European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 Birds 43 lifts celtics Over Detroit Boston a Larry Bird failed to deliver Down the stretch of his two previous games but said he want in a after scoring a  43 Points wednesday Hes certainly not in a slump Bird got 17 of those Points in the fourth Quarter and added 13 rebounds for the game to spark the Boston celtics to a 130 123 Victory Over the Detroit pistons and a 32 Lead in their National basketball association Boston can wrap up the Besto seven Eastern conference semifinal Friday night in the pistons Are trying to become the sixth Aba team to win a seven game series after losing the first two i Felt Good about the games in said a couple of shots i took looked like they were going in and dropped the same thing could have happened going into the Bird had scored just two Points each in four of his previous five he also had made just one of six shots in the final period of sundays fourth game but he had at least six Points in each Quarter wednesday night before exploding in the fourth the Guys who played Bird have to play said Detroit coach Chuck Treyve got the understand who they Are they cant play 80 per Treyve got to play 100 i had an Opportunity to get the Ball in my and i could do something with said they used different Guys to guard said the four players who took turns guarding Bird  Stop Boston coach Jones said that in the fourth Boston did the same things in trying to get the Ball to Bird As it did in the first three but did a better Job of Detroit led Only by one Point Early in the third but kept the game close All the Way with the help of 30 Points by substitute Vinnie consecutive jumpers by Bird and Dennis who had 30 put Boston ahead its biggest Lead of the with to those were the celtics last Field goals of the baskets by Vinnie Johnson and Kelly Tripucka Cut the Lead to 122116 with after Bird Sank two free Tri Pucka converted a three Point making the score 126121 with 20 seconds to but two free throws by Robert Parish with 11 seconds left boosted the Lead to seven Points before John Longs jumper with three seconds to go gave the pistons their final Danny Ainge closed the scor ing for Boston with two foul shots with two seconds the celtics stretched their Home winning Streak Over Detroit to nine they also won for the 15th consecutive time since 1962 after coming Home with a playoff so Ries tied the celtics led 9792 Early in the fourth period when Bird then scored their next nine Points to put Boston in front his two driving layups in a Row then made the score Boston led 3833 after the first period and despite Vinnie Johnsons 16 Sec on Quarter at he had scored 22 Points in the final period in de traits fourth game the celtics opened an 8979 Lead with left in the third Quarter with an 112 spurt in which Scott Wedman scored five Points and Bird but Detroit came right Back with the next six Points and trailed 9590 going into the final which won for the 17th time in its last 18 playoff games got 16 Points from Ainge and 12 each from Parish and Kevin Tripucka had Isiah Thomas 18 and John Long 15 for mariners whip Brewers behind Moores pitching by the associated press Seattle Mike Moore fell three outs Short of pitching the first no hitter of the major league yielding four hits in the ninth inning wednesday night As the mariners beat the Brewers in who walked four had the Brewers baffled before Robin Yount snapped the spell with a Lead off single to Center on a 20 run scoring hits by Ted Simmons and Mark Brouhard knocked Moore from the he had his nights work in after he lost the then the said Seattle manager Chuck he had Good command of his he was getting his breaking Ball Over and he had Good velocity on his reliever de Nunez got the final out to record his fifth save and preserve Moores third Victory in six Nunez pitched out of a base loaded who had failed to last beyond the fourth in Ning in his two previous starts and had lost his last started the game with a earned run the mariners scored in the first inning off Ray when Phil Bradley ripped a on out triple and scored on a grounder by Alvin Bradley stroked a on out single in the third and scored on Davis double to make it the mariners chased Burris in the fifth when Bob Kearney rapped a on out single and Spike Owen Davis accounted for the mariners fourth run with a Homer in the Milwaukee reliever Jim Kern pulled off an unassisted double the first by a Pitcher since Jim Umbarger of the Texas rangers in Kern caught Jack Perconte squeeze bunt and beat Owen to third american league red sox Angels 1 Boston Tony armas hit his eighth Homer and added an rib single and american league strikeout Leader Dennis Oil can Boyd fanned six batters to raise his league leading total to 48 As Boston beat California to hand Jim Slaton his first defeat in four who had a 15inning scoreless Streak snapped by the Angels in the collected his fourth Victory in five he walked Dwight breaking out of an 011 and 232 had three hits while Bill Rich gedman and armas had two apiece As the red sox posted their fifth Victory in the last six California starter Sla ton lost for the first time in four As Blue jays 4 Toronto Mike Davis and Donnie Hill hit Back Toback Home runs in the eighth inning and Steve my catty picked up his first win in his last 11 starts As Oakland Defeated the As were protecting a 43 Lead when Davis and Hill homered off Toronto starter Doyle who dropped to 41 after losing for Only the second time in 15 decisions Over the last two Davis Homer was his league leading 10th while Hills was his Dusty Baker also homered for the tigers rangers 1 Texas Alex Sanchez belted two Home runs and Lance Parrish added another shot to Back the Strong pitching of Dan Petry and give Detroit a see Al on Page 19 a photo Detroit Barbaro Garbey grabs Texas Mike Mason after being hit by rangers pitch padres rout pirates As Hawkins wins 6th straight by United press International upon first glance at the beating san Diego took in last years world series against one  see Many favourable things on the padres Side of the a longer look shows one big plus the emergence of Andy who pitched 12 Strong innings in Middle Relief and won san Diego Only game in the five game is devel Oping into the padres stopper this the fourth year right hander coasted to his sixth Victory without a and Batte Rymare Terry Kennedy keyed a five run fourth inning with a three run double wednesday night to Power san Diego to a 122 thrashing of the Pittsburgh my Confidence is higher right now than it has Ever except maybe for the playoffs National league last said who posted a Era in the 1984 world Ive never been 60 in my said who trails Atlanta Rick for most victories in the maybe in High Hawkins left after eight innings for Luis san Diego had a 15hit eight of which went for extra Larry Mcwils was the Steve Garvey homered for the elsewhere in the no expos astros 0 Montreal Rookie Lethander Joe struck out a career High 12 and combined with Jeff Reardon on a four hitter to lift the Reardon pitched the final 1 for his eighth Nolan 2 allowed two hits and struck out but walked including one with the bases mets braves 0 new York de Lynch pitched a five hitter for his first career and Keith Hernandez hit a two run notched his third career Complete Len was the reds Phillies 2 Philadelphia Dave Van Gorder hit his first major league Home a three run shot that highlighted a four run sixth to Lead Jay was the Winner and John the reds player manager Pete Rose had a bringing his number of career hits to it leaves him 74 shy of breaking to Cobbs Al time record of cubs giants 0 san Francisco Rick Sutcliffe struck out a season High 12 and Ryne Sandberg belted a first inning Homer to gave up six hits and walked two in recording his third Complete game of the Mike Kru took the dodgers cards 2 los Angeles Veteran Bill rus sell singled Home Rookie Mariano Duncan from second run with the winning run to Lead the Winner Rick Honeycutt is Ken Howell picked up his fourth John was the Jack Clark hit his fifth Homer for