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Page 10 Portland Observer, May 27, 1982 Sport Talk SaMCaunAaSy I by Ron Sykes Sports Editor Who said the Philadelphia 76ers were a bunch o f chokers? Who said that when the going gets tough, the sixers would get going. . .meaning right out o f the playoffs. Bewitched by the Boston Celtics in the opening game o f their NBA Eastern Conference playoff finals, and bothered by the 40-point loss, the Philadelphia 76ers fought back in game two with the same tenacity that almost brought them the con ference title a year ago. The sixers after being humiliated came back to edge the Celts 96-94 to even the series at 1-1. In the second game it was Cald well Jones’ marvelous outside shooting that spelled the difference. Jones netted 22 points, while grab bing 11 boards to leave Boston reel ing in his afterm ath. P h illy then went home and took the next two rather easily winning by margins o f 9 and 25 points respectively. Boston was now back 3-1 and in the exact situation o f a year ago, when they got down then stormed past the Six ers to achieve one o f the most spec tacular reversals in N B A history. Most fans expected the Celts to toughen up at home, and they did winning this one easily as Robert Parrish outdueled both Jones and Darrel Dawkins. P hilly fans were preparing the champagne as game six was being readied for Philadel phia's Spectrum. The battle began and ended after the first 8 minutes o f the opening stanza. Boston’s ten acious defense held Philly to a skim py 27 points in the second h alf. That my friends is an all-time NBA playoff low. Ball Machine Tournaments Monthly CiflMM Albina Tannla Tournament The series now knotted at 3-3 and all fans in all the NBA domain ex pected the Sixers to have as much chance in the seventh game against Boston as "D r. J.” would in walk ing across the Potomac in mid-sum mer. Friends throughout the land settled back in their easy chairs this Sunday to watch what everyone thought would be a slaughter. But Andrew Toney, the second- year guard from SW Louisiana, had other ideas. Toney just simply would not let the Sixers die. Time after time he canned crucial jum p shots. He drove the middle and when that was closed he d eftly passed to a cutting Erving fo r another two points. Boston Coach Bill Fitch, in an ef fort to cool the hot hand o f Toney, decided to bring out 6-9 all-pro fo r ward Larry Bird. All Toney did was to step back then around the slower Bird. Andrew was superb and with his 34 points on 11-19 shooting he certainly was my choice for MVP. Located inside the National Guard Bldg. C AV K F m 1 Strength, Heavy Duty . Long school star, Sampson is considered already to be the top professional prospect in the college ranks. What is the real reason why the No. 1 rated prep center in the nation wound up at Creighton University coached by H a ll o f Famer W illis Reed? Reed who played his college ball at Grambling State University for Coach Fred Hobdy and led the New York Knicks to the NBA title, coached Creighton to its worst rec ord (7-20) the past season. Yet, Reed’ s Creighton University five landed Benoit Benjamin, a 7- foot Monroe, La. native. Benjamin passed up scheduled trips to two other schools, after vis iting Grambling, Hawaii and LSU and signed w ith Creighton. One now wonders why? We all know that Creighton’ s alumnae isn’ t exactly ro llin g in bucks so you would readily dismiss any under- the-table doings. Low-Cost Mileage Watch for "Dr. J." as Sixer's meet LA Lakers for NBA championship k.... College ranks by Ron Sykes Ralph Sampson, the V irg in ia giant who has accomplished more in three years o f college basketball competition than any previous play er has done in four, has been select ed as the winner o f the 1982 Tanqueray Achievement Award for excellence in amateur sports. The 7-foot, 4-inch tower o f power kept the Cavalier in the forefro n t throughout the 1981-82 season as they consistently were at the top in the National polls. A t the finish he was a unanimous selection for every All-American team and went on to selection as the player o f the year. Sampson, who weighs only 219 pounds despite his awesome height, gained every honor in sight this sea son as was the case a year ago when he was equally outstanding as a sophomore. A Virginian all the way as he mi grated from his home o f Harrison burg where he was an all-state high Membership Slay Physically FW an d Have Fun Rumors have been fly in g fo r weeks as to why Benjamin, gener ally considered the premier big man in the nation, would pot fo r tin y Creighton. Rumors have ranged from the ri diculous to the sublime but the latest one takes the cake. A close and usually reliable source reports that the 6-10 Willis Reed is dating Benja min's mother. Then another rumor had it that B enjam in’ s teammate and good buddy would be offered a fu ll ride at C reighton if he could convince the highly touted Benja min to enroll at Creighton. Rumor also had it that before Benjamin signed with Creighton that Hobdy would be sent out to pasture in fa vor o f Reed. A t any rate Benjamin is at C reighton and Reed is at Creighton and together they should help turn around an already dismal program. And never mind how, what and where. 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