European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 23 1 Aba boxes eyeball to eyeball Bui Walton of Ibe part tend Trail gelt Eft age b a contest in Sikli to end the blazers 44 nag Aba Wulw at Ibe Hoggett Gune borne Victory photo in and Dun Issel of Ibe Dover nuggets Edge end blazers 44game Home Streak the defending National Bas Kelban association Champ Imi Portland Trail blazers hid their Home winning Streak stopped sunday with b defeat by the Denver the blazers haunt been beaten in port land since they Tost to Cleveland on March 1 the Streak included 34 regular season two shy of the Aba there have been a lot of teams thai had hem an the said Denver coach Larry Lla great to come in Here team like David who had a key Basket in the final seconds for credited the Victory to his teams ability to keep Portland from to run with Portland is almost impose Thompson we controlled the tango of the they still got some Breaks in the third but we settled 4ovra after we just didst play said port land guard and there were too Bony turnovers and we didst do the right things it the right timer Portland coach Jack Ramsay took the Eal at the Streak in Ive never gotten excited about a win Ning he its just up to us to it Over this and get our game going then Well Start to win elsewhere in the Philadelphia Defeated Seattle 10999 Phoenix of scored Washington 121109 the new Jersey nets edged new York 112110 Houston trimmed hew Orleans 119113 Indiana stopped Chi Cago 11194 Kansas City beat Cleveland and Atlanta Defeated Loa Angeles the Milwaukee Boston game was postponed by had Down by 10 Points in the third Denver took the Lead or Good on a pair of ree throws by Darnell Hillman with la Portland stayed close and was within dips buy Dillon Washington up the washing ton diplomats have purchased Mike Dillon from the new York Cosmos at with but the blazers turned the Ball Over on a fast break and who paced the nuggets Wilh 22 floated borne a id cooler with 19 seconds remaining to nuke it Portland Lloyd Neal made one of three free throws Wilh six seconds to go As the blazers tried to get the offensive rebound or the lying but the rebound went to Denver Bobby Jones and Mack Calvin my a pair of free throws with one second left to clutch the game for Tilers supersonic to m Doug Collins scored 29 Points and Lloyd free 21 to Lead Philadelphia past Aba Roundup trailing b475 after three Seattle rallied to Cut the deficit to two Points at 95 a with but the were then scored 10 o the next 12 Points to earn their 16th Victory in the last 21 we were Rushing our said Seattle coach Lenny we were not snowing we were out of there was suns Paul Westphal scored 13 fourth Quarter Ron Lee 12 and Waller Davis 10 to Lead Phoenix past the bullets enjoyed an 8780 Lead at the outset of the last but the suns lop three scorers buried Washington under a barrage of fast break Westphal led All scorers with 43 while tee and Davis had 22 nets 110 John Williamson hit a 25foot jumper at the Buzzer to Cap a 43point Effort that led new Jersey past new it was the nets third straight the longest winning Streak Othle season for Ibe team Wilh the worst record in the Bernard King added 19 Points for new we did not handle it us Way we should have when they pressured us with a tight defense near the said new York coach Willis they played Well  i pm m a n 11 1 14 Emht m of mridul r my Euirn if Ort Lelh i h  n n n b it in it n n no Ftp try Temh h he Tell blame 101 sch Vii i itt jaw t m ii Mono 14 i m Ulvin 1 11 to Newi will Iii Fly ill 1 11 i Nirdi i Ami i my Amhi a a Orall in ukk4 1 1 Dyril 114 in nun Witiw u Nuudi till Puli dinner n Cleveland i a Rublow it Tiri Lul i it fair 14 1 in Lam hts 11 in 0 it Enn Irlma a emf 141 h  Wuhl Noti 1 u a min i m in bunt i h aim 1 la Kurter i h Stu in l Burts w1 m 1 44 it Fofi Ulm 1 14 of if ii n it m it Lui Mia mum City it not Chi sunt 109  dolt i m Hurd i h i 1 m Ortu of i 11 ii n 10 11 my 76tn supt Sariti 99 Monon t h of taunt h i biter i m h Philadelphia i about As Well As they can rockets Calvin Murphy 35 Points and Moses make 2 to Lead Houston Over new the made their behind their two High scorers with six min utes left when they broke away from a 98 98 tie by outscoring the jazz new or leans was led by truck Robinsons 33 Points and 18 Pactat m Ricky Earl Tatum and Mike Vanlom scored 20 of a club record 23 consecutive Points to Lead Indiana past Chica go and Stop a 10game losing the trailing 2219 with left in the first Hod Chicago scoreless or b minutes and 34 seconds to break their Tea record losing King jul Cavaliers n Tom Burleson scored 20 Points to Lead Kansas City Over the Kings trailed 6463 Early in the fourth but with Burleson hitting seven Points out scored Cleveland 142 to Lake a 7766 Lead with Hawks lakers 103 John Drew scored a career High 48 Points to Lead Atlanta Over los the who trailed by 11 Points with a minute left in the third rallied in the final period and Drew to within six Points at 9488 with seven minutes to but the Hawks scored eight of the next 10 Points to Clinch the xm11 to n ii n Ain Koltl Hutto Manmit i h u 1 1 m Mara in Ign i j h Kola he t h l gent Nat a Kion 9 m new Jersey 1iui vow brr ii Koin 1 King l n ii Man want m in i it Iii Kmim ii n Jiuu 1 Putty 144 six in Teun Frt of h to Tell foul Gavm Bundi Toul unit to Hui Mug nor Amii Atlanta Kulw Jonwll Hunt 14 Hill Ihl Holly Mem Mew Nyhl 15 if f 19 r4 Uri 1 u a abbr 11 i if ii to 111 la Folk Tail twit Ativo pm Angom  circa Goth Nurmi Olla no i id Van Lur 111 Hollind h Limont i m my tilt i h a wird aim Awty 4 m in Diin 1 m i 1111 Ami amt 17 1h Ajluni flir Urt 1 1 1 i h is n it in Roui mum Navratilova gets 4th tour win Seattle a top seeded Martina Navratilova rallied to defeat third seeded Betty in the Champion ship sunday of the Seattle Slop on the women pro Tennis it was the fourth straight tournament Victory for the 21yearold Navratilova and marked her 23th consecutive match Victory without a loss this she captured the first prize before a crowd of 410 at the Seattle a 32yearold native of the nether took Home both players were noun ably upset through the first two sets with Calls by one of the line the judge was replaced in the second set with stove fifth seeded Wendy Tumbula of austra Lia won the Consolation singles match with a 75 Victory Over Mariu redo to of in Lional Turnbull won and Kerry Reid of crammed with Tum Bill to win the doubles championship with a in Victory Over Redondo and pal Boslam of