Pagel6-Friday, May 11, 1979--'T6 Mlchiga'riD'aily Seattle, Phoenix battle for NBA finals slot SEATTLE (AP)-Physically, the Seattle Supersonics appear to be sound for Game 5 of their National Basketball Association Western Conference cham- pionship series tonight against the Phoenix Suns. The key will be whether the Sonics show up for the game at the Kingdome mentally prepared to battle the Suns for a full 48 minutes. Lenny Wilkens, the Sonics coach, says his club appeared to be hesitant in Tuesday night's 100-91 loss to the Suns in Phoenix. That triumph was the Suns' second straight over Seattle and knotted the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. Early in the fourth quarter, when Phoenix broke open Tuesday's game Sonics forward Lonnie Shelton con- ceded, "We kind of went tight, we weren't too relaxed and showing much poise." The word "poise" and a suggested lack of such was a common phrase filtering through the Seattle locker room after the loss. "We're disappointed we didn't win one in Phoenix, but we're not dying. We've won two games in a row in this series, too," Seattle center Jack Sikma said. BIG 10 BASEBALL STANDINGS Conf. Pct. Michigan St. 8-3 .727 Wisconsin 10-4 .714 Iowa 10-4 .714 MICHIGAN 7-3 .700 Ohio State 6-3 .667 Minnesota 9-5 .642 Northwestern 5-9 .357 Purdue 4-10 .285 Illinois 2-12 .143 Indiana 0-8 .000 Phoenix will be without starting cen- ter Alvan Adams, who remained at home with a sprained ankle sustained in the first quarter of Game 3. He is ex- pected to be ready for Game 6 Sunday in Phoenix. Rookie Joel Kramer has done a creditable job filling in for Adams. i MONTREAL (AP)-Guy La- fleur's goal with 1:14 left in regulation time yesterday cap- ped a furious Montreal rally in the third period, gave the Canadiens a 4-4 tie with the Boston Bruins and forced over- time in the deciding seventh game of their National Hockey League semifinal. The Bruins carried a 3-I lead into the third period, but the Canadiens tied it ongoals by Mark Napier and Guy Lapointe. Boston went ahead again 4-3, when Rick Middleton scored from short range, but Lafleur blasted a 40-foot shot past Bruins goalie Gillies Gilbert to force the extra session. The Canadiens went on to win, 54, in overtime. SCORES Baseball National League Chicago 7, Cincinnati 7 (suspended) Montreal 3, San Francisco o Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2 St. Louis 3, Houston i American League New York 8, Seattle i cleveland s, Milwaukee i Baltinore3,Oaklandl California S5,lBoston 3 Montreal's Ken Dryden and Serge Savard look anywhere but in the net where rests Boston's first goal, scored by the Bruins' Wayne Cashman in the seventh game of their semifigal series. BASEBALL R OUNDUP Yanks bo-mb Seattle By The Associated Press NEW YORK - Unbeaten Tommy John posted his seventh victory and Reggie Jackson drove in a run for the seventh consecutive game as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 yesterday. John, the Yankees' $1.75 million free agent acquisition last winter, gave up a run to Seattle in the first inning, then handcuffed the Mariners the rest of the game to become the first seven-game winner in the major leagues. He scat- tered seven hits, struck out three, didn't walk a batter and was aided by three double plays. Jackson has driven in at least one run in each game of the Yankees' current homestand, in which New York has compiled a 5-2 record. He singled in Graig Nettles, who was safe on Seattle left fielder Dan Meyer's three-base error in the first and also had a single and scored in the third inning. Indians 8, Brewers 1 MILWAUKEE - Ron Pruitt drove in three runs, two on a double during a five-run Cleveland eighth inning, leading the Indians to an 8-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday behind the combined seven-hit pitching of Eric Wilkins and Don Hood. Pruitt broke a 1-1 tie with a run- scoring single in the fourth inning. Cleveland had tied the score in the top of the fourth on a one-out walk to Gary Alexander and singles by Toby Harrah and Wayne Cage. The Indians made it 3-1 in the fifth against Brewers starter Jim Slaton, 3-2, on a single by Rick Manning, a two- base error by Ben Oglivie and a sacrifice flyby Alexander. Orioles 3, Oakland 1 BALTIMORE - Dennis Martinez, backed by Gary Roenicke's seventh home run of the season, stopped Oakland on three hits yesterday and the Baltimore Orioles beat the A's 3-1. Martinez, 4-2, struck out four and walked two. Oakland's only hits off the right-hander were a double in the third inning by Jeff Newman, a triple in the sixth by Mickey Klutts, who scored on Miguel Dilone's grounder, and Larry Murray's ninth-inning single. Cubs 7, Reds 7 CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds battled to a 7-7 tie yesterday in a game that was suspen- ded to enable the Cubs to catch a plane for Houston. The Cubs were unable to make plane connections after 6:05 p.m. yesterday, so the game was suspended at 4:30, at the completion of the ninth inning. The game will be resumed, starting with the beginning of the 10th inning on July 23, the next time the Reds are in Chicago. Padres 3, Phillies 2 SAN DIEGO - Righthander Nino Espinosa drove ina run and survived a home run by 40-year-old Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 3-2 yesterday. It was the Phils' seventh consecutive road victory, their longest road winning streak in 10 years. Espinosa, 5-1, permitted six hits before giving way to Ron Reed in the eighth as the Phils completed a four- game sweep of the Padres and posted their 19th victory in the last 23 games.