Thursday, January 17, 2008

Today's Date in NBA History

(Boulder-CO) Today's Date is January 17th, and on this day:

'61- The Cincinnati Royals’ 22-year-old rookie sensation, Oscar Robertson (my favorite player ever), became the youngest player to receive All-Star MVP honors. Robertson scored 23 points and handed out 14 assists in a 153-131 victory for the West at Syracuse.

'92- Boston’s Robert Parish became the 16th player in NBA history to reach the 20,000-point plateau for his career, after scoring 14 points in the Celtics’ 98-95 win over Philadelphia at Boston Garden.

'92- Milwaukee’s Moses Malone became the sixth player in NBA history to appear in 1,200 games--along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elvin Hayes, John Havlicek, Paul Silas and Robert Parish--as he scored a team-high 20 points to lead the Bucks to a 90-85 win over New York at the Bradley Center.

'94- Patrick Ewing became the first New York player to reach the 15,000-point mark for his career, scoring a game-high 34 points in the Knicks’ 106-94 win over visiting Minnesota.

'94- The Sacramento Kings-Los Angeles Lakers game at the Great Western Forum was postponed due to an earthquake in Los Angeles. Also, due to damage caused by the earthquake, the Los Angeles Clippers were forced to move two games out of the LA Sports Arena.
Enjoy your day!

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