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...Boston Celtics and Bird and the Philadelphia 76ers and Dr. J are flying in each other's faces in the playoffs again, and that is the best sport this game offers. "Best" is an easily said word, but then basketball is a simply played game. To Oscar Robertson, it was always as elementary as subtraction: give Oscar an 18-footer and he wanted a 15-footer; give him a 15-footer and he wanted a twelve-footer. Many basketball people have long considered Robertson the best ever, but one has lately reconsidered...
...should be said also of Erving, at 32 the other sublime forward in the game. Dr. J concurs with Bird that the pass means more than the shot and only gives the impression that the "move" means most of all. Bird recalls Robertson's impeccability; Erving reprises Elgin Baylor's flamboyance. But the subtler moves of Dr. J are the ones the players note and appreciate...
...number-one, Sands-Beren doubles duo and the combination of Beckman-Wheeler each needed only two sets to topple Princeton's Talbot Davis-Steve Feinberg and Robertson-Ken Katz, respectively...
...Howard Sands (H) d. Ted Farnsworth, 7-5, 6-1, 2. Mike Bodden (Pr.) d. Adam Beren, 6-2, 6-2, 3. Talbot Davis (Pr.) d. Warren Grossman, 6-3, 6-4, 4. Ken Katz (Pr.) d. Alex Seaver, 6-4, 6-2, 5. Dave Beckman (H) d. Chris Robertson, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6. Steve Feinberg (Pr.) d. Robert Wheeler...
Doubles--1. Sands-Beren (H) d. Davis-Feinberrg, 7-5, 6-4, 2. Grossman-Loud (H) d. Farnsworth-Bodden. 6-2, 6-4, 3. Beckman-Wheeler (H) d. Katz-Robertson...