European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday june 1.1s87 the stars and stripes pge21 sports it s celtics is. Lakers in final Boston eliminates Detroit 117-114 b Dill Barnard Boston seventh game pressure and sweltering heat could not will the Boston celtics on saturday. The celtics who have lost on a twice in is seventh game playoff appearances at Home Shook Oft the Cut acts of Lemper air is in the upper 80s in Boston Garden and beat the Detroit pistons 117-1 id in inc Aba s Eastern conference finals. Yes it was very hoi out there said Larry Bird who playing the entire game. Aba playoffs had 37 Points nine rebounds and nine assists for the celtics. "1 wish this was the end but it s just another we had the luxury of a lot of to celtics coach . Jones said. The heal look its loll but we Wermesi ill the Victory kept alive Boston s Hopes of a repeal title a feat thai has l been accomplished in the Aba since the cell its did it in 1969, they will meet the los Angeles lakers who completed a four game sweep of the Seattle supersonics last monday in the we slim conference finals in the firs game of the championship series tuesday nigh at Inge Wood Calif. With their heart slopping Victory the celtics ran their record to 13-2 in seventh games at Home with the Only losses coming in 1973 again the new York kicks and 1982 against Philadelphia both limes in Eastern conference finals. We did l win the series but i be Lieve we arc the Best basketball team Piston guard Isiah Thomas said. The Lales win was Itie celtics 18thstraight Over the pistons at Boston Gar Den since dec 19, 1982. Boston also is 84-2 in its last is Jami there. Thomas and Bill Laimbeer both de Nied that die celtics mystique Haj by thing to do with the Victory see column on Page 23. It s not the building Thomas said. It s a Good question but 1 think every one in America knows the answer it had no effect on us Laimbeer said. A basketball court is a basketball the game was tied at 99 after Joe do Boston s Damn Dye and Detroit s Vynnie Johnson foreground dive for a Loose Ball. Mars who scored a career High 35points, hit a Basket with 4 18 remaining. The Cej its Ihnn took five straight shots on Iligir next Possession but got the re bound each time. Danny Ainge who scored nine Points in the final 3 05 and finished with is then hit a the acc Pointer to put the celtics ahead to stay. Danny s Ihrcke Poinier set it off Jones said. Then inc fans started to Hoot and really got us going. Some icam would Sec a missed shot and drop Back on defense none of our g jays slopped Joi Gafter the it was the most dramatic moment of the game Detroit coach Chuck Daly said. Our plan was not to give up Sec Ond we went after every rebound and got some Lucky bounces but we were hustling out there Bird Slid of these Quence capped by Aings s three Pointer. After i rec or Lour misses you always i Hank the next shot is going in Detroit which won All three of its Home games in the series was trying to become the first team Ever to beat the celtics after falling behind them 2-0. The celtics arc now 27-0 after winning the first two games of a bus Whf seven playoff series. Despite losing Adrian Dan Llcy i hair leading scorer in the series id a concus Sion Laic in the third period the pistons battled Boston closely All the Way after Boston s five offensive re Bounds the cams traded baskets until the final minute when Aings hit another Long jumper for a 108-105 margin with seconds remaining. Detroit then desperately missed Dantly who left the game with in Points late in the third Quarter after colliding with teammate Vinn Ejohnson and suffering a concussion. Danicky was removed from the courtly Stretcher. In inc final 20 seconds the celtics Hil nine free throws without a miss four by Ainge i rec by Dennis Johnson and Toby Kevin Mchale. Dumars whose previous career High in the playoffs and the regular season was 24. Hit a Ihrcke Poinier Al the Buzzer fit the final margin. Mchale finished with 22 Points. John son had 18 and Robert Parish added 16 for celtics Parish missed game 6 when he was suspended for punching Jitu or in the fifth game. He also came Back Pom an injured ankle and came up limping at least four limes saturday after falling. To the floor the pistons who have made one of her Sci Cruh game appearance in the playoffs losing to Chicago in 1974 in an Early round got 25 Points from Thomas. Floston look the first two games Here .04-91 and 110-10, but then Detroit won 122-104 and 145-119 at the . In came 5, the pistons led with five seconds remaining and had the Ball. Bui Bird stole Thomas s inbound pass and fed Johnson for the winning Basket in a 108-107 celtics Victory the pistons won game 6 113-105 to Force saturday s decisive contest. Tyson stops Thomas in 6th round Las vegas Nev. A unbeaten Mike Tyson knocked out Pink Lon Thomas with a flurry of punches to 1hc head in the sixth round saturday night to remain he a Brand Aba heavyweight championships. The outdoors bout was hailed at the two minute Mark of the sixth round by referee Carlos Padiila after Thomas Corderman Angelo Dundee jumped into the ring while Fadilla was counting. Ii was obvious thai Thomas a former wac Champion could not have beaten the count picture Story on Page 23. Ii was Tyson s 30lh Victory and 27th knockout. In an earlier fight Tony Tucker won the vacant if Tille by stopping James busier Douglas at 1 36 of the i oth round. Tyson and Tucker will meet Here on aug. 1 in a showdown for the undisputed heavyweight Lille. Tyson came out for the first round of the scheduled 12-round bout Wilh an Eye to finishing it Early. He scored with both hands to the head especially with his left Hook As Thomas tried unsuccessfully to keep him off with a left Jab. The first five rounds were marred by clinching holding and mauling reminiscent of Tyson s disappointing 15-Cound decision Over James Boner usher Smith on March 7 for the Aba title. Although the 19-year-old Thomas never appeared in danger of going Down in the first five rounds he was marked under the right Eye and Cut under and Over the left Eye. The Cut Over the Eye was caused by a head but in the third round. Between the fifth and sixth rounds Dundee signalled that the attached thumb on Thomas left Glove had come Loose and the Glove was replaced stretching the one minute rest period to 2 38. About Midway through the sixth round while the to were fighting in close the 20-year-old Champion connected with a tremendous right uppercut and a crushing left sending Thomas reeling backward. Tyson was All Over the challenger Landing lefts and rights to the head and sending Thomas to the floor. Before the fight Thomas had said what docs Mike have to beat me Wilh thai s the que Simon. I am ready logo to what Tyson had was Soo much artillery. Douglas was More than holding his own against the unbeaten Tucker in their scheduled is round if Tille fight. Two judges had the fight even after nine rounds and a third had Douglas ahead by a phial. Then at 1 05 of the i oth Tucker Hurt Douglas with a right hand thai Scal him reeling into the ropes. Tucker threw about 20 lefts and rights and when he dazed Douglas did not return the fire referee Mills Lane slopped the bout. Tucker a 4-1 favorite will be an underdog against Tyson who was a 5-1 favorite to beat Thomas. Tyson the Oun Gesi Man Ever to become a heavy weight Champion he will 21 on june 30 weighed 218vi pounds one Pound More than Thomas who now is 29-2-1 with 24 knockouts. Thomas won the wac Lille on a 12-round decision Over t in Witherspoon Here on aug. 31, 1984, and los tit on a 12-round decision Here to Trevor Berbick on March 22, 1986. Tyson who was paid $2.5 million to 1650,000 for Thomas won he wac Lilly on a second round Knock out of Berbick Here last nov. 22. Tucker 28. Who weighed 222 now is 3s-0 with 30 knockouts Douglas 27, who weighed 227 a is 23-4-1 with 15 knockouts. Tucker was paid j360,000. Douglas made $175,000. The if title became vacant when Michael Spinks was stripped for refusing a mandatory defense against the top ranked Tucker. Spinks has scheduled a is round fight june 15against Girry Boonsy in Atlantic City
