Saturday, January 5, 2008

Today’s Date in NBA History

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is January 5th, and on this day:
‘62- Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia began a streak of 47 consecutive complete games, an NBA record.

‘88- Hall of Famer Pete Maravich died at the age of 40 after suffering a heart attack while playing in a pick-up game in California.

‘95- Bill Fitch became the fifth coach in NBA history to register 850 career victories with the Clippers’ 95-93 home win over Philadelphia.

‘01- Tim Thomas of the Milwaukee Bucks connected on eight three-point field goals in the second half of Milwaukee’s 119-115 victory over Portland, breaking the record of seven three-pointers made in one half shared by 10 players.

Enjoy your day!

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