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Michael Jordan knows exactly
why the Chicago Bulls have been
held to less than 82 points in
three of their four games with the
Detroit Pistons and are just a
game from being eliminated in
the NBA playoffs.
“Any team that wants to stop a
[man from scoring can do it,” Jor
dan said. “I’m not tired or frus-
Btrated. It’s just very difficult to go
|out and do anything against three
people. I’ve had to give up the
ball.
“Detroit is making other play
lets shoot and we’re not taking ad-
[vantage of it.”
Except for the second game of
the series, when Sam Vincent got
31 points as the Bulls beat the Pis
tons 105-95 at the Pontiac Silver-
dome, no other Chicago player
has stepped forward to help Jor-
I dan. The Pistons held the NBA’s
leading scorer to 24 points Satur-
I day and a career playoff low of 23
on Sunday and walked away with
the two games in Chicago, 101-79
|and 96-77.
That gave the Pistons a 3-1
lead in the best-of-seven series.
While Detroit is trying to clinch
its second straight berth in the
Eastern Conference finals
Wednesday night at Pontiac,
Mich., Atlanta and Boston, tied 2-
|2, will go back to Boston Garden
for their fifth game. The Hawks,
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who won both games in Atlanta,
tied the series with a 118-109 vic
tory Monday night.
There were two Western Con
ference games Tuesday night —
Utah at the Los Angeles Lakers
and Dallas at Denver. Both series
are tied 2-2.
The story for Detroit so far has
been defense, with Joe Dumars,
aided by Isiah Thomas and Vin-
nie Johnson combining to
smother J ordan.
While Jordan, who averaged a
playoff-record 45.2 in the five-
game Washington series, still has
a 37.6 average, only one other
Bull is averaging in double fig
ures — Vincent, at 10.4.
But Detroit Coach Chuck Daly
is aware Jordan can explode at
any minute, as he did when he
scored 59 in Chicago’s 112-110
victory in their last regular-season
game at the Silverdome. The
Bulls have been more successful
than most there — their second-
game win broke an 11-game
home winning streak for Detroit.
Boston-Atlanta remains a
home-court series. The Celtics
have beaten the Hawks 13
straight times at Garden. Atlanta,
on the other hand, has now won
eight of its last nine with Boston
at the Omni. If it stays that way,
Boston will win — it has two
home games in what has become
a best-of-three series.
Bliss ponders UNM job
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) —
Southern Methodist’s Dave Bliss was
en route to Albuquerque Tuesday to
begin talks with University of New
Mexico officials that could make him
the next Lobo basketball coach.
The Mustang coach became the
prime candidate for the job Monday
when Bob Knight announced that
he had decided to remain at In
diana.
Bliss, once an assistant to Knight
at Army and Indiana, said Monday
that it was his interest in New Mexico
and not an unhappiness at SMU that
was bringing him to Albuquerque to
discuss the Lobo job.
“I’m well aware of the basketball
tradition at New Mexico,” he said.
“It is one of the fine jobs in the coun
try as attested by Bob Knight’s inter
est.”
Bliss, 44, also cited family connec
tions — his wife’s parents and sister
live in New Mexico. He said he had
not been offered the job and de
clined to say whether he expected he
would be the next Lobo coach.
John Koenig, New Mexico’s ath
letic director, said Monday he ex
pected to name a new coach either
Wednesday or Thursday.
New Mexico is attempting to fill
the vacancy created by the April 26
resignation of Gary Colson, who had
been the Lobos’ coach for eight sea
sons.
Bliss is coming off a season at
SMU in which he led the Mustangs
to their third berth in the NCAA
Tournament in the last four seasons.
His 28-7 club also finished first in
the Southwest Conference regular
season race and won the league tour
nament.
During eight seasons at SMU, his
teams have compiled a 142-101 re
cord. His career mark, including five
seasons at Oklahoma, is 219-163.
“I love SMU,” Bliss said. “We’ve
got a good group here and have for
the last five years. I think we’ve won
more games in that period than any
one in the league.
“It’s nothing negative here. It’s
just that New Mexico is so attrac
tive.”
Bliss said he met late Monday with
SMU athletic director Doug Single
and university president Kenneth
Pyle.
“I told them I’m very happy with
the program here, but I’m profes
sionally interested in going to Albu
querque,” Bliss said.
Bliss said that last week’s reports
that he would take the New Mexico
job should Knight decline it were not
true.
Aguirre leads Mavs to victory
DENVER (AP) — Mark Aguirre
scored 25 points, including a clinch
ing 3-pointer with 19 seconds left,
leading the Dallas Mavericks past the
shorthanded Denver Nuggets 110-
106 Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead
in their NBA playoff series.
Dallas can wrap up the best-of-
seven Western Conference semifinal
in Game 6 Thursday night in Dallas.
Poor free-throw shooting by the
Nuggets down the stretch was the
difference. Denver, the NBA’s top
shooting team from the line this sea
son, missed seven straight free
throws in the final seven minutes.
Rolando Blackman had 18 of his
24 points in the second half. Black
man’s 18-foot jumper gave Dallas a
106-102 lead with 40 seconds left.
After a pair of free throws by Denv
er’s Danny Schayes, Aguirre’s long-
range basket from the right side
made it 109-104.
Roy Tarpley added 21 points for
the Mavericks and Sam Perkins had
17.
Schayes had a career-high 33
points and Alex English got 30 for
Denver, which was without two key
players. Lafayette Lever and Jay
Vincent, the team’s second- and
third-leading scorers in the playoffs,
missed their second straight game
with injuries.
Dallas' bench outscored Denver’s
40-14.
Despite falling behind 6-0 in the
first two minutes, the Mavericks led
25-23 at the end of the first quarter.
Dallas capitalized on poor Denver
shooting in the second quarter to
open a nine-point lead, but Denver
closed to 55-51 at halftime.
Scott strong
again in win
HOUSTON (AP) —- Mike Scott
is feeling pressure. Not from the
opposition, but from the other
Houston Astros pitchers.
“When everybody’s throwing
good like we are, you want to
keep up and it’s tough to do,”
Scott said after pitching three-hit
ball for seven innings Tuesday
night in a 3-2 victory over the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
“You want to go out there and
do as well as the guy before you,”
he said.
Scott, 5-0, gave up three hits in
seven innings and struck out 10,
raising his National League-lead
ing total to 73.
Houston starters have given up
three or less runs in six innings
during 30 of the Astros’ 36
games.
Juan Agosto pitched 1% in
nings and Dave Smith recorded
the final out for his seventh save.
Neither allowed a hit.
Loser John Smiley, 3-3, gave
up three runs on seven hits in six
innings.
Houston took a 1-0 lead in the
first when Billy Hatcher singled,
stole second and scored on Kevin
Bass’ double. Bass singled with
two outs in the third, stole second
and scored on a single by Rafael
Ramirez.
The Astros made it 3-0 in the
sixth when Ramirez singled, Ale*
Trevino walked and Chuck Jack-
son hit an RBI single.
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