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s Chicago, Utah could clinch trips to Conference Finals ■ LAST: A win tomght would puf the Bulls in the East Finals NKW YORK (API — At ends in New York go, ih«- Chica go Bull* have to be satisfied with surviving two brutal gam** •gain*! lb* Kntdu A split gave Chicago a 3-1 edge in tha Kastwrn Conference term final tenet With tha Orlando Magic leading Atlanta 3 0 and going for the sweep Monday night, tha highly anticipated Bulb-Magic matchup teem* just •head. "1 don't think we're worried about Orlando: I think we |uat wanted to take control of the terlaa once again We came in here 2-0. and we reelly didn't want logo hack 2-2." Michael Jor dan said after the Bulla held oft the physically intimidating knicks 9**91 on Sunday Now at 79-11, the Bull* need nine more victories to go down as the best team the NBA hes ever teen. The Bulls probably can afford to look ahead because they got out of Madiaon Square Gar den with their Dride. their two game leed and their egos mostly intact. (am* S in the beat-of-7 aeries is Tuesday night at the United ('-enter "We've got three garnet to win ona," Iordan mid. "We'd like to finish il as soon as possible, and their backs are to the wall, We've got to stand firm and try to end it." Chicago lost 102-99 in overtime Saturday but cams away with victory in Game * Sunday despite • rare, fourth-quarter scoring drought by Jordan. The Knicks bed a chance to send the game into overtime, but John Starks mishandled a last-second pass snd was called for traveling just before he nailed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game Th» Knicks complained about »h* call. but replay* *how*d Stark* taking two full stepa whit* h« mom hobbling the bull fl wm * tough way to loa* tor a *«aa> that ha* put up a much bet *■* *han ®»ny npatud But Chicago Km mad« ih* big play* and bi§ that* ov*r the longer attetch** "We antkipatad that if It got into a grind** with tba Knidts aet ting the rhythm. w* would have trouhte,” uah Phil Jackson Mid indeed. I Hera hat boon a*mm. Iordan baa played daapite a arwv hack. Tool Kukoc mtamd tba laat two gamma after getting hurt In practice, Scuttle Pip pan wa» alowad by a bad back In (ama 4. and DnnnU Rodman haa gotten «*tra draw arnuiny and snm ban •fit of tba doubt bom the refer We've stepped forward. ' Joe dan aaid. “We didn't win 73 (rag ular tee eon] game* without oth m people atepping forward In the doting minutes. and I think oth er player* feel comfortable atep ping up * Chicago shot )u*t 4! percent Sunday after abooting M. 41 and 41 percent In Came* 1, 3 and 1 But the Bulla out-rebounded the Knicka In all three of their victo ries. including 23-4 on the often aive board* in (kune 4 * “They tan look back and aay they should have won all four game*, hut that * not what tbs alt uation la." Jordan said “This game came down to who wanted tt moat and who made the big shots down the stretch * Sunday * hero was backup cen ter Bill Wenmngton. on the court late in the fourth quarter after Luc Longley fouled out Wenningtun made two of the Bull*' final three field goal*, one on a dunk over a fallen Patrick Ewing and another on a baseline jumper over Ewing's outstretched arms that gave Chicago the lead for good with 37 seconds left "ThU rank* right up thara («»r me." Weoatagton Mid. "Color mo melted “ Iordan. although ho mnl 0-fur 6 in tha final pwind, throw a par fee* alkyoop mm to Plppwn with I 01 loll after Ewing scored Now York * loot hooka* Chicago also got strung contrl but ion* Arum its bench players Steve Km woo 2 for 2 from tha fiotd and J for i fmm tha lino. Randy Hntwn m tired ingbt points and Jud Bum hUf «ru J for I from the field in (In hustling minute* Added up. tho Hulls' iMwvm scored 2« point* — two atom than Jordan - with only on# tu mover "S* (>mo injured hi* hm k in tha first half and sal out a lot of tho stop minutes tn the third and fourth quarter*.” Jackson Mid ••Wa were playing a link under manned out there and our bsmch stopped up to really make a dif ferent# tn this game ” Rodman had 1ft rebounds, increasing hi* series average to 16. S. and held Anthony Mason to Just on# point and five rebound* tn 16 minute# Rodman ako had assists no both passes on Wennington's Late baskets "Phil really cuasidars Dennis a great passer He had some pen etrations — the guy ha* done it in the past — and that’s some thing paopk don't know a lot about.” Jordan Mid The Knicks ware bitterly dis appointed after erasing an !!• point deficit in the fourth quar. tar and holding the Hulls without a point fur mace than six minutes down the stretch Ewing, after scoring only throe points in the fourth quarters of the first two games, came back with strong final period* in (Lames ] end ft. Still without a championship after 11 seasons, he steadfastly maintained the Knicka can boat the Bulk _ Sonics await outcome of Utah-San Antonio series SEATTLE (API - Their gimmick defense was suspect in a MMfHH playoff senes Their lack of a dominant c enter waa supposed to cause them to (all them again Their critics weren 't mu* if they had the outside shooting to heel Use two-time defending t hem plots Houston Rockets Someone even wondered if the Sonic * were • better teem without Shewn Kemp then with him (lu«» what If After beds-to t»#ck first round pratfalls, the Seattle Super Sonic* ere in the Western Conference title series after sweeping aside Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rochets Gary Payton and his teem metes said they had the weapons to Swel Houston But who would have imagined a sweep? "They have a championship team, and they can play at every level." Olsptwon said Sunday after the Sorties won 114-107 in overtime in Hints ton. Seattle's trapping, double teeming defense stymied the magnificent t )U|uwt>n in the team’s 4-0 sweep The Roc k els never quite figured oul how to solve coach George Karl’s swarming double teams, which Kenny Smith com plained were nothing more then a acme in disguise As for the middle, in Sun day’s series decider, starting c enter Ervin Johnson played 13 minutes for Seattle, and one of his backups, Frank ilrUknwtki. played five Sam Perkin*. 4 forward playing the role at • backup canter. waa in the Ranw few 40 minutes i’etkin* wan* tO-fur-30 in the *ertea "Name me the paraan in *hl» league who can guard Sam 1‘wkiw." Houston coach Rudy Tomianovkh Mid And whal about the flrat round |tn*' Upset by Denver in 191*4 and by Ihe law Ange la* 1 jkof* in tuny the Sonic* ware MiDposed to be in trou bke after h wing (win* 2 at then fliat round trnim to the Sacra mm tn King! Than they went to Sacra mento and look two straight before moving un and eliml naling the Rim kata In Game 2 of the Houaton reriea. the Sonic* *hot a da* ding 20 fur 2? on 3-point*ra. a playoff record In (lame 4. Kemp »ho wed why he ia a four time all alar with a 32 Eoint. IS rebound. three locked that* performance, clearly outplaying Ola)uwtm Stung after the playoff loaa at home to Sacramento by media thal kept reminding them they couldn't gel out of the ojeming round, the Sonic* teemed tike e team on e nil •ion again*t the Rocket* So how far can they go now? The Sonic* may feel confident, but they're not mak ing any buaata "From loaing in the flrat round, we have kept our mouth* •hut," Karl Mid. "I won 't be ntrpriaed if they win it all." Qia|uwon Mid ADVERTISING POLICY PAYMENT Hrpevrami ** mpmd mkm Mfeag hn been cmNwhtd. 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