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Show Thursday, May 24, Sport s - 0 115-10- 70-6- 3, THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Page 7 A full reDort and Celtics Win, Suns Still Alive In Race For Championship BOSTON (UPI) It was 2 to minutes of classic Celtics basketball. Boston went on a 13-- run in the third quarter to take a lead as it eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Confer8 ence finals with a victory Wednesday night. Ahead Boston used two 1984 steals and a turnover to take control, as Larry Bird scored five points, including a the decisive run. in "That's called spurt basket- ball," Milwaukee coach Don Nelson said. "All the good teams are good at it. In Boston and LA you have the two best at it. Boston is capable of scoring points in bunches and you have to be con- sistent out there to avoid that sort of thing." The Celtics are 5 in away games in the playoffs but will have the home-cou-rt advantage against their Western Conference opponent. Los Angeles leads Phoenix in that series Boston's starting five combined 3-- for 93 points, with Cednc Maxwell and Gerald Henderson each hitting for 19 points and Robert Parish and Dennis Johnson with 17 each. Kevin McHale was the sixth Celtic in double figures with commentary on winners, losers and coming events g Ti smnn fell'- K -- 15. o tf x' - V v 1 Substitute center Alton Lister scored 17 for the Bucks, but he said afterwards, "They are a great team, everyone on our team played extremely well. The rebounding edge they had was the difference." Boston controlled the boards, including 24 offensive rebounds, giving them the second shots Milwaukee did not have. limited Boston's double-teamin- g Milwaukee center Bob Lanier to just nine points, none in the first 20 minutes. The Bucks were led by Marques Johnson's 24, despite the star forward's gimpy knee, injured in Game 4. 53-3- Jim "He was about 80 percent," said Nelson, "and there's no doubt that hurt us." Boston carried a lead of 62-5- 2 into the second half, mostly due to its 5 rebounding edge in the first two quarters. 31-1- In Ingelwood, Calif., what was supposed to be a stunning west coast sunset Wednesday night turned into a glorious Sunrise this morning in Arizona. "We did not listen to opinion," Phoenix coach John MacLeod said after the Suns staved off elimination in the Western Conference 1 championship series with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. "We were hearing people say it We did not would be over believe this." Though they may have been the only ones, the Suns, who now trail 2 in the series, can even things with a victory Friday night at Phoenix. 126-12- 4-- 1. best-of-sev- 3-- The Boston Celtics celebrate with "high fives" after eliminating the Milwaukee Bucks from the Laker series for the NBA title. NBA playoffs Wednesday. Boston plays the winner of the Suns "I still feel very confident about this thing," said Los Ange-- Kareem gets a hand from several Phoenix Suns in game five of the Western Finals. L.A. leads 3-- 2. les coach Pat Kiley. "This team has been down this road before. I feel good about our ability to get the job done, whether it's in Phoenix on Friday or here on Sunday (in Game 7). "Sure, it stings and hurts to lose, but it's over with. You've got to forget it. I've already forgotten it." What Riley has forgotten is five Suns scoring 20 or more points and Phoenix shooting 60 percent. Walter Davis led Phoenix with 27, Larry Nance had 25, Maurice Lucas 23 and James Edwards and Kyle Macy 20 apiece. scored 28 Kareem Abdul-Jabbfor the Lakers with Magic Johnson adding 26 and James Worthy ar 23. The Suns, expected by most to set in the West Wednesday night, instead used their blistering shooting to see another day. In the process, they handed the Lakers their first home playoff loss after seven victories this season. Phoenix withstood a furious Laker onslaught in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles closed with 40 seconds within left, but, following a timeout, Lucas hit a with one clock. second left on the A rushed Bob McAdoo attempt failed, and Macy iced the game with two free throws. "It wasn't designated for me," Lucas said of the critical play that ended with his basket. "It 122-12- 1 was supposed to go to Macy, but he got stuck down in the corner. I didn't know how much time was left so I just put it up and I was lucky it went in." The Lakers felt they let the game slip away.. "We're pretty disappointed right now," said "We didn't get the job done. The bottom line is that we've got more work to do on Friday Abdul-Jabba- r. night." Survive Rough Finish Cougars Have Early Golf Lead . ByRODCOLLETT Associate Sports Writer - HOUSTON "Those finishing holes are tough," said BYU Golf Coach Karl Tucker, Wednesday afternoon. That was an understatment after his Cougar golf team exploded out of the pact for a lead on the first nine holes of the NCAA golf championsips here only to falter on the last hole. Despite the shakey finish, BYU still maintained a slim one shot lead over Texas with a best four of five total of 285, three under par. Louisiana State is at 287 and Missouri, Oklahoma, San Diego State and UCLA are all at 288. Oklahoma State, defending champion of this event, stands at 289. -- The Cougars had some brilliant play from senior Rick Fehr and freshman Eduardo Herrera. Fehr, teeing off on the Is back nine first, ran off four on holes 14 straight birdies through 17 with putts of 10, one, four and eight feet. Herrera, who hails from Kalix, BYU's Rick Fehr is among the leaders at the NCAA golf Phu ShurtleM Pboto championships in Houston. BYU Takes Seldom in BYU's track and field history have so .few been counted on for so many points as will be the case for BYU's men's track and field entry in next week's NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore. Coach Clarence Robison will send only five men to the NCAA meet. But, get this: the fivesome is strong enough to carry the Cougars to a place among the top 10 teams in the meet. The Cougars might not have quantity this spring, but they have quality. The NCAA Championships 2 at Hay-war- d will be May Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. Numbers alone will keep the Cougars from being a threat to defending champion SMU but they could finish higher than last year's 12th place. "While we may be few in numbers we have a great deal of quality in those who will be Columbia, playing in his first NCAA tourney, also followed Fehr at four under with birdies at 10, 12, 14, and 18 along with a single bogey for a front nine of 33. However, what happened to on the 18th hole (number 9) would be an indication of things to come. Fehr dumped his drive into the water. He hit his third shot left of the greens, chipped short and two ' putted for a double bogey six. went BYU team the Suddenly golf from nine under to seven under six shots ahead of a surpar prising Louisiana State team and Oklahoma State, both at minus one on the 7,095 yard, par 72 Bear Creek Golf Club course. Fehr got back on track with birdies on 1 and 2 (his back nine) but bogeyed number 7 to finish at three under 69. Meanwhile, Herrera was sailing along at four under until he got to the third hole. He bogeyed there and got a bad break on number four when his drive came to rest against a tree. Unable to swing, he was forced to drop with a penalty and bogeyed the hole to Fehr go back to minus 2. Then on the rugged, treacherous ninth hole, bordered by water, sand and trees, Herrera missed the green in two, chipped poorly and bogeyed. He still lobbed a fine 71. Slowly the BYU lead was disappearing as each player finished the last hole. Next came Keith Goyen who three putted the last hole for a double bogey six. The next Cougar in blue was Rick Gibson who bogeyed. However his score did not count on the day as he carded a 75. Next came blond belter Robert Meyer who also was cruising along at two under until number nine reared its head. Meyer knocked his second shot into the bunker, left his third shot in the bunker, blasted out and two putted for a six. There were two factors that lead to the Cougars surge and demise humidity and rain. The course had been deluged for two straight days with heavy rain. Thus on the opening day of the 87th NCAA tournament, the greens were soft and the humidity rivaled that of a steam bath. "We just aren't used to a com bination of heat and humidity," said Fehr. And Tucker went one step further, "I think we got tired out there on the last nine holes. I saw some heavy swings going into the last five holes. Plus we hit some shots I haven't seen in a long time." Slow play also affected the golf- ers. "Because of the wait, I lost some of my concentration. It was a long day, but as the tournmanet progresses we will get use to the humidity. "I'm not a bit displeased with my team's performance. After all we are leading the tournament. We are on top. I must admit, holes nine and 18 require lots of concentration to play. They are long and difficult, but I look at it this way. We have three days to get even with the finishing holes So far BYU's on top. The NCAA story is still unfolding. Tucker is hoping his Cougars continue to write the script in their favor. The golf course will eventually have the final word. Tune in. Quality, Not Quantity to NCAA performing for us," says himself, even in such elite company as the NCAA finals. Fernholm's discus toss of 216-- 9 in last Saturday's Last Chance meet in Provo was a little more than a foot better Robi- son. The Cougar entry will be: hammer thrower Mikko discus thrower Stefan Fernholm, distance runner Ed Eyestone, javelin throwershot putter Soren Tallhem and discus thrower Lars Sundin. Vali-mak- i, Marion Dunn So, as far as BYU fans are concerned, interest in the NCAA meet this year will center on the weights, high jump and the distance runs. BYU will have eight women entered in the women's NCAA meet which will take place at the same time and place. Coach Craig Poole will enter Julie Ann Jones in the shot put and discus, Catherine Zuniga, javelin; Lauri Dew, high jump; Aisling Molloy, 1500 meters; Aril McClung, 3,000 meters; Jill Holiday, 3,000 and 0 5,000 meters; Carey May, meters, and Janell Neeley, 10,000 meters. Sprinter Angela 10,-00- SPORTS EDITOR Bridgeman qualified in the 200 meters, but will not take part in the NCAA because she will be running in the United Kingdom Olympic Trials in early June. Eyestone posted an outstanding time of 27:56.06 in the 10,000 on the same track a few weeks ago. The time qualified the Ogden junior for the NCAA Championships and the Olympic Trials. Eyestone might limit his appearance to the 10,000 or double with the 5,000. His best time in the 5,000 is 13:52.54. Just last Saturday he ran a 3:47.31 1,500 meters as part of his workup for the NCAA test. While Eyestone will cerNCAA tainly be a contender in the 10,000, the BYU athlete given the best chance to win an individual title is Fernholm. Hey, the young man from Sweden is almost in a class by than his previous best which came in the WAC meet in San Diego. Last year Fernholm finished seventh in the NCAA meet but this with a throw of 196-season he has been over 200 feet in meet after meet. His 216-- 9 is one of the best throws ever by a college discus man. Valimaki is a sophomore from Finland and he should earn some points in the hammer. Last year he finished fifth at 226-- 4 and his best this - r is 229-- 9 If he can get the ..ill and cha.n out around the 229 mark he is certain to finish among the leaders. Tallhem had his best shot put of the season last Saturday getting the ball out That would have been good for fifth in last year's championships. He has also thrown over 250 feet in the javelin. Sundin finished 12th in the discus, in the 1983 NCAA meet and is given a chance to score this year. The BYU women captured the High Country Athletic Conference title and were impressive. They could be a threat at Eugene. Competition will begin Monday with the decathlon and heptathlon. Qualifying and trials are set for Wednesday and Thursday with finals set for Friday and Saturday. In the men's division, the team battle could be as exciting as last year's when SMU and Tennessee fought it out with the Mustangs victorious, 104-10- 2. But the eyes of Utah Valley will be on the Cougar's talented quintet in the weights and distances. It might be then finest hour. |
