European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse J Page 34 the stars and stripes sports wednesday january 12, 1994 magic win brings claim for respect Aba by the associated press Orlando Fla. Coach Brian Hill in t sure what it takes for his team to get noticed. Maybe a Victory Over the hous ton rockets will do the trick. This is a great win for us i Don t think there s any question about it the Orlando magic coach monday night after a 115-100 Triumph i Don t think this team has been getting any respect from the National Media. Every time we win a game its because the other team plays poorly or they be got people missing so maybe this will get us a Little bit of Shaquille o Neal and Anfernee hard away scored 28 Points apiece and the magic used a 13-0 fourth Quarter run to break open a close game and snap the rockets four game winning Streak. Orlando outscored Houston 17-4 in the first eight minutes of the final period and became just the fifth team in"30 games to shoot at least 50 percent against the rockets who Lead the league in Field goal defense. After averaging 14 Points in two games against Hakeem Olajuwon last season o Neal held his own against the Houston Center. He made 13 of 19 shots grabbed seven rebounds and blocked one shot. Olajuwon had 26 Points 11 rebounds and five blocks. Hardaway was the difference magic s 6-foot-7 guard used his size and quickness to shoot Over and drive around Houston s smaller guards and slower forwards. He had four Points during the decisive run first beating Robert Horry off the dribble for a Layup and then posting up the 5-11 Scott Brooks for a jump shot and a 96-86 Lead with seven minutes left. Obviously Penny Hardaway was fantastic but i thought we really played hard defensively and rebounded the Ball against this team Hill said. And we played As unselfish offensively As i think we can play. They gave the epitome of a team Effort tonight on both ends of the with Vernon Maxwell sidelined for the second straight game because of an Irreg ular heartbeat the rockets lacked the spark to come Back after trailing 86-82 entering the fourth Quarter. Horry finished with 15 Points for the rockets who Hurt themselves with 26 turnovers and by shooting just 32 percent in the fourth Quarter. Sam Cassell added 14 Points and Kenny Smith had 12. Nick Anderson Donald Royal and Scott Skiles each had 16 Points for Orlan do which shot 52 percent. The game marked the return of tree Rollins a 38-year-old magic assistant coach who signed a 10-Day contract to come out of retirement As a backup for o Neal. The move became necessary after Greg Kite Tore a muscle in his right calf last week. Rollins who played 16 seasons for four other teams before retiring last year played eight minutes and had two Points two rebounds one steal and one Block. What can you say about the old Man Hill said. He went in there and played straight up against Hakeem i la take his eight minutes. For the eight minutes he was in there it meant we did t have to go double team on Hakeem Down in the Post and it meant we could stay Home on the outside with their perimeter shooters. He made much bigger contribution than his two Points the Only other game monday 76ers 99, celtics 94 Philadelphia Jeff Hornacek had 31 Points and 10 rebounds and Phil Adelphia overcame a rally by slumping Boston in the final period. Philadelphia s Clarence Weatherspoon added 20 Points and 12 rebounds for his eighth straight and 16th double double inthe last 19 games. The celtics lost their third straight game and Lith in 13. Boston is now 13 21, its worst Start after 34 games since it was 13-20 in 1978-79. Kevin Gamble benched in coach Chris Ford s shakeup of his starting lineup led the celtics with 26 Points Sherman Douglas and Robert Parish had 13 Points apiece. Rocket Hakeem Olajuwon Falls after being charged by magic s Shaquille o Neal. A super bawl reported goal of paraglider Atlanta a the Parag Lider who flew Over the Denver Broncos los Angeles raiders play off game this weekend apparently has plans for the super bowl. Super bowl organizers Nave plans of their own. Super bowl Security is getting with the Faa to help keep Parag Lider James Miller from dropping in said Ken Jefferson of the Georgia dome where the game will be played Jan. 30. Miller was arrested sunday when he landed in a Park after Fly ing Over the los Angeles coliseum. After police confiscated the motor that drives a Large fan on his flying contraption he said just wait until the super bowl Accord ing to police officer Jack Brandt. Sgt. John Preston said Miller apparently has been hired to perform Aerial stunts during halftime of the super bowl. I Don t think so Jefferson said monday. Lightning strikes rangers by United press International the new York rangers still the Best but no longer the hottest team in the National hockey league might have hit Rock Bottom monday night. Or at least they should Hope they did. In what new York goalie Glen Healy called their worst game in a Long time the rangers were flattened by the Tampa Bay lightning 5-2, at Madison Square Garden. It was the third straight loss for new York which at 27-10-3 owns the Best re Cord in the league but has t been Able to right itself since seeing its 16-game Home unbeaten Streak come to an end at the hands of the Calgary flames last week. And while Calgary is one of the league s stronger teams Tampa Bay which anchors the Atlantic division at 15-23-5, can t make that claim. We did t underestimate Tampa Bay said rangers coach Mike Keenan. We were Flat and bottomed out. In an 84-game schedule teams go in cycles in terms of preparation particularly emotional and psychological. The margin of failure and Success is minimal. Probably our slump was approaching Long before it reared its ugly ironically when new York endured a three game losing skid in october it was Tampa Bay that administered the third National hockey league defeat. This time around Adam Creigh ton fuelled the lightning scoring two goals to break out of a month Long per Sonal drought. Creighton produced his first goal since dec. 11 when he and Petr Klima scored Power play goals 65 seconds apart mid Way through the second period to give Tampa a 5-2 advantage. This was As Good a team win As we have Ever had said Tampa coach Terry Crisp. The whole team stepped up to night. I could t ask for Tampa which has won two of five games against the rangers this season is 5-1-1 in its last seven games and 7-2-2 in its last 11 Road games. In other nil games monday canadians 4, jets 2 at Montreal Mathieu Schneider an Benoit Brunei scored 17 seconds apart Midway through the third period enabling the canadians to stretch their unbeaten Streak to six games. With the score 1-1 entering the third Montreal reeled off three straight goals to secure the Triumph. Peter Popovic ignited the outburst with a Power play Goa with 13 minutes remaining. Schneider added another Power play tally with 7 36 left and Brunet iced the decision with his sixth goal. Islanders 3, senators 3 at Ottawa Evgeny Davydov scored .1 59 into the third period helping the senators snap a nine game losing Streak. Pierre Turgeon scored his 20th goal and Steve Thomas notched his 22nd to give new York a 2-0 first period Lead. Andrew Mcbain brought the senators within 2-1 with a second period Power play goal. Patrick Flatley raised new York s Lead to 3-1 with 8 27 left but Alexandre Daigle Cut the Lead to 3-2 on a Power play with his 13th goal. Maple Leafs 3, Bruins 0 at Boston Dave Andreychuk scored the first two goals of the game to raise his league leading total to 34, and the Maple Leafs rolled to their third straight Victory. The Bruins out shot Toronto 30-16, but Leafs goalie Felix Potvin stood firm in posting his second shutout of the season. The Victory broke Toronto s six game 0-4-2 Road wingless Streak while Boston lost for the first time in four games. Red wings 6, mighty ducks 4 at Anaheim calif., Dino Ciccarelli tallied twice during a four goal third period pushing the red wings unbeaten Streak to eight games. Ai if f. A. F i x�t4 i
