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
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