Sports headlines for Wednesday April 9, 1980:

• Brooks Quits At Minnesota, Has No Offers From NHL
• NFL Alters Tie-Breaking Procedures For Playoffs
• Seaver Stand-In Shuts Out Braves
• Suspended Michigan Gridders Charged With Assault
• Gant Suffers Injuries In Testing Crash
• Jim Brown, Jr. To Play Basketball At USC

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Rockets (43-43) 23 33 22 23 101 Celtics (62-21) 39 22 23 35 119 Att: n/aCeltics lead, 1 game to 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Suns (57-30) 26 28 34 32 8 128 Lakers (62-22) 27 27 34 32 11 131 Att: n/aLakers lead, 2 games to 0

Team 1 2 3 4 F Hawks (50-34) 27 19 28 18 92 76ers (63-23) 22 27 22 28 99 Att: n/a76ers lead, 2 games to 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Bucks (50-34) 33 31 29 15 6 114 Sonics (59-28) 30 25 27 26 4 112 Att: n/aSeries tied, 1-1