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9 MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1980 Giorgio Chinaglia scored two goals in the second half yrstrrday lo pare the Cosmos to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Story and photo on page 11. osieKews Bird and Celtics soar over Sixers 1 Mm POT fl ii WWM8MW BOSTON (AP) Larry Bird didn't score a point during Boston's 12-2 burst that climaxed the third period, but his game-high of 31 points led Philadelphia coach Billy Cunningham to give him the credit for the Celtics' 96-90 victory over the 76ers Sunday. The win evened their National Basketball Association playoff series at one game apiece. "It was Larry Bird.

He played a great game. He hit some shots that were just incredible," Cunningham said. Boston Coach Bill Filch said he was not trying to take advantage of Julius Erving's defense by deciding to go to Bird. "We were just trying lo exploit Bird. You don't try to exploit Dr.

Fitch said. "If they have a weakness it's that neither one has the ability to shut the other one off all the time." Fitch said Sunday's game was more physical than Friday night's opener which Philadelphia won 96-33. "If you arc to take this game and break it down on film like we will, you would see a lot more bumping and bumping through picks than in the other game." Fitch went to his bench less frequently than he did throughout the regular season and explained, "it's the playoffs. It's the playoffs. I know there's going to be a time for a bench, but it will be when I'm behind.

I don't want to go to the bench if we're cooking out there." The third game in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final is scheduled for Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Darryl Dawkins scored lliroe consecutive field goals fir Philadelphia lo lie the game, 62 62. with 6 21 remaining in the third quarter. But the 76ers would not hit another field goal the rest of the period, while Boston ran off to a 74-62 advantage heading into the final period. Rick Ro-bey had six points during the surge and Nate Archibald added four, capping it with Iwo free throws.

The 7tiers made a final run after Dave Cowens hit a hook shot to open the fourth quarter. Philadelphia ran off the next six points on baskets by Bobby Jones, Steve Mix and Henry Bibby to move to within 76-70. The Celtics then responded by scoring 11 of the next 15 points to grab an 87-74 lead with 5:34 to play. The lead never fell below eight points the rest of the way Bird got 21 of his points in the first half, which ended with Boston hanging on to a 54-50 lead after blowing a 15-point margin in the final 2:37. Cedric Maxwell added 17 for Boston.

The 76ers were led by Julius Erving with 24 points and Dawkins with 16. Dawkins and Bibby had been instrumental in Philadelpia's opening-game victory by combining for 40 points. But they were held to 26 Sunday. Boston went most of the way with their starting lineup and got only 14 points from its bench. The 76ers got a lift from their substitutes, who scored 35 points.

JUST DRIVING BY Philadelphia 76ers Julius Erving (6) drives past Boston Celtics Larry Bird yesterday during their NBA playoff game. Phillies fall to Expos, 7-6 Sonics advance into West finals SCOREBOARD NBA playoffs Extern Coherence Final Bst Seven Friday, April It PWadPiphia 9. Boston 93 Sunday Came Boston 9. PhiiaaeiPa 90, scries "led Wednesday's Game Boon at Pniiarjeiohia, 8 05 m. Friday's Game Boston at PhilatJelph.a, 05 Sunday, Apnt 27 a' Bnstnn, 1 Wednesday, AprH 30 Boston Philadelphia, 05 if Friday, Mav 2 Philadelphia at Boston, 7 30 cm, if nwessary Wwrern Conference Final Best Svn Tuesday's Game Seatie a' Los Angeles, 11 30 ro Wednesday's Game Seattle a' Los Angeles, 30 Friday' Game Los at Seat'ir, 10 Sundav, Aprj) Lo Agetes it Ve'iie.

2 30 Wednesday, Apl 30 Sea'tie at Los Anwes. P30 pw, if necessary Fndav, May 2 Los Angeles at Seattle, U30 rm, if necessary Sunday, AorH 4 Seattle at Los Angles. 3 30 cm, tf necessary Celtics-76ers Pndidelphia (90) Erving 9 6-6 Jones 7 1 7 Dawkins 7 7-4 16, Holiin 3 2 P. 0hs 1 0 0 2, Jones 6 12 13, oty 4 0 0 10, Mia 6 0-0 12 Totals 38 12-16 90 Boston (96) Maxwell 6 M0 17. Brd 15 1-1 31.

Cowem 6 0-0 12, Archiba-0 3 5-5 11. Ford 1-2 11, i 0-0 8, CVr 0 0-0 0. Robev 7 7- 6, Judkins 0 0-0 0, Fertnien 0 0-0 0, Henderson 0 0-0 0 Totals 41 14-22 96 Philadelphia 22211426-90 Boston 29252022 96 Three Qcaf B'DOv 2 Poufcd ot none Toiai touts Philadelphia 23 Boston 23 Technicals Dawkins A 14.520 Bucks-Sonics MILWAUKEE 194) Johnson 9 4 5 72, Mevcs, 3 0-0 6, Lamer 8 3-4 19, BoOner 1 1-2 3, Winters 8 2-2 19. Moncf.et 5 3-5 13. Caterings 0-0 2.

Cumming 1 0-0 2. Wasfung'on 4 0-0 8 Totals 0 13-18 94 SEATTLE (98) Jonrtvyi 5 3-3 13 7 1-3 15, Sikma 4 0-0 8, Johnson 3 2-2 8. W.i-l.am5 13 7-10 33. Siias 1 1-2 3. Brow" 5 4-4 14, LaOarrj 0 0-0 0, Baiev 7 0-0 a Toiais 40 18 24 98.

Milwaukee 25 25 22 22 94 Seattle 31 20 19 28- 98 Three goals Winter Total foul -Milwaukee 24. 77 a 14 0SO NHL playoffs Quarterfinal Round Best of Seven Wednesday, April 16 New York planners 2, Bos'nn 1 CT PhiladetDNa 2. New York Rangers 1 Bjtfaio 5, Chicago 0 Minnesota 3. Montreal 0 Thursday, Apr 17 New York lslade'S 5. Bo0" 4 CT Pt.iaaeipri.a 4 New YorK Rangers 1 BdHjio 6.

Ch-cago 4 M.nnesota 4 Mortreai 1 Saturday's Games New York Islanders 5, Boston 3, Islanders lead series 3-0 BuHaw 2, Chicago 1 Philadelphia 3. New York Range's 0 Montreal 5, Minnesota 0 Yesterday's Games New York Ranger 4. Pnitaoe'pna 2 Philadelphia leads series 3-1 BuHato 3, Chicago 2. Bueo win series 4-0 Montreal 5. Minnesota 1.

series tied 2- Today' Game Boston at New York islanders, 05 Tuesday's Games New York Islanders at Boston, 7 35 tf necessary Minnesota at Montreal. 605 Dm New York Rangers at Philadelphia, 8 05 0 Thursday's Games Philadelphia at New York Rangers. 7.35 if necessary Boston at New York islanders, 8 05 tf necessary Montreal at Minnesota, 905 om Saturday, April 26 Minnesota at Montreal, 8 05 cm, it necessary SEATTLE (AP) Gus Williams sank four crucial free throws in the final 16 seconds to cap a 33-point performance as the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 98-94 yesterday and moved into the Western Conference finals of the NBA playoffs. The defending National Basketball Association champion Sonics, down 3-2 in the best-of-seven game series, beat the Bucks four games to three. They had a one-point win at Milwaukee Friday night.

Seattle now will face the Los Angeles Lakers in a best-of-seven Western Con-fernece final series beginning in Los Angeles on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The series moves to Seattle next Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Williams, who averaged 28 2 points in the first six games of the Milwaukee series, canned a pair of free throws with 16 seconds to go to put Seattle in front 96-92 after being fouled by Quinn Buckner of the Bucks. With five seconds left, Milwaukee Center Bob Lanier tipped in a missed Dave Meyersljump shot to cut the Seattle lead to two points. But Williams was foulded by Marques Johnson with four seconds left and sank another pair of free throws.

Buckner missed a three-point field goal attempt at the buzzer. Fred Brown came off the bench to By The Associated Press Gary Carter's sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Andre Dawson and gave the Montreal Expos a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday. Dawson led off the inning against reliever Tug McGraw, 0-1. with a walk and raced to third on a one-out bloop single by Larry Parrish before Carter lofted his fly ball to left field. The Expos had tied the game 6-6 in the eighth inning when Warren Cro-martie greeted McGraw with a single, took second on Chris Speier's sacrifice and came home on a single by Ron Le-Flore.

Elias Sosa. 2-0. the Expos' fifth pitcher, was the winner by working a scoreless ninth inning. The Phillies took a 6-5 lead in the top of the eighth on rookie Luis Aguayo's sacrifice fly. The fly ball scored Greg Luzinski, who reached on shortstop Speier's second error of the game.

A single by Bob Boone and Larry Bowa's sacrifice enabled Luzinski to move to third. The Expos had tied the score 5-5 with two runs in the seventh after pinch-hitler Tony Bernazard and Le-Flore led off with singles against Philadelphia starter Randy Lerch. After they were sacrificed along by Rodney Scott, Lerrin LaGow relieved and Dawson produced one run with an infield out while Ellis Valentine followed with a run-scoring single. Cubs 6, Mets 3 Ivan DeJesus! tie-breaking single keyed a three-run seventh inning yesterday to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the New York Mets and a sweep of their three-game series. Mike Tyson opened the seventh by reaching on a error by third baseman Elliott Maddox and Mick Kelleher sacrificed before DeJesus singled Tyson across.

Steve Ontiveros, who tied the game in the fifth with a solo homer, drew a walk and Bill Buckner singled to center to score DeJesus. When the ball got past Joel Youngblood for another error, Ontiveros also scored. Reliever Kevin Kobel, 0-1, was the loser. Chicago starter Rick Reuschel, 1-1, was the winner and Dick Tidrow pitched the final two inning to pick up a save. The Mels scored an unearned run in the first inning when center fielder Jerry Martin dropped John Steams' deep With Pittsburgh leading 6-1 in the Cardinals' pinch-hitter Tony Srott sinpied and took second on a single by Garry Templeton off reliever Enrique Romo, who then left the game suffering from a virus.

After Grant Jackson yielded a single to Tom Herr to load the bases, Keith Hernandez doubled home two runs. But Jackson retired Ted Simmons on a short fly ball and Kent Tekulve got George Hendrirk and Bobby Bonds to ground out and strand two runners. Tekulve got his second save. Dodgers 4, Astros 2 Rookie Rudy Law singled past diving second baseman Joe Morgan to score pitcher Jerry Reuss in the bottom of the eighth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie and giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros yesterday. Reuss.

2-0, earned the victory in relief cf starter Rick Sutcliffe. Joe Niek-ro. 1-1, was the loser. Reuss reached first when Jose Cruz dropped his fly to short left to open the Dodgers eighth. After Davey Lopes' sacrifice bunt, Law followed with his game-winning single.

Law eventually scored an insurance run on Ron Cey's sacrifice fly. Law also drove home the Dedgers' first run in the opening inning. Lopes led off with a triple and Law brought him home with a sacrifice fly. In the third, rookie catcher Mike Scioscia, in his first major league at-bat, doubled, was bunted to third and scored on a wild pitch. Houston, restricted to two hits for six innings, tied the score in the seventh.

Enos Cabell doubled and Jeff Leonard singled him home for the first run. Leonard later scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Joe Morgan. Giants 5, Padres 1 John Montcfusco posted his first victory since last July, and Larry Herndon supplied the punch with a double and a triple as the San Francisco Giants downed the San Diego Padres 5-1 yesterday. Montefusco, 1-2, allowed eight hits and registered his first complete game since Aug. 2, 1973.

His last win was July 23, 1979, at San Diego. The Giants jumped on loser Rick Wise, 1-, for two rur.s in the first inning. Darrell Evans hit the second pitch for a homer, Kcmdon tripled with one out and illie Mc Covey hit a sacrifice fly. UMass captures Eastern 8 tourney fly for an error with Slearns eventually scoring on a force play. The Cubs came back with two in the bottom of the first on singles by Ontiveros, Buckner, Dave Kingman amd Larry Biittner.

Reds 5, Braves 3 George Foster's two-run homer in the eighth inning powered the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves yesterday. Foster's third homer of the season came off reliever Larry Bradford; 0-1. after Dave Concepcion reached on a fielding error by shortstop Larvell Blanks. The homer gave reliever Dave Tomlin, 2-0, the victory. It was the 10th victory in 11 games this season for the Reds and the Braves' ninth defeat in 10 outings.

The Braves tied it 3-3 with an unearned run in the sixth inning that came on Dale Murphy's single through pitcher Tom Seaver's legs. Blanks opened the inning by reaching on an error by third baseman Rick Auerbach and was forced at second by Brian As-selstine. Chris Chambliss was safe on catcher's interference by Don Werner before Murphy's game-tying single. Cincinnati took a 2-0 lead in the second inning after Foster singled and Dan Driessen walked. Ray Knight doubled a run home and Werner added an RBI single that also turned into an inning-ending double play when Knight was thown out at the plate and Werner was cut down trying for second.

Knight suffered a gash on his right shin on the play and was taken to a hospital for stitches. Pirates 6, Cardinals 3 Dave Parker rapped a three-run homer off Pete Vuckovich in the second inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday. Parker's homer capped a five-run eruption off Vuckovich, a winner in two prior starts. Bill Madlock opened the inning with a single and moved to second on a walk to Ed Ott.

Phil Garner singled Madlock home. After a pair of forceouts, Tim Foli delivered an RBI single and Parker followed with his second homer of the season. Winning pitcher Jim Rooker, 2-0, who allowed the first St. Louis run in the fifth inning, left the game after a 50-minute rain delay in the bottom of the inning. game, later in the inning to put the game away.

Augustine, 0-1 was the loser, with Ron Davis, 1-1, winning in relief of Yankee starter Ron Guidry. Willie Randolph hit a solo homer in the first inning and New York got three more runs in the second off Milwaukee starter Bill Travers when Eric So-derholm homered, Graig Nettles singled and Rick Cerone homereU Sixto Lezcano and Ben Oglivie homered for Milwaukee to help it to a shortlived 5-4 lead. Cerone's sacrifice fly tied the game for the Yankees in the seventh. Royals 9, Tigers 6 George Brett and U.L. Washington slammed home runs and Pete LaCock hit four baskets and a pair of free throws in the fourth quarter to keep Seattle in the game after Milwaukee scored the first two field goals of the final period to go in front 76-70.

A 22-foot shot by Brown with 6:07 left put the Sonics in front 84-83. A basket by Marques Johnson with 5 57 left gave Milwaukee its last lead at 85-84. Two free throws each by Dennis Johnson and John Johnson shot the Sonics into an 88-85 lead, but a three-point play by Bucks rookie Sidney Moncrief with 3 52 left tied the score at 88. Lonnie Shelton put Seattle ahead to stay at 90-88 on a baseline drive with 3:34 to go. Moncrief missed two free throws with 3:15 remaining and Williams sank a 24-footer with 2:52 to go.

Marques Johnson came back with a basket on a drive with 2:31 left, but Dennis Johnson responded with an 18-foot jumper with 2:05 on the clock. With 1:10 to go, Marques Johnson brought Milwaukee to within 94-92 with a pair of free throws. Shelton had 15 points. Brown 14 and John Johnson 13 for Seattle, while Marques Johnson, hitting just nine of 25 shots from the floor, led Milwaukee with 22 points. Lanier and Brian Winters each scored 19 while Moncrief hit 13.

Shelton and Lanier each pulled down 15 rebounds. who lashed out 16 hits, ended the scoi-ing with runs in the seventh. Chuck Thompson, 5-1, picked up the win with a five-hitter all singles and Shawn Kelly took the loss, his third. Tom Schapiey paced the Knights offensively with two hits in five trips. Barry Eggy, Chris Moran and Mark Brignola had the other hits for Rutgers.

The Scarlet Knights will resume their regular-season schedule today with a game with Wagner College away. UMaii 011008200 12 16 1 Rutgers 0000000O0 0 $2 Aweard. McEviHv 3B AA Litano MR Litano. WP Thomson (S I) LP (0-31. triumph bage hit a two-run homer to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners yesterday.

A's 8, Angels 2 A's 6, Angels 1 Rickey Henderson stole home in the first inning and broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run triple in the third, paring the Oakland A's to an 8-2 rout of (lit California Angels and a sweep of liieir dou-blt header yesterday. Matt Keouh pitched a fie-hitier in Oakland's 6-1 victory in the first gjme. Steve MiCatty stopped Cahlurnia on seven hits in the nightcap as the A's completed a folir-game sweep ot the Angels and moved into first place in the American League West. Castro's mistake enables Yankees to HERSHEY, Pa. Mark Litano smashed a triple and a home run to drive in four runs as the University of Massachusetts bombarded Rutgers University, 12-0 yesterday, to capture the championship of the Eastern 8 baseball tournament, which began on Thursday.

The Scarlet Knights played five games in the tourney and wound up winning three, including a doublehead-er against West Virginia and Duquesne. and are new 7-8 overall. UMass, 10-6 overall, led just 2-0 after five innings, but then erupted for eight runs in the sixth, which was ignited by Litano's blast. The Minutemen, Red Sox 6, Rangers 5 Carl Yastrzemski grounded his third hit with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning yesterday, boosting the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. With one out.

Rick Burleson walked and took third on Fred Lynn's single off the left field wall. After a conference at the mound, the Rangers elected to walk Jim Rice intentionally to set up a force play at any base. Yastrzemski crossed up the strategy quickly, ripping reliever Jim Kern's first pitch into right field, scoring Burleson. Twins 4, Mariners 3 Roy Smalley drove in two runs with a homer and a double, and Mike Cub- Flyers-Rangers PtwlatJeiphia 10 1-2 New York Ranger 12 1-4 First Period 1. New York, Duguav 2 (Don Maionev.

Esoositc). 505. 2, Philadelphia, MacLeish 5, 13 10. Penalties-Barber, Phi, 4 59, Hospodar, NY, 7.48. Beck, NY, 907; Bridgman, Phi, double minor, 12 10; Fsposito, NY, double minor, 12 10, Morrison, Phi, 16 bfl, Dupont, Phi, 1901, Vickers, NY, 19 01 Second Period 3.

New York, Duguav 3 (Oreschner, Don Maionev), 502. 4, New York, Esoosito 3 (vaonais. Don Maionev), 9 26. Penalties Don Maionev, NY, 2 34; Daitev, Pnt, 4:29, Clarke, Phi. doubte minor, 7.H; Johnstone, NY, double minor, 7 11, Johnstone, NY, double minor, 1136.

Bridoman, Phi, Marknam, NY, 17 13. Third Period 5, New York, Duguav 4 (Johnstone, Esposito), 5:42. 6, Philadelphia, Leach 4 (Propp, Clarke), 1532. Penalties Propp, Phi, maior, 108: Hed-berg, NY, maior, 108, Hospodar, NY, Philadelphia bench, served bv Ver-vergaert, 837; Johnstone, NY, 10 37. Shots on goal Philadelphia 11-8-14 33 New York 9-9-826.

Goalies Philadelphia, Peeters. New York, Davidson. A 17,368. Canadiens-Stars Montreal 2 2 1-5 Minnesota 0 0 0-0 First Period 1, Montreal, Dupont 1 (LeRouche, Gingras), 12.49 2, Montreal, Jarvis 2 (Napier), 1627. Penalties Barrett, Mir, Lambert, Mtl, 7:00.

Second Period 3, Montreal, Jarvis 3 (Chartraw, Gainev), 5:43. 4, Montreal, Langwav 1 (Houle, Tremblav), 1739. Penalties Gingras, Mtl, B. Smith, Mtn, 17.17. Third Period 5, Montreal, Larouche 1 (Naoier), 2.45.

Penalty Houle, Mtl, 19 26. Shots on goal Montreal 18-11-736 Minnesota 7-8-1025. Goalies Montreal, Larocaue. Wtnne-soia. Metoche See SCOREBOARD, page 10 drove in three runs yesterday as the Kansas City Royals defeated the skidding Detroit Tigers 9-6.

Blue Jays 5, Indians 3 Dave Lemanc7yk gained his first victory since last July 28 and Otto Velez slugged a Ihree-run homer to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 triumph over the Cleveland Indians yesterday. White Sox 9, Orioles 6 Harold Baines rapped his third double and fourth hit of the game with one out in the ninth inning and scored the tie-breaking run on a single by Marv Foley as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-6 yesterday. By The Associated Press Milwaukee relief pitcher Bill Castro threw to third base with no one covering, letting in two runs in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees went on to a 9-5 victory over the Brewers yesterday. With the score tied 5-5, Willie Randolph opened the Yankees eighth with a single and then pitcher Jerry Augustine hit Ruppert Jones with a pitch. Castro relieved Augustine, fielded Bob Watson's bunt on the third base side and threw to third, which had been vacated by Sal Bando charging in to field the bunt.

The ball went into left field and Randolph and Jones scored to break the tie, Reggie Jackson hit a two-run homer, the Yankees' fourth of the I.