-rL-t k~lftL~l~kf liV Pna Elevenr dnesdlay, May 25, 1977 I ~Ilt,-l~IIU~L Can 'BlasTHE MICHiGAN DAILY Sagee Cntop'Blazers sto xr'stars.? I ay The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - was not Jack rtamaly's fav- -ite picture, certainly no (1ne With the Wind." The coach of the Portland rail Blazers had just gone er the game films of Sun- sys 107-101 loss to Phila- 'iha in the opener of NBA ampisnship playoffs, and his view was something less than rave. "IT'S HARD to win a game here you make 34 turnovers- ir average is shout 17,' said ruins .dvance i tennis Bty The Associated Press TiFNS, Ga. - Top-seeded .Ia edged Texas 5-4 yester- ay to in three other teams dmancig to the semifinals of e NCA \\team tennis cham- aihip it the University of rorgit. tI ohr rain-plagued quarter- tat : Stanford defeated it t -1, SMU trounced tim id Trinity squeaked t California 5-4. Ramsay. "We gave them fast break opportunities. We didn't run our offense effectively. We didn't pass the ball crisply. We didn't come to meet the ball with authority. We didn't have steals from our guards in the backcourt." On and on, Ramsey ticked off the things the Blazers did wrong before finally stumbling onto a silver lining, of sorts. "The fact that we can play as ineffectively as we did and still be in the game at the end should show something," he suggested. INDEED, THE only Portland player who really played up to par in the opener of the best-of- seven series was Bill Walton, who had 28 points and 20 rebounds. Power forward Maurice Luc- as fouled out and was never a dominating force; Bob Gross fouled out chasing after Jul- ius Erving, and starting guards Lionel Hollins and Johnny Davis combined for just 13 points. "Our game is not predicated on one man playing well," said Ramsay after running the Blazers through a practice ses- sion Tuesday. "All five have to play well." RAMSAY SAID if the Blazers are to even the serieshy win- ning Game Two Thursday night, they'll have to contain the Sixers' big guns - Julius Erving, Doug Collins and George McGinnis. He included McGinnis in that group even though the muscu- lar forward has been in the throes of a dismal slump dur- ing the playoffs, contributing just eight points - on 3-for12 shooting - and two rebounds Sunday. "We can't afford to give Er- ving 33 or Collins 30 or Mc- Ginnis 30," said Ramsay. "If that happens, we can't win. We have to hold those three to 60 points among them. If we give them 90, there's no way we can win." WHAT ABOUT the strategic wrinkle put in by Philadelphia Coach Gene Shue of having center Caldwell Jones bring the ball upcourt? That seemed to neutralize the defensive pres- sure in the backcourt which was so much a factor in the Blazers' semifinal sweep of Los Angeles. But Ramsay disagreed. "The fact that they bring up the ball with somebody other than their guards really doesn't affect how we're going to play defense," he said. "Our defense is predicated on stopping their running game and making them play halficourt offense. If they're going to bring the ball up with a big player, that's not a factor, because it means they're going to have to start their offense even higher." Both clubs resumed workouts Tuesday after a day's rest and will practice again today. The Sixers' practice will be closed, as were the two sessions last week when Shue put in the Jones maneuver. LLOYD FREE, the Sixers' explosive third guard who miss- ed the series opener because- of "a cracked rib and partially collapsed lung, was expected to work out with the Sixers today. He has been practicing on his own in the neighborhood where he grew up, the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, N. Y., and the word is he is making prog- ress but is short on stamina. Shue said he would like to be able to give Free spot duty Thursday night. "We're not go- ing to rush him, but If the doc- tor gives the okay, I'll use him some," he said. in a a8Xv frfr aW"Y... tilh _eded SMU and No. triiy will begin today's emilial matches at 9 a.m. ICIA and third-seeded Stan- ford sill meet at t p.m. the .i11tmpionship match will e plc.ed ttomorrow. ieierat matches were halted eau o if rain, while others iere mioved inside the Georgia iiseum for completion. Baseball's Leaders Based on 90 at Bats. lnot lncil dingyesterday's games) AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB R H Pet. ailor 1Tor 29 106 21 40 .377 'Ael "in 39 158 27 58 .367 taig o n Tex 30 118 11 41 .347 1ir leso 0Bsn 35 148 20 50 .338 aKelly Ba S 27 92 13 31 .337 Woos Tor 34 123 17 41 .333 halk Cal 36 126 12 42 .333 6n'son NY 37 148 27 49 .331 inorto a 30 106 16 35 .330 inlelos Bat 27 94 15 31 .330 Home Run~s Zisk, Chicago, 12; Gross, Oakland, l; 11f1e, Minnesota, 10; williams, Okland, 10; Evans, Boston, 9; G. 'rolt, Onstan, 9. Runs Batted In tudi, California, 38; Hisle, Minne- ota, ; Zisk, Chicago, 32;V elez, soronto, 31; Munson, New York, 28. Pitching t5 eision) Tanana, California, 7-1, .875; Gar- in, Toronto, 6-I, .857 ;. Aleander, '115, 6-1, .857; Knapp, Chniato, 1, .833; Ouegnmeier, Mnnota, 5-1, e3; Ioena, Detrot, 4-1, .800 'a5, Minnesota, 6-2, .750; Torrez, CA York, 5-2, .714. NATIONAL LEAGUE Gh AB R H Pet. t 36 130 23 49 .37 urker Pgh 37 155 28 as, .374 Johnson Iltn 32 91 18 33 .363 la5hws Atll zs 105 23 37 .352" SimonsStL 36 127 24 44 .346 ranpoat NY 33 102 13 34 .333 Sith LA 37 131 34 43 .328 tentine Mut 33215 19 44 .326 'ittey Cin 38 154 30 50 .325 11fl1 5 4SDH43 180 35 58 .322 Some Runs Cey, Los Angeles, 13; Smith, Los Sngetes, 11; Iurroughs, Atlanta, 10; . Jnhnso, Houston, 10; Kngman, S York, 8; Parker, Pittsburgh, 8; ned,San aiego,. Eons Salted In , Los Angeles, 42; Winfield, os Angeles, 30. 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