European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sports monday december 19, -. West leads Nesotas bullets Aba by the associated pres Landover my. Doug West tied Bis season Best with a game High 25points As the Minnesota Timber wolves beat Washington 96-87 saturday night extending the bullets losing Streak to five games. Isaiah rider added 19 Points As the Timber wolves won their second staight game for Only the Sec Ond time this season. Christian laettner added 22 Points for Minnesota which had lost four of five tames. The Timber wolves have won 6ack-tp-Back games twice this month. Chris Webber had 21 Points and 10 re Bounds for the bullets who Are 0-9 when held under 100 Points. In other games saturday supersonics 124, magic 64 Tacoma Wash. Gary Payton showed the Orlando magic and Shaquille o Neal that a Point guard can dominate game. Tayton scored 31 Points in 31 minutes had seven assists and a season High seven steals and did t even play the fourth Quarter As Seattle won  was by far our Best game of the sea son sonics coach George Karl said. Gary was fantastic. I Don t know if i Veever seen him play  Payton scored 24 Points on 9-for-10shooting in the first half As the sonics raced to a 61-34 first half Lead. The sonics won their ninth . Seattle s Ball hawking defense held thematic to a season Low 84 Points and 37 recent shooting. The magic Lead the ague in scoring and Field goal accuracy. Kendall Gill profited from Payton four second half assists by making 7 of 10 shots from the Field and scoring 23 of his season High 25 Points in the final two quarters. O Neal the league s leading scorer had 15 Points after a 40-Point Effort Fri Day night at Golden state. Shawn Kemp had 16 Points and 14 re Bounds As the sonics hammered thematic 52-32 on the boards. Heat 96, Hawks 85 Miami Kevin Willis had 24 Point Sand 11 rebounds in his first game against his former team As Miami beat Atlanta. Willis traded by the Hawks for Steve Smith and Grant Long on nov. 7, spent the first nine Aba years in  and Long combined for 21 Points for the Hawks who lost for the fourth time in five games. Kevin Gamble added 18 Points for Miami. Craig Ehlo led Atlanta with 14 Points. Smith had 12 Points on 3-of-12 shooting and Long 9 Points on 2-of-5 shooting. At Lanta shot 40 percent for the game. Pistons 97,76ers 92 Philadelphia Terry Mill scored 32 Points and Joe Dumars added 22, including two crucial free throws with11 seconds remaining As Detroit broke a five game losing Streak. Miami s Khalid Reeves 3 Battles Atlanta s Stacey Augmon for a Loose Ball in second Quarter of saturday game won by heat 96-85. Both teams put on a 3-Point shooting display As Philadelphia connected on 10 of 23 and Detroit hit 8 of 14.mills connected on 12 of 19 shots 6 of 11 from 3-Point Range including a key 3 Pointer with 1 21 remaining Dana Barros led Philadelphia with 23points and was 4-of-6 from 3-Point Range. Hornets 111, nuggets 92 Charlotte  Hawkins scored a season High 28 Points to Lead All Charlotte s starter sin double figures As the hornets Defeated Denver. Hawkins limited to 2 Points on l-of-7shooting in Friday night s loss to Indi Ana hit on 12 of 18 shots against Denver. The hornets dressed just nine i Ayers because of injuries but the Hawkins starters made up for Only to Points from the Bench. Alonzo mourning scored 21 Points while Muggsy Bogues had 19 and Larry Johnson 17. Reserve Mahmoud Abdul Rauf with 15points, led five nuggets in double figures. Jazz 97, bulls 89 Chicago Karl Malone had 30points and 14  John Stock ton added 15 assists against Chicago As Utah pulled away late for a club record seventh consecutive Road Victory. It was 82-82 with six minutes left be fore the jazz went on a 15-3 run to take command. Stockton scored 6 of his 16 Points and assisted on two baskets by Malone during the spurt. Torn Kukoc scored 19 Points and Scot tie Pippen 17 for Chicago. The bulls who enjoyed one of the Aba s Best Home court advantages in recent years at Chi Cago stadium Are 5-5 in their first seasoning the United Center celtics 112, rockets 109 Houston -.-. Dominique Wilkins scored 43 Points including five of six 3 pointers As Boston downed Houston. Dee Brown s 3-Pointer with 35 second left one of 11 by the celtics Jave Boston a 108-105 Lead. Brown who finished with 16 Points then added three free throw Sand Wilkins Sank another with 5.4 seconds left. T Kenny Smith trying to tie the game forthe fifth time in the final period missed a 3-Pointer for Houston As time ran out. It was the first win in three games for Boston and just their third Victory in thelast 10 outings. The rockets have lost eight of 12 after opening the season wit nine straight victories. Spurs 116, lakers 102 san Antonio Dennis Rodman playing in his third game since his latest suspension scored 14 Points and had a game High 19 rebounds helping san an Tonio beat the los Angeles  spurs scored the final 7 Points to pull away at the end. San Antonio s David Robinson led Al scorers with 32 Points and had 17 re Bounds. Sean Elliott added 23 Points mme Del negro 19 and Avery Johnson 15 As the spurs won their fourth straight. Nick Van Exel led the lakers with 19 Points. Elden Campbell added 17. Vlade Divac and Sedale Threatt had 16 each and Eddie Jones 15. Suns 109, Kings 98 Phoenix Charles Barkley hit sea son highs with 27 Points and 14 rebounds As Phoenix turned Back Sacramento forts franchise record 22nd consecutive Home Victory. Danny Manning added 22 for the suns who have won seven straight Overall. The Kings lost their 17th straight in Phoenix and have dropped 27 of their last 31 meetings with the suns. Walt Williams and Mitch Richmond each had 20 to Lead Sacramento while Spud Webb had 16. Elliot Perry had 16 Points and a a Green 14 for Phoenix which had six play ers in double figures and has now held five straight opponents under 100 Points. Mavericks 106, clippers 87 Anaheim Calif. Jim Jackson scored 16 of his 31 Points in the third Garter and Jamal Mashburn added 28 As alias ended its 11-game losing Streak against the los Angeles clippers. Roy Tarpley who received a one game suspension from Dallas coach Dick Motta after their argument on the Bench last tuesday night had 21 Points in 31 minutes off the Bench. Loy Vaught scored 23 Points for the clippers and Rookie Lamond Murray added 22, 17 More than Dallas Point guard Jason Kidd in the first Aba meet ing Between the former Cal teammates. Tarpley returns to mavs with new attitude Anaheim Calif. A Roy Tarpley who re turned to the Aba after a three year lifetime ban Only to Wear out his Welcome in Dallas after Only 17 games Back returned to the Mavericks lineup sat urday night after a one game suspension. It s unfortunate that it happened and hopefully nothing like this happens again. I la make sure it does to Tarpley said before the game against the Losangeles clippers. I m just going to be mentally and physically ready when i m called on. We re doing so Wel now and we really Don t need any distractions like Lii left the mavs did not Start Tarpley but he came off the Bench and scored 21 Points in a 106-87 Victory sat urday. He was suspended after getting into an argument with coach Dick Motta on the Bench during tues Day s game with the los Angeles lakers. Tarpley met with Motta owner Donald Carter and player personnel director Keith Grant and admitted that he did More listening than talking. I a i fio on a mean slate Motta said. Every Tim Eive had a problem with a player made the statement that if a player goes Home mad at me and he s t Khen Potice looking for an enemy he going to be really disappointed. But if a Guy bites my hand again i la take appropriate  Tarpley received a so called lifetime ban in 1991following his third violation of the Aba s drug policy. He was reinstated this year by commissioner David