European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports Friday january 14,1994 wolves refuse to be. Mavs by the associated press even the Dallas Mavericks admit they Are the biggest joke in the Aba. The Minnesota Timber wolves were determined not to become their  wolves were stung on dec. 23 when Dallas beat them at Minneapolis especially when Rookie Jamal Mashburn said the Mavericks wanted to beat a Quality  both of Dallas victories in 32 games came a Minnesota. To say that after two wins is a pretty Strong statement Doug West said after scoring 23 Points and holding Mashburn to four in Minnesota s 103-85 Victor wednesday night. We Cut it out and put it up on the Wall in our locker  before the game the Mavericks hoped to win their first Home game and avoid tying the Aba record of 16 consecutive Home losses. They did t make it eve though the Timber wolves were missing leading scorer and rebounded Christiani  re a joke Mav Center Sean Rooks said. We be got everybody and their mom making joke about us. We re a laughingstock. If that does t hit you in the gut nothing  Orlando which dropped 14 straight at Home to closeout the 1989-90 season then lost two More in 1.990-91, now shares the record with Dallas. In other games wednesday warriors 100, heat 92 Chris Webber spent the end of the third Quarter treating a sore Back then scored 14 of his 27 Points in the fourth period lifting Golden state past  warriors 13-1 Overall and 7-0 at Home against the heat outscored Miami 32-18 in the third Quarter when Chris Mullin scored 10 of his 18 Points. Rockets 94, celtics 84 Boston tied a 45-year-old team record with its sixth straight Home loss and Houston broke a 12-year wingless Streak at Boston  celtics Cut their biggest deficit 63-46 with 6 40 left in the second Quarter to 68-64 with 54 seconds Togo in the third. But they came no closer As Hakeem Olajuwon matched his season High in scoring with 37 Points and also had 11 rebounds and six assists. National basketball association Boston was led by Dee Brown with 16 Points. Houston 28-5 Overall is 24-0 when holding opponents under 100 Points. 1 Hawks 92, bulls 81 Atlanta beat Chicago for the first time in seven meetings and extended its Central division Lead Over the bulls to three games As Dominique Wilkins had 19points and 10 rebounds. The Hawks won their sixth consecutive game Overall and improved their Home record to 15-1 As Wilkins scored eight Points in the final 7 23. Cavaliers 118, magic 109 Gerald Wilkins scored seven of his season High 38points in the final 1 15 for Cleveland at Orlando. Wilkins made 15 of 22 shots from the Field including six of eight 3-Point attempts. Brad Daugherty had 25 Points for the cays while Mark Price made four of six3-pointers and finished with 20 Points. Wilkins who did t score in the fourth Quarter until the final 1 15, took Over after the magic closed to 111 108anfernee Hardaway scored 25 Points and Shaquille o Neal had 22 Points and six blocked shots for thematic. 76ers 117, clippers 98 Jeff Hornacek scored 24 Points and Dana Barros had20 Points and a career High 12 assists As Philadelphia used 10 3-pointers to hand los Angeles its seventh consecutive  mixers outscored the clippers 35-15 in the third period to break the game open. Pacers 107, nuggets 96 Reggie Miller scored 29 Points including 15 free throws without a miss As Indiana won at Home against Denver. Miller who scored 10 Points in the fourth Quarter extended his free throw Streak to 34 straight As the pacers beat the nuggets for the eighth time in nine meetings. Bryant Stith led Denver with 20 Points. Houston s Hakeem Olajuwon right blocks a shot by bos ton s Rick Fox on wednesday. The rockets won 94-84. The Pitburg by family store and the sports & Leisure store Semcen rfcs has last word in olympic Torch dispute come on in and enjoy hourly Holiday specials and loads of discounts throughout the main by family store and the sports & Leisure store Register for a Chance to win one of Many great prizes drawings to be held at 18 00,19 00, 20 00, and 21 00. The Pitburg by Complex will be open during regular operation hours on monday january 17 main by and sports & Leisure store0 00 21 00 family  army a air Force Exchange service Bidou Mellgren Lillehammer Norway a what a difference a word makes. Greek and norwegian officials apparently settled a soldering dispute Over the olympic flame for next month s win Ter games when they agreed that two flames one from Norway and one from Greece could meet but not  it la be a Little bit hard to Tell the differ ence because both flames will Burn inthe same caldron in Oslo on feb. 5. The greek olympic committee had flatly rejected a Lillehammer plan to merge the real olympic flame with norwegian one lighted in the South nor Way Valley of mor Gedal the Cradle of modern skiing. The greeks said mixing the two would taint the purity of the olympic flame from Olympia Greece. But it was just As impossible for the Lillehammer olympic organizing com Mittee to Tell the thousands of enthusiastic norwegians who have been carrying the mor Gedal flame on a 75-Day relay that their Torch would be doused before reaching the games. Look president Gerhard Heiberg announced wednesday that Lillehammer had accepted a greek plan for the flames to meet but not merge in Oslo. The idea tested by using two Ball Point pens at a meeting in Athens last week seems to amount to the something. Instead of using the two flames to Lighta third one in Oslo on feb. 5, the flames will simultaneously Light the cauldron but the Torch that originally bore the greek olympic flame will be the one thatis carried to Lillehammer. Heiberg refused to say that the flame were being merged even though they will Burn together in the  is a word we Don t use he said. The mor Gedal flame will be part of the olympic flame. I would t venture guess about what percent of the flame is  the norwegian flame was ignited Las month by rubbing two Sticks together at the Home of Sondre Norheim a 19th Cen Tury skier famed for his ski designs and antics on them. Norwegians Call him the father of modern skiing and the first flame Ever lighted for the Winter olym pics came from his Home for the 1952 Oslo games. The greek flame is scheduled to be lighted in Olympia on  newspapers said the greeks had threatened to withhold thereal flame or even Boycott the games Over the dispute. Heiberg refused to com ment on the reports. The greeks understand that we associate the mor Gedal flame with the olym Pic games and were very Well updated on the amount of attention the Torch relay and the flame dispute has generated i Norway said Heiberg. He said the norwegians understand the greek s desire to protect the original olympic flame but we Felt an obligation to protect the enthusiasm about the Torch  the settlement was announced exactly one month before the Start of the feb. 12-27 games. Lillehammer residents were so bus putting the final touches on their town that they hardly noticed the important Date. Even the popular olympic to shirt auction on Lillehammer s main Street failed to draw its usual crowds