European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports celts gain june classic7 magics assists Lead Romp past nuggets by Ken Peters a Earvin magic Johnson says now the fun Johnson had 19 assists wednesday night to become the Al time playoff Leader As the los Angeles lakers raced to a 153 109 Victory Over the Denver nuggets and into the National basketball association championship series against the Boston the finals will be a rematch of the 1984 championship series won by Boston in seven its going to be a great predicted they have a great team and so do its going to be fun its time for everybody to sit watch and lakers coach Pat Riley said of the championship its not the fall so i guess its the first week of june its simply going to be two great teams playing for the world Champi Denver coach Doug Moe wished the lakers Well after his clubs i Hope we lost to the eventual Aba id like to see them they were the Best team last but they gave it la is better this year than no Moe los Angeles whipped the injury riddled nuggets four games to one in the bestow see lakers on Page 26 a photo lakers magic Johnson the fun begins Birds steal clinches Boston win Over 76ers by Howard Ulman Boston a Andrew Toney heard the Call from his Bench Larry Bird said that May have distracted the Philadelphia Marksman just Long enough to give the 76ers a timeout until next Bird stole the Ball from Toney with four seconds left to Clinch Bostons 102100 Victory wednesday night that sent the de fending Champion celtics into the title round of the National basketball association playoffs against the los Angeles Lak who also reached the final series wednesday night with a 153109 Romp Over the Denver Dennis Johnson paced the Boston Victory with 23 including four in the last two by winning the fifth game of the Best of seven Eastern conference final to take the series the celtics kept alive their Hopes of becoming the first team to win consecutive Aba championships since Boston did it in if i was the i would have called timeout in that Bird said of the Gam ending play in the 76ers left right next to their but Only a player on the court can get a and the officials did not give Philadelphia the one it wanted to set up a final Bird said Toney lost his concentration see celtics on Page 26 file photo celtics Dennis Johnson final 4 Points Kennedy lifts padres Over mets 54 from press dispatches new York Terry whose three run Homer tied the score in the sixth lined a two out single in the 10th inning wednesday giving the san Diego padres a 54 Victory Over the new York Tony Gwynn started the 10th with a bunt single off reliever Jesse a pair of Groundnuts moved Gwynn to and after Kevin Mcreynolds was intentionally Kennedy singled under the Glove of second baseman Kelvin Mark pitched one in Ning for the Victory and Rich Gossage worked the tenth for his major league leading Lith the padres won their fourth straight game in this matchup Between the nation Al league division leaders and saddled the mets with just their third loss in their last 26 extra inning Ron Darling held the padres witless until Garry Templeton doubled with two out in the but ran into trouble in the no Roundup who had struck out in his first two got an infield single with one out and moved to second on Graig Nettles two out Kevin Mcreynolds singled Home Gwynn and with Roger Mcdowell warming up in the new York Kennedy launched a Homer to right that landed next to George Foster drilled an opposite Field Homer to give the mets a 10 Lead in the they pounced on Eric show for three More runs in the in other no games dodgers expos 0 Montreal Jerry Reuss tossed a four hitter and Greg Brock broke open a pitchers Duel with a three run Homer As los Angeles downed who struck out three and walked pitched his first Complete game of the season and first shutout since the Lethander now has a 205 career record against the Brock hit his third Homer of the season with two outs in the sixth when he sent a 21 pitch from David into the left Field astros pirates 3 Pittsburgh Alan Ashby hit a game tying sacrifice Fly in the ninth in Ning and a two run double with two out in the to lift Houston Over the Victory went to Bill who pitched two innings of witless Dave Smith pitched the 10th and earned his sixth cardinals braves 3 Louis Bob Forsch pitched six hit Ball for 61a innings and smacked his eighth career rallying Louis to a Victory that capped a three game sweep of Forscht his first since septem Ber came off braves right hander Rick and snapped a 33 tie in the giants Phillies 2 Philadelphia a two run Dou ble by Bob Brenly highlighted a four run sixth inning As san Francisco snapped a three game Streak with a Victory Over giants Lethander Dave allowed seven hits and walked seven in six reliever Scott Garrelts pitched the last three striking out seven in route to his fourth Kevin was the As the Phillies stranded 13 twice leaving the bases cubs reds 4 Chicago Pinch hitter Brian Day Ett hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to lift Chicago Over an outfielder brought up from the minors by the cubs earlier in the month when shortstop Shawon Dunston was sent batted for winning Pitcher Dennis and hit the first pitch from starter Tom into the Loftfield it was the first Pinch hit grand slam for the cubs since Mike Vail hit one on june against the new York orioles Blank As As Mcgregor tosses three hitter from press dispatches Oakland Scott Mcgregor finally Felt comfortable again on the pitching and Baltimore Catcher Rick Dempsey enjoyed a relaxing night behind Home i can sit Back there like in in a Rock ing chair when Hes throwing Good like Dempsey said after the orioles beat the Oakland 30 on mcgregors three hit pitching wednesday Al Roundup All the As hits were Mcgregor walked three and no Oakland base runner got past first until the seventh in i didst go to the Mound when Scotts i never Hes got a Good head on his i dont have to re mind him about too Dempsey he had it All Back mcgregors shutout was the first of the season by and although it was the 20th of his the Veteran left hander had become an unlikely candidate to turn in such a he brought a 14 record and earned run average into the game and bad failed to go More than four innings in his last three the Way id been i knew that a Lead of two or three runs want things were just out of i Mcgregor but i Felt comfortable right off the the Ball was on the change up it was sinking away like it the loss went to Don who made somewhat of a comeback performance himself by yielding seven hits and three runs in seven he had been see Al on Page 26