European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Olajuwon Ewing on the so tuba finals resume tonight in new York by Bill Barnard new York apr Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing both have enough individual credentials to reach the Hall of Fame. Only one of them will come out of this series with the Honor they both want a a championship ring. A the Way the Aba finals Are developing however one of them will emerge from the series with bitter memories of what could have been. Ewing the leading scorer in new York kicks history has made just 35 percent from the Field in the three games so far. While he is taking plenty of shots a an average of 25 per game a he a attempted just six free throws. Olajuwon while averaging 24.7 Points has seen his total dwindle from 28 to 25 to 21, and he has tired noticeably As the series wears on. Since the first half of game 1 when he was 9-for-13 from the Field a he has made just 19 of 50 shots 38 percent from the Field. In addition Olajuwon has just two Field goals in 12 attempts in the three fourth quarters. At times Ewing and Olajuwon have been Brilliant defensively. Both had seven blocked shots in game 3, and Ewing is averaging 5.0 blocks to Olajuwon a 4,3. But they can to get full credit for the defensive work on the other. Kicks coach Pat Riley has used four defenders on Olajuwon a with Anthony Mason getting More and More time against him a while Ewing has missed dozens of outside shots with Little pressure from Olajuwon with Houston leading the series 2-1, Olajuwon can afford to shrug his shoulders about his declining production. A a it a not like the regular season when you can get big numbers a he said monday. A there Are no easy baskets in the championship series. Scoring 20 Points Here is hard work. When you have Mason on your Back All the time you get very sore. Scoring 20 Points is like scoring 40 Points in the regular season because they make you work for every Point a Olajuwon was asked if he had known he would get just two baskets in the fourth Quarter of the first three game would he have thought Houston would be behind 3-0? a you can to always predict things in basketball a he said. A you can to say who will take the last shot or who will score the Points in the fourth Quarter. The fact i have two baskets in the fourth Quarter makes no difference. I am Content because we have won a big  that Victory came sunday night in game 3 As the rockets won 93-89 when Rookie Sam Cassell scored the last seven Houston Points in the final 32 seconds. Mason at 6-foot-7 is five inches Shorter than Olajuwon but weighs just As much and is probably stronger. A height is very Over rated on defense a Mason said. A Quick hands and position defense is More important. I probably  have a prayer of guarding him if i Wasny to  Mason said the a Nicks strategy is to Wear Down the a bad a most valuable player. A a he a too great of a player to let him be in his Comfort zone a Mason said. A to be a Good defender you have to love defense. I love to frustrate players and see them complain to the  Riley with an Eye toward critics who say the kicks Are making basketball a brutal game called Mason a a Tough player a leverage player who is doing the Job  As for Ewing Riley acknowledged that Ewing will have to take the Ball to the Basket More. A in this game you be got to earn your free throws a Riley said. A the had a lot of Good shots his Normal shots but he a playing against a great defensive Center that a closing out on him  As pm world cup Welcome an International Media group gets its first glimpse of Chicago a Soldier Field where defending Champion Germany will open the world cup against Bolivia on Friday. By John f. Bonfatti Philadelphia a the Philadelphia 76ers Are hoping John Lucas can do for them what he did for the san Antonio spurs a turn a loser into a Winner. Lucas who resigned As coach of the spurs last week was appointed coach and general manager of the 76ers tuesday. A the is a players coach and a standup individual and exemplifies the image that the Aba should represent a said club owner Harold Katz. A the is the perfect person to Lead the mixers on and off the court in the  Lucas coached the spurs to a 94-49 record in less than two seasons in his first head coaching Job. He will be in charge of a 76ers team that in failing to qualify for the playoffs the past three seasons has lost 160 games and is 74 games under .500. Lucas 40, was also contacted by the Portland Trail blazers after leaving the spurs last week. But he was attracted to Philadelphia by the Prospect of holding two positions according to the Philadelphia inquirer. A the main reason he a coming is he wants to run the whole show and not answer to so Many people a one source told the paper. Lucas who successfully battled cocaine addiction has never held a general manager $ position. Despite his Success with the spurs he is perhaps Best known for working with other former addicts. A former no. 1 draft pick whose 10-year playing career was marred by drug abuse Lucas went sober in March 1986 and then turned his efforts toward helping other athletes with drug problems. He operates a drug treatment and rehabilitation Center in Houston and also owns and has coached the Miami tropics of the United states basketball league a team whose roster is often dotted with recovering addicts. Former first round draft Choice Chris the stars and stripes june 15,1994 Page 40 Washburn current spurs guard Lloyd Daniels and former Dallas Forward Roy Tarpley Are among those who have played for Lucas. The 76ers told head coach Fred Carter on monday that his one year contract which expires in two weeks will not be renewed. The 76ers have been without a general manager since Jim Lynam left last month to become the head coach of the Washington bullets. Katz has been looking around for candidates for both jobs. He obtained permission from the Charlotte hornets to Contact player personnel director Dave Twardzick and also interviewed new Jersey assistant coach Brendan Suhr the Philadelphia daily news reported. The newspaper also said that Mitch Kup Chak assistant general manager of the los Angeles lakers turned Down an offer to become the 76ers�?T general manager. Katz had denied his reported interest in Seattle general manager Bob Whitsitt new York kicks coach Pat Riley University of Massachusetts coach John Cali Pari and University of Utah coach Rick Majerus