' s ▁ 3 6 ▁points , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stars ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁game ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁final s ▁ 1 2 5 – 1 1 4 , ▁behind ▁ 2 7 ▁points ▁by ▁Pear l ▁Moore ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁by ▁Jan ice ▁Thomas . ▁Stars ▁coach ▁Dean ▁Mem inger ▁called ▁the ▁game ▁the ▁" cul min ation ▁of ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁hard ▁work ". ▁ ▁In ▁what ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁har b inger ▁of ▁things ▁to ▁come , ▁however , ▁the ▁Stars ▁asked ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁hi atus ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁title . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ▁season ▁and ▁dem ise ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁scheduled ▁in ▁Chicago ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁F ill ies , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁teams ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁seasons ▁that ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁in ▁existence , ▁ ▁walked ▁off ▁the ▁court ▁before ▁the ▁starting ▁line ups ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁H ust le ▁in ▁a ▁protest ▁over ▁un pa id ▁sal aries . ▁Ref ere es ▁and ▁team ▁coach ▁Terry ▁Kun ze ▁tried ▁to ▁c aj ole ▁the ▁players ▁back ▁onto ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁play ▁their ▁game , ▁but ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁The ▁team , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁aver aging ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁attend ance ▁per ▁game , ▁were ▁susp ended ▁from