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ByRob Mason, PSO President of Sports Operations Nov 26, 2019
‘The Best in Sports’ is a daily PSO original series showcasing the best highlights, facts, and stories going on in the land of the NFL, NBA, & MLB every day. Get a recap on EVERYTHING that happened yesterday here.
Giannis recorded one of the best games of his career on Monday with 50 points against the top defensive team in the NBA (102.6 Pts/100 Poss).
Season-high 50 PTS | 14 REB | 6 AST@Giannis_An34 records his 17th-straight double-double to start the season, the longest streak since Bill Walton’s 34 in 1976-77. 😤 pic.twitter.com/Cz48NioqOx
👀 @Giannis_An34 (50 PTS, 14 REB, 0 TO) joins Moses Malone, Michael Jordan and @carmeloanthony as the only players to record 50 PTS, 10 REB and 0 TOs in a game since TOs became an official stat in 1977-78. pic.twitter.com/QTblTJ9fj3
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens dominated on MNF and made a clear statement to the NFL that Lamar Jackson is the best player in the league this year and the Ravens are the best team.
Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) is the first player in NFL history to have 3,000+ passing yards and 1,500+ rushing yards in his first 2 seasons.@Ravens | #MNF
The Ravens are the first team in NFL history to win back-to-back games against teams with winning records, each by 34 points or more. h/t @EliasSportspic.twitter.com/xKb21czXhr
The reigning ECF Player of the Week continued his recent high-level of play with Kyrie Irving, Caris LeVert, and (obviously) Kevin Durant all out for the Nets. He dropped 23 points, 9 assists, and the game-winner in the Land for the Nets’ 5th win in their last 6 games.
Buddy Hield’s career game on Monday surpassed the Kings’ all-time 3PM record in a game, while setting his own personal career-high for total points scored.
Buddy Hield hit a Kings franchise record 11 threes tonight as part of a career-high 41 points.
The Kings still lost.
Hield’s 11 3-pt FG are tied for the most in a loss in NBA history. The only other player to hit 11 3-pt FG and lose is Stephen Curry, who has done so twice. pic.twitter.com/Mdwwat9YGv
After a decent first three games back, Carmelo showed signs of being the 10x All-Star he is in his 4th game back with 25 Pts & 8 Reb to help lead Portland to a victory over Chicago.
In a tight game back in the TD Garden, Sacramento kept it close with both teams’ best player’s unavailable. As they traded buckets down the stretch, it was Marcus Smart’s basket at the rim that proved to be the difference.
In a re-match of the 2019 ECF, Pascal Siakam stepped up with a clutch bucket and block on both sides of the ball to seal the victory for Toronto’s 14th straight W vs. the 76ers in Canada.
PSO’s Official 2019 All-MLB Team: C: J.T. Realmuto 1B: Pete Alonso 2B: DJ LeMahieu SS: Xander Bogaerts 3B: Anthony Rendon OF: Cody Bellinger, Mike Trout, Christian Yelich DH: Nelson Cruz SP: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Jack Flaherty RP: Kirby Yates
#PlayerOfTheDay Lamar Jackson continued his MVP campaign with a 5 Pass TD performance on MNF. He is the 1st player in NFL history to have 3,000+ Pass Yds and 1,500+ Rush Yds in his 1st 2 seasons and the only player w/ 4 Pass TD & 50+ Rush Yds in consecutive GP https://t.co/DgRxY9TlYa