European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Please drop in baby Portland Maurice Lucas 20 lands on Ike Back of teammate Larry Steele after releasing a Layup which Hes coax of through the net during playoff against the la to take a i Edge in their Bert National basketball association quarterfinal up photo nose ouf blazers with late Sikma splurge Seattle a Rookie Jack Sikma wred Seattle last seven include h feline jumper with nine seconds w to lift the supersonics to a 10098 Victo the Portland Trail blazers wednes g night and into a 31 Lead in their clonal basketball association playoff sonics can win the Besto seven Stern conference semifinal series with in Portland on fallowing Sigmas the blazers p the Ball to Lionel who scored a jew Fligh 35 Hollins launched a 25 Over Dennis Johnson with five Sec left that bounced off the rim and out to a time Willie Norwood passed once again to whose Baseline jumper at the Buzzer bound the who trailed by As Many As 14 three times in the third tied at 93 on Paul Silas free throw Maurice Lucas Fol w with a Basket for Portland before who tied his season High of 28 converted a three Point play for a sonic Lead with Corky who was fouled by Webster with 29 seconds lied 98 with his free 13 Points helped the blazers to advantage after three playing without regulars Bill Bob Gross and Reserve for Lloyd Neal because of injun Jan off a 2713 spurt at Hie outset of period for a Sotl Lead with Calhoun came off the Bench u Points for the blazers in the including nine in that l5 shooting 56 led 57 Williams added 19 Points and Fred for which won its 18lh meat Lucas added 20 and Calhoun 16 for port super sonic Trail bloc it 98 Portland m u St it i m Owem 1 m Dill i h Holl Lra 11 m two Elk 0 m Norwood i m Seattle 1001 a Johren m so Gnu 11 m Timur i m i m r Al Wilkow i Brown m m Smidt 21 if a 7loo found Loul full Pound april 1978 the stars and stripes Poge 21 spartans Frosh Cage Ace rejects six figure offers at deadline to turn pro the freshman Star who ban slate to the Mcaa basketball has professional Vest to spend hndeadi8nesbld i to it want so much this decision concerns my my and they Werro talking a lot of n native of i would not say How much Money was involved but it has been rumoured that three or four Aba clubs had made offers and that one figure was in the million h waste hardest Decion 1 have had so much Nad the fact of All that Money As it was finally and entering the was the which is Why i really haunt made up my mind completely until about 1150 the agonizing Johnson said he immediately set his sights on a goal that narrowly eluded the spartans this year the National following the 1979 the hardship decision will come up again and most observers believe barring injuries or a Johnson can Only boost his professional value by another year in col in not making any commitments As to next he it was hard not turn ing pro this time around and i imagine it will be just As hard or harder next i had plenty of Telephone Calls from Mcaa gives approval for 3 new bowls Kansas Mcaa offi had Inree new bowl two to Ioto 1978 and one Onieh wi1 Start in i Cuvaj i Ici Unnone cans irom formal approval was Given to the wanted my to do what was Best for me but also hoped that id John son i had a lot More people hoping id stay than hoping id Michigan state coach jul to be held in East re and to the Holiday to be played in san both to begin in Abo approved was the pineapple set for which is scheduled to get under Way in 1979 n the Council and executive committee of the during its annual Spring meeting in Kansas Alio approved a change in the television schedule for the 1978 regular football agreeing to a proposal calling for a game to be televised on the television schedule had been slated to begin in other action announced by Mcaa officials following the the Mcaa approved the establishment of a new division ii the mid continent to be composed of Eastern Northern Northern Western Illinois and Youngs town approved Nevada Las vegas petition requesting a move from District 7 to District simplifying the Way for the rebels to become a member of the Western ath Letic reviewed possible disciplinary action against Minnesota and Mississippi state for violations of Mcaa regulations but postponed a decision on what action would be taken against either Higan state coach Jud who has assumed All along that Johnson would remain with the spartans for two received news of the decision jul were obviously very Heath Cote but we never did feel that Earvin  be with us for at least one More oranges sweep five in team Tennis play the Ana Heim oranges Defeated the Golden caters wednesday night in world team sweeping All five in the mens singles Mark Cox beat Sandy and in the women sin Rosic Casals turned Back Virginia in mens Cliff Drysdale and Cox beat Mayer and Frew 61 in women Kapliy Harter and Francoise Durr d Elana Kloss and Maricic the mixed doubles win went to Anand Amrit Raj and Over Krueger and Michael take wha playoff series Nordques Romp Over 112  and Jean rentier fils scored Firth t Quebec City up real Cloutier Brakenbury and Jean Bevier also scored Stesfa Assisi Aero to win the Besto seven quarterfinal series t games to the Aero were never in the they Ite e Eros after the n first m Ite second and it was m in the third before Ieve West finally put the Aero on the the Nordques will now meet the new maters in the wha Minnal As a their Victory of Itata to but ecu up pm Pyotr series at of the second period on passes from Marc Tardif and Andre Cloutier picked up his second of the night five minutes later on a hard Elueline slaps Bot that beat the Houston goalie High on the Short Cloutier scored two in the Paull Norman Dube and Paul Baxter rounded off the scoring for the Nordques in the third Terry Ruskowski got the other Houston goal at on passes from Tonnelli and Cray at 1111 Flora Lirly Larrt b lout St cwt com Law 1 Malm s m i u ii m f imm 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