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Dr* J leads Netsto another winUNIONDALE, N.Y. (UPI) - Julius Erving put on another one-man show with 34 points and 56 rebounds and the New York Nets capitalized on excellent team defense to move within one victory of their second ABA championship in the last three years with a 12M12 triumph over the sagging Denver Nugget1? Saturday night.Erving ran his four-game point total in the championship series to 158 as he combined with reserve center Jim Eakins to completely dominate the Nuggets in the second half.Denver, trailing in all but the first period, now takes a three games to one disadvantage hack home for the fifth game Tuesday night.Eakins came off the bench to score 13 of his 17 points in the second half. Neither Dan Isael nor rookie reserve Marvin Webster were able to keep Eakins from laying in easy tape and grabbing rebounds in the final periodIsset led Denver with 26 points and 15 rebounds, while David Thompson, playing wtth a sore leg, scored 23. John Williamson notched 24 for New York and hackcourt mate Brian Taylor had 23.Holding an ftWB advantage going into the final penod, the Nets kept the pressure on at both ends to stretch it to 9WH in only 9) seeowfa. Spearheaded by Erving and Eakins, the Nets increased the bulge to 19 points with three minutes left in the game, 11M7, then coasted to the final burar.
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Daily Review
Hayward, California, US
Sun, May 09, 1976
Page 63
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Robert G.
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