European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 24.1937 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports pistons Roll Over celtics Pontiac Mich. A Adrian Dan Ley scored All of his game High 25points in the first half saturday As de troit beat the Boston celtics 122-104 for the pistons first Victory in the Aba Eastern conference finals. The celtics Lead the Best of seven series 2-1. Game 4 is scheduled for sunday afternoon in the Silver dome where the pistons have a nine game winning Streak. Sunday s contest will be the cel tics sixth in nine Days. Istah Thomas finished Wilh 23 Points for Detroit and Bill Laimbeer added 18 before being ejected following a scuffle with about 10 minutes to play. Sam Vincent Ted Boston with 18points. Larry Bird and Kevin Mchale each scored 17 for the celtics. Bird was also ejected after the scuffle that broke out when Bird going up for a shot got Sciss ored Between Dennis Rod nun and Laimbeer. After the three went Down in a pile Bird got up and threw the Ball at Laim Beer. Some pushing and shoving Fol Lowed and some members of the crowd of 23,525 threw debris on the court. Bird left Wilh some scratches on his face. The pistons who had no Success in their attempt at a half court game in the first two games in Boston went Back i their blistering fast break and transition game. The strategy gradually wore Down the injury plagued celtics who were Force to play the second half without Center Robert Parish who re injured his left ankle. The celtics fed 10-6 after a Parish slam with 7 48 remaining in the first Quarter Dantley then went on a 13-Point scor ing Streak in which he hit six successive shots and a free throw to Lead on a 22-6 run that put Detroit ahead 28-16 with flyers Stop oilers 5-3 a phom Detroit s Adrian Dantley. 25 Points Aba playoffs 3 02 to play in the first Quarter. The pistons led the rest of the Way. Dan Ley s first Quarter run included a 17-Iboter from the left Side a spin Ning Hook in the Lane arriving Layup an 18-Fooler from Ibe lop of the key and two More layups off the pistons fast break. The pistons led 37-28 after the first Quarter and Dan Ley hit Detroit s first five Points in the second Quarter on Afree throw a reverse Layup and a 12-fool fad away. He finished the second period with 12 Points. The pistons led by As Many As 21 with a 65-48 Edge on Thomas Layup with i 44 remaining in the half. Detroit led 73-53 at intermission. The second Quarter was fast and phys ical for Bolh teams. Parish re sprained his left ankle with 2 24 remaining in the period and sat out the second hair Boston turned the Ball Over 13 times resulting in 21 Piston Points in the first half while Detroit Lur cd the Ball Over Only three times for two celtics Points in inc first 24 minutes. Danen Daye s 12 third Quarter Points helped Boston Oul conc Del Oil 2 20 in the third Quarter. Daye finished with 15 Points. Philadelphia a Scott Mcl Lanny scored the lying goal Early in the third period and set up Brad Mccrim Mon s game Winner 17 seconds later 0s the Philadelphia flyers rallied from a three goal deficit to beat the Edmonton oilers 5-3 Friday night in game 3 of the Stanley cup final. The oilers is ill hold a 2-1 Lead in inc bust of seven series which resume Sun Day night at the spectrum where the Fly ers Are 11-2-1 in the oilers last 14 visits. Edmonton led 3-0 less than two minutes into the second period and appealed to have the game wrapped up before the Fly ers Ralli Edlo hand the oilers their first Road toss in seven playoff games this year. Mellanby tied the game at 3-3 when he beat Edmonton goalie Grant Fuhr on a40-foot slap shot from beyond the right Circle at 4 37 of the third period. On the flyers next Rush the Rookie right Wing fed a perfect pass to Mccrim Mon who finished off a three on iwo break by beating Fuhr from just outside the crease at 4 54. It was the first time in his last 12 games thai Fuhr had surrendered More than three goals Brian Propp s comply net goal from Center ice with 34 seconds left clinched the win Mark Messier and Paul Coffey scored first period goals to give the oilers a 2-0 Lead. Glenn Anderson made it 3-0 with Power play goal at 1 49 of the second period before the flyers began their comeback. The flyers previously o-for-12 with the Man advantage got Power play goals from Murray Craven and Peter Uciel in the second period to Cut the oilers Lead to 3-2, Ron Suiter who had three assists including setups on the lying and win Ning goals said the flyers Dindl get Hal playoffs discouraged after falling behind 3-0."we started slowly but were knew there were still 37 minutes logo and we were still in the game he said. We told ourselves just keep working and try to get a goal Here and a goal there we were getting some Good chances and they weren t going in l us we knew we had to keep working hard. We knew we had to create our own  Sutler also said the flyers persistence took a toll on the Oiler after Mccrim Mon s goal put Philadelphia ahead to slay. I think they were getting tired after Mccrimmon s goal. We picked up the Pace and of rechecked better than we have in the series,1 he  oilers who led the nil in Short handed goals during the regular season took a 1 -8 Lead on Messier goal it 15 46 of the first period with Edmonton Down Craig Mactavish blocked Mccrim Roon s weak shot and fed Messier a Short Lead pass in the Neutral zone. Messier raced in alone from the red line and beat flyers goaltender Ron Hextall for his 11 the goal of the  oilers made it 2-0 on Coffey s goal with nine seconds to play in the be  moments before it appeared that the puck had been knocked in by Oiler right Wing Jari Kerri after a shot by Esa Tikkanen. On the television replay the puck seemed to go Over the line but the red Light did not go on and Hextall swept the puck out to the left face off Circle. Hai Vever Edmonton s Wayne Gretzky picked up the Loose puck and quickly fed Coffey who drove s 15-Fooi slap shot past a defenceless he Lall the oilers made it 3-0 on Anderson s see nil on Page 26 a. Will try to stay Low key at work today by Mike Clark Indianapolis a through the eyes of a. Foyt the greatest spec Tacle in racing is no spectacle. It is As it always has been a race. As Foyt put it i m a Vanilla kind of a Guy. I Tike to keep things clean and  so burst All the helium balloons Fol the carnival tents and souvenir stands wrap the Sun worshippers in shirts put the Beer Back in the ice bucket. , comes to indy to work. I try to stay Low key and stick with the racing stick Wilh the basics Foyl said. That s How i make my  the work began May 2 and it will continue through sunday afternoon until inc 71st Indianapolis 500, the 30lh in a Row with a in the Field is Over. Over those three weeks and two Days Foyt will have had his hand in every phase of the preparation. He spent a Good Deal of time Friday for instance chastising a fellow who did t paint Foyt s car trailer correctly. A lot of people think we have a month but we Don to Foyt said. And it s been hoi All month and that s led Toa lot of the clashes because the track is so  one of the crashes involved Foyt. His Lola went into the Wall during thurs Day s Zartui Region Day practice ses thursday than he did. I Lold them just go out there and see idea a. Foyt. Clicking to the basics Sion scrunching up the left Side and set Ting his Crew to the nerve wracking task of rebuilding the car As tie last 48 hours licked away. Today chief Steward Tom Binford planned to Call the Drivers together for the annual Public counselling session on safely. Foyt would be a Dandy , after admitting thai the two rookies he employs actually did a better Job on cars where you can suck in a Bunch of dirt and get in a lot of trouble then 1 Lold them Iii probably he the one to make a fool of myself today " Foyt s gaze fell to the floor of his garage where crewmen were working to reassemble the pieces of his wrecked car which will have to pass a technical inspection before being pushed out to the starting Grid on sunday. I used to push All the time but i think i m smarter than thai now. But every now and then like that stunt i pulled thursday i look Back and say. Hey you re nol a teen Ager anymore but i Felt racy and wanted to run fast that s All i can Tell  Foyl is no daredevil however. Far from it. Scared All the time he said. I m they Don t last very  age 52 and after starting every indy race since 1958, Foyl still has trouble Over coming the special emotions of this race. "1 have to talk myself Down every year he  will Siart his rebuilt car from the fourth position in the 3�car Field. He started from the same spot when he won in 1967 and it was from no. 4 that Hewon his record fourth 500 in 1977. The Burly texan is one of a record nine former indy champions in the line up including front Row starters Mario and Fotti the pole Winner and race favor Ite defending Champion Bobby Rahal and iwo time Winner Rick  former winners in the race in clude three time Winner Johnny Ruther Ford 19s5 Winner Danny Sullivan iwo tire Champion Gordon Honcock three time Winner Al Unser and 1983 Champ Tom Sneva. A crowd estimated at 400,000 is sex Auu Eui no Tut peeled sunday for the 14 million race not one of these Guys who s a hero race which will be televised live by Abc. It is Driver. The Guy who tells you that is fool scheduled to Start at 11 . An to ing himself. There s not a Man alive who 5 30 . La heavy rain last year forced a six Day postponement of the race the first such delay since 1973 when it took three Days to Complete the event. This time however the National weather service was calling for sunny skies temperatures wants to go out and break his Aims or legs or Back and i be had All that happen to me. They can try to play toe Macho thing like a football player or a baseball player but when you get right Down to it every individual body has a Little fear Init unless he s a Complete idiot and around so and winds up to 10 Mph