European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 18,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports celtics oust Bucks lakers win by the associated Fren Boston Larry Bird scored 13  Points and Boma got the last eight Point or the game on free to brow As the celtics a died to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 1 9-113 sunday and win their Aba Eastern conference semifinal playoff Cernei 4-3. Boston held the Buck scoreless after Terry Cummings tout shot gave them a 113-111 Lead with 3 30 left two free throws by Bird tied he score with 2 32to go As lie celtics turned aggressive and repeatedly Drew fouls. They had recovered from a 108-100 deficit with 5 55 remaining and won by out scoring Milwaukee 19-5 the rest of the Way. Bird hit two free throws with 2 02 left and two More with 1 31 to go making the Core 117-113. Robert Parish hit afoul shot with 33 seconds remaining and Fred Robert Cep cd the comeback with a foul shot with eight seconds to  prevented the Bucks from be coming Only the fifth Aba team to sur Vive a 3-1 series deficit As it kept alive its Chance of becoming the first club since a bal playoffs the 1969 celtics to win consecutive championship the celtics who had their 31 game Boston Garden winning Streak snapped wednesday night in came 5, begin the Best Meven conference final at Home tuesday night against Detroit. Bird led All scorers with 31 Points Kevin Mchale had 26, Parish 23 and Dennis Johnson 19 for tie celtics. Paul Pressey who fouled out when be bumped Bird with 2 32 to play scored a career playoff High 28 Points for Milwaukee. John Lucas had 20, Ricky Pierce 18,and Jack Sikma and Cummings 17. For most of the game it seemed the cel tics would see the earliest end to their sea son since 1983, when the Bucks beat them4-0 in the Eastern conference semifinals. Milwaukee led 36-29 after the first Quarter 59-36 at halftime and 89-m going into the final period. The game was tied 93-93 Early in the fourth Quarter. Then Lucas scared tour Points and Sikma three is Milwaukee went ahead 100-94. Sikma s shot from the left Comer made the scone 108-100 before Mchale hit a three Point play to begin Boston s decisive  led 89-88 after three quarters As Sidney Moncrief hit a time Point Fiel goal which the celtics argued he released after the Buzer. Boston and came Back from an 86-80 deficit the biggest Lead i ther team had in the third period wit height consecutive Points logo ahead. In saturday s Aba playoff game lakers 92, super sonics 87 Inglewood Calif. The los an Seles lakers twice squandered double digit leads in the second half but held on to defeat Seattle in game 1 of the Aba Western conference finals. Game 2 of the Best of seven series will be played tuesday at the forum. The supersonics rallied twice in the second half behind a defense that held the lakers to their lowest offensive total this season. Michael Cooper Sank three free throw sin the final 1 42 to hold off the sonics. The lakers after Seattle rallied from a13-Poinl deficit to within four took an 89-83 Lead on two free throws by Abdul Jab liar with 2 05 to play. Seattle go a Basket by Xavier Mcdaniel 11 seconds later to again move within four. Cooper then hit a free throw after Seattle was called for an illegal defense with 1 42 left giving los Angeles a 90-85 Edge. After two free throws by Seattle s Tom Chambers Cooper Sank two More free throws with 10 seconds left for the final margin. After lot Angeles squandered most of a15-Point third Quarter Fucai the lakers held the supersonic i score fuss for the first 5 40 of the fourth period scoring eight consecutive Points for an 85-72 advantage. However Seattle got Back in the gamely Culi coring the lakers 11-2, making it 85-82 with 2 41 remaining. James worthy scored 27 Points for the lakers who won their eighth playoff game in nine tries. Kareen Abdul Jabbar had 20points and Barrio magic Johnson had 19 Points and 11 assists. Mcdaniel finished with 21 Points Forse Atlle. Spurs say they la pick Robinson san Antonio wins lottery new York a the san Anto Nio spurs won the Aba lottery sunday and said they will crab David Robinso with Ibe no. 1 draft pick june 22 despite his two year Navy commitment spurs president Angelo Drossos who said before the lottery that he was t sure he would risk selecting Robinson if the spurs won the no. I pick said in a statement sunday that he would take the 7-foot College player of the year. General manager Bob Bass who rep resented the team at the lottery said there is no doubt in my mind that Weill take Robinton spurs spokesman Wayne Wilt after talking to Drossos said of Robinson he s obviously the no. 1  Robinson has the option of retaining his Amateur status until he leaves the Navy. The Aba will decide before the draft How Long the spurs will retain the right to sign him. Because of the uniqueness of Robinson s situation the league Coli decide to allow the spun to retain the right for up to two years. Bass said the spurs will do what Everil takes to sign Robinson. The lottery in which envelopes con Taining logos of the sewn lottery teams were drawn out of a by determined the order of the first seven draft picks. After san Anionio the order will l Pho enix new Jersey the Lea Angeles clippers Seattle Sacramento and Cleveland. Although Seattle did  Lake Par inthe lottery the supersonics will gel the fifth pick because of a Trade with the new York Krinks last november in Exchange for guard Gerald Henderson the sonics acquired the option of taking Thek Nicks first round pick unless in was one of he first three selections. The kicks now will have the i8lhpick in the first round. San Antonio has never picked first inthe draft since joining the Aba in the 1976 absorption with the american basketball association. We be wailed 14 years since the team moved from Dallas to san Anio Nio Bass said. What s two More to wait after waiting that  Bass said he expected Robinson to rejuvenate the franchise. When we had George Gervin and won five division championships people came out to see us he said. I think All those people will be  of 1010 by 7-Footir do Robinson. Spun must wait 2nd jewel in triple Crown Al Sheba captures Preakness Breusch Tylerjr Baltimore a Al Sheba put  Jack Van Berg and his Brown suit Back in the Winner s Circle saturday at the Preakness and the Coll a Hose Only Victory until two weeks ago was in a Maider. Race now stands or the threshold of the triple Crown it was no Surprise to Van Berg that the Kentucky Derby Winner came Back saturday to win tie Preakness on a Cool sunny Day at Piro Lico. The 50-/ear-od Trainer who won the Preal Ness with Gate dancer in 1984, has been telling people for several weeks that Al Sheba is a genuine race horse. Just to help Al Sheba along. Van Berg wore the same suit he wore at the Derby May 6. He also carried a couple of four Leaf clovers but it was his training Chri Mccarron s Riding and the Talent of Al Sheba that were the key ingredients of saturday s half length Victory Over bet twice who had finished second by three quarters of a length in the Derby. Crypt clearance finished third and Gulch was fourth in the Field of nine 3-year-Olds. He s a very very Good Colt said the 32-year-old Mccarron who started his Riding career in Maryland in 1974 and who won his first Preakness in five tries. He tries hard every time and thank goodness he has the Talent to go with his  before the race Van Berg said if he runs the race he ran in the Derby they will Noi bist  after the race the Trainer , he might have had his Best any at the Derby and nol today. I old you going in i did t have to do nooning with him. 1 could have walked him into the  Al Sheba look the Lead from Bel twice in the upper stretch and the two battled to the wire As a Pamlico record crowd of 87,945 cheered. Al Sheba covered the 1 3-16 Miles in 1 55 3-5 and paid 16. $4.60 and 13.40. Bet twice Ridden to Crisi ferret returned 4.60 and$3.60. Crypt clearance Ridden by Jose Santos Finin shed i lengths ahead of Gulch and paid s310 show. In was the third straight Victory in a triple Crown race for Mccarron who won the Derby on Al Sheba and last year s Beemom stakes on Danzig connection. Now the i a Mike Belmont stakes stands Between Al Sheba and his becoming the 12lh triple Crown Champi on and the first since affirmed in 1978. He is the first Derby Winner to win the Preakness since pleasant Colony in 19s i. That Colt finished third in the a Elmoni. I think hell run Frem Here to California Van Benj said when questioned about the i a Miles of the Belmont. He also was questioned about the fact that he will be unable to use la six a diuretic which Al Sheba ran on in both the Derby and Preakness. New York allows no medication for racing. " la six was Only a precautionary measure Van Berg said adding that he used it because of a Throat operation Marth 24 to relieve Al Sheba s breathing problem. I m not worried about  should Al Sheba owned by Dorothy Scharbauer and her daughter Pamela win the triple Crown he would receive j5 million from triple Crown productions inc. The payment would include the winning purses of the three races. Al Sheba also is in position to win a ii million Bonu based on Points awarded for first second or  finishes in each of the three races. He has 10 Points for his two victories while bet twice has six Points and can take the Bonus away from Al Sheba if he wins the Belmont and Ajaj Jizba finishes out of the Money. Should bet twice win and Al Sheba finish third they would share the j1 million with 11 Points each. I m getting close to gelling out of debt joked Vanbens after Al Sheba boosted his career earnings to $ 1,162,736 on three victories five seconds and two thirds in 12 starts. Competing the order of finish after Gulch Werea Vics copy phantom Jet  no More rowers and Harriman