Celtics clinch home court with 94 89 win over Rockets
Celtics secure home court by beating the Houston Rockets 94 89 as the Lakers lose to Atlanta 114 112. Dave Downs starred with 32 rebounds and Havlicek added 28 points to seal the playoff positioning amid a night of NBA action including Cleveland and Golden State wins and a fight involving Portland’s Sidney Wicks and Chicago’s Norm Van Lier.
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Heinsohn
NBA
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John Havlicek
Havilcek
Rudy Tomjanovich
Houston
Heinshahn
Kanas City
Philadelphia
Golden State
Seattle
Chicago
Portland
Lou Hudson
Hawks
Los Angeles
Hudson
Jim McMillian
Gail Goodrich
Jerry West
Nate Archibald
Royals
Buffalo
Archibald
Fred Hilton
Elmore Smith
Braves
Austin Carr
Cleveland
Jeff Mullins
Warriors
Spencer Hayewacd
Bob Love
Bulls
Sidney Wicks
Norm van Lier
van Lier
Wicks
Hobbiel
Geoff Petrie
Sixers chase Walton to end draft woes in 1974
Philadelphia and Portland won coin flips to hold the top pick in the April 16 draft with the 76ers eyeing UCLA center Bill Walton. Walton could turn pro as a hardship case, with offers of about $2 million, while UCLA coach John Wooden expects him back for another college year.
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New.york
UPI
Philadelphia ‘76Ers
UCLA
Bill Walton
Philadelphia
Portland
National Basketball Association
Blazers
Walton
Bruins
76Ers
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Don DeJardin
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee
7Hées
Dince Hilly Cunningham
Matt Guokes
Craig Traymond
Shaler Hallman
Bud Ogden
al Heney
Dana Lewis
Fred Bloyd
de Jardin
Waltons
David ‘Thompson
North Carolina State
Stuart Inman
Inman
Thompson
Green Mountain Entries Spark Varsity Competition
Irregular listing includes Green Mountain entries and several names such as Romero and Lamer from Southwestern Louisiana. The text references diverse participants, a few street and place names, and scattered codes like S01 and S78, indicating a fragmented OCR segment from a broader sports or entries page.
Nordiques poised to climb as they top Crusaders in WHA
Quebec Nordiques beat Cleveland 4 to 2 to move within one point of Philadelphia and Ottawa, with six games left to close the gap. Michel Parizeau and Andre Gaudette scored, while Jim Wiste led Cleveland’s rally with a 24th goal. The win leaves Quebec one point and one spot away from third in the East.
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World Hockey Association
Quebec
Cleveland Crusaders
Philadelphia
Ottawa
Queber
Michel Parizeau
Jim Wiste
Cleveland
Nordiques
Andre Gaudette
Michel Archambault
New England Whalers
Los Angeles Sharks
Alberta Oilers
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Rick Ley
Tle
Sharks
Whalers
Ley
Jim Watson
New England
Mike Byers
Jim Corey
Jim Harrison
Oilers
Minnesota
Alberta
Doug Barrie
Steve Carlyle
Hon Anderson
Bill Klatt
Terry Ryan
Fighting Saints
Mets Seek Strong Showing Amid Trials In 1972 season
In clear Florida spring reports Mets manager Yog Berra notes a weak off season but optimism remains high as key players Staub Fregosi and Harrelson aim for better health and production. Tom Seaver leads a deep pitching staff while Millan Harrelson pair shines in the infield and Grote and Byer handle catching duties.
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Gil Hodges
Rusty Staub
Jim Fregosi
Cleon Jones
Bud Harrelson
Yog Berra
Pirates
Roberto Clemente
Tom Seaver
Jon Matlack
Tug McGraw
Berra
Jones
Fregosi
Staub
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Jerry Grote
Duffy Byer
Willie Mays
Don Hahn
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Rich Chiles
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Millan
Atlanta
Phil Hennigan
Cleveland
Danny Frisella
Florida
Cubs
Fred Down
Clearwater
Fla
UPI
Phillies
Philadelphia
Danny Ozark
Jim Lonborg
Cesar Tover
B ‘Witt
Steve Carlton
Carlton
Lonborg
Milwaukee
Ozark
Tovar
Minnesota
Greg Lualiski
Wile Montanez
Deron Johnson
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