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Most Significant Sports History on November 28th
Learn about November 28th's most significant sports history including Reggie Miller's career-high, the NFL's points record, MJ's 3rd retirement, and more!
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Entrenched in NFL Thanksgiving history, November 28th is also remembered for the beginning of Michael Jordan’s third and final retirement tour — this time in DC. Not only did one of the other greatest shooters in NBA history set a franchise scoring record, but the legendary Celtics squad of the mid-1980’s also established their record-long home winning streak. Last but not least, Taysom Hill and Cam Jordan stole the show last Thanksgiving exactly 90 years after a virtually unbreakable scoring record in Chicago.
(1992) 25 years ago today, Reggie Miller dropped a career-high 57 points!
— Timeless Sports (@timelesssports_) November 28, 2017
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YEAR: 1992
SIGNIFICANCE: Reggie Miller set an Indiana Pacers franchise record with 57 points in a victory over the Charlotte Hornets
One Saturday in November 28 years ago today, one of the smoothest 3-point strokers and most elusive guards to come off screens in the history of basketball had himself his franchise’s best scoring game ever. In his sixth of 18 magnificent seasons, the 27-year-old Reggie Miller bombarded the Hornets’ defense with a barrage of buckets which buried them 138-122. Miller’s 57 points (16-29 FG) marked his personal career-high and an Indiana Pacers franchise record to cap off his colossal bludgeoning of Charlotte.
On this day, November 28, 1997
— Skill Dev Coach (@skilldevcoach) November 29, 2017
Chicago's Michael Jordan scored 26 points at Indiana to move past Elvin Hayes (27,313) into fourth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 27,332 points. pic.twitter.com/4jg9lC0tLp
YEAR: 1997 & 2002
SIGNIFICANCE: Michael Jordan moved into 4th on the all-time scoring list AND announced his retirement for the 3rd & final time
The illustrious resume of the mythical Michael Jordan is almost impossible to capture in simply a sentence with “His Airness” hoisting two championship three-peats and a handful of MVP awards. On this day in the season of his last Finals run (1997-98), the Chicago Bulls SG surpassed Elvin Hayes — who was notoriously the Washington Bullets big man through the mid-70s to early-80s — on the all-time scoring list as MJ averaged 28.7 PPG that year. The significant event came in a 94-83 loss to his rivaled Indiana Pacers as he pushed past the 27,313-point threshold with a 26-pt output to claim ownership of fourth place for all-time points scored.
Then, on the same exact day five years later in 2002, the world-renowned legend “Air Jordan” made waves with his publicly announced decision to finally hang up the sneakers and retire at season’s end. This was the third, and final time Jordan retired from the NBA after he did so in 1993 (following his father’s death) and 1999 (following Chicago’s GM Jerry Krause rebuilding the roster). At this juncture, the HOFer Jordan was in his second season with the Washington Wizards after returning to the league in 2001 for a brief reunion, but his time would eventually come to an end after that 2002-03 season.
On this day in 1903, Hall of Fame FB Ernie Nevers was born.
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) June 11, 2020
When playing for the Chicago Cardinals in 1929, Nevers scored every one of his team’s points (six touchdowns and four extra point conversions) in a 40-6 rout of the Chicago Bears, still an NFL record. pic.twitter.com/QNBz8CfoTl
YEAR: 1929
SIGNIFICANCE: Ernie Nevers set an NFL record by scoring all 40 points himself (6 TDs, 4 PATs)
A three-sport standout at Stanford, Ernie Nevers would eventually play professional baseball, basketball, and football by the time he retired from athletics. Football was clearly his calling, however, and after a four-TD Rose Bowl victory over Notre Dame, Stanford HC Glenn “Pop” Warner likened Nevers to the legendary Jim Thorpe, claiming “Nevers could do everything Thorpe could do… and Ernie always tried harder.” Despite playing just five NFL seasons, Nevers was named an All-Pro each year and was inducted with the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s inaugural Class of 1963.
Debuting with the Duluth Eskimos in 1926, Nevers would spend his final three seasons with the Chicago Cardinals and finished with 38 total TDs, 52 PATs, and seven FGs for a total of 301 career points. On this day in 1929 — his first season with Chicago — Nevers would set a still-standing NFL record in a Thanksgiving Day victory over the Chicago Bears. Recording six TDs and four extra points, Nevers scored all 40 of the Cardinals’ points in the 40-6 victory to cement his legacy with a virtually unbreakable record, as only Gale Sayers’ six-TD game in 1965 (4 rush, 1 rec, 1 punt return) has come even close.
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YEAR: 1986
SIGNIFICANCE: The Boston Celtics won their NBA record 38th consecutive home game
An absolutely stacked 1985-86 Boston Celtics squad, filled with HOFs Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, and Bill Walton, began sculpting a successful streak of victories on their home turf. In the Boston Garden over the course of two seasons, in between which they raised a championship banner, the Shamrocks set the then-NBA record for the most home wins in a row. The streak was established at 38 games as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs 111-96 on this day in 1986. The current record for most consecutive home wins (54) is held by the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, and that streak was ended by none other than the Celtics.
CAM JORDAN CALLED GAME.
— NFL (@NFL) November 29, 2019
His fourth sack seals the W for the @Saints! #Saints @CamJordan94 pic.twitter.com/Dq0jGwcrRN
YEAR: 2019
SIGNIFICANCE: Cam Jordan sacked Matt Ryan for the 18th time in his career, the most of any player vs. any QB
Just a year ago today, Saints DE Cam Jordan recorded a career-high four sacks on Matt Ryan in a 26-18 Thanksgiving victory over the Falcons, tying the franchise record. Becoming the NFL’s all-time sack leader of a single QB (18 on Ryan), Jordan also moved into second-place in Saints history (83.0) while the team recorded a ridiculous 41 total pressures and nine sacks (for the first time since 2001), which was the most Ryan was ever sacked in a single game. Beating rookie RT Kaleb McGary off the snap, Jordan’s fourth sack all but sealed the game, forcing a turnover on downs with under a minute left to play.
In addition to the torturing of Matt Ryan, New Orleans’ secret offensive weapon also made his mark in nearly any way he could. In addition to becoming only the second QB since 1950 to record a RUSH and REC TD (Jim McMahon, 1983), Hill also blocked a punt to set up a short, 30-yard drive. Finishing it off with a 3-yard jet sweep — his fourth receiving TD of the season — Taysom would return to the end zone just before halftime on a 30-yard QB power run. After a late TD pass to Russell Gage, Atlanta recovered an onside kick and worked into FG range by the 2:00 warning, then recovered another onside only to be snuffed out by Cam Jordan.
TAYSOM HILL: PLAYMAKER
— NFL (@NFL) November 29, 2019
A blocked punt gives the @Saints great field position. #Saints @T_Hill4
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