European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bird stars As celtics rip cars even series by de Golden Boston apr Larry Bird silenced the critics and his silence later spoke volumes. Bird making his first Start since april 3, scored 16 Points and had 14 assists Friday night to help the Boston celtics to a 12291 Victory Over the Cleveland Cavaliers and Force a seventh game of their Eastern conference semifinals. Game 7 will be sunday afternoon at Richfield coliseum. Bird angered by questions Over his stamina and whether he fit into the celtics plans after a 14-game Layoff because of Back problems also had six rebounds in 37 minutes 20 More than he played in game5. A i  want anybody else in a big game than Larry Bird a said coach Chris Ford one of Many who spoke for Bird who left without comment. A a Larry a been the heart and soul of this team. It s hard coming Back after being out two months a said Kevin Mchale who scored 16 of his 22 Points in the second Quarter. He finished nine for 12 from the Field and the nine came in a Row from his second through 10th shots. A tonight was the first time we saw the real Larry added Mchale. A everyone feeds off his  Reggie Lewis scored 26 Points to Lead Boston which won for the ninth time in 15 games when it has trailed in a playoff series 3-2, including a 6-2 record at Bosto see Page 31 for More Aba news Garden. Boston is 17-3 in seventh games while the Cavaliers will be playing a game 7 for the second time. A that game 7 is what its All  said the celtics Dee Brown who had six Points and nine assists. A if you re going to win a championship you re going to have to win on the  Boston has won 85 percent of the Bird time when it has reached game 7, going 17-3, including 3-1 away from Boston Garden. A from the opening tip it Wasny to going to happen tonight a said Cleveland a Mark Price. The Cavaliers shot 38.8 percent after hitting better than 55 percent when they took game 5 at Home wednesday 114-98. The celtics improved to 59.1 percent shooting. A the celtics were aggressive and the ones hitting All the shots a said John Williams who led Cleveland with 18 Points the Only member of the Cavaliers front line that approached his series average. Brad Daugherty who had 28 Points wednesday scored 11, and Larry Nance was limited to 6, 12 less than the fifth game. A we got caught up trying to do what the celtics were doing and we did no to play our game a Daugherty said. Craig Ehlo who scored 20 Points for Cleveland in game 5, had 13 Friday 11 in the first half. Leading 89-73 after three quarters the celtics continued to build the Lead to As much As 122-87 on Kevin gamblers Layup with 23 seconds to play. Gamble finished with 14 Points. A they played extremely Well and we did no to and you know whether its 30 Points or two Points it ties up the series a said Price who scored 14. The celtics trailed once 6-4, and took control of the game with a 16-3 run Over 3 46, moving from a 10-10 tie to 26-13 with 4 35 remaining in the Quarter. With Lewis scoring 10 Points and Robert Parish adding eight of his 12, the celtics twice built 13-Point leads. Parish scored sue of his Points on passes from Bird who had 10 assists at halftime. A fake screen by Parish turned into a feed from Bird that made it 22-13 with 5 25 to play. The next time Down Bird hit a jumper from the right of the free throw line followed by a jumper by Bagley that capped a 16-3 run Over a 4 30 Span giving Boston its first 13-Point Lead. The Quarter ended with the stars and stripes May 17,1992 b Page 32 inside sports Heidelberg Patch win titles Page 26 Carner nabs Lead in Lyga orioles Blank White sox Page 29 a Page 30cards clip astros for 6th straight win a Page 30 Boston ahead 34-22. Cleveland used a 12-5 run Over the first 2 58 of the second Quarter to pull within 39-34 on Terrell Brandon a jumper. Boston led 62-53 at halftime. A 6-2 run to Start the second half helped Boston to rebuild a 13-Point Lead before Price scored half of his 14 Points with a Layup 6-foot jump shot and a 3-Pointer, to bring Cleveland within 68-62 with 8 30 to play. From there Bostons Lead never dipped below eight Points and the celtics took an 89-73 Lead into the final  Driver killed in crash at indy practice by Mike Harris Indianapolis apr Rookie Jovy Marcelo of the Philippines was killed in a crash during practice Friday the first Driver in 10 years to die at the Indianapolis motor Speedway. Marcelo one of More than a dozen Drivers trying to find enough Speed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, sustained head and Chest injuries and was pronounced dead a half hour later after being taken by ambulance to methodist Hospital. The Accident occurred As Marcelo was accelerating after a Warmup Lap at 172.328 Mph. He spun driving into turn 1 on the 2vi-mile Oval and smashed into the Wall. The 27-year-old Driver did no to regain consciousness. He is the first Driver fatality at indy since Gordon Smiley was killed instantly in a crash during qualifying in 1982. A Spectator was killed by a flying tire during the 1987 race. Marcelo is the 40th Driver and 65th person to die from injuries at the Speedway since it opened in 1909. The search for Speed continued after Marcelo a crash with plenty of activity during the final 90 minutes on the last full Day of practice for the May 24 race. Tony Bettenhausen was the fastest of the non Quali fied Drivers Friday turning a Lap of 221.033, followed by Didier Theys of Belgium who recorded 220.146. A this kind of an Accident always affects you a said the somber Theys. A these cars Are very Safe but if you hit your head a Antonio Ferrari of Italy who owns the car in which Marcelo was killed was close to tears As he left the euro motor sports racing garage several hours after the Accident. Fellow car owner Dale Coyne who was in the second turn watching one of his Drivers practice saw Marcelo removed from the 1991 Muromoto sports Lola and said a a everybody a bothered by this. Jovy was a Nice kid with a lot of  Jovy Marcelo a car slams into the Wall at Indianapolis Speedway Friday. The filipino Driver died a half hour later. There Are six spots remaining in the 33-car lineup for the 76th indy 500. A nobody really knows what its going to take but just about everybody is saying they won t be comfortable with anything under 220, said Dominic Dobson another of the non qualified Drivers. A like us people Are just sort of sneaking up on it a said Dobson who did no to get out on the track for the first time until thursday because he did no to have an engine for his 1991 Lola. He quickly got up to near 216 Mph on thursday and hit 220.060 on Friday. The general Rule is the hotter the track the slower the speeds. Since the High was expected to reach the mid-80s saturday and rain is in sunday s forecast Drivers could wind up taking four Lap averages even slower than 218. Twenty seven Drivers qualified for the tentative Field last weekend with Roberto Guerrero leading the Way with an astounding four Lap average of 232.482. Rookie Jimmy Vasser was slowest at 218.268. Once the final six positions Are filled faster qualifiers can bump out the slowest cars that have already qualified. The fastest 33 cars will Start the race. Also among the Drivers trying to get into the big show Are three time Winner Johnny Rutherford two time Winner Gordon Johncock veterans Tony Bettenhausen Pancho Carter Johnny Parsons Mike Groff Rocky Moran Fabrizio Barbazza of Italy and rookies Ted wrap Pas Lyn St. James Kenji Momota of Japan Brian Bonner Mark Dismore and Jeff Wood. Former indy Winner Tom Sneva was also in the garage area still hoping a ride would pop up. Parsons Groff and Moran did no to get their rides until thursday and Rutherford did no to get his until Friday. Prappas has been above 221 in practice while Carter has turned laps in excess of 219. St. James trying to join Janet Guthrie As the Only women Ever to race at Indianapolis has been above 218 in two different cars