December 29, 1994: Vernon Maxwell's wild 3-pointer gives Houston the win over Golden State.
Maxwell finished with 15 PTS and Hakeem Olajuwon scored a game-high 42 PTS in the Rockets’ 126-124 victory. Tim Hardaway had a team-high 32 PTS/10 AST for the Warriors.
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Revisiting the 2012 NBA semifinals, a thrilling moment:
Kevin Durant's 3-pointer over Metta World Peace.
Kobe Bryant's fierce competition truly made it a match to remember! #NBAHistory#thunderhistory#ThunderUp@KDTrey5
January 6, 2000: Mavericks coach Don Nelson is ejected, then confronts Utah's Karl Malone (who’d earlier hit Shawn Bradley of Dallas in the head with an elbow).
Nelson and Malone were each fined $10,000. Nelson was suspended for one game.
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The Bulls will retire Derrick Rose’s No. 1 jersey next season, per Shams.
🔸No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft
🔸7 seasons with the Bulls
🔸406 games
🔸Rookie of the Year
🔸Youngest MVP in NBA history
🔸3x All-Star
No one will ever wear No. 1 for the Bulls again. 🌹
January 2, 1997: Shawn Kemp finishes the Seattle break with a two-handed slam dunk.
Kemp had 23 PTS/12 REB/2 BLK, Gary Payton had 21 PTS/10 AST/8 REB/4 STL and Hersey Hawkins added 21 PTS in the SuperSonics’ 96-82 win. Derrick Coleman finished with 22 PTS/20 REB for the 76ers.
Michael Jordan and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are the only guards to average 30+PPG on 50+FG% for 3 straight seasons 🔥
No one else has done it twice 🤯
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