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What Happened in Sports: April 17, 2022
See what happened in sports on April 17, 2022 ft. Tatum's buzzer beater, Duncan Robinson's 3P barrage, Bucks' close win vs Bulls, and more!
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April 17th, 2022 was highlighted by Jayson Tatum’s buzzer-beating layup to help the Celtics overcome Kyrie’s 39 points in Game 1 amidst his many gestures toward the rowdy Boston crowd. Duncan Robinson set the Heat Playoff 3PM (8) record as Miami clamped Trae Young en route to a blowout Game 1 win, and Giannis beat the Bulls for the 14th straight time. CP3 went off for 18 PTS in the 4th Qtr vs. NOLA, while the Mets rotation, Padres defense, Jordan Romano, and Nestor Cortes all made history in the MLB. Rays rookie OF Josh Lowe also robbed a HR.
See what happened in sports on April 17th last year, headlined by an epic duel between Stephen Curry and Jayson Tatum and another great battle between the Dodgers and the Padres that ended with Mookie Betts’ iconic catch, as well as what happened in sports on April 17th, 2020 ft. Isaiah Todd following Jalen Green to the G-League Ignite instead of heading to college and the NBA Players Association agreeing to taking a 25% pay cut due to the season suspension.
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.
The @celtics were the #1 defense in the NBA during the regular season, and they showed it on the final defensive possession of the Game 1.
Check out the full sequence leading to Jayson Tatum's #TissotBuzzerBeater to win it! pic.twitter.com/c9CU2akJ4Y
— NBA (@NBA) April 17, 2022
KYRIE STEPBACK THREE ? pic.twitter.com/iBEMJC2Wr1
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 17, 2022
Kyrie WENT OFF for the @BrooklynNets in Game 1 dropping 39 points including 18 points in the 4th!
? GAME 2: BKN vs. BOS
Wed. 7pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/pGVxqRCNa7
— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2022
Jayson Tatum's wild winner headlines Sunday's TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/JUY25TcXlZ
— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2022
Most 3PM during 1 Playoff GP in Miami #Heat history:
1. 2022 Duncan Robinson (8)
T2. 2021 Duncan Robinson, 2020 Duncan Robinson x2, 2012 Mike Miller, & 2005 Damon Jones (7)
pic.twitter.com/AColAsUfe7
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 17, 2022
Trae Young picks gets the steal and knocks down a ridiculous and-1 bucket.
ATL 17 | MIA 23
Start of Q2#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/ndNVDbqTas
— NBA (@NBA) April 17, 2022
CP3 went FULL POINT GOD in Q4 dropping 19 points to secure the Game 1 victory for the @Suns! #RallyTheValley@CP3: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 4 3PM
GAME 2: PELICANS/SUNS
Tues. 10pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/rsM5JEFK2G
— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2022
NASTY NESTOR. IMMACULATE INNING. pic.twitter.com/vPL26Gi8vt
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2022
Josh Lowe brought it back ? pic.twitter.com/K17uWtspwk
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2022
B I G G I ? pic.twitter.com/KYAOF11kje
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 17, 2022
.@TimmyLo16 went all out! pic.twitter.com/8RaKdVtej8
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2022
Run back some of the best chasedown blocks of the 2021-22 regular season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/E6SJ2GmLk9
— NBA (@NBA) April 17, 2022
[SEE MORE]
1:00 PM: #8 Atlanta Hawks vs. #1 Miami Heat [Game 1]
3:30 PM: #7 Brooklyn Nets vs. #2 Boston Celtics [Game 1]
6:30 PM: #6 Chicago Bulls vs. #3 Milwaukee Bucks [Game 1]
9:00 PM: #8 New Orleans Pelicans vs. #1 Phoenix Suns [Game 1]
NBA: C Nic Claxton, Brooklyn Nets (turns 23)
NFL: EDGE Bryce Huff, New York Jets (24)
NFL: OL Ali Marpet, Retired after 2021 (29)
MLB: RP Deolis Guerra, Oakland Athletics (33)
MLB: 2B/IF Jed Lowrie, Oakland Athletics (38)
NFL: QB Boomer Esiason, Retired after 1997 (61)
MLB: 1B/IF Cap Anson, Hall of Fame (170)
2021: Los Angeles Dodgers OF Mookie Betts made an iconic game-saving diving catch in the bottom of the 9th with less than an inch to spare to maintain the 2-0 win over San Diego that would have been all tied up had Betts not caught it
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 surpassed this record pretty much every season that he’s been healthy and his 402 3PM in 2015-16 is now 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 was his milestone 500th career HR
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 featured QB’s being drafted with each of the 1st 3 picks for the 1st time in NFL history as Tim Couch went No. 1 to the Browns, Donovan McNabb was taken No. 2 by the Eagles, and Akili Smith got drafted No. 3 overall by the Bengals
1976: After trailing the Chicago Cubs 12-1, the Philadelphia Phillies mounted an iconic comeback 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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