Cavaliers Clinch Home Playoff Edge Over Knicks
Campy Russell and Austin Carr scored 61 as Cleveland beat Kansas City 120-117, tying the Cavs with New York at 43-39 and earning home games in the upcoming best-of-three series against the Knicks. Larry Staverman concludes his coaching tenure after a 31-51 season.
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NBA Best of Three Playoff Schedule by Conference
Eastern Conference open with three series Senes A Washington versus Senes B and Cleveland versus New York. Western Conference matchups include Loki Angels versus Sentile SenisD Milwaukee versus Phoenix. Tuesday Milwaukee at Phoenix. Wednesday New York at Cleveland Atlanta at Washington Los Angeles at Seattle. Friday Washington at Atlanta Cleveland at New York Phoenix at Milwaukee Seattle at Los Angeles. Sunday if necessary Atlanti at Washington New York at Cleveland Los Angeles at Seattle Milwaukee at Phoenix.
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Finish fuels wild NBA finale with Thompson 73 and Gervin crown
David Thompson scored 73 points in a 139-137 Pistons win over the Nuggets, edging George Gervin who had 59 to claim the scoring title as the regular season ended. John Havlicek bid farewell with a 131-114 Celtics victory at Boston Garden.
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Gary Player wins Masters to tie majors record
AP Special Correspondent WILL GRIMSLEY reports Gary Player, weighing 150 pounds, sprints from seven strokes back to win his third Masters at Augusta. He ties Ben Hogan with nine major championships, defying skeptics who doubted his age and strength.
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Busby earns first Royals win since 1976
Kansas City pitcher Steve Busby snapped a long layoff with a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Busby held Cleveland to two hits through 5 1 3 innings, delivering a comeback win after major surgery and a tough road back to the majors.
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