European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday december 9,1993 Aba on lakers by the associated press the new York kicks scored 10 Points in the third Quarter and still won easily. The Detroit pistons scored a record Low six Points in the fourth period and weren to beaten until the final seconds. In a reflection of the increased emphasis on defense in the Aba these Days teams have a Chance to win even when their offence Falls to pieces for Long periods. The kicks missed 15 of 18 shots in the third period when they allowed the los Angeles lakers who trailed 49-31 at halftime to pull to 59-54 going into the final 12 minutes. But Patrick Ewing did plenty of damage the rest of the game finishing with 29 Points 19 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 92-78 Victory at the forum. A we kept our poise and our defense created havoc a Ewing said. A i Felt like we played outstanding in the first half but we let them Back in the third  in Orlando the pistons led 83-66 going into the fourth period but they did even worse in the final Quarter than the kicks did in the third. The magic held Detroit to 2-for-20 shooting in the final 12 minutes outscoring the pistons 25-6 for a 9189 Victory. And Crncic Hardaway a 3-Point shot put Orlando in front with 11 seconds left. When Terry Mills missed at the Buzzer the pistons were saddled with an Aba record for fewest Points in the fourth Quarter eclipsing the seven Points managed by Houston against the lakers on nov. 15,1991. A this is ridiculous Quot pistons Center Olden polynice said a Weye a Veteran team. We should be Able to handle this situation and run our plays. This is All our  Hardaway finished with 20 Points for Orlando while Shaquille of Neal had 27 Points and 16 rebounds despite missing 12 of 19 free throws. In other games tuesday rockets 121, hornets 102 Houston stayed unbeaten at Home and ran its record to 17-1 As Otis Thorpe scored a career High 40 Points against visiting Charlotte. The rockets who tied an Aba record with a 15-0 Start before losing at Atlanta last Friday have their sights set on new York s 23-1 record the Best in Aba history with one defeat. Cleveland Styrone Hill Center Battles for a Loose Ball with Portland a Mark Bryant left and Clifford Robinson tuesday night. The hornets have lost five straight games after an 8-4 Start. They Are 113 against Houston in their history. Warriors 95, nuggets 90 Golden state won for the sixth time in seven games As Latrell Sprewell scored nine of his 23 Points in the second Quarter helping the warriors take a 20-Point halftime Lead Over visiting Denver. Reggie Williams led the nuggets with 16 Points while Dike be Mutombo had 14 Points and 12 rebounds. Bulls 115, clippers 111 Scottie pippin scored 24 Points and . Armstrong had 20 As Chicago won at Home despite a career High 43 Points from Danny Manning. A follow shot by Manning tied the game for the last time ic8-108. Armstrong then was fouled by Manning with 58 seconds left. He made the first free throw and when the second went off the rim teammate Toni Kukoc tipped the Ball in for a 111-108 Lead. Heat 106, Mavericks 101 Miami handed Dallas its 13th consecutive defeat and its eighth straight loss at Home As Glen Rice scored 29 Points. The Mavericks trailed just 89-88 with 6 38 remaining on Popeye Jones tip in. But Steve Smith and John Salley hit consecutive follow shots and Salley added two free throws to expand the heats Lead to 95-88 with 4 45 left. Derek Harper scored a season High 33 Points for the Mavericks who fell to 1-16. Nets 117, celtics 90 Chris Morris scored 20 Points and new Jersey rolled to a 22-Point halftime Lead Over visiting Boston. Morris who has missed u games with hip knee and ankle injuries did not play in the nets previous four games. Kevin Edwards scored 13 of his 19 Points in the first half As new Jersey opened a 63-41 halftime advantage. Bostons troubles began before the opening tap when 40-year old Center Robert Parish strained his right Elbow in warmups and was forced out of the lineup. Sherman Douglas led the celtics with 13 Points and 13 assists. Ca Villers 109, Trail blazers 100 Rookie Chris Mills scored a career High 22 Points and John Williams broke out of a shooting slump with 21 for Host Cleveland against Portland. Williams made nine of 13 floor shots ending a four game slump during which he shot 26 percent Ana averaged 7.5 Points. Clyde Drexler led Portland with 23 Points and u rebounds. It pacers 105, Kings 67 Reggie Miller scored 22 Points and Kenny Williams came off the Bench with 16 As Indiana handed Sacramento the Only wingless Aba team on the Road its seventh consecutive loss Overall and eighth straight away from  leads whalers rout of capitals a by Dick br1nster the associated press could that really be the lowly Hartford whalers showing a Little spark these Days absolutely. And the reasons Are a lot of toil and a Little Luck. A we re working hard and the puck seems to be going in for us now a Pat Verbeek said after scoring three goals in tuesday nights 6-1 Victory Over the hosting Washington capitals. �?o1 think we Are starting to capitalize on our chances. A lot of Guys Are Chipping in right  and its paying off. The whalers Are 52 after a 4-14-2 Start. But this is no time to relax coach Pierre Mcguire warns. A i just want to keep the win in perspective a he said. A a it a one game in 84.�?� in other games tuesday night blues 3, Blackhawk 2 Curtis Joseph of St Louis had his usual outstanding game in goal making 37 saves As the blues beat visiting Chicago the blues were out shot 39-18 but had the Trump card in Joseph who does no to seem to be bothered by High volume nights. Last season he faced 2,202 shots More than any goaltender since the league began keeping that statistic in 1982-83. His Sho a per game average this season is 34, putting him ahead of the record setting 32.4 he establish in 1992-93.panthers 3, mighty ducks 2 Scott Mellanby and Jesse Belanger scored less than 31 minutes apart in the first period As the visiting panthers beat the mighty ducks in the first meeting Between the no la a newest expansion teams. The ducks lost for the fifth time in six games since their four game winning Streak through Canada and have dropped Alt seven games they have payed against teams that entered the league following the 1990-91 season. Eleven of their 18 defeats have been decided by one  3, Sharks 1 Brian Bradley a Power play goal capped a three goal burst in the first period and the lightning racked up a third straight Road win by beating the Sharks. Denis Savard and Adam Creighton also had goals for the second year lightning who ran their record to 7-0 in California including three victories at san  4, oilers 4 new York rallied from an Early two goal deficit at Home with Steve Thomas second goal of the game capping a Sec Ond period rally. Thomas whose first goal of the night snapped a 1-1 tie in. The first period scored his 17th of the season at 14 42 following a goal by Benoit Hogue to give the hosting slanders a Point against the no la a worst team. The oilers 1-10-4 on the Road and 520-4 Overall had several Good chances to win in regulation but islander goaltender Ron Hextall made a series of great stops to thwart  4, Nordques 4 Calgary got the tie at Quebec when Gary Roberts scored his second goal of the game with 2 12 left in regulation. Rookie Iain Fraser had a pair of first period goals and Valeri Kamensky snapped a tie 1 59 into the third period for the Nordques