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The Baltimore Bullets faced the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals on April 8, 1973.
Baltimore was coached by Gene Hsu in his sixth full season with the club. The Bullets had
lost the NBA Finals in 1971 and dropped a little bit earlier in the Eastern Conference Finals
in 1972. They added all-star Elvin Hayes to the roster in 1973 in a trade with the Rockets,
which made a huge difference, skyrocketing the team to a 52-30 record in the regular
season.
New York was coached by Red Holtzman and they were a dominant team in the early 1970s. They
won the NBA Finals in 1970, lost the Eastern Conference Finals in 1971, and lost to the
Lakers in the NBA Finals in 1972.
This audio recording is from an Upstate New York radio broadcast featuring announcers
John Sterling and Joe Hassell.
This is Game 5 and a best 4 of 7 game series for this divisional title, New York leading
three games to one. And oddly enough, you'll remember that during the regular season, New
York won the first three games between these two teams. Then Baltimore came on to win the
next three games. And here again in the playoffs, we have the same pattern, New York winning
the first three games, but Baltimore winning last Friday night at Baltimore. And now we'll
see, will Baltimore go on to win the next three, which they have to do to stay in contention
and finally bring it to a seven-game series.
We'll have the starting lineups in just 60 seconds.
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At a forward position, Elvin Hayes, 6'9 and a half, 26 years old, 235 pounds from Houston.
During the regular season, he averaged 21 points a game for the Bullets.
At the other forward, it'll be Mike Reardon, 27 years old, 6'4, 200 pounds from Providence.
He's averaging 18 points a game.
At center, it'll be Wes Unsell, 6'7 and a half, 26 years old, 245 from Louisville, averaging 13 points a game.
And at another guard, Archie Clark, 6'2, averaging 18 points a game, 31 years old, 6'2, 175 from Minnesota.
And Phil Schonear at the other guard, he's 6'3, averaging 20 points a game, 21 years old, 6'3, 180 from California.
For the next at a forward, it'll be Dave DeBuscher, averaging 16 points a game.
DeBuscher's 32 years old, 6'6, 235 from Detroit.
At the other forward, Bill Bradley, 29 years old, 6'5, 205 from Princeton, hitting 16 points a game.
At a center position, Willis Rhee, 30 years old, 6'10, 240 from Grambling, averaging 11 points a game.
And the high scorer for the next at a guard, Walt Frazier, averaging 21 points a game.
Frazier's 27 years old, 6'4, 205 from Southern Illinois.
And the other guard, Earl Monroe, averaging 16 points a game. He's 27 years old, 6'3, 190 from Winston-Salem.
The official's Richie Powers and Bob Raichle with Manny Sokol as an alternate.
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Back at Madison Square Garden, here's how New York and Baltimore are shaped up playing against one another.
Frazier averaged 19 points a game. Monroe 17, DeBushers 16, Reed 12, and Bradley 10.
Baltimore, Clark averaged 18, Reardon 17, Chenier 17, Hay 17, and Unseld averaged 15 points a game.
At New York, here at Madison Square Garden, Monroe averaged 17 points a game against Baltimore.
Frazier 16, Reed 15, DeBushers 15, and Bradley 12.
And here at New York, Baltimore, Hay's averaged 21 points a game against the Knicks.
Reardon 17, Clark 14, Chenier 14, and Unseld 12.
Frank Bloushout compiling a beautiful set of statistics you can talk for three and four days on the material that he's given to you.
For example, here at New York, Baltimore has averaged 95 points a game, while the Knicks have averaged 89 points a game.
So you see the advantage over the season for Baltimore has been in their favor.
John Tunden introducing the Baltimore Bullets, putting out to the sellout crowd that this is game number five in the best four of seven series with New York leading three games to one.
Hayes is being introduced as a forward.
But bear in mind that on the tap, he will jump center. Anytime there's a jump ball, he'll be in there.
Hayes reared all the forwards, as we mentioned.
Unseld at center played a beautiful game, tremendous on switching and great on picking and blocking shots.
Archie Clark came out of the Civic Center together tonight while Carl and I were waiting for our bus, and we told him what a fine game he was playing.
He was very modest, very silently and quietly said, thank you, thank you very much.
The Baltimore lineup is as we gave it to you.
And here's that crowd reaction for the Knicks.
Dave the Butcher being introduced.
The Butcher and Bradley at the forward.
Reid will probably play the poorest game of his career last Friday night in the center.
Walt Craig at the other guard.
And Earl Monroe for the lineup which we gave you are in fact.
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Well the crowd can tell you more than we can about the excitement.
The crowd talking it up.
And somebody's got to figure out that the home court has a tremendous advantage.
Nancy Harris down there putting the hex on.
His old friendly team the Baltimore Bullets.
He's running around in the corner and getting this crowd up.
And I'll tell you this is going to be a tough week for Baltimore to over cover.
It's a psychological advantage but a tremendous one.
As these two teams get ready.
New York can win this one.
And wrap up this particular series with a one to meet Boston.
If they lose this one it's back to Baltimore.
And there it's going to be tough.
Baltimore in their traveling uniforms.
Big orange stripe.
Orange white and dark blue stripes the Nixon their own uniforms are white with orange numbers and blue piping.
Well we've already gone past starting time running a couple minutes late.
The official telling the players to get out there and as usual.
Baltimore got their very quickly they've got four men out there.
Coming out.
He's lost a couple of that problem with the previous game.
Well everybody's all set ready to go.
Thank you Joe and good afternoon everyone along the radio network on the typical to Baltimore therefore.
I felt to give back to Clark.
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The next day to win the wrap the series up.
On the deep right side is Mike Reardon.
Left of the key left of the key senior left baseline Clark.
Well posting for Hayes he sends the shoes that is good.
Elvin Hayes and he begins where he's left off.
He's scored 70 points the last two games to nothing Baltimore.
Monroe up court for the day.
Give it back to Bradley.
Dalaville on the deep left side around a repick to the head of the key cutting right right baseline.
Frazier Frazier played by Clark Frazier back to men's been no shot.
Frazier now cross go past head of the key Bradley right hand jumper from there.
It is around the rim and out the rebound is taken in the corner by Shaniere and Shaniere throws it cross court to Archie Clark Archie in four court Archie on the deep left side played by Frazier.
Head of the key it goes to unfell.
Now they look for Hayes on the side Hayes has it Hayes now give it back to Clark in the lane.
Clark a running right hander it is around the rim and out the rebound by James DeBoocher.
To nothing Baltimore we've begun game six of the garden.
Head of the key Frazier Frazier left of the key play by Shaniere.
Now head of the key for Willis Reed facing the hoop played by unfell.
Roll posting down the lane the turnaround jumper is around the rim and out.
And it's 2-2.
Ahead of the field now is Hayes in the corner.
He's in the long jumper it is no good off the rim rebound by Frazier.
Frazier comes out dribbling deep left side DeBoocher DeBoocher holding the ball.
Now DeBoocher cuts left in the lane out to Reed.
Reed in the lane a running left hand pass to DeBoocher he lays it up and in out the basket he was fouled.
Elvin Hayes will draw the foul and Dave DeBoocher will have a chance for a three point play.
The next lead 4-2 10-24 left in the first quarter.
First foul on Hayes and the team. Foul shot by DeBoocher is good.
The next lead is 5-2 the Bullets now facing Frazier in the back court.
Clark played by Monroe loops the pass to Chenier and Phil will bring it across the line played loosely now by Frazier.
Chenier headed the key for unfell.
Unfell now faces the basket played by Reed looks for a pass low post for Chenier.
Chenier to the left baseline.
Chenier now backs in Frazier spins with the jumper it is around the rim and no good.
The rebound is back tapped by Unfell to Clark.
Clark right of the lane.
Clark right baseline fall away jumper is good and it's 5-4.
So Unfell the big offensive rebound keeping the ball alive.
5-4 Nick DeBoocher four court. DeBoocher right side played by Hayes.
DeBoocher head of the key now stops his dribble looking for the pass.
Deep right side it's Reed going by Chenier.
Chenier ahead of the field. Chenier will get an easy layup and he missed it.
He missed it off the back rim. Rebound Frazier.
Frazier four court.
Frazier right of the key.
Frazier baseline jumper Reed.
And it's 7-4 Nick.
By Chenier missed a layup he was ten feet in front of everybody.
Alright Clark comes across the line.
Clark now gives it out to Reardon. Reardon is way outside.
Head of the key Unfell played by Reed.
Unfell now walks with the ball as he was played tough by Reed.
The ball rolls out of bounds and I think the Bullets want time.
And they do want time.
There is a timeout on the court with a score of the next seven.
The Bullets four. More Nick's basketball and jumps.
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Back at Madison Square Garden I know seven ago in the first quarter New York leading seven four and Gene Shue doesn't want the New York.
So he's called nine out to talk it over with the team.
Gene has a coaching philosophy of when his team's got the ball he jumps up and gives them signals what he wants.
And this distracts the team it breaks their concentration and we've had a couple of passes go out of bounds because the players were looking at him instead of following the ball.
Here's Jones seven for the next head of the key to Buescher played by Hayes off a pick comes Bradley Bradley cuts in the lane has an open jumper in his short.
This is an easy one the rebound goes to Shanier here's a three on two break.
Shanier his path is knocked away by the Buescher stolen by Reardon Reardon with a little jumper but the play was nullified by Richie Powers who will call out of bounds on the next and it will be bullet ball underneath their own basket.
Reardon will trigger it in from underneath his own hoop he does call the right baseline of Clark Clark shaking back move in the lane gets the pass underneath the uncelled he lays it up and in.
Good pass by Clark who could not get free for the shot at seven to six the next by one Frazier brings it across the line on the right side around it a butcher pick open jumper Frazier.
Nine six the next by three Archie to walk it up Clark comes across the line.
Now Clark continuing with dribble cutting to the right side of the key played by Monroe cross the left of the key Shanier underneath the uncelled he lays it up and in.
He laid it up over Reid in the lane good pass by Shanier nine to eight.
Up court comes Monroe Earl across the line Earl on the deep left side left hand dribble played by Shanier around a read pick Monroe in the lane spinning right hander is blocked by Hayes out of bounds.
Elvin went way up in the air and just smacked it out of bounds.
He could have caught that shot Monroe to bring it in underneath the hoop looking looking looking looking deep outside it goes to the Buescher.
The Buescher left of the lane with a left hand dribble stop the dribble outside Frazier in the lane and they're going to call a foul on uncelled.
As he held out to Buescher foul on West that'll be his first foul and second on the team the next have not committed a foul as of yet.
Monroe deep right side holding the ball right baseline Bradley in the lane it goes to Reid back to Bradley in the lane the running right hander is up in the hoop.
Here's the other way holds it up out the clock 15 footer Archie's got and it's 11 10 Nick this is good ballgame.
All the Knicks have now scored.
Everyone has to to Buescher has three on that three point play.
Here's Frazier deep right side Frazier now coming out of the key has an open jumper it is good.
Well Frazier tough jumper he forced it up at the long jumper a little bit out of his range 13 to 10.
The next lead it by three seven fifteen left in the first quarter well played.
Chenier outside crosscourt goes to Clark left of the key.
Clark now in the lane for uncelled not going to be fans West picked it up.
West now shoots the turnaround jumper it's short the rebound is taken by the Buescher.
The Buescher is passed to Bradley four court the Buescher on the deep left side played by Hayes.
The Buescher holds the ball now cuts right around the three pick now low ball to read not going to be passed by Hayes and Hayes has gone a second foul.
Baltimore has three team fouls they're all the big man Hayes to and unfilled one.
Monroe triggers it in the Frazier left of the key holding the ball.
Monroe coming away from a pick they're going to call a foul now a technical foul on team two.
Ritchie Powers calling a technical foul on two and Bradley will go the line to shoot the technical.
Bradley's technical is around the rim and in.
The next lead by four fourteen to ten and Earl Monroe will trigger it in from the near side in four court he does so to Frazier.
Clyde now cutting right to the head of the key right of the lane now it's Monroe.
Monroe in the lane turn away and jumps the jump.
They low post it to Earl and Earl's found the jumper up and in.
16 to 10 the Knicks have the largest lead of the game six points in four court Chenier loses the dribble picks it up hands it off to Clark.
Clark deep outside now Clark around a reared and pick comes to the right side head of the key reared open jumper by Mike is good.
Count the basket there was a foul on the play.
The foul was against Bradley and trying to run through an unfilled pick.
Bradley's first the team's first Reardon gets the hoop and unfilled will have a foul shot.
So the bullets with this foul shot to cut that lead in half it was 16 10 it could be 16 13 foul shot by Wesley is long rebound the lane.
Frazier Frazier comes up on a gulp leads Monroe right of the key Monroe back to Frazier.
Frazier holds the ball Frazier cuts to the right baseline turn around jumper Frazier is around it out for the rebound and there's a foul on the play.
A foul on underneath on Dave DeBushers.
That was a loose ball non shooting foul on Dave DeBushers first on DeBushers second on the team.
16 to 12 6 0 5 left in the quarter here's Chenier up court Chenier now cuts the right of the key now right baseline Chenier fourth jumper is good.
Up shot by Chenier and all the bullets have scored at 16 14.
Frazier brings it across the line Frazier now looks right side of the key here's the jumper by Reid it is short rebound to Elvin Hayes.
He hands off to unfilled and the bullets again will walk it up the Knicks get back faster than almost any team in throwball you almost can't run on the Knicks.
Here's Clark outside being played tough by Monroe.
Clark has trouble getting away Clark now cutting to the left side unfilled low post gets the ball unfilled right of the lane low posting holding the ball doesn't look for the shot.
West now headed the key for Hayes at the 24th second clock.
At 24 second clock right off the bullets never got a shot.
So the Knicks will bring it up they lead in the ball game 16 to 14 with 520 left in the quarter.
Monroe over the line Monroe is on the deep left side play by Chenier round to re-pick.
Monroe left big front jumper is no good long rebound west unfilled.
Outlet pass goes to Reardon quickly Mike in four court.
Reardon in the lane all the way to the hoop with the running left hand hook good count the basket he was fouled by Bradley.
So Reardon times it at 16 the second on Bradley the third on the team and Reardon will go the line trying to complete the three point play.
Reardon with four points in the ball game he and Bradley have had some war in this series foul shot Reardon is rounded in he rolled it in.
And the Bullets have scored seven straight points Joe they now lead 17-16 five minutes remaining in the quarter 17-16 Bullets.
Monroe right of the key for Frazier.
Frazier holds the ball.
Frazier holds the ball holds it holds it now in the lane it goes to Reed he lays it up that end.
Reed run away inside from Unseld and got a good Frazier pass.
18-17 Nick for 40 left of the quarter.
Clark across the line played by Earl give it out to Reardon.
Reardon high post it down for Unseld Unseld faces the basket right side it goes to Clark now low posting for Reardon.
Reardon in the lane a sweeping left knee hook is no good long rebound Frazier.
Frazier covers up the ball now comes out dribbling.
Frazier comes across the line played by Archie Clark Frazier with a good move in the lane he was fouled on the play.
No they're going to call an offensive foul.
Richie Harris called an offensive foul.
And it was on Frazier.
So with four 15 left the Bullets have a chance to take the lead they're down by one 18-17.
Chenier in forecourt right side deep right side rear Chenier gets it back at the head of the key.
Underneath to Clark going without the ball he lays it in beautiful half-five.
Chenier to Clark going without the ball and the next one time.
Time out on the court with the score.
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Let's pause 10 seconds for station identification. This is the Knicks radio network.
In the capital district this is the home of the New York Knicks.
W-A-B-Y Albany.
Back in Madison Square Garden 4-0-2 to go. Baltimore leading 19 to 18.
A nip and tuck ball game. Baltimore playing good basketball.
They're a tough team. You can't sweep this team four games in on and the Knicks found it out.
Reed is not playing good basketball. He's not rebounding and the Knicks need it.
Okay John.
Monroe comes across the line. The Knicks are down by one. 19-18.
3-50 left in the quarter. Here's Bradley.
Low post and now Reardon underneath it goes to DeBusha. He brings it out. No shot.
He's on the right base line now underneath the Reardon. Sweeping lefty hook. It's a run and out.
He got a bad break now. Ahead of the field is Reardon driving on Bradley. Reardon in the lane.
Sweeping lefty hook. Reardon is around and good.
The Reardon is taking Bradley to the hoop. Good out-let pass by Unsell then.
And the Knicks are down by three. 21-18.
In four court Frazier. Frazier ahead of the key. Cutting left.
Give it back to Buescher. Open jumper. Dave is long. Rebound by Chenier.
Chenier comes out dribbling. Chenier ahead of the key. Now Chenier left of the key.
Left baseline Chenier. Forces the jumper. He got fouled in the play by Frazier.
That's Clyde second and the Knicks fourth on the team.
And once again Joe, something like the other night in Baltimore, the Knicks are not taking good shots.
Reed is forcing his shooting. He's not doing any good ball handling. Same thing as the other night.
There's no Nick Reed bounding off the offensive board. Chenier hits his first shot John.
Okay Joe, Phil to go for one more. Chenier's foul shot is good.
Two by Chenier and the Bullets have their largest lead. Five point 23-18.
3-15 left in the quarter. Alright Monroe brings it up.
Earl deep right side to Buescher and Earl gets it back.
Earl on the deep right side. Head of the key to Buescher. Left of the key Bradley.
Open jumper is short but he got fouled on the play by Reardon.
And Bradley will go to the line for two. Fourth team foul on the Bullets.
And the first on Reardon. Now both teams are at the limit on personal fouls in the quarter.
They both have four. Any more they'll be over the limit.
Bill Bradley on the line. The first is no good off the front rim.
Bradley in the ball game. Three points. Foul shot. Bradley is good.
23-19. The Bullets by four. Clark now played by Monroe on the back court.
Starts to dribble it up. He'll dribble it slowly as Monroe's all over him.
Alright Clark gets across the line. Clark now challenging Monroe.
Going to the hoop. He lays it up and it is good.
Count the basket. He was fouled on the play. I believe the foul is on Reed.
Clark got fouled. Taking Monroe to the hoop. He beat Monroe.
Reed came over and I believe Willis got the foul.
It was on Reed. His first. Clark will get two to make one.
To try to complete the three point play. Clark has eight points in the game.
Here's the foul shot by Archie. It is good.
And now the Bullets have the largest lead of the game. Seven points. 26-19.
Monroe on the gala. Monroe forecourt. Monroe right of the lane.
Monroe now takes it to the right side. Dribbling the ball. Reed sets the pick.
Monroe around the pick. Head of the key. Bradley cutting right back to Monroe.
Monroe on the lane. Turn around. Jabber is around the rim and good.
Beautiful touch by Early. Rolled it in.
Now Unsell gets it into Chenier. And Chenier out of the back court to Clark.
Clark in forecourt. Left of the lane. Now Clark holds it up.
Looking for Shue for the set play. And here comes the play.
Hayes sets the pick. Reardon to the baseline. And now the ball goes into Hayes' low post.
Hayes spins. He shoots. It is short. Rebound. Reardon. Reardon lays it up and out.
Rebound is taken by DeBusha. Outlet pass Bradley. Ahead Monroe.
Monroe forecourt. Jumper Earl is good.
So Earl Monroe gets four straight points at 26-23.
It's a three point bullet lead with a minute and 55.
Bullets calling a play. Clark outside. Around a Reardon pick. Right side. Head of the key. Reardon.
Reardon backs Bradley and back to Unsell. Unsell the running right hander. It's short.
Rebound is knocked out of bounds by the Bullets. It'll be New York ball.
Monroe out of the back court. He's hit two straight. A minute and 35 remaining in the quarter.
The next trail by three. Monroe deep right side.
Around a Reed pick. Earl head of the key. Bradley turn around jumper. It is no good.
Long rebound. Unsell. Wesley's outlet pass to Chenier and the Knicks are back again.
Bullets just can't run on the Knicks. The Knicks get back too quickly.
Mark of a good team. Clark crosses over. Gives it head of the key now to Unsell.
Unsell drives on Reed. Stops for the jumper. It's good. Count the basket. He was fouled by Reed.
Tough jumper by Wesley. Unsell. And Reed gets another foul. That's two on Reed.
The Knicks are over the limit. And Unsell gets two to make one.
Elvin Hayes has only two points in the ball game. He has the Bullets have 28 in the quarter.
Foul shot by West is good. Unsell now has seven points and the Bullets have a six point 29-23 lead with a minute 10 left.
Monroe out of the back court. Deep left side. Bill Bradley. Played by Reardon.
Played nose to nose. Now head of the key Frazier. Frazier holds the ball. Frazier head of the key.
Frazier dribbling. Now right of the lane Monroe in the lane. The turnaround jumper is good.
Earl Monroe is killing the Bullets. He's got ten points.
And Monroe has kept the Knicks in this ball game. It's 29-25. 45 seconds left in the quarter.
The Bullets lead it by four. Chenier a cross court pass to Clark deep outside.
Now head of the key Unsell. Alone is Chenier. Chenier underneath for Hayes. It's stolen.
Pick up by Hayes. He lays it up and no good. The rebound is tapped over to Monroe.
Monroe quickly in four court. Ahead to Bradley. Bradley running in the lane.
Bradley left baseline underneath. He lays the pass off the read and they're going to call a foul on the Bullets.
And the Bullets will be over the limit. Bradley will get two shots.
Foul is on Mike Reardon. Two on Reardon. And Bradley will get one and one too.
A moment ago Frazier tried to steal the ball. Chenier was open. He got the ball.
Bradley misses the first shot. And Chenier did not take the open shot.
His pass resulted in later the Bullets losing the ball.
First substitute of the game is in Johnny Tresman in it forward from Mike Reardon.
Bradley's second foul shot is good. 29-26. The Bullets will play for one shot with 20 seconds left in the quarter.
Bullets will be able to hold for the final shot. Chenier will bring it up. Played now by Frazier.
Chenier is on the deep left side. Now they set a double pick up on the left baseline.
Chenier backing Frazier in. Backing him in. Backing him in. Left baseline Chenier.
Chenier now turns for the long jumper. It is good. A tough shot at the buzzer.
Oh what a shot by Chenier. And that's the end of the first quarter with a score.
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This first quarter Knicks not doing any rebounding off the offensive board.
Monroe twice has been unable to stay with Clark who got away from him and scored.
Bradley short on one shot long on another not hitting from the foul line.
He's the best foul shooter the Knicks have. And another thing is the Knicks are not picking up.
They're not switching very well at all. So that Baltimore leads 31 to 26 at the end of the first quarter.
New York at one stage led by six. Baltimore one stage led by seven.
And Jerry Taylor points out a very interesting thing. In today's times there was a story about the psychology of getting a technical foul.
And how very often this inspires a team. Well since you've got the technical foul, Baltimore has played good basketball.
Jerry Lucas is now in the center. Here's John.
Okay Joe. Start of the second quarter. Bob Rakel, Richie Bowers, the referee. Reardon is in for Ansel. Lucas in for Reed.
Hayes to jump at center. The tip goes into the backcourt picked up by Archie Clark.
Clark will now bring it across the line. Played by Frazier.
Clark just dribbling the ball outside. Deep outside. Now cross court to Chenier on the left side.
Chenier goes to the left baseline. Spins with a jumper it is. Around the rim and out the rebound by Dave DeBusher.
Outlet pass Frazier. Clyde across the line. Clyde head of the key. Cuts to the deep right side. Still dribbling the ball.
Still dribbling the ball. Now he holds the dribble up. Ahead of the key now for Monroe. Deep right side Bradley. Behind a pick.
Bradley gives it back to Monroe. Monroe head of the key. Behind a Lucas pick. Now low ball for Frazier.
Frazier spins the baseline for the jumper. It is good.
31-28. The Bulls lead the next by three. Chenier out of the backcourt played now by Monroe.
Chenier now spins away from Monroe. Give it back to Archie Clark. Cuts to the right side. Played by Monroe.
Archie in the lane for the turnaround jumper. It's short. A rebound taken off the floor by Frazier.
Frazier comes dribbling out of the backcourt. In the forecourt. Frazier head of the key. Cuts right.
Underneath it goes to Monroe in the lane. Monroe spins. Fakes. Shoots. It is good.
Earl Monroe. And he has 12 points in the game. He's some ball player. Earl the pearl Monroe.
The Knicks have cut it now to one. It's 31-30. Scorbrood has. Yeah. Now they changed it.
Chenier forecourt. Left of the key. Holds the ball. Give it back to Mike Reardon. Reardon deep left side.
Looking in for Hayes. He finds Hayes. Hayes left baseline. Spins with the jumper. It is rounded out.
Rebound to Reardon. He lays it up. And no good. He missed an easy one. The rebound by Frazier.
Frazier comes dribbling out of the backcourt. Frazier now. Cuts to the right side of the key.
Frazier now. Right side. Looking for the pass. Now finds underneath Monroe. He lays it up.
It is ghost headed by Chenier. The basket counts. And the Knicks have seconded. A 32-31 lead.
On baskets by Monroe. Monroe has 14 in the game. Clark brings it across the line. The Knicks lead by one.
32-31. Clark. Deep left side. Chenier. Clark. And now heads it ahead of the key. Clark cuts right.
Picked up by DeBoucher. Clark. Right baseline. Gets the pass stolen by Frazier.
Frazier behind the backcourt. Monroe. Monroe in the lane. Jumper Earl. Nuts.
And the Knicks have run off eight straight points at the beginning of the quarter. They lead by three.
Here's Clark. Crossing over. Deep left side. Goes to the left baseline. Looks in for Hayes.
Headed to the key. Goes for Chenier. Left baseline. Clark. Clark drives. Outside Chenier. Open jumper by Phyllis.
Short. Rebound. Frazier. Frazier out of the backcourt. Cross court. Grabby. Grabby in the lane.
Outside Lucas. Lucas drives the hoop. Outside Frazier. Right of the lane. Frazier's jumper is around the rim and out.
Rebound. Stresban. And the Bullets one time. There's a turn off. Where's the score? The Knicks 34. Baltimore 31.
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In the first quarter, Baltimore shot 12 of 23 for 52%.
Knicks shot 11 of 24 for 55%.
Jackson and Memmerger are coming in for New York. Porter is coming in for Baltimore.
New York is not boxing out under either basket with the result that they're not getting a hold of the ball and Baltimore is.
But Baltimore is not doing some good ball handling on their offensive rebound and New York is getting it kind of on the second half.
So New York has spurred it as John pointed out. Picked up eight straight points in a row.
The lead Baltimore 34-31 with 9-12 to go and a half. John?
Kevin Porter in the ballgame for Chenier and the little guy brings it four court.
Kevin Porter head of the key. He penetrates very well. He is not a good shooter.
Porter now right of the key. Give it to Clark. Right baseline. Clark played by Memmerger.
Clark now trying to low post himself with Memmerger. Outside it goes to Hayes.
Long jumper is way long. Rebound Frazier. Frazier fouls in the backcourt by Dresden.
And it will be a two shot foul.
That's Dresden's first foul. First on the team. Uncelled is in now for Dresden.
And Walt Klein Frazier goes the line. Of the next 34 points, Monroe has just less than half. He has 16 to the 34.
Foul shot by Frazier is good. Clyde has seven in the game.
And the Knicks now lead by four. 35-31. It's been a game of spurts today.
One team or another leading by six points or so. Foul shot Frazier. He rolls it in.
Clyde gets both of them. And the Knicks now have a five point lead. 36-31.
They've turned ten points around since the beginning of the quarter.
Outside it goes to Kevin Porter. Left of the key. Clark played by Memmerger.
Now left baseline it goes to Reardon. Reardon brings the ball out. They're looking inside for Hayes.
Reardon now looking. Can't find a pass. Fires uncelled. Head of the key. He spins for the jumper. It is short.
Rebound in the lane. Memmerger. Memmerger comes out dribbling. Quickly he comes forecourt and holds up.
Baltimore hasn't scored yet in three and a half minutes of this quarter.
Deep right side. Jackson. He throws the ball away.
Janier comes right back in the ball game now for Kevin. Well, let's see. Yeah, for Kevin Porter.
So the Bullets get their starting team back in there quickly.
Gene Schue does not have much faith in his bench anyway.
Jackson is in the ball game by the way for Bradley and Al DeBusha is playing Reardon.
Clark brings it across the line. Played by Memmerger.
Archie now. Head of the key. Archie. Shaken back move. Left of the key.
Goes around and uncelled pick and they're going to call a foul.
Holding foul. I believe on Jackson. It wasn't. It was on Memmerger.
First on Dean and first on the team. Right baseline Reardon.
Now high posting in for uncelled. Uncelled cuts in the lane.
Holds the ball high over his head. Taken away by Jackson.
Jackson comes out dribbling. They're going to go a back court foul I believe on uncelled.
They're going to go a back court foul on uncelled. Jackson will get two shots.
And the Bullets one time.
There's a turnout with the score. The next 36, Baltimore 31.
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Just to pass along some of the gossip to you we heard down in Baltimore that Gene Shue was not happy about the team moving to Largo Maryland which is a suburb of Washington or they'll be known as the Capitol Bullets.
And the story was that he might not go with them that he likes Baltimore Maryland so much that's where he played.
That's where he lives and he's been there a long time.
But the rumor is that he might go to Seattle.
Well we get back here in New York we find out that the rumors that he may go to the Nets.
So that's the latest gossip.
Okay John.
The Baltimore Bullets Joe.
Haven't scored in this quarter and we've gone through four minutes and six seconds.
It's a long time to go scoreless against team like the Knicks.
Foul shot Jackson is good.
This time the Knicks is the largest lead of six.
Jackson can make it second with his seven with his second foul shot.
Second foul on Unsell by the way and second on the team.
Foul shot Jackson is good.
So the Knicks now lead by seven points 38-31.
Again the pressure on Clark as he brings it up.
Memminger has been playing tough.
Now they loop the pass to Chenier in four court.
Chenier now played by Memminger on the switch.
Head of the key goes to Reardon.
Reardon looking now around to Pickles Hayes.
Open jumper Elvin is around the rim and out.
Rebound taken by Frazier.
Frazier has a lot of rebounds this game.
Frazier comes up.
Frazier now.
Head of the key goes for Memminger.
The Knicks now slow it up.
Memminger coming to the right of the key to Frazier.
Frazier holding the ball right of the key underneath to Jackson.
Jackson fakes.
A lefty hook Jackson is good.
And all of a sudden the Knicks now lead by nine points.
As they run off 14 straight in the quarter.
Here's Chenier.
Head of the key.
The Knicks by nine.
Chenier backs Frazier and spins for the jumper.
It is good.
And the Bullets finally score after five minutes.
Memminger brings it in.
Memminger goes to the hoop with Chenier.
Now he starts to bring the ball out.
Give it forward to Buscher.
Buscher drives the lane.
Lays it up and in.
Beautiful move by the Buscher.
Forty-two thirty-three.
A nine point lead.
Chenier to bring it across.
Played by Frazier.
Chenier deep outside.
High post to Hayes.
Hayes holds it up.
Left side of the key.
Head of the key now.
Uncelled.
Uncelled now looks for a free man.
In the lane again.
A free man.
In the lane it goes to Clark.
He fakes.
He gets the jumper up.
It is good.
Clark under pressure.
Got a ten footer up and in.
And Archie has eleven points in the game.
Forty-two thirty-five.
The Knicks by seven.
Frazier brings it across.
Frazier left of the key.
Holds the dribble.
In the lane it goes to Jackson.
Jackson outside to Buscher.
Open jumper.
Davis around the rim.
Out the rebound by Phil Chenier.
Ahead it goes to Reardon running.
Reardon in forecourt.
Off a Hayes pick.
Holds the ball up.
Give it back to Chenier.
Back to Reardon left side.
Looking in for Hayes.
They find Hayes.
Hayes low post.
Outside Clark.
Open jumper by Archie is around it.
Out.
The rebound is loose.
Pick up by Frazier.
Frazier comes up dribbling.
Frazier across the line.
Frazier ahead of the key.
Cutting right.
Open jumper Clyde is around it out.
Rebound Elvin Hayes.
Hayes outlet pass to Clark.
But the Knicks are back.
It's one on two.
Clark in the lane.
Busts through.
He lays it up.
And no good.
But they're going to get the foul outside.
It may be a non-shooting foul.
That's the third foul on Frazier.
And it is a non-shooting foul.
Monroe comes back in now for Frazier.
A non-shooting foul of Bullock now will bring the ball out on a far side at four court.
And they do.
And Memminger immediately fouls Clark.
Second on Memminger.
And that's the third team foul.
Oh, I see.
It's a two-shot foul.
As they foul on Clark before the ball is brought in.
And so Clark goes in line.
It's a two-shot foul.
Second on Memminger.
Third on the team.
Archie for two.
Foul shot Archie is good.
Clark has 12 in the game.
Frazier with three fouls now.
And he's down the bench.
Foul shot Archie is good.
And it is no good.
And it's rebounded by Jerry Lucas.
Excuse me.
42-36.
It's a six-point Nick League with five-fifty left and a half.
Memminger holds it up.
Cross court pass right in the key.
Monroe.
Monroe giving room.
Monroe starts his dribble.
Now a loose ball foul away from the ball called on the Bullock.
And they're starting to call out a foul.
And I'll tell you what Richie Powers is doing now.
He's talking to both teams saying, relax fellas.
It's getting very physical.
And now what are they going to call?
It's a foul on somebody.
But I don't know who the foul is on.
Two is off the bench, gesticulating.
So is Holdman.
Because I think that they may have called that on themselves.
It's no foul at all.
They just wanted to tell the players to stop the rough outs, I guess.
In the lane, Jackson off his foot.
Jackson picks it up and he was fouled by Clark.
This now looks like a high school game.
Guys just held each other all over the place.
A lot of loose balls.
Each team has three teams fouls.
Foul on Clark and the next inbound the ball.
Monroe left to the key, holding the ball.
Left baseline board to Bush.
Long jumper.
It's no good long.
Rebound to Clark.
Clark comes out running.
Clark in the lane.
He got fouled, I believe, on the way to the hoop.
The ball is kicked out of bounds.
It's going to be a foul on the next one.
Joe, this looks like a high school ball game here.
Fouls on Jackson.
And it's a 14 foul.
Non-shooting foul.
Bullet ball.
Outside, Chenier.
Chenier headed the key.
Played by Monroe.
Back to Monroe on the foul line.
Now spins for the jumper.
It is good.
And it's now 42-38.
And the Bullets have scored five straight points.
Up court comes Memminger.
It's a game of spurts.
Deep right side to Bush.
They're holding the ball.
Signals Memminger to go through.
Bring it outside to Monroe.
Right in the lane.
Monroe to the right baseline.
Back into Chenier in.
In the lane.
He spins for the jumper.
It's good.
Oh, Monroe.
It's unbelievable today.
He's got 18 in the ball game.
44-38.
The next lead by six.
4-44 left and a half.
Deep left side.
Clark.
Played by Memminger.
Hayes goes in low post.
Looking for the ball.
Now it's at unfouled and tidy.
Turns for the jumper.
It's way short.
Rebounded by Monroe.
Monroe out on a gallop.
Monroe in four court.
Monroe in the lane.
Spinning.
Headed a key.
Monroe in the lane.
Spins.
Shoots it.
It is good.
Oh, Monroe.
He's got 20 points.
And the next lead by eight.
46-38.
Here's Clark.
Left of the lane.
Clark driving.
Now it's back to the left.
He's got 20 points.
Clark driving.
Now they're going to call an offensive foul on Clark.
That's his second foul.
The second foul on Clark.
Wild ball game here.
And Earl Monroe is doing it all.
He has almost half the next point.
Four court Memminger.
Left of the lane.
Jackson.
Left baseline for DeBusha.
DeBusha now starts to drive.
And the lane, a running right hand hook.
There's no good long rebound.
Unfouled.
He's got 20 points.
A running right hand hook, he has no good long rebound, unfouled, unfouled.
Gets the running pass off to Chenier.
Chenier in fourth court to Reardon.
Left baseline jumper Reardon is good.
And it's 46-40.
Out of the back court Memminger with 3.45 left in the first half.
Memminger starts to drive.
Right baseline played by Chenier.
Comes out.
Gives it out to Monroe.
Monroe, open 20-footer.
It is a round and out.
He just missed it.
Unbelievable.
46-40 and the Knicks by six and four court Clark crosses over, headed a key, left of
the key, Clark in for Hayes and he was fouled from behind by Lucas.
First foul on Lucas but the Knicks are over the limit.
And Elvin Hayes will go to the line one and one two.
And out there's about Hayes Joe.
Hayes scored the first few points in the world and he hasn't scored since.
It's been a funny series that way.
A lot of spurts by both players and teams.
Foul shot Hayes around the rim and then he rolled it in.
46-41, tough ball game.
322 left and a half.
Foul shot by the biggie is no good long.
Rebound unfouled out to Clark.
Clark left baseline drive, give it out to Hayes.
Hayes faked.
Hayes shoots the jumper up.
It is around it.
Out.
The rebound loose.
Pick up by Clark.
Clark right baseline.
Now Clark brings it out into unfouled low post.
Back outside Clark.
Cross court Reardon.
The second jumper by Reardon is around the rim and out.
Rebound by Lucas.
Lucas gives off the manager and Dean will bring it slowly across.
Walking it across.
Now deep right side Jackson played by Hayes.
Jackson holds the ball.
Holds the ball, cuts left.
In the lane the jumper by Jackson's gut.
It's 48-41.
Phillip in the ball game at six points.
He played well.
Chenier brings it across.
Played by Monroe who is hand guarding it.
That hand on his hip.
Chenier faked.
Chenier in the lane.
Chenier double team now.
Gets the jumper up.
It is no good.
Rebound unfouled gut.
Unfouled was left alone though by Jackson who tried to double team the ball.
That's why he had a layup.
Here's the manager forecourt.
Cuts to the right side.
Goes all the way.
Lays it up and in.
Beautiful driving move by Dino.
Beautiful move by Dino Drain.
And Dino knocks it in at 50-43 the next by seven.
Out of the back court.
Comes Chenier.
Chenier goes around Monroe in the lane.
He stops for the jumper.
It's surrounded out.
Rebound unfouled.
Outside of Hayes.
Plays it way outside of Clark.
Clark crosses over and holds it as dribbled at the head of the key.
Now Clark in the lane.
Spin.
No shot.
Outside of Reardon.
Low ball to Hayes.
Turn around jumper.
Elvin is no good.
The rebound by Mamacher.
Mamacher brings it up quickly.
Mamacher is in the lead.
Outside Lucas.
Lucas.
That's the first shot of the game.
He knocks it in.
And now the Knicks are their largest lead.
Nine points.
52-43 Knicks.
Clark brings it across.
Clark right side rear.
Clark gets it back.
Archie now off a pick in the lane.
Follow a jumper.
Archie is good.
52-45.
Archie has to get it in.
He's got it in.
Dad thought it was a two.
He vaulted it off.
45.
Archie has 14 in the game.
Here's Mamacher bringing it up.
Sc resultados dribble down at the head of the key.
Bouncing the ball left side around the Lucas Pick in the lane.
Running right hander is good.
makers then he Quadt.
He's back to play.
The 130.
He won.
from Mason and devils.
He cannot find it.
There he goes.
Audience Eamaz in at two.
out of bounds and it will be Nick Ball but there is a timeout. There's a timeout.
We'll just score the Nick. The Bullets 45 now this from Schaefer.
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Back at Madison Square Garden with 47 seconds left in the first half. New York leading by
nine points. That equals their previous high lead. They're leading 54 to 45. New
York playing fine basketball. Still having trouble on the rebound but their
shooting has improved. Memmager has put on a couple of drives and put some moves
on Archie Clark and is playing him better than Monroe is playing. So how can
you ever tell? Slowly the Bullets coming back on court. It'll be New York's ball
inbound. They can pick the lead up to 11 points. Okay John, 45 seconds left in the
half. Memmager brings it across. This is the next largest lead and they now can make it 11
with a hoop. Memmager holds it up left of the key. Looking for a pass. Looking for
the pass. He can't find anyone. Now cross court Monroe. Right side rally back to
Monroe on the weave. Monroe cutting in the lane. Monroe will back weird and then
fake it and he's gone for walking. Earl shoveled his steps. 28 seconds. Now the
Bullets could hold for one shot and it'd be but a four second discrepancy on the
clock. Let's see if they do. Clark brings it in. I'm pretty sure they will. But we'll
wait and see. Chenier brings it across. Played by Monroe. Chenier drilling the ball
outside. Bullets gonna go for one. Seconds tick down. There's 15 seconds left. 11 on
the clock. Now 10 on the clock. Now 8 on the clock. Now 6 on the clock. Now 5 on
the clock. Chenier backs Monroe in face. Gets the jumper up. It is no good. The
rebound unsealed is no good at the buzzer.
The buzzer goes off. No shot by Monroe as he threw it in the hoop. And that's the end of the
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Joe Hatch with John Sterling. We're at halftime at Madison Square Garden. At the end of
the first quarter Baltimore led New York 31 to 26. In the second quarter New York
got 28 points while holding Baltimore to just half that total 14. So here at
halftime it's New York 54 Baltimore 45. New York's biggest lead was nine points
which it is right now they had nine point lead previously and Baltimore's
biggest lead at one stage of the game was seven points. We have a first quarter
score. Atlanta is leading Boston 31 to 26 at the end of the first quarter. We'll
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Back at Madison Square Garden we'd like to have you meet Tom Barnwell. We try to
make it a point at least every year for somebody to meet Tom. Tom, we think he
spends more time at Madison Square Garden than anybody. Matter of fact, somebody
likes an alcohol. That's right Joe, sometimes I'm here all night after a
basketball game so a hockey team comes in which is sometimes 2.30, 3.30 in the morning.
And as a result there's a game in the afternoon like today. I get very little
sleep but I enjoy my job and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I know Tom, some of the interesting things that happen.
You know what do you do? You have to wait for the equipment to come in. Right, right Joe.
As maybe most people who've never been here don't know this building is five
stories above the ground and by contrast it's very difficult to get into. When
you're a hockey trainer coming in with maybe 35, 40 hot pieces of equipment it's nice to have somebody from this
particular building here to tweet you. It's a little bit tougher on here Tom as you point out. I think you've got a couple of ramps coming up. Right.
Bring trucks on. Right. Then you've got to get the equipment which comes in trunks. Right. It's got to be on track. That's right. Right Joe.
Now Tom, this is quite a trick that they do here. We've seen them do it but it's a shame that it can't be shown
sometimes how the quarters lay down. Oh. Now right after this you're going to have hockey. Right. It's amazing.
And you know the very good thing about it is our crew here, our labor crew has never been late for an event.
They're always on time. I've stayed here at night to watch them make the ice and it's just a fantastic thing. I mean I wish a lot of people could get the opportunity to make it and to see it.
I think we should tell them Tom that the ice is right now. Right. Yes. See during the regular season now we've been leaving the ice down because of the problems we've been having.
You know the ice is just made and everything is really really bad. You know the ice was chippy down the corners and everything so as a result this year we decided to leave the ice in.
Sometimes we had to take it out because the track needs a different event. Oh I see.
Now what goes with the circus? That's the kind of a sand box they put that right down in the concrete don't they? Right.
Well no. Yesterday they made the ice right after the circus show Friday night. They had to take all their equipment up for the icemen to make the ice and then put it down again.
As a result they're very displeased. Well you know this is something that they're just going to have to do. They're in for two months.
They're just going to have to understand that. They've got to understand that the Nick and Ranger fans are probably the best fans in any sport in any city and they deserve a right to see their team play.
Now Tom you're a little bit more of a hockey fan than you are basketball aren't you? Yes y'all it's true but believe me I get very upset when the Knicks lose. I know you do.
I root for them. I root for them very compassionately especially against the Celtics.
Well do you think that the hockey game is a rougher tougher game than basketball or how do you compare them?
Well basketball they say is an on contact sport which is a lot of grief. It certainly is not. Ice team players get bumped around there very good. Hockey players to be are a different breed.
Ice team guys go in with a broken thumb and come back out to the next shift. It's just amazing. All the athletes I think in basketball hockey are probably the two toughest competitors.
Now let me ask you this. John Cunton a good friend of ours I should ask you this. He knows how average you watch the hockey players, the different teams, how impartial you are. Now who do you think is the top hockey player in the game today?
In the game there's no question about it. The kid from Boston number four Bobby Yorick. He's just a tremendous tremendous hockey player.
I mean you know they say Espo, Espejito being out unfortunately. If they lose Bobby Yorick they did in the first part of the season I believe they won three out of 22 games without him. He's the key to that hockey club.
Who's the best goalie? Best goalie of being partial but I believe it's Eddie Jackman of the Rangers. He is the other night in Boston I happened to be up at the game and he got hurt.
He got hit with a Ken Hodge inadvertently hit him against the side of the crease and he got up and on it. I was really pleased with the Boston fans. They gave him a great standing ovation and a great competitor that he is. He was back out there in 40 seconds.
You know Tom, actually Boston's more of a hockey town than this.
Oh they're unbelievable. Even the years to Celtics were the perennial champs in the NBA. The Brooms used to draw 13-9-0-9 to that old Boston Garden. It was just amazing and it's a great building to watch a hockey game. I enjoy going up there. Unfortunately I have to go back up Tuesday again.
Tom what do you think of this game?
Well it started out good for the Knicks and then Baltimore got hot but I think the Knicks are going to run away with this in the second half. I believe I really do. I think Monroe's going to really go wild in the second half.
I think they're going to win this by about 20 or more points.
Tom they better win it here because we've got to go back to Baltimore.
Hey that's tough. I'll tell you something. They give the Knicks a fit. I would say out of all the teams in the league, the Knicks and the Ballermores match up the best against anybody.
This is illustrated. They've had some great playoff series the last couple of years. But the good thing on the Knicks side, the Knicks have never lost an opening round to the Ballermores. The one year Ballermore beat them here at the Garden was the second round after the Knicks beat Atlanta in the first round.
And I feel confident the Knicks will end it today.
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We're at half time. The game between the New York and Nicker Foxes and the Baltimore Bullets. This is game five and a best four of seven series. New York leading three games to one and they're leading 54 to 45 here at half time.
The official statistics have just come up. Here's how it looks. Janir has 10 points. He's hit on four out of 12. Two out of two from the foul line. Falk has hit six out of nine. He's just great. He's got 14 points. Two out of three from the foul line.
Hayes has hit one out of nine. That's unusual. That means he's only hitting about 11 percent. One out of two from the foul line. Porter has failed to score. Reardon has hit on four out of eight. That's 50 percent. One out of one from the foul line. That's nine points.
Tresman has failed to score. Wes Unshelled has hit on four out of nine. He's hitting 44 percent. One out of two from the foul line for a total of nine points. Unshelled has nine rebounds. Just a great basketball player.
There have been five turnovers on the part of Baltimore. Baltimore is hitting 40 percent from the floor, 70 percent from the foul line. 19 or 47 from the floor, seven out of 10 from the foul line. More than Nick Apoc has badly hit on one out of four. He's way off.
Three out of five from the foul line. He's off there too. He has five points. The busher is hitting two out of six. He's off one out of one from the foul line for five. Tresman hit on three out of six, 60 percent. Two out of two from the foul line for a total of eight points.
Jackson hit on two out of two from the floor, two out of two from the foul line. He's got six points. Lucas one out of one. The only bomb that he took in the second quarter. He has two points. Memminger has tried two from the floor, hit on both of them.
Monroe having a brilliant first half. Hit on ten out of 13. He's the guy who's keeping the Knicks in there. Ten out of 13. He has not been to the foul line. He has 20 points. And Reed, two out of four for 50 percent. He has four points.
So New York has hit on 23 out of 38 for 61 percent. Good shooting from the floor and from the foul line, eight out of 10 for 80 percent. So there have been four turnovers on the part of the Knicks, five on the part of Baltimore.
Each of the Knicks have rebounded five times, team rebound. And Baltimore has one team rebound. Frazier has five assists. He has ten rebounds. And this man is just unbelievable. He's supposed to be getting three hundred thousand dollars a year.
And when you look at what he does, you say that he is worth it. We're getting set for the second half of the score. New York 54, Baltimore 45. Let's listen to this from Schaeffer.
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This has been a most interesting series. New York taking the first three games when we were down in Baltimore on Friday night. Both the New York and the Baltimore news statement said, well, it would be over tonight, but it wasn't.
This is a tough Baltimore team as Tom Barnwell mentioned. They seem to match up beautifully against the Knicks. The broad part of it is that the Knicks themselves feel that Baltimore would be tougher than either Boston, Milwaukee, or even Los Angeles.
So we will see what we can see. The only team to have an advantage over the Knicks during the season was Milwaukee. They won more games than New York did. As a matter of fact, against Boston, the Knicks split, and against Los Angeles, they split.
Boston, on the other hand, against Los Angeles won all the games. So you wonder what happens when you get down into the nitty-gritty part of it. The first quarter score that we have shows that Linn are leading Boston at the end of the first quarter, 31-26.
So Boston can be another score coming up. Boston has taken the lead. Atlanta leading 31-26 at the quarter. Boston now takes the lead 50-47 at halftime.
Boston, a real fine team there, not well at the moment. A couple of the Boston players are not well. Havlcheck has an intestinal disorder, and one or two of the other players not quite up to par.
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Both teams over on the far side. Red Holtzman talking to his team. We were saying that more and more we see about Holtzman, the one we admire, because he never goes into any histrionics with his players in front of the public.
Everything is done in the locker room. Jerry Lucas will start at center, for New York, and Phil Jackson will also start in there for New York in place of Bill Bradd.
The bullet lineup is the one that started the game. Hayes has a last-minute word with Gene Shue, and it may be that Shue is changing the matchup.
Okay, we're all set to go. Here's Jones.
Thank you, Joe. It could be the last half of both will play this year, unless they rally for a nine-point deficit.
The Knicks want to wrap it up today at home on the tip that goes to Unseld in forecourt. Crosscourt Reardon on the deep right side.
The Knicks with two new starters, Lucas now and Phil Jackson replacing Bradley and Reed. And they both played very well when they were in there, as did Dean Memminger off the bench.
Deep outside is Reardon. Right side, Unseld for the fallaway jumper. It's around and out. Rebound to Reardon. He lays it up no good. The rebound by Hayes is good.
Hayes, who shot one for a nine in the first half. Funny game to figure out. Gets that tapping.
Alright, 54-47. Here's Jackson. Headed the key. Crosscourt pass on the deep left side to Lucas. Returns to Frazier.
Frazier cuts in the lane. Back to Jackson on the weave. Jackson's pass is knocked away by Unseld. Picked up by Frazier. Underneath it goes to Jackson.
He throws the ball up, and it is no good. It's back tapped, though, by DeBusha. Picked up by Frazier.
Jackson threw the ball while going down almost. Here's Frazier. Deep right side. Headed the key. Lucas driving. Back to Frazier.
Frazier now. There's a lot of different matchups here. Now Clark challenges Frazier. The jumper is no good long.
The rebound in the lane is taken by Jackson. He loses. Ahead it goes to Clark from Chenier. Clark drives and lays it up and in.
Some weird playing by the Knicks there, and I really don't understand any of it. They were looking and looking for the mismatch, and now the Knicks want time out.
It's been a game of spurts. Oh, it's a 20 second time out for injury. Joe, that was one of the weirdest plays I've ever seen involving Jackson.
Yeah, John, you're right. The minute and 19 seconds that we've just witnessed was real sloppy. I don't think any of it.
It was as if the Knicks players were looking for the other team and saying, who's who? And who do I cover and who do I do?
Jackson took a shot, by the way, when he was almost falling down. I think Jackson has lost a contact lens. Jerry Taylor feels that way.
And Bill Bradley comes right back on the ball game. Now it's 54-49. The Bulls have scored the only four points of the half.
Frazier brings it across deep left side. Bradley is in for Jackson. Outside to Buscher. Deep left line, Frazier.
Frazier looks. Now head of the key goes for Lucas. Played with his back to the basket by Hayes. Right baseline, Frazier.
Frazier spins with a jumper. It is good. Tough jumper by Klein from the deep baseline. And he nailed it.
56-49. Frazier has 10 points in the game. Clark brings it across. Challenged by Monroe. Clark holds it outside,
dribbling the ball. Now head of the key for Chenier. Chenier now lobs it in for Hayes in tight.
Hayes will spin, go up for the jumper. It is short. The rebound is taken by Bradley. Knocked out of his hands, but he picks it up.
Head of goals to Monroe. Four court to Buscher. He'll have an open jumper. Dave Gutt.
And the Knicks have the nine point lead again. 58-49. Here's Chenier coming four court. Chenier is on the deep left side.
Now Chenier head of the key, cutting to the right side. Now cuts left. He's in the lane. He's free for the back pass.
Goal by Monroe. He's going to call a foul. He's going to call a foul, I believe, on the Knicks underneath. And it was now
Walt Frazier's fourth foul. Frazier's fourth foul. And the Knicks won time. There is timeout with the score.
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Joe Hassen with John Sterling at Madison Square Garden. Dean Leminger comes in to replace Walt Frazier.
Frazier has four personals on him. And you can be sure that the hostman wants him because of the eventualities that often happen
towards the end of the game. He wants that type of protection. Leminger has played well while he's been in there.
Alright, we're all set. Ready to go. It'll be Philadelphia's ball outside to our left. On our side of the court, here's John.
Shneer triggers into Archie Clark. Bullets are down by nine. 58-49. Now head of the key, Unsell. Faces the basket.
Right side, Hayes. Low-posing Shneer. Shneer spins to get the layup. And he knocks it in.
He's run away from Monroe by raising him in the air and that had an easy layup. 58-51. The Knicks lead by seven.
Leminger in for the Frazier four fouls. Brings it across the line. Deep right side to Buschir. Head of the key goes for Monroe.
Played now by Shneer. Monroe holds the ball deep outside. Knicks standing around. Now deep left side to Buschir on the way to the hoop against Reardon.
Bradley for the forced jumper. It's good! Bradley out of his range a little bit, but he forced it up and in.
Bullets bring it in. Knicks have some pressure in the back court with Beminger playing Clark. And Archie will bring it across.
They're really trying to pressure Archie as he comes up court and they've done a good job today.
Now a high-law pass. Unsell head of the key, cutting left. Holds the dribble. Across it goes to Hayes.
They low-court Shneer again. Shneer underneath to get the lay-in again. And they've worked the same play in a row twice for Shneer.
He's had two lay-ins. 60-53. A seven-point Knickerbocker lead in four court. Memminger. He's left side of the key.
Give it off to Lucas and get it back. Memminger left of the key. Memminger cutting right. Head of the key to Bradley on the weave.
Outside to Buschir. Long jumper. Dave is no good. Long rebound. Unsell. Outlet pass Clark. He spins away from Monroe.
In four court. Archie on the way to the hoop. Lays it up. It is no good. Rebound by Lucas. Archie lost control.
Here's Memminger in four court. Cross court to Monroe. In the lay-in. He lays it up. It is no good. Rebound by De Buschir.
They're out of there. Monroe is knocked down. He didn't go on a foul.
Alright. Here is Shneer four court. Shneer spinning at the head of the key. Outside. Rear. Cutting left.
Give it back to Archie. Archie in the lane for unfurled on the weave. Back outside. Reardon. Reardon cuts left. Underneath. Reardon lays it up.
And it's no good. But he threw the foul from Bradley.
That's Bill Bradley's foul. That's a number three on Bradley.
And now there's another timeout call. And the Knicks want another timeout. Timeout with the score.
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Joe Hassen with John Sterling and Madison Square Garden. We have 741 to go in the third quarter. New York is leading 62 to 53.
Holtzman, of course, is not happy with the way his team is moving.
Monroe is unable to contain Chenier. He was unable to do much with Clark in the first half.
But Earl did pick up 20 points, so those things are overlooked.
But now it could be a case of where Walter Walker's fight its way back.
And Chenier's a real tough man scoring. That's a great job.
Riddens at the line. Here's Joe.
Okay, Joe. Rear down the line for two. Foul by Bradley. The Knicks' second team foul. Third out, Bradley.
Foul shot by Reardon is good.
Mike for one more off the line. Foul shot is the round and out. Rebounded by Lucas.
The Knicks now lead by eight. 62 to 54. They could grab their largest lead of the game with a hoop here.
They've led by as many as nine. Never more.
Memminger, head of the key, holds his dribble, left to the key now for Monroe. Give it to Bradley, cutting right.
Bradley now spins left, covered on a play outside to Buescher. Has an open jumper. Dave, it is good.
And the Knicks now lead by 10 points. That's the largest lead of the game for either team.
64-54 in four-court Reardon. Reardon now challenging. Bradley goes all the way, lays it up and in.
Reardon got away from Bradley and laid it in on a reverse layup. 64-56. The Knicks by eight.
Memminger, left baseline, Bradley. Bradley brings it out in the lane, covered by Unsulled on the switch.
Give it back to Lucas. Lucas played by Reardon, driving on Reardon. A running right hand is around the rim and out the rebound by Unsulled.
Long out the pass stolen by Monroe. Monroe plays it in four-court to Bradley.
Bradley in the lane for the jumper. It is a round and out. Rebound Unsulled. Long out the pass over Reardon and out of bounds.
And Unsulled is throwing away the ball twice and he normally does not do that.
Memminger brings it up. The Knicks by eight. 64-56. 6-30 left in the third quarter.
Head of the key for DeBusha, played by Hayes. Now right of the key, Bradley. On the weave it goes to Lucas.
Lucas cuts right, played by Reardon on the switch. Now to Monroe. Right of the lane.
Knicks standing around to Lucas in the lane. Lucas spins and they're going to call an offensive foul on Lucas.
Second foul on Lucas. That's not a team foul though. So the Knicks remain with two team fouls.
Baltimore has not committed a foul yet this quarter. They still trail though by eight points.
Clark brings it across. Head of the key now Unsulled. Back to the basket. Looking underneath.
Still looking underneath. Now give it back to Clark. Clark right of the lane for the open jumper is good.
Clark around an Unsulled pick and it's 64-58. The Knicks lead is now down to six.
Earl Monroe brings it across. He's on the deep left side. Driven the ball against Chenier.
Backing Chenier in. Backing him in. Give it back to DeBusha. DeBusha now played by Chenier on the switch.
Backed Chenier in. Now back to Monroe. Left side, Monroe. Jumper. It's good.
Earl Monroe is busy. Knick offense today. He's been a lifesaver with 22 points.
Here's Clark. Four court. Clark deep right side. Unsulled set the pick.
Now Clark's reared and headed the key. Reared and starts to drive. Now brings it out.
Shoots the long jumper up. It is good. Long jumper by Rearden.
And it's 68-66. 60. A six point lead.
Memminger four court. Behind his back. In the lane. Out to Lucas. Lucas with a bomb. It is around the rim.
Out. Rebound Clark. Bullets have a chance to cut the lead now. Rearden in four court on Bradley.
Shoots the lefty jumper up. It is good. Mike Rearden rings the bell again.
And now it's 66-62. It has been 64-54. And the Bullets challenge again.
As I said before, it's a game of spurts. Dean Memminger four court. Played by Clark.
Memminger dribbling the ball outside. Right of the key now. Bradley. Right baseline to Buster. Played by Unsulled.
DeBusha now brings the ball out. DeBusha now fakes the jumper. Goes up for the jumper. It is around the rim and in.
Hounds the basket. He was fouled on the play.
First foul on Unsulled. First on the team.
Jackson is now back in the ball game for Bradley. Bradley leaves with seven points.
But Rearden, who he's been playing at, 16. DeBusha to try for the three point play. It's in the air. It's short.
The rebound is back at DeBusha. Long jumper Dave is good.
So it becomes a four point play all by DeBusha.
And once again the next play is four court Unsulled. Holds the ball ahead of the key. Left of the lane Clark.
Clark shaking back home. Gets free for the jumper. It is no good long rebound. Rearden. Rearden brings the ball out.
Head of the key Clark. Clark loses the dribble. He's knocked down by DeBusha. And they're going to call a foul on DeBusha.
Ritchie Powers. Call a foul. Redholtz really jumped off the bench there. They're going for the loose ball.
Now Clark brings it in. 13 foul on the next.
Well pulled for Unsulled. Unsulled now goes to the basket. He lays it up. And no good but he got fouled by Jackson.
Unsulled missed an easy layup there.
Foul on Jackson is second. And the Knicks have 14 fouls.
West on Sells will get two from the line. Not a good foul on Jenner.
And he misses the first shot as you can plainly hear.
West for the second shot. It is good.
70-63. The Knicks lead by seven. Out of the back court.
Slowest dribble down in four court.
Deep left side DeBusha. DeBusha challenge down the pick. Cuts right.
It gives it to Murrow. Right of the lay. Monroe with Jenner. Backs him in.
Sends in the lay now. Goes up with a hook. It is around and out. He missed an easy one.
And there's a foul on Jackson. A loose ball foul.
Over the shoulder of Reardon.
It's a loose ball foul but the Knicks are over the limit.
Foul is on Jerry Lucas. His third foul. A loose ball. But Reardon will shoot one and one too.
As the Knicks are in foul trouble, the Bullets only have one team foul.
Reardon gets two foul shots. His first is good.
Mike has 17 in the ball game. The Bullets lead by Clark with 18. Chenier 14. Reardon 17.
Now Reardon for a second foul shot. It is a round of 16.
And the Knicks lead is 6. 70-64.
Monroe out of the back court. Monroe.
Left of the lane for Memeger. Now deep left side DeBusha played by Reardon.
DeBusha looks underneath for Monroe and he lays it in.
Beautiful pass by DeBusha. And Monroe on the lay in.
72-64. 8 point lead for the Knicks once again.
Reardon now dribbling the ball. Left to right.
Hands off to Clark. Clark now. Head of the key. Open jumper by Archie is good.
And they are picking off Memeger. Time and time again. Archie has 20 points.
Here is Memeger to the hoop. A running right hander is no good.
But he is fouled on the way to the hoop by Clark. It should be a two shot foul.
Third foul on Clark.
Two on the team and Memeger goes to the line for two.
3.15 left in the third quarter. Knicks trying to wrap this series up. Bullets trying to stay alive.
Knicks lead in the series. Three games to one. Foul shot by Memeger is good.
John's throwing. Joe Hassel from the garden. Foul shot. Memeger good.
8 point Knickerbocker lead. 74-56. Came into the quarter leading by nine.
Chenier brings it across. Spinning now. Left baseline reared and outside Chenier looking for Hayes.
Left side now goes into Hayes. Hayes spins. Lays it up and in.
And he was fouled on the play. Count the basket. He was fouled on the play.
A weird shot by Hayes and the Bullets one time out.
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Joe Hassen with John Sterling at Madison Square Garden. With the Knicks when Bradley isn't in there, there's no movement on the part of the team with or without the ball.
And of course, the Knicks in early foul trouble, they've got the five, so they're in a bonus situation.
Baltimore only has two. That seems to be a habit of the Knicks to get into that early foul trouble.
And their lead once ten points is now down to six with just about three minutes left to play in the third quarter.
Okay John.
Elvin to drive the three point play and he's got it.
74-69. It's a five point Knick lead. Memmager to come out of the back court. Gibson to Monroe and Earl brings it over the line.
Played by Chenier. Earl's on the right side. Now head of the key. Memmager deep outside. Give it to the Buescher left of the key.
Monroe around a pick and low pulse doesn't get it. Back to Jackson. Over to Buescher. Jumper by Davis. Long rebound in the lane by Jackson.
Good rebound by Phil Jackson. A good offensive rebound. Jackson now right of the lane. Low pulse reads. He spins, doesn't shoot it.
He's low pulsing now. He doesn't shoot it now. They're going to call what? Three seconds.
Three second violation on Reed.
And the Bullets could now cut the lead to three points with a hoop and they were down by as many as ten.
Been a funny game. A good game though. Chenier outside. Comes left of the key. Now left baseline reared.
They're looking in for Unsell. Fine Unsell. Played by Reed. Unsell now low pulsing. Hooks it up. It is around the rim and out.
Rebound taken by Hayes. Hayes spins to the jumper. It's good. It counts the basket. He was fouled on the play.
Big rebound by Elvin Hayes and he was fouled on the play.
Fouls on Jackson. Jackson's third. The team is over the limit so Hayes will get two to make one. Now Praise is going to be rushed in even though he has four fouls.
Elvin Hayes foul shot is good. Hayes makes two three point plays in a row and it's now 74-72. The Knicks by a hoop with 2-0-5 left in the third quarter and now the Knicks one time.
There's a time out with the score. The Knicks 74. The Bullets 72. More Knicks basketball in just 60 seconds.
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Back at Madison Square Garden we have 2-0-4 to go in the third quarter. New York's 10 point lead trimmed down to 2. New York leading 74-72. At the end of the first quarter Baltimore led 31-26. New York led 54-45 a half time. Increased that lead to 10 points.
We've now seen it whittle down. At one stage Baltimore led by 7. Willis Reed did not help the team at all Friday night. He has not helped them in this game. He's in there now. Jackson has not helped the team. He's hurting them with his almost unnecessary fouling.
And Frazier's back in there and Walt has four fouls on him. Lucas has four fouls so New York is rapidly running into trouble. The fouls can cost you, can cost you plenty. Okay it's New York's ball in from the other side. Monroe is throwing in front of the press table. John?
Okay Joe, Frazier is back in. He has four fouls now so we'll watch that. Frazier comes head of the key. Pass is stolen by Hayes. Hayes coming up on Frazier. Hayes goes to the hoop and lays it in and Frazier could not challenge him with four fouls. And the Bullets have rallied and it's all tied at 74.
Monroe brings it in. Left side. Monroe goes left baseline. Fakes now. No shot outside to Reed. Reed in the lane has the pass knocked away. Picked up by Frazier. Frazier comes left side. Forces the jumper up and good. Walt Frazier. What a clutch shot that was.
And the next lead 76-74. Tough shot by Clyde and he nailed it. A minute 25. Left third quarter. The next lead by two. Clark now head of the key. Untell's. Untell's dribbling the ball. Right of the key now for Hayes. Hayes giving room. Takes a long jumper. It's good. Long jumper by Hayes.
And Hayes has 13 points this quarter. 15 in the game. Monroe brings it across the line. Spinning on Chenier. Left baseline Earl. Fakes it. Goes up for the jumper. It's no good long. Rebound in the lane to Buschor. The jumper is good.
Big offensive rebound by Double D and he knocked it in. 78-76. The next by two. 50 seconds left in the third quarter. Give it outside. Chenier. Chenier on the right side. Played by Frazier. Goes away from Frazier in the lane. Sins for the jumper. It's no good. Rebound Jackson. A long lead pass for Monroe on the way to the hoop. It's knocked away and Clark loses the ball out of bounds.
But Mike Reardon made the play. He got all the way back now to Adam Monroe's hands and Clark really should have that ball and he lost it. Looking for the baseline.
39 seconds left in the quarter. The next by two. Frazier to trigger it in. Just so to Reed on the baseline. Give it out. Left side forward to Buschor. Left baseline out. Frazier played by Clark.
Frazier left to the key. Frazier ahead of the key. Away from a reed pick. Frazier spins for the jumper. It's around and out. Rebound is taken by unsolved. Outlet pass Clark with 24 seconds. Clark brings it in. Clark goes to the right baseline. Sins for the jumper. It's around and out. Rebound by DeBucher.
DeBucher. DeNichs will probably hold for one. Here comes Monroe out of the back court. Monroe now ahead of the key and DeNichs will play for one shot. Eight seconds. Seven seconds. Six seconds. Five seconds. Monroe left side. Four seconds. Three seconds. Monroe shot is around and out. Rebound unsolved. That's the buzzer.
And that's the end of the third quarter with the score of the Knicks 78. The Bullets 76. Time out now for Volkswagen.
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Back at Madison Square Garden, all set to go into the fourth quarter with New York leading by 2.78 to 76. Monroe has 24 points. Clark has 20 points as we go into this final part of the ball game.
Anything can happen. We could wind up with an overtime game. Something that we haven't had as much this season as we have had in the past. A tough ball game, a rugged ball game physically. There's no doubt that these teams are well tied.
Now if a sixth game is necessary, it will be played at Baltimore Wednesday night with airtime 8-10 p.m. If a sixth game is necessary, if Baltimore wins this one, it will be played at Baltimore at the Civic Center Wednesday night and airtime will be 8-10 p.m.
If Boston overcomes Atlanta in this afternoon's game, they play again on Wednesday. If New York wins this one, it means that the earliest we could have that playoff for the Eastern Conference between New York and Boston, the earliest would be Friday and we believe the first game would be played at Boston.
The team with the best won or lost average, and that's Boston in the entire league, could make the decision as to whether or not they want to play two up here, two down here, and then one and one, which is what the New York and the Bullets are doing.
All right, we're going into the final quarter. It could be overtime. Here's John.
All right, Joe. Reed and Hayes jump inside, the tip goes to Unsell, not going to the pan, West picks it up. Bullets have a chance to tie, they come into the quarter trailing by two. Monroe will play Kevin Porter now, head of the key for Reardon played by the Busscher.
That's a sign for Hayes' long jumper. It's no good. The rebound is taken by Reed. Reed, long, long outlet pass to Jackson. Jackson is fouled by Porter. Now Porter gave that foul, and that is a good foul because Jackson had an easy lay-in, and Porter just grabbed his arms.
Now Clark will come right in for Kevin Porter.
First foul on Kevin and the first on the team. Jackson on the line for two, so Baltimore has their starters in. The team that plays the whole game, the team that scored all the points today.
The next goal is Jackson Reed, the Busscher, Monroe, Frazier. Frazier has four fouls. Foul shot by Jackson is around, and then he rolls it in.
Still has seven in the ballgame. Foul shot, Jackson is no good, so Porter's foul saved a point. 79-76, the Knicks by three, and the Knicks want to close this one out badly today.
Clark comes forecourt, played by Earl Monroe. Archie deep outside, waiting for someone to cut. Now Clark comes to the right side, crosses over, right at the key, no shot, plays back to Hayes, gets it back.
Now up at Hayes six, Archie's going for a walk. And it was.
All right, bringing it in is Frazier and Monroe, and Earl now will dribble it up across the line. Knicks lead by three, beginning of the final quarter. Monroe played by Chenier.
Monroe now right at the key, right side, Frazier. Frazier cuts in the lane, goes up for the jumper, it is good.
And it's a five point Knicks lead now, 81-76. So the Knicks now have to do their own little spurt. Here's Clark in the lane, leaves it off for Reardon. Reardon played by DeBoucher, former roommate.
Now to Hayes in the lane for the turnaround jumper, it is no good. The rebound is not going to bounce by Reardon, it will be New York ball.
Frazier will bring it in, five, comes across the line, Knicks lead by five, big hoop right here. Frazier outside of Reed, Reed fakes in the lane for the jumper.
It is no good long. Rebound taken by Jackson, good offensive rebound, plays out to Monroe. Monroe now, look, giving back to DeBoucher, played by Reardon.
DeBoucher cuts left, played now by Unsell down the switch, baseline it goes to Monroe, left baseline. Earl holds the ball, Knicks standing around.
Earl outside, Frazier, cross court Jackson, open jumper by Phil, is rounded out, the rebound by Unsell. Outlet pass goes to Clark, Jackson fell down, he's up. Clark in the lane, over to Reardon.
Reardon drives the lane, he lays it up and it is no good, he missed an easy one. Rebound by Jackson. Outlet pass, Monroe, Earl brings it across.
Earl now, right of the lane, long jumper is no good, rebound by Chenier. Chenier will come out running. Bullets haven't scored this quarter again.
Here's Chenier forcing the jumper up, it is around and no good, and the rebound by DeBoucher.
Cross it goes to Monroe, neither team get hit. Earl brings it across the line, give it to Frazier.
Frazier now, holding the ball, head of the P, played by Clark, cross court to Jackson. Jackson looking inside for DeBoucher, finds him. DeBoucher, baseline jumper over Reardon.
And the ball is one time, and the Knicks have spurred it. Time out, where's the score?
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The first two games, they were blown out and they have come back really strong. Of course that's still the quarter to go. Right here, 929 separates the Bullets from the end of their season. They trail by 7, 83, 76.
Tenere out of the back court, right side it goes to Reardon. Reardon now played by DeBush, he can't get in on him. Looks now inside for Unsell, Unsell forced out by Reed. Unsell holds the ball, now goes to the jumper, it's around it out, the rebound by DeBush.
Give it to Frazier, Clyde will bring it across. Bullets haven't scored in three minutes of this quarter and the Knicks are opening up the gap again. 83, 76, cross court, Monroe, open jumper, Earl is in and out, rebound by Reed, big rebound.
Outside of Monroe in the lane, he gets the pass off to Frazier and the open jumper is gone.
And once again, the Knicks lead by nine. As I said, it's a game of firsts, 85, 76. Mike Clark brings it in, low ball pace, pace big, offensive foul on Hades.
Monroe triggers into Jackson in the back court as Bullets try to press. Monroe gets it back, Earl will bring it across the line. Earl comes to the deep left side, Earl played now by Tenere, Earl comes headed to Key, cross court Frazier, Frazier right side, Frazier right baseline, Frazier dribbling the ball, he'll bring it out now.
Frazier backing Clark in the lane, spins for the jumper, it is around the rim and no good, rebound taken by Reed, Reed lays it up and in.
And all the Knicks lead by 11, 87, 76, the biggest lead of the game. Mike Clark brings it in, Clark headed to Key, still dribbling the ball, Clark crosses over, up for the jumper, it is short, rebound, Hades, Hades in the lane, the jumper is no good, but he drew the foul on the play.
Big offensive rebound by Elvin Hades.
Foul on Jackson, fourth on to Phil and the first on the team.
Bullets have gone, four minutes and four seconds left scoring and they still do. Hades missed the first foul shot, Elvin in the ball game is 15. Alright here's the foul shot by E, it is good. So the Bullets finally score the 10 point lead, 87, 77.
It was 78, 76 at the end of the third quarter, Monroe brings it across, Monroe now left side, Monroe challenged Vachonier, stops his dribble, head of the key Frazier, right of the key now forward to Busher, cross court Jackson, the open jumper by Phil is no good off the rim, the rebound is up and no good, the rebound is no good, rebound muffled up by himself, his outlet has been thrown away.
This crowd is going just berserk, that's the fleece of the crowd. Here's Frazier on the deep left side, holding the ball away from Clark, now starts his dribble, behind a read pick, Frazier behind the read pick now in the lane, he fakes, he's going to call a foul on Clark for holding and not shooting foul.
Fourth on Archie, second on the team, 721 left in the final quarter, this could be it for the Bullets and the Knicks might advance. Let's see, Monroe outside, played by Vachonier, Earl head of the key, cross court for Jackson, the lay in a running lefty hook is good.
Come back by Jackson, the Knicks have their largest lead, 12 points. Alright Archie Clark, four court, Reardon in the lane, Reardon fights through a pick, has been kicked away by Frazier, Frazier ahead of the field, got an easy lay in, it's good.
And the Bullets are being blown out. The Knicks lead by 14. Alright here's Clark, working on Monroe, goes to the hoop, trying to get the pass off, it's knocked away by Monroe, picked up by Clark, Clark knocked away on the inline by the butcher out of bounds.
Alright Archie will bring it in, 638 left in the game, the Bullets need a minor miracle here, outside it goes to Clark, clock off an unself pick, forces the jumper up, it's good.
And that's the first hope for the Bullets in five and a half minutes of the last quarter. Frazier across the line, played by Archie, 91-79, Frazier, cross court Monroe, off a re-pick, Earl right baseline, Earl goes underneath, gets the lay up, he misses it.
Rebound is taken by unself, outside to Clark, ahead to Reardon, Reardon driving right, lays it up and it is no good, but he got called for the offense rebound.
Alright here's Monroe, cross the line, Bullets make all kind of mistakes, deep right side to Booker, low post for Reed, played by unself, spins on unself, the jumper is short off the rim, rebound to West, unself now brings it across the line, holds the dribble up, give it back, head of the key for Clark.
Clark off an unself pick, cross court Chenier, Chenier in the lane, for the jumper it's good. It's 91-81, 5.35 left in the ball game, Frazier to Monroe, the next lead by 10, Monroe brings it in, Monroe's on the deep left side, looking inside for DeBusha, finds him, DeBusha spins for the jumper, it's no good off the front rim, rebound by Chenier, here's a 2-1 break and it was thrown away, thrown away.
And Clark was claiming it was tipped, but it wasn't tipped, it's going to be New York ball, it's going to be New York ball and the next long time, there's a timeout with the score, the next 91, Baltimore 81, now more Knicks basketball in just 60 seconds.
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In the capital district, this is the home of the New York Knicks, W-A-B-Y, Albany.
As you know, Atlanta is leading Boston at the end of three quarters, which would tie that series up a two game deep.
The next game is scheduled for Wednesday and then Friday, so that series wouldn't wind up before next Friday. If Atlanta won, the first game would be played here next Sunday.
We're guessing, but that's about the way it would be. If Boston should pull it out and then win on Wednesday night, the first game would be played against Boston, we think, Friday night.
Okay, John.
The Knicks 5'17 left in the game to Buccher, a long jumper. Buccher has 21 in the game, he's really heated up in the second half.
Here is Clark, works the right baseline, looks in for Hayes. Now if he shoots a long jumper, it is good.
Archie hits again, 93-83, five minutes left in the game. The Knicks are five minutes away from beating Baltimore, four games to one.
In forecourt, there's a foul on Clark, on Frazier. Archie's fifth and the third on the team, being a non-shooting foul.
All right, Frazier to bring it in. Frazier looking now on the sideline to Jackson. Jackson, face started by Hayes. The ball goes to Reed.
Now left baseline, a long jumper, Earl is good. Oh, middle row, what a shot.
Deep left baseline, here's Clark in forecourt. Archie's on the left side, Archie crossing over, comes right at the key, looks inside for Humpel.
Humpel loses the ball underneath, it's picked up by DeBuchy. And this game is just about over. The Knicks lead by 12 with 4'30 left in the game.
DeBuchy in forecourt, right side, Jackson, played by Hayes. Jackson to DeBuchy. DeBuchy with a right hand hook from the baseline, it's so good.
The rebound by DeBuchy and he'll bring the ball out to Monroe, left side Monroe. Monroe now will bring it out.
The Knicks want to waste some time and well they might. Time's their ally now, DeBuchy, left baseline, looking in for Jackson, finds Jackson.
Jackson low post is reared and takes the jumper, it is good. Hit off, the front rim went in, that's about it. 97-83 and the Bullets one time.
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Joe Hatch with John Sterling at Madison Square Garden, we have 357 to go in a game. New York is leading by 14.
New York slowly coming out. Baltimore is just about set and ready to play.
This could be a hectic three minutes and 57 seconds. If New York wins it, it means that Baltimore last Friday night played its last game at the Civic Center in Baltimore.
Next year they'll be playing in a new arena at Marlboro, Maryland. John?
Hi, head of the key on the Bullets leader, mine and Miracle here.
The lane for the jumper is good. Archie is heating up. He's got 26 in the game. The next lead by 12. Monroe out of the back court.
Now they're double teaming the ball in four court though they find the open man to Buescher.
To Buescher unleashes the jumper. It is around and out. Rebound is not going to bounce at it. Off the Bullets it'll be Nick Ball.
Frazier made a great play there. He really challenged the rebound and it slipped off Hay's hand.
The Bullets will inbound 337 underneath their own basket left in the ballgame. Next by 12. Frazier to trigger it.
Frazier looking, looking, looking, looking and it's underneath the read. Read spins for the jumper. It is good.
Next by 14. Clark four court. A lonely pass for Hayes is off the back court. The pass was so high and Frazier picks it up off the floor.
Frazier comes across the line. Now they double team the ball. The open man now is Jackson. On the right side he just holds the ball.
Jackson now goes to the right baseline. Looking, holding the ball. Now it comes in the lane for Monroe. Monroe has it knocked away.
Picked up by Unseld. Unseld now triggers the pass to Chenier. Chenier in four court. Chenier underneath that goes to Reardon.
Reardon in the lane. Trying to get it out to Chenier. He does. Out of the key jumper. Phil is around it out.
The rebound is taken by Reed. The pass is knocked away by Clark out of bounds. It will be the Nick ball in.
It really is over. 14 point lead. Frazier now in bounds to Jackson in back court. Jackson comes four court and holds his dribble up now.
Jackson's pressured by Reardon and they're going to call a foul on Reardon. A um, a deep ball foul.
Now DeBoester goes out for Bradley and DeBoester gets a big hand. He had a left with 21 points.
Alright, here comes the ball in play as Monroe over on the right baseline. Jackson drives on Unseld. Reverses it up and no good. Rebound Reed.
And they're going to call what? Walk on Reed. Bullets will bring it up now. Trailing by 14 with two and a half.
Here's Clark crossing over. Clark head of the key. Left of the key Chenier underneath to Unseld. He gets a layup.
Unseld spun away, had a layup. It's 99-87. 220 left in the game. Back court is Jackson. Jackson and they're going to call a back court foul on the Bullets.
Either Hayes or Chenier. And Jackson will get three to make two as the Bullets are now over the limit.
First foul on Chenier. And Jackson will get three to make two. Two 16 left in the ballgame.
It should be the end of the Bullets season as the Knicks are about to win this series four games to one.
The foul shot by Phil is no good, but he gets two more. He gets two coming.
Jackson's had a really good ballgame. 11 points. Foul shot Phil's good. 187. 13 point Knickerbocker lead. Foul shot Jackson is good.
So Phil has 13. It's 101-87. Another 14 point lead. Here's Clark in four court. Right baseline. Spinning for the jumper. He was fouled by Monroe.
Shot was no good, but Earl draws the foul. Earl's first in the ballgame and Clark will be on the line for two.
The Bullets are led by Clark with 26. Rears in 17. Hayes 16. Unsell 12. Chenier 16. The Knicks are led by Monroe with 26. DeBusha 21.
Frazier has 18. Jackson 13. Foul shot by Clark is good. It's 101-88. Foul shot Archie Good. 101-89. 12 point Knick lead.
Now Jackson has the ball knocked away by Chenier as he tries to inbound it. And it's knocked out of bounds. Monroe will trigger it in.
Just over two remaining in the ballgame. Now Monroe triggers it in to Bradley. Bradley in back court leaves it for Monroe.
Earl will bring it across. Double team gets the pass off to Bradley. Bradley four court. Cross court to Frazier on the left side.
Knicks want to waste some time. They do. Pass goes to Bradley outside. Bradley now in the lane. Bradley with a running right hander. It is good.
Here's a pass to Reardon in four court. Reardon to the hoop behind his back. Chenier for the jumper is good. 103-91. A very safe 12 point lead.
Here's a pass. It's not going to bounce by Reardon as Jackson triggered it in. 145 left in the game. 103-91. Knicks. Monroe to trigger it.
Does so to Frazier. Frazier in the back court. To Bradley. Still in back court and Bill now will bring it across the line. He comes across the line being played by Reardon. And Clark now goes to Frazier deep outside.
Here's Frazier in the lane. Frazier spins the pass underneath to Reed. He lays it up and no good but he was fouled by Hayes on the play.
That's Hayes fourth foul and the bullets are over the limit so Reed will get free to make that.
Gene Jue sitting on the bench now wondering if this is going to be his last game. Reported he may go elsewhere. Foul shot Reed is good.
He doesn't have any problems staying with the bullets. It's whether he wants to or not. He can get a lot of offense. Foul shot Reed is good. And the Knicks will advance to the Eastern final round and will play either Boston or Atlanta.
Here is Clark crossing over in the lane. He lays it up and there's no good. The rebound by Reed. Reed in the back court gives off to Bradley. 105-91. A minute 15 left in the game.
Bradley spinning the forecourt. Ahead it goes to Reed. Ten footer by Willis is around it. Out the rebound by West Unseld. Long out left pass forecourt stolen by Bradley. Bradley in forecourt. Bradley now holds it up.
A minute remaining in the game. It's all over. Frazier. Baseline. Lays it up. It is gut.
In forecourt now. Archie Clark. 107-91. 16 point lead. The Knicks have blown it open. Clark. Baseline. Spins for the jumper over Frazier. No good. The rebound in the lane is taken by Chenier.
Chenier in the lane. Shoot the 5 footer up and in. And it's 107-93. 35 seconds left in the ballgame. Frazier brings it across. Frazier in the lane to Monroe. He gets an easy lay in and he misses it.
So an easy one. Three on two. Bullet break the other way. Clark in the lane goes all the way and lays it in. 107-95. 25 seconds. Archie has 30 points.
Forecourt Reed pulls up to the ten footer. It's gut. Reed has 12 in the ballgame. 109-95. Forecourt Hayes. Hayes stuffs it. 17 seconds left in the game. It's 109-97.
Here comes Bradley Forecourt. Bradley fouled by Reardon on the way to the forecourt. Clark and Earl Monroe shake hands. They're very, very good friends.
Both of course spent some time in Philadelphia. In fact they played on a team in the summer league, the Baker League in Philadelphia together.
Walt Frazier leaves as Nemez comes in. All right, leaves with 20 points. Bradley on the line for two. He misses the first. Bradley has nine points in the game.
Foul shot. Bill misses both of them. And Wes Huntsville takes down the rebound. 10 seconds in the game. Near brings it across to Hayes. Hayes goes to the hoop and lays it in.
And the final score will be 109-99. Here comes the buzzer and listen to this crowd.
That's the final score. 109 for the Knicks. 99 for the Bullets. The Knicks have won this series four games to one. They advance to the Eastern Finals.
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Back at Madison Square Garden where the New York Knicks now go into the finals of the Eastern Conference.
Now we don't know whether they'll play Boston or Atlanta. The Knicks winning this game 109 to 99.
The Burscher had 21 points. Bradley had 9. Reid 12. Frazier 20. Monroe 26. Memminger 6. Jackson 13. Lucas had 5.
Baltimore Hays had 20. Reardon had 17. Unsell 12. Clark had 30. Chenier had 20. Porter failed to score. Treadsman failed to score.
Baltimore led 31 to 26 in the first quarter. The second quarter New York took the lead 54 to 45.
At the end of the third quarter it was New York 78, Baltimore 76. And the final score the New York Knicks 109, Baltimore 99.
We have a score at the end of a minute and a half to play in their game. With a minute and a half to play in their game, Atlanta leads Boston 95 to 90.
With a minute and a half to play, Atlanta leads Boston 95 to 90. If Atlanta wins that series is tied up at 2-2.