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Net Gaim: ;Confidence: At Denver *DENVER tUPJ) - Coach Kevin Loughery saw his New !!York Nets and the amazing 11.Julius Erving lose their second American Basketball Associa- c tion playoff game to the Denver R Nuggets Tuesday night but he still bubbled with confidence. ‘‘He sat in the Net locker room ® after his .team lost. 127-121. to 1 the Nuggets Tuesday, to even their best-of-seven champion- v ship series at one game apiece, f and said he thought New York t had outplayed Denver in the v both contests. fThe Nets won the first game in the series, 120-118, on a shot at the buzzer by Dr. J., the 6-7 forward, who was voted the league’s Most Valuable Player this past season.The third and fourth games of the series now shift to Uniondale, N.Y., for games Thursday and Saturday.Erving finished with 48 paints and 14 rebounds in (he second. The 25 points he scored in the final quarter of play were the most ever scored by a player in one period during a pro basketball playoff game.The Nuggets, making their first appearance in a championship series, countered with a balanced scoring attack, in whkh four starters scored nearly 100 points. Ralph Simpson had 25 and Bobby'Jones, Rookie - of - the - Year David Thompson and Dan Issel each scored 24.
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Kittanning Simpson Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, May 05, 1976
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