Portland Wins NBA Title in 109 107 Victory
Portland Trail Blazers clinched the NBA title over the Philadelphia 76ers 109 107. Bill Walton, MVP, scored 20 points with 23 rebounds and eight blocks and ripped his jersey at the buzzer. The Blazers, after dropping the first two games, won four straight in the best of seven, with Walton's teammates and coach Ramsay praising the team effort.
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Ramsay finally leads Blazers to NBA title after 101 games
Portland coach Jack Ramsay built a champion team over 101 games to topple the Philadelphia 76ers 109 107 in the NBA finals. Ramsay, 52, praised his players as the finest group he has coached and described the title as a career peak after stints with S Joseph's, the 76ers, and Buffalo before coming to Portland.
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Portland Celebrates Trail Blazers' First NBA Title
Portland erupts in jubilant street celebration after the Trail Blazers defeated the 76ers 109-107 in Memorial Coliseum. Thousands flood Broadway. nets cut down by fans. police report no arrests or serious injuries as revelers toast with beer and horns.
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LaCock's Homer Stuns Birds In Royals Win
Pete LaCock homered off Jim Palmer in the fourth inning and added a single as Kansas City beat Baltimore 4 3. LaCock, a former Cub, is enjoying success in the American League with a .311 average after switching leagues. Palmer struggled with walks and a costly error by Rich Dauer, while Andy Hassler earned the win in his first start since April.
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Friday and Monday baseball scores and listings show Boston 5 Minnesota 2 and multiple matchups across leagues including Toronto at Oakland and New York at Philadelphia Houston Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 7 San Francisco Montréal St Louis Ty 13 in rings. Upcoming Monday games feature Los Angeles at New York Chicago at Boston and Houston at Chicago among others.
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American League batting leaders include Carew Min 375, Fisk Bosn 839, Rudi Cal 36 runs, Zisk Chi 15 home runs, Remy Cal 19 stolen bases, and pitching leaders Tanana Cal 92 strikeouts with a 1.99 ERA. National League batting leaders feature Parker Pgh 70 hits, Winfield SD 69, and Cey LA 51 RBIs with Burroughs All 44 RBIs and Grove.
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Trail Blazers Win NBA Title Four Games to Two
Portland defeated Philadelphia 109-107 to clinch the NBA championship in six games. In tennis action Guillermo Vilas swept Brian Gottfried 6-0 6-3 for the French Open title, with Mima Jansovec winning the women's crown and McEnroe and Carillon taking the mixed doubles. Other results include Bill Martin winning on the Northern Lawn Tennis Tour in Manchester and Tom Weiskopf taking the Kemper Open after a two-under 70. In baseball, Garden City beat Larned 15-8 in game one of a doubleheader before a forfeit in game two. Garden City leads 4-0 heading into next games.
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