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What Happened in Sports: February 5, 2022
See what happened in sports on February 5, 2022 ft. Lakers overcoming Knicks in OT despite RJ Barrett big game, Morant's Memphis record, and more!
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February 5th, 2022 was highlighted by a climatic matchup between two of the most popular teams in the NBA as LeBron’s return (missed five games due to a knee injury) and AD’s monster performance led the Lakers past the Knicks in OT, overcoming RJ Barrett’s career-high performance and clutch buckets down the stretch as NYK blew a 20-point lead. Ja Morant continues to shatter the Memphis record book, Tyrese Haliburton set a Kings record with 17 assists, Nurkic dunked on Giannis, and the LaMelo-Miles connection is as strong as ever.
See what happened in sports on February 5th last year, headlined by NL Cy Young Trevor Bauer signing with the Dodgers and Nikola Vucevic dropping a career-high, as well as what happened in sports on February 5th, 2020 ft. Andre Iguodala going to the Heat and the Raptors extending their win streak to 12 after a 19-point comeback.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
RJ BARRETT CUT THE LAKERS LEAD TO 3 with 38 seconds remaining on ABC! pic.twitter.com/WBtA0IjnwH
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
RJ drains the CLUTCH 3 to TIE IT UP for the @nyknicks on ABC ? pic.twitter.com/NETI1z8lU8
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
RJ Barrett ERUPTED to set a new career-high (36 PTS) in Los Angeles, including multiple CLUTCH buckets to force OT ?@RJBarrett6: 36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST pic.twitter.com/MMwccZxGqG
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
? 103 Triple Doubles ?
LeBron and the @Lakers overcome a massive 21 point deficit as LBJ logs his 103rd career triple-double! #LakeShow@KingJames: 29 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST pic.twitter.com/yowGswcPCn
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
Ja & the Grizzlies got fancy on the fast break ? pic.twitter.com/INxNXnrLSU
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 5, 2022
Ja punches it home to lead Saturday's TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/zXsTe7XEYv
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
LaMelo ? Bridges
The @hornets are live on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/2io2WjCguF
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
Nurkic slips the screen and punches it home!
Watch Now on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/3JAHx83tyC
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
[SEE MORE]
7:00 PM: Miami Heat (33-20) vs. Charlotte Hornets (28-25)
7:00 PM: Phoenix Suns (41-10) vs. Washington Wizards (24-27)
8:30 PM: New York Knicks (24-28) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (25-28)
NFL: TE Adam Trautman, New Orleans Saints (turns 25)
NFL: OG Jonah Jackson, Detroit Lions (25)
NFL: DL Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (27)
NBA: G/F Terrence Ross, Orlando Magic (31)
MLB: 2B Roberto Alomar, Hall of Fame (54)
NFL: QB Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame (80)
MLB: OF Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame (88)
2021: Los Angeles Dodgers became the 1st defending World Series champion to sign a reigning Cy Young winner in free agency, giving Trevor Bauer the 1st $40M+ salary in MLB history on a front-loaded 3y/$102M deal. 5 most interesting facts from the historic move
2017: Falling behind the Atlanta Falcons 28-3 in Q3, the New England Patriots completed the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to win their 5th in franchise history. QB Tom Brady surpassed Joe Montana for the most Super Bowls (5) ever by a QB
2014: Los Angeles Dodgers signed 3B Justin Turner to a minor league contract. The future All-Star would turn his career around with LA, receiving MVP votes during 3 consecutive years and helping them win their 1st World Series title (2020) in over 30 years
2013: Los Angeles Lakers SG Kobe Bryant threw down 1 of his most memorable dunks by posterizing both F Gerald Wallace and PF Kris Humphries for the clutch bucket in a close win over the Brooklyn Nets
2012: New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, their 4th title in franchise history that featured an iconic throw from Eli Manning to Mario Manningham on the sideline during a 4th Qtr game-winning drive
2006: Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks thanks to a trick-play TD from Antwaan Randle El to Hines Ward that was HOF RB Jerome Bettis‘ final game and made Ben Roethlisberger the youngest (23) starting QB to win a Super Bowl
1989: Los Angeles Lakers C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the very 1st and still the only player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points
1969: Former Green Bay Packers HC Vince Lombardi officially became part Owner, VP, GM, and HC of the Washington Redskins
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