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What Happened in Sports: April 16, 2022
See what happened in sports on April 16, 2022 ft. Ant's historic playoff debut, Mitchell's continued postseason success, Maxey's breakout, & more
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April 16th, 2022 was highlighted by Anthony Edwards’ historic Playoff debut (36 PTS) in Game 1 win vs. Memphis. Donovan Mitchell’s postseason track record grew with a 30-point 2nd-half explosion to down Dallas without Luka, and Tyrese Maxey broke out for 38 PTS to lead Philly over Toronto in G1. Hunter Greene recorded the most 100+ MPH pitches (39) during one GS in MLB history while Jordan Poole dominated in his first career Playoff game with 30 points to lead GSW over Jokic’s Nuggets, and the Rays’ WS heroes made memorable plays.
See what happened in sports on April 16th last year, headlined by a 12-inning thriller between rivals Padres and Dodgers and Kyle Schwarber hitting a walk-off home run for his new Nationals team, as well as what happened in sports on April 16th, 2020 ft. Mike Conley beating Zach LaVine in the final round of the NBA H.O.R.S.E. challenge and Jalen Green starting an unprecedented move by going straight to the G-League instead of college.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
HIS NAME IS KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS ?#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on ESPN pic.twitter.com/EOzUXtmqBj
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2022
KAT & MORANT's big slams headline Saturday's opening action! pic.twitter.com/hDNpusLVvD
— NBA (@NBA) April 17, 2022
Not sure if JJJ or Ja gets credit for this block but great defensive effort by the @memgrizz! #GrindCity#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on ESPN pic.twitter.com/WosARZjS5V
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2022
Anthony Edwards recorded the most PTS (36) during a player's NBA Playoff debut in Minnesota #Timberwolves history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2022
Royce O'Neale knocks down the clutch bucket to extend the @utahjazz lead late in Game 1!#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on ESPN pic.twitter.com/fizO4eY4rb
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2022
Donovan Mitchell dominated the second half dropping 30 of his 32 points to propel the @utahjazz to the Game 1 victory! #TakeNote
? @spidadmitchell: 32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
Jazz lead the series 1-0
Game 2: Monday 8:30pm/et on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/eQQa5uQvmI
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2022
Youngest players with 30+ PTS during 1 GP in Philadelphia #76ers postseason history:
1. Tyrese Maxey (21)
2. Maurice Cheeks (22)
3. Ben Simmons (22)
4. Dolph Schayes (22)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2022
Hunter Greene recorded the most pitches of 100+ MPH (39) & 101+ MPH (11) during 1 GS in MLB history [pitch-tracking era began in 2008]pic.twitter.com/2jxFnKsMVB
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2022
mom can you come pick me up? randy arozarena is doing crazy things on the basepath again pic.twitter.com/fnpXgtrinK
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 16, 2022
This pitcher can really play the outfield, huh? pic.twitter.com/WYyBQ93UcH
— MLB (@MLB) April 16, 2022
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— Oakland A's (@Athletics) April 16, 2022
[SEE MORE]
1:00 PM: #5 Utah Jazz vs. #4 Dallas Mavericks [Game 1]
3:30 PM: #7 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #2 Memphis Grizzlies [Game 1]
6:00 PM: #5 Toronto Raptors vs. #4 Philadelphia 76ers [Game 1]
8:30 PM: #6 Denver Nuggets vs. #3 Golden State Warriors [Game 1]
NBA: C Wendell Carter, Orlando Magic (turns 23)
NFL: TE Drew Sample, Cincinnati Bengals (26)
NFL: WR Will Fuller V, Free Agent (28)
MLB: RP Keone Kela, Arizona Diamondbacks (29)
MLB: 3B Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals (31)
NBA: PG Reggie Jackson, Los Angeles Clippers (32)
MLB: RP Richard Bleier, Miami Marlins (35)
NFL: DB Johnathan Joseph, Retired after 2020 (38)
NFL: HC/GM Bill Belichick, New England Patriots (70)
NBA: C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hall of Fame (75)
2020: Utah Jazz PG Mike Conley beat Chicago Bulls G/F Zach LaVine in the 1st ever NBA H.O.R.S.E challenge during the NBA’s 2020 hiatus
2020: 2021 top NBA Draft prospect G/F Jalen Green chose to go to the G-League instead of the NCAA in a nearly unprecedented move for a top NBA prospect that paved the way for more players choosing that route and NIL deals being allowed by the NCAA
2008: Seattle Supersonics played their last game in franchise history where Kevin Durant had the 1st 40-pt game of his career before they moved to OKC to become the Oklahoma City Thunder
2003: Washington Wizards SG Michael Jordan played the very final game of his illustrious NBA career in Philadelphia, where he received a 3:00-long standing ovation
2000: New England Patriots drafted QB Tom Brady with the 199th overall pick in what became known as the greatest NFL draft choice of all-time
1996: Chicago Bulls broke the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers’ record of 69 wins during a season. They went on to win 72 games, a record that stood for 20 years until the Golden State Warriors won their 73rd game on April 13, 2016
1983: San Antonio Spurs recorded the highest FG% (70.7; 53/75) during a single game in NBA history as they beat Dallas 132-120 with both Gene Banks (21 PTS; 9-9 FG) and Artis Gilmore (24 PTS; 8-8 FG) going perfect from the field
1967: Philadelphia 76ers C Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA Finals record for REBs (26) in a half, grabbing 38 total, the most ever in a postseason triple-double during a Game 2 victory over the San Francisco Warriors — his former team; combining for 169 total REBs, the teams also tied an NBA Playoff record
1940: Cleveland Indians SP Bob Feller threw the 1st (and only) Opening Day no-hitter in MLB history, adding 8 strikeouts in 9 innings against the Chicago White Sox
1929: New York Yankees became the 1st MLB team to ever place numbers on their jerseys as they are commonly seen in sports today
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