Your Sunday Recap Vol. 3
NBA Trivia and facts from the week of Mar. 23-29
Here is a curation of all of the social media posts I posted this week (a combination of NBA trivia and facts) and some interesting quotes I’ve read.
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And before we get to the recap, here are the stories I published this week:
1.
Bet you Stacey Augmon did not think about this when he woke up on Mar. 23, 1992.
The Atlanta rookie scored 32 points in a Hawks’ win over the Golden State Warriors.
But that’s not the special thing.
During a layup in the second quarter of this game, he scored the NBA’s 6,000,000th point.
Absolutely wild to be remembered for this!
2.
Since the NBA implemented complete box scores, there have only been 11 quadruple (or more)-overtime games.
Oct. 18, 1974 - Portland Trail Blazers 131, Cleveland Cavaliers 129
Jan. 29, 1980 - Cleveland Cavaliers 154, Los Angeles Lakers 153
Feb. 19, 1982 - Atlanta Hawks 127, Seattle Supersonics 122
Mar. 16, 1984 - Chicago Bulls 156, Portland Trail Blazers 155
Feb. 1, 1987 - Golden State Warriors 150, New Jersey Nets 147
Nov. 9, 1989 [5OT] - Milwaukee Bucks 155, Seattle Supersonics 154
Nov. 14, 1997 - Phoenix Suns 140, Portland Trail Blazers 139
Mar. 25, 2012 - Atlanta Hawks 139, Utah Jazz 133
Dec. 18, 2015 - Detroit Pistons 147, Chicago Bulls 144
Jan. 29, 2017 - Atlanta Hawks 142, New York Knicks 139
Mar. 1, 2019 - Chicago Bulls 168, Atlanta Hawks 161
3.
On March 26, 1996, this player became the 9th in NBA history to record 2000 career steals.
Know who it is?
It’s Gary Payton.
He led the league and averaged 2.9 steals in the 1995-96 NBA season.
4.
On March 27, 2001, Alonzo Mourning returned to action with the Miami Heat after being diagnosed with a kidney disease.
He missed the first 69 games of this season. But he did pretty well in his first game back, recording 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal off of the bench (obviously, there was rust as he only made 27 percent of his shots).
However, the Heat lost to the Toronto Raptors 101-92.
Mourning played 13 games and averaged 13.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks this season (2000-01).
5.
What a game from Keon Ellis!
The Sacramento Kings guard recorded a career-high 6 steals in a 128-107 win against the Portland Trail Blazers.
6.
On March 28, 1999, this Toronto Raptors’ player recorded a career-high 6 blocks.
Was it:
Charles Oakley
Kevin Willis
Vince Carter
Tracy McGrady
It wasn’t Oakley, Willis or McGrady.
It was Vince Carter. He was a rookie and, in his 22-season career, was never able to beat this record. Though, he came close with 5 blocks many times.
7.
This player became the third player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double on March 29, 1990.
Know who it is?
It’s Mr. “Dream.”
Hakeem Olajuwon.
He recorded 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 blocks in the Houston Rockets’ 120-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.