European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bui lets Kings win by Wendy e. Lane a basketball writer in san Antonio the Aba season opened with a watery blast. For the or Lando magic and Phoenix suns it was More like a thud. A malfunctioning sprinkler system in the Alam dome sent a 12,000-gallon Cascade of water onto fans players and coaches Friday night before the spurs game with the Golden state warriors. A pregame fireworks show triggered the weird water incident that sent both teams scurrying for cover. A i could t believe what i was seeing a spurs coach Bob Hill said. A you think you be seen everything arid then something like this  after everybody dried off the warriors drenched the spurs again 123-118. The magic and suns two teams expected to contend for the Aba title worthy May retire a Page 31 were just All wet losing to two of the lowliest teams in the league. Washington beat Orlando 110-108, and Sacramento routed the suns 107-89. V despite getting 28 Points and 12 rebounds from Shaquille o Neal Orlando lost to the bullets when Rex Chapman hit an off balance jumper with less than a second to go. The bullets who won Only 24 games last season overcame a 17-Point deficit. Horace Grant had 20 Points in his debut with the magic playing without Charles Barkley in their opener at Sacramento the suns never led and were out rebounded 56-38. Wayman Tisdale who left the Kings to sign As a free agent with the suns had 16 Points for Phoenix. Danny Manning the suns other big free agent acquisition added 14 Points before fouling out Early in the fourth Quarter. _ warriors 123, spurs 118 playing his first regular season game since the end of the 1992-93 season Tim Hardaway scored 29 Points to Lead Golden state past san Antonio he missed last season with a knee injury. David Robinson and Ayery Johnson led the spurs with 27 Points each. Bullets 110, magic 106 at Landover md., Tom Gugliotta had 24 Points and Chapman 21 for Washington. Calbert Cheaney added 20 for the bullets who played without unsigned first round draft pick Juwan Howard. Knocks 120, celtics 107 Charles Smith scored 23 Points As new York pulled away in the third Quarter saturday update flu 41, Georgia tech 10 Atlanta apr Danny Kanell hit Melvin Pearsall with two Short scoring passes and Warrick Dunn scored on a 63-Yard run As no. 8 Florida state retained its perfect record in Atlantic coast conference Competition Downing Georgia tech 41-10 saturday. The seminoles 7-1,7-0 acc clinched at least a share of a third conference championship Jeri their three years of the stars and stripes ports november 6,1994 r Page 36 pregame Shower a fire control water Cannon fires a wet Stream in san Antonious Alam dome Friday night delaying the Start of the spurs warriors game for 50 minutes. The sprinkler system was activated for four minutes by smoke from a pregame fireworks show. Aba openers and spoiled the opening of the celtics last season in Boston Garden. With Smith and Patrick Ewing getting 11 Points each the defending Eastern conference champions outscored Boston 36-22 in the third period. Ewing finished with 21 Points and 13 rebounds despite not suiting up for any of new Yorkus seven preseason games following arthroscopic knee surgery july 6. A a a a. A a a a Bucks 91,76ers 86 _ Vin Baker scored 11 of his 19 Points in the fourth Quarter to leading Milwaukee Quot to Victory at Philadelphia. Bakery a free throw with 30 seconds left gave the Bucks playing without top draft Gick Glenn Robinson see below an 896 Lead. Lloyd Daniels turned the Ball Over with 10 seconds left As the mixers were setting up for a 3-Point attempt. Pacers 94, Hawks 92 Antonio Davis hit two free throws with. 4 seconds remaining As Indiana won at Atlanta after blowing a 16-Point Lead. Mark Jackson led the pacers with 21 Points and Reggie Miller added 20. Lakers 115, pistons 98 at Auburn Hills mich., Nick Van exelis career High 35 Points including six 3-pointers, for the lakers overshadowed a a sparkling Aba debut by Detroit a Grant Hill a Hill the pistons top draft pick out of Duke led Detroit with 25 Points adding 10 rebounds five assists and three blocked shots. Bulls 89, hornets 83 Jojo English sparked an 11-0 run Early in the fourth Quarter and the bulls opened their United Center Era with a Victory Over Charlotte. Scottie Pippen scored 22 Points for Chicago which held Charlotte to three baskets in the final Quarter. Rockets 90, nets 86 at Houston Hakeem Olajuwon and the rockets got their championship rings then held off new Jersey. Olajuwon scored 19 Points. Y _ _ the nets went ahead Early in the final period but the rockets regained the Lead for Good on Otis Thorpe a Basket with 7 51 to go. Derrick Coleman led new Jersey with 20 Points. Nuggets 130, Timber wolves 108 at Denver Bryant Stith scored 25 Points and Robert pack had 23, and the nuggets used a 45-Point third Quarter to open up a 20-Point Lead. A Donyell Marshall led the Tim be wolves with 26 Points in his Aba debut including five 3-pointers. Jazz 119, heat 108 ,h1ornacc> score a 21 Points and Karl Malone added 20, including 14 in nets Derrick Coleman puts up off balance shot against rockets Hakeem of Jiwon. The third Quarter. Glen Rice and Steve Smith led visiting Miami with 19 Points apiece. Trail blazers 121, clippers 100 at Yokohama Japan Clyde Droxler scored 17 of his 26 Points in the third Quarter to help new Portland coach . Carlesimo begin his Aba career with a Victory. In Bill Fitch a coaching debut with the clippers los Angeles was led by Terry Deere who had 19 Points. Membership stretching their league record to 23-0 a longest winning string in acc history. Michigan 45, Purdue 23 West Lafayette ind a Tyrone Wheatley moved into second place on Michigan a career Rushing list with 148 Yards leading a ground game that accumulated 307 Yards As no. 20 Michigan Defeated Purdue 45-23 saturday. Wheatley scored on runs of 7 and 1 Yards As Michigan gained 498 Yards in its highest scoring game of the year. Wheatley passed Butch Woolfolk in Lekfie Sarcar t0lal to3�?T916 with the 20th 100-Yard game of his career. Duke 28, Virginia 25 Durham . A Spence Fischer ran for two touchdowns and Vear of a of one As no 3 Duke ended five Over in Novation with a 28-25 Victory Over no. 13 Virginia on saturday. Agassi Rosset in finals Paris apr a streaking Andre Agassi breezed to a 6-4, 6-4 Victory Over two time French open Champion Sergi bruguera today in the semifinals of the $2,25 million Paris open and will meet Marc Rosset in the final. Rosset rebounded from a disastrous Start to defeat Michael Chang 6-7 4-76-3, 6-4 in the opening semifinal a earlier Story on Page 33. 0 "246850