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The Best in Sports: January 31, 2020
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‘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.
Here is the best from January 30, 2020:
The Lakers played their first home game since Kobe’s passing and showed an awesome tribute for the Laker legend before LeBron gave a motivational speech.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 1, 2020
LeBron delivers an emotional speech during the Lakers’ tribute for Kobe.
Catch the re-air of the Blazers/Lakers game at 4pm ET on NBA TV. pic.twitter.com/iyW03iLBRG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 1, 2020
Related: Honoring Kobe
If it wasn’t for Dame, the Lakers would be celebrating an emotional win in tribute of Kobe Bryant. Instead, Dame honored the late-Bryant with another fantastic performance that capped off an epic month for the Blazers superstar and earned him ANOTHER Player of the Day award.
#PlayerOfTheDay (1/31) – PG Damian Lillard, POR
FACTS TO KNOW:
– 1st ever w/ 35pts, 5reb, 5ast, & 5 3PM in 5 straight GP
– 1st Blazer ever w/ 500+ points over a calendar month
– Most 3PM in a calendar month by a Blazer ever (73) https://t.co/DdpOonOWow— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 1, 2020
Related: Players of the Day
On the night LA honored Kobe Bryant, Kyrie took his game to the next level. As Kobe’s #1 mentee, Irving had one of, if not the best game of his career by knocking down 54 points and only missing 4 shots. Mamba mentality.
54 PTS for Kyrie 🔥
The only Nets player to have multiple 50-point games in a season. pic.twitter.com/MIoOduBJZU
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 1, 2020
Kyrie Irving is the first player in Nets history with multiple 50-point games in one season. pic.twitter.com/JVoE2BQ059
— StatMamba (@statmuse) February 1, 2020
Kyrie Irving finished with 54 points while shooting 19 of 23 from the field.
Irving’s 4 missed shots tonight are tied for the 2nd-fewest in a 50-point game in NBA history. Only Wilt Chamberlain in 1967 missed fewer in a 50-point game (3). pic.twitter.com/cmAgAU61pO— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 1, 2020
Kyrie Irving is the 2nd player in the last 20 seasons with 27 points on 100% FG in a half (10-10 FG), joining Yao Ming.
Kyrie is also the first player over the last 20 seasons to go 10-10 from the field while making 4 3-pointers in a single half. pic.twitter.com/ODf3sQ3bns— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 1, 2020
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James Harden & Russell Westbrook were on a mission against the Luka-less Mavs. Harden finally ended his slump and Russ continued his hot streak. These two could be dangerous come the Playoffs.
Brodie (32 PTS & 9 AST) & The Beard (35 PTS & 16 REB) were cooking in Houston’s win last night! 🍳 pic.twitter.com/m2sq0i9f5D
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 1, 2020
WESTBEAST 😤 pic.twitter.com/5iMZIAdJyu
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) February 1, 2020
ALLEY-OOP! 🚀 #AssistOfTheGame@BBVA_USA | #CreatingOpportunities pic.twitter.com/EmKBFoFDBz
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) February 1, 2020
Related: NBA Playoffs
Denver put together an all-around game to pull off the upset victory in Milwaukee to end their 9-game win streak and give them just their 7th loss of the season (3rd at home).
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The top 2 picks from last year’s draft faced off for the first time and put on a show.
ZION TAKING OVER THE FOURTH pic.twitter.com/EHzXQg43xC
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 1, 2020
Zion on the reverse 😯 pic.twitter.com/HTmiZFcJK3
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 1, 2020
#GrzNxtGen Lob Tour: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 @JaMorant | #GrzNxtGen pic.twitter.com/XRhMlwiU52
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) February 1, 2020
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Andre Drummond moved up the all-time 20-20 list on Friday, but Norman Powell got the best of him on this play. Powell’s fans will have this poster hanging in their room.
Cocked that joint back & banged on ’em pic.twitter.com/jPftrReJBD
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) February 1, 2020
Andre Drummond now has 41 career 20-20 games. That is tied with Charles Barkley for the 4th-most since the NBA-ABA Merger (1976-77).
The only players with more in that span are Moses Malone (109), Dwight Howard (51), Hakeem Olajuwon (42).
(h/t @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/WUCp0KV77v— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 1, 2020
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Zach LaVine is still considering participating in the dunk contest again this year, and the 2x Slam Dunk Champion is certainly capable of winning a third.
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22@ZachLaVine scored at least 20 points in every game in January. pic.twitter.com/uDmJBIzstw— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 1, 2020
Related: NBA All-Star Weekend
There were some nasty crossovers that took place on Friday.
Kyle Lowry destroyed him 😱 pic.twitter.com/MVI6OTq5K5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 1, 2020
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(📺: @AltitudeTV) pic.twitter.com/NsVntTLw9y
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) February 1, 2020
Related: Top NBA Highlights From 1/31
Kyrie Irving had a monster game on Friday and put up some exciting highlight plays, but his teammates also put on a quite the show with this behind-the-back pass from a Center and Temple’s slam in traffic.
Fro to Joe BEHIND THE BACK 😱 pic.twitter.com/Kaftzy8CHs
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 1, 2020
Temple run. Temple dunk.@GTemp17 | #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/qhxXE2LVR8
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 1, 2020
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Everything to Know About Super Bowl 54 https://t.co/P9X7kC3Rab
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 1, 2020
Best Bets to Make for Super Bowl 54 https://t.co/cY1hgfPzEB
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 1, 2020
Ranking the MLB’s Best 25 Players Under 25 Years Old https://t.co/7hUmvoCClt
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 1, 2020
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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Related: Games of the Day
#PlayerOfTheDay (1/31) – PG Damian Lillard, POR
FACTS TO KNOW:
– 1st ever w/ 35pts, 5reb, 5ast, & 5 3PM in 5 straight GP
– 1st Blazer ever w/ 500+ points over a calendar month
– Most 3PM in a calendar month by a Blazer ever (73) https://t.co/DdpOonOWow— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 1, 2020
Related: Players of the Day
Kyrie was incredibly effective & efficient vs. Chicago.
Kyrie Irving finished with 54 points while shooting 19 of 23 from the field.
Irving’s 4 missed shots tonight are tied for the 2nd-fewest in a 50-point game in NBA history. Only Wilt Chamberlain in 1967 missed fewer in a 50-point game (3). pic.twitter.com/cmAgAU61pO
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 1, 2020
Related: Facts to Know
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