Orlando makes magic at home
■ MSA: The Mage easily
captured NBA home win
streak record with a win
over Philadelphia
ORLANDO, Fla - Th# NBA'*
oldest record didnl stand a
thane*
Not with th* Orlando Magic
determined to lain care of busi
ness and th* Philadelphia 7&*r*
offering token resistance
Four minutes into their quest
for th* league mark for eonsecu
tiv« homo win* at the <tan of «
season. it watt apparent the
Magic would succeed Tuesday
night
Philadelphia own* th* NBA'*
w«r*t record, while Orlando ha*
teren th* league * mmt tuocaaa
ful team at Horn* the pa«t two
year*.
No starter played more than
10 minute*, and the final (core
was as do** as ii was — 123-104
— only because ih« ?6*rs
outscored the Magic s reserve*
44-33 in the fourth quarter
"No disrespect io Philadel
Ca. but I don'i think I‘ve ever
n involved in a record-set
ting game that was easier than
this." All-Star point guard
Anferne* Hardaway said. "We
jumped them early and never let
up’
The Magic improved to 28 0
at Orlando Arena for the best
home start in league history.
T1m> Roil Auerbec h -coac heil
Washington Capitols the
HWB 4? «wMon with 27 straight
victories on th«u home court
The next streak Or Undo will
i«rfC*t if the NBA * overall marl
fat conferutiv» home win*
The Button Celtics won 1#
Mreight from December tons, u,
November uum Or Undo he*
won 33 in « row dating beck to
U*t mnon when it won iff lest
•even home «*mm to finish •
Isstgua bat »j
The crowd of 17,24# ttood
•nd cheered Tuesday night's
accomplishment, but the pUvers
didn't celebrate The Magic is
only 10-14 outside Of Undo
Arena, and a three game road
trip that includes slops at Indi
ana. Milwaukee and Chicago
twgan Wednesday night
"To be honest, this is great
and everything, but our focus is
on winning the championship
and winning on Ihe road." for*
ward Horace Grant said "Until
you've proven you can win on
the road against quality teams
like that, you haven't dune any
thing."
The Magic broke a four game
road losing streak at Miami last
weekend and improved lo 4 0
since the All Star break with
Tuesday night s win The learn »
average margin of victory in
three home dates since the break
is more than 25 (mints
Dennit Scott, who mad* «tx J
pointer* and worwd 20 ft rat half
point* *gam»t Philadelphia. Mid
•he club relumed with a com
mitment to be the league » he*!
t««m between now and the end
of th* tnwin
Th* altitude we basically era
•eking the Mtond half of the mm*
•on it jot! taka cat* of butt
ft* Mid We don’t car*
who trot** or whatever Lett
ft'*' **« *• many win* a* on*
tibht **
Th* Magic h*» grown lirad of
quettiont about why the team
play* to well at home, yet it to
Incotuitleni on the road They
know the twtng through Indl
ana Milwaukee and Indiana
could wrt th# tone for the r*»t of
the MMin
“Were not knocking the
streak. tfardaway Mid We re
proud of ouraalvea for breaking
the record Rut if we can go on
the road and win all three of
there game*, that would be larg
er than the record at thia point *
Scott agreed
"That would he huge." he
Mid Thal'd he better beceute
we'd heve done tomnthtng that
we re not good at We know
we re good el home We know
we play with a different type of
confidence at home But if we
can go on th* rued and play like
that, it would be *we*f
Pro women’s basketball comes to Portland
■ WOMENS PRO BASKETBALL: Last year s
college player of the year, Rebecca
Lobo. may be part of the new league
HARTFORD, Conn — Backed by $4 million in
private funding and a boyish enthusiasm for
woman's basketball. Steve Hams said Wednesday
that his new woman's professional league will
begin this fall in Portland and seven other cities
flams, head of a group of sis people who have
invested in the American Basketball League, said
the tuning couldn't be better, citing the rise in pop
ularity of the sport and this year's Olympics
We re dedicated io doing Ihi* right after the
Olympics." Haras said
I he Eastern Conference will be composed of a
Hart ford-Springfield team. Atlanta. Columbus.
Ohio and Richmond. Va Besides Portland, mem
bers of the Western Confemru e will be in Denver,
San juae. Calif, and .Witte
The league, with headquarter* in San |o». ha*
signed 35 player*, including 10of It from the U S
National Team Former Connecticut »lar Kehm. *
Lobo. the moat popular player in the game, ha* yet
to sign
Hama said the league ha* made it* interest clear
U> Lnbo. although no formal offer ha* been made to
U»t year's college player of the year He know*
l mho's participation would he a factor in the
league * imme«Stale luotau
There's a standing invitation. Ham*
We d love her to play Having her play here
would be a tremendous piu*
On the other hand, we're not going to revolve
our league around M
good player* out there and the exposure they're
going to get during the Olympic* is going to
increase their popularity "
Men’s b-ball: Davis
leads Arizona attack
■ Continued from Peg* 12
would he * lot better If wo
**o*o more balanced then what
wo are amt have boon in iho
pool couple of game* *
In fa* l t .fwn would rat hot
too hi* loam tmilate tl* per
formate e at Southern Oh lot
nia or even UCLA than Iho
showing* id ta«) weekend
“Konya Wilkin* can't bo
Otpw tml to mako 10. i« Jamal
I.*wront.• .14. every game ~
Green wtd “I Ilk* the way wo
played at Southern Carl (Wo
•hot)61 potioni Irum tho Iktot
anil everybody wa* cnnlrlbut
*0|“
Bui iho thick* haven't ahol
61 pen oni urn a consilient
ha*t* A* a loam. Otegcm I*
ihoutmg 44 (wn enl from the
field and 16 pen out from
throw-point range
While Lawrence and
Wilkin* liavo been on fire a* id
laie. Miphumatn nuitd lamar
Curry and jumor* K*d» Kemak
er and Kyia Milting are the
only (luck* *htH»ititK above
400 Kamaker t* hitting on M
percent of hi* attempt*, while
Milling and Curry are con
verting on 54 and 5:i percent
of their shot*, respectively
Shooting well tn a place like
Mi Kale Center and againtl a
team like the Wildcat*. Green
•aid, i» a must
“Arirona l* tparial Imauw
they are a top 20 team, if* a
very good cut leg* crowd In play
in Itnnl of. very nnthu*U*lu.
and I think it i* going to he a
real tret fur us." he wuil I ilonl
think we are going to heal Ari
tuna by going down and shoot
mg 16 percent, regard)*** of
how good we are defensively
t» how much we compete "
While Annina i* a tough
team at home. < trnen ha* been
particularly happy with the
thick*' play on the road.
“Not many people go into
the University of Arttnn* and
win. e*pe< really when thev
have got a* good a i>t'.i«tb,ill
team a* they have got this !
year," Green *at«i "UCLA t*
ranked up ihere about a# high
*< Amiina and I thought we
played good at their plat .». We
have been plai tng a* good on
the road aa we have at home ”
AHjotu i* led by tenior
guard and »parkplug Keggte
te»*ry. who t* averaging 10 t
point* ami li lt mult a game
When venlor t enter |o*eph
Blair wa* declared academt
t ally ineligible, the Wildcat*
were left without one of their
beat KOtvn and leader* But
♦enter forward Men IJavi* hat
done hi* be*t to »tep up. fill
that Void amt earn recognition
a* one of the Pat 10 * be*l
player* In the prate**
!>avt» i* averaging U S
point* and tt 4 rebound* per
game but again*! Pat 10 op|tn
iventt lie la averaging a double
double with I? d point* and
11 i rebound* per game
"Ben Uavit may lie a tandl
dale for the Player of the Year
In the Par 10 Conference,"
Green raid
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