2015: LeBron James’ 39-point triple-double along with Matthew Dellavedova‘s notable defense to hold Steph Curry to 5-23 FG & GW-FTs led Cleveland to a memorable NBA Finals Game 2 win over the Warriors in the 2nd straight OT game
2012: One of the most legendary performances of LeBron James’ career occurred in Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 with the Miami Heat trailing 3-2 in the series against the Boston Celtics when King James responded with 45 points & 15 rebounds in a must-win to blowout Boston
1998: Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 96-54 in Game 3 for the most lopsided victory in NBA Finals history. Utah’s 54 points are also the lowest ever by any NBA team in a Finals game
1995: Led by G Kenny Smith’s NBA Finals record (at the time) 7 3PM, the Houston Rockets came back from a 20-point deficit to defeat the Orlando Magic in OT in Game 1. Houston went on to sweep the Magic for their 2nd consecutive Championship
1993: New Jersey Nets SG Drazen Petrovich, who earned All-NBA 3rd Team honors the previous season and a member of the Croatian national team, was involved in a car accident in Germany and passed away
1978: Washington Bullets (now Wizards) won NBA Finals Game 7 to win their 1st & only Championship in franchise history
1966: New York Mets passed on future OF Reggie Jackson to select C Steve Chilcott with the 1st overall pick in the draft. Chilcott would become the very 1st #1 pick to never make an MLB appearance as he spent 6 years in the minors while “Mr. October” became a 1st ballot HOF