European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bull run Over kicks end the stars and stripes May 24,1994 ports Page 32 by Bill Barnard new York a the new York kicks finally took the Torch from1 the. Chicago bulls. And the three time Aba champions did not pass it willingly. The kicks who spent the three previous years fruitlessly chasing the bulls had to scratch and claw for every Point before Chicago succumbed 87-77 sunday in yet another fourth Quarter Blitz. In winning the series four games to three new York advanced to the Eastern conference finals against the Indiana pacers starting tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. A we had to beat the world champions a kicks coach Pat Riley said. A if Aba playoffs we really aspire to Fis what the bulls tried a so hard to achieve we have to keep going. We have so much More work ahead of us. We Haven to accomplished anything  Chicago a bid for a fourth title lasted longer than Many expected with superstar Michael Jordan in retirement but the a Nicks inside strength finally proved too much. The bulls scored 14 Points on 6-for-20 shooting in the fourth Quarter marking the sixth straight time this season they failed to reach 20 in the final period at new York. Chicago lost All six of those games including four in the playoffs As the Home team won All seven in the series a i was wrong the Home court advantage docs mean something in the seventh game a bulls coach Phil Jackson said. A they beat us but we re riot Defeated. They took us out of what we do Best. Their aggressiveness made us come apart at the seams in the fourth  new York finally got a breakthrough performance behind Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley. Ewing scoreless in the first half had 18 Points and 17 rebounds while Oakley finished with 17 Points and 20 rebounds. A a we just kept fighting and fighting Oakley said. But we re not Over the Hump yet. We still have a Long Way to  a the kicks Drew away in the fourth Quarter a period in which they be allowed an average of just 17.3 Points in the playoffs. ,. Scottie Pippen had 20 Points and 16 rebounds for the bulls but he did no to score in the fourth Quarter until just 3 13 remained after the kicks stretched a two Point Lead to 82-72. A a it a Tough being on this Side of the Fence a Pippen said. A a there a a lot of pain for a lot of us inside this locker room right now. Its something when the expectations Start to get greater because you want to do so much. This was just one of those Days when we just did no to do the right things. Horace Grant scored 17 Points and Pete Myers Jordan a replacement at guard had 15 for the bulls whose beloved Chicago stadium is closing now that their season is Over. A it took hard work ill Tell you that a said Oakley a former Bull. A they did no to die. They played hard and executed  a a a a. A after pippens Only Basket of the fourth Quarter Greg Anthonys free throw gave the kicks an 83-74 Lead with 2 30 left. A 3-Pointer by Toni Kukoc with 1 22 remaining made it 83-77, but Chi a his was the bulls earliest playoff exit Cago did no to score again. E bulls since 1988. Before winning championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993, they lost to Detroit in the Eastern conference finals in 1989 and 1990. A i told the players it was the first time we be been unemployed this Early for years a Jackson said. Urged on by their fans who might be matched in Fervour Only by Chicago a the kicks became the 18th consecutive team to win a game 7 at Home. The last time a Road team won a seventh game was in 1982 when Philadelphia won the Eastern conference finals at Boston. Ewing urged on from the sidelines by College coach John Thompson came alive in the third period with 13 Points. But it made Little difference in the closeness of the game As neither team led by More than four Points in the Quarter. Knick Center Patrick Ewing drives around the bulls Scottie Pippen sunday. 0 for 5, with no to Huntsville Ala. A Michael Jordan did his Best to focus on baseball sunday even while those around him were Busy following the Chicago bulls. There was no television in the Birmingham Barons clubhouse so he did no to get to see his former team lose to the new York kicks 87-77, ending a run of three straight Aba titles. A we would be made arrangements to get a to in the visitors locker room if he had wanted one a Huntsville stars pm Don Mincher said. A but it never came  Jordan did no to appear to notice when the bulls kicks score was flashed up after the first Quarter. The halftime score also was shown and Jordan warming up in right Field Between innings seemed to see it but did not react. Jordan declined comment after his game a 5-4 win in 11 innings. He went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts dropping his batting average to .221. After the game he walked from the dugout to the team bus and did no to Stop for those who waited for him. Mavs in lottery Secaucus . A the Milwaukee Bucks won the right to pick first in next months Aba draft and coach Mike Dunleavy said sunday the team Likely will choose Glenn Robinson of Purdue. A Glenn Robinson is the front runner but Well also bring in the other players a Grant Hill arid Jason Kidd a that Are mentioned in the top three a he said. A a it a necessary with the Money these players Are paid today to interview them extensively and see what kind of people they Are a the Bucks Drew the no. 1 Choice under a lottery system that was modified after the Orlando magic won the top pick last year despite having the Best record of any of the non playoff teams. Under the new system teams with poorer records had better Odds of getting the first selection. The Bucks 20-62 had a 1 in 6 Chance. A i done to know if this system is better or not a Dallas Mavericks representative Ronnie Carter said. The lottery change produced a draft order in which Only one team Milwaukee will not choose in reverse order of its finish. The Mavericks who were 13-69 for the worst record in the league had a 1 in 4 Chance but ended up second. The Detroit pistons with the virtually same Odds of winning the lottery As the Bucks wound up third. A was far As in a concerned Robinson is the top dog. Well talk to other teams about the possibilities of moving up or Down through a Trade. There Are a lot of scenarios depending on what Milwaukee arid Dallas do a pistons director of player personnel Billy Mckinney said. Dunleavy asked if the Bucks would Trade the pick said a i done to think there a a very Good Chance of that.�?�. Minnesota is fourth Washington fifth followed by Philadelphia the los Angeles clippers Sacramento Boston the los Angeles lakers and Seattle which gets Charlottes pick. 246850 000504