By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Dec 30, 2019

December 30th, 2019 was highlighted by the New York Giants officially moving on from Head Coach Pat Shurmur after another disappointing season as they enter the search for a new coach for the second time in three years, Suns SF Kelly Oubre delivering a dagger against Portland in a game coming down to the wire, Shabazz Napier taking over in overtime for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a fierce battle with his old team in Brooklyn thanks to Jarrett Culver’s career-high 21 PTS, and the King celebrating his 25th birthday with a collection of legendary highlights. Check out the Best in Sports from 12/30.

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, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.

Shabazz drains the dagger in OT

John Collins rising up

The Don throws it down

Dbook & Oubre get win over POR

Greek Freak making it look easy

Half man, half amazing

Best blocks of the decade

Long Live the King

Damien’s looking good again

Boston’s breakout game in Philly

Best RF’s of the 2010s

Best CF’s in the game

Banana boat crew was lethal

Insane handles from these MVPs

Best NBA handles of the 2010s

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[Highlights] SG Jordan McRae, WAS (v.MIA): 25 PTS (9-14 FG), 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV [Player of the Day

[Highlights] SG Devin Booker, PHX (@POR): 33 PTS (9-19 FG), 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 TOV

[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (v.PHX): 33 PTS (10-20 FG), 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL, 2 TOV

[Highlights] SF Kelly Oubre, PHX (@POR): 29 PTS (11-21 FG), 2 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV

[Highlights] PG Spencer Dinwiddie, BKN (@MIN): 36 PTS (12-31 FG), 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL, 4 TOV

NFL: K Aldrick Rosas, New York Giants (25)

NFL: QB Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles (27)

NBA: SF Lebron “King” James, Los Angeles Lakers (35)

MLB: SP Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame (84)

Most Significant Sports History

2018: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes finished the season as just the 2nd player in NFL history with 5,000 PASS YDS and 50 PASS TDs in a single season (Peyton Manning – 2013)

2016: Boston Celtics PG Isaiah Thomas scored a career-high 52 points in a victory over the Miami Heat

2013: Exactly 5 years after the Denver Broncos let him go, HC Mike Shanahan was fired by Washington

2012: Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson capped off his MVP season with a 199-yd performance in Week 17 against the Packers to clinch a playoff berth, but fell just 8 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s single-season record of 2,105 RUSH YDS; became the 7th to ever surpass 2K RUSH YDS in a season and is the most recent non-QB MVP winner

2008: Mike Shanahan was fired as HC of the Denver Broncos a decade after bringing their only 2 Super Bowl victories 

1995: Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins combined for a playoff-record 1,038 yards in Buffalo’s 37-22 Wild Card victory

1990: Orlando Magic PG Scott Skiles recorded an NBA-record 30 assists in a win over the Nuggets

1971: With the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Seattle SuperSonics, they finished December 16-0 for the best calendar month in NBA history

1962: Green Bay Packers won their 8th NFL Championship (2nd straight) over the New York Giants

1961: Philadelphia Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain scored 40+ points (42) in his 14th consecutive game, setting an NBA record

1956: New York Giants stomped the Chicago Bears 47-7 for their 4th NFL Championship in the 1st title game that didn’t include the Cleveland Browns since 1949

 

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