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DIED. Paul Arizin, 78, NBA Hall of Famer and a pioneer of the jump shot; in Springfield, Pa. The Villanova All-American developed the now ubiquitous shot in high school, where games were often played on slippery dance floors. "When I tried to hook, my foot would go out from under me, so I jumped," he once said. "I was always a good jumper...
...clock-radio, or to travelling in chartered airplanes. Accordingly, he played six games last week with the collegians and led them to their first victory over the Globetrotters in this series with a 22-point performance in Buffalo last Tuesday night. This, too, was a record, briefly. Paul Arizin's 21 points, scored last year, were the previous high. Another collegian scored 24 in Kansas City the other night to break Smith's record and pace the All-Stars to their second victory...