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Shooting 55 per cent from the floor, the Celts won the final game with Dave Cowens and John Havlicek each throwing in 26 points. The Celtics took the series lead Friday night in Boston, 124-114, behind the 20 point sharpshooting of Steve Kuberski...
...door. Boston Celtics General Manager Red Auerbach, for one, swore that he would never meet with a sport lawyer -until Woolf appeared with nine of the twelve Celtic players as his clients. Now, after Woolf wangled deals like a $500,000, three-year contract for Forward John Havlicek, Auerbach admits "Woolf has helped a lot of players...
...with goal tending. As for his ability as a pass-intercepting ball hawk, says St. John's Coach Lou Carnesecca, "If you open your mouth, Murphy will steal your teeth." Nothing if not confident, Murphy has scrimmaged against such pro stars as Jerry Lucas, Rick Barry and John Havlicek at summer basketball camps. His conclusion about the big leaguers: "I can hold...
Only 6605 fans thought it worth their while to attend the game, but they were rewarded with a contest full of fouls, and they saw John Havlicek ejected after picking up two technical fouls in eight seconds...
...pros beat the young pretenders at their own game. A fast-breaking team that depends heavily on the accurate shooting of its "hot hands," Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, the Lakers were both outrun and outshot. Baylor scored 28 points and West accounted for 22, but Boston's Havlicek dropped in 40 and Howell hit for 30. The Celtics opened up a 70-50 half-time lead, and after that the Lakers never really came close. One big reason: 6-ft. 10-in. Center Russell...