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Page 10 The Battalion Monday, April 30,19$ Moi Worthy: ‘Nobody said it would be easy’ Rockets giving Lakers all they can handle in series INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) —The Los Angeles Lakers expected a tough playoff series with the Hous ton Rockets. Although they went up 2-0 in the best-of-five opening series with a 104-100 win Sunday, the Lakers are gettingjust what they expected. “Nobody said it would be easy,” Laker forward James Worthy said after he scored 32 points — five in the final 1:19 — as the Lakers came back from a 17-point deficit in the second half. “We’ve had to work for every thing we’ve gotten against them,” Worthy said. “They’re a big, physical team and they feel like they’ve got a lot to prove.” Worthy had 34 points in the Lakers’ 101-89 victory in the opener, when they also trailed at halftime. The Lakers trailed 65-48 at half time Sunday, but came back with a defense that held the Rockets to 17 points in the third quarter and 18 in fourth. Trailing 100-97, he had five straight points that put them ahead to stay as Los Angeles scored the fi nal seven points of the game. “At halftime, a spirited oration is not what happened,” Riley said. “Halftime was about being out played, being outrebounded and getting our tails kicked.” The Lakers came out to trim the difference to 82-75 heading into the final period, then won the game in the final minutes. The victory made Riley the win- ningest coach in playoff history. With 100 victories in post-season play, he moved one ahead of Red Auerbach, who got most of his play off wins with the Boston Celtics. “It’s a significant achievement for me and the team,” Riley said. “But right now, it doesn’t mean a heckuva lot. I’m sure I’ll appreciate it more in the future.” No. 100 was a tense one. The Lakers picked away at the Rockets’ lead in the second half, then outplayed them down the stretch. But they still trailed 98-93 with 2:36 to go when Orlando Woolridge made two free throws to cut it to three points. Then Vlade Divac fol lowed up a Woolridge miss to make it 98-97. After Houston’s Vernon Maxwell hit a short jumper to make it 100-97 with 1:30 remaining, Worthy made a pair of free throws with 1:19 left. Then Worthy intercepted a pass by Akeem Olajuwon and broke away for a layup that made it 101-100 with 33 seconds to go. After Maxwell missed, Worthy was fouled and made one of two free throws. A shot by Olajuwon went in and out of the basket and Byron Scott was fouled and made two free throws for the final margin. “We had a couple of shots and turnovers down the stretch that hurt us at the end,” Rockets coach Don Chaney said. “We learned a great deal from this experience. We have to look ahead now and concentrate on the two games that will be played at Hous ton.” Those games will be Tuesday and Thursday at the Summit, where the Rockets won both games this season. Magic Johnson Yiad 17 points and 14 assists for the Lakers, and Scott had 17 points, including 13 in the third quarter, when he shot 5 for 5 with three 3-pointers. Sleepy Floyd had 27 and Maxwell 24 for the Rockets. Olajuwon was held to 11 points, but he blocked a playoff record-tying 10 shots and had 11 rebounds. The Rockets built their first-half lead behind 17 points from Floyd and 14 from Maxwell. Mavs desperate as series resumes PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Strong rebounding and superior depth have lifted the Portland Trail Blaz ers within one victory of their first playoff series triumph in five years. The Dallas Mavericks have played at the slow-down tempo they’ve wanted in the first two games of their best-of-5 first-round series. The Mavericks also have controlled Portland’s leading scorer, Clyde Drexler. But the Blazers have won both games on their home court — 109-102 on Thursday night and 114-107 Saturday. “We can play better and we know it,” Portland’s Jerome Kersey said. “But we’re still winning.” The Blazers have a 93-74 re bounding advantage in the two games, including a 41-20 edge on the offensive boards. “We need to stop them from get ting second shots,” the Mavericks’ Roy Tarpley said. “That’s what’s kill ing us. We need to be the aggressors from the beginning to the end. We’ve had a tendency to slack off .” We’ve had a tendency to slack off and when we do that, they take it to us.” —Roy Tarpley, Mavericks’ forward The Mavericks are tired and bruised as they head home for Tues day’s third game. Dallas never has come back from a 2-0 deficit to win a series. The Mavericks are without Brad Davis and Adrian Dantley because of injuries. Starting center James Don aldson played only 13 minutes Sat urday night because of knee, ankle and toe injuries. That left coach Richie Adubato with little choice but to play his start ers for as long as he could. Tarpley, who has been the most consistent Dallas player so far in the series with 44 points and 31 re bounds in two games, played all 48 minutes Saturday night. Rolando Blackman played 44 and two other starters, Derek Harper and Sam Per kins, played 41 apiece. “There’s no relief,” Adubato said. “It’s a tough situation because when you get tired, you don’t shoot the ball well.” While the Mavericks were weary, the Blazers got a big lift from their bench in Game 2. Reserve guards Drazen Petrovic and Danny Young scored 22 of Portland’s first 24 points in the second period as Port land rallied from a 15-point first- quarter deficit. “Their bench beat us,” Adubato said. Petrovic and Young were 4-of-5 from 3-point range. “They were game savers,” Drexler said. “They really saved our neck. They deserve the game ball.” Drexler struggled for the second game in a row. He is 12-for-40 from the field in the series. “1 can’t throw it in the ocean, but it’s not something to worry about,” he said. Blues battle Blackhawks in final to encounter Oilers ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brett Hull has scored against all three Chi cago Blackhawks goaltenders, and he doesn’t care who he and the St. Louis Blues see in Game 7 of the Norris Divi sion final. “If you shoot the puck, it’s got a chance to go in,” said Hull, who scored two of his NHL-leading 13 playoff goals in the Blues’ 4-2 victory in Game 6 Saturday night. Game 7 is Monday in Chicago. The winner advances to the Campbell Conference final against Edmonton, which swept Los Angeles in the Smythe Divi sion final. The Blackhawks also elimi nated Minnesota in seven games in the first round of the playoffs, while the Blues dispatched To ronto in five games. “It’s been a fantastic series and this game is probably going to be the highlight of my career, win ner take all,” said Hull, whose fa ther, Hall of Earner Bobby Hull, played for the Blackhawks. "It doesn’t really matter who’s in the nets. “I don’t prepare for goalies, 1 pre pare for the other team.” It's a good thing, since Blackhawks coach Mike Keenan has had trouble deciding No. I with Greg Milieu starting the first three games, then watch ing the last three. Rookie Ed Belfour starred in the Blackhawks’ victories in Game 4 and 5, but was pulled in favor of Jacques Cloutier only 2:30 into Game 6 after Hull and Dave Lowry scored on the Blues’ first two shots. Cloutier likely will be the starter in Game 7. Walls signs two-year deal with Giants DALLAS (AP) — Dallas veto, defensive back Everson Walls,»[, has led the NFL in interceptioj tin ee times, said on Sunday he 1 * signed a two-year deal worth mj, than $1 million with the rivalNj York Giants. Walls, a 10-year veteran, wasIfj unprotected by the Cowboys unij the N FL’s Plan B program. He had a falling out with cojj Jimmy Johnson during Dallas’dij, irons 1-15 season. Johnson (put tioned Walls’ dedication. Walls said on Sunday he woi| have liked to remain with the Co* boys but Johnson and owner Jen Jones wouldn’t talk money to him. “All they had to do was let® know there was a problem with® salary,” Walls said. "As it world out, it was much better 1 went to ih Chants. I’ll have a lot moreopportt nities after football, playing in Net York.” Walls said he was unhappy nil the way Johnson treated him. "I was dumbfounded someolil, things he said to me,” Walls said “He kept telling me 1 wasthel® one to practice. I told him what® ference did it make if I wasontimt, “He replied, ‘You’re not late,jus last.’ So, I started to get to prac® on time and then the coaches starts! showing up late. I just thought^ (Johnson) was needling me." Walls said: “I got the feeling!, wanted to stick a knife in mean] twist it. I guess the season was war ing on him. Then he chewed me® coining off the field after the Pk*. nix game when I stopped to dit somebody.” Walls said in another gametes made the goat for two toucfidom passes on his side of the field "tin were not my fault. But coachJok son acted like it was.” Walls said he will play safety(» the Giants, work into the nickel® erage on obvious passing situation, and also play cornerback. “I’ll be at the mini-camp on lb 23rd,” he said. “This is a gra chance for me, a great shot. 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