Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday June 7 1989 Page6 Up against the wall LA Pistons heat heavy pack Magic Johnson of die Lakers "Their frontline doesn't come into play nle they mi their shots and they didn’t miss too many" The dine Detroit guards combined to sink 29 of 46 shots Dumars converted 11 of 16 Vinnie Johnson 9 of 14 and Thomas 9 of 16 In the conference final die trio came under fire for poor shooting against the Chicago Bulls when none hit at least 39 percenL “We played possibly our best playoff game" Detroit Coach Chuck Daly said "Especially offensively we probably played our best game to a fault Our aggressiveness was kind of overwhelm-ID- S By Ian Love UPI sports writer ' ’ AUBURN HILLS Mich — The Detroit Pistons' backcouit under attack during the Eastern Confer ence final turned the assault against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night in Game 1 of die NBA championship series Isiah Thomas scored 24 points Joe Dumars had 22 and reserve Vinnie Johnson contributed 19 to triumph over die power the Pistons to a 109-9- 7 defending champions who lost for die first time in this year’s playoffs Thomas had 16 punts in die first half Dumars scored 16 in die second half and Johnson hit 7 of 8 Detroit which won both regular-seaso- n meetings shots in the final period for Detroit between die teams defeated Los Angeles in die "As goes die backcouit so goes Detroit" said opener of last year's final but lost in seven games as die Lakers captured their second straight NBA crown 4 "We got massacred in 198S (a kiss to Boston) and this feels die same way” said Los Angeles Coach Pat Riley whose did) hit just 47 2 percent of its shots and was outrebounded "But this series is a long way from being over" Detroit outscored die Lakers in die third 8 period forcing Los Angeles into 6 of 16 field-goshooting to mark the 12th time this year the Pistons t have held a playoff opponent below 20 punts in a ' period The Pistons also limited their foe to less than 100 points for die 14th straight game in die playoffs The Pistons pushed the lead to 79-5-9 with 2:36 to play on a basket by James Edwards but the Lakers closed die quarter with 7 straight pouts to trail 79-6-6 heading into the final period Vinnie Johnson though scored 10 of Detroit's first 12 punts in the fourth to put die game away James Worthy finished with 17 points for the 148-11- 45-3- 24-1- al Los Angeles fields a laige lineup even with Scott available But without him the Lakers were a forest of trees trying to stop watertnigs Tony Campbell averaging just 46 minutes a gjune in these playoffs played 25 minutes Tuesday night and was ineffective in die first half Hie wound up with 12 points on 4 of 9 shooting "Without Scott we changed our defenses” Detroit Coach Chuck Daly said "and they were ‘ went wild against the Lakers 'driving around die Orlando 'taller' slower Los Angeles defenders virtually at AC"” Green ' Kareem Abdul-JabbWoolridge and Michael Cooper — who started in wilL And when they didn’t they were able to sink Byron Scott's place — all were called for two fouls uncuitested jumpers from die perimeter in die opening period then tagged with their third "It was more a rhythm kind of thing more fouls in the second continuity than missing his shooting” Riley said of Hie Pistons backcouit was red-hin the die loss of Scott who was injured Monday in opening period as Thomas converted 4 of 5 shots practice ‘‘It hurt us and caught us at die 11th hour and Dumars 3 of 4 It affected our rotation and defensive schemes" ar ot Detroit's Isiah Thomas (11) and LA's Magic Johnson just love to get together Aggies jNew-gu- y ’J By Jared Thayne ’ sports writer HYRUM — Not even die magic of a good seventh-innin- g rally was enough to pull the Hyrom Hornets out of the hole during Northern Utah Baseball League action Tuesday Hie young seemingly Logan Aggies must have forgotten they were playing old-fashio- leu-experien- league-establish- on Hynim ed Hornet turf or maybe they just didn't care Whatever the reason Logan wound up with a 4--2 victory "We have a lot of first-yeball players guys who haven’t played a lot" said Jeff Guyman who anchored shortstop for die ' Aggies "At die beginning of die year it was kind of scary but now we're coming around" And come around they did so well and so early that Hynim was left baffled blistered by Aggie bats and defense It was Guyman himself who began the embarrassment of the Hornets when as the game’s Icadoff hitter he stroked a solid safety to left Hyium pitcher Louie Aguiar startled and perhaps offended by die opening bash decided to have no more of the sort He struck out die next batter forced the third to ground ar who resumed play Croshaw "good friend” of Aguiar's With two outs and teammate Guyman languishing on his buddy third Hedin took him right over die center field fence far his first homer of die season The long-ba- ll gave lead that Logan a 0 held throughout die night “It felt good” said Hedin "It was nice Lou is a good friend of mine It just happened” Hedin’s insightfulness could have been used to describe the entire night's happenings It just happened The rains had soaked die die Hynim field and washed-ou- t batter’s box before the game even began first-inni- Si--- of summer to have Then there were die lights Games scheduled at 8 pan need illumination but at Tuesday's battle a fuse Mew leaving die first inning unlit It just happened however there was still enough daylight to begin die game and it just happened that when die park c SM1THFIELD — The Southfield Blue Sox remained unbeaten in Northern Utah League play racking up a 7 win Tuesday over Brigham Lube America But the team’s 13th straight victory did not come without some experimentation that turned out to be excessively suspenseful for the experimenter Sox coach Rich Hansen 9-- With a 3 lead heading into the seventh inning Hansen decided to give starter Scott Hyde an early vacation and take a look at newcomer Steve Snyder Three batters later the bases were Because Croshaw had folded his arms to his chest before barreling into Price die ump ejected him from die game The event had no real impact on die contest as die 2 end was just around the comer but die call did make for a certain bonding of die two teams - V TeieScmopp' neraia journal Ray Cartee pulls catcher Steve Baldwin and Louie Aguiar Croshaw had replaced Roland began to darken die lighting was Olson in the Hynim outfield restored during the sixth but when he came to bat in die seventh he sound bit bizzare? a to Starting Is this a baseball game or an neglected to repot in until after episode on the Twilight Zone he took one pitch Logan fans we’re talking about? Hornet Mike yelled to have him called out for Croshaw further confused things the deed The Hornet bench tried to ignore it as did the umpire in the bottom of the seventh loaded Two more batters produced two walks and two runs Snyder found himself also in motion towards the dugouL Sandor Schiess Friday night’s scheduled starter at Tremonton took over with the bases still frill and no outs Steve Bingham's sacrifice fly to right made the count 6 Schiess then got a force out allowed an rbi single to Val Christensen and then fanned Dan Wight to end the contest Christensen was the villian in another piece of theatre during the sixth Kimber Hall had opened the game with his sixth homer of the season and had followed that with a triple in the third and a single 9-- v-t ' 4-- ' Sox win - Sr s but somehow the local boys their fun (Hice) was in die middle of die came line I wanted to get to die pad he 4-- ng percipitation let up to permit die eventually through for Hyium with a base rap — one of four in die seventh-innin- g Hornet frenzy Croshaw sat at third ready to score With die score favoring Logan 1 and the bases loaded he watched teammate Dennis Gittins tap one in die infield Croshaw had to go home oily to meet Logan catcher Rich Price in the baseline Boom “You’re out and out of die game” yelled die ump to Croshaw and the Aggies capatilized on it The fourth Aggie to pick up a stick was Mitch Hedin a Sports report 9-- experienced Hornets de-bu- zz out and began feeling a tad better about die contest But die comfort came too early 2-- helpful” :i S t ' V Hyrum Coach Ray Cartee erupted with die rest of die Hornets over the calL “If he (Price) had been straddling die plate then you've got to slide” said Cartee “But when he’s in die baseline where do you go? Of course he puts his hands up what do you want him to do run in and take it in die face?” was in front and so out” “When we I took him went to A& hands” said Croshaw “nice even said ‘it’s a part of die game” Even Aggies sided with die Hornets “I personally think it’s part of baseball” said Guyman “I agree die other team should argue it We're big boys now and we can take it” In addition to die Aggie bats Hornet hopes were dampened by Logan defense In die bottom of the second Hyrum's Marty Knowles punched a shot to shallow right an almost sure base smash But Logan's John Taylor wheeled and in a flash snagged die ball before it hit die ground robbing Knowles Cartee remembered being frustrated by other Aggie defensive magic “Earlier in the game we had a couple of chances” the Hornet coach said “We came through with a line shot but die kid (Logan’s Keith Casey) made a great play at third Then another line drive to shortstop (Guyman) was “It was just a bad call defi- grabbed” In both instances nitely” said Croshaw “He Hyrum had runners on the bags w in the fifth Now with Jon Howell on Rick Thome went 3 for 3 and this third base Hall was going for die cycle major college prospect at second base He cracked a Rich Keller delivery down leads the Sox with a 593 average the third baseline The ball seemed Thome erf course is a mere stripling destined for die left field corner a sure alongside the venerables Hall and when all at once Christensen The lefthander now in his ninthHyde on third flung out his arm and knocked with Smithfield has moved to 4--0 onyear die two-bagg-er the ball down with his glove Howell scored what would be die winning run on die play and Hall was credited with a single Hall went 4 for 4 on die night upping his average to 432 He's been heavy at the plate but no one would begrudge him a frill plate against Brigham — in their previous meeting all die other Sox feasted but Hall had starved gone 0--5 season and years 15-- 0 over the past three Two States Tour Entries are being accepted for the seventh annual Tour of Two States a 215 kilometer pleasureable (read noncompetitive) bikeride through Utah and Idaho June 25 I The entry fee is S20 if registering before Saturday This includes sag wagon support celebration dinner and tee shirt (famous) Signups (checks payable to Summit Cyclists) are being taken at Sunrise Cyclery Pursuit Cycles and Al’s Cyclery The tour commences at 7 ajn and subsequent festivities at the Loon are scheduled for 1 pjn The final finishers traditionally join the party and are roundly toasted along about 8 pjn More information is available at 753-123- 8 |