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What Happened in Sports: March 16, 2021
What happened in sports on March 16, 2021 ft. Dame Time going off for 50, Blazers 17-pt comeback, Day 2 of NFL free agency, and more!
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March 16th, 2021 was remembered for Damian Lillard‘s incredible 50-point, 10-assist performance that led the Portland Trail Blazers to a 17-point comeback in the final five minutes over the Pelicans, capped off with Dame’s game-winning FTs (18-18 from the line). Atlanta and Miami’s winning streaks continued while Houston’s franchise-record 16-game losing streak was extended as well. Day 2 of NFL Free Agency’s negotiation period took place with many notable deals and new teams for prominent players.
See what happened in sports on March 16th last year headlined by D-Hop and David Johnson swapping teams in a massive blockbuster deal, the Bills receiving Stefon Diggs in a trade involving multiple draft picks, and Amari Cooper re-signing in Dallas on a 5y/$100M contract among other notable moves on the first day of 2020’s NFL free agency.
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.
DAME GETS 50 IN A COMEBACK WIN OVER THE PELICANS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jUD0EGZ1y8
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 17, 2021
⌚️ 50 POINTS ON 20 SHOTS ⌚️@Dame_Lillard erupts for a season-high 50 to go along with 10 AST, sparking the @trailblazers 17-point comeback win! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/Ws5cuuqklR
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
ALL-ANGLES of Lauri Markkanen’s FEROCIOUS JAM! 😤 pic.twitter.com/m5zIgk6QjY
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
Kenyon Martin Jr. POSTER 😱 pic.twitter.com/JZLPO5kezP
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 17, 2021
The King can hang.
(📺: @SpectrumSN) pic.twitter.com/kd3bJuqdIa
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 17, 2021
LEBRON CHASEDOWN. (via @espnnba) pic.twitter.com/B4tiKssT06
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) March 17, 2021
👑 @KingJames posts a triple-double for the 2nd consecutive night… @Lakers win 3rd straight! #LakeShow
25 PTS | 12 REB | 12 AST pic.twitter.com/NV8CI5xwLb
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
Get that weak stuff outta here!! – @_bigjayy_
🎥: Betway’s Best Play of #CavsHeat pic.twitter.com/enVsli6u22
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 17, 2021
Jarrett Allen met ‘em at the rim ❌ pic.twitter.com/UBTa3x18Yv
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 17, 2021
DWIGHT DENIED RANDLE 😤 pic.twitter.com/8NVuze7MrV
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 17, 2021
YES to this whoooole sequence #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/RmWkeoRRp6
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) March 17, 2021
Mitchell, Clarkson and Conley guide the @utahjazz past Boston! #TakeNote @spidadmitchell: 21 PTS, 5 AST@JordanClarksons: 20 PTS, 5 3PM@MCONLEY10: 17 PTS, 5 AST pic.twitter.com/qJEIfb8ylQ
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
Bron dropping full-court dimes 👑 pic.twitter.com/kWk7Pi2ykw
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 17, 2021
This pass from THT 😳 pic.twitter.com/0vnTInBhnS
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 17, 2021
👀 the best of Lonzo Ball’s career-high 17 dimes!@ZO2_ x @PelicansNBA pic.twitter.com/cFcEYbBn2u
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
5 straight victories.
11 wins in last 12.@JimmyButler records 28 PTS, 12 REB and the @MiamiHEAT stay HOT! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Dxfa9RWkfN
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
🔔 @tobias31 goes for 30 PTS and comes up clutch late in the @sixers‘ 6th straight win! #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/bJNL0a1OCe
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
#Bengals are signing CB Chidobe Awuzie pic.twitter.com/KBRySfj9Ru
— Blake Jewell (@BlakeJewellNFL) March 16, 2021
Watch the best of @Dame_Lillard‘s 12 50-point games!
He’s now tied with LeBron James for 7th most 50-point games in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/udI2raX9Bn
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
Happy 32nd Birthday to my all time favorite player, @blakegriffin23.
If it wasn’t for Blake, I wouldn’t have a passion for basketball the way that I do. One of the most exciting players to ever do it. pic.twitter.com/vaWhym7vE6
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) March 16, 2021
Blake Griffin’s poster collection is something SERIOUS.
Happy birthday, BG! 🎈 pic.twitter.com/JvwpYwJUvw
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) March 16, 2019
Happy 27th Birthday To One Of The Most Gifted Centers Of All Time Joel Embiid 🏀
*4× NBA All-Star (2018–2021)
*2× All-NBA Second Team (2018, 2019)
*2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018, 2019)
*NBA All-Rookie First Team (2017)#Sixers pic.twitter.com/wrA6To8qsH
— TimeoutSPORTS__ (@TimeoutSPORTS3) March 16, 2021
Watch @JoelEmbiid’s best finishes from the paint for the @sixers this season so far before NBA Restart begins July 30th. #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/eDY1BgFeSw
— NBA (@NBA) July 19, 2020
Happy 22nd birthday to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.!
Birthdays are important.
He has 12 career batted balls with a 115+ mph exit velocity, most in MLB since 2019
Here are some of those 💪 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/yw9QR0ZUj8
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 16, 2021
March 16, 2011: @DwyaneWade drops the hammer on @KendrickPerkins pic.twitter.com/3psSN7oy50
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) March 16, 2021
.@Dak Prescott: Franchise QB.
His 10 BEST PLAYS from a career year in Dallas! pic.twitter.com/bw6PJZFeNO
— NFL (@NFL) March 16, 2020
#OTD in 2007, Kobe dropped 65 PTS, beginning the wildest scoring stretch you’ll ever see.
The Black Mamba went on to score 50 PTS, 60 PTS and 50 PTS in his next three games. pic.twitter.com/MMtZ6u5BFU
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 16, 2019
.@DeAndreHopkins in the desert? 🔥🔥🔥 @AZCardinals pic.twitter.com/fHmhAhok2W
— NFL (@NFL) March 16, 2020
March 16, 2012: @CJMcCollum scores 30 points to lead 15-seed Lehigh over 2-Seed Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. pic.twitter.com/JO5f0pD9Ds
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) March 16, 2021
March 16, 2003: One rebound away from a triple-double, Cavs’ Ricky Davis infamously attempts to manufacture one against the Jazz. Deshawn Stevenson and coach Jerry Sloan were not happy. pic.twitter.com/hyQo4Cs5Ip
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) March 16, 2021
[SEE MORE]
7:30 PM: Utah Jazz (28-10) vs. Boston Celtics (20-18)
8:00 PM: New York Knicks (20-20) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (27-12)
10:00 PM: New Orleans Pelicans (17-22) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (22-16)
[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (W v.NO): 50 PTS (13-20 FG | 6-13 3PT), 10 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 4 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] SF LeBron James, LAL (W v.MIN): 25 PTS (8-14 FG | 4-7 3PT), 12 AST, 12 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] G/F Zach LaVine, CHI (W v.OKC): 40 PTS (15-20 FG | 7-12 3PT), 2 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] SF Jimmy Butler, MIA (W v.CLE): 28 PTS (11-16 FG | 0-1 3PT), 4 AST, 12 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 3 TO
[Highlights] PF Zion Williamson, NO (L @POR): 28 PTS (11-17 FG | 0-0 3PT), 8 AST, 5 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO
MLB: OF Vladmir Guerrero Jr, Toronto Blue Jays (turns 22)
MLB: 1B Rowdy Tellez, Toronto Blue Jays (26)
NBA: C Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers (27)
NBA: SG Tim Hardaway Jr, Dallas Mavericks (29)
NFL: K Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers (30)
NBA: SF Reggie Bullock, New York Knicks (30)
NBA: PF Blake Griffin, Brooklyn Nets (32)
NFL: CB Tramon Williams, Free Agent (38)
MLB: OF Curtis Granderson, Retired after 2019 (40)
2020: Arizona Cardinals acquired 3x All-Pro WR DeAndre Hopkins & a 4th Rd Pick from the Houston Texans for 2016 All-Pro RB David Johnson, a 2nd Rd Pick, & a 4th Rd Pick
2020: Buffalo Bills traded for WR Stefon Diggs & a 7th Rd Pick from the Minnesota Vikings for a 1st, 4th, 5th, & 6th Rd Pick
2020: Miami Dolphins made CB Byron Jones the highest-paid CB in NFL history by signing him to a 5y/$82.5M deal ($57M gtd)
2020: MLB officially suspended Spring Training and announced the delay of Opening Day due to developments regarding COVID-19
2008: Denver Nuggets blew out the Seattle SuperSonics 168-113, scoring the most points by an NBA team in almost 20 years (Suns — 173, November 1990)
2007: Los Angeles Lakers SG Kobe Bryant scored 65 PTS (33 of them coming in the 4th Qtr/OT) in a victory over Portland in the 1st of 4 straight GP with 50+ PTS (the only player to ever do that besides Wilt Chamberlain)
2000: Los Angeles Lakers’ 19-game winning streak came to a halt after a loss to the Washington Wizards (3rd-longest in NBA history)
1988: Mark Eaton became the 4th player to reach 2,000 career BLK in NBA history. Eaton has the most BPG (3.5) in NBA history
1987: Michael Jordan started the longest streak of consecutive regular-season GP (271) with 15+ PTS, leading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (237)
1982: Dan Issel became the 2nd player to reach 10,000 career PTS (10,007) in both the NBA and ABA, joining Julius Erving
1960: Atlanta Hawks G Johnny McCarthy was the 1st player to ever record a triple-double (13 PTS/11 REB/11 AST) in their NBA postseason debut and only 3 players have done it since (Magic Johnson, LeBron James, and Nikola Jokic)
1900: After presiding over a meeting with MLB’s owners, Commissioner Ban Johnson announced the organization of the new American League with teams in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis
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