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Bucs Beat PipersNEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Bucs, trailing by :16 points late in the third qua 'ter, fought back Wednesday night to defeat the Pittsburgh Pipers 109-101 in the American Basketball Association championship playoffs.It gave the Bucs, the Western Division champs, a 2-1 lead over Pittsburgh in the best-of-7 ser-ies.Jimmy Jones sank a driving layup with 1:19 left in the final period to put New Orleans ahead for the first time at 102-101.Pittsburgh took a 9-0 lead at the start and it wasn’t until the Piper’s Tom Washington fouled out in the final period that New Orleans was able to cut into their opponent’s margin.Pittsburgh had 10-point margins at the end of each of the first three quarters.PITTSBURGH NEW ORLEANSOPT OPTWshton 5 2-2 12 Mrlnd 4 0-0 8Heymn 5 4-4 14 Moe 9 4-9 24Hwkrts 4 7-1019 Rbbins 11 8-10 30 Vcgohn 9 4-7 27 Brown 7 1-2 15Wllams 8 2-3 18 Jones 10 4-9 24Jarvis 2 1-1 5 Bransn 2 2-4 4Porter 1 2-2 4Totals 34 34-31 101 Totals 43 33-34 189Pittsburgh ............... 29 28 28 14-181Now Orleans .......... 19 28 28 34—109Three-point goals—Pittsburgh, Hay-man, 2, Vaughn, 3.Fouled out—Pittsburgh, Washington. Total fouls—Pittsburgh 24, New Orleans21.Attandanca 4,310.rtlP
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Apr 25, 1968
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