt Baltimore s chances of re entering the nil. Since the Colts left the City in 1984, Baltimore has tried to return to the nil but its latest efforts were snubbed by the league owners who chose Jacksonville fla., and Charlotte n.c., for expansion teams that Start play in 1995, a a a certainly can t help us whether or. Cooke is in fact negotiating or has any intention of moving to Maryland a said Herb Belgrad chairman of the Maryland stadium authority which supervised the City a Effort in the expansion race. Belgrad said he had been told that Cooke informed the nil expansion and finance committees before Jacksonville was selected for a team tuesday that he was considering Maryland. District of Columbia officials who Are trying to help Cooke build a new 78,600-seat stadium to replace Robert f. Kennedy stadium said they had not heard that the redskins owner was considering leaving the City. Cooke 81, refused to comment on the television Story. A smashing Success Colorado a Dameon Page ducks flying Glass after smashing the thursday s came Ctm a j a backboard As Sam Houston s Derick i Rasion watches during delay. See Page 31 ,1 Quot Quot m Nln a Quot