European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday may5, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Hawks conquer celtics 106-94 Atlanta a Spud Webb the Sho Lesl player in the Aba said the Atlanta it awls had to keep Boston off balance id be successful. And they finally were sunday avoiding elimination in their Aba Eastern conference Sci final playoff sunday. We needed o gel the Monkey Oil our Back Webb a Iid Afier lie limits Bocai the. A climes Tor the first Lime in 10 tries this be inn 106-oj. The Victory Cut Boston s Lead in 3-1 in the bust of so Van series. Webb and Dominique Wilkins the Aba s leading scorer spirited the Victory. Wilkins scored 37 Points including id straight during one stretch of the third quart or when Atlanta took control Tor Good. Webb added 21 paints and had 12 assists. Webb looked like player or the year said Boston coach . Jones. We Alia saw the sums old Dominique Aba playoffs today.". The series returns on tuesday night to the Boston Gar Den where the celtics have reeled off is victories in a raw and Posida 44-1 Mark for the season. It also was Boston s first loss in the playoffs after six straight victories. The celtics downfall came from poor shooting As they Hll Only 34 percent from the Field. Boston led 51-50 at halftime ant was still ahead 62-60 with just under seven minutes remaining in the third Quarter. Then Wilkins reeled off 10 poems in a Row including two three Point plays to give Atlanta a 70-62 Ead with 5 08 left in the quart or. The Hawks led 79-74 after three quarters and the cel tics never got closer than three Points the rest of the Way that coming Wilh 4 31 remaining when Larry Bird hit two free throws to Cut the Lead la to a. Kevin Mullaly led the celtics with 26 Points and gird finished with 10, although he hat Only four in lie first half. In saturday s Aba playoff came 7ners 11 7, Bucks 101 Philadelphia Cleman Johnson. Who had Only 23 steals during the regular season made the theft of his career to trigger Philadelphia s Victory Over Milwaukee and a 2-l 76crs Lead in heir Busl of so Van Eastern Confer ence Semi final series. Johnson 6 foot 10 and 240 pounds stripped the usually sure handed Terry Cummin Fis of the Balland flipped it 10 Ica mate Julius Erving. 1 in passed 1u Hobby Jones whose off balance shot with 22 second left went in As he was fouled. The free throw by Jones pave Philadelphia a i01-9nca_d. Cummings led he Bucks with 27 Points and nine re Bounds. Canadians top rangers for 2-0 Lead Montreal a Guy car Bon Nunu scored twice in a four goal second period As the Montreal canadians beat the new York rangers 6-2 saturday night in the second game of their Stanley cup semifinal series. The Victory gave Lite canadians a 2-0 Lead in the Bcst-of-7 Wales con for Cnoc final and sent Lite series Back to new York for games 3 and
