European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Tough cars fall to celts 126123 by the associated press Boston on a night of National basketball association playoff it figured that the defending Champion bos ton celtics would be one of the the scrappy Cleveland Cavaliers had other Boston rolled to a 7058 halftime but Cleveland rallied to take a 121117 Edge late in the fourth Bostons experience and the scoring of Kevin Mchale saved the Day As the celtics held on for a 126123 Victory in the opening game of a Besto five first round Larry Bird scored 40 Points for but it appeared that performance might not be Roy Hinson led the Cavaliers with 24 John Bagley hit 22 and free in other Besto seven series openers lakers suns 114 los Angeles los Angeles scored a playoff record 45 Points in build ing a 21point first period Lead and coasted Mike Mcgee led the lakers with 22 Points and guard magic Johnson added 18 Points and 19 Phoenix tied the lakers 2020 after but los Angeles went on a 252 nuggets spurs 111 Denver Alex English scored 33 Points and Calvin Natt 25 for which took advantage of George Gervins first half foul the High scoring spurs guard played Only 6ight minutes of the first half because of three Quick fouls and failed to score a Denver hit 61 percent of its shots in roaring to a 6851 Aba playoffs the 141 Points were the most Denver has scored in an Aba playoff the 30point Victory margin was the clubs widest in the pistons nets 105 Detroit a loser five times in six regular season games with new Jer built a 19point first half Bill Laimbeer led the pistons with 23 Laimbeer scored 10 of his Points in the first Quarter and guard Isiah Thomas added 11 As the pistons cruised to a 3926 the last tie was 66 with remaining in the with Laim Beer hitting eight the pistons went a 256 spree during the next six min utes that put the game Buck Williams was High for new Jersey with 23 Mavericks Trail blazers 131 2ot Dallas Rolando Blackman scored 43 including the baskets that tied the game at the end of regulation and the first then hit three baskets to overcome a 125121 Portland advantage in the second Blackman hit a driving scoop shot with four seconds to play to Send the game into overtime tied at he duplicated the feat with six seconds to play in the first overtime to tie it at 121 in the second Kiki Vande who led Portland with 25 scored twice to give Portland a 125121 Blackman scored three straight buckets and Mark who finished with 27 added two More As the Mavericks finally won going a photo Cleveland world free left defends while Bostons Dennis Johnson gets his pass off North stars Surprise Black Hawks in playoffs by the associated press Chicago Down the Minnesota North stars were in the perfect position to fold up their just As they had done Many times during the National hockey league they came alive just As they were being counted the North stars won the Norris Divi Sion last year but were a dismal fourth this season with a 254312 a slew of injuries and indifferent performances by the healthy players were the main cause of the teams but the North stars Are vindicating themselves for their horrid regular swept firs place Louis in the opening round of the Stanley cup playoffs and stormed Back from that 30 deficit to Valenzuela by the associated press san Diego after a Lack of hitting support last Fernando Valenzuela seems to be taking matters into his own looking As Good As he did in his Rookie season of 1981 when he won the by Young the los Angeles Pitcher hurled a two hit Beauty Over the san Diego padres the shutout was the second straight for the who stopped the san Francisco giants la on five hits last sat urday and Hast allowed an earned run in nil Roundup hand the Chicago Black Hawks an 85 whipping thursday that gave Minnesota a 10 Lead in the Besto seven divisional i think the Hawks took it for granted that when we were Down it would be a said North stars coach Glen after we got those two Quick goals in the first we knew the shoe was on the other we not Only out fought them and out skated but we beat them to the Rookie de defens Eman Doug Wilson and Tom Lysiak beat goalie Gilles Meloche in the opening and the rout appeared to be but Dennis Maruk and Willi Plett re plied in the next to close the Hawks Lead to then Brian Bellows Laid out Chicago Keith Brown with a crushing Check that freed Tony Mckegney on a Mckegney beat goalie Murray Banner Man to tie the contest at of the second in other Besto seven series openers the oilers jets play again saturday the other three series resume Nordques canadians 1 of Montreal the Nordques Only Mark put in a shot from the righting boards that Ca Nadies goaltender Steve Penney  get his Glove on at of oilers jets 2 Edmonton Paul coffees shot bounced into the net off Winnipeg de Senseman Dave baby chs skate six minutes into the third then Wayne Gretzky added an empty net goal for the Stanley cup Edmonton has won seven straight playoff games against Only fans nearly Short of a sellout and one of the smallest crowds in Edmonton nil playoff history flyers islanders 0 Philadelphia Rick Tocchet contributed a goal and an assist and Brian Propp set up two goals for Overall Points Leader during the Tim Kerr and Ron Sutler also scored for the Pelle Lindbergh blocked 22 shots for his first playoff shutout and Sec Ond Over the islanders this to shutout Over padres Oun up 25 innings this theres no said dodger Catcher Mike Hes going out there and pitching the same Way he always he pitched about As Well As a Guy can pitch he used All of pitches and they were working last Valenzuela had a 1217 re Cord and rarely got any runs from the averaged Only runs per fourth lowest in the National on thursday got four runs in the first off padres Lethander Mark thur on an rib single by Mike a two run double by Candy Maldonado and a sacrifice Fly by the dodgers scored their final run in the eighth on marshalls rib allowed Only a Firstin Ning single by Tony last years National league batting and an eighth inning single by Pinch hitter Kurt it was the 20th shutout of his career and his third Valenzuela walked three and struck out fanning six of the seven padres he faced during one in other no games expos cardinals 1 Louis Mike fitzgeralds two run double keyed a four run uprising in the fourth helping Montreal Roll past Louis behind Steve Rogers five battling Back from an injury plagued 1984 walked four and struck out a 15hit Mon trials biggest in eight gave the 35 see no on Page 23