If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Cornish later played at Saint Joseph's University, where she was also named the best offensive player for two consecutive seasons. [96] On March 3, he scored a season-high 35 points in a 112–107 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. Dallas’ Bubba Wells recorded six fouls in three minutes of a 111-105 loss to Chicago. In an unprecedented move, a three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets to the Los Angeles Lakers is vetoed by Commissioner David Stern. [29] Upon his return he came off the bench behind José Calderón, but regained the starting position when Calderón was traded in a three-team deal on January 30, 2013 that brought Memphis Grizzlies small forward Rudy Gay to the Raptors. Chamberlain spent six years with the Warriors organization, averaging 41.5 points and 25.1 rebounds in 429 games. The Philadelphia 76ers, behind Jeff Malone’s game-high 34 points, posted a 111-102 road win at Miami to become the third NBA franchise (joining Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers) to reach 2,000 victories. [90] On October 30, in a 129–112 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Lowry had 20 points and 13 assists, extending his streak of double-digit assist games to a career-best six. He was not active for Game 4 and thus could not assist the Raptors in trying to avoid a series sweep; with a 109–102 loss to the Cavaliers in Game 4, the Raptors bowed out of the playoffs with a 4–0 defeat. He wasn’t the flashy guy. Kobe Bryant scored 62 points in three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks. Detroit’s Bill Laimbeer grabbed 12 rebounds in the Pistons’ 112-88 win over visiting Philadelphia, helping him to reach the 10,000 career rebound mark. He needed just 597 games to do so, 225 fewer than the previous record-holder, Ray Allen. He signed his rookie contract with the Bulls on December 9, 2011. It was the Lakers’ second consecutive undefeated month, as they also posted a 14-0 mark in November, during their NBA record 33-game winning streak. [11] The 2008–09 season saw Lowry and good friend Mike Conley Jr. compete for playing time and the starting point guard position. [23] On March 20, he recorded his first career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 110–108 win over the Utah Jazz,[24] becoming only the fourth Rockets player since 2002–03 to record a triple-double. Barkley, who scored 23,755 points (13th in NBA history) and grabbed 12,545 rebounds (14th in NBA history), tore the left quadriceps tendon away from the kneecap in the first quarter of Houston’s 83-73 loss to Philadelphia. [14] On December 18, 2009, he recorded a career-high 26 points, 10 assists, six rebounds, and five steals in a 116–108 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Abdul-Jabbar finished the season with over 28,000 career points and eventually surpassed Chamberlain for the top spot with 38,387. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar grabbed 29 defensive rebounds, an NBA record, in a 110-100 win over Detroit. All eight colleges with 10 or more NBA players competes in the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, or SEC. [112] On February 5, 2021, Lowry scored a season-high 30 points with five rebounds, seven assists and two steals in a 123–117 win against the Brooklyn Nets. Lonnie Sr. became estranged from the family when Kyle was about seven years old, leaving him and his siblings to be raised by his mom & disciplinarian grandmother. In Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Kobe Bryant became the youngest player ever to reach 20,000 points (29 years, 122 days). First Name Giannis #1. From The King to The Stifle Tower, here are the top 20 players in the NBA … Lowry won an NBA championship with Toronto in 2019, their first title in franchise history. He scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in a 121–110 loss. It was Lowry's sixth career triple-double and his fourth as a Raptor, passing Damon Stoudamire, who had the previous franchise record of three. NHL players born in December. Karl had missed the entire 2009-2010 season while battling cancer. This is the first time that the annual event had been cancelled. Russell Westbrook of the the Oklahoma City Thunder dishes 22 assists in a 114-101 win over the the Phoenix Suns. Golden State’s Latrell Sprewell is suspended without pay for one year by NBA Commissioner David Stern. Olajuwon joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone and Elvin Hayes. New York’s 91-87 win over Miami at Madison Square Garden gave Knicks Coach Pat Riley his 600th career victory, the 12th coach in NBA history to reach that mark. It was the first of 16 games Murphy would need for his then NBA record FT streak. The win by Miami broke a 17-game losing streak, which established an NBA record for consecutive losses at the start of a season that was tied by the Clippers nearly 11 years later. Antawn Jamison of the Golden State Warriors and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers each scored 51 points in the Warriors’ 125-122 overtime victory. Gates, who was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989, earned acclaim as a player-coach of the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1950s. NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLC’s Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points, the second highest scoring performance in NBA history, in the Philadelphia Warriors’ 151-147 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in three overtimes. 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[25] He was subsequently named Western Conference Player of the Week. [19] On December 17, in another win over the Grizzlies, Lowry recorded 17 points and a career-high 18 assists. Lowry won an NBA championship with Toronto in 2019, their first title in franchise history. Zimmerman, Derrick 2005-2005. The Los Angeles Lakers posted a 122-106 victory at Seattle, giving them a perfect 16-0 record for December, the best monthly record in NBA history. December 3, 1930 - Andy Williams, singer December 3, 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne, actor, singer December 3, 1951 - Rick Mears, auto racer December 3, 1960 - Darryl Hannah, actress, lead actress in "Splash" December 3, 1965 - Katerina Witt, champion Olympic figure skater December 3, 1968 - Brendan Fraser, actor, "George of the Jungle" [32] On July 10, 2014, he re-signed with the Raptors to a four-year, $48 million contract. Signing with the Celtics for a then-record $650,000 a year, Bird justified his salary right out of the gate, averaging 21.3 points per … Chicago’s Phil Jackson recorded his 500th victory as an NBA coach, reaching the mark in his 682nd game, faster than any other coach in NBA history. Orlando’s Scott Skiles dished off an NBA record 30 assists as the Magic defeated Denver 155-116 at Orlando Arena. Skiles surpassed previous record holder Kevin Porter of New Jersey, who handed out 29 assists in the Nets’ 126-112 win over Houston on February 24, 1978. [22] On March 8, he scored 32 points and made a career-high seven 3-pointers in a 113–110 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Kyrie Irving debuts for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 104-96 loss to the Toronto Raptors. [99] In Game 5 against Milwaukee, Lowry surpassed DeMar DeRozan (1,117) as the franchise's postseason scoring leader. The Los Angeles Clippers opened the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season with 17 straight defeats, tying the Heat’s mark. [113], Lowry was a member of the U.S. men's national team that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, during which he averaged 5 points and 3.3 rebounds. The NBA Expansion Committee unanimously recommends that the NBA Board of Governors approve an expansion franchise for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, to be owned and operated by Robert L. Johnson. Jerry Sloan became the fifth coach in NBA history to record 1,000 wins when the Utah Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-79. Random factoid: there have been 16 NBA players born on Dec 31, and 3 of then played for the Jazz. The Pistons broke the previous NBA low of seven fourth-quarter points, set by Houston against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 15, 1991. Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors set what was then a league scoring mark with 37 points against the Providence Steamrollers at Philadelphia. [6][7], On February 27, 2020, Lowry's jersey #1 was retired by the Villanova Wildcats. [89] On October 26, he had 20 points and 12 assists in a 116–107 win over the Dallas Mavericks, thus recording 10 or more assists for a career-best fourth straight game, becoming the first Raptors player to accomplish the feat since José Calderón had five in a row in March 2012. The NBA Jam Session presented by Fleer, the league’s interactive basketball attraction, opens at the annual Barcelona Children’s Festival in Spain, the first time that Jam Session ventured onto European soil. In a halftime ceremony at Staples Center, Kobe Bryant’s No. New York Knicks forward David Lee scores a game-winning basket with only 00:00.1 seconds left on the clock. The 15-0 start tied the all-time NBA record set by the Washington Capitols at the start of the 1948-49 season. BY Kevin Brown - USA Today Sports Images. Portland had 814 and Boston is next on the list with 662. Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese American former professional basketball player. He made his first NBA All-Star Game appearance in 2017 and also received the NBA's Most Improved Player award in 2017. [104] On November 8, 2019, Lowry was injured during the 122–102 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans for a sore thumb and sat out for 2 weeks missing 12 games. Moses Malone of Milwaukee became only the sixth player in NBA history to score 26,000 career points, after he hit for 12 points in the Bucks’ 109-101 loss to New Jersey at the Bradley Center. [9] He subsequently underwent season-ending surgery. Larry Costello of the Syracuse Nationals scored 32 straight points without missing — 13 field goals and six free throws — as Syracuse lost 123-111 at Boston. In the Raptors' season opener on October 17, Lowry scored 27 points on 5-for-6 from 3-point range and had eight assists in a 116–104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The host Syracuse Nationals routed the New York Knicks 162-100 in a holiday game, setting a record for margin of victory (62 points) that would last for 12 years. [126] However, she suffered an ACL injury her junior year. The Lakers set the NBA record by going 16-0 in December 1971. Payton finished the game with 14,044 career points, surpassing “Downtown” Fred Brown’s 14,018 points. Bernard King scored a franchise-record 60 points for New York, but the Knicks bowed to the New Jersey Nets 120-114. [67] He set a new season high on December 23, scoring 36 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Raptors to a 104–98 victory over the Utah Jazz. With a right-handed runner in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers 103-87 win over the New Orleans Hornets, Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points for his career. Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors scores 60 points in a 142-106 win over the Indiana Pacers. [12] The post-Gay Raptors quickly emerged as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, and many cited Lowry's strong play and leadership as a significant factor in their success. 42 jersey at halftime of the game against Detroit at the Great Western Forum. John Stockton of the Utah Jazz collected his 14,000th career assist in a 111-102 loss to Milwaukee. Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers passed Oscar Robertson to become the NBA’s second all-time leading scorer, behind Wilt Chamberlain. The NBA’s Silver Anniversary team was announced. [48] He was also later named a contestant in the Three-Point Contest, making him the third Raptors player to participate in this event. Dick Motta of Dallas became the third NBA coach to win 900 games when the Mavericks beat the Grizzlies, 103-101 in double-overtime. When Stockton notched the assist, he increased his lead over No. The feat last occurred on December 14, 1962, when Wilt Chamberlain scored 63 points for the Philadelphia Warriors and Elgin Baylor tallied 50 points for the Los Angeles Lakers. Hawkins’ 527-game streak was the second-longest active consecutive games played streak behind all-time leader A.C. Green. Rudy Tomjanovich of the Houston Rockets earned his 400th head coaching victory in a 98-95 win over Golden State. Larry Costello, who guided the Milwaukee Bucks to their only NBA championship in 1971, passed away after battling cancer for more than a year. James. Chicago’s Michael Jordan becomes the NBA’s third-leading scorer in a 100-82 win over New York, scoring 29 points to give him 27,432 points over 13 seasons. Footballers Birthdays In December..Soccer Players Born On Christmas Day & Other Days Of The Month Footballers Born On December 1st Josh Parker Joshua Parker is an English-Antiguan professional footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic. "[118], Lowry is considered a strong rebounder for his position, as well as an elite defender. Lowry entered the off-season as one of the NBA's most coveted free agents, attracting interest from the Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, and other teams. In 2006, he helped his team beat the Wizards in the first round of playoff. The Utah Jazz, in a 137-121 loss at Portland, set an NBA record for free throw percentage in a game, connecting on all 39 of their attempts from the line. That franchise is now the Charlotte Bobcats. The pair helped the Raptors go 12–2 during the month and record a franchise-record 11-game win streak. [8], Lowry was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 24th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. [25], Coach Adelman and the Rockets parted ways following the 2010–11 season, and Lowry initially clashed with new head coach Kevin McHale. "[44] On November 3, he scored a game-high 27 points against the Dallas Mavericks as the Raptors started 4–0 for the first time in franchise history (the streak eventually ended with five wins). In a game between the Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans, history was made by the Holiday brothers. He also had 9 rebounds, and 7 assists, and went 5-of-6 from three-point range. With the NBA owning a majority-stake in the Hornets, the trade was overturned amid pressure from other team owners who opposed the transaction. [60] In Game 7 of the series, he scored 35 points on 11-of-20 shooting, to go along with nine assists, seven rebounds, and four steals, in a 116–89 win, helping the Raptors advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. In Detroit’s 93-85 win over Milwaukee, Terry Mills of Detroit missed his first 3-point field goal attempt since extending his NBA-record streak to 13 straight 3-point field goal attempts without a miss against the Nets on December 7th. 26 Year Old Basketball Player #1. Barkley would return to play token minutes in the last game of the regular season, which would then be the final game of his career. 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San Antonio’s David Robinson scored 24 points to pass the 15,000-point plateau for his career. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics, making Phil Jackson the sixth coach to win 1,000 games. The National Hockey League Board of Governors named Gary Bettman, the NBA’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel, the first Commissioner of the NHL. The Boston Celtics beat the New Jersey Nets 130-121 at Hartford as the two teams combined to shoot a record 63.2 percent (108-for-171) from the field. [37] On January 22, 2015, Lowry became a first-time All-Star when he was announced as an Eastern Conference starter in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. He began his NBA career with Memphis and the Houston Rockets before being traded to Toronto. Buck Williams becomes only the 20th player in NBA history to collect 10,000 rebounds in his career as Portland defeats Golden State, 130-114. [63] Lowry capped off his strong season by earning All-NBA third team honors. [45] On December 5, Lowry scored a then career-high 41 points and made six three-pointers in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.[46]. Lowry was unhappy with his role, and some in the organization considered him a bad influence on the roster.[12]. His third three-pointer of the night gave him 802 in a Toronto uniform, surpassing Morris Peterson's mark. With the Raptors, he has been a six-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2016. Kyle Terrell Lowry (born March 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 28 player in the U.S. in 2004. The 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), 260-pound (120 kg) center, who began his career with the Georgetown … The Phoenix Suns defeated Houston 133-110 to finish December with a 14-0 record, tying for the third-best month in NBA history. [10] He returned for the 2007–08 season and appeared in all 82 games for the Grizzlies. NBA All-Star 2002 will include the 51st NBA All-Star Game, the events of NBA All-Star Saturday, the NBA TeamUp Celebration and the NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Fleer. Basketball Player #12. In 2009–10, Lowry served as the backup point guard to Aaron Brooks. In 24 games (3 starts), he averaged 7.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. Minneapolis won 103-91. He needed just 597 games to do so, 225 fewer than the previous record-holder, Ray Allen. By pulling down 12 rebounds in Utah’s 100-94 setback at Cleveland, Karl Malone became the 11th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 and 10,000 rebounds in a season. [20] On January 14, he matched his season high with 28 points in a 110–105 overtime loss to the New Orleans Hornets. The 56-point margin made it the most one-sided road win in NBA history. [51] On February 14, Lowry finished his second All-Star game, held in Toronto for the first time, with 14 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in the East's 196–173 loss to the West. The most one-sided road win in NBA Playoff history was the Lakers’ 126-70 win at Golden State in Game 3 of the 1973 Western Conference Finals on April 21. The No. The Detroit Pistons traded Dave DeBusschere to the New York Knicks for Walt Bellamy and Howard Komives. The NBA announced on Wednesday that Heat rookie Precious Achiuwa and second-year sharpshooter Tyler Herro were selected to the 2021 NBA Rising Stars teams. Collins, Jason 2001-2007. Malone scored 31 points in Utah’s 98-84 win over Toronto, giving him 31,443 career points, 24 more than Chamberlain’s 31,419 points. A 111-86 win by the San Antonio Spurs against the Phoenix Suns gives coach Gregg Popovich career win No. The league eventually suspended seven of the players for a total of 47 games and fined both teams $500,000. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors makes the 2,000th 3-pointer in his career. He appeared in 10 games as a rookie before suffering a broken wrist against the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 21, 2006. With 16 points in a 100-94 victory over New Jersey, Indiana’s Reggie Miller improved his career scoring total to 21,801 points and moved past Larry Bird into 19th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Ujiri challenged Lowry during meetings that off-season to be a better player and leader. [106] On August 1, 2020, Lowry scored 33 points, along with a career-high 14 rebounds, while leading the Raptors to a 107–93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. NHL regular season stats for players having December birth month. James Harden of the Houston Rockets scores 53 points in a 129-122 win over the New York Knicks. Patrick Ewing moved past Walt Frazier to become New York’s all-time leading scorer, with 14,618 career points, after hitting a second-quarter jumper during the Knicks’ 108-85 win over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. Jack Sikma, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, grabbed his 10,000th career rebound, becoming only the 18th player in league history at the time to accomplish that feat. Dana Barros of Philadelphia began a streak of 58 games in which he sank at least one three-point field goal, breaking the NBA record for a single season previously held by Michael Adams at 43. Philadelphia’s Willie Burton set a Spectrum scoring record by pouring in 53 points during the Sixers’ 105-90 win over Miami. [105] On December 23, 2019, Lowry was named Eastern Conference Player of the week for games played between December 16–22. Jacobs, Winfred 1946-1946. Chicago Bulls guard Hersey Hawkins saw a streak of 527 consecutive games played end when he was unable to suit up for the Bulls’ 71-69 win over New Jersey. With a 110-94 loss to Utah at the Salt Palace, the Miami Heat set an NBA record for the most consecutive games lost at the start of a season with 17. At the time, it was the longest active streak and third-longest in NBA history. The Philadelphia 76ers are selected to host NBA All-Star 2002, the NBA announced. You have to check out this list! He was born December 1, 1990 in Slough, United Kingdom. [12] With the Rockets making the playoffs in 2009, Lowry played in the post-season for the first time in his career. Larry Costello, who guided the Milwaukee Bucks to their only NBA title in 1971, died after battling cancer for more than a year. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2008, but lost in the first round to the Brooklyn Nets after Lowry's potential game-winning shot was blocked by Paul Pierce in Game 7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 15 points to become the first player in NBA history to surpass 32,000 career points in the Lakers’ 131-107 victory over Golden State. Frank Selvy of the Milwaukee Hawks, in a game against the Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne, hit 24 of 26 free throws, both NBA rookie records for free throws attempted and made in a game. Golden State Coach Al Attles captured his 400th career victory, only the 10th coach in NBA history at the time to achieve that feat, as the Warriors beat the Suns 116-108 at Phoenix. The couple met while attending Cardinal Dougherty High School together, where she too was a varsity basketball player. Walt Hazzard of Seattle scored 15 consecutive points in a 133-121 loss to San Francisco at Oakland, tying an NBA record held by Wilt Chamberlain. Then, with seven minutes and 47 seconds left in the first quarter, Justin Holiday checked in off the Pacers’ bench. He reached that plateau in 416 games, faster than any other coach in NBA history, beating Billy Cunningham’s previous record of 430 games. 13 jersey was presented to Barbara Lewis and Yvonne Chamberlain, Wilt’s sisters, and Oliver Chamberlain, his brother. From The King to The Stifle Tower, here are the top 20 players in the NBA right now. Every NBA player in the league, sortable by conference and position, and organized alphabetically for optimal searching. On December 3, 2019, he made his return against the Miami Heat. [2][114] His best scoring performance was in the semifinal game against Spain with 9 points. Before the injury, Hawkins had missed only seven games in his 12-year NBA career. [64], On November 28, 2016, Lowry set a franchise record by hitting all six of his three-pointers for a game-high 24 points in a 122–95 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The acquisition of DeBusschere is often credited as providing the last piece to the Knicks’ championship teams of 1970 and 1973. One-time All-Star Paul Walther dies at the age of 87. The Washington Bullets beat the New Jersey Nets 104-95 to give Gene Shue his 700th NBA career coaching victory. Houston Rockets forward Charles Barkley’s storied career came to an end in Philadelphia, when he attempted to block a shot by the Sixers’ Tyrone Hill. Bob Pettit is born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sloan’s coaching tenure with the Jazz is the longest current term of service among head coaches in the NBA. Jordan moved ahead of Moses Malone, who had scored 27,409 points in 19 seasons. Houston’s Clyde Drexler had five steals to give him a career total of 2,115 and move him into fourth place on the all-time steals list.
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