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On This Day in Basketball HistoryPippen Fouls Davis? May 18, 1994
A video showing the May 18, 1994, Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference NBA Semifinals the Knicks were down 86-85 to the Chicago Bulls with 2.1 seconds left. Knicks guard Hubert Davis (Number 44) attempted a three-point shot defended by Chicago's, Number 33, Scottie Pippen. Davis missed the target, but the referee called a foul on Pippen. The replay showed that Pippen touched Davis after he released the shot. Nevertheless, Davis made both free throws for the win and a 3-2 lead in the series.
This Day in NBA History May 17 - Rockets Comeback
The Sporting News shares that This Date in NBA History May 17, the Rockets come back from being down 3-1 vs. Clippers.
This Date in NBA History May 19
The SportingNews.com tells of Kevin Garnett celebrating his Birth Day with Timberwolves 1st Conference Finals win.
May 18 - I wanna be Like MVP Mike
May 19, 2019 Double OT Thriller
Giannis Antetokounmpo ties an NBA playoff record for most defensive rebounds with his performance in the exciting Bucks vs. Raptors play off game.
Curry scored 30+ in 4th straight game - May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019 - Number 30, Steph Curry scores 36 to help Golden State recover from an 18-point deficit to take a 3-0 seies lead
Basketball-Reference May 17 Events
NBA highlights from May 18
Video clips of the May 18, 2008, NBA playoff game at the Boston Garden.
NBA Players born May 17
This Day in NBA History (May 14)
1980: Magic Johnson committed an NBA Finals-record 10 turnovers in Game 5 against Philadelphia, but the Lakers won anyway, 108-103 at Los Angeles.
1981: Larry Bird scored 27 points and Cedric Maxwell added 19 to lead Boston to a 102-91 victory over Houston in... — www.basketballforum.com
The Basketball Forum website presents This Day in NBA History for May 14. The best players, teams and events from the NBA for the day.
May 8 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 10 - 17 - 32 - 4 - 22 May 8, 1878 - Paul Hines made the very first recorded triple play in professional baseball as a member of th...
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May 7 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 51 - 34 May 7, 1917 - Babe Ruth was an outstanding hitter right? Well he was a pretty good pitcher too. On this day in history...
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May 6 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 5 - 22 - 7 - 8 May 6, 1915 - The Sultan of Swing, Future Baseball Hall of Fame hitter, Babe Ruth smacked his first M...
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May 5 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. May 5, 1904 - Did you ever wonder how you get your name on an iconic award? This next story is a great step towards doing just that...
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May 4 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 4 - 26 - 22 - 34 - 13 - 27 - 87 - 8 May 4, 1871 - The first official league game of baseball was played in the National Assoc...
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