Cl I ICIdIU
Lakers lead playoffs 2-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norm Nixon scored 21 of his 29 points
in the second half as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away from the
Philadelphia 76ers tor a 129-108 victory Tuesday night and a 2-1
lead in the National Basketball Association championship series
Nixon, who scored only six points in Los Angeles' 110-94 loss
in Game 2 after leading the Lakers in scoring in their record
nine-game playoff winning streak, was 8-for-10 from the field in the
second half.
The fourth game of the best-of-seven series will be played here
Thursday night.
The Lakers expanded a 12-point halftime lead to 73-50 with a
13-2 spurt in the first 3Vi minutes of the third quarter The closest
the 76ers got after that was 15 points as Andrew Toney, who scored
a game-high 36 points for Philadelphia, tried desperately to bring
his team back.
The Lakers, winning their tenth game in 11 playoff starts this
season, scored what has proved to be a pivotal victory in the
championship round. In the 35 previous final series, the team that
won the third game has gone to win the title 25 times
Earvin “Magic'' Johnson had 22 points on 8-of-9 field goal
shooting for the Lakers.
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The King and his Court
The King and Ms Court came to town
Tuesday to provide die entertainment at
Howe Field. Eddie Feinger Sr. (the King)
showed some of his fast-pitch softball
finesse by pitching with a blindfold
(above) and behind his back (left).
Meanwhile the King’s Court was busy
providing the offense, led by former
University of North Carolina baseball star
Dave Barnett (below).
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