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...than Wilt to put up with. Little Gail Goodrich (6 ft. 1 in.) was a consistently accurate shot and the highest scorer on either team. Jerry West never did shoot with his usual accuracy, but he was the most active playmaker in the series, with 44 assists. Harold ("Happy") Hairston outrebounded everybody but Wilt, and Jim McMillian came through with clutch baskets that devastated the Knicks in the fourth game's overtime period...
...usually sharp shooter, West is probably the best guard ever to play basketball. His fellow guard, completing what may be the finest pairing ever, is Gail Goodrich, who is barely over 6 ft. tall but long on shotmaking skill. As one starting forward, the Lakers have Harold ("Happy") Hairston, a rugged rebounder who complements Wilt in controlling the backboards. The other is Second-Year Man Jim McMillian (rhymes with villain), who is deadly from the corner and scored a career high of 42 points in one of the play-off games against Milwaukee...
After a rally brought them into a 105-105 tie with the Cincinnati Royals with a minute to go, the Celts stood by in embarrassment while Happy Hairston and Oscar Robertson foul-shot the Royals to a 113-107 victory and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series. They play again in Cincinnati Wednesday, and if the Celts lose, they will be out of the play off finals for the first time since...
Then came disaster. Hairston sank two free throws, then looped back and stole a full-court pass. As Robertson dribbled up the left side, Sam Jones fouled him and Oscar made both. A Havlicek jumper brought the Celts within two points again, but they had to foul; Hairston made two more to put the game out of reach...
Pontiac Star Parade (NBC, 8:30-9 p.m.). Andy Williams in The Man in the Moon, a musical special, with Lisa Kirk, Tony Randall, Diahann Carroll, Bambi Linn and Jester Hairston. Color...