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Bulls overcome cold shooting, Heat in opening game By Mike Nadel The Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls couldn’t shoot and they couldn’t keep their cool. They didn’t forget how to win, though. The Bulls overcame 36 percent shooting and technical fouls on Michael Jordan, Scottie Pip pen and Dennis Rodman to defeat the Miami Heat 84-77 Tuesday night in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami led by 16 points in the first half and was still ahead 72-67 midway through the fourth quarter, but the Heat didn’t make a field goal for almost 6 1/2 minutes and fell to 0-7 against the Bulls in the playoffs. Jordan, Pippen and Rodman each atoned for his technical foul. Jordan scored 37 points and Pippen added 24, including a 3-pointer to spark Chicago’s game-ending 17-5 run. Rod man pulled down 19 rebounds, by far his best showing this postseason, before fouling out with 1:19 left. Alonzo Mourning had 21 points and six blocked shots for the Heat but missed five of six free throws in the final 2:20. Miami was 15-of 30 from the line, including misses of all three technical foul shots. Tim Hardaway, who scored 38 points in the Heat’s Game 7 win over New York in the con ference semifinals, had ' only 13 points on 4-for 14 shooting against Ron Harper’s outstanding de fense. Rodman’s rebound basket began the Bulls’ late surge. After Hard away made one of two free throws, Pippen and Harper hit consecutive 3-pointers to put Chica go ahead to stay, 75-73, and Jordan followed with a dunk after Pippen stole Jamal Mash burn’s inbounds pass. Jordan got his technical for arguing an offen sive foul, but Voshon Lenard missed the free throw. Mourning then went on his foul-shoot ing drought, and layups by Toni Kukoc and Jor dan gave the Bulls an 81-74 lead. Miami had won the last two meetings be tween the teams, giving it hope that it could up set the defending NBA champions. And the Heat was the more energetic team for most of the first 3 1/2 quarters, even though they were coming off a grueling series against New York while Chicago had a week of rest. Mourning had 13 points, six rebounds and five blocks in the first half, when Miami led by as much as 44-28. The Heat was up 49-48 at the break. The Bulls still trailed 54-45 before Pippen’s eight points ignited a 14-4 surge that put them ahead for the first time since the game’s open ing minutes. But Rodman was called for his 12th technical foul in Chicago’s nine playoff games — this time for shoving Mourning with 3:26 left in the third — and the Heat finished the quarter with an 8-2 run for a 66-61 lead. EASTERN CONFERENCE ■ GAME 1: Chicago 84, Miami 77 ■ GAME 2: Miami at Chicago, May 22,5:30 p.m. ■ GAME 3: Chicago at Miami, May 24,12:30 p.m. ■ GAME 4: Chicago at Miami, May 26,12:30 p.m. ■ GAME 5: Miami at Chicago, May 28.6 p.m. (if necessary) ■ GAME 6: Chicago at Miami, May 30.6 p.m. (if necessary) ■ GAME 7: Miami at Chicago, June 1, TBA (if necessary) Golf: Experience should help Ducks ■ Continued from Page 9 sure off the team. “I think that these girls have a lot of experience outside of college golf ,and that experience is going to help them when the pressure’s on at the national championship,” Baumgartner said. “They know it’s the national championship, but they’re treating it like it’s just another tournament. “We feel like we have nothing to lose and every thing to gain. There are always teams at the top that are fighting to knock each other off the top, and we’re hoping to sneak up on them.” The players are pretty loose going into the tourna ment, despite being a team of one junior, Patter son,;two sophomores, Kylie Wilson and Karen Bris tow; and two freshmen straight out of high school, Anika Heuser and Pam Sowden. “We’re really confident,” Bristow said. “As we worked our way through the season [a high placing at nationals] became more and more of a goal for us.” Wilson said she thinks her experience in New Zealand and Australia have helped her to deal with big tournaments. “I’m looking forward to it, actually,” Wilson said. “Playing in professional tournaments back home has helped, but one thing that coach has said to us is that it’s going to be one of the biggest tournaments that we’re going to play in, so that’s a little bit nerve rack ing.” One factor the Ducks have in their favor is that they have played this Ohio State course this year, when they placed fifth at the Rolex Fall Preview against some the nation’s best competition. The Oregon players see the course as an advantage because of their playing styles. “It’s really long, so you’ll need to hit the ball well, but it will be the short game that will make the dif ference here; and we’ve worked really hard on our short game this year,” Wilson said. Play starts today with the first of four rounds of 18 holes on the par-72, 6,101-yard course. The tourna ment ends Saturday with the final round and the crowning of this year’s national champion. Men: Buciarski will compete in long jump ■ Continued from Page 9 Davis ran a career best of 8:48.23 in the steeplechase last weekend to move him up to No. 2 in the Pac-10 rankings behind Das Neves, providing the Ducks with the opportuni ty to go 1-2 in the event at the Pac-lOs. Ryan Cole continued his late-season surge in the discus at the Twilight, achieving a personal best for the second consecutive week. His throw of 179 feet ranks seventh in the Pac-10 and is just short of the NCAA provisional mark of 180-5. Buciarski, who stunned the crowd Saturday by leaping 24 9 1/4 in the long jump, said he will compete in that event this Saturday because it will not interfere with the pole vault. The mark tied him for third in the Pac-10 with teammate Jody Mortimore. When Nelson cleared 7-0 1/2 in the high jump Saturday, Oregon fans witnessed the se nior’s final jump at Hayward Field in an Oregon uniform, as well as another victory. to your health UO Alcohol Awareness Week May 19-23 Special Events Run, jog or walk (5K) to show that drinking and driving sucks. Everyone eligible for prize drawings, plus refreshments and entertainment. Cool t-shirts (cheap, too; just $4). Run begins at 4 p.m. fon the East Lawn of the EMU. Register by phone: 346-4456 «j s lost Recently signed with Capitol Records TODAY! ^ 5.8 pm East Lawn EMU HEALTH CENTER • 13TH & AGATE • 346-2770 • http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/ UOSHC/
