European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 4, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 25cavs Hammer celtics 101-76 n b. I pm Ciao by Michael Arace the Hartford courant Richfield Ohio a smack. The Boston celtics had their hands Down and took a right on the Chin from the Cleveland Cavaliers who hammered out a 101-76 Victory in the opening game of the Best of seven Eastern conference semifinal series saturday at the coliseum. What will this loss do to the celtics who had won 18 of their previous 19 games including 11 in a Row a this is the first time they be been slapped pretty hard in awhile a celtics coach Chris Ford said. A a it la be interesting to see How they react  monday at 8 . Is game 2, also at the coliseum. The celtics had not lost since april 3, in Indianapolis. And that loss was avenged with a 3-0 series sweep Over the pacers in the first round of the playoffs. Then smack right on the Chin. The celtics were held to their lowest Points total of the season. It was Only less futile than May 7,1991, when the celtics lost 86-75 to the Detroit pistons in game 1 of the conference semifinals. Games 3 and 4 of the series to be played at Boston Garden will be scheduled after sundays games according to the league office. For the Cavaliers the sooner the better. They were at the height of their game saturday belittling the celtics before a crowd of 17,496 Well below the 20,273 capacity and a National television audience. A we do prefer to have Only one Day off in Between a cars coach Lenny Wil kens said. A a with that you can keep your  lets talk rhythm or Lack thereof. The cars held the celtics to 43.4 percent shooting turned 15 turnovers into 23 Points and through a succession of stifling double teams shut Down the celtics Low Post. Center Robert Parish who left late in the third Quarter because of an ankle injury had four Points Forward Kevin Mchale 12 and forwarded Pinckney six. The cars had a 45-37 Edge in rebounding and had 21 second Chance Points to the celtics�?T11. A they got us Good. Their front line was very impressive. Parish said. A we did not run which was capped with a 48-foot shot by guard Steve Kerr As the Buzzer sounded for a 76-61 Lead. Early in the fourth when the celtics pulled to 78-70 after a jumper by Mchale and four Points by Rookie Rick Fox the cars responded again. They went on a 142 run highlighted by 7-for-7 shooting and four Long jumpers by Forward Larry Nance. A they a Nance said a a there a no sense stopping. They just kept going  the run took less than 3vi minutes. When it was completed the cars led 92-72 and a Hearty chorus of a nah nah nah nah hey hey hey was bellowing through the building. A we kept our poise Quot cars All Star Center Brad Daugherty said. A your defense was Good but we kept our poise when they made runs at us. That s something maybe we  have done a couple of years  celtics Forward Kevin Gamble gets boxed in by Larry Nance left and Steve Kerr. Bring the same intensity they brought first Quarter with an 11-2 run for a 26-24  Lead. They closed out the second Quarter the cars had intensity after missing with a 13-4 run for a 47-42 Lead. The their first nine shots. They closed out the closed out the third Quarter with a they 14-2 Daugherty had 26 Points including 13 in the thira Quarter and 17 rebounds. Nance 33, had 24 Points nine rebounds and three blocks. Point guard Mark Price another Allstar controlled the flow he had 16 Points and seven assists and saw to it that the cars held their turnovers to eight. Price set High screens on Parish allowing Daugherty a Lane to the Basket. Price was levelled in a third Quarter collision with Reggie Lewis but played in the fourth starting a run with a jumper Over John Bagley. Kevin Gamble scored 22 Points and Lewis 18 for the celtics who handed the Cavaliers two of their six Home losses in the regular season. A a when you lose like this its always a combination of things a Ford said. A they got after it. They really tied us up in the second half. And we gave in. You be got to take advantage of double teams and traps and Burn Mem. And we  for the second time in a month the celtics did no to get it done. Furthermore they were embarrassed knocked Down. Can they get up a we think they can a Daugherty said. A they came Back from five games Down with eight to go to win the Atlantic division title Over the kickstand that shows you what kind of fortitude they have. But they also have to know they must play great basketball to beat  other Fred leads Houston open Fred Funk. Fires course record 62 by Michael a. Lutz the Woodlands Texas a the other not so famous Fred took the Lead saturday in the Houston open. It Wasny to Fred couples the worlds top ranked golfer. It was Fred Funk trying to win his first pea tour event. Funk wingless in four years on the pea tour shot a course record 10-under Par 62 that included six consecutive birdies for a one shot Lead Over defending Champion Fulton allem who shot a 6-under Par 66 for a 203 total. A a in a the Only other Fred on the tour so i kind of have a new nickname a Funk said. A a he so Boom Boom and in a  a spoof poof took the spotlight for at least a Day As a Boom Boom couples shot a one under Par 71 to remain off the Pace with a 214 total two under Par. Funk a 202 total is 14 under Par for 54 holes. His round broke the record of 63 on the tournament players course set in 1986 by Mike Sullivan. Funk a six consecutive birdies tied a season High for the pea tour held by three players and most recently accomplished by Mark Calcavecchia at the masters. De Fiori at the Phoenix open and Gil Morgan at the Bob Hope classic also share the record. A i started out asking myself a Why Are they falling today when i Hadnot been getting anything out of it before a Funk asked. A i guess its like that commercial a Why ask Why a just  Funk went. Funk started seven strokes off the 36-hold Lead of Greg Twiggs but he had four birdies on the front Side and started his Birdie run on the Par 4, no. 11 Hole charging past the fading Twiggs. Funk hit a wedge to 5 feet and Sank the putt to Start the Birdie run. He chipped in from 25 feet on no. 12 and had Birdie putts of 20, 20, 12 and 25 feet on the next four holes. The run came to an end on the Par-4 17th Hole and he closed out with two pars. He missed a 15-footer on no. 18 that would have Given him a 61. A i told my Caddy if i made the putt on no. 18  the gallery will go nuts a Funk said. A then i told him a lets make them  allem who started the Day four shots off the Pace shot a 7-under Par 65 for a 203. Two More shots Back at 205 was Mark Brooks who had a 5-under 67 for a 205 total. Allem bogeyed the 14th Hole to fall three shots behind Funk but rallied with birdies on 15 and 16, pulling one shot off the Pace 13 under Par for the tournament. Breakfast with Ben Crenshaw helped his putting allem said. A i spoke to or. Putter of the world Ben Crenshaw and he put some feel Back in my putting a allem said. A a it a a Good feeling standing Over four footers and knowing they have a  Davis love Iii continued to struggle. Love had opening rounds of 69 and 71 but shot a 5-Over Par 77 in the third round that included bogeys in five of his last six holes. Twiggs who received a sponsors exemption to get into the Field had opening rounds of 68 and 65 and carried a one stroke Lead Over Ronnie Black into the third round. He parred his first two holes before disaster struck on the Par 3, 165-Yard no. 3 Hole where he hit two shots in the water and staggered off the Leader Board after a quadruple bogey seven. Twiggs finished with a 78 for a 211 total. The All time record for most birdies in a Row is eight shared by Bob Goalby at the 1961 St. Petersburg open fuzzy Zoeller at the 1976 Quad cities open and Dewey Arnette at the 1987 Buick open