European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday. December 7,1966 celtics defeat 76ers Boston a Robert Paris scored 32 Points Dennis Johnson had 27 and Kevin Mchale had 22 Friday As la Boston celtics edged the Philadelphia 76crs 108-106 for their 47lh straight Boston Garden Victory. With Larry Bird watching from in Bench with a strained right Achilles ten Aba Roundup Don the celtics Oul ducted Philadelphia Down the stretch to take undisputed pos session of inc allanic division Lead from the 76crs. With four Minuti a left Mchale broke the fourth lie of the fourth Quarter 96 96, with a turnaround jumper. He Fol Lowed with a running right hander. Cliar Lra Barkley led the 76crs with 23  other National basketball association games Friday pacers 119, Hawks 113 Indianapolis John Long scored 14 of his 24 Points in the fourth Quarter As Indiana Defeated Atlanta. The game was disrupted in the third period when Rookie Chuck person was called for a technical foul after a shoving match with tree Rollins. As fans booed and threw ice and debris on the floor the announcer warned that they could be ejected from he Arena. Nuggets 113, nets 100 East Rutherford . Alex English scored 36 Points and Bill Hanzlik came off the Bench for 20 More As Denver snapped a four game losing Streak. Denver had lost All eight of its pre Vious Road games this season. New Jer sey shares the worst record in the league with inc los Angeles clippers at 3-14. Bucks 91, bullets 67 Lan Dover my. Craig Hodges converted a three Point play with 1 05 remaining to give Milwaukee the Lead and Rickey Pierce added three foul shots in the final 21 seconds As the Bucks Defeated Washington. Suns 114, Bull 111 Phoenix Ariz. Walter Davis scored nine of his 31 Points in the fourth Quarter including jump or with seven seconds left to push Phoenix past Chicago. Michael Jordan the Aba s leading univ stops Memphis St. Home Streak by the associated press Memphis. Tenn. Despite what coach Jerry Tarkanian called an Oft night Nevada Laj vegas was right on target at Memphis stale when it counted. I m really proud of our kids for win Ning despite Freddie Banks having an off night and with Armon Gilliam being Hurt Tarkanian said after his second ranked Runnin rebel beat the tigers 80-77 Friday night halting Memphis stale s 39-game Home court winning , who was averaging 26 Points a game had Only 10 against the tigers. And Gilliam who at 6-9 is the tallest Man on in los starting front line left College basketball bullets Jeff Malone leaps past Ricky Pierce in the Bucks 91-87 win Friday. App Noto scorer with a 38.1-Point average scored 43 for Chicago the fifth straight game he has scared at least 40 Points. The los was Chicago s i4lh in a Row at the Arizona veterans memorial coliseum dating Back to March 1977. Lakers 112, Mavericks 104 los Angeles magic Johnson scored four of his game High 27 Points inthe last 1 13 to Lead the los Angeles Lak ers Over Dallas ending the mavericks1 winning Streak at six games. Trailing by five Points with 2 s5 left Dallas lied it 104-104 on a 6-foot Hook shot from the left Baseline by Sam Perkins but the Mavericks did not score again.jazzl23,knick996 Salt Lake City Darrell Griffith s 19 Points led seven Utah players in double figures As the jazz outscored Newyork 34-13 in the second Quarter and coasted to Victory. Book mirrors both sides of Knight Bloomington ind. A some of his friends Are unhappy but Many of Bob Knight s fans say a new Book about the Indiana basketball coach is an accurate portrayal. I think that s Bob Knight said Robin Humphrey of the Book a sea son on the Brink a year with Bob Knight and the Indiana  people like him or they Hale him and this Book s not going to change any of that said Humphrey one of More than 200 people who recently showed up to have a copy autographed by the author during a promotional appearance at a local Bookstore. Knight gave John pc Nislein National College basketball writer for the Washington Posl Complete Access to the team during ill s 1985-86 season. An Issue for some friends of the controversial coach is whether Feinstein used sufficient discretion in reporting Knight s profanity and intense motivational techniques. But if the Book is a slam on Knight and his style of coaching in was t reflected in inc comments of Many who came to buy it during Feinstein s visit to Bloot Kington. We like Bobby Knight said Hazel Smith who stood in line at . Bookstore for More than an hour to have copies autographed for her two sons. He has his Good Points As Well As his bad Tara Phethean a publicist for Mac Millan publishing co. Of new York said the Book is in its third printing and that nearly 50,000 copies have been produced since its publication nov. 21. Some of those who know Knight Best however Are concerned about the locker room language Feinstein reports _ As he describes Knight s efforts to rebuild the team from the 1984-85 season the year he tossed a chair across the court during a toss to Purdue. It s not the kind of Book that would make me very  said Edgar Wil Liams the in vice president of finance whom pc Nislein describes As one of the coach s closest friends i think the Guy has taken advantage of the situation somewhat. If you want the Bottom line he told the sunday Herald times of Blooming ton i Don t think it s fair to the coach out there. I think the Guy went out of his Way to make Bob look  Feinstein says a claim by Knight that the two had an agreement to exorcise the profanity is false. At one Point he asked me to make sure that i left inc language out but isaid to write a Book about you without profanity would be like writing a Book about you without the word Basket Ball " pc Nislein said after the autograph session. I Felt that for people to understand the Way Bob Knight lives and breathes they have to understand that profanity is a part of  the game at the 8 30 Mark of the second half with a knee injury and 21 Points. He did not return. That left in up to jams Basnight who scored All six of his Points in the final two  80-77, Memphis state missed an Opportunity to tie it when John Wil songs shot from three Point Range rimmed the Basket and popped out Al the  state is 2-3 and below .500 for the first time since dec. 7,1981. Iowa 95, Delaware 47 Iowa City Iowa Brad Lohaus led the of Lens As Iowa scored the final 23 Points of the first half in route loan easy Victory Over Delaware in the first round of the Amana Haw Teye classic. The Victory earned Iowa a berth in saturday s final against Loyola Mary mount which Defeated Washington slate 96-89 in the other first round game. Navy 92, Yale 63 Annapolis my Center David Robinson scored 31 Points to Lead Nav to a rout of Yale As the midshipmen won their third straight game following a sea son opening loss to North Carolina stale. Navy mounted a 42-23 halftime Lead with Robinson and Cliff Rees a 6-foot-4 Forward accounting for 23 of Navy s first half Points. Robinson scored 21 of Navy s first 23 Points in the second half As the middies pulled away. Western Kentucky 98, Mercer 47bowling Green by. Brett my Neal scored 21 of his career High 25points in a Strong second half thai car ried Western Kentucky Over Mercer inthe first round of the Wendy s classic. Western 5-1, was to face Southern Cal 2-1, in saturday s championship game. Southern Cal Defeated Murray slate 54-53 in overtime in the other first round  73, Oklahoma so 62 Syracuse . Greg Monroe scored 20 Points Sherman Douglas had 15 and freshman Derrick Coleman keyed several second half plays As Syracuse outlasted Oklahoma stale in the first round of the Carrier classic. Syracuse earned a berth in saturday final against northeastern which beat Jacksonville in the other first round game. Syracuse 3-0, battled the Cowboy through most of the game and never led by More than seven Points until the final seven minutes. Nort Bothern 76, Jadu Norille 70syracuse, , Reggie Lewis netted 21 Points and northeastern soph Omore Derrick Lewis scored 11 second half Points As the huskies overcame Aid Point first half deficit to defeat Jack , 1-2, held a 67-66 advantage with 3 06 remaining when the two wises sparked a 9-0 run thai gave the huskies a 75-67 Lead with 23 seconds to play