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Show ,( CELTS WIN p OPENER Rick Robey and 'oston's tough defense provided the formula for jccess Sunday as the te:eltics handed the Philadelphia 76ers their 5'orst playoff loss ever, 1-81, in the opening Hme of their National -'askeball Association mifinal playoff series. The Celtics held the iers to a 32.3 percent looting for the game, he 76ers hit 30 out of 93 jjhots. Philadelphia's orst previous playoff ii..ss was a 156-120 to Milwaukee March 30, 170. The 76ers lost that furies four games to one. Robey and another e'ontcourt substitute, evin McHale, had nine ,'. )ints apiece in the first ..'iven minutes of the J ond period as the Celts Ntscored the 76ers 22-7 to tend a 30-24 first ' larter lead to 52-31. , obey, whose regular ason high was 17 points, t three more baskets in e period as Boston led -45 at halftime. The Celtics bidding to icome the first team to peat at NBA champions xice they did it in 1969, 'A ver trailed after a 10-1 V urt in the first quarter ve them a 12-7 lead ',' th 7:05 to go. ' Boston's tight defense, iich held the 76ers to a j.6 percent shooting im the field in the first If, kept on the clamps the third quarter, ding any hope of the J er comeback. Larry rd scored 11 points and ibert Parish 10 as ston outscored iladelphia 31-11 in the rd quarter. The largest irgin of the game was points at 110-62 midway the fourth quarter. Bird and Parrish led all irers with 24 points, drew Toney ahd 15 for i 76ers and Julius ving, Maurice Cheeks i Earl Cureton had 12 :h. |