Word: basket
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Human Helicopter. Erving's on-court style has made him the A.B.A.'s top draw. When he drives to the basket, floor-bound opponents are flabbergasted by a human helicopter who can soar from the foul line to the backboard with magnificent ease. With Erving handling the red, white and blue A.B.A. ball, a standard stuff shot turns into airborne acrobatics, often ending in a backward, over-the-head slam dunk. A lay-up is embellished with the kind of fakery that the Harlem Globetrotters made famous...
...opening periods neither team could find the basket, and as each team fought to establish its offensive game, the score seesawed from side to side. After tying at 12 all, Radcliffe slowly pulled away from its rival-neighbor, and set the pace for the rest of the night. Led by high scorer Sue Williams, Radcliffe eased into a 24-20 half time lead, which it never relinquished...
...first half, Irish rooters sat in uneasy quiet as Shumate was held to only eight points, while his teammates missed consistently from the outside and got tangled in the long, prohibitive arms of Walton under the basket. By comparison, the Bruins exhibited their legendary poise. Guard Dave Meyers hit five for five, and Forward Keith Wilkes four for seven. At the end of the first half, the Irish trailed...
...final margin of 16 points was as close to the Crimson as the Northeastern squad managed to get for the final three quarters of the game, as Harvard spurted to an early 29-8 lead, and then played the Huskies virtually basket-for-basket the rest...
Whether the Crimson can shake off the home court jinx remains to be seen. But a team that can match Penn basket for basket until the last second and can rout Brown, Holy Cross and Northeastern has the potential to turn the IAB into a snakepit for opponents...