European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports sunday february 6,1994 Pippen leads bulls by warriors " a by United press International life without Michael keeps getting better for the Chicago bulls. Scottie Pippen scored 30 Points including six in the final 4 37 Friday night helping the red hot bulls hold off the Golden state warriors 101-99. Horace Grant scored 24 Points an grabbed 19 rebounds for Chicago which improved to 3-0 on its six game Road trip. The bulls have won four straight games Overall and 11, of their last 12, to tie new Yor . -. Half game behind the Atlanta Hawks. Billy Owens had 21 Points and Latrell Sprewell added 18 for the warriors who had their modest two game winning Streak snapped. Chicago trailed by As Many As 9 Points,72-63, Midway through the third Quarter but went on an 18-8 run for an 81-80 Lead heading into the fourth  warriors who never led in the fourth Quarter pulled to 95-93 Down on running jumper by Chris Webber with 4 59 remaining. Pippen nailed a 3-Pointer 22seconds later and scored on a slam Dunk to give the bulls a 100-94 advantage. Sprewell Sank a pair of free throw with 2 20 to go and Webber made one of two from the line a minute later pulling the warriors to 100-97. Pippen then made one of two free throws to Seal the win. Golden state made just seven of 21shots from the Field in the fourth Quarter. In other games Friday night sonics 108, pistons 84 at Detroit Kendall Gill scored seven of his 18 Points during a 21-7 second Quarter run and the sonics gradually pulled away in the third. Gill who led seven sonics in double figures helped Seattle turn a 36-35 Defi Cit with 5 44 left in the second into a 56 43 advantage late in the half. Shaw Kemp added 15 Points and 11 rebounds for the sonics who scored 32 Points of of pistons turnovers As Detroit gave the Ball away 24 times. F spurs 100, celtics 91 at Boston David Robinson scored 15of his 34 Points in the second Quarter to carry the spurs to their sixth straight  celtics were Down four at the end of one Quarter before being outscored 28-16in the second. Boston never got closer than eight Points the rest of the Way. Robinson who also grabbed 13 rebounds had 23 of his Points in the first half As the spurs handed the celtics their third straight loss Fol lowing a seven game winning Streak. Nuggets 108, Kings 83 at Sacramento calif., Laphonso Ellis and Mahmud Abdul Rauf each scored 8 Points during a 277 second Quarter unto Lead the nuggets. Denver led by As Many As 30 Points on the Way to its fifth win in seven games. Dike be Mutombo scored 10 Points inthe first Quarter As the nuggets raced to a 26-17 Lead. The Kings scored the first Basket of the second Quarter before Ellis and Abdul Rauf led a charge that gave Denver a 53-26 advantage. Lakers 95, Mavericks 87 at Dallas Rookie Forward George Lynch scored a season High 26 Points and Vlade Divac pulled Down 19 rebounds helping the lakers Salvage one win in their three game Texas Road swing. The lakers Rode a 52-42 rebound advantage to Victory scoring 29 Points on Sec Ond chances compared to Dallas s 11. Divac had 12 defensive boards and seven on the offensive end. Jamal Mashburn led Dallas with 22 Points and 11 rebounds. Bucks 98, magic 92 at Orlando fla., Frank Brickowski scored 21 Points and Todd Day and Eric Murdock added 19 apiece helping the Bucks snap their losing Streak at five games. Shaquille o Neal led Orlando with 29points, but he was held to eight the Sec Ond half. Anfernee Hardaway added 28for the magic who lost their second straight and third in the last four. Heat 124, hornets 118 at Charlotte , Steve Smith scored26 Points and Rony Seikaly added 21 to Lead the heat to their fourth consecutive Victory. The hornets lost their fifth straight game including Foj in a Row atthe Charlotte coliseum. Six Miami players reached double Fig Trade sends pistons Elliott to rockets Houston a the Detroit pistons traded Sean Elliott to the Houston rockets on Friday for Rob Ert Horry Matt Bullard and two Sec Ond round draft choices. Elliott has struggled since being traded from san Antonio to Detroit for Dennis Rodman prior to this sea son. The fifth year pro started 39games for the pistons averaging 13 Points 4.4 rebounds and three assists. Things have been hard Here i Detroit Elliott said before the Trade. I wish things were better. I not really Happy about my  Elliott who has been slowed lately by pneumonia has had Only one 20 print game since mid december. Although the rockets Lead the mid West division with a 32-11 record they have had trouble scoring when opponents Are Able to stifle Center Hakeem Olajuwon. Houston coaches believe they needed. Another scoring threat to relieve that pressure. Elliott makes about $2.5 million this season and is scheduled to become a restricted free agent at the end of the year. The 6-foot-10 Horry who playe College Ball at Alabama was hous ton s top draft Choice in 1992. He has.  Elliott. Struggled at Detroit averaged 28.3 minutes per game this season scoring 8.6 Points and grab Bing 5.3 rebounds. He has complained recently about a Lack of playing time. The 6-10 Bullard is averaging 3.9 Points and 1.3 rebounds per game. He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season meaning the rockets could re acquire him on the open Market. To make room on the Active roster for both players the Pis tons waived Forward Center Ben Cole Man who was in the midst of his Sec Ond 10-Day contract with the team. Ures Glen Rice scored 18 Grant Lon added 15, Brian Shaw had 14 and Bimbo Coles finished with 12. Bullets 102,76ers 95 at Philadelphia Tom Gugliotta scored16 of his 24 Points in the second half and Michael Adams added 20 for Washington. The bullets snapped their losing Steak at three games and won for Only the Sec Ond time in their last seven games. Clarence Weatherspoon scored 29points to Pace the mixers who lost for the seventh time in their last 10 games. Pacers 114, Timber wolves 93 at Indianapolis Rik Smits scored 21 Points and Reggie Miller added 19 to Lead the pacers to their season High fourth straight Victory. Isaiah rider had 27 Points for Minne Sota which lost its fourth straight game. Gail Devers hits tape ahead of Gwen Torrance left to win millrose women s 60 in meet record time of 7.00. Foster s Back by Bert Rosenthal new York a retirement what retire ment Greg Foster 35, who announced that 1993 would be his final year As a hurdler but decided to come Back this year after a disappointing season Sig naked his return to Competition with an historic Victor Friday night. Skimming Over the hurdles with the zest of a much younger Man the Bald Foster raced to Victory in the 60 meter hurdles at the millrose games at Madiso Square Garden. It was his 10th millrose Triumph the most by any track athlete in the meet s 87-year history. Foster had shared the record with Hall of Famer hurdler Harrison Dillard. The meet s All time record Holder is pole vaulter Bob Richards with 11. Facing a Star studded Field including 1992 olympic Silver medallist Tony Dees and 1992 Bronze medallist Jack Pierce the Long legged Foster bolted from the blocks smartly took the Lead at the second hurdle handheld it the rest of the Way. The winning time of 7.61 seconds was .04 second faster than Foster had run last year. I m not one to quit when i m on the Bottom said Foster who won his first millrose title in 1980. I could t Deal with  Pierce finished second Friday in 7.67, and Alle Johnson was third in 7.69.n two of the meet s other aging stars Eamonn Coghlan and Dwight stones set records but fell Short of their goals. Coghlan 41, trying to become the first masters run millrose games Ner to break four minutes in the Milek settled for a meet record winning by 65 Yards in 4 04.5k Coghlan the world indoor record Holder at 3 49.78set in 1983 and the world masters record Holder at 4 01.39 set last year appeared on target to shatter four minutes when pacesetter Mike Michno  first Quarter in 59.7. But the Pace slowed after that. Stones 40, the two time olympic Bronze medallist inthe High jump was trying to become the first masters competitor to Clear 7 feet. The Best he could do was 6 8/4, a height that broke his world indoor masters re Cord of 6-Lvz set last month. Stones cleared 6-6 on his first attempt and 6-81/4 on his first try before missing three times at 6-10 /4. The men s mile produced a Surprise As Niall Bruton the 1993 Champion from Arkansas overcame fellow irishman Marcus o Sullivan in the stretch and won in3 58.71. O Sullivan the three time world indoor 1,500 meter Champion seeking his sixth millrose title wound up a close second in 3 58.80. Gail Devers won her second straight millrose 60-meter title in 7.00. The clocking broke the millrose re Cord of 7.14 set by Carlette Guidry in 1991 and equal Edby Guidry in 1992. Gwen Torrence a four time millrose Winner finished second in 7.11. In the women s 60 hurdles Michelle Freeman of Jamaica upset american indoor record Holder Jackie Joyner Kersee in 7.90, Matching the Garden record that Freeman had set last year in the . Championships. Joyner Kersee making her season debut finished second in 7.97