European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports wednesday december 29,1993 in win by the associated press for one Brief Quarter the Boston celtics were the championship team of recent years. It did no to last. The celtics made their first nine shots and led Phoenix 24-10 just 4vi minutes into the game then finished the Quarter with a 39-31 advantage after 19-for-24 shooting. But Boston scored just 36 Points in the next two periods including 13 in the third and lost to the suns 118102 monday night at Phoenix. Quot we regrouped Quot said Dan Majerle who scored 20 of his 27 Points in the first half to keep the suns in the game. To guess that a Why they give you 48 minutes in  Dee Brown scored 14 of his 21 Points in the first Quarter for the celtics who shot 38 percent the last three quarters after hitting 79 percent in the first. The loss was the sixth straight Overall and the eighth in a Row on the Road for Boston while Phoenix improved to 13-1 at Home Best in the Aba. Oliver Miller scored nine of his 17 knits in a 1 36 Span late in the game Sti ing a rally by Boston which was out scored 29-13 in the third  . Green finished with 25 Points and Kevin Johnson had 23 Points and 14 assists for the suns who went into the fourth Quarter with a 91-75 Lead. The celtics got As close As 100-91 with 6 10 left but Millers flurry sealed the outcome. Brown scored Only seven More Points after his 14-Point first Quarter As Phoenix coach. Paul Westphal put Johnson on Brown. In other games monday night clippers 96,76ers 86 los Angeles beat visiting Philadelphia for Only the fourth time in 19 meetings As Danny Manning had 21 Points and a season High 15 rebounds and Loy Vaught finished with 19 Points and tied a career High with 21 rebounds. The score was tied 73-73 after three quarters before the 76ers missed seven of to Cir first eight shots in the fourth period allowing the clippers to score eight straight for an 81-75 Lead with 9 16 left. Jeff Hornacek had 24 Points and 11 rebounds and Clarence Weatherspoon added 11 Points and a career High 19 rebounds for the 76ers.ja22 97, Timber solve 93 Utah won its eighth straight Home game and handed Minnesota its sixth consecutive loss behind Karl Malone a 34 Points and a 17-4 fourth Quarter run. The game was tied 74-74 with 8 34 to play but the jazz held the Timber wolves to just one Field goal in the next 6 27, taking a 91-78 Lead with 2 07 left. David Benoit led the 17-6 run with five Points. Chuck person who scored 22 Points for Minnesota hit a 3-Pointer with 2.1 left to close the final margin to four. John Stockton had 24 Points and 10 assists for Utah. Malone helped hold Christian laettner to six Points on 2-for-16  hornets 109, platoons 94 Charlotte extended its Home court winning Streak to six As Larry Johnson had 29 Points 20 rebounds and 11 assists and Alonzo mourning scored 30 Points. It was Johnson a first triple double of the season and the third in his Aba career. Johnson was 13-for18 from the Field As handed the pistons their fourth straight loss. Terry Mills led Detroit with 26 Points while Joe Dumars and Olden polynice each scored 22. Polynice also grabbed 14rebounds.bullqts 96, Bucks 87 Washington won for the third time in 14 Road games and handed Milwaukee its ninth loss in 11 Home outings. Rex Chapman scored seven of his 23 Points in the final 3 48, Don Maclean scored 28 Points and Tom Gugliotta 21 for the  122, Kings 110 Orlando dropped Sacramento a Road record to 111 As Shaquille. Of Neal had 32 Points and 17 rebounds and Reserve Dennis Scott scored 16 of his 20 Points in the final nine minutes. Scott hit four 3-pointers Down the stretch breaking open a close game against the Kings who got 40 Points from Mitch Richmond. Of Neal had 22 Points and 10 rebounds in the first half helping the magic to a 64-59 halftime Lead. But the Kings stayed close As Wayman Tisdale hit All seven of his first half shots and Lionel Simmons scored 16 before halftime. Anemee Hardaway had 23 Points and nine assists for the magic. Tisdale scored 22 Points for Sacramento. No Yzerman returns to help wings Purmel stars by United press International the highest scoring team in the National hockey league added another weapon to its Arsenal monday1 night As Star Center Steve Yzerman returned to the Detroit red wings. Yzerman who missed 26 games with a neck injury notched a shorthanded goal and an assist to Lead the visiting red wings to a 6-0 pounding of the Dallas stars. Yzerman led Detroit in scoring and finished fourth in the nil last season with 58 goals and 79 assists. He became the 37th player in nil history to reach the 1,000-Point Mark when he picked up an assist at Buffalo feb. 24. He also was the sixth player in league history to record six consecutive 100-Point seasons. Tim Che veldae provided the defense monday making 22 saves to record Detroit a first shutout of the season. Sergei Fedorov added two goals including one on a penalty shot and dished out two assists for Detroit which has won eight of its last nine and upped its league leading Goa total to 153. Yzerman who had been out since oct 21 with a herniated disk in his neck scored Detroit s third goal on a shorthanded breakaway 48 seconds into the third period and added an assist on Keith Primeaux a goal late in the third. Che veldae meanwhile recorded his ninth career shutout and the red wings first since feb. 3, 1993 when he blanked the Chicago Blackhawk. Federov a four Points increased his nil Reading total to 64. Lie was awarded a penalty shot in the first period when Dallas defens Eman Craig Ludwig put his and on the puck in the crease. Dallas was shut out for the first time this season and saw its three game winning Streak come to an end. The stars Are now 0-3-1 in their last four Home games. In other nil action monday night Bruins 3, senators 3 at Ottawa Ray Bourque scored twice in a four goal second period helping the Bruins extend their Road winning Streak to four games. The senators have lost three straight and six of their last seven. Bourque who scored both of his goals on the Power play helped Boston come Back from a 2-0 deficit. Troy Mallette and Dave Mcllwain tallied in the first period to give Ottawa its two goal  2, sabres 0 at Buffalo n.y., Tommy Soderstrom collected 30 saves to record his second shutout of the season and Mark Recchi and Eric Lindros scored second period the sign says it All As Toronto a Dave Andreychuk blasts an unidentified Blackhawk into the Chicago Bench. Goals to halt the flyers four game wingless Streak. Buffalo had its six game Home unbeaten Streak snapped despite a 34-save performance by Dominik  5, blues 2 at St. Louis Guy Carbonneau nailed his first hat trick in nearly 11 years to Power the canadians. Carbonneau opened the scoring just 50 seconds into the game and then added two third period goals he also notched an assist on Eric Dejardins second period goal. Andre Racicot turned aside 25 shots for the canadians. Ron Sutter and Craig Janney scored for the blues who had won their last five  5, Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Chris Chelios had two goals and an assist and de Belfour collected 26 saves lifting the Black Hawks Over Toronto. Chicago jumped to a 4-0 Lead Over the first two a Chelios cashed his fifth goal of the season at 3 42 of the first and Frantisek Kucera tallied his fourth with an As Sist from Chelios at 15 10. The Blackhawk extended their Lead to 4-0 in the second period when Chelios ant Brian Noonan scored in a Span of less than a  6, jets 0 at Edmonton Bill Ranford collected 24 saves to notch the oilers first shutout of the season ant Shayne Corson supplied the offence with two goals ant two assists. Corson opened the scoring at 1 26 of the first Periot and added his second goal of the game late in the Sec Ond period. He also assisted on goals by Zeno i i and Craig Mactavish. Ciger also notched two assist for Edmonton