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Joe’s 200 Results
Knicks Dig Deep to Stay Alive
A ssociated P a r e s
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G il de F erran w on S u n d a y ’s 9 8 -lap C A R T B udw eiser/G .I.
J o e ’s 200 at P ortland In tern atio n al R acew ay in P o rtlan d , O reg o n .
T h e fo llo w in g are the results:
1. G il d e F erran (5), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 98 laps, run n in g
2. Ju an M o n to y a (4), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 98, run n in g
N EW Y O R K - The N B A Finals
aren't boring anymore, and the San A n­
tonio Spurs no longer look invincible.
B ehind 34 points from A llan H ous­
ton in one o f the best g am es o f his
career, the N ew Y ork K nicks defeated
3. D ario F ran ch itti (2 7 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 98, running
4. A d rian F ern an d ez (4 0 ) R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 , run n in g
5. P aul T racy (26 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 8 , run n in g
6. B ryan H erta (8), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 , ru n n in g
7. R o b erto M o ren o (1 8 ), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 , running
8. M ax P apis (7), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 . ru n n in g
9. P atrick C a rp e n tie r (33), R ey n ard -M erced es, 9 8 , ru n n in g
postseason w inning streak at 12 games.
G am e 4 is W e d n esd ay n ig h t, and
an other victory by N e w Y o rk could
m ake this o n ce-leth arg ic, lo w -rated
S purs th eir first loss in 41 days.
T h e K n ick s n ev er trailed , n e v er
let the S p u rs’ n u m ero u s c o m eb a ck s
another night like the o ne they got
from H ouston — an inspired display
o f clutch shooting on ju m p e rs, drives
rattle them an d p lay ed w h at w as e a s­
ily th eir b est all-aro u n d b a sk e tb a ll o f
th e series in th e co m fo rt zo n e o f
and foul shots.
“ Allan really had it rolling tonight,'
V an G undy said. “H e has show n an
ability to m ake critical shots. H e has
m ade several critical shots dow n the
stretch, and that is a rare quality in this
the third quarter, but H ouston
answ ered with several clutch
shots to restore the K nicks’ lead
S a n A n to n io m a d e o n e
fin al c h a rg e in th e fo u rth ,
b u t n e v e r g o t c lo s e r th a n
league.”
Houston shot 10-for-24 from the
field and 12-for-12 from the line as he
tied his career playoff high.
Latrell Sprew ell added 24 and
Larry Johnson had 16 for the
Knicks, w ho have played their
best all season just w hen things
fo u r. O n e b ig re a s o n w as
th e la c k o f p ro d u c tio n from
T im D u n c a n , w h o w a s
s c o re le s s in th e fo u rth as he
m is s e d all fo u r o f h is sh o ts.
“ (Larry Johnson) did a great
job, betw een him , K urt T ho­
m as and C hris D udley they
14. C h ristian F ittip ald i (1 1 ), S w ift-F o rd , 9 8 , run n in g
coach JeffV an G u n d y said. “ Y ou saw
12. M ichael A n d retti (6 ), S w ift-F o rd , 98, ru n n in g
15. T o n y K an aan (4 4 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 8 , run n in g
16. A1 U n ser Jr. (2 ), P e n sk e-M erced es, 9 8 , run n in g
17. R obby G o rd o n (2 2 ), R ey n ard -T o y o ta, 98, ru n n in g
18. T arso M arq u es (3 ), P en sk e-M erced es, 97, ru n n in g
sen e s as co m p ellin g as any.
To do so, the K nicks w ill need
have lo o k ed m o st
19. M em o G id ley (1 5 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 7 , runn in g
bleak.
N o th in g w o u ld
20. M ich el Jo u rd ain Jr. (1 9 ), L o la-F o rd , 9 6 , ru n n in g
have been as daunt­
ing as feeing a 3-0
d e f ic it, a n d th e
Knicks played like
they knew G am e 3
was their only chance
21. P.J. Jo n es (2 0 ), R e y n ard -F o rd , 9 5 , run n in g
22. R ichie H e a m (1 0 ), S w ift-T o y o ta, 9 5 , ru n n ing
23. L u iz G arcia Jr. (7 1 ), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 5 , run n in g
24. S co tt P ru ett (2 4 ), R ey n ard -T o y o ta, engine
25. M au ricio G u g e lm in (1 7 ), R ey n ard -M erced es, turbo
to give them selves an
opportunity to w in
26. H elio C a stro -N ev es (9 ), L o la-M erced es, electrical
27. G u a lte r S alles (3 6 ), L o la-F o rd , tran sm issio n
the series.
N ew Y ork cam e
out fired up, opening
a 14-point lead in a
first quarter in w hich
28. S h ig eak i H atto ri (1 6 ), R ey n ard -M erced es, d riv e retire d
Average Speed: 107.457 miles per hour
Time of Race: I hour, 47 minutes, 44.560 seconds
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Allan Houston
.Marlboro
they debuted yet an­
other new starting
lin e u p , re p la c in g
C hris D udley w ith
did a great jo b throughout.
tree-throw line tonight W e knew
the shots w ould fell for us. ”
A d d ed S prew ell: “W e ju s t
cam e o u t w ith a lot o f en e rg y .
... I f y o u can ’ t co m e out w ith a
big effort and poise, then you
d o n ’t n eed to be o u t h e re .”
The Spurs quickly cut into
their first-hal fdeficit and finally
tied the gam e m idw ay through
13. G reg M oore (9 9 ), R ey n ard -M erced es, 9 8 , ru n n in g
11. Jim m y V asser (1 2 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 8 , run n in g
M arcus C am by
“W ew antedtogetoffto great start. In
San Antonio, w e w ere alw ays trailing,"
Houston said. "W e just wanted
to stay aggressiv e. W e got to the
the true character o f the K nicks. W e
hung in there w hen they w ere m aking
runs and w e w ere very resilient.
It was San A ntonio’s first loss since
G am e 2 o f the first round back on M ay
11. and it ended the Spurs ’ N B A -record
S an A n to n io 89-81 M o n d ay n ig h t in
G am e 3, cutting th eir d eficit to 2-1 in
the best-of-7 series an d h an d in g the
M ad iso n S q u are G arden.
“O u r true ch aracter w as tested to ­
night, becau se this is first tim e in the
p layoffs that w e lost the o p en er o n the
ro ad and lost tw o in a ro w ,’ K nicks
10. C ristian o da M atta (2 5 ), R ey n ard -T o y o ta, 9 8 , ru n n in g
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to face the 50-year-old Forem an.
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Larry H olm es had barely tow eled o ff
fro m h is v ic to r y o v e r J a m e s
“ B onecrusher” Sm ith w hen he declared
G eorge F orem an his next opponent.
H o lm e s s to p p e d S m ith in the
eig h th ro u n d F n d a y night, giving him
th e first h eav y w eig h t title o n the L eg-
en d s o f B o x in g series.
B ut less than an hou r after the fight,
the 49-year-old H olm es said he w as
n o tb o x in g fo rtro p h ies.b u tfo rach an ce
M y goal is to g et th at b ig guy
G eo rg e F o rem an ," H o lm es said. “ If
y o u p ay m e, 1 11 fight F o rem an . 1
d o n ’t care ab o u t tro p h ies an y m o re.”
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betw een Foreman and M ike Tyson. „
” 1, w ill put m e on the back burner.
H o lm es said.
F ig h t p ro m o ter C o zell M cQ ueen
said h is n ex t step in the future o f the
eg en
en d d s s s series
g et F F o o rem
rem an
an , in
L L eg
e n e s is is to to get
th e rin g w ith H olm es.
“T h at’s the dream m atchup," said
M cQ ueen, a form er basketball star at
N o rth C arolina State.
H o lm es, 4 9 , w h o said h e w as n o t
h a p p y w ith his p erfo rm an ce a fter a
tw o -y e a r lay o ff, used p o w erfu l ja b s
to d riv e the 4 6 -y ear-o ld S m ith into
his c o m e r early in the d ecisiv e round.
S m ith escaped the co m er, bu t H olm es
trap p ed him ag ain a g ain st the ropes
in a n eu tral c o m e r b efo re S m ith m o ­
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How Sweet It Is
Bi DOUG FERGUSON
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,
PIN E H U R ST , N.C. — T he putt
w as only for par. The distance was just
15 fe e t a slight bend to the right.
G iven w hat w as at stake, and the
history o f the m an on the green, it m ight
go dow n as one o f the m ost m em orable
shots in a m ajor cham pionship.
“ W h en I looked up, it w as ab o u t 2
feet aw ay from the hole an d breaking
right into the center o f th e c u p ,” Payne
S tew art said a fter cap tu rin g the U.S.
O pen o n S unday. “ I co u ld n ’t believ e
m y eyes. 1 co u ld n ’t believ e I had
acco m p lish ed m y dream . ’ ’
A nd now that putt on the 18th green
at Pinehurst No. 2 — m ade under the
m ost excruciating pressure g o lf can of­
fe r— takes its place in the g am e’s lore.
R ighttherew ithT om W atson’schip-
in for a birdie in the 1982 O pen at
Pebble Beach. Right there w ith Gene
S arazen’s double eagle in the 1935
M asters. R ight there w ith B en H o g an 's
1 -iron into the eighth green at M erion in
the 1950 O pen.
T h is w as the first tim e in th e 99-
y e a r h isto ry o f the O p e n th at the
to u rn am en t w as w o n b y a p u tt that
lo n g on th e 72nd hole.
In k n o c k in g in th at p u tt, S tew art
av o id ed an 18-h o le p la y o ff th e n ex t
day w ith Phil M ick elso n an d p ro ­
v id ed the O p en w ith o n e o f its m ost
riv etin g finishes.
“T o question his toughness, I d o n 't
think w ould be fair. ... H e 's going to
represent the U nited States well as our
national cham pion,” M ickelson said.
Stew art becam eonly the 13th player
to w in the U.S. O pen at least twice. It
also w as his third m ajor championship
- he w on the 1989 PG A Championship
and the 1991 U.S. O pen. T hat’s one
more than G reg N orman, just as many
as H ale Irwin and N ick Price.
"W here it puts m e in the g o lf world
is, I’m a pretty good and accomplished
player,” Stewart said. “N obody can
ever take that aw ay from me, no matter
w hat’s been written about m e.”
Lately, w hat had been written about
A fte r th e to u rn a m e n t, S te w a rt
so u n d ed a lo t lik e N ic k la u s d id b e ­
fore it beg an .
N icklaus recalled his first chance to
w in a U.S. O pen. He had a one-stroke
lead in die final round at C herry Hills
until he three-putted the next tw o greens,
m issed tw o sh o rt bird ie putts and
w atched Palm er charge from behind to
w in the 1960 U.S. Open.
“ E v ery tim e y o u lose, y o u leam
Stewart had to do w ith failure.
N ev er m in d th at he w on 1991 U.S.
so m e th in g ,” N ick lau s said.
T h o se a re w o rd s w ith w h ic h
O pen at H azeltine by m aking up tw o
strokes over the last three holes against
Scott S im pson, first to get into a p lay­
off, then to w in the n ex t day. H e failed
S tew art can identify.
“ I ju s t th in k I learn ed a lo t from
last y e a r,” S tew art said. “ I f y o u can
learn from d efeat, th en I thin k that
m ak es y o u a m u ch b e tte r p la y e r.”
N ow , Stew art shares som ething else
in com m on with Nicklaus. O nly four
to put enough pressure on an inex p e­
rienced Lee Janzen in 1993. H e blew
a four-stroke lead against Janzen last
year at O lym pic Club.
N o other player in the history o f the
U.S. O pen — not H ogan, not Bobby
Jones, not Jack N icklaus — had led
after any o f the first three rounds as
m uch as Stewart. All he had to show for
it was one U.S. O pen title.
His only victories since then were
the Houston O pen in 1995, w here Scott
Hoch virtually handed him the tourna­
m ent, and in February at Pebble Beach,
where the tournam ent was called after
54 holes because o f rain.
Stewart said then he w anted to prove
he could w in over 72 holes. N o one can
question that now , and Stewart for once
d o esn 't have to answ er to anybody.
“ W hat happened last year at the U S
O pen . all m y friends cam e up and said,
‘B oy,you sure tried. It w as a great effort.
Y o u 're a great com petitor,” ’ Stewart
said. “ I d id n 't want to hear that, and that
m otivated m e.”
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other players have w on the U.S. Open
the year after they w ere runner-up —
Alex Sm ith in 1906, John M cD erm ott
in 1911 and Jones tw ice in the 1920s.
N icklaus w as the last player to re­
place a sour taste w ith a sw eet victory.
That took place in 1972 at Pebble Beach,
w here the U.S. O pen m oves next year
P erhaps M ickelson w ill leam from
h is b e s t ru n a t h is firs t m a jo r.
M ick elso n m ad e h is U .S. O p en d e ­
b u t in 1992 at P eb b le B each , sh o t a
68 in the first ro u n d and then m issed
th e c u t w ith an 81.
M o st p e o p le fig u red M ick elso n
w o u ld have w o n a m a jo r b y now
A fter the w ay he p lay ed P in eh u rst, it
m ig h t n o t b e to o far off.
“ I think it will be interesting to see if
I’m able to break through w hen I get in
this situation again.” M ickelson said.
“A nd it w illbe interesting toseehow long
it takes m e to get back in this situation."
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