European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 20,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 celtics Advance to Aba finals rockets up 3-1 from press dispatches Milwaukee lorry Bird scored 17 of his 30 Points in the fourth Quarter including four three Point goals to boost bos ton to a 111-98 Victory sunday Uver in Milwaukee Duck and a 4-0 sweep or their Aba Eastern con Terence championship so Ries. The celtics advanced to the Aba finals where hey will play either the los Angeles lakers or Houston rockets. The rockets Defeated the Alkurs 105-95 sunday to take a 3-1 Lead in their Besl of seven Western conference series. Bird was backed by Danny Ainge with 25 Points Sidney Monerie led Milwaukee with 27 Points and Paul Prussey Udd cd 23. Boston trailing by three paints entering the fourth Quarter went on a 10-2 spurt la Lake an 89-84 Edge with 9 04 left. The comeback was keyed by a four Point play with he celtics trailing 84-79. Amoc hit a three Point goal As Milwaukee s Charles Davis fouled Bird. Bird made the free throw to pull the celtics within a Point. A Robert Parish Dunk gave the cel tics an 85-84 Lead with 10 54 left. Boston guard Dennis Johnson fouled out with 4 41 left and Boston holding a 95-92 Lead. The celtics responded by using three big men Parish Kevin Mehale and Bill Walton up front with Bird moving to guard Bird then hit two consecutive ill rce Point goals to Widen the celtic Lead to 101-92 with 3 26 remaining. Another three Pointer by Bird stretched the Lead to 106-94 with 1 40 remaining. The celtics led 62-58 after e first half in which three technical fouls were called and one player Milwaukee Reserve guard Ricky Pierce was ejected. Aba playoffs Rock cos iu5, acc Olajuwon poured in 35 paints carrying the rockets Jials the la Lars. Houston moved within one Triumph of eliminating the defending Ida champions who lire seeking their fifth straight Confer ence title and their sixth since 1980. Game s of the series will be played tuesday in Inglewood Calif. Houston which is 7-0 at Home during the playoffs battled to an 80-79 Lead to open the final period and used four Olajuwon free throws in the first 1 31 to open its Lead 1086-81. The rockets went ahead 91-s3 on a Rod Ney Mccray Juniper and a free throw by Lewis Lloyd with just Over eight minutes left before the lakers pulled within 96-92 on a Baikal by Abdul Jabbar with four minutes logo. But Houston s Ralph Sampson on the Bench most of the second half because of foul trouble came off the Bench to put Houston up by six. The lakers got a free throw from James worthy with 2 23 show ing but did not score against until worthy Oil a Layup with just Over 30 seconds left Robert Reid had 23 Points and Mccray and Sampson each had 12 for Houston which was the last team to Knock los an Geles out of the Aba Wisl playoffs with a first round win in i9b1. Worthy led the lakers with 26. Followed by Abdul Jabbar with 24 and magic John son Wilh 20. The lakers rallied from a seven Point second Quarter deficit to take a 53-50 lend into the third period. Houston s Akonom Ola Jimon Deli frs a slam led rockets Over  .15 Points indy 500 lineup completed by Mike Harris a motors polls or Riler Indianapolis veterans George Snider and Gary Bettenhaus Chi sunday comp lied the 33-car lineup for the May 25 Indianapolis 500, beating the rain and foil ing 52-year-old Dick Simon s bid to become the oldest starter in the history of the race. Simon who started the Day As the slowest of the first 32 qualifiers wailed nervously As rain which fell throughout the morning threatened to Wash out the fourth and final Day of Lime trials. When the ram finally slopped just before t ., the track dried enough to open for a mandatory 30 minute practice session at 4 08  Just under three hours from the scheduled conclusion of the time trials. Snider in one of . Foys iwo backup cars was first in the qualifying line and became the 33rd qualifier filling the Field Wilh a four Lap 10-mile qualifying run averaging 209.025 Mph. Thai left Simon on the Bubble with any further qualifier having the Opportunity to bump his car from the Field with a faster four tap average. Sieve Chassey who drove in the i98i indy race tried and failed coming up with one Lap just Over 206 and another barely Over 204 before waving off the attempt. Then came beaten Hauson the 44-year old son of the late Tony Bettenhausen who was killed in a crash in practice in 1961 at the Speedway. Gary joined his younger  jr., in the lineup with a Speed of 209.756 Mph. That bumped Simon and left Geoff Brabham of Australia As the slowest Quali Fier at 207.ob2. Rookie Rick Miaski Cwick made a try at bumping Brabham but Only managed two laps at about 203 then came Derek Daly a Veteran from Ireland who had done one Lap at Over 206 before rain started falling again. That closed the track and ended qualify ing Wilh the 33 starters averaging a racing record 210.358 Mph. The previous record was 208.138 set in qualifying for last year s Lindy Soo. The Field Wilt be led into sunday s race by Rick mean who set the Pace in the first weekend of qualifying leading 23 first Day qualifier Wilh a record four Lap average of 216.828 Mph and a single up record of 217.581. The slowest  year ago was Tony by Olenhausen at 204.8 24, five More Driver qualified on the first sunday and four More moved into he tentative lineup on saturday. Among the starters in the 70th indy Clas sic will be seven Furmer champions. Joining two time Winner cars Wilt be four time Champion Foyl. Three time winners a1 Unser and Johnny Rutherford 1985 Winner Danny Sullivan 1983 Champion Tom Snova and 1969 or inner Mario Andretti. Andretti 46, remained in limbo As to his starting position. He crashed his primary car during practice on tuesday and the team chose to Send the Lola Back to eng land for repairs. If the car cannot be re paired and that won t be known until sometime monday Andretti would have to Siart 33rd in his backup Lola. Gary Bettenhausen was jubilant after qualifying for his i5lh indy Start and his first since 1982. For the last four years i be been scratching my head am wondering if i could still drive Une of these things bet Lenhausen said. The Only thing that could be belter Ihan this is winning Lac race. I be dreamed Aboul this  Snider who will drive in his 2 St 500, the most Ever by a non Winner qualified a cos Worth powered March rather than the Chevrolet powered car that Foyl had hoped to get into the lineup. I think he did a helluva Job Fay said. We did t know what to do about the two can yesterday. With the weather like it is and this cur in line i d Hale like hell to pass it up and miss the race. Our Back was against the Wall. We could t Gamble any  Snider said "1 was t sure which car we were going to run. This one ran decent in see indy an Page 23 senior Champion in re i la yer of South Africa shot a Par 70 sunday to win the 130,001 first prize in the $100,000 United hospitals san ii coir championship ii can scr Volley country club in Fri scr a. 1 layer had � 54-Hole total of Punili a Par 206, one stroke Heller than Hob Cirar fes Anil Lee elder who finished in 11 tie for Sec Ond