European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. May 22,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports celtics Force 7th game 11 de Shearer Atlanta a Larry Ilij and the list in Tellies weren t ready for an extended vacation. Not yet anyway. We came Down Here knowing Tomor Row would he a Long  Bird said Friday night after the celtics avoided.1 r a pm 4  Aba playoffs in their earliest exit from the Aba playoff five years by Healing inc Atlanta Hawks 102.100. We re really not used to  Bird said. The \ Mclory. Keyed to some clutch shoot ing by Danny Ainge Laic in the third Quarter squared the Host of so Van Eastern con Ference semifinal series at 3-3. We had to come out and fight and scratch and do anything to stay alive and take it Hack  celtics coach . Jones said. The celtics now get inc decisive game 7 on their own parquet floor at the bos ton Garden on sunday a Silc that has Heen unkind to Atlanta. The Hawks snapped a 13-game losing Streak in Boston with a 112-104 Victory wednesday night to seemingly Lake control of this series. They had their  Bird said. They had a big Chance to beat  the celtics also avoided at least for now becoming Only the fifth Aba team10 lose a Best of so Van series after taking a 2-0 Lead. Atlanta had swept the last three games in inc series. Sunday s Winner will and Vance to the Eastern final against the de troit pistons who wrapped up inc other Eastern semifinal wednesday night witha 102-95 Triumph Over Chicago for a 4-1 series  showed a lot of character Bird said after the celtics almost squandered the game with two turnovers in the final  was a situation where we could have gone Home for four months he said. I Don t think anybody s ready for that  what matters most was we got some sense if offence said Jones the retiring celtics coach who had complained about Boston s offence in earlier games. I think we can recover and win i Boston again said Dominique Wilkins who led the Hawks with 35 Points. The celtics who have reached the Aba finals in each of the last four sea sons held a 101-98 Lead with a minute to play but gave Atlanta chances. Aings was called for walking with 52 seconds left and he then hit one of two free throws with 33 seconds left for a 102-98 Lead. Wilkins completed his night with a running on Handor with 29 seconds to play ending inc scoring. The celtics then permitted the 24-Scc Ond shot clock expire on them giving at Lanta one last Chance to Force overtime. But Cliff Livingslon s shot on a drive Down the Middle bounced off to the left where Dennis Johnson claimed the re bound with one second left assuring Boston of the Victory Kevin Mel Laic led the celtics with 26 Points and 10 rebounds. Bird added 23 Points and 11 rebounds and Aings contributed 22 Points and 14 assists. The Hawks got significant scoring from Only two players Wilkins and Glenn Rivers who had 32 Points. Aings scored nine Points in an 11-4 run late in inc third Quarter that created an 83-74 Boston Lead which the Hawks were never Able to  celtics boiled to a 5-0 Lead in inc first half minute when Ainge hit a 3-Pointer and Mulla la scored on a Turna round jumper in the  stretched its Lead to 15-ft on consecutive three Point plays by Bird and Ainge before the Hawks rallied witha 12-6 run that featured six Points by Wilkins and chopped the Boston Lead to 21-18 with just under five i nulls remaining in the first  Webb came off the Bench to ignite a Hawk burst late in the first Quarter scoring six Points in a 9-0 run that gave Atlanta a 37-32 Lead two minutes into the second  came Back to tic the game at 37 and 39 before Atlanta regained the Lead until Mulla la s two free throws with4 06 left in the half gave the celtics a 48 47  Lead changed on the next six baskets before Mark acres hit a Lay up an two flee throws to give Boston a 56-53  regained the Lead at 57-56 on a Dunk and two free throws by Wilkins before Johnson gave the celtics a 58-57 Lead by hitting from the top of the key 20 seconds before halftime. Oilers win to go 2-up Bykens Rappoport Edmonton Alberta a Wayne Grucky who set up Edmonton s first two goals scored inc game Winner with 8 39 to play Friday night giving the oilers a 4-2 Victory Over the Boston Bruins and a two game Lead in inc Stanley cup finals. Gic Uky set up first period Power play goals by Glenn Anderson and Mark Messier and it looked like nil playoffs that would he enough after inc oilers slowed Boston s attack to a standstill for the first two periods. But Bob Joyce gave the Bruins life when he beat Edmonton  Grant Fuhr with a snapshot from inc lop of the left Circle 35 seconds into the third period. Sex Oiler Ken Linsman lied it Al 3 16, Back handing his own rebound behind Fuhr. But the oilers regained control of the Icampo and Esa Tikkanen set up the winning goal stealing a pass just inside the Boston Blue line and relaying the puck to Gretzky alone in the Slot. Arc Luzky faked Boston goal tender Rajcan Lem Lin to the ice and Slid the puck under his stick for his i Ith goal of inc playoffs and80th of his career moving him past Jean by Licau into third place on the All time playoff goal scoring list. Jari Kerri scored his 14th goal of the playoffs into an empty net with seven seconds to play for the final margin. The series moves to Boston for games 3 and 4 Sun Day and tuesday nights. The oilers who limited Boston to 14 shots in game 1, were even More stingy in game 2, oils Cooling bos ton 32-12 and stifling the Bruins attack for All but the Early part of the third period in winning their 10th straight Home playoff game this year. The oilers took a 2-0 first period Lead on almost identical plays set up by Gretzky the All time playoff scoring Leader with 243 Points. Both goals came when the oilers had a two Man advantage. The first came Al 15 57, when Gretzky put the puck on net from the deep slow and Anderson deflected it through a Mclin s pads. With the goal Anderson moved past Phil Esposito Inlo sole Possession of Lola place on the playoff goal scoring list Wilh 62. The Point also moved him past Jacques la Marc Inlo ninth place on inc Points list with 140. The oilers needed Only nine seconds with the two Man advantage to score their first goal. It look them 24 seconds to score once they got another iwo Man advantage in inc final minute. Boston s Rejean Lemelin nukes a save while Edmonton s Esa Tikkanen Walls for a rebound in the first period. A photo