Word: fourth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...same old song night after night for the Boston Celtics this year--only the opponents and the scores change. The Celts showed up in the New Orleans Superdome last night and played three quarters of tough basketball before collapsing in the fourth and losing to the Jazz...
Tied at 77-all with New Orleans entering the fourth quarter, the Celts simply ran out of their magic in the opening six minutes of that frame as the Jazz ran off 15 points to the Bostonians' four...
...story of the game, though, was written by Maravich & Co. Pistol Pete came out smoking in the first half, and by the fourth quarter the pace set by the Jazz had the Celtics worn...
...Prince of Wales team had to overcome a two goal deficit to record its fourth straight win in All-Star competition. Bill Barber of the Philadelphia Flyers put the Campbells on top early with an unassisted goal at 1:25 of the first period, and Bobby Clarke made it 2-0 with a shot past Wale's goalie Ken Dryden early in the second period...
Still, there could be pyrotechnics on offense as both coaches search for the quick-strike, unpredictable play. Red Miller has been known to gamble on fourth down; a faked field goal against Oakland during a regular-season matchup resulted in the touchdown. That fact is less amazing than the target of the completed pass from Holder-Backup Quarterback Norris Weese: venerable Kicker Jim Turner, 36, who is enough of a football fossil to wear high-top black shoes. It was the first pass reception of his 14-year pro career. Landry has inserted special big plays into his offense...