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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1978 sports NBA champs to be decidd United Press International SEATTLE — The Seattle Super- sonics and the Washington Bullets have spent all their tomorrows. The Sonics had one to spare going into the sixth game of the NBA championship series at handover, Md., but the Bullets took care of that, 117-82. In tonight’s seventh and final game (8 p.m. CDT) for the NBA crown, the only advantage left to Seattle is the home court. And when there is no tomorrow that edge is questionable. “Whoever wants it the most is going to get it,” said Washington guard Kevin Grevey. “The home court isn’t going to mean much.” “It doesn’t matter where the CULPEPPER PLAZA OPEN THURSDAY NIGHT TILL 8:30 PM BARE TRAPS.... aid RUST AND BLACK SIZES 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 REG. 30. 23 90 Loupot's is your calculator headquarters! If Texas Instruments INCORPORATED makes it. we've got it! Calculators from $ 9 95 to $ 995 00 And we want your problems as Well as your business. 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That’s the difference.” “They’ve still got to win one more,” said veteran Sonic forward Paul Silas who has two cham pionship rings from his days with the Boston Celtics, “and ain’t no way in hell they’re going to do that. ” For the Bullets, a victory tonight would bury the criticism that Wash ington chokes on the big games and erase a mid-season slump that had even optimists writing them out of the playoff picture. For Wilkens’ W championship would putt cap on a season in whiclt took over as head coach b M FIELI 30. Then, the Sonics had J of 22 games. Only the Nei Nets had a more dismal r«J Under Wilkens, SeatthJ regular season games: 19. They’re 13-8 in thepU shooting tor all the marblej in what will make their l(|j in a long campaign. By David Boggan Fat lady sings tonight The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings — Washington Bullets’ coach Dick Motta, prior to the NBA cham pionship series It has to happen tonight. The curtain will rise. The music will crescendo for the finale. And the proverbial fat lady will move to center stage and begin to sing. The question is, whose song will she sing? Will it be a lively, quick tune for the youthfol Seattle Super- Sonics? Or, will she perform a gran diose march for the stately old men of the Washington Bullets? This will not be known until the curtain falls. This proverbial fat lady has only been proverbial for a short time, in itially brought to life by Doug Moe before his San Antonio Spurs’ opera was ended by these same Bullets in the NBA Eastern Conference semi finals. But the Sonics and the Bul lets have prolonged the life of the operatic soloist as long as possible. The seventh and final act of this opera called the NBA championship series plays tonight. The stage is set in the Seattle Center Coliseum. And what a command perform ance it has been to this point! Through the magic of television and Brent Musburger, I have been able to see almost every second of action during the series. I have to be honest. Due to the nature of my Texas heart, once San Antonio had been eliminated, I thought I might catch intermittent segments of the games between washing the car and reading the comics. Not so. I was convinced after Game 1 that I would be glued to the set for at least six, maybe even se ven, good games of basketball. I remember saying after that game that the battle between these two Cinderella teams would last till past the stroke of midnight. The players’ cars have long since turned into pumpkins. This series has produced ex tremes certain to please the taste of individuals nationwide. Game 1 saw Fred Brown bring the Sonics up from a 19-point deficit and defeat the Bullets 106-102. Game 3 is my favorite, to date. The referees induced excitement just a bit in this game by calling Seattle’s Paul Silas for inbounding @i)je Dallas ptomiag J&tos 822-4351 SUBSCRIBE TODAY BOTH SUMMER SESSIONS FOR ONLY $5.90 (JUNE 7 TO AUGUST 17, 1978) MORNING DELIVERY WITH GUARANTEED SERVICE! Subscribe now to Tho Dallas Morning Nows. 3)19*3 the ball while being inbounds. In stant replay showed that Silas was, indeed, out-of-bounds. This hap pened under Washington’s basket with three seconds left in the game and a one-point Sonic lead. Bullet Bobby Dandridge put the ball up from the corner. The ball circled the rim, came back out and Seattle took a 2-1 lead in the series. The largest crowd in history to at tend a basketball game saw Wash ington beat Seattle Kingdome, a 120-1161 victory in Game 4. And, just for diversifiJ sake, the Bullets strunJ Sonics in Game 6, IIM biggest margin in NB.lj pionship history. Now the time for Game:: rived. The curtain is about| With such a spectacular oi| expect a grand finale. Herrmann says Asfn ready to cut veteran United Press International HOUSTON — Backup catcher Ed Herrmann says he believes Houston Astros management is try ing to trade as many as six veteran players before the June 15 inter league trading deadline, a news paper reports. In an interview with the Houston Post, Herrmann said Astros players who do not care about winning anymore could cause the team to lose 100 games this season. “The club isn’t interested in the veterans anymore,” said Herrmann, a nine-year major league veteran. “There are going to be some sweep ing changes around here — and fast.” Herrmann said the reason for the rumored changes was high pre season expectations and poor re sults. The Astros expected to chal lenge the best teams in the National League Western Division this year, but after Monday’s loss at Chicago, the team was 22-28 and 10 games behind San Francisco. “The older players are unhappy with the losing situation. As of late, their attitude has been detrimental to the whole club,” he said.” Herrmann predicted that he and shortstop Roger Metzger could be sent to San Francisco, and that Joe Ferguson, Joe Niekro, Ken Forsch and Joe Sambito would also be traded. Texas A round o more O school r llegial shortstop, was replaced! lineup by Jimmy Sexton aiq Niekro two weeks place in the starting rotata Forsch has been an ineffectil, pitcher. Sambito, a leflk | By U ( liever, performed well i: UALLA, cently. ff ^ Herrmann said he was so: | e ‘® vlse almost quit the team befoif ' visl0n * 23 trip to San Francisco onn ® manager Bill Virdon has iiail ator 0 closed-door talks with the | ever > he obtained three years ehF on w California. ; | hown r “If he’s a problem, he's “Arkansc of 24. We’re all having|ie count right now. You can’t elimiitfernstein body,” said the manager, saying we won’t make some| before June 15, but I where he (Herrmann) gi there will be a lot of them. 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