European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports thursday. December 29.1994 clippers get first win in g h i Ca g o is Nee 7 9 Kukoc by the associated press Ohi Kukoc knew exactly what Chi Cago s problem was. V we could t hit shots we could t re bound and we had plenty of turnovers said Kukoc who tempered his 21 Points with eight turnovers in the los Angeles clippers 95-92 Victory tuesday night. The bulls also did t have Scottie Pip pen who was ejected from the game with 2 13 left in the Sec Ond period. The clippers of the other hand had their first Victory on the bulls Home court since Jan. 26, 1979, when the clippers called san Diego Home and the bulls played i Chicago stadium. Wei had our chances to win even without Scot tie Kukoc said. It did t matter if Scot tie was out or Scottie was in . Arm Strong said. Scottie was gone. Those were the facts. We were trying to win game we thought we could win Armstrong missed the Basket More than he missed Pippen failing on 16 of 20shots. Los Angeles was 0-1.7 in Chicago be fore the win and the Victory snapped five game losing Streak raising the clippers record this season to 4-23. We re undefeated in this build ing coach Bill Fitch joked of the United Center the bulls new Home this year. In other no games it was new York 99, new Jer sey 91 Orlando richardson103, Miami 83 Milwaukee 98, Detroit 88 Phoenix 119, Dallas 118 Houston 105,Atlanta 93 san Antonio 119, Charlotte 108 Indiana 95, Denver 91 Golden state 129, the los Angeles lakers 105 an Sacramento 102, Portland 101. Pippen scored 18 Points on 8-for-ll shooting grabbed five rebounds an handed out three assists before he was ejected for swearing at referee Terry Durham when protesting an offensive foul. He had received a first Quarter technical foul for taunting clippers Cen Ter Charles outlaw after dunking Over him and the second technical meant a automatic ejection Pooh Richardson had 21 Points and 10assists for the clippers while Lamond Murray added 19 Points. Warriors 129, lakers 105 Tim Hardaway Latrell Sprewell and Aba Tom Gugliotta each scored 20 Points and Rony Seikaly crabbed a season High � 17 rebounds As Golden state crushed vis iting la s Angeles. The warriors led 65-36 at half time an never let up. Just four minutes into the third Quarter Golden state pulled ahead 84-47 on Tim Hardaway s 3-Pointer. Cedric Ceballos led the lakers with 24 Points. ,. Kings 102, Trail blazers 101 in Sacramento Spud Webb s fallaway jumper with 2.3 seconds left erased port land s one Point Lead and gave the Kings the Victory. Cliff Robinson who missed a Baseline jumper at the Buzzer gave port land a 101-100 Lead with 12 seconds remaining. Kings guard Mitch Richmond scored 30 Points before fouling put with 48 seconds left. Rod Strickland scored 22points and Clyde Drexler 21 for the Blaz ers.  . V suns 119, Mavericks 118 Kevin Johnson s 16-foot Baseline jumper with 3.7 seconds left capped a Phoenix rally from a five Point deficit with Les than a minute to play. It was the visiting suns Lith consecutive Victory Over dal Las. -. Johnson finished with 28 Points while Charles Barkley had 22 Points and 16 re Bounds for the suns who won for the 10th time in 11 games. Jim Jackson scored 31 Points for dal Las but his running shot in the Lane at the Buzzer rimmed out. Jamal Mashburn had 30 for the Mavericks who led 118-113with 52 seconds to play. Rockets 105, Hawks 93 in Houston Hakeem Olajuwon had 35points and 16 rebounds As Houston kept Atlanta s Lenny Wilkens from tying re Dauerbach s Aba career coaching record for wins with 938.the rockets scored eight consecutive Points Early in the fourth period to take the Lead for Good. It was the 15th time this season Houston held an opponent to fewer than 100 Points and the rockets Are 12-3 in those  Norman scored 28 Points to Lead Atlanta. Spurs 119, hornets 108 David Robinson scored 16 of his 30 Points in the third Quarter and Chuck person hit five 3-pointers As sail Antonio won its seventh straight game Downing visiting Charlotte. Person finished with21 Points. Hornets Center Alonzo mourning injured his right foot in the Secord Quarter and did t return. Larry Johnson had 29 Points and 12 rebounds to Lead Charlotte. Pacers 95, nuggets 91 Rik Smits had a season High 33 Points and grabbed 14 rebounds to Lead visiting Orlando s Shaquille o Neal puts up a one hander Over Miami s Matt Geiger tuesday. Indiana Over Denver. The pacers win ners of nine of their last 11 meetings with the nuggets scored Only five Points inthe final three minutes but Denver could Only manage six free throws and Mah Moud Abdul Raulfs 3-Pointer Over the same stretch. Abdul Rauf finished with 23 Points. Kicks 99, nets 91 John Starks s first 20-Poiht game Indore than a month led new York past visiting new Jersey ending the worst los ing Streak of Pat Riley s coaching career. Starks who averaged Only 10,6 Points in his previous 17 games and shot 32 per cent from the Field finished with 22points in his Best game since scoring 35 or nov. 14. Magic 103, heat 83 Shaquille o Neal had 28 Points and 11rebounds As Orlando ran its Home record this season to 12-0. Anfernee Hardawa scored 19 Points for the magic who blew the game open with a devastating display of 3-Point shooting in the fourth Quarter. The magic hit five 3-pointers in the period four of them in a 20-2 spurt. Glen Rice led Miami with 29 Points. Bucks 98, pistons 88 Marty Conlon scored 11 of his 13points in the final 14 minutes As Milwaukee held off Detroit to snap a 10-Gameroad losing Streak. Detroit has lost eight of its last nine games. Green boy finds room for visitors from Detroit Green Bay wis. A there is room in Green Bay for the Detroit Lions after All. Following a hectic Day of searching tuesday the Lions booked about 85rooms at the Holiday inn near the air port for players who will arrive Friday night for saturday s playoff game with the packers at Lambeau Field. They were tentatively set up and we just confirmed them today. We have everything we need said Barb Zalibra Lions spokeswoman in Detroit. Fans had booked the vast majority of the area s 2,739 rooms after the pack ers saturday Victory at Tampa Bay. Nearly All the 2,194 rooms in Appleton,30 Miles away Are taken. The Green Bay area visitor & convention Bureau worked with the National football league to find rooms for the team in the league s smallest Market. Because next weekend includes newyear s eve Many of Green Bay s larger hotels sold party packages to revellers weeks ago Long before the football playoffs came into the picture said Mark Kanz a Bureau spokesman. By midday tuesday one Green Bay hotel had been Able to do some a neutering to make about 90 rooms available to the Lions while the team also explored options in the Manitowoc area Kanz said. _ the Lions travel coordinator was in ss1 by a tuesday. The lion found out monday night they would n first round of some officials had predicted it woul Dake a Miracle for the Lions to find the rooms they needed. Exactly How the rooms became Avail Able at the Airport Holiday inn remained a mystery. Denise Hull sales and catering Man Ager at the Airport Holiday inn said she could not give out any information re Garding reservations made at her Motel including whether the Lions would be guests Friday  travel coordinator Dick Blasczyk said he arranged for the pack ers to get their usual allotment at the Radisson inn Green Bay since players stay at a hotel before Home games. He was t giving any of them , it s their responsibility Blasczyk said