European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports la wednesday May 4,1994 a 1# a cult pacers eliminate magic n u gets stay in Runn Irig Aba by the associated press the Indiana pacers sent the visiting Orlando magic Home for the summer completing a surprising three game sweep of their first round series with a 99f86 Victory. Monday night. Reggie Miller scored eight of his 31 Points during a 13-0 fourth Quarter run that gave Indiana its first Pla Vyff series. Victory since the facet s joined the Aba a in 1976. A a a a a a a a a a y. A a a Indiana will play the Winner of the at Lanta Miami series which is tied at one game apiece. In mondays other playoff game the Denver nuggets Defeated the Seattle supersonics 11093 to keep from being eliminated. The magic in the playoffs for the first time led 78-70 when Shaquille of Neal picked up his fifth foul and went to the Bench with 9 22 to go. After Anthony Avent scored for Orlando with eight minutes to go Rik Smits started the pacers Streak. A Miller hit a free throw on a technical foul against tree Rollins then Smits had a three Point play. Miller averaging 29 Points in the playoffs hit two baskets after of Neal returned Vern Fleming scored and Miller added a 3-Point goal for an 88-80 Indiana Lead. A Basket with 4 18 left by of Neal who led Orlando with 23 Points was the final Field goal for the magic who got their final three Points on free  pacers continued widening the Lead As Orlando s Dennis Scott missed three straight off balance 3-Point attempts in the final two minutes. Scott scored 17 Points and Anfernee Hardaway had 13 Points but 10 of Orlando a 23 turnovers. Smits had 22 Points and Dale Davis had 12 Points 14 rebounds and two blocked shots for the pacers. Of Neal coming off a season Low 15 Points scored 14 in the first half and avoided the Early foul trouble that Hurt the magic in saturdays 103-101 loss at Orlando. V the pacers biggest Lead in the first half was at 32-25 Early in the second Quarter and Indiana was up 44-39 before a 3-Pbinter by Nick Anderson. After a Basket by Derrick Mckey the magic scored the final 10 Points of the period for a 52-46 Lead at the break. The Only Orlando Lead before that was at 17-16 with 5 23 left in the first Quarter on the second of Scott a three 3-pointers. A Layup by Davis a Basket by Haywood e Workman and a slam by Davis after a steal by Miller gave Indiana a 2217 Lead. A y. A the magic closed within 26-25 before a Basket by Fleming put the pacers up 2825 after one Quarter. A Miller who missed his Only shot and was scoreless in the second Quarter had 10 in the third period As the pacers pulled within two Points three times. Bas ets by Miller and Mckey made it 68-66 before two baskets by Avent. A Layup by Fleming with 11 seconds left pulled the pacers within 72-68 at the end of the period. Y. A a a. Oriand built it Back to 78-70 on a Bas Kel by Scott but the magic managed Only two Field goals Over the final 10 minutes of the game. A a nuggets 110, sonics 93 at Denver Reggie Williams hit 11 of 16 shots and scored 31 Points to spark the nuggets Over Seattle in game 3. In two previous playoff games Williams averaged am eager 9.0 Points on 32 percent shooting. A to be been taking Good shots a Williams said. A i knew that eventually they would  they did monday night. To beat the sonics who compiled an Aba Best 63 victories during the regular season the nuggets knew they had to out Hustle but rebound out shoot and out defend their Superior opponents. After two losing games in Seattle in which the nuggets were dominated on the boards 104-78, Denver built a commanding 43-25 rebounding Edge in game. 3. After shooting just 40 percent in the first two games the nuggets shot 60 percent compared to Seattle a 43 percent. Seattle coach George Karl said his team was beaten at its own game. A in Seattle we ran better rebounded better and were More aggressive a Karl said. A but Here they ran rebounded and Orlando a Shaquille of Neal pulls a rebound away from Indiana a Rik Smits monday were More aggressive. Denver came out hard and we dug ourselves a big Hole Early. We did no to play a playoff game. We re a defensive team and we did no to play any  it Denver Center d Ike be Mutombo who had 19 Points 13 rebounds and six blocked shots agreed. A we were hustling blocking shots and rebounding and that a Why we won a Mutombo said. A we had great intensity and Reggie gave us some True  a v. A Quot a the nuggets displaying a More effective inside game than the sonics bolted to a 15-Point first Quarter Lead. The sonics could get no closer than seven Points the remainder of the game. Nuggets coach Dan Issel said his players on the Brink of elimination a could have packed their bags and gone Home but we came ready to play. A we got a great Effort from everyone a he said. Quot i was a Little concerned that we might be too High. But we were More patient and we dominated the  the Victory which snapped an a game playoff Losin g Streak for the nuggets w As their first in the postseason since May 14, 1988. A v a. Seattle leads the first round series 2-1, with game ,4 in Denver on thursday night. Game 5, if necessary would be played saturday at Seattle detlef Schrempf led the sonics with 18 Points and Sam Perkins had 17. Man says Dennis Rodman of the spurs has a few words with a referee shortly before being ejected on saturday. _ by the associated press _ Dennis Rodman thinks he a being singled out by the Aba after being suspended for san Antonious playoff game against Utah tuesday night. People be to see Dennis Rodman go out and do his thing but for some reason i can to do that. I m a marked Man a the spurs Forward told san Antonious kens to on  Thorn the a bad a vice president of operations also fined Rodman $10,000 for several violent incidents that led to jus ejection in saturdays 96-84 loss to Utah in game 2 of the Western conference series. Quot 1 Rodman does no to believe there a any difference Between his style of play and that of other players such As Utah a Karl Malone. �?o1 think there a no difference a Rodman said. A i think Karl Malone has this reputation As being a Goody Goody Goody Guy 1 have never thrown a punch a Rodman who won his third straight rebounding title this season with a 17.3 average was thrown out with 3 16 left after drawing his second technical foul for kneeling jazz guard John Stockton. He also undercut Utah a Tom Chambers in the second Quarter. Rodman was assessed one flagrant foul during the game and Thorn gave him another forcing the of game suspension without pay. The action against Rodman was one of several fir and suspensions handed out monday in response fights and rough play. _ Miami s Keith Askins received a three game supt Sion. And $15,000 Fine for his part in a Bench Clear Brawl with Atlanta. Miami a Grant Long and atlant Douglas Edwards were also suspend and each Fin $10,000. Edwards was suspended for two games a Long for one game. Twelve others were fined $2,f apiece. A looking at the other penalties we have to be thai Ful we got off with just a one game suspension for Dot is spurs president Bob Coleman said. In retrospect we have to look at it As getting pretty Good. Aba commissioner David Stern was favor of a heavier penalty than this. 1 think he wante two game  Thorn reportedly talked Stern out of giving Rorr a much Stifler penalty in March Stern called Rodman to the league off m new York to discuss the forwards erratic behave ii