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Dr. J Buzzes Colonels \4LOUISVILLE (AIM -Julius Krving’s incredible shot” at the buzzer last night carried the New York Nets past the Kentdcky Colonels, 89-87, giving them a decisive edge in the American Basketball Association Eastern Division championship series.He is an unbelievable ball* player*’ said Colonels Coach Babe McCarthy. I have never seen him shoot one like that before.Ervmg took three dribbles with four seconds left on the clock, moved around Kentucky center Artis Gilmore at the tpp of the key, broke towards the foul line and then fired the running one-hander that put the Colonels behind 3-0 in the best-of-scven series, with Game Four in Lexington Saturday night.Their good quickness and their guards hurt us, McCarthy said. “It was just not meant for us to win tonight.Kevin Lougliery, the Nets’ coach, called his team's defease the big difference in the ball game and. he said, “It was Dr. J (Erving) in the stretch.He said he wasn’t too happy with the first half but “westraightened things out Ifollowed our game plan after intermission.The Nets had trailed most of the evening and it wasn’t until the last four minutes that they pulled ahead when Larry Kenon popped in a short shot which made it, 87-‘ 85.Jim Bradley hi I for the Colonels but Erving ca.nic back and connected to make It 89-87.Dan lssel collected 28 points for the Colonels who ucra making thrir first appearance in Freedom Hall since a tornado damaged the budding on April .1 The Colonels threatened to make a runaway of the game as they surged to a 31-18 lead in I he first period, held a 54-45 advantage at intermission butwere ahead by only four points 73-89 al the end of the Hurd quarterArtis Gilmore gave Kentucky a 75-89 edge with a seven foot hook, then connected again before John Roche hit a 14-footer.At that point the Nets went to work with Billy I’aulU starting the rally and thenWendell Ladner, a former Colonel, connected on a Ihrce pointer that brought Hie Nets to within seven ppinls. From then on the Nets stifled the Colonels' attack.Gilmore picked up 15 points while ltoche had 14 and Louie Dampier had 13Both teams posted nearly identical shooting per-cefitages, with the Nets hitting al a 39 4 per cent clip and Kentucky 38.8.NfcW YORK Iff! Ervina n 27 JO. K« no » 3-3 ?l Poult/ 12 3 1/. Toyior 4 0 0 * willionnon 3 04 6. Ladner 7 00 7. Gal* 10 05. Snlournfr 00/0 0 Total* 35 7 1.Kf N TUCK Y (17) Bradley 4 0-0 12. I*, sel I? 7 3 74 Gtlore 7 12 15. Dampier 5 a 0 1 I, William* 1 5 6 7, Simon 0 0 0 0, r homo* 0 0 0 0. Rohbln* 0 04 0, Roth* 4 0 0 U Tololt 35 • 12New York . 1* 27 74 20-»KSuCk| ,4“11Tolol foul* New York II. Kentucky 12. 1 hree point aoolt Ervinfl J. LadnerI, Gulf I. Dampier 1. Roche 2 A IS.797
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Red Bank Register
Red Bank, New Jersey, US
Thu, Apr 18, 1974
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