European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 referee Milt Cooper signal a foul As Phil Chanler at the Washington bullets up in arms winds up in the arms of Calvin Murphy of the Houston rockets during an Aba playoff game at the Call went against a photo Kupchak who Lead bullets to playoff wins by Frank Brown a sports writer the previous playoff games had been won on dazzling displays by the big stars of the National basketball association the record a 124119 Victory Over the Philadel phia Kupchak feelings were the same As Johnsons after Washington Triumph Over in not used to so much the the playing he said after leading his sunday was a Day for the lesser known team with 23 Points in 26 minutes of those whose names May be household possibly his most important contrib words Only in the Homes of their Tion was drawing a charging foul from Houston Mike Nowlin with 11 seconds remaining and the bullets with Nowlin driving for a potential godhead the Rookie from North Carolina playing with five personal fouls Drew the foul Waluch led to two foul shots and insured the at North we were credited in practice for drawing charging fouls and we could use them to take off the number of sprints we had to run at the end of the Kupchak it was do or 1 had to the Call could have gone either Way just like All charging it went our so now Washington has a 21 Lead in the continued on rage 21 for Charles Johnson of the Golden stale his first after scoring 16 Points in the fourth period Aba Roundup to help his team to a 109105 Triumph Over the los Angeles was How do i feel that in not used to that much playing Johnson worked 31 minutes in the encounter which helped the warriors Cut the lakers Lead to 21 in the bestow seven quarterfinal the warriors did exactly what any Good team would do they had a Man with a hot hand and they went to him fur the said Laker coach Jerry if for one Day that mans name was not Rick Barry or Phil it was Charles it was the same elsewhere As the Aba playoffs the Washington bul lets got some important help from ii okie Mitch Kupchak to record a 9390 Triumph Over the Houston rockets the Portland Trail blazers beat the Denver nuggets 110 106 in a game our Bench won for according to coach Jack acid the Boston celtics got Strong play from their substitutes after losing Charlie Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe on fouls to Bruins tip flyers in otby43 Philadelphia up Rick Middle ton scored at of sudden death Over time sunday night to give the Boston Bruins a 43 Victory Over the Philadelphia flyers and a 10 advantage in their Stanley cup semifinal Middleton skated Down the ice to the left of goalie Bernie Parent and fired a shot that Parent appeared to Block with his but As Parent fell to the he knocked the puck into the net with his the flyers sent the game into overtime on three goals in the third period with Bobby Clarke tying the score at when he ended a scramble by sliding the puck past Boston goalie Gerry Cheevers who was leaning to the it was Clarkes second goal of the his first came at of the third period and Philadelphia Bob Dailey made it 32 at 34 Lead the Bruins took an Early 34 Lead with Don Marcotle scoring the third goal while Boston was shorthanded in the second Trie Bruins led 2fl at of the second period As a result of goals by Jean Ratelle and Bobby Schmautz when  Doug Halward was penalized for but when the flyers Reggie Lowich tried to pass Back to the the puck was tipped by Lite Bruins Dave Forbes and Marcotte picked it up at his own Blue raced ail the Way Down the ice and dumped it into the net from the stick Side of the flyers starting Wayne the Bruins leading scorer in the got his goal at of the first period when he went right in on Stephenson and shot the puck Over the goalies left Schmautz made it 20 with a Power play goal in the second period when he took an  pass from Ratelle and poked the puck trailing 30 in the third me flyers scored their first goal on a Power play at when Clarke raced Down the Side and took a shot on Cheevers that appeared to be deflected into the net by the Bruins Bruins flyers 3 014 a first Ratelle i second sch maidu mar Boston Marcotte 3 penal 1 bos third period Clarke 4 Dilny i Clerke  i 274 1 Parent 3 shots Over local pro Lee Simons takes new Orleans open by Joseph Reaves new Orleans up a 70foot putt and some dogged competitiveness combined to create another Youthful Winner on the pea tour this time it was Jim known More for his accomplishments As an Ama who finally captured a title after nearly five years of Simons Sank two Long Chip shots and made a string of clutch Birdie putts to put together Bac Toback 67s sunday and win the new Orleans open by three snout Over local pro Stan the win takes a lot of pressure off said who won for his first 1 was beginning to think i might stay Here for 10 years and never win a tour id be one of those Guys who always came but never is something Ive worked for for a two rounds were needed sunday be cause of heavy Rains earlier in the week and Simons holed out Chip shots of 25 and 50 feet in the Days opening round to take a on shot Lead Over Lei Lee moved one in front of Simons after eight holes of the final but Simons ran in a 70foot Birdie putt at the ninth to draw even and set up a charge Down the stretch in which he fired a 3underpar 33 Over the last nine holes on the Lakewood country club finished at and a former All America at wilted under pressure to bogey the final three holes and wind up at the 24 year old Lee Drew most of the Large Gal Lery sunday and they were cheering his every the support of the leu fans for Lee brought out the competitiveness in said people pulling for him made me play despite the disappointing finish for his second place earnings of were Cor Umid on Page 22