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1943

Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Gail Goodrich is born in Los Angeles, California.

1950

The Minneapolis Lakers clinch their second consecutive title, as George Mikan scores 40 points in a 110-95 victory over the Syracuse Nationals in game six of the NBA Finals. The Lakers become the first back-to-back champions in NBA history.

1953

The Indianapolis Olympians fold after four seasons in the NBA.

1960

John Bagley is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He returned to coach at his alma mater, Harding High School, for two seasons before getting controversially fired due to a certification issue.

1967

Rick Barry scores 36 points and Nate Thurmond adds 27 rebounds as the Warriors stun the 76ers 117-109 in game five of the NBA Finals to cut Philadelphia’s series lead to 3-2. It was only the fifth home loss all season for the dominant Sixers, who went on to win the championship with a game six win in San Francisco. It was also the final home game for the 76ers in the Philadelphia Civic Center, as they moved into The Spectrum starting in ’67-’68.

1969

Jerry West scores 53 points in a 120-118 Lakers win over the Celtics in game one of the NBA Finals. It stood as the NBA Finals single game record by a guard for 24 years until it was broken by Michael Jordan.

1989

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finishes with 10 points and six rebounds in the final regular season game of his career, a 121-117 Lakers victory over the SuperSonics. At the time of his retirement, he was the all-time NBA leader in career points, field goals, blocks, and games played.

1998

Rookie Tim Duncan makes quite an impression in his NBA playoffs debut, finishing with 32 points and 10 rebounds as the Spurs defeat the Suns 102-96 in game one of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. San Antonio would eventually win the series in four games.

2011

Brandon Roy leads an exhilarating Trail Blazers comeback from 18 points down in the third quarter to defeat the Mavericks 84-82 in game four of a Western Conference Quarterfinals series.

2012

The Nets play their final home game in New Jersey, a 105-87 loss to the 76ers. In the ensuing offseason, the Nets re-locate from Newark, New Jersey to Brooklyn.

2019

Damian Lillard hits a long distance, buzzer beating three-pointer to give the Trail Blazers a 118-115 win over the Thunder in the deciding game five of their first round playoff series. Lillard also becomes the first (and still only) Trail Blazers player to score 50+ points in a postseason game.

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