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OtrT 5 APR 2 91995 SATURDAY. APRIL 29, 1995 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH SPORTS LORRAINE KEE COMMENTARY Tweed' Webb Helped Make Negro Leagues Fashionable stayed everywhere. "You try to do as much cleaning around it as you can," Elaine Bolden said. "He knew exactly where everything was." But the beauty of Webb was that his baseball knowledge wasn't all in his books.

Most of it was cluttered, stacked and curled up in the considerable recesses of his mind. "I've seen 'em all," he would chortle over and over again. Well, just about all. Ask him anything. He'd rattle off an answer with the The things that struck you instantly about Normal "Tweed" Webb were the state of his living room in the Enright Avenue home he lived in for 30 years or so, the speed with which he talked, and his encyclopedic knowledge of the old Negro Leagues.

On Thursday, Webb, the historian on black baseball in St. Louis and an authority on the Negro Leagues, died in his sleep at his home. Webb, 89, left behind two daughters, four sons, 18 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren. His legacy extended beyond, though, to a 'ill seeming ease and expedition of an auctioneer. "You couldn't beat him talking," son Roger Webb said.

The legendary James "Cool Papa" Bell? "I worked to get him into the Hall of Fame," Webb once said of Bell, who was inducted into the Hall in 1974. Andrew "Rube" Foster? "He was the one that organized the National Negro League in 1920. At the age of 12, 1 was a batboy for him." i i new generation of baseball fan just discovering the richness of black baseball. The first time I set eye on Webb's home in April 1992 1 knew I had the right place by the sign in the window. "Tweed Webb Library," it read.

His oldest surviving daughter, Elaine Bol-den, tried to get him to take down that sign. She worried that a stranger would come to the door. Take his things, rather than take a look at Webb's irreplaceable cache of Negro teams by the streets the players lived on, recalled Roger Webb who's cataloguing his father's collection. They learned the nuances of the game on the sandlots. He picked up his nickname about the same time because of his snappy dress.

In the 1920s, he joined the all-black Tandy League where he made a reputation as a solid shortstop despite his short stature. He played for the St. Louis Black Sox and Broomer Tailors in the Tandy League and later professional baseball with the Fort Wayne Pirates. But his association with the Tandy League embraced 44 years as player, manager, official scorer, public relations director and vice president. They called him Mr.

Tandy League and, for his historical legacy he left the game, he was inducted into the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame several years ago as a "contributor." "He was extremely dedicated to local Afro-American players, championing their cause for annual St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame induction," said Bob Broeg, former Post-Dispatch sports editor. "And every year, including just three weeks ago, Webb contributed a well-crafted printed banner for the dinner. "They'll miss him we'll all miss him a nice guy," Broeg said.

I once asked Webb why he'd laid out so large a paper trail. He spoke of his passion for baseball, the pride he took in being black. "I talk baseball every day," he said cheerfully. "Ever since 1910. I'm a dedicated man." A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Scruggs Memorial C.M.E. Church, 3680 Cook Avenue. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at Wade Funeral Home, 4828 Natural Bridge Avenue. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery? If Willie Mays? "He's the greatest ballplayer that ever played." The first blacks to play big-league ball? Not Jackie Robinson.

"The Walker boys in the 1880s. Did you know that? You didn't know that. I figured you being a writer you would know that." I didn't then. Webb, born here in 1905, earned a living for his eight children by painting signs. But he had been a ballplayer himself.

He told his children often about the days when a young Webb would play "street ball." They organized Leagues accounting. "He put the sign back up," Bolden said. She gave up. Webb's living room was his library. It was a lifetime of clutter.

So many stacks of paper. Scrapbook pages whose ends curled. Yellowing newspaper clippings from the days he wrote for the St. Louis American and the St. Louis Argus long before it became fashionable to write about the Negro Leagues in the mainstream media.

Books. Photographs. A dining-room table drowned under the poundage of it all. Organize it? They tried. But everything pretty much Post-Dispatchi Normal "Tweed''- Negro Leagues historian Webb in a 1960s photo.

NBA PLAYOFF ROUNDUP 3-12 .250 10 2 0 Higgins Atlanta Hawks 7W i Orlando Magic Houston Rockets Bulls FGM-FGA FGM-FGA FGM-FGA Pet. Pts. Avg. ONeal 29.3 Hdwy 20.9 Andrsn 439-923 .4761200 15.8 '0 Blylck 509-1198 Smith 428-1005 Augmon 397-876 Norman 388-856 Oljwn 798-1545 Drexler 571-1238 Maxwell 306-777 Smith 287-593 Pet. Pts.

Avg. .5172005 27.8 .4611653 21.8 .394 854 13.3 .484 842 10 4 .447 652 10.2 .427 783 9 5 342-716 Pet. Pts. Avg. .4251373 17.2 .4261305 16.3 .4531053 13.9 .453 938 12.7 .478 939 11.6 .453 477 9 7 .473 794 9.7 .442 502 6.2 .427 137 32 .500 30 30 283-645 .439 802 12 9 401-707 .567 948 12.8 Long 't 206-434 .475 635 9.1 240-537 253-593 243-487 191-422 320-677 205-464 'J 'ft i tmo Lang Corbin Scott Grant Royal Shaw Bowie Turner 192-494 .389 502 177-369 .480 427 50-117 Wiley Horry Cassell Elie Herrera Brown Chilcutt Murray Breaux 73-178 .410 199 Us Bazarevlch 11-22 Hammink 1-3 .333 4 171-327 105-174 146-328 95-233 45-121 Anderson 57-104 Koncak 77-187 i v.

i 64 5.5 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.1 1.2 0.3 499 710 .523 415 .603 249 .445 358 .408 258 .372 128 .453 75 .333 3 .250 5 548 148 2.9 ,412 179 2.9 453 70 2.6 Avent 105-244 .430 258 Armstrong 3-8 .375 10 Thmpsn 45-114 .395 116 Whatley 24-53 11-38 Tabak 24-53 Jones 1-3 Caldwell 1-4 Rollins 20-42 .476 61 Tower 0-2 .000 1 .289 .458 .143 .000 Les Edwards Vinson Hovasse 50 2.1 67 1.8 4 08 0 00 22-48 1-7 0-1 Indiana Pacers Philadelphia 76ers Boston Celtics FGM-FGA FGM-FGA Pet. Wilkms 496-1169 .424 Rada 450-919 .490 Pet. Pts. Avg. .4621588 19.6 .5261400 17.9 .4931075 13.3 .563 786 10.6 .455 802 10.0 .445 335 7.6 Pts.

Avg. 1370 17.8 1133 17.2 1236 15.6 954 14.7 781 10.0 Miller 505-1092 Smits 558-1060 McKey 411-833 D.Davis 324-576 Scott 265-583 A.Davis 109-245 Jackson 239-566 Mitchell 201-413 Brown til-yn .447 Douglas 365-769 .475 Mntrss 307-575 .534 Fox 464 8 8 587 93-188 Pet. Pts. Avg. .4901686 20.6 .507 350 18.4 .4391373 18.1 .401 812 15.3 .465 904 11.4 .455 778 9.5 .428 389 8.3 .475 491 6.4 .426 251 5 0 .471 55 50 .511 256 4.7 .465 299 4.7 .396 46 4.6 .231 19 3.8 .381 195 3.5 .368 70 3.3 .346 76 1.8 FGM-FGA Barros 571-1165 Malone 144-284 Wthrsn 543-1238 Burton 243-606 Wright 361-776 Bradley 315-693 Grayer 163-381 Williams 206-434 Graham 95-223 Gaines 24-51 Abdlnby 118-231 Alston 120-258 Harmon 21-53 Ford 9-39 Tyler 72-189 Jackson 25-68 Perry 27-78 Fleming Wrkmn 169-351 .481 246-546 .451 128-313 .409 152-300 .507 149-329 .453 sit; McDnl Wesley Ellison Strong 101-269 .422 624 .487 529 .495 251 .375 292 .480 231 .415 112 .357 100 .333 3 .176 8 378 375 441 377 14 8.6 74 68 63 6.0 4.7 4.0 2.2 1.4 1.1 Harris 3-8 375 Ferrell Thmpsn Williams Strickland Kite 83-173 49-118 41-115 1-3 3-17 Dawson 3-8 .375 Earl 26-68 .382 Blackwell 8-13 .615 Humphries 8-34 .235 Los Angeles Clippers Charlotte FGM-FGA Pet.

Pts. Avo. Hornets Phoenix Suns Vauqht 609-1185 .514 1401 17.5 1142 14.1 FGM-FGA Pet. Murray 439-1093 .402 Sealy 291-669 .435 Rchrdsn 353-897 .394 Pts. Avg.

1561 23.0 778 13.0 874 10.9 835 10.4 741 9.3 Brkly 554-1141 .486 Manning 340-622 .547 Dehere 279-685 .407 822 17.9 Pet. Pts. Avg. .5191643 21.3 .4801525 18.8 .4821172 14 3 .441 935 13 6 .467 750 1 1 .5 .477 862 11.1 Msnbq 1281 15.6 282-601 .469 201-456 .441 Ptkwski 566 Maierie 438-1U31 .425 Johnson 246-523 .470 Green 311-617 .504 O'Neal Hits 11FTs; Celts Embarassed By Magic 124-77 Compiled From News Services Shaquille O'Neal guaranteed the Orlando Magic wouldn't be swept in the first round of the playoffs again and kept his word. The Atlantic Division champions buried memories of last year's three-and-out showing against Indiana, riding O'Neal's inspired play and improved free throw shooting to a 124-77 rout of the Boston Celtics at Orlando, Fla.

The victory relieved the Magic of a burden that even the best record in the Eastern Conference couldn't lift during the regular season. Orlando won 57 games but struggled down the stretch, losing seven of its last 11. No one felt the pressure more than O'Neal, whose poor foul shooting is the team's biggest weakness. He was a different player at the line Friday night, much more deliberate in his approach in making 11 of 14 and scoring 23 points. Nick Anderson added 20 points for Orlando and, like O'Neal and the rest of the Magic's starters, sat out the fourth quarter while the bench completed the most lopsided game in Boston's storied history.

The Celtics' previous worst loss was by 44 points to Portland in 1977. Dee Brown led Boston with 20 points, but Dino Radja was held to 10 17 below his season average against Orlando. Game 2 of the best-of-five series will be played Sunday at Orlando Arena, where the Magic won 39 of 41 regular-season games. Orlando stressed defense in practice all week, placing extra emphasis on doing a better job against the pick-and-roll Boston's bread-and-butter offensive play. The Celtics averaged nearly nine points above their season average in five regular-season games between the teams with Radja scoring 27.2 points per game 10 above his average and Sherman Douglas averaging 18.3.

Boston won two of those games, but was never in it Friday night. Orlando scored 16 of the game's first 20 points and led by 22 before settling for a 54-36 halftime lead. It was 88-56 after three quarters. Sonics Vow To Be Different: This year it is different. Dikembe Mutombo isn't lurking like some impregnable monolith.

And Robert Pack isn't pecking insistently at Gary Payton. And LaPhonso Ellis is about 2,000 miles away, preparing for San Antonio. This year, for the Seattle Sonics, will not be Denver Deux. These Sonics are different. This year, there is no internal rancor.

There are no great expectations. There will be no halftime boxing matches. Ricky Pierce is gone. Kendall Gill is hell-bent on winning 17 points, four assists, two steals in 25 marvelous 132 FGM-FGA Mrmng 571-1101 Jhnsn 585-1219 Hawkins 390-809 Curry 343-778 Burrell 277-593 Bogues 348-730 Adams 67-148 47-100 Sutton 94-230 Parish 159-372 Bennett 6-13 Hancock 68-121 Spencer Grant Smith 52-118 .441 78-166 .470 63-134 .470 730 15.5 916 11.2 814 10.4 650 10.0 795 9.7 .453 188 6.5 .470 125 6.0 50 7.0 6.9 6.2 5.3 52 4.7 4.4 37 20 20 From page one 3 Muggsy Bogues. It was pure David against Goliath.

Jordan waived his teammates away, and the Charlotte fans raised the decibel level in 'an effort to assist their diminutive favorite. As Jordan stopped to shoot near the baseline, Bogues stripped the kill away, only to see his effort negated by an illegal-defense call against another Hornet. Still, the confrontation stoked the crowd, and it soon was going bonkers as Bogues led three consecutive' successful fastbreaks. In the last three minutes of the half, Jordan rang up all nine of the Bulls' points on foul shots and jumpers, and Chicago took a 51-49 half-time lead. The Hornets took only one lead in the third quarter, and it lasted a possession.

The Bulls wiped it out when Jordan fed Kukoc for a 3-point basket. Twelve minutes later, Charlotte took another lead, 74-73, on a foul shot by Mourning with 8 minutes, 45 seconds to play in the fourth quarter. Now it was showtime. Jordan scored six points in three minutes, including a tongue-wagging reverse layup straight out of his archives, as the teams waged a tug-of-war for the lead. At the other end, Mourning knocked down consecutive 3-point bombs to heighten the drama and roil the crowd.

The lead changed hands 11 times in the final nine minutes of regulation, and there were four ties. The last tie, at 92-92, lasted the final two minutes. The teams missed seven shots altogether in that stretch. For Chicago, Pippen launched jufct bis third shot of the game, a 20-footer that missed everything with 1:13 left. With 40 seconds left, teammate Luc Longley forced a hook sh6t that missed.

After that, Mourning measured another 3-pointer, but it didn't drop. Johnson got the rebound and called time out with 18 seconds left. When play resumed, Bogues launched risky baseline jumper, and Chicago got the rebound. i A last-ditch 3-point shot by Kukoc fell away, and overtime was jn Person Tisdale Perry Amge Dumas Ruflin 309-638 .484 278-574 .484 306-588 .520 194-422 .460 37-73 .507 84-197 .426 Outlaw Fish Riley .409 263 .427 389 .462 14 571 170-325 .523 49-103 .476 65-145 .448 91-189 .481 4.8 4.7 33 23 tins Wmgate 50-122 7.7 55 4.8 4.4 3.7 2.7 0.9 Martin 1-5 .200 Woods 37-117 .316 .562 153 .410 122 .469 90 .333 14 82 233 303 280 24 11 38-81 Wolf Tolbert 1.4 1.4 Schayes 126-248 .508 Kleine 119-265 .449 Swinson 10-18 .556 Lang 4-10 .400 6-18 Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers FGM-FGA Pet. Jordan Pts.

Avg. 457 26.9 FGM-FGA Ceballos 497-977 VanExl 465-1107 Divac 485-957 Pippen 634-1320 .480 1692 21.4 1271 15.7 1150 140 Kukoc 487-967 .504 342-744 FGM-FGA C.Rbn 597-1320 Strkld 441-946 Thorpe 385-681 Williams 309-604 J.Rbsn 255-624 Armstg Kerr 418-894 .468 261-495 .527 254-459 .553 209-491 .426 Perdue Harper 286-621 135-302 .447 Longley Pet. Pts. Avg. .4521601 21.3 .4661211 189 .565 937 13 4 .512 757 9.2 .409 651 9.2 .461 683 9.1 .393 312 8.9 .415 508 8.1 .444 293 6.5 .406 447 5.5 .526 244 5.0 .430 119 3.2 .386 75 2.7 Pet.

Pts. Avg. .5091261 21.7 .4201348 16.9 .5071277 16.0 .460 897 14.0 .459 913 12.5 .432 756 10.4 .497 558 9.5 .383 208 6.9 .468 341 6.1 .427 340 5.6 .442 306 4.6 .530 189 4.1 .529 24 3.4 .346 20 3.3 .438 179 3.0 .514 44 1.7 2 1.0 15-39 .385 tngnsn 674 82 621 80 530 6 9 358 6.5 43 5.4 363 5.0 318 4.5 83 4.4 217 3.8 238 3.5 206 3.5 Jones Cmpbl Peeler Threatt Daniels Lynch Smith Bowie Miller Young Keys Harvey Rambis Conner 156-317 .492 119-287 .415 wegtn Myers 360-785 285-659 217-437 80-209 138-295 132-309 118-267 70-132 9-17 9-26 77-176 18-35 0-0 Grant Porter Kersey McKie Dudley Bryant Henson Edwards 105-267 203-489 116-261 181-446 101-192 37-86 32-83 28-72 .389 Krystkwk Buechler 90-183 .492 Blount 100-210 .476 Simpkins 78-184 .424 Boston's Sherman Douglas is sandwiched by Orlando's Donald Royal (5) and Nick Anderson. minutes. Shawn Kemp isn't stuck playing center at crunch time.

This year the Sonics will win the first round. They will beat L.A.; beat L.A. There will be Sonics basketball deeper into the spring. Thursday night, in front of a shockingly small crowd of 14,073 (is there a fan boycott of basketball we don't know the Sonics took both games from the Lakers. They won the first-half shootout and they won the second-half slowdown.

They won this first game of the best-of-five playoff series, 96-71. The Sonics won inside and out. They beat Los Angeles by mixing up their defense and confusing the less-experienced Lakers. They held the run-and-gun Lakers to 29 second-half points. "Defensively, everybody had a good focus on trying to help each other.

We're good when we're like that," Sam Perkins said. "But it's only Game 1. The key is we have to come back out with that same intensity." Nt team in the West can find more ways to win than Seattle. The Sonics' versatility is their greatest strength. Kemp and Gill punished the Lakers in transition.

Perkins, Detlef Schrempf and Gill beat them in the half-court game. Schrempf, with help, held Laker leading scorer Cedric Ceballos to one field goal. Cleveland Cavaliers Sacramento Kings Pts. Avg. Miami Heat FGM-FGA Pet.

Rchnd 668-1497 .446 Williams 445-998 .446 1867 22.8 1259 16.4 1058 13.2 FGM-FGA Price 253-612 Hill 350-694 Brandon 341-762 Williams 366-810 Mills 359-855 Phills 338-816 Grant 413-809 .611 Pet. Pts. Avg. .413 757 15.8 .504 963 13.8 .448 889 13.3 .452 929 12.6 .420 986 12.3 .414 878 11 0 .446 614 7.5 FGM-FGA Rice 667-1403 Willis 473-1015 Owens 403-820 Coles 261-607 223-500 Ferry Reeves 206-465 Pet. Pts.

Avg. .4751831 22.3 .4661154 17.2 .4911002 14.3 .430 679 10 0 .443 619 9.2 .536 617 8.3 .489 566 7.4 .439 395 7.3 .403 329 7.3 .499 547 7.3 .391 229 4.6 878 11.6 877 10.8 567 6.9 327 5.6 317 4.7 285 4.2 209 3.6 47 3.1 68 2.3 43 2.0 0 0.0 Geiger 260-485 Gamble 220-450 Webb 302-689 .438 Polynice 376-691 .544 M. Smith 220-406 .542 Smmns Brown 124-287 .432 Hurley 103-284 .363 Causwell 76-147 .517 Wilson 18-40 .450 Turner 23-57 .404 Lee 9-25 .360 Phelps 0-1 .000 Eackles 143-326 Cmpbll Cage Battle Roberts Bennett Colter Dreihng Madkins 161-392 177-340 43-114 28-72 6-11 67-169 42-102 2-6 .411 469 .521 407 .377 116 .389 80 .545 15 .396 196 .412 110 .333 8 Miner Salley Askins Lohaus Pritchard 123-305 197-395 81-207 97-231 13-32 420 267 .406 44 2.3 San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Milwaukee Bucks FGM-FGA Jcksn 484-1026 Morn 683-1566 Tarpley 292-610 Pet. Pts. Avg.

.4721309 25.7 .4361926 24.1 .479 691 12.6 .385 922 11.7 .443 825 10.3 .439 402 9.6 FGM-FGA Rbnsn 636-1410 Baker 594-1229 Day 445-1049 Murdck 338-814 Kidd Pet. Pts. Avg. .451 1755 21.9 .4831451 17.7 .4241310 16.0 .415 977 13.0 FGM-FGA Pet. Pts.

Avg. Rbnsn 788-1487 .5302238 27.6 Elliott 502-1072 .4681466 18.1 Johnson 13.4 DINegro 372-766 .486 938 12.5 Person 317-750 .423 872 10.8 Rodman 137-240 .571 349 7.1 Reid 201-396 .508 563 7.0 Cmgs 224-464 .483 520 6.8 Rivers 108-302 .358 321 5.1 Anderson 76-162 .469 185 4.9 Malone 13-35 .371 49 2.9 Eisley 40-122 .328 120 2.4 330-857 372-839 144-328 280-610 126-275 131-314 Conlon 344-647 .532 815 9.9 Jones McCId Harris Brooks Smith SCHEDULE 226-488 172-408 Nwmn Mvbry Dumas 96-250 .459 751 .458 341 .417 320 .384 264 .477 328 .407 209 .434 140 .463 634 .422 474 .591 180 .425 191 .493 167 .495 140 .333 24 .333 4 Williams 145-304 Hodge 83-204 Davis 49-113 78-132 57-134 66-134 48-97 8-24 1-3 Mobley Barry Lister Pmckney Williams George Haley 26-61 .426 73 2.4 42 1.7 9-28 .321 31 1 3 2-10 .200 6 0.9 Denver Nuggets Whitney Nwosu Crowder FGM-FGA Pet. Pts. Avg. Adl-Rf 472-1005 .4701 Minnesota Timberwolves IDS ltl.U Seattle SuperSonics R.Willms 388-846 ,459 Rogers 375-769 .488 FGM-FGA Pack 993 13.4 979 12.2 507 12.1 946 11.5 918 11.3 911 11.2 Mtmbo Ellis Stith i ru-asa 349-628 .556 351-774 .453 312-661 .472 227-500 .454 Rose Rider 558-1249 Laettner 450-920 West 351-762 Ggltta 371-837 Rooks 289-615 Martin 95-233 Garland 170-410 Williams 1-4 King 99-212 663 8.2 Pet.

Pts. Avg. .4471532 20.4 .4891322 16.3 .461 919 129 .443 976 12.7 .470 868 10.9 .408 254 7.5 .415 448 6.1 .250 6 6.0 .467 266 5.3 .494 302 5.1 .439 320 5.0 .472 385 4.9 .600 94 4.5 .341 45 4 1 .340 45 2.6 .250 35 1 3 FGM-FGA Pet. Pts. Avg.

Payton 685-1345 .5091689 20.6 Shrmpt 19.2 Kemp 545-997 .5471530 18 7 Gill 392-858 .4571002 13.7 Perkins 346-742 .4661043 12 7 Askew 248-504 .492 703 9 9 Mrchnis 216-457 .473 612 9.3 McMlln 166-397 .418 419 5.2 Houston 49-107 .458 132 3.4 Johnson 85-192 .443 199 3.1 Cartwright 27-69 .391 69 2.4 Wmgfield 18-51 .353 46 2.3 Schetfler 12-23 .522 39 2.2 King 0-2 .000 0 0.0 Utah Jazz B.Willms 196-333 .589 Hamnds 139-260 .535 Slater 40-81 .494 L. Ellis 9-25 .360 Lvngstn 55-130 .423 Grant 10-33 .303 Recasner 1-6 .167 Mee 1-5 .200 Randall 3-10 .300 498 410 120 24 129 31 6 3 6 Durham Smith Foster Shcklfrd Jones Guibert Brown 117-237 116-264 150-318 39-65 15-44 16-47 10-40 Detroit Pistons New Jersey Nets SUNDAY, MAY 7 Boston at Orlando, TBA, If needed Atlanta at Indiana, TBA. if needed Cleveland at New York, TBA, if needed Chicago at Charlotte, TBA, if needed Portland at Phoenix, TBA, if needed Houston at Utah, TBA, if needed CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Eastern Conference Orlando-Boston winner vs. Char- kotte-Chicago winner Indiana-Atlanta winner vs. New York-Cleveland winner Western Conference San Antonio-Denver winner vs.

Seattle-LA Lakers winner Portland-Phoenix winner vs. Utah-Houston winner BULLS 108, HORNETS 100 CHICAGO Kukoc 7-14 1-2 17. Pippen 2-3 3-4 8. Perdue 0-4 0-2 0. Armstrong 3-5 2-2 10.

Jordan 1 8-32 1 1 -1 1 48. Blount 0-0 0-0 0, Wennmgton 3-6 0-0 6. Longley 6-12 2-2 14. Kerr 1-1 0-0 3, Myers 1- 3 0-0 2, Buechler 0-1 0-0 0, Harper 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-8119-23108.

CHARLOTTE Johnson 6-18 6-6 18. Wmgate 3-3 3-4 10, Mourning 1 3-26 3-7 32, Bogues 2-10 2-2 6. Hawkins 3-6 2-2 8, Parish 1-3 2- 4 4, Curry 4-1 1 2-2 13. Gattison 3- 5 3-6 9. Hancock 0-0 0-0 0.

Sutton 0-1 0-0 O.Totals 35-83 23-33 100. Chicago 31 20 20 21 16108 Charlotte 30 19 18 25 8100 3-Point goals Chicago 7-14 (Armstrong 2-3, Kukoc 2-4, Pippen 1-1, Kerr 1-1, Jordan 1-4, Myers 0-1). Charlotte 7-20 (Mourning 3-6, Curry 3-7, Win-gate 1-1 Bogues 0-1 Sutton 0-1, Johnson 0-4). Fouled out Pippen, Hawkins. Rebounds Chicago 50 (Jordan 9), Charlotte 52 (Mourning 13).

Assists Chicago 28 (Kukoc 9), Charlotte 28 (Bogues 10). Total fouls Chicago 25. Charlotte 24. Technicals None. A 23,859.

MAGIC 124, CELTICS 77 BOSTON Wilkins 5-13 4-4 14, Strong 0-3 0-2 0. Montross 2-4 2-2 6. Brown 7-15 5-5 20, Douglas 2-13 4-4 8, Bada 3-10 4-6 10, Ellison 2-2 0-0 4, McDaniel 1-6 0- 02, Minor 5-101-1 11. Earl 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-79 20-26 77.

ORLANDO Royal 2-7 6-8 10, Grant 6-11 3-3 15, Neal 6-14 11-14 23. Hardaway 5-9 0-1 10. Anderson 5-9 7-7 20. Rollins 3-3 0-0 6. Scott 4-12 3-3 1 3.

Shaw 0-1 0-0 0. Bowie 5-8 0-010. Turner 4-81-1 11, Avent 0-2 0-0 O.Thompson 2-2 0-0 6.Totals 42-86 31-37 124. Boston 13 23 20 21 77 Orlando 30 24 34 36124 3- Point goals Boston 1-8 (Brown 1-4. Wilkins 0-1.

McDaniel 0-1. Douglas 0-2). Orlando 9-1 7 (Anderson 3-6, Thompson 2-2, Turner 2-3, Scott 2-5, Hardaway 0-1). Fouled out None. ReboundsBoston 47 (Wilkins 9), Orlando 60 (Grant 14).

Assists Boston 17 (Douglas 6), Orlando 27 (Hardaway 5). Total fouls-Boston 27, Orlando 25. TechnicalsBoston illegal defense 2. A 16.010. (THURSDAY) JAZZ 102, ROCKETS 100 HOUSTON Horry 4-8 4-4 13, Chilcutt 4-5 3-3 12.

Olauwon 20-30 5-10 45, Drexler 3-8 0-0 7, Smith 5-8 2-2 14, Cassell 2-4 0-0 4, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Elie 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Maxwell 1-7 1-1 3. Totals 40-7215-20 100. UTAH Benoit 2-7 0-0 5, Malone 8-19 9-14 25, Donaldson 1-1 0- 0 2, Stockton 12-19 2-2 28.

Hornacek 2-10 1-2 5. Crotty 0-0 1- 2 1, Carr 3-5 4-4 10, Chambers 4- 7 2-5 10, Edwards 2-3 0-0 5, Keefe 5-61-211, Watson 0-00-0 0. Tofals 39-77 20-31 102. Houston 22 28 23 27100 Utah 19 29 22 32102 3-Point goals Houston 5-13 (Smith 2-3, Drexler 1-1, Chilcutt 1-2. Horry 1-3, Cassell 0-1, Elie 0- 1.

Maxwell 0-2). Utah 4-12 (Stockton 2-5, Edwards 1-1. Benoit 1 -2, Malone 0-1 Hornacek 0-3). Fouled out Chambers. ReboundsHouston 34 (Chilcutt 9), Utah 52 (Malone 14).

Assists Houston 25 (Olauwon 6). Utah 25 (Stockton 10). Total fouls-Houston 26, Utah 20. Technicals Malone. Stockton, Hous-ton illegal defense.

A 19.911. SONICS 96, LAKERS 71 L.A. LAKERS Campbell 4-1 1 1- 2 9, Ceballos 1-10 0-0 2, Divac 5-91-1 11, Peeler 4-11 0-09, Van Exel 9-17 9-13 29. Jones 1-6 0-0 2. Bowie 1-5 0-0 2.

Threatt 1-4 0-0 2. Lynch 1-1 0-0 2. Harvey 0-0 0-0 0. Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Smith 1-5 0- 2 3.

Totals 28-79 11-18 71. SEATTLE Kemp 9-12 3-6 21, Schrempf 6-13 6-9 20. Johnson 2- 5 2-2 6. McMillan 2-5 2-2 6. Payton 3-11 1-1 8.

Gill 6-10 4-4 1 7, Perkins 3-7 2-2 1 0, Askew 2-6 2- 2 6. Scheffler 1-1 0-0 2, Houston 0-1 0-0 O.Totals 34-71 22-28 96. L.A. Lakers 22 20 15 1471 Seattle 29 21 18 2896 3- Point goals Los Angeles 4-28 (Van Exel 2-9. Smith 1-4.

Peeler 1- 4, Threatt 0-2, Ceballos 0-4. Jones 0-5). Seattle 6-17 (Schrempf 2-4. Perkins 2-6. Gill 1-2, Payton 1-3, McMillan 0-2).

Fouled out None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 46 (Divac, Campbell 6). Seattle 55 (Perkins, Kemp 7). Assists Los Angeles 13 (Divac, Peeler. Bowie, Threatt 2), Seattle 28 (McMillan 8).

Total fouls Los Angeles 27, Seattle 21. TechnicalSeattle illegal defense. A 14.073. NBA CALENDAR May 6-7 First possible start dates for NBA Conference semifinals. May 8 Last possible start date for NBA Conference semifinals.

May 14 Early entry eligibility deadline (11:59 p.m. EOT) May 15 Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Springfield, Mass. May 20 First possible start date for Western Conference final. May 21 First possible start date for Eastern Conference final: Draft lottery.

May 21 Draft lottery. May 22 Last possible start date tor Western Conference final. May 23 Last possible start date for Eastern Conference final. June 2 First possible start date for NBA Finals. June 6-9 Pre-draft camp, Moody Bible Institute.

Chicago. June 7 Last possible start date for NBA Finals. June 21 Last possible date of NBA Finals. TBA Expansion draft (following NBA Finals and prior to col lege draft). June 28 NBA Draft, Toronto.

Sept. 14-17 NBA League Meetings. Orlando. Fla. Oct.

6 Training camps officially open. Oct. 11 Board of Governor's Meeting. St. Regis Hotel, New York.

Oct. 19-21 McDonald championship, London. Nov. 2 Opening day rosters set, 6 p.m. EST.

Nov. 3 1 995-96 regular season begins. 1996 Feb. 9-11 All-Star Weekend. San Antonio.

April 21 Regular season ends. April 22 Playoff rosters set (3 p.m. EDT) April 25 1996 playoffs begin. May 19 Draft lottery. June 26 NBA draft, site TBA.

NBA NOTES SATURDAY NIGHT Houston at Utah. The Rockets, who lost the series opener 102-100. are trying to avoid becoming the first NBA champions to be eliminated in the first round the next season since the Philadelphia 76ersin 1984. STARS Thursday John Stockton, Jazz, hit the game-winning layup with 2.4 seconds remaining in Utah 102-100 victory over Houston. Stockton finished with 28 points and 10 assists.

Karl Malone. Jazz, had 25 points and 14 rebounds in Utah 102-100 victory over defending NBA champion Houston. Season David Robinson, Spurs, won the IBM Award for the fourth time, a computerized rating measuring overall contributions to a team. In leading San Antonio to the NBA best record (62-20), Robinson averaged 27.6 points. 10.8 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 2.9 assists.

SUPERB IN DEFEAT Hakeem Olaiuwon, Rockets, had 45 points on 20-lor-30 shooting in Houston 102-100 loss to Utah in the first game of their best-of-5 series Thursday night. SPURTS The Knicks had 15-0 and 18-2 runs in the second and third quarters of their 103-79 victory over Cleveland on Thursday night in the first game of the best-ofv5 series. i SHOOTING The Los Angeles Lakers, who had a team record-low point total in Thursday night 96-71 loss to Seattle, missed 24 of 28 3-point shots. The SuperSonics lead the best-of-5 series 1-0. i STINGY The Indiana Pacers held Atlanta without a basket for more than six minutes in the third quarter bf their 90-82 victory in Thursday night first game of the best-of-5 series.

Indiana outscored the Hawks 16-2 during the dry spell. STARTERS New York starting five of Charles Oakley, Charles Smith, Patrick Ewing. Derek Harper arid John Starks outscored Cleveland starters 77-29 on the way to a 103-79 victory Thursday night and a 1-0 lead in their first-round series. STYMIED 1 Cedric Ceballos. who averaged 21.7 points for the Lakers during the season, was held to 2 points on 1 -for-10 shooting In Los Angfe-les' 96-71 loss to Seattle on Thursday night in the first game of the best-of-5 series.

SOON TO ARRIVE Doug Collins confirmed Thursday night that he will replace the fired Don Chaney as coach of the Detroit Pistons. Collins, a color analyst for the TNT cable network, said he had agreed to terms with the Pistons and there will be a press conference Saturday. i SWINGS In the third quarter of trie Knicks 103-79 victory over the Cavaliers on Thursday flight. NewYorkwas13-for-16 from the field and Cleveland 6-for-19. SCORING Boston Dino Rada averaged 27 points (10 above his season average) against Orlando during the regular season.

The Celtics open their best-of-5 series against the Magic in Orlando tonight. FIRST ROUND (Best-ot-Five Series) FRIDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 108. Charlotte 100 (ot) (Chicago leads series 1-0) Orlando 124. Boston 77 (Orlando leads series 1-0) Denver at San Antonio, night (first game of series) Portland at Phoenix, night (first game of series) THURSDAY'S RESULTS New York 103. Cleveland 79 (New York leads series 1-0) Indiana 90.

Atlanta 82 (Indiana leads series 1-0) Utah 102, Houston 100 (Utah leads series 1-0) Seattle 96. LA Lakers 71 (Seattle leads series 1-0) SATURDAY'S GAMES (St. Louis Times) Cleveland at New York, noon LA Lakers at Seattle, 2:30 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana. 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Utah. 9 p.m. SUNDAY'S GAMES Boston at Orlando. 1 1:30 a.m. Portland at Phoenix.

2 p.m. Chicago at Charlotte. 4:30 p.m. Denver at San Antonio. 8 p.m.

MONDAY'S GAMES New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Seattle at LA Lakers. 9:30 p.m. TUESDAY'S GAMES Indiana at Atlanta. 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Denver. 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Portland. 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Orlando at Boston. 6 p.m. Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 4 New York at Cleveland, TBA, if needed Charlotte at Chicago, TBA, if needed San Antonio at Denver, TBA, if needed Seattle at LA Lakers, TBA, If needed FRIDAY, MAY 5 Orlando at Boston, TBA, if needed Indiana at Atlanta, TBA, if needed Phoenix at Portland, TBA, if needed Utah at Houston, TBA, if needed SATURDAY, MAY 6 LA Lakers at Seattle. 2:30 p.m., if needed Denver at San Antonio, TBA, If needed FGM-FGA Malone 830-1548 Hmck 482-937 Stcktn 429-791 Benoit 285-587 Carr 290-546 FGM-FGA Clmn 371-875 Andrsn 411-1031 Gilliam 455-905 Edwards 69-154 Morris 351-856 FGM-FGA Hill 508-1064 Dumars 417-970 Mills 417-933 Houston 398-859 Miller 232-418 Addison 279-586 Hunter 119-318 West 217-390 Dawkms 125-270 Macon 101-265 Pet.

Pts. Avg. .4771394 19.9 .4301214 18.1 .4471118 15.5 .4631101 14.5 .555 545 8.5 .476 656 8 3 .374 314 7.5 556 500 7.5 .463 325 6 5 .381 276 5 0 .397 199 4.2 .527 225 3.9 .433 143 2.7 Spencer 105-215 Edrds 181-393 271-531 Pet. Pts. Avg.

.5362187 26.7 .5141337 16.5 .5421206 14.7 .486 740 10.4 .531 746 9.6 .488 317 9.3 .461 459 69 .457 503 6.2 .577 461 6.1 .464 107 4.7 .437 283 4.5 .403 295 3.7 .500 195 3.3 .595 110 2.6 Bnjmn Brown Walters 195-427 254-570 206-469 Pet. Pts. Avg. .4241146 20.5 .3991267 17.6 .5031212 14.8 .448 196 14.0 .410 950 13.4 .510 675 11.1 .446 651 8 1 .439 523 6 5 .380 308 5 8 .461 363 4 8 .385 268 4.7 .335 197 4.1 .523 198 3.4 .380 88 2.0 .000 0 0.0 Knight Childs 106-279 Chmbrs Keefe Bond Russell Crotty 85-214 87-165 172-298 39-84 104-238 93-231 Williams 149-323 Higgins 105-273 Leckner Curley Pplwski Newbill 58-134 5-5 16-45 Flovd 71-212 Watson 76-152 1000 11 1.8 .356 40 1.2 Donaldson 44-74 Mahorn Schntzs Dare 79-151 41-108 0-1 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets New York Knicks FGM-FGA Sprwll 490-1171 Hrdwy 430-1007 Mullin 170-348 Galling 324-512 FGM-FGA Webber 464-938 Howard 455-931 Chney 512-1129 Chpmn 254-639 Pet. Pts.

Avg. .4181420 20.6 .4271247 201 .489 476 19 0 .633 796 13 7 .394 906 12.6 .437 338 12.5 .516 435 12.1 .515 502 10.0 .529 438 8.9 FGM-FGA 730-1452 419-1062 352-747 337-756 192-393 Pet. Pts. Avg. .4951085 20.1 .4891104 17.0 .4531293 166 .397 731 16.2 .455 805 13 0 .438 430 1 1 0 .660 730 10.0 .421 597 7.9 iviarsnaii 345-bb Ewing Starks Smith Harper Oakley Davis Pet.

Pts. Avg. .5031886 23.9 .3951223 15.3 .471 966 12.7 .446 919 11.5 .489 506 10.1 .480 820 10.0 .566 765 9.9 Skiles 265-583 Pierce 111-254 158-361 303-541 MacLn Mresn Butler 296-617 287-507 214-508 Mason Seikaly Alxndr Rogers Jnnngs Lrthrdg Legler Rozier 7.1 7.4 7 4 7.3 162-314 230-447 180-340 190-425 106-223 60-115 189-390 153-326 50-129 6-10 7.0 39 26 24 .447 589 .475 272 .522 176 .485 448 .469 428 .388 167 .600 15 68 Anthony 128-293 Bonner 88-193 M.Willms 60-133 H.Willms 82-180 Ward 4-19 Christie 5-22 Grandison 1-4 Dckwrth 118-267 Overton 207-498 Tucker 96-210 Stewart 41-89 Walker 18-42 Oliver 4-9 Mcllvaine 34-71 .442 283 .416 576 .457 243 .461 102 .429 57 .444 14 .479 96 .437 372 .456 221 .451 137 .456 187 .211 16 .227 15 .250 2 Wood 5.5 2.3 Morton Bol 4.1 30 1.7.