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Pacers Top OaklandOAKLAND, Calif. UPD—Veteran coach Alex Han-num of the Oakland Oaks took the blame for his club’s' worst drubbing of the season.Roger Brown, Bob Netolicky and Freddie Lewis combined for 110 points Friday night to help the Indiana: Pacers demolish the Oaks 150-122 and deadlock their American Basketball Association championship series |at Mj The teams play tonight and|Monday night in Indianapolis.“We weren’t ready for them mentally or physically,'’ said jHannum. “It was my fault. I didn’t have them ready for the fact that Indiana would come back like a bunch of Tigers.Indiana spurted for 40 points in the second period while holding the Western Division champions to 18 to take a solid 73-50 lead at intermission. Brown tallied 23 of his game-high 39 points in the first half. | To Bench Mel Daniels, 6-9 center of the Pacers and their leading scorer and rebounder went to the bench at the end of the first; quarter with four personals. I Coach Bob Leonard then shifted Netolicky from forward to center for the next two periods and he performed admirably, finishing with 36 points.I thought it would hurt them when Daniels was out but! Netolicky just took over,” said IHannum. “In fact, I don’t remember a center playing any better against us this year.’’ Hannum also said Brown's performance was “fantastic.” Six-foot guard Freddie Lewis j finished with 35 points to help ! Indiana beat Oakland for the lt;first time in eight meeting# this 1 1 season.Oakland closed the gap to 17 . points in the second half but could get no closer. jBrown. Netolicky and Lewis . continued their torrid shooting in the third quarter by accounting for 32 of their* team’s 36 points. Lewis led the way in that period with 12.! Guard Warren Armstrong paced the Oaks with 31 points. Gary Bradds, who scored 40 points in Oakland’s 123-114 series-opening victory, was held to 14 points.Fifth game of the series will be Wednesday at Oakland.INDIANA OAKLANDG F T G r TNetlky 15 6-9 36 Bradds 6 2-3 14Brown 15 9-12 39 Moe 10 3-4 23Daniels 3 2-7 8 Harge 3 1-1 7' Thackr 2 0-0 4 Brown 3 1-5 7Lewis 10 15-16 35 Arstrng 12 7-16 31Farcld 3 0-0 6 Eakins 7 1-1 15Dee 0 0-0 n Logan 2 8-1112Peeples 2 3-6 7 Crthfld 0 2-6 2Hooper 3 7-8 15 Clwson 2 0.1 4i Ptrson 3 0-0 7Totals 53 42-58 150 Total* 48 25-48 122 Indiana 33 40 36 41-150;Oakland 32 18 35 37—122:Three point goals—Indiana. Hooper 2; I Oakland, Peterson 1.Fouled out—Indiana, R Brown; Oak-i land. Logan and Clawson, gtotal fouls—Indiana 32, Oakland 38 I A—4.171.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Sat, May 03, 1969
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