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...real helicopter circled the theater at the opening. The pilot soon flew away, leaving the toy plane, and the play, to crash. The idea apparently was to contrast the airborne with the earthbound in human nature. Here, as in the other main metaphors of the drama, like the playoff of illusion and reality, the power of art and the art of power, this Tempest is hopelessly...
...right, beating the backwoods for young players rather than trading for stars, running their Indianapolis farm team as if it were a hockey college, not a franchise, and, finally, trading for the finishing touches. The result: twelve wins and 60 losses their first season, a winning record and a playoff berth their third year, and the Stanley Cup in their eighth-and now ninth-year. With an average age of just 26, the New Yorkers might just remain on top for some time to come...
...Celtics needed all of their resources to get past the determined Rockets. Houston had a 40-42 record in the regular season, the second worst of any N.B.A. finalist in history. They whipped the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers two games to one in the first round of the playoffs, beating the Lakers on their home court in the final game. Houston Coach Del Harris had experimented with a youth movement early in the season, then decided to go with his old pros. Center Billy Paultz (6 ft. 11 in., 240 lbs.) was paired with Center Moses Malone...
Maxwell had 28 points, his career playoff high, and a double-digit rebound total. Parish ended the game with 18 points, while the Rockets primary engine, Moses Malone, scored...
Houston center Moses Malone scored 31 points last night to lead the Houston Rockets over the Boston Celtics 92.90 and tie the National Basketball Association championship playoff at one game apiece...