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THE RECORD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. 1986 C-5 Pro BasketballHockey Mastery of English poses problem for Knicks ond chance. This time English didn't miss on a short jumper from the right side, despite Orr's pressure. The play was symptomatic of the Knicks' problems throughout the game. They got the ball inside all night but couldn't score regularly.

They crashed the offensive boards for 18 second-shot opportunities, but they often needed a third and a fourth. They went to the foul line for 37 free throws and missed 16. Consequently, it did not matter that they held a team that averages 116 points, second-highest in the league, below its average. And they wasted outstanding efforts by Ewing and Gerald Wilkins, who also scored 25 points, and from Darrell Walker, who added 20. "We have to make the layups, the free throws, and the second shots," Brown said.

"To do all those good things on the road, you have to come out with a win." The Knicks still might have won if it weren't for the play of Bill Hanzlik, the Nuggets' 6-foot-7 swingman who scored a career-high 27 points. Hanzlik was especially damaging in the final quarter, scoring 14 points. With forward Calvin Natt out with stretched ligaments in his right shoulder, Nuggets coach Doug Moe gambled and won by playing Hanzlik at both small and power forward. Hanzlik and English eventually fouled out James Bailey and Ernie Grunfeld. While the Knicks were missing seven straight shots four on one possession Hanzlik sank three straight jumpers playing against Bailey.

A three-point Nugget lead became an 88-81 bulge. Ewing, Wilkins, and Walker brought the Knicks back, but not far enough. "We missed some free throws down the stretch and that was the difference," Ewing said. The same could be said of English, who outscored his Knick counterparts Grunfeld and Orr 39-3. "To me," said Orr, "he hit an awful lot of tough shots.

I didn't give him 40 points." By Gary Binford Newsday DENVER Arguably, he can be called the Bernard King of the West. Some would say that he's the Rodney Dangerfield of the National Basketball Association he gets no respect. Hubie Brown, paying homage to another sport, compared him to baseball's all-time home run leader. Know who he is? See, that's the problem. Being Alex English, the league's second-leading scorer with a 29.2 average, is not all glory and glamour.

"It's an awful lot like Hank Aaron," Brown said of the Nuggets' All-Star forward. "He was a great offensive force, but he played in Milwaukee. The media guys honored him as an All-Star and a home-run hitter, but he lives in Milwaukee. Alex English does it night in, night out. He not only scores, but he's a shooter, who Nuggets 102, Knicks 97 shoots a high percentage.

That's what the great ones are. But he lives in Denver, which is a problem for him as far as media appeal." English, who ironically began his pro career with the Milwaukee Bucks, was a major problem last night night for the Knicks, scoring a game-high 39 points as the Nuggets won, 102-97, before a sellout crowd of 17,022. And, in true star fashion, he hurt the Knicks when it counted most. The Knicks (16-30) had closed to 99-96 with just more than a minute remaining as Patrick Ewing, who scored 25 points, sank two free throws. The Nuggets (27-20) got the ball to English, but he missed the jumper with Louis Orr's hand in his face.

The Knicks let guard T.R. Dunn rebound the miss, giving the Nuggets a sec Sonics find Nets under the weather Parish awakens slumbering Celts FROM PAGE C-l field goals. Richardson, making his first start at the arena since returning from drug rehabilitation, received a courteous reception. He hit his first four shots and then went 4-for-14. The Nets' last lead was 29-28 in the second period, off an alley-oop bucket from Cook to King.

Sonics 89, Nets 82 points in the fourth quarter to send Golden State to its eighth consecutive defeat. SPURS 112, CAVALIERS 99 (at San Antonio) San Antonio held Cleveland to 15 points in the fourth period. Mike Mitchell's 26 points and Artis Gilmore's 22 were tops for the Spurs. Nuggets 102, Knicks 97 FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T 29 4-6 1-2 4-9 19 1-6 2-2 1-2 4-5 0-12 1-1 0-0 2-3 PF 3 1 3 4 0 2 5 1 3 0 1 Pts 9 4 24 6 12 2 5 25 0 0 2 SEATTLE Vranes McDaniel Sikma Henderson Vbung Phelps McCormlck Wd Brickowski Pope Sobers KNICKS Bailey Orr Ewing Sparrow Wilkins Bannister Grunfeld Walker Tucker Thornton FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts 27 4-11 1-1 2-8 2 6 9 33 1-4 1-3 1-4 3 3 3 36 9-20 7-9 3-7 1 4 25 25 1-5 2-4 0-2 5 1 4 36 11-14 3-8 2-2 1 2 25 15 1-3 1-2 0-5 12 3 18 0-2 0-0 0-1 4 6 0 25 7-13 6-10 3-4 2 1 20 12 1-6 0-0 3-5 2 0 2 13 3-4 0-0 4-4 0 3 6 240 38-82 21-37 18-42 21 28 97 40 10-19 23 3-8 21 5-11 25 1-4 18 1-2 20 10-18 10 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 3-4 5-6 0-0 0- 4 2-3 1- 6 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 0-1 Totals 23 89 240 35-75 19-24 10-42 Totals From The Record's wire services The Boston Celtics had a bad shooting night, but Robert Parish's 22 points and 16 rebounds helped the Celtics notch their ninth consecutive win, a 101-91 National Basketball Association triumph over the host Chicago Bulls. "There's no doubt about it, we were sluggish and asleep for the first three quarters.

It took a guy like Parish to wake us up," said Boston coach K.C. Jones. Chicago lost for the eighth time in nine games. LAKERS 118, TRAIL BLAZERS 94 (at Portland, Ore.) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 25 points and James Worthy and Byron Scott added 20 apiece for the Lakers, playing without Magic Johnson, who had a swollen knee. ROCKETS 111, KINGS 109 (at Sacramento, Calif.) Akeem Olajuwon blocked an 18-foot jumper by Sacramento center LaSalle Thompson to ensure Houston's victory.

The Rockets led by more than 10 points throughout most of the fourth quarter. Lewis Lloyd led Houston with 26 points as the Rockets posted their fifth successive win. BUCKS 120, WARRIORS 108 (at Oakland, Calif.) Sidney Moncrief and Paul Pressey both scored eight Percentages: FG .467. FT .792. 3-Point Goals: 0-4, 11 shooting.

"We needed an extra something; you can't start a fire without wood." The wood, of course, belonged to Seattle. Swingman Al Wood spent his evening zipping around baseline picks and burying 20-footers for a game-high 25 points, one more than Jack Sikma. Guard Danny Young chipped in 12 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. "There are just some teams we match up well with," said Seattle coach Bernie Bickerstaff, whose team, 4-20 on the road, beat the Nets last Saturday and has swept the season series. "The whole key is matchups: They had trouble with Wood, and we used him to our advantage tonight.

I remember when I was with Washington as an assistant coach in 1978-79: We went to the finals, but we lost all six games that year to Kansas City." The Nets' lone bright spot was Jeff Turner, the second-year forward who put in 13 minutes, hit all three of his shots (two on tip-ins), and pulled in four rebounds. "He did a nice job; I was proud of hi'mi" said Wohl, whose team will take today off. NOTES The Nets had streaks of 5:57 in the fourth period and 4:03 in the second without making any Percentages: FG .463, FT .568. 3-Point Goals: 0-3, .000 (Tucker 0-1, Grunfeld 0-1, Sparrow 0-1). Team Rebounds: 15.

Blocked shots: 5 (Ewing 3, Bailey, Wilkins). Turnovers: 12 (Wilkins 4, Bailey 2, Orr 2, Ewing, Bannister, Grunfeld, Walker). Steals: 3 (Thornton, Tucker, Bannister). Technical fouls: None. Illegal defense: None.

FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF A 43 17-26 5-6 3-6 5 1 5 0-0 4-12 23 2-6 22 1-8 1-1 3-5 DENVER English Williams Cooper Lever Dunn Turner Hanzlik Schaves Evans White 0 1 7 2 0 3 3 0 0 Pts 39 4 3 10 8 8 27 0 3 0 102 35 5-10 0-0 1-2 31 3-6 2-3 3-5 23 4-6 0-0 1-4 35 8-18 11-11 2-4 21 0-3 0-0 1-4 .000 (Voung 0-2, Henderson 0-1, Wood 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 2 (Young, Vranes). Turnovers: 17 (McDaniel 4, Sikma 3, Phelps 2, McCormlck 2, Henderson, Vbung, Wood, Brickowski). Steals: 9 (Young 4, Wood 3, Vranes 2).

Technical louls: None. Illegal defense: None. FG FT Reb NETS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Williams 29 3-11 3-5 6-9 1 2 9 King 24 7-15 0-0 2-4 1 4 14 Gminski 29 6-13 2-3 3-9 1 2 14 Cook 37 1-11 0-2 3-6 7 1 2 Richardson 43 8-18 4-4 0-6 3 2 20 O'Koren 26 5-10 0-0 0-2 2 1 10 Dawklns 23 0-1 5-8 2-5 2 5 5 Ransev 11 0-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Turner 13 3-3 0-0 2-4 0 1 6 Johnson 5 0-2 2-2 1-1 0 1 2 Totals 240 33-88 16-24 19-47 17 19 82 Percentages: FG .375, FT .667. 3-Point Goals: 0-7, .000 (Richardson 0-3, Cook 0-2, King 0-1, O'Koren 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11.

Blocked shots: 2 (Williams, Dawkins). Turnovers: 15 (King 3, Dawkins 3, Ransev 3, Cook 2, Williams, Gminski, Richardson, Johnson). Steals: 6 (Cook 2, Richardson 2, Dawkins, Turner). Technical fouls: None. Illegal defense: None.

Seattle 24 25 21 89 NETS 25 II II 21 12 6 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 240 41-86 20-23 18-42 Totals 21 Percentages: FG .477, FT .870. 3-Polnt Goals: 0-1. .000 (Hanzlik 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: 4 (Schaves 2, Cooper, Hanzlik).

Turnovers: 11 (Schaves 2, Hanzlik 2, Cooper 2, English, Williams, Lever, Dunn, Turner). Steals: 5 (Lever 2, English, Dunn, Turner). Technical foul: Illegal defense, 8:11 third. Illegal defense: One. KNICKS II 21 2 25 97 Denver 24 31 21 26 102 A 17,022.

Stafl photo by Robert S. Townsend Byrne Arena fans gave Micheal Ray Richardson a courteous reception in his first game back after drug rehabilitation. Silas turns down Warriors NOW SAVE ON THE ALL-AMERICAN CARS day declared Bach safe for the rest of the season. Silas has great respect around the league as a coach despite his three-year nightmare at San Diego from 1980-83, when the franchise averaged 23 wins a season. Usually a coach with such a record doesn't get second chances until he helps a team win a championship as an assistant.

His work this season with the Nets, particularly with center Darryl Dawkins, has not hurt, Schaffel said. "I think people realize that he was in a such a bad situation that Houdini wouldn't be able to coach them to a .500 record," Schaffel said. "So there's no stigma there. People know Paul has a lot to offer, that he learned the game well from the coaches he's played for. He's a winner, a man who has won championships at Boston and Seattle despite not having a great deal of talent." DAVE D'ALESSANDRO EAST RUTHERFORD The Golden State Warriors made Paul Silas an offer that he had no difficulty refusing.

The Net assistant coach' rejected an invitation Tuesday to discuss the possibility of replacing Warrior coach John Bach. Al Attles, general manager of Golden State, made it clear that the job would be on an interim basis only. "I have no desire whatsoever to work under those conditions," said Silas, who was head coach of the San Diego Clippers for three years. "I'd be interested in a head-coaching position, but not on an interim basis." Attles did not return telephone calls yesterday. He had received permission to speak with Silas from Lewis Schaffel, Net vice-president.

The Warriors' 14-36 record is the worst in the National Basketball Association. Management is unhappy with Bach, though owner Franklin Mieuli Mon manm mm Flyers bring out best in Isles I I I ANNUAL 1-- lY7V7 CASH BACK' PLUS The Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. Playing what coach Al Arbour called "our best period of the year," the Islanders scored five times in the first 20 minutes last night en route to an 8-4 National Hockey League victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. "We came out of the chute skating and moving the puck," Arbour said. "We got the jump and forced them to change their game.

They seem to bring out the best in our club." The Islanders seem to bring out the worst in the Flyers, who lost for the fourth straight time to their Patrick Division rivals. scored his 20th goal of the season at 19:39 on a breakaway with the Flyers two men short. New York's John Tonelli got his 17th goal of the season just 21 seconds into the second period, and Denis Potvin, who broke Bobby Orr's record for most goals by a defenseman earlier in the week, scored at 10:17 to give the Islanders a 7-2 lead. Peter Zezel and Lindsay Carson scored for the Flyers in the second period, and Boutilier and Philadelphia's Ilkka Sinisalo traded third-period goals. Islanders 8, Flyers 4 Patrick Flatley's two goals keyed the Islanders' decisive first period, as they extended their unbeaten streak to five games.

Flatley's first goal came just 19 seconds after the opening face-off, and the Islanders bombarded Flyers goalie Darren Jensen with 20 shots in the opening period. Mikko Makela, Mike Bossy, and Mark Hamway also scored as the Islanders built a 5-0 lead. Philadelphia's Dave Poulin ADDITIONAL CASH BACK" AND Pelle a favorite with hockey fans mum FROM PAGE C-l ADDITIONAL SAVINGS Ironically, one of Lindbergh's worst moments came in the 1983 Oil POPULAR EQUIPMENT DISCOUNT PACKAGE' DODGE ARIES SE AND LE PLYMOUTH RELIANT SE AND LE TINTED GLASS B0DYSIDE STRIPES SPECIAL SOUND POWER STEERING AM AND FM STEREO RADIO INSULATION DUAL REMOTE-CONTROL MIRRORS TRUNK DRESSUP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PLUS YOU GET THE 550 PROTECTION PLAN Awiiiabto to btivw mrouo CNvtiw Cfniii Co'Oomiion omkw cciMf.outiim mv wm rwc Cm ft ml tvaiw wm uttw dcmini HfncMi Mut Mu rttvrv 'mm irocK (hkM on Qmaw MwkJ tH it' ot Oflol if purthMNO w'tny limited warranty t)ff'' fcKudrt Inw4 upply president of the PHWA. "There aren't a whole lot of sentimental people in the PHWA. The people who voted took their charge very seriously, and I think some of them would have been afraid to vote for Lindbergh on sentiment alone." Beaton added that while the fan voting took place over the span of several months, beginning just before Lindbergh's death in November, the writers voted in early January.

"By then the feeling probably would have diminished a lot," said Beaton, "especially on the part of the writers who didn't know him very well." But to his teammates, who did know Lindbergh very well, the emotional gesture of the fans is a final, and fitting, tribute to their absent All-Star Game at Nassau Coliseum, after the rookie goalie was named to the second team. Lindbergh allowed seven goals in a period and a half. In the 1985 game in Calgary, Lindbergh was the winning goalie. "I remember he was really nervous about that game, after what had happened to him in the first game," said Howe. "He made a couple of big saves right away and got his confidence, and he was his old self again." Until this year, representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association voted for the starting and second teams In the All-Star Game.

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