SPORTS
Predictions full of Bull-oney
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FROM THE SIDELINES
8Y DAVE CHAR80NNEAU
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Chicago
Bulls will play for the NBA Championship
ll has a nice ring to it. doosn't It?
Finally, the two best teams in the league for the
C throe yenrs will get a chance to go head to
1 know everyone is just dying for my predic
tion. so hero it is, game by game.
Game One: Clyde Druxlor and Michael Jordan
have a disappointing beginning to their much
awaited showdown, combining for only 10 points
in the first half.
Chicago benefits from Bill Cartwright's god like
work insido. Ho ends up muking 17 of 1H from
the free throw lino and finishes with 19 points.
After tho gume. Blazer coach Rick Adolman
complains about the referees and says Portland
lost because of the “Cartwright Rules ."
Chicago 117. Portland 109.
Gome Two: Portland is uble to steal one from
Chicago on the Bulls' court thanks to the three
pointer. Danny Ainge. Terry Porter and Droxler
combine to hit 13 of 20 from the arc. as Ionian
goes six for 23 from the field.
After the game a disappointed Jordan says I m
not making any excuses, but 1 did have u sore an
kle. my feet are swollen, my gums arc bleeding. I
have a wart on my shooting hand, I'm partially
blind in my left oyc and my third cousin died last
night."
Portland 121. Chicago 105.
Gome Three: Portland returns home to a wave
of sign-toting Blazermanlacs. Some of the more
intriguing signs an:: "Clyde Drexler will dunk the
hull over Michael Jordan." "The Bulls will win
NOT!” and "Portland is my favorite team."
Despite tho Blazer funs' creativity, the Bulls are
able to overcome the brutal taunting and blast
Portland.
Scoltio Pippen scores more than 10 points for
the first time in the series, finishing with 11
points. "1 think tonight i proved why I was select
ed to tho U S Olympic team," Pippen says after
the game.
Chicago 132, Portlund 99.
Game Four: In the longest game in NBA playoff
history. Portland evens the sori«*s up with a qua
druple-overtime victory Bochum of the length of
the game, both loams' starting lineups foul out af
ter the third overtime, thus creating a crucial
showdown between Portland's Wayne Cooper
and Chicago's Will Perdue
Cooper scores all 12 of the Blazer's points in
overtime. Including a breakaway windmill Jam
with five seconds remaining to seal the victory
Portland 174, Chicago 171.
Game Five: Before Portland's final home game
of the series, master color man Magic Johnson of
fers tins magnificent commentary "Portland
needs to say to Chicago, 'You're in mv house Cel
that stuff ouitu here We the man
Whatever.
Portland lakes the lead in the series with ease
as Jordan and Pippnn combine for 15 points and
15 turnovers.
After tile game Pippon says "I'm not making
excuses, but my ankle
Portland 121, Chicago UK)
Game Six: Unfortunately, the lights go out mid
way through the second quarter causing a three
hour delay and preempting "The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno" to 3 a m.
Back at the NBC studios, host Boh Costas is
overwhelmed with uxciternenl. “Finally, my lute
night talk show will tm on when people are
awake," he savs. Leno wants to get to hod. so he
calls Joan Rivers to fill In as guest host or hostess,
depending on your political correi lness
Chicago 99, Portland mo
Game Seven: The deciding game is fast and fu
rious. as Jordan has 24 at halftime and Drexler
has 20. In response. Adolmun Inserts Mark Bryant
in the second half to start u fight with Jordan and
get him ejected. Chicago coach Phil Jackson puts
in Scott Williams to slurt a fight with Drexler
The plans backfire as Williams and Bryant get
in a fight, causing a bench-clearing brawl
Drexler and Jordan hide behind press row as
the two teams duke it out Everyone except Jor
dan and Drexler is ejected. With the score tied at
100 and two minutes remaining, the game turns
into what everyone wanted in the first place Jor
dan vs Drexler, munu a nemo
I'm not oven going to touch this
I'm not making any excuses, but
Ouve Charbonneim is u sports reporter for the
Emerald
Duck putts
82nd at meet
Oregon's Leigh Hornung shot
a two-over pur 74 Saturday ut
the NCAA Women's Coif
Championship*. Finishing in u
six-way tie for 82nd pluco.
Hornung shot her best round
of the tournament ut Karslnn
Coif Course in Tempo, Ariz.,
Saturday to improve upon her
finish. The senior, a native of
Arizona, was the first Duck to
ever compete ut the national
championships.
Seventeen teams und 102
t golfers computed in the event.
San )ose Slate won the team
title with a 1,171, and Arizona
finished second with on 1,175.
Cuorgla's Vicki Goetz fired a
seven-under pur t>5 the final
day und finished the tourney
eight under with a first-place
280 The Wildcats' Anniku
Sorrenstum, the defending indi
vidual champ, was second with
a 283
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