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'MIAMI (AP) — It looks like vich — for six assists and often the filial chapter in the Fieri- eVen dribbled the 'ball up-court.i4Snrt.e*J r.’,c 6.A -frt11 r _nr/» y* Tiictnmr“In my 11 years in pro hask-dians’^sad four-year history willjprobably be written here to-j „ T, , „night ^; • jelball, I've never seen another• Theclub coached by Bob Bass guy come into the game likeis only'a game from extinction in its , American Basketball As-sbciatiori playoff scries with the K k tb l, AssociatiOIl Tjerform-Virginia Squires, and jndiCatons^asKetDau ,,Ci , .pthis one,” said 35-year-old Adrian Smith, long-time Nationalare the franchise is, too.7 The Flordians’ failurecome up with a winning- teamier now with the Squires, to “What’s really beautifulor even, to arouse spirited public spport these last two yearsisthat he’s still learning, -and he’s willing to learn,” commented 33-has discouraged club owner :Ned; TGar~old Bay Scott, who averag-Dpyle enough to send h’im'ed in double figures in bothsearching for buyers.-A Cincinnati -bid seems''genuine, i '*•? . V'So far, -the Squires’ sensational Julius Erving and a supporting Virginia cast have soared to three straight victories in this best-of-seven series.scoring and rebounding 10 NBA seasons before jumping to Virginia..It’s a little ironic, because,Er-ving is the sort of player who might have saved pro basketball in Miami, if only' things had jbeen different.! And even if the Floridians do salvage some pride with a home-court decision in tonight’s game, •they would probably ., jp.st.- b.e I -postponing the moment df/trutfi* until Friday 'when' • Virginia could -settle” matters once and for all in Richmond, Va. , ■ ,!The reason is Erving.Most of.the 2,%5 fans whoj paid to see the Floridians how in a tense 118-113 duel Tuesday are likely to come back if only to see that 22-year-old 6-foot-6! rookie from Massachusetts,With crowd-pleasing dunk shot and soft, floating 15-to-20-fooi jumpers,^ Erving hit 22 _ of 29 field goal attempts and eight of nine free throws for an ■ ABA record-tying playoff -total of 53; points, j■ Erving also pulled down a, gime-high. 14 rebounds, passed j off — sometimes a la Pete Mara-i
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Danville Bee
Danville, Virginia, US
Thu, Apr 06, 1972
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