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What Happened in Sports: April 17, 2021
See what happened in sports on April 17, 2021 ft. Tatum & Steph's epic duel, Mookie's amazing catch, MLB walk-offs, and more!
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April 17th, 2021 was highlighted by an epic duel between Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum on the basketball court and between the World Series champion Dodgers and division-rival Padres on the baseball field. Curry set more 3PM records, including most 3PM over a 5-game span but Tatum’s 44 points led Boston to the big win. The LA Dodgers had a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 9th inning until Tommy Pham lasered a ball to the gap with two runners in scoring position, but Mookie Betts made an incredible diving catch to save the game with less than an inch to spare.
The Utah Jazz are adjusting to life without recently-injured Donovan Mitchell as they fell to the depleted Lakers in OT after Jordan Clarkson and Dennis Schroder exchanged clutch buckets in the final 10 seconds to force the extra period. Cincinnati Reds pulled off a triple-play AND walk-off, Marlins had a remarkable play in extras and walked off San Francisco, while Salvador Perez sent one to the bleachers for his own GW-HR. Jacob deGrom struck out 9 batters in a row during his dominant outing that the Mets finally won (with a come-from-behind victory in the final inning).
See what happened in sports on April 17th last year, headlined by top prospect Isaiah Todd heading to the G-League, the NBA and Players Association agreeing on player salary cuts during the pandemic, and the Bears releasing Trey Burton two years into their 4y/$32M deal. This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, top performances of the day, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
MOOKIE MAGIC.#MakeItMajor pic.twitter.com/S7mpdnppRY
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2021
A major ending by Mookie.#MakeItMajor pic.twitter.com/7NprbkYMtY
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2021
STEPH. IS. NOT. FAIR. 😱 pic.twitter.com/e30QF3aNHe
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 18, 2021
BRODIE 😤 pic.twitter.com/kJr0nIvIU9
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 18, 2021
KEMBA WITH THE DAGGER 🥶
Too clutch. pic.twitter.com/oSTq9ZEJqQ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 18, 2021
Clarkson and Schroder trade CLUTCH buckets in the final seconds.. bonus basketball on ESPN❗️
End of regulation:@utahjazz 110@Lakers 110 pic.twitter.com/pOx5qNn7l2
— NBA (@NBA) April 17, 2021
One of the craziest plays we’ve ever seen.@JAguilarMKE turned a potential error into an out. pic.twitter.com/jPHFYTkxCc
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2021
Adam Eaton took one away from Devers. 😳 pic.twitter.com/jLdW3jlee1
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2021
A triple play and then a #walkoff. This @Reds squad is fun to watch.
(MLB x @loanDepot) pic.twitter.com/nN07HcpmxR
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2021
🚨 BANG BANG BANG TRIPLE PLAY JOEY VOTTO! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/zzrVfyjtaq
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 17, 2021
‘Linsanity. #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/wPdUX51uZC
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2021
SALVY SPLASH for the #walkoff! pic.twitter.com/mYLE7ueRNA
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2021
FRANCISCO LINDOR GIVES THE METS THE LEAD!!!! pic.twitter.com/mJM4rJN3gP
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 17, 2021
.@JRvillar6 COMES UP CLUTCH ONCE AGAIN!!! #LGM pic.twitter.com/Ie6XSGkIhj
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 17, 2021
Back-to-back games with 14 Ks for Jacob deGrom 🔥🔥#CarryTheFreight pic.twitter.com/XIy5C0ltlJ
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2021
☘️ 44 POINTS for Jayson Tatum
☘️ 10 REB, 16-25 FGM
☘️ 6 straight Ws for @celtics@jaytatum0 x #BleedGreen pic.twitter.com/IpgNAVL8z0
— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2021
Drummond, Schroder & KCP drop 25+ apiece in the @Lakers OT win! ✨@AndreDrummond: 27 PTS (10/15 FGM)@CaldwellPope: 25 PTS, 5 3PM
Dennis Schroder: 25 PTS, 8 AST pic.twitter.com/mIrgfk93Wc
— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2021
All 44 of @StephenCurry30‘s threes from the past 5 games, the most over a 5-game span in NBA history!
📅: GSW/PHI, Monday, 7:30pm/et, ESPN pic.twitter.com/enNHgYC5Sr
— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2021
The most explosive RB and all-time leading rusher in ACC history, @swaggy_t1 will take his talents to the NFL with all the tools to succeed at the next level and has 1 of the best college football highlight tapes ever ⬇️https://t.co/La3mSiFuc0
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2021
Tyler Boyd is one of the most underrated WRs in the NFL
this is a guy who would have more recognition with better QB play pic.twitter.com/nrEsTfm9Lq
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 17, 2021
April 17, 2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds joined the illustrious 500-HR club during his record-breaking 2001 season off of Los Angeles Dodgers RP Terry Adams
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2021
April 17, 2010: Colorado Rockies SP Ubaldo Jiménez threw the only no-hitter in franchise history during a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2021
April 17, 2013: Golden State Warriors PG Steph Curry broke Ray Allen’s single-season 3PM record with his 270th of the year, finishing with 272. Curry has since surpassed this record 4x and his 402 3PM in 2015-16 now serves as the NBA record
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 18, 2021
April 17, 1976: After trailing 12-1 to the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies stormed back to win 18-16 in 10 innings, led by 3B Mike Schmidt’s 4 consecutive HR
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2021
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4:30 PM: Utah Jazz (42-14) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (34-22)
8:30 PM: Golden State Warriors (28-28) vs. Boston Celtics (30-26)
9:00 PM: Memphis Grizzlies (28-26) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (35-20)
10:00 PM: San Antonio Spurs (26-28) vs. Phoenix Suns (40-15)
[Highlights] F Jayson Tatum, BOS (W v.GS): 44 PTS (16-25 FG | 5-9 3PT), 3 AST, 10 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] PG Steph Curry, GS (L @BOS): 47 PTS (15-27 FG | 11-19 3PT), 3 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 5 TO
[Highlights] SG Bradley Beal, WSH (W v.DET): 37 PTS (13-22 FG | 4-6 3PT), 3 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] F Russell Westbrook, WSH (W v.DET): 15 PTS (7-17 FG | 0-0 3PT), 11 AST, 14 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] F Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (L v.MEM): 28 PTS (10-18 FG | 0-3 3PT), 8 AST, 11 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 4 TO
NBA: C Nicolas Claxton, Brooklyn Nets (turns 22)
NFL: OL Ali Marpet, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (28)
MLB: 2B/IF Jed Lowrie, Oakland Athletics (37)
2013: Golden State Warriors PG Steph Curry broke Ray Allen‘s single-season 3PM record with his 270th of the year, finishing with 272. Curry has since surpassed this record pretty much every season that he’s been healthy and his 402 3PM in 2015-16 now serves as the NBA record
2010: Colorado Rockies SP Ubaldo Jimenez threw the very 1st no-hitter in franchise history in a victory over the Atlanta Braves
2009: An embarrassing uniform malfunction left a number of Washington Nationals players — most notably 1B Adam Dunn and 3B Ryan Zimmerman — wearing jerseys that spelt “Natinals”, leaving out the ‘o’
2009: New York Mets OF Gary Sheffield hit his very 1st HR with his new club, which happened to be his 500th
2007: One day after the the tragic massacre at Virginia Tech, the Washington Nationals donned Hokie-inspired caps; one made it to the HOF, but the others were autographed and donated to the university
2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds hit career HR number 500 off of Los Angeles Dodgers RP Terry Adams
1999: The 1999 NFL Draft features QB’s being drafted with each of the 1st 3 picks (1. Tim Couch [CLE], 2. Donovan McNabb [PHI], 3. Akili Smith [CIN]) for the 1st time in NFL history
1987: Philadelphia 76ers SF Julius Erving became just the 3rd player in NBA/ABA history to score 30,000 career points (Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
1983: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 3,500 career strikeouts
1982: Denver Nuggets’ trio of SF Alex English (25.4 PPG), C Dan Issel (22.9), and PF Kiki Vandeweghe (21.5) became the 1st to average over 20 PPG each since the St. Louis Hawks in 1961 (Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette)
1976: After trailing the Chicago Cubs 12-1, the Philadelphia Phillies stormed back (led by 3B Mike Schmidt‘s 4 consecutive HRs) to win 18-16 in 10 innings
1969: Just 10 games into the franchise’s existence, Montreal Expos SP Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies
1966: Behind PG Jerry West‘s 41 PTS, the Los Angeles Lakers stormed back from a 14-point Q1 deficit (NBA Finals record) to defeat the Boston Celtics in Game 1
1951: New York Yankees OF Mickey Mantle made his MLB debut and picked up his 1st career hit. Mantle is 1 of 11 eventual Hall of Famers to debut on April 17th, the most in MLB history
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