Show - C2 SPORTS The Salt Lake Tribune Monday March 9 1992 T-- PICTOLI Lf1 ' I 1! A 1 : Cleveland ' t '''' 910'' ) 1 ' i 1 I t - 3t 3 '''' ' V I ‘ ' '------ ek r - '2 N e: A11 t ti li '' 101r ' 1 ' ' : r tr 1i ' 5 ''' Ill ' k 3t a e-- J ''''Z 1 tk 4 e ittik Awitgas 2 ° ik 7 1 1 sof th ' :5 A 1 1 '''' k '70 1(141" ''' 't4b 4- - CA aiti '5 0 3 e L l' ' 11 i '' 1 l''' ii 1p 4t ! il' liwitidllabt i ' t 4-- ' '''' AAGithigiellit 9 1 5 20-1- 3 17-2- 1 10-2- 1 11-2- 2 9 6 1 30- - 17-1- 4 24-1- 11-1- 16-2- 3 19-1- 10-2- 3 1 9 22- 16-1- 4 6 9 33- - 18-1- 3 8 8 17-2- 2 4 18-2- 4 3 16-2- 3 Western Conference 14-1- 8 26-1- 14-1- 25-1- 6 "Things are fine" said Sloan "Everything's fine I got upset That happens a lot of times in this game I just go about it like I do with my kids I give it a day off when emotions can be out of sync But we talked about it and there's no animosity on either side That's your big concern from a coaching 12-2- 1 20-1- 7 1 16-1- 6 5 11-2- 7 12-2- 0 4 11-2- 4 5 8 17-1- 25-1- 2 18-1- 1 27-1- 4 12-1- 9 24-1- 5 20-1- 0 14-1- 8 22-1- 5 18-1- 3 13-1- 6 19-1- 9 22-1- 0 0 18-2- 0 16-1- 4 7 6 ot Edwards who played 27 minutes in the Jazz's 112-8win over the Nuggets Sunday echoed those thoughts "We sat down and had a real good talk" he said "It was a minor difference that we had and It's over We're both working for the same thing — developing me as a player It wasn't much of a 8 Et to Briefly: Even after the Jazz got: off to a 16-- 2 lead Stockton wasn't sure it would be easy He remem- bered the same thing happened at McNichols in January saying "We started out well here last: time faded quickly and were in big trouble the rest of the way": No problem this time In the final: 43 minutes the Jazz's lead never Karl Ma-- : dipped below nine lone had 10 rebounds leaving him: lour shy of 6000 in his career Denver has now lost 17 of its last: 20 games The Jazz lead the season: series with the Nuggets14 with: two games still remaining Denver's starting front court of Mutombo Greg Anderson (27) a:id Reggio Williams shot a from the combined The Jazz now hit a cozy field portion of their schedule They don't play again until Thursday (at Sacramento) They play three games in the next 10 days and only five in the next 16 ' Game Mond ays New York at Phil 5:30 pm Tuesday's Games Denver at Orlando Can Tozker Green 21 8 4 23 5 5 005 001 003 5 Pressey Royal Totals 14 10 I I I I 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 100 0010 48 20 8 11 5:30 pm Boston at Miami 5:30 pm Minn at Charlotte 5:30 pm Phoenix at Cleveland 5:30 pm Washington at Indiana 5:30 pm LA Lakers at New York 6 pm Port at Milwaukee 6:30 pm Dallas at Houston 6:30 pm Atlanta at San Antonio 6:30 pm Detroit at Seattle 8 pm New Jets at Gold St 8:30 pm Clippers at Sacra 8:30 pm 2 9 2 24 110 0 4 240 4241 Hoosoo Brown Totals 0 2 10 15 63 96-9- 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 1 1 7 1 1 4 Rodman's rebounds 20 kept his season average at 189 He is averaging a shade under 23 in his last 11 games 34 including a last Wednesday in an overtime victory against Indiana "Dennis is our premier It used to be me but now it's him" Laimbeer said "I'm older and I can't move around as much as I used to be able to so it's his time now to jump up and get everything that he can" Rodman averaged nine rebounds over his first five NBA seasons and he is in a position to become the first player to average 19 rebounds since Wilt Chamberlain in the Lakers 1971-7- 2 championship season "He works very hard for 19 Henseti Woken 10 Levngste Totals 11 I 7 51 Is II 240 club-recor- d the rebounds" Laimbeer 1 DAL- 1 Armen 0 34411 34-- vie Mauer Derosa 11 5 Philadelphia m Player 44 Barkley Gilliam 39 Ruland 20 Dawkins 35 Haeltms 36 Sit:Weird IS Anderson 26 13 &rani Wiggins Totals It 19 dit 0 8 12 0 12 240 2 a pf 3 4 5 3 3 0 5 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 38 25 211 14 3 7 5 2 2 3 2 0 8 2 0 5 7 to pia 2 5 29 2 2 19 2 0 1 1 2 10 0 1 19 I 1 5 I 1 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 813 99 (514) (846) Teem Nobs e 29 21 Chicago Platatielphia 27 29 30 — — 24 n 13 103 99 Blocked Shots: Oil Grant PHI Berkley WFled Goals: CHI aive 1250) !Veen 1 PHI 31 Paxson 04 Jordan Armstrong Hawes 34 Tedinicals: PHI (429) Barkley Masa A Bartley Officals: Bevella Roche 19168 la Heat 112 five-gam- two-tim- non-cente- rs 1 1 1 54 "I can't attribute it all to myself" Rodman said "Bill Laimbeer has been a great attribute to me as far as knowing how to go for the ball and being in position" Joe Dumars did most of his damage in the second half Sunday scoring 21 of his 25 points to complement 21 by former Laker Orlando Wool-ridg- e as the Pistons won for the fourth straight time Dotroft Raw m 44 33 33 Rodman looirdge Sae" 19 016 Dorms 42019 7borms Lambast Waiter 41 27 Aguirre Wawa Total pl 2110 2 0 0 5 2 1 2 3 2 4 21 16 6 6 1 30 25 21 0 pts 450114 2 0 2 25 2413 200 000 010 0 0000 710 13 6 I 240 ft rb a 0020 4 34 5 1 5 3 1 4 8 5 6 0 5 0 4 0 IS C5001 Two Robs: It LA Lakin 19 Mayor Cavan Perkins Carrobal Scott 39 41 14 II 32 37 20 IS 26 16 240 Paean ram loon Twirl Sea Total 617 441 3540 ft rb 9 12 0 7 44 12 2 4 0 1 4 3 9 4 4 I 3 22--3 42 20 223 pi 91 to pts 2 1 2 5 0 2 19 100 0 0 4 6 4 3 2 18 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the Kings made a jumper with 37 seconds left to give the Kings a 7 16-fo- 108-10- lead After a timeout Thorpe passed the ball deep to a jumping Olajuwon who scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half Olajuwon scoreless in the first quarter also had 14 rebounds 1109311 Plover 2134non to 33 Thaw 09Apon K &net 11 4 351014 Marred 5 32 37 20 2 0 24 04 14 15 346 Smiley &Iwo le Webb Ikchww Dittlit 91 91 4 3 1 14 3 3 1 1 4 2 0 1 3 1 3 7 1 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 46 23 It 17 41 16 to 2 4 2 0 0 a 4742 714 it p111 7 3 21 2 25 5 14 1 19 0 4 1 4 0 9 1 6 13 100 '- 7( - 109 101 i'4' t 1 : - - T 43 35 25 39 45 25 4 nada 2 3 7 041 14 14 54 540 5 7 1 3 0 3 7 4 6 0 I 1 pa 25 3 2 1 6 2 0 0 3 1 2 20 0 0 1 2 30 3 0 0 12 ' - 11"‘-- 1( 4 tt 1 17 Clippers 97 Warriors 96 t LOS ANGELES — Danny Young made a pair of free throws with 36 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Clippers overcame 24 turnovers to beat Golden State becoming the fourth team this season to hold the Warriors under 100 points Ron Harper led the Clippers' fourth-quartrally from a deficit with eight of his 21 points while Danny Manning added 20 The victory brought the Clippers e of the within a Lakers for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference k l"41: !i ' m 36 44 28 35 43 22 3 8 Ptayer HA Mullin 1tuvoto ' Ao Mader Owen Haavay MrMulnis Gal arg Askew Eke Totals 0 3 8 14 240 11000 2 21 4081 t4 ' ' — ' ' - ' :ii 3'''''''V" 4 : ' - tE : - 0" y t d -- N f 'I 9 ' ir 1 i t'' 11 4 t ' Jk h i — i 1 1 I t 0 '' :'1 9 t 0 o I I t 4 fi 1 '': V i : 'e' CI"' '''t'' ' 1r 0 -7 ti bi '': l'ot s: Fr T 9' 4 di i s - I 4 'I ' '' ' No4 ' '''t ''' W10 kr I 'I ' i ' 4: : fordni1 1 ' ' ':' '4 ''' — f' ' yi '': !' 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Officials: Saar Noes Hamer Voting A 15800 Mullin HSI Trail Blazers 109 Sonles 97 PORTLAND Ore — Drexler scored 23 points and dominated a decisive Portland outburst late in the first half as the Trail Blazers beat Seattle and gained some breathing room in the tight Pacific Division race The win coupled with Golden State's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers pushed the Blazers' lead over the Warriors to VA games Clyde one-poi- teethe Meyer Morratan Cage &nem m 25 36 12 21 4 Peyton Pierce 38514 Mckey Kemp Johnson 22 9 14 24 Biros 15 41 6 7 4 1 2 10 1113 10 5 2 0 4 28 22 2 3 5 0 1 0 7 0 4 2 3 1 4 1 4 4 24 5 240 1 1 0 0 12 9 04 8 0 4 0 2 6 23 Brown Koloed Wan fttbaØVpi 4 2 5 2 10 54 04 1 0 04 0 0 0 0 3440 2s4t 10 le 1 1 1 n 2 2 7 10 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 517 67 1378l (862) nett 5 Teem Poetised Mem m Kersey 11010 Mews 26 23 Amge Bryare Pack Totals Te0171 5 24 34011 28612 Ddersotle Drexler Pot noemson 29 20 nib te 9 44 5 6 5 2 5 23 54 4 6 3 2 2 17 6 04 17 12 240 aplpl 8 5 3 1 4 17 0 1 0 1 10 5 1 2 0 0 4 11 05 7 0 3 0 1 3 9 0 2 1 2 0 n 3743 3241 1446) 0211 0 3 0 0 8 2 21 0 4 0 12 1 0 14 106 a n33 it 34 25 21 — 105 Siocisd &lots: SEA Menke) kers) FOR WMITS 2 Ikeda 2 RoOnson 2 Kersey DJote wank 3st Fleid Goias SEA lkssAan 2 Ninon GI Rams 5 3otoson 1 Sams POR 373 OregcM Ponst O ANs Tactrects SEA 13441 De4snos Johnson (Aosta Fong Nosey Video A 12888 BOt la WyOl fi Denver's Dikembe Mutombo reaches around Utah's Mark Eaton during this battle for loose ball Sunday in Denver The Jazz made the game anything but a battle as they coasted to the victory I Jazz Start Out Fast Bury the Nuggets C-- 1 4111111111M111111111 That's what we did ready to- night" The key to this game was the Jazz's blistering start Karl Malone scored five points in the first 78 seconds and after a basket by Todd Lichti the Jazz ran off 11 straight points It was 16-- before the Nuggets scored again and the power went out because of a blizzard that hit Denver just about game time The Nuggets were as cold the as the weather They made only five of their 21 shots in the first quarter Mark Eaton blocked four of them Eventually Denver finished at 42 percent "We had a good defensive effort the whole night" said Eaton "We didn't give up too many second shots and we had the middle closed down pretty well-Pretty well? The Nuggets' candidate Dikembe Mutombo was scoreless in 32 minutes He managed to get off only three shots "I'm not going to take all the credit" said Eaton who finished with six blocks and 11 rebounds "Our team defense was great We him a couple of 2 rookie-of-theye- double-teame- ar d times early just to make him think about it and it helped He never really got into his groove" Said Sloan "Mark came out terIt makes me feel good to rific see him and Mike Brown so fresh and alive because that center position is an important one for us" lead at the The Jazz took a end of the first quarter and built a 3 lead midway through the second But they settled for a 47- 34 lead at halftime when their final 12 possessions netted only four points "We still have stretches with our execution that we don't want We get to have" said Sloan " 25-1- 2 43-2- sloppy" The Jazz were anything but sloppy in the third quarter when they blew the Nuggets away Hitting 10 of their first 13 shots the Jazz outscored the Nuggets 18- 6 over a stretch to turn a advantage into an inlead surmountable From there the Jazz cruised to their 15th win in the last 19 games They finished up making 44 of 88 shots — the 10th straight time they've hit 50 percent or better — and all 12 players scored five-minu- 51-3- 8 69-4- 4 Stockton finished with 13 in steals four 13 and assists points only 32 minutes tl Brown and David Benoit added 11 points off the bench while Blue Edwards ended up with 10 For the Nuggets Lichti and Mark Macon scored 16 points "This was a team tonight that just wasn't making their shots" said Sloan "And like I said our guys were alive We got off to a good start defensively and that helped set the tone for the whole Is a P c E f game" Said Nugget coach Paul West-hea- d booed in the pregame introductions before his team lost its ninth straight "They jumped on us real fast I would have thought we'd come out sharper I didn't think things would start like that But we weren't making our shots and when that happens everything else becomes a struggle" The Nuggets lost their fifth in a row at home tying a franchise record "We need to play more as a team" said Lichti "We're playing a little selfishly This is an embarrassing stretch we're in right now We're in a rut and it's getting discouraging" Not so for Utah Said Karl Malone "It's encouraging to go out and play well no matter who you're playing It says something about this team" s F a C 11 III v V 1 Tag) ley May Return to Court — in CBA THE ASSel71ATED PRESS DALLAS — It could happen this week Roy Tarp ley could start Rees 10 C The Associated Press U Continued from 12 Poisisod IS ' ‘1 I- y it Blocked Snots: HOO Olastoon 3 Thorpe B Johnson SAC Camorell 2 Simmons Bonner Feld Goals: HOU (471) 8 MaxweS 540 A John Johnson 1 K Smith Bollard SAC son 01 9 (558) Webb 24 Richmond a 5 Officials: L Jones &under Borgia A 17014 $wag (311) (5001 7 13 s 4 2 0 0 2 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 34 22 12 7 II 108 01 5 12 13 N 7 til Maxwell Teem Robe 37012 B Cau44491 e 14 tit A ' - 29 20 le i I ir Nv (A82) (737) Bowes 14 17 1 to 12 Houston Sacramento t f 14 playing pro basketball again Not in the NBA mind you The NBA bawled Tarp ley in October for two seasons as a repeat offender of its program But Tarp ley recently applied anti-dru- g for admission to the Continental Basketball Association which has a contract with the NBA to serve as a minor league of sorts The CBA two weeks ago approved Tarpley's application He can play immediately That's right this week Less than six months after he couldn't say "no" to substance abuse and fouled out of the NBA Tarp ley could begin dribbling shooting and rebounding a basketball for pay The Wichita Texans the C13A affiliate of Tarp ley's NBA employer the Dallas Mavericks have queried him to play in their final few games 4k 444'4N-0004-lo44404- ra St 9 I 4V411 ch 4 non-fact- (519) (704) Team Pato: 10 Pillyer m 36 27 40 43 25 15 18 2 2 3 2 45 28 7 3 0 3016 2134 0 0006 114111 2636 0411 ktraildrit San Articri Foyer Bulls 103 'Hers 99 3 Ceeedge Roberts Bloke Taw nett 14-1- 8 6 4542 I LAI 0 7 3 8 1 3 1 0 6 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 i 46 20 26 35 Player Turner Sere A Anton 110 tuba 0 9 6 2 2252 6 2 V to pis (540) (067) Teem Rebt Oramdo their fifth consecutive game 20 03 LA Liao The Spurs won their 10th Staked arCked 900 DET Rockosn Saley Lam game in 15 starts and im- Foyd bew LAL - Patin 3 0 Flod Dom DET Unit Thomas Umber 04 proved their road record to 1000) Durres DetoN 9 22610 ines Arta Tern Rebt 9 WattOgton Larry Bird returned from the injured list on March 1 K s 41 Buth consecutive game stnce 15 ftappr Ic Long Roe Solo SrMil Shaw Coles Echrards 5-- 14 (457) (350) Team Fists 6 Miami m Mem utes of the fourth quarter to complete a 0 sweep of the season series against the Magic with a victory The Celtics also snapped a five game losing streak on the road and won their fourth 1 7 32 ORLANDO Fla — Kevin Gamble scored 18 points and Boston held Orlando to four points in the first eight min- Lewis said "Rebounding basicalBullets 98 ly is just who wants the ball MIAMI — Glen Rice had the most and who's going to work the hardest And that's 30 points and 11 rebounds as what Dennis does He doesn't the Heat snapped both their know any other way to play season-hig- h e losing but to play at top speed every streak and Washington's second" three-gam- e winning streak e NBA Defen- Pervis Ellison led The Washingsive Player of the Year is ton with 24 and 13 points Barkto Charles about join ley Truck Robinson and MiWashington chael Cage as the only tt th a at st to pts m tg to lead the NBA in Parma 10 Grant 43 04 6 3 5 since the Knicks' Jones 19 5 0 2 rebounding 04 2 13 5 4 2 3 24 Harry Gallatin did it in 1953- Ellison 42 Adams 16335 1 (515) (739) Team Robs: A - 110010 0 2 1501 47 Celtics 111 0401 103 Magic 93 I 1 0 0 0 39 20 22 he ye (0-- 1 4 ' Mi : - 15 240 with 7:32 to trailed 92-8- 0 (458) (773) play when it went on its tear Teem Rebts 7 with Jordan scoring half the Dales m ftrb a pl 91 to pts tg 18 points That gave the Mayer Smith 33 2 0 3 I 2 12 3 Bulls a lead with 2:15 T Orsits 32 34 14 0 2 2 3 8 forward to beer" the 39 915 7 2 4 3 2 19 Hodge The whose 76ers play 2 9 0 I 2 10 28 said Sunday after reaching three-gam- e streak Harper 131scliman 30 3 2 2 0 0 II mark for the was broken winning the Williams 24 8 21 44 4 201 closed within 31st time this season in a 98- 21 4 4203 0 on three occasions twain° one point 19 Moore 2 2 2 10 0 93 victory over the Los AnScott Williams scored on Wnne 2 0000 5 but 0 geles Lakers at Inglewood 9 I 2 0 0 3 a layup to put Chicago ahead May 41 22 17 814 el 248 3344 Calif totals 102-9with 243 seconds to (393) (917) "That's my role this year Team Fiebs: 4 — to rebound and play de- play — Ban Antonio 24 22 20 93 25 fense and get a couple of Chicago — 41 17 Deltas 23 16 25 II ra ilt st 81 to 8 buckets here and there I'm Kerr Il pis Blocked Shots: SA - Elliott 4 Carr 6 Robinson I 5 3 2 3 15 41 PCPBA 71 wolams 2 T Davis Hamer PRISSey asa just like any construction Grant 2 39 18 840 8 3 Goals SA Strickland (571) Eltot10-worker I go out there and do Cdveght 20 14 21 4 0 2 4 4 Field DAL I Tucker (308) Smith Harper I the dirty work go home and Paxson 29 8 It0201in0 Moore Madman 1010 34 8 3 43 Jordan II Officials: White Technicals: next is litany get ready for the game" Perdue 10 11 0 3 3 0 3 1 lei - Chicago 103 Philadelphia 99 Detroit 98 LA Lakers 93 Miami 112 Washington 98 Boston III Orlando 93 San Antonio 93 Dallas 81 Utah 112 Denver 88 LA Clippers 97 Golden State 96 Houston 109 Sacramento 108 Portland 109 Seattle 97 Chicago 1 hurt" who was Denver center Dikembe Mutombo played 32 minutes despite being listed as questionable before the game because of a lower back strain Mutombo went scoreless Even though he had nine rebounds and six blocked shots he was a against Jazz centers Mark Eaton and Mike Brown After the game Mutombo said he felt fine standpoint" Cord red-h- The Jazz guard made 10 of his 19 shots against the Nuggets en route to 20 points Malone has now scored 71 points on 34 of 53 shooting in the last three games "I feel good" said Malone "I went through one stretch where I struggled But I'm putting the ball on the floor more and creating some shots for myself instcad of just standing "That's what I do when I struggle I stand around waiting for John Stockton to deliver the ball But I can't do that I feel better on the move" closed Coot W is Jeff Malone remains verbal exchange Friday night during the third quarter of Utah's easy win over New Jersey at the Delta Center They sat down late Saturday night at the Jazz's hotel to discuss the matter which both feel is now Conti 20-1- 1 Sloan-Edward- say so Sloan and Edwards got into a 12-2- 6 10-3- on" — The s Affair is history Both Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and starting forward Blue Edwards DENVER -C chael Jordan scored 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter as Chicago used a 16-- 1 fourth-quartspurt to erase a deficit and defeat Philadelphia 19-1- Sunday's Games Rodman Pistons Sink Lakers THEASSOCIATEDPRESS 13 18-2- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE playoff berth The Auociated Press Detroit's Bill Laimbeer dishes off a pass around !Akers' Terry Tragic (right) and Viade Divae Dennis Rodman is well on his way to his first NBA rebounding title and only the second in Detroit Pistons history He won't accept all of the credit though "If I win the rebound title this year 50 percent goes to me 25 percent to my team and 25 percent to Bill Laim- II 21-1- 10-2- 3 4 1 r ' - 1 I - - 2 " A k tail t '" -' 0 - t - Al PV (4- ' 4 2 c 1 A 10' o i 9'- 1 f- ' di I 1: 1 4' - - y - I--- — I t ri ''' r ' 21- 11-2- L Pet GB Strk Home Away 42 21 667 — W4 28- - 3 8 San Antonio 37 24 607 4 W2 23- - 6 33 29 532 8 W1 21- - 8 Houston 20 41 328 21 Denver L9 17 44 279 24 Dallas L5 11 48 186 29 Minnesota IA W L Pet GB Strk Home Away PACIFIC 2 Portland 43 18 705 — W4 26-- 6 Golden State 41 19 683 Ph Li 23- - 8 Phoenix 39 23 629 412 Li 27- - 4 34 28 548 912 Li Seattle LA Lakers 31 29 517 1112 Li LA Clippers 31 30 508 12 WI Sacramento 20 41 328 23 IA 1 42 A :li 1 "- f 1 - k t ie I 4 ' — ::' " W1 25 597 IPA W4 29 31 483 2012 L4 29 34 460 22 W2 27 33 450 2212 Li 22 37 373 27 Li MIDWEST Utah 7 71t 1 I 1 '4 't14 1 i t''- ' t' 1012 37 Indiana Milwaukee Charlotte C 19-1- 2 Coach Paul Westhead said "Di- kembe played well The first play: of the game Stockton came at him' with a pick and he fought it right off It certainly wasn't one of his better games But it was courageous He did not act like a player: problem to begin with But it was good to talk and now we can go By Steve Luhm 14-1- 6 17-1- 5 Detroit Atlanta ' GB Strk Home Away Coot — W3 24- - 7 2445 3 0 W4 24- - 6 7 9 0 4 Li 0 171s Li 2412 L6 GB Strk Home Away 51 12 810 — W3 27- - 4 24- - 8 39 20 661 10 W1 22- - 5 Washington Orlando CENTRAL II - W L Pet 38 23 623 35 26 574 29 32 475 28 34 452 27 34 443 21 41 339 14 48 226 W L Pet Philadelphia Miami New Jersey a I Tiff Now Histol:y ds Eastern Conference ATLANTIC New York Boston 11111111111111111111111101111 I Sloan-Edwar- NBA Standings - - Ore ( 1 t 1 t o o 1 i — |