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Kelly Tripucka and Isiah Thomas paced a fast-quarter surge last night that carried the Detroit Pistons to a 113-101 victory over the Celtics...
...team was on a tear, having laid waste to three early round tournament opponents by a total victory margin of 82 points. The coach had kept his mean streak going by insulting journalists, throwing his entire team out of practice and feuding with his star guard, All-American Isiah Thomas. Knight and the Hoosiers lived up to their billings in Philadelphia, storming through the Final Four like panzers at a prom. Indiana cowed a talented Louisiana State University team in the semifinals, then mercilessly picked apart Coach Dean Smith's elegantly orchestrated North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship...
Coming back for the second half the Hoosiers, sparked by the brilliant performance of 6 ft. 1 in. All-American guard Isiah Thomas, went into their act. In the semi-final against a strong Louisiana State team the Hoosier had popped in 14 straight second half points before the Tigers got on the scoreboard. They nearly repeated that show last night outscoring Carolina 12-4 in the first ten minutes...
These are real fans, not frontrunners. Sure, they'll go bonkers when Wood or Worthy or Cecil Exum or whoever else cuts down that net after taking the title, but they'll give a nice hand to vanquished star Isiah Thomas, too. These are the fans that gave Maryland's Tom McMillen a Standing O just for wanting to go to Chapel Hill (too bad his mom wouldn...
...Isiah Thomas, Indiana...