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Trail Blazers win fourth straight CHARLOTTE. N.C. (AP) • The liest edge the Port land Trail Blazers might hove had over the Char lotte Hornets on Sunday was experience Standing up to the rigors of a road trip that has them playing five games in seven days. Clyde Drexler ond Terry Porter got a pair of key fourth quarter baskets as the Trail Blazers won 121-114. "Experience is everything at this point." Drexler said. "Experience and confidence is more than 50 percent of it. Everybody has quality players. So when the players all know what to do at different times in the game, that's how you win games." Drexler struggled from the field, making six of 17 shots, hut sank all 13 free throws ho tried and led Portland with 25 points. Porter scored 20. and (Tiff Robinson got 10. After Kendall Gill's short jumper brought Char lotte to 108-107 with 3:28 left. Porter fought off the Hornets’ big men for a follow shot. Cliff Robinson scored on a running jumper, and after Dell Curry got a jumper for Charlotte. Drexler scored on a dri ving lay-up to extend Portland's lead to 114-109 with 1:26 left. "We did a better job in the second half of con trolling these guys," Drexler said "As a team, we are learning to play positive, even with our mis takes." Charlotte, trying to maintain a spot in the play offs. lost its fourth consecutive game. "They pretty much haven't played with each oili er long enough to get a good feel for each other." Drexler said of the Hornets, now in their fifth sea son. "That will come in time." Portland, trying to gain home-court advantage in the playoffs, won its fourth consecutive game and their fifth in the last six outings. Larry Johnson led Charlotte with 27 points, and Alonzo Mourning had 25. The Hornets, who made 20 of 24 free throws in the first half, never attempt ed a fnx* throw in the six ond half Coach Allan Bris tow said the problems went beyond statistics. ‘4s a team, we me learning to play positive, even with our mistakes Clyde Drexler, Portland guard "We ore not playing with a lot of confidence throughout the game." Bristow saui "And down the stretch, we start to worry about it We are miss ing « lot of fast-break, opportunities throughout the game." The Blazers put together a jwiir of scoring runs to take a lead at the half Hie Hornets then Yell behind ‘14-8’ as Cliff Robinson scored 10 of his team's last 11 points in the third |ieriud Curry made a three pointer to get the Hornets to 94-90 at the end of the period, and Charlotte opened the fourth period with a 9-2 run to gain a 99-96 lead at the 9:01 mark Consei utive baskets In Mario Elia led Portland to a 100-99 lead with 7:09 left Curry came bai k with a jum|M*r. but Mark Bryant scored two flaskets in a row to give Portland the lead for good The Hornets came Imu k from Portland's 14 2 run early in the first quarter and took a 12-28 lead at the end of the period Portland went on a 10-2 spurt sparked bv sui i essive three-pointers by Porter and Tracy Mur ray for a 55-48 lead with 4 24 left lohnsou's fade away jumper from the right wing he||ied Charlotte tie the score at 60 with 1 16 to go. but the Blazers got two baskets in the final i 2 soi onds. ea< h from Kersey and Porter, and took a 68-6.1 halftime lead Bristow said the Hornets need to get bat k to the tempo which got them into playoff contention and it might involve changes, if necessary "I'm not opposed to shaking up some things |nst to get a new look," he said 0O 0 Your One-Stop Photo Shop For: ■ 1 -hour color film processing ■ 1 -hour slide processing ■ Enlargements to I 1“ x 14” ■ Prints from slides ■ Prints from prints ■ Friendly, expert advice ■ Passport Photos As always, we assure you of the finest in quality, service and the commitment to your valuable photographic memories! 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT FOTO FLASH I8fh & Wliotneft® 484-6116 JUNK ADVERTISE YOUR GARAGE SALf IN THE EMERALD CALSSIFIEDS “30 years of Quality Service” Mercedes • BMW • Volkswagen Audi • Datsun • Toyota V 342-2912 2025 Franklin Blvd. -GERMAN - AUTO SERVICE, INC. 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