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ByRob Mason, PSO President of Sports Operations Feb 06, 2020
‘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.
Entering this game on an 11-game win streak didn’t stop the Pacers from taking a 19-point lead over Toronto at one point in this game. However, the reigning champs turned up when it mattered most with Siakam, Lowry, & Ibaka all delivering in a crucial 4th quarter that gives Toronto significant momentum and a franchise record 12th consecutive victory.
Serge, Lowry, & Siakam stepped up to lead Toronto to an epic comeback victory for a franchise-record 12th straight win https://t.co/mQUc3uhuk1
Nikola Jokic is in a groove right now and continues to put up dominant performances. This one vs. the Jazz on a back-to-back with only seven players might be his most impressive one yet. Especially considering the company he joined with this level of production.
🃏 30 PTS, 21 REB, 10 AST for Joker 🃏#NBAAllStar Nikola Jokic becomes the first @nuggets player to average 30+ PPG, 10+ RPG and 10+ APG over a 3-game span! pic.twitter.com/NTHsdp4LT0
Nikola Jokic joins Wilt Chamberlain & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the 3rd 7-footer of all-time to record a game with 30 PTS/20 REB/10 AST https://t.co/DfrqVzEff2
Andre Iguodala won a Finals MVP and 3 total championships with the Warriors. After five straight Finals runs, he decided to sit out instead of playing for a rebuilding Grizzlies team, but now he’ll be heading to South Beach to bring that Championship experience to a young nucleus in Miami.
UPDATE: Miami Heat have agreed to acquire SF Andre Iguodala from the Memphis Grizzlies and gave him a 2yr/$30M extension with the 2nd year (2021-22) being non-guaranteed https://t.co/byqRx96jdw
The Miami Heat added a champion on Wednesday, but in their major matchup with the Clippers, it was Los Angeles that played like champions, setting a LAC team record with 24 3PM in the game.
Kansas City celebrated their 1st Super Bowl in 50 years with an awesome parade that included a majority of the KC population forming the “Red Sea.” The Super Bowl MVP & Travis Kelce were among the memorable speeches from the day.
Ice Trae is quickly emerging as one of the premier offensive threats in the NBA. It won’t be long until he makes the leap into the MVP conversation over the next coming years, especially with the recent moves Atlanta is making to develop into a contender.
The New York Yankees dealt with a record amount of injuries last season, and are already in the hole to start 2020 now, with news coming out of James Paxton’s back surgery.
The NBA Trade Deadline is less than 24 hours away and moves are starting to be made. The Andre Iguodala trade headlined the evening, but these other moves highlighted a great day in sports.
Hawks are trading Jabari Parker and Alex Len to Sacramento for Dewayne Dedmon and two second-round picks, per @wojespnpic.twitter.com/miVaPi5f2x
#PlayerOfTheDay (2/5/20) – C Nikola Jokic, DEN FACTS TO KNOW: – 10th ever to record 30 PTS/20 REB/10 AST in a game – 2nd player above 7’0″ w/ 30 PTS/20 REB/10 AST – Beat Jazz on a back-to-back w/ only 7 players https://t.co/n8XGcJApIK
Best Hank Aaron Facts to Know: – Most career RBI’s, Total Bases, & XBH of all-time – Only player in history w/ 20 HRs in 20 different seasons – 1 of 5 players ever w/ 5 different 40-HR seasons – 1 of 5 ever to hit 500 HRs & record 300 hits – All-Star in MLB record 21 seasons