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Jordan’s best goes wasted, Magic win playoffs Those were just two of the reasons the Orlando Magii weren't supposed to challenge the Chicago Built, winners <>t three NBA titles Shaquiile O'Neal and his teammates blasted that theory to pieces Tuesday night, bourn ing hack from a dreadful first half to heat the Bulls 10.'M)ri and take a .1-2 lead in the besl-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals. "This was a gut-chock for them. " Magi( coach Brian Hill said. In just its sixth season overall and second time in the playoffs, Orlando can advance to tin? con ference Finals with a win Thurs day in Chicago. Neither team, however, has been able to win two in a row in this series. "It appears to he hard, doesn't it'" said Michael Jordan, whose ltd points and 0-of-14 second half shooting weren't enough to resuscitate the Bulls "Neither team has done it yet. hut if wo expect to win the series, we have to win two in a row Too voung Too inexperi enced in the ORLANDO. Fla (AP) To do it. the Bulls will ont •• again have to tinker with their inconsistent offense During the series, a good game for Iordan has usually meant a poor one for his teammates This time, Soottie I’ippen added just 10 points and Toni kukoc had another one of his off nights, scoring five. H.J Arm strong had 18 By contrast, four of Orlando’s starters scored l‘t or more O'Neal scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and hud 22 reliounds and five blot ks to lead tile Magic’s dominating second half. Horace Grant, the most tested Magic player in the postseason, had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Dennis Scott si ored 22 points and Anferneo Hardaway 1*1 “It was a whole team effort," Grant said "it’s what we need to win a championship.'’ The same team that seemingly couldn't hit anything in the first half came to lift* after halftime, beating the Hulls to loose balls, controlling the boards and run ning up and down the court. By the end of the third quarter, the Bulls looked tired Leading 78-70 at the end of the third quarter. Orlando stretched the lead to 11 early in the final period Jordan scored six straight points to cut it to 89 83 with 4 5f> to play, hut Chica go could not close the gap from there. “Momentum just seemed to keep budding their direction," Turn to NBA, Page 12 Game on iMHMffMilWi Mike Acord, a recent graduate of Oregon, and others are trying to form a Eugene rotter hockey league For Information about joining or drof>ln play call Lane County Ice at 687 4423. Pacers ready to win Game 5 NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, Reggio Miller stunned the New York Knicks with a daz zling performance in Came 5 ol the Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Car den The sweet-shooting, trash talking Indiana guard returns to the Garden for another Game 5 Wednesday night, when the Par ers can eliminate the (snicks and advance to the conference finals again Unlike last year, when Indi ana came to New York with the series tied 2-2. the Pacers arrive with a t I lead in the l)*e>t-of-7 series ‘‘This is a new series,” Miller said "Everything is totally different." Miller scored 2r< points in the fourth quarter of Game 5 last year to lead the Parers over the kmc ks. In addition to hit ting 8 of to shots, including five l*pointers. Miller taunted courtside Kim Is fan Spike Lee with words and gestures, including a "choke sign" Miller displayed by putting his hands around his neck New York eventually won the series in seven games, hut Miller’s trnnsi endent perfor mance elevated him from small-market smart mouth to one of the NBA s most visible stars Miller has made choking a recurring theme in this year's series, too He incensed New York fans by calling the Kotiks "choke artists" after he scored eight points in the last It. 1 sec onds of Game t. erasing u six-point Kmi ks lead and sending them to humiliating Turn to MILLER Page 12 Playoff Sartos: J t Indiana ■ KEY PLAYERS Indiana: Reggie Miller, Rtk Simla, Demck McKey New York: Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley ■ OUTLOOK The Knicks must stop the inside dominance ol Smits while trying to contain Miller from the three-point arch. The Pacers could advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a win tonight at Madison Square Garden Rangers await second round foes M U YORK lAI1) Thu New York Rangers eliminated Queliec from the Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday night in what likely was the Nordiques' final game before moving to Denver. The Rangers built a big early lead, got two goals from Alexei Kovalev and went on to win 4 2. end ing the first-round series in six games The Nordiques had the second-best record and power play in the NHL, but neither meant any thing against the Rangers, who struggled to make the playoffs and now await the Philadelphia Fly ers in the second round this weekend. The Nordiques, who had a 24 percent comple tion rate during the season, finished with just two power-play goals in 25 attempts in the series After Kovalev scored his second goal of the game to give the Rangers a 4-0 lend midway through the set ond period, the Madison Square Garden crowd started t hunting, "We want Hex tall,” referring to Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall. The Nortliques hardly looked like the team that had beaten the Rangers three out of three in the regular season and finished )H points ahead of them in the standings with a 30-11-5 record, They had forced a Came (» w ith a 4-2 victory in Quebec over the defending champions, but fell behind quickly in the first period when the Rangers took u 1-0 lead on goals by Fat Verbeek. Kovalev and Sergei Neruchinov. Stephana Fiset, who had started the first three games of the senes for Quebec, replaced Thibault Turn to NHL, Page 12 i /rrsi irr Ma\ 17. 1995 Volume *ki. In site 155 Snavely in hunt for NCAA title Oregon's senior att-Pacific to l.*■ ecbon led Snavely will take his clubs to Aibu y.anque N M ,»ixt ropre sent trie Ducks at the NCAA West Roy >■ >i goi! !(>•.,•■ .1 meet this weekend Snavely will be vying tor one ot two positions m the S4-t1 '!e three day event at Me*u <i s Chan 1 ; p God (G K/ to t] ..t ty *, I- • N< IAA Championships it*;! this month in Columbus. Ohio Snavely has been the most consistent goiter for the Ducks the; year, capturing the H,,sky and Mauna Kea Invitationais wtmo placing second at the Southwestern Intercollegiate Another Husky leaves the pack SEATTt ( (AP) M-. Mc'CLin (•«> omes mo third member of the Washington Huskies men's basketball program to leave ttie pro gram s.rtce last season Met /a n a' o was the starting point guard before his season-ending $ us pen si on in I ebruary, said ho a / transfer horn Washington to a school closer to his home in Spr-nyliOid. Mo tor tus tr a: season He has not picked out that school M>.(tiam p»-aded gu ay March 22 to a toorth-deyree assault charge that involved Huskies women's basketball star Rhonda Smith He received a 12-month deterred sentence with 24 months ot probation, cord' tionai upon completion ot a counseling program and no further violations of the law Montana to join NBC's NFL Live’ NEW YORK (AP) Joe M»’ tana wasn't without work tor long The tour-time Super fkiwi champon quarterback win jom NBC as a commenla tor. |ust a month alter retiring from tootball The network said Tuesday th.c Montana will be a studio analyst on the preyume show "NI L Live,' and the hiring wiii Do announced today during a conlerence call There had been rumors o! Montana |Oining NBC even belore he made the retire ment official in mid Apr.! with a two-city farewell l lo ll become me second recently retired quarterback to join NBC f orme' New York Giants star Phi! Simms pined the network alter a year with ESPN
