European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Canadians top Bruins Lead 2-0 Montreal a Steve Shutt scored a goal and set up two others to Lead the Montreal canadians to a 3-0 Triumph Over the Boston Bruins Here tuesday night. The Victory gave Montreal a 2-0 Lead in the National Hooky league s Stanley cup finals. Shutt. A 60-goal scorer in the regular season who did t get a shot on the Boston goal in the first game provided the offence and goalie Ken Dryden supplied the de sense. It was Drydon s fourth playoff shut out. The Best of seven series shifts to Boston for games three and four. Shutt set up second period goals by Pete Mahovlich and Doug Risebrough against a Boston team that tightened its game considerably but had difficulty penetrating the Montreal defense. Then at 5.40 of the third period Shutt scored on a breakaway. Long dry spell the Bruins held Montreal without a shot on goalie Gerry Cheevers for More than 21 minutes beginning Early in the first period. Mahovlich then opened the scoring at 7 43 of the second period after Cheevers had stopped Shutt twice from five feet away from his net. The goalie lunged across his crease to get his leg pads on the shots from Shutt who had taken a pass from Larry Robinson on his Way in but Mahovlich tapped the third shot out of the air and the puck went past Cheevers. The second scoring sequence began when Boston do Senseman Brad Park poked the puck off Shutt s stick. It went right to Guy Laflour trailing the play on left Wing. He carried the puck behind the net and into the other Corner drawing the Bruins at Tention and leaving Risebrough alone 10 eel to Cheevers left. On Shutt s goal Laflour broke out two on one with his lineman against defense Man Mike Milbury then sent Shutt in for a 40-Fookt his seventh goal of the playoffs continued on Page 23 thursday. May 12, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 fourth period surge gives blazers 102-97 win 3-0 Lead in playoffs Portland. Ore. Puli Bill Walton scored 14 Points in a Brilliant fourth period offensive display tuesday night to Lead Portland to a 102-97 Victory Over los an soles giving the Trail blazers a 3-0 Lead in the bust of seven Western conference title series. Walton was awesome As he went to work with the blazers trailing 81-77 with just Over nine minutes to play. He finished with watch this fellas los Angeles lakers Don Ford Earl Tatum and Kareem Abdul Jabbar watch is awed amazement As Portland Center Bill Walton soars Over their Heads to Dunk to a two Pointer during Aba Western conference playoff game. The Trail blazers Lead the Besl of seven series 3-0. Up photo touring cagers watch playoffs on to soviets great admirers of Aba West Palm Beach Fla. A Vladimir Gomelsky. A translator for a touring russian basketball team says he has no doubts who would win the olympic Gold medal in basketball if the t United states could use professionals. If these Guys were allowed to play in the olympics there s no doubt that the United states would always be no 1 said Gomelsky. The Only English speaking member of a russian group on a 10 game tour against Ameri can High school All Star teams. The soviets soiled their first Victory 925. Over the Florida Gold coast aau team. Tuesday n get after being Defeated twice last week first by a Washington. . Team. 88-80. And then by a new York team. 87-w. They Are to play next at Albuquerque n m. The russians seem to be enjoying the Chance to see the Aba playoffs As much As or More than playing their own games. Your professional basketball play ers Are legends in Russia said Gomel skin whose father coaches the soviet senior team. My dream has always been to see your professionals play. I want to be near the court to see their moves to see their Gomelsky an economics student at Moscow University even confided. I think Julius Erving is a master and should get All the Money he s getting " Nikolay Derugin. A 6-10 Center for the soviets said through an interpreter that Kareem Abdul Jabbar s my favorite but he adj a that he thinks Abdul Jabbar and the los an Gelus lakers will lose in their playoff series with Portland. The Trail blazers will play Phila Delphia in the finals and Portland will said Derugin. Why because they play the same Type of game that our team plays patterned basketball. And Bill Walton is a very devoted and useful player. If Portland can get the Ball to Walton they will get Many easy baskets added Derugin. An 18 year old physical education student in Moscow who once scored a record 57 Points for the user senior team. But he conceded he still prefers Abdul baht or. Who does a lot of favors for his team he s a Complete player. I really like his sky the russians love for watching basketball has not earned Over to base Ball even though they got a Chance to see a Yankee game in person and they declined a Chance to attend a minor league game in West Palm Beach. It was t very said Derugin of the Yankee game i had never seen a baseball game before so i had no idea what was instead of More baseball they went to the Beach or shopped for records and Blue jeans. There Are no jeans in the soviet Union no Good records said Gomel skin. That s Why a lot of us Are buying american jeans and Rock records " 22 Points tying him with teammate Mauri c Lucas for game scoring honors. He scored his 14 final period Points in a 16-Point Blazer surge that put Portland in front 93-64 with just Over three minutes left. The takers who fought from behind a 12-Point deficit in the second period look the Lead at 75-73 after three periods but the Walton onslaught wiped out any Chance of Victory. The fourth game is schedule for Friday night Here and a Portland Victory will Send the Trail blazers into the Aba Champion ship series against the Winner of the Phila Delphia Houston Eastern conference playoffs. The blazers using blistering Speed jumped out to a 36-29 first Quarter Lead As Lucas and guard Lionel Hollins scored 10 Points apiece but their attack went into slow gear As the lakers pulled within one. 54-53. By halftime. Los Angeles got a first half lift from guard Lucius Allen who had 13 Points in the half after missing the first two games of the series with a dislocated toe. Walton who had 16 rebounds held Kareem Abdul Jabbar to Only five Points in the first two periods although the 7-2 Laker superstar picked up in the second half. He finished with 21 Points High for the lakers but off his 35-Point average of the first two games at los Angeles. Other blazers scoring in double figures were guard Herm Gilliam with 14. Hollins with 13 and Johnny Davis with 11. Rookie Laker Forward Tom a Smethy and Veteran Cazlic Russell had 16 Points each. Portland out rebounded the lakers 53-52 and out shot los Angeles from the Field 49 per cent to 45 per cent. Trail blazers 102, lakers 97 Losangel a 9?Lford j ire vital b 4 a. Abdul a bar 5 u till. Aik a t 7-4 14. Chaner 4 4 4 17, Tatum 4 a adorn Volny 71 i. Molly in 1 j s 13 a t b t 77 Wai l,.lm t 7 7 14 n m w 107. Portland font pm owl 71. To
