European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports saturday february 5,1994 Grant blazers turn Back suns Aba by United press International when the Portland Trail blazers acquired Harvey Grant from the washing ton bullets they thought they were get Ting a Quick Forward who would add scor ing to their front line. Though for the most part they be been disappointed the blazers got a glimpse of the player they thought they were getting thursday night when Grant scored 11 of his sea son High 29 Points in the third Quarter leading Portland to a 125-105 Triumph Over the Phoenix suns. Grant led seven players in double Fig ures and the Trail blazers snapped their losing Streak at two games. They also beat the suns for the first time in three games this season. Grant helped extend a 9-Point halftime Lead to 98-78 entering the fourth Quarter. Portland led by As Many As 27 Points inthe final period. Clyde Drexler and Clifford Robinson added 17 Points for the blazers. Cedric Ceballos scored 26 Points and Dan Majerle added 21 for the suns who Are 6-8 without injured All Star Forwar Dcharles Barkley. Grant who was acquired from the bul lets for Center Kevin Duckworth during the off season scored 14 Points in the first Quarter As Portland jumped to a 31-21 Lead. A pair of free throws by Buck Williams capped an 11-0 run that gave the blazers a 56-33 Lead with 4 26 left in the second Quarter. Majerle responded with three 3-Point ers including one at the halftime Buzzer that pulled Phoenix to 62-52 Down. Rod Strickland had 14 Points and 11 assists and Williams collected 11 Points and 16 rebounds for Portland which out rebounded Phoenix 43-31. . Green scored 13 Points and Elliot Perry handed out 17 assists for the suns who shot 52 percent from the Field. In the Only other games thursday night. Chicago overcame Utah 94-85, Houston held off the . Lakers 99-88, and san Antonio tripped Cleveland 98- 97. ,. Bulls 94, jazz 85 at Salt Lake City . Armstrong scored 20 Points and keyed a fourth Quarter run that helped the bulls pull away for their 10th win in 11 games. Arm Strong hit a 3-Pointer to give the bulls a 4-Point Lead with 6 25 to go and scored 4points during a game closing 8-2 run that clinched Chicago s fourth straight win Over Utah. Karl Malone led the jazz with 24 Points and 10 rebounds. Rockets 99, lakers 88 at Houston Hakeem Olajuwon scored 28 Points and grabbed 15 rebounds to Lead the rockets. Otis Thorpe added 20points and 13 rebounds for Houston which has gone just 10-10 since starting the season 22-1. Elden Campbell scored a season High 29 Points and grabbed 13 rebounds to Pace the lakers who had won three of their last five games. Hous ton which never trailed improved to 16-3 at Home spurs 98, Cavaliers 97 at Richfield Ohio Dale Ellis scored 31 Points including a 3-Point play with 4.2 seconds remaining to lift the Streak ing spurs to their fifth straight Victory. Ellis who scored 13 Points in the decisive fourth Quarter had 7 Points in the final two minutes. David Robinson added 19 Points and Dennis Rodman grabbed 20 rebounds for san Antonio which improved to 16-3 since dec. 26. Mark Price whose jumper with two minutes left gave the Cavaliers a 94-91 advantage scored a season High 29 Points. Kerrigan cheers hut her Bruins fall by United press International Nancy Kerrigan showed up at Boston Garden on thursday night to cheer for her favorite hockey team. But she might have done her team More Good if Shehad been on the ice. Kerrigan the victim of an attack last month designed to keep her off the United states olympic team appeared at thursday night s Boston new York rangers game and was introduce along with other olympians Between the first and Sec Ond periods. The Massachusetts figure skater was Given a standing ovation by the crowd which had Little else to cheer for since the rangers blanked the Bruins 3-0. New York extended its Eastern conference Lead to 11 Points with Glenn Healy recording his second shut out of the season. In the Only other games thursday night san Jose beat Philadelphia in overtime 3-2, and Quebec came from two goals behind to defeat St. Louis 4-3. Sharks 3, flyers 2, of at Philadelphia Sergei Makarov took a Cross ice pass from Igor Larionov and put a shot past Phila Delphia s Dominic Roussel at 3 13 of overtime. Pat fal Loon and Rob Gaudreau each scored in the second period As the Sharks rallied from a 2-0 deficit after one period. Mark Recchi and Andre Faust each scored in the opening period for the flyers who have lost a sea son High five straight. Nordques 4, blues 3 at St. Louis Iain Fraser scored on a breakaway mid Way through the third period to snap a 3-3 tie and Quebec snapped St. Louis five game unbeaten Streak. The suns Elliot Perry finds blazers Cliff Robinson blocking his route to the Basket. A Livorno pins 1st loss on Naples by the stars and stripes Junior Tracey Delton s 12-foot jumper floated through the cords As the Buzzer sounded Friday night giving the Livorno lion boys a 66-64 Victory Over previously unbeaten Naples in Italy High school basketball. Delton s Basket which came after Naples Shad Stoddard had sunk two free throws with 6 seconds to play to knot the score at 64, was the Junior s first score in the second half As the Home team clawed Back from a 31-24 halftime deficit. Naples 6-1 built most of that Edge on 15 first half Points from Sophomore sensation Anthony trader who topped ail scorers with 23 Points. Stod Dard provided the second half punch for the visitors scoring 10 of his 16 Points in the frantic final Quarter. Senior co Captain Charles pleasant led the win ners with 18 Points Anthony Lawson added 17 and co Captain Ben Canada 14 for Livorno 3-3. In other High school basketball Friday Naples girls 50, Livorno 46, of lakes ice Little banged Home 28 Points As the listing a wildcats survived a lion rally that overcame a 17-Point deficit behind 13 fourth Quarter Point from Maria Pollano. Pollano finished with 16 Points to Trail Linda James 17 for scoring honors for the Lions who were outscored 6-2 in the 3-minute overtime period. Croughton boys 48, Alconbury 47 the hadies outscored Alconbury 32-23 in the second half to notch the Home court Victory and Fin ish regular season . Basketball Competition witha 3-5 record. Brandon Williams was the big gun for the hadies with 28 Points 14 rebounds and 2 steals. He got 11 prep basketball Board 7-steal support from Maurice Wilson. Nathan Smith and Tony Hazard scored 14 apiece forthe dragons. Croughton girls 46, Alconbury 18 Rochelle Whitehorn scored 15 Points and grabbed 18 rebounds to spark the hadies 4-4 to Trie Victory. Sarah Cook followed with 12 Points and 6 boards. Christina Bricker paced Alconbury with 9points. Patch girls 41, Mannheim 36 the panthers closed out their Home division ii Bast basketball Campaign by surprising the Bison with a 14-9 fourth Quarter Edge after gaining a tie on Keoka Washington s Basket at the third Quarter Buzzer. Washington led Patch 3-4 with 17 Points 8boards and 6 steals. Autumn Tabor added 12 Points and 7 steals to the winning cause and Tiffany Prio Leau came through with 7 rebounds Mannheim 4-3 got 10 Points from Dawn Gay Norand 7 from Giovanna Alvarez. Hanau boys 59, Nurnberg 53 the panthers remained at least tied for the Divi Sion ii East boys league Lead by beating the eagles Hanau Nurnberg and Mannheim went into Friday s Man hdm rec ads Patch was scheduled at the pin teze awithl9 Points and 11 rebounds Lethe panthers Art Barnwell and Roosevelt Jenkins followed with 17 Points apiece. Nurnberg got20 Points from Kevin Kendall 13 Points and 9 boards