European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 29, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 spam celts 3rd-period spurt rips Hawks from press dispatches Boston Kevin Mchale and Larry Bird sparked a 14-Point run to help the Boston celtics pull away in the third Quarter and beat the Atlanta Hawks 103-91 in the opener of their Aba Eastern conference semifinal playoff series sunday. The celtics set a single season league record of 34 consecutive Home victories including the playoffs. They broke the Minneapolis lakers Mark that had stood since 1949 50. Boston which won All six of its regular season games against the Hawks can extend the record tuesday night in the second game of the Best of seven second round series. The celtics who never trailed led 52-46 at halftime and 68-59 before Bird ignited the 14-0 surge with a re verse Layup with 4 50 left in the third Quarter. Mchale got the next five Points on a goal tending Call and a three Point play on a Layup and free throw. A Layup by Danny Ainge after his own steal and a 20-foot jumper by Dennis Johnson preceded a free throw by Mchale. Bird capped the spurt when he finished a fast break with a stuff with 2 13 left in the third period. Kevin Willis tip in finally stopped the Streak with 1 50 remaining but that merely Cut Boston s advantage to 82 61. The celtics led by Mchale s 12 Points outscored Aba playoffs Atlanta 34-17 in the third Quarter. The Hawks scored 10 consecutive Points against the Boston reserves late in the fourth Quarter but still trailed by at least 10 Points throughout the period. The celtics who Are 4-0 in the playoffs and 21-2 in their last 23 games were led by Mchale with 24 Points Ainge with 17 and Bird Robert Parish and Johnson with 16 each. The Hawks were paced by Willis with 18 Points. Do Minique Wilkins who led the Aba in scoring with a 30.3 Point average and had a 34.7 regular season average against Boston managed just four Field goals and 13 Points. Boston came into the game rested having been Idle for four Days after sweeping its first round series in Chicago tuesday night. Atlanta won its opening series 3-1, with a 114-113 double overtime Victory in Detroit Friday night. The celtics led 30-23 after one Quarter and charged in front 38-27 with 6 35 left in the second Quarter by scoring eight consecutive Points. But the Hawks whittled away at the Lead and a Dunk by Wilkins. 11 seconds before inter Mission Only his second Basket of the first half Drew the Hawks to within six Points at halftime. In saturday s Only playoff game rockets 126, nuggets 119 Houston Akeem Olajuwon scored 24 of his game High 38 Points in the second half to hip Houston hold off a fierce Denver rally and win game 1 of their playoff series. The rockets needed seven free throws in the final 1 15 to Clinch the Victory. Lewis Lloyd added 28 Points 18 in the first half and Ralph Sampson 20 for Houston. Alex English led Denver with 34 Points and Calvin Natt added 28. The two teams meet in game 2 at Houston tuesday night. The rockets led by 10 Points with just under 10 minutes left on a 3-Point play by Olajuwon but English rallied the nuggets on the strength of five free throws to bring Den ver to within 115-113 with 2 45 left. Olajuwon hit two buckets to counter another English free throw but Calvin Natl hit Denver s fourth 3-Point jumper of the period with 1 40 left to Cut Houston s Lead to 119-117. Mitchell Wiggins Sank two free throws Olajuwon fouled out then Rodney Mccray hit a free throw to push Houston to a 122-117 Lead with 32 seconds left. Sampson stole the Ball and Robert Reid hit twice at the line with 24 seconds left. Natt missed a 3-Point try and Mccray added two More free throws with 10 seconds left. Hang on for 4-3 win Over cards mets stretch Streak to eight from press dispatches St. Louis Len Dykstra s Lead off Homer triggered a four run first inning sat urday and the new York mets withstood St. Louis ninth inning rally for their eighth straight Victory 4-3. Mets starter Sid Fernandez took a one hitter and 4-1 Lead into the ninth but left after Willie Mcgee opened the inning with a single. Tommy Herr greeted relieved Roger Mcdowell with an rib double and Jack Clark followed with a run scoring single to make it 4-3. Tito Landrum s bunt single put run ners at first and second and Mike Heath then bunted into a Force out at third. Jesse Orosco was called in from the Bull pen. Terry Pendleton hit the first pitch hard up the Middle but second baseman Wally Backman backhanded the Ball and started a double play that ended the game. Orosco got his third save. The Victory gave the mets a 10-3 record the Best Start in their 25-year history. The cardinals suffered their sixth straight defeat their longest losing Streak since april 1984. No Roundup Fernandez 2-0, struck out 10 and walked two. He gave up a one out single to Herr in the first inning and did not allow another hit until Mcgee s single. The mets roughed up St. Louis starter Danny Cox who was making his first Start of the season after coming off the disabled list. Dykstra opened the game by hitting a 2 1 pitch Over the right Field Fence for his second career Homer. One out later Keith Hernandez and Darryl Strawberry singled and Gary Carter followed with an rib Dou ble. Danny Heep s single to right drove in two More runs making it 4-0. In other games Phillies 6, pirates 5 Pittsburgh Rick Schu belted two Home runs and Rookie Chris James hit his first major league Homer to Lead Phila Delphia Over Pittsburgh. The decision extended Philadelphia s winning Streak to four and Pittsburgh s los ing Streak to five. Charles Hudson 2-1, allowed five hits in 7 a innings for the Victory. Steve Bedrosian recorded the final out for his third save. Schu gave Philadelphia a 1-0 Lead in the third inning with his first Home run and added a Solo shot in the ninth. James starting for Gary Redus who has an inflamed Elbow belted a two run shot off pirates starter Larry Mcwilliams 0-2, in the seventh to give the Phillies a 3-1 Lead. After a walk to Milt Thompson and a single by Schu Mike Schmidt doubled Home a pair of runs to make it 5-1. Schmidt became Philadelphia s All time rib Leader with 1,288, passing Eddela Hanty. In the first inning Schmidt moved into third place on the Phillies All time hit list with 1,813. The pirates Cut the Lead to 5-2 in the seventh. With the bases loaded shortstop Steve Jeltz committed an error on Pinch hitter Lee Mazzilli s infield Ball allowing Tony Pena to score. Pittsburgh added two More runs in the see no on Page 26 up photo Len Dykstra. Second career Homer Oakland wins on Seattle errors a photo Joaquin Andujar gives up one hit in six innings from press dispatches Oakland Calif. Joaquin Andujar allowed one hit Over six innings and the Oakland a s capitalized on two Seattle errors to score three unearned runs in defeat ing the mariners 5-3 saturday. Andujar 2-1, left after six innings with a sore shoulder. The right hander gave up a run in the first inning when Phil Bradley walked to open the inning stole second went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Alvin Davis infield grounder. The Only hit off him was a Lead off single in the third inning by Bob Kearney. The a s broke through against Seattle starter Milt Wilcox 0-4, in the third in Ning. Jose Canseco Drew a two out walk one of eight that Wilcox issued. Mike Davis was Safe on second baseman Danny Tarta Bull s error and Dusty Baker and Carney Lansford hit rib singles to put the a s ahead 2-1. Tony Phillips Drew a two out walk in the fourth and scored following singles by Al Roundup Dwayne Murphy and Canseco to. Boost Oakland s Lead to 3-1. The a s added two More runs in the seventh off reliever Lee Guetterman when Lansford doubled and scored on Bruce Bochte s single. Bochte scored when fight fielder Ivan Calderon dropped Bill Bathe s two out Fly on the warning track. Seattle scored twice off receiver Jay Howell in the eighth on Ken Phelps Pinch two run Homer. In other Al games saturday indians 3, Yankees 2 new York Pat Tabler s two run double capped a three run first inning that lifted Clevland Over new York saturday snapping the Yankees six game winning Streak. Don Schulze 1-0, scattered four hits Over the first six innings before being relieved by Scott Bailes. Ernie Camacho replaced Bailes after the Yankees scored a run in the eighth and pitched witless Relief to earn his fourth save. Bob Shirley 0-1, was a Surprise starter for the Yankees. He replaced de Whitson who was scheduled to Start but was with drawn due to a minor muscle pain in his rib Cage. Tabler s bases loaded drive off the right Field Wall scored Joe Carter and Andre Thornton while knocking out Shirley. Yankees manager Lou Piniella and cat Acher Ron Hassey were ejected in the fourth inning by Rookie Umpire Tim Tschida working Only his second major league game after Hassey was called put on strikes in the fourth inning. It was Piniella s first ejection of the season. White sox 5, tigers 4 Detroit Pinch hitter Jerry Hairston s sacrifice Fly with one out in the Lith inning scored Carlton Fisk from third base and enabled Chicago to extend its win see Al on Page "26