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What Happened in Sports: January 28, 2021
What happened in sports on January 28, 2021 Ft. Blazers blowing a 20-pt lead to Houston, LeBron going cold after a 7-7 FG start, and more!
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January 28th, 2021 was highlighted by the Rockets making a 20-point comeback over the Blazers. Houston’s Big 3 of John Wall, Oladipo, and Wood all put in work to overcome Dame’s 30-point, 9-assist night and some clutch 3PM’s from Anfernee Simons. LeBron got off to an impressive 7-7 FG start against the Pistons without Anthony Davis, but faded as he then shot 1-12 after the hot start in a loss to the lowly Pistons. Clippers almost blew an insurmountable lead to the Heat late but were able to walk away with the win without Kawhi and Paul George. Also, the Cardinals brought back STL legend Adam Wainwright on a one-year deal.
See what happened in sports on January 28th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by heartfelt tributes to Kobe Bryant, Khris Middleton’s 51-point night, and Embiid’s 24th point fadeaway while wearing the #24. 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. More content will be uploaded throughout the day.
DERRICK JONES JR ✈️✈️✈️✈️ pic.twitter.com/ziIL3GrXZ4
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 29, 2021
👀 every angle of @drose‘s UP & UNDER from the @DetroitPistons win! pic.twitter.com/iFSjFZMnUb
— NBA (@NBA) January 29, 2021
okay Young Ant pic.twitter.com/vjUyKxWl6O
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 29, 2021
We have a national television Logo Lillard sighting! @dame_lillard #NBAALLSTAR pic.twitter.com/EzbnSDuvpb
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 29, 2021
Oladipo, Wood and Wall pace the @HoustonRockets 4th consecutive win! 🚀@VicOladipo: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST@Chriswood_5: 22 PTS, 12 REB@JohnWall: 20 PTS, 6 ASTpic.twitter.com/OEL05cMCQX
— NBA (@NBA) January 29, 2021
Steph ➡️ Draymond ➡️ Wiseman!@warriors quick ball movement sets up the rook in Q3 on TNT pic.twitter.com/Tu2pIfSxS6
— NBA (@NBA) January 29, 2021
The @DetroitPistons top LAL at home behind @blakegriffin23‘s 23 PTS (5 3PM) and 6 AST! #DetroitUp pic.twitter.com/vOSAVTss9f
— NBA (@NBA) January 29, 2021
Run through the BEST CLUTCH PLAYS from the first quarter of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/VLVEbQpIte
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2021
The BEST DUNKS from the first quarter of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/DIkqWtGkj5
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2021
Watch the TOP DIMES from the first quarter of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/4zOYytzs8C
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2021
The BEST PLAYS by #NBARooks from the first quarter of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/6DTjtk8DsW
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2021
Show-and-go. Fake-and-finish. Steph Curry’s hesi is tough to stop!
Steph and the @warriors take on the Suns tonight at 10pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/Iqp7DwMwYl
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2021
🚀 @VicOladipo‘s best buckets with the @HoustonRockets thus far!
Trail Blazers vs. #Rockets – TONIGHT at 7:30pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/26wKxdY4El
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2021
A footwork CLINIC with Carmelo! 👏
31 PTS away from 13th all-time in scoring, @carmeloanthony and the @trailblazers face off with Houston tonight at 7:30pm/et on TNT. pic.twitter.com/FasXlxFETX
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2021
Triple play #TBT day on MLB Vault!
This play by the @Dbacks was awesome. pic.twitter.com/39jcycuQDW
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 28, 2021
Get your roll on, Daunte. pic.twitter.com/JXFgxSx5ra
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) February 28, 2021
The 2000 @Ravens defense was absolutely LOADED..
via @nflthrowback pic.twitter.com/x9KEYFEfbW
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) April 22, 2021
January 28, 2009: Sixers’ Andre Iguodala with the vicious jam over Rockets’ Yao Ming off an alley-oop. pic.twitter.com/elv5Y3TRhV
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 28, 2021
Did you know the @Athletics played their first 6 games in 1996 in Las Vegas?
That was where this crazy triple play took place. pic.twitter.com/KsLbdukRu0
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 28, 2021
January 28, 2001: The Ravens beat the Giants at Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa. pic.twitter.com/UYtTAZztXj
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 28, 2021
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7:30 PM: Portland Trail Blazers (9-7) vs. Houston Rockets (7-9)
8:00 PM: Los Angeles Lakers (14-5) vs. Detroit Pistons (4-14)
8:00 PM: Los Angeles Clippers (13-5) vs. Miami Heat (6-11)
10:00 PM: Golden State Warriors (10-8) vs. Phoenix Suns (8-8)
[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (L @HOU): 30 PTS (11-23 FG | 5-11 3PT), 9 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 4 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] SG Victor Oladipo, HOU (W v.POR): 25 PTS (11-23 FG | 2-10 3PT), 5 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 0 TO
[Highlights] SF LeBron James, LAL (L @DET): 22 PTS (8-19 FG | 4-8 3PT), 10 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] PF Blake Griffin, DET (W v.LAL): 23 PTS (8-16 FG | 5-10 3PT), 6 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 0 TO
[Highlights] C Christian Wood, HOU (W v.POR): 22 PTS (8-12 FG | 1-4 3PT), 0 AST, 12 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO
NBA: SG Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics (turns 23)
MLB: 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates (24)
MLB: OF Hunter Renfroe, Boston Red Sox (29)
NBA: SF Andre Igoudala, Miami Heat (37)
NFL: K Stephen Gostkowski, Tennessee Titans (37)
2020: PG Kyle Lowry became the all-time assists leader (3,771) in Toronto Raptors franchise history
2015: Cleveland Cavaliers PG Kyrie Irving dropped 55 points in a 99-94 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, a career-high that stood for less than 2 months
2005: After 13 years with the Chicago Cubs, 6x Silver Slugger OF Sammy Sosa was traded to the Baltimore Orioles
2001: Defeating the New York Giants, the Baltimore Ravens won their very 1st Super Bowl in their 5th season since moving from Cleveland
1996: With a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX, the Dallas Cowboys joined the San Francisco 49ers as the only teams with 5 Super Bowl wins and became the 1st team in NFL history to win 3 over a 4-year period
1990: San Francisco 49ers won the most lopsided Super Bowl ever, 55-10 over the Denver Broncos for their 4th overall
1988: Denver Nuggets PG Michael Adams recorded at least 1 3PM in his 79th consecutive game, an NBA record
1985: Houston Rockets HC Bill Fitch became just the 6th in NBA history to record 600 career wins
1980: New York Knicks HC Red Holzman became just the 2nd coach in NBA history to reach 600 career wins (Red Auerbach)
1960: NFL announced 2 new expansion franchises that would be located in Dallas, TX (Cowboys) and Minneapolis, MN (Vikings)
1958: Brooklyn Dodgers C Roy Campanella was involved in an auto accident which left him partially paralyzed; unfortunately, he would never return to baseball
1922: NFL’s Decatur Staleys officially moved to Chicago (would become the “Bears” a year later)
1922: American Pro Football Association (APFA) officially renamed itself the “National Football League”
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