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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Tuesday, March 26, 1996 Spurs Fight Past Fatigue _NBA STANDINGS _| For 14th Consecutive Win ia, Portland sending the the ¢ 1 reaaire abound gataaa s Dudley a three-pointer — his fifthof ackup cent the game — for an87-81 lead had 10 points and ninere inthe Monda: bounds. Clifford Robinson added 17 points for Portland 29 left. tory in eight tries moved them withina half ne of Phoenix The game markedthe first Portland appearancefor Ver. ee 85 points. om high, and David non Maxwell since he walked into the stands and slugged a heckling Blazers’ fan on Feb 6, 1995. The crowd half-hear tedly booed Maxwell but was mostly disinterested in one of PG IT Reb N.JERSEY Mio MA WA OT APE PY the quietest nights of thesea: son in the Rose a0 victo: in a Bill KostrounThe San Antonio’s Will Perdue battles for the basketball with Yinkaire of New Jersey on Monday night. The Spurstripped the Nets 98 field and scored four ‘kKhouse, in his first game rE back after a two-gamesuspen: row x PHILA, sion for punching Utah's Jeff e were rough around -Pust tes Sis the ed ght, but the rePex ou at 3 bounding did it for us. That ‘ was the thing. we had to be a ive, and that was the Bicked Sha Sin a key tonight,” Robinson said. § The Spurs, whofinished a § Ci four-game road trip and won their seventh in a row away ering? Rew from home 0 for their st sth Garden. Maxwell was 2-for-11 from the points. Clarence Weather spoonled the 76ers with 20 points and13 rebounds. Jerry 9points San Antonio outrebound- go with his ro FT Reb Min MA WA OT AP Pt Hornacek, scored 13 points andwas just 4-for-14 from the field tals 240-96 TT WN SNTFAB IT The Blazers’ Rod Strickla PORT GFT Reb Mi) MA MA OT APE Pe game with a lle ‘ HE ASSOCIATED PRESS Finally Rip Apart Mavs | ~NAT STANDINGS TASTERCOSTERENTT — year... Harttoed Philadelphia First Pr ied — Ne: ; ‘We were5-for-15 on fastin the first half hat’s terrible. I'd rather crawl the ball up thefloor than do that Jazz's record to 48-20, the gameincludedonehighlight Canadiens 4 Islanders 1 MONTREAL et scoredhis =108i Valo for the Jazz, When Malone Red Wings 5 Mighty Due! first NHL goal as Montreal ee struggling New York and kept in the thick of the majoll race oroerlg +4 4, Toro kD CHICAGO TRIBUNE CHICAGO ployers at the Lakers organization know th hesaid, “It just got to a point where it was just alittle too inuch for me. I just neededtime. Ceballos was taken off the suspendedlist Monday, and left withtheteamona six-gameroadtrip beginning tonight ‘L spok ch Harris on theplaneride here and we both agreesa it would bebest if I got backinto it gradually, Ceballos said Monday fromOrlando, Fla Ceballosinsisted his absence had nothing to do with bas- ketball, and hedismissed rumors that he is unhappy about ving fewer minutes since Magic Johnsonrejoined the imJan. 29. Hornet Robert Paris! 26 ays been happy with my role,” Ceballos said for 13thplace on théA’s a Hall of Fameplayer back, everybody s going all-timelist. Malonceds toYoubring adjust, Those adjustments were made and they're fine only 155 topass Elgimlor with me. for 12th place Angriest of all the Lakers is Johnson, a self- described Pippen Chats With Cyberfis vers A— apologize for myself andtheactions of not inthis my em. at Orlando. Instead of starting against the Magic, he will role, coach Del Harris said. Other than improving the Releree— claimed unspecified family problems need. Thadsomepersonaland family problems to deal with, 1 Mever Par 2 Malaekton ZackKidd ans 0 bre —Fe. lix Potvin stopped 46 shots as the Toronto Maple Lea surviveda rally by theCalg: DETROIT — Mike Vernon ry Flamesfor a victory made 29 saves as Detroit Torvo Anaheimto extendits raig Riv- beat unbeaten streakto 11 games. ite C pallos, edhis attention, but hedidn’t otherwise explain his trip to Lake Havasu, Ariz., where he water-skied while the Lakers wondered why they didn’t hear from himforfour da Whenweplay as a group. we're said. “When we don't play withintensity and don't play as a group, westruggle MapleLeafs 4 Flames 2 CALGARY, Albert \-r out cit to only five, Sloan shook his hea ower play Ope Reteree = went nine minutes without afield goal and watched Dallas’ see- hit a free conds left inthefirst quarter — giving TomPidgeonThe Associated Press a 30-19 lead — he 000points for his Detroit's Keith Primeau celebrates a goal on Mondayagainst the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. I has now scored 3,019 points, meaning he 154—21 g \Mecart trails still-active Charlotte Powerplay Opportunites — Semenov Doll at Clippers, 8:90pm Ceballos finally turned up Lay but the Lakers didn't Asked about ane second quarter, when the Jazz Canucks4 Kings 1 VANCOUVER. British Columbia — Kirk McLean made 23 saves and four diflayersscored as Vancouverbeat Los Angeles. Milwaukee Seattle at Gold. St, 8:30p.m, toss out a welcome mat. His sudden disappearancelast Wednesday has splintered a team fighting Houston for fourth place in the Western Conference and home-court advantagein thefirst round of the playoffs. Heabandonedus, you know. Atatime like this, at a time we haveto stick together,” guard Nick Van Exel said, “It's goingto be hard, We'vegot a teamcaptain who just walks You'vegot to have a ondunit trima 14-point defi no sacramento at Phoenix. 7 pm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ingout there grief about their avot! sp Monday Games iny Conf INGL WOOD, Calif. — If Cedric Ceballos expectedhis Los Angele Lakers teammates i forgive his unexcused zona vacation, forget four-day little pridein what you're do- lack of support Hextall made 21 saves for his secondshutout in three days as the Philadelphia Fly ers beat the Hartford Whal ers 3-0 Monday night It was thefirst timea Phil adelphia goaltender has re corded back-to-back shutouts since Bernie Parent did it in the playoffs against Toronto in April. 1 Hextall, who now has four shutouts this season, said he thoughtthe Whalers worked hard, even though they had half as many shots (42-21) as Philadelphia. Burke, the Whalers’ goalie, disagreed T think we have to show a little more heart than we did tonight.” hesaid. “Wedidn't do enoughto win Although Hextall got the shutout andthe win, it Burke who was the mor tive goalie. He kept the Fly ers scoreless until John Le Clair openedthescoring 3:50 into thefinal period LstlO Sirk Home Away Ceballos Steps Back Into Sticky Situation DALLAS Mla Neviow 2 Willan Jacks @ Continued From D-1 eran TPs GP GA shutout, Sean Burke gave his teammates GB Wash, at Cleveland, 5:30 pm. : Team Reboutsds:P Blocked Sh Jazz Flyers’ Hextall Sets Record With Second Consecutive Shutout PHILADELPHIA — While Ron Hestall gave his teammates the bulk of he credit for his secondstraight Pet Atlanta at Toronto, 5 pam k left groin Wednesday night at the Ala WoL Tonight's Games the games by 23, 24. 40 and 23 points Al MIDWEST Indiana, 5°80p.m, San Antonio New Jersey 88 Bostonat Lakers at Orlando. 6 p.m Utah 103, Dallas 86 NewYork at Houston, 6:30p.m Portland 94, Philadelphia 7i Charlotte at Denver. 7 pan ‘The loss ended up a disas trous four-gameroad trip for Philadelphia. The 76ers lost sat out the G4 Li 24-10 14-20 507 25t2 6-4 Wi 24-12 10. 338% 0-10 Lil} 18 49 269 412 WI 13-20 5 xS. Antonio 50 18 735 — 100 Wis 2 x-Utah 2 W4 29-4 19-16 Houston 46 14 Denver 4-6 13 19-13 9-27 Minnesota 55 W2 15-19 8-26 304 2012 O10 Lil 13-2 Dallas 0-10 118 8-25 3-30 Vancouver PACIFIC WL Pet GB Lst10 Sirk Home Away W3 31-3 22-12 xSeattle 53 LA Lakers 41 25 621 500 19 46 Wi 19-15 15-19 Phoenix 4 "WI 21-14 12-21 Portland 83 5 W2 19-14 11 3 Sacramento 30 Wi 21-13 10: Golden State 28 5-5 Li 16-19 9-24 18-24 LA Clippers xctinchedplay clinched division Monday's Games Vancouver at Detroit, 5:30 p.m for the No. 6spot in the West ern Conference. ist Atlanta Detroit Charlotte Milwaukee Toronto Western Conference The Blazers’ seventh vic GFT Reb WA MA OT ATF Ps Mie Conf 4 Sabonis made his ais seven shots and was & for-9 from the fieid as Po id dominated iddle the start Del Negro misseda bounded thet Hastert Conference W Pet GB Lstl0Strk Home Away 1 me 9 27 59 w by the Nets d by athree-pointplay 1 Bradley. cut the to 84-81 with 3:20 team ATLANTIC x-Orlando New York or questions, ining one about whenheweretire, Rodman's antics! — way out of left field ‘Do you like being cowed with Jaromir Jagr? Asked what hookach Phil Jackson gave hfor roadtrips, Pippen rnded: “I can't recall took because I didn't rea tougt — They didn't ask about the migraine against Detroit or the 1.8 secondsagainst the Knicks Instead, during a one-hour chat with Bulls forward Scottie Pippen Mondaynight on Chicago Online, cyberfans threwso many softballs, Pip penshould have beencarry ing an aluminumbat @ “Howis it playing with Jordan and Rodman?” Pippen’s answer: “A lot of fun’ @ “Whatis your best basketball skill?” Answer Probably passing Pippen passed on a few have no interest in it ultimate teamplayer” who putretirement onholdto re: turn to the teamthis season. Thisis the worst timefor all this to happen,” I'm really sick and tired of it he aid Johnsonsaid Ceballos going AWOL has taken away from his comeback. Hesaidheplans to wait until the offseason before deciding whether to return next ye “Maybe I won't throw myself back into next season. T don't know.” Johnson said, this. I'm too old Just as Micl 1 Jordan “It’s hard for meto deal withall recently lit into Dennis Rodman for head-butting an official, Johnsonexpect, to have a long talk with Ceballos. Whatis hegoing to do? Is he going to commit himself’ ‘That's the big question,” Johnson said after scoring 28 against Charlotte in his secondstart in place of Ceballos He-selling VW Jetta. Esy paymentlease. CT) after Legg’s Amazing Goal Shocks cdepese World junior forward Mike Legg won't andchildren wild tales about al he scored Sunday in the 4ee THL STANDIN' EASTERN CONFERENCE th Dison WLSOL Po Ce $207 permo: ECL a Distson W LSOL Ps NEW 1. VW JETTA GL: * 10 yeai0,000 mile limited powertrain warranty * 2 year200 mile no-charge scheduled maintenance Dual ags, alarm system, power ce Air cooning, 8 speaker AM playoffs WESTERN CONF Widwest Drson W LSOL Pi ¢ val that help of the NCAAhoc hampion Bos 3-DAY WEEKEND bases car rented from Friday to Monday FYk Applies 10 0 inc fed. 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