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A Roundup of the Week April 13-19
Compiled by Bailey Breene Gendron
April 27, 1987
PRO BASKETBALL—In the last week of the regular season, Denver clinched the final Western Conference playoff berth with a 142-114 win over Portland. The Nuggets will pair off against the first-place Lakers, who finished the season with 65 wins. Other first-round matchups in the conference include Dallas-Seattle, Portland-Houston and Utah-Golden State. Boston defeated Atlanta 118-107 on Sunday to earn the top seed in the East and the home court advantage throughout the conference playoffs. The Celtics will next play Chicago. The Bulls' Michael Jordan scored 61 points in a 117-114 loss to Atlanta, to become the second player ever to score 3,000 points in a season. The Hawks will face seventh-place Indiana. Washington Bullets coach Kevin Loughery had his 500th career coaching win, 110-101 over Cleveland, and the Bullets clinched sixth in the East to meet third-place Detroit. Julius Erving had 38 points in his final regular-season home game—a 115-111 loss to Indiana—to become the third pro player ever to score 30,000. Erving ended his career with 30,026 regular-season points after the Sixers' 108-102 season finale win over Washington. Philadelphia will next face Milwaukee, which for the seventh straight year ended its season with at least 50 wins.
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April 27, 1987

A Roundup Of The Week April 13-19

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INDOOR SOCCER—Preki, Cico, Gerry Gray and Rick Davis scored in Tacoma's 4-3 win over L.A.; then the Stars clinched the Western Division title with a 2-1 win over San Diego. Dallas took the third playoff berth in the East, while Minnesota went 3-0 and Chicago went 1-2 to remain in fourth and fifth, respectively, in the race for the last spot.

MARATHON—TOSHIHIKO SEKO of Japan won the 91st Boston Marathon in 2:11:50. ROSA MOTA of Portugal placed first among the women in 2:25:21 (page 34).

TENNIS—STEFFI GRAF defeated Hana Mandlikova 6-3, 6-4 to win $40,000 and a WITA event, in Amelia Island, Fla.

TRACK & FIELD—JOHN BRENNER broke the American shot put record with a toss of 73'�", beating Brian Oldfield's three-year-old mark by 2�", in Los Angeles.

Joe Dial bettered his own one-year-old U.S. pole vault record by half an inch, jumping 19'4�", in Lawrence, Kans.

MILEPOSTS—FIRED: As coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, BOB BERRY, 43, who had an 88-127-25 record in his three seasons with the team. The Penguins went 30-38-12 this year and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

INDICTED: By a Maricopa County grand jury, on charges that include conspiracy to traffic in and/or possess cocaine, three members of the NBA's Phoenix Suns: center JAMES EDWARDS, 31, and guards JAY HUMPHRIES, 23, and GRANT GONDREZICK, 24, and former Suns GARFIELD HEARD, 38, and MIKE BRATZ, 31 (page 24).

RETIRED: From stud, winner of the 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, 26-year-old NORTHERN DANCER, who since 1965 has sired 23 champions and 124 stakes winners, more than any stallion in history (page 14).

TRADED: By the Green Bay Packers, wide receiver JAMES LOFTON, 30, to the Los Angeles Raiders for a third-round choice in this year's draft and a future draft choice.

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