Days in Sports
What Happened in Sports: May 3, 2022
See what happened in sports on May 3, 2022 ft. Ja carrying Grizz past Dubs in G2, Celtics historic 3-point shooting, Herro winning 6MOY, and more!
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May 3rd, 2022 was highlighted by Ja Morant’s 47 PTS leading the Grizzlies over the cold-shooting Warriors to even the series. The Celtics bounced back with a franchise playoff record 20 3PM to beat the Bucks after their most postseason 3PA (50) ever in Game 1. Tyler Herro became the first Heat player to win the 6th Man of the Year award, averaging 20.7 PPG, and 2x Pro Bowl DL Grady Jarrett signed a 3y/$51M extension with the Falcons. Mike Zunino had a game-tying HR in the 9th in Rays’ 10 inning win, and Bobby Whit Jr. hit his first home run.
See what happened in sports on May 3rd last year, headlined by Russell Westbrook‘s unreal 14-21-24 triple-double and Carmelo Anthony entering the top 10 all-time scoring list, as well as what happened in sports on May 3rd, 2020 ft. the release of the final two episodes of “The Last Dance” and the Bengals releasing John Ross after an injury-riddled start to his career.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records 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.
? JA GIVES THE GRIZZ A 3 PT LEAD ?@warriors 101@memgrizz 104
17 seconds remaining in Q4#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/SqouWTYefI
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
Ja Morant's hangtime is ridiculous!
He finishes the first half with 23 points ?#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/WFsyTIxhVc
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
As if 47 points wasn't INCREDIBLE enough, @JaMorant scored the final 15 points to lead the @memgrizz to the Game 2 win and even the series at 1-1! #GrindCity pic.twitter.com/4sUG8KZSaL
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
EVERY BUCKET of @JaMorant's 47-point (ties playoff career-high) performance to tie up the series for the @memgrizz! #GrindCity@JaMorant: 47 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL, 5 3PM
? Game 3: Sat. 8:30pm/et on ABC pic.twitter.com/KZWVFZSe0Q
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
Andrew Wiggins rips down the 2 hand JAM?#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/HPdGsDADxD
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
Andrew Wiggins attacks the rim to lead Tuesday's TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/M8MyDzDNya
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
JAYLEN BROWN SNATCHIN' ANKLES ? pic.twitter.com/lVeLTSBefm
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 3, 2022
The @celtics set a franchise record for three-pointers made in a playoff game with 20 threes in their Game 2 victory! #BleedGreen
Game 3: Sat. 3:30pm/et on ABC pic.twitter.com/SCa5lOWqBU
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2022
Tyler Herro's #Heat records off the bench:
– Only 6MOY
– Career (2,348) & season (1,162) PTS
– Season PPG (20.7)
– Playoff PPG (14.9)
– Career & season GP of 15+ to 30+ PTS
– Playoff GP of 10+ to 35+ PTS
– PTS (37) in 1 Playoff GP
pic.twitter.com/OFtU8zBOgX
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 4, 2022
THREE. MORE. YEARS??@GradyJarrett pic.twitter.com/2HBloWFpEk
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) May 3, 2022
Those Zzz's are gonna have to wait! pic.twitter.com/PmWW7HgcGy
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 4, 2022
Come for the play, stay for the stretch. pic.twitter.com/tVZ02YWylS
— MLB (@MLB) May 4, 2022
Gotta love a good jump throw. pic.twitter.com/mRTwk50IOd
— MLB (@MLB) May 4, 2022
.@BwittJr golfed his first career homer. pic.twitter.com/qyNZ86wPjF
— MLB (@MLB) May 4, 2022
[SEE MORE]
7:00 PM: #3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #2 Boston Celtics [MIL leads 1-0]
9:30 PM: #3 Golden State Warriors vs. #2 Memphis Grizzlies [GSW leads 1-0]
NFL: QB Dwayne Haskins, Passed away in 2022 (turns 25)
NBA: C Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento Kings (26)
NFL: EDGE Arden Key, Jacksonville Jaguars (26)
MLB: OF Austin Meadows, Detroit Tigers (27)
MLB: SP Elieser Hernandez, Miami Marlins (27)
MLB: RP Amir Garrett, Kansas City Royals (30)
NFL: OL Mark Glowinski, New York Giants (30)
NFL: RB Jerick McKinnon, Free Agent (30)
NBA: HC Tyronn Lue, Los Angeles Clippers (45)
2019: Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers played the 1st 4OT postseason game since the NBA-ABA merger as Rodney Hood hit the GW-3PM for a 138-136 Blazers victory that led to a 7-game series victory to reach their 1st Conference Finals since 2000
2011: Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history at 22 years old after averaging 25 PPG & 7.7 APG. D-Rose remains the youngest MVP in NBA history to this day
2011: Cincinnati Reds 2B Brandon Phillips made a memorable behind-the-back throw to 1B for the out
2009: Tampa Bay Rays OF Carl Crawford tied a modern MLB record with 6 SB in 1 game during a win over his future team, the Boston Red Sox 5-3
2007: The “We Believe” Golden State Warriors upset the 67-win Dallas Mavericks led by MVP Dirk Nowitzki with a Game 6 victory during the Western Conference 1st Round as the 1st No.8 seed to ever beat a No.1 seed in the NBA postseason under the current 7-game format
1988: New York Mets OF Darryl Strawberry surpassed Dave Kingman for the most HR (154) in Mets franchise history. Strawberry would go on to play 2 more seasons with the Mets and extend his HR lead to 252 which still stands as the franchise record
1987: With the Philadelphia 76ers’ series loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, SF Julius “Dr. J” Erving played the final game of his 16-year NBA/ABA career
1981: Boston Celtics completed an epic comeback on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals despite facing a double-digit second half deficit and overcame a 3-1 series lead as Philly failed to convert a single FGA during the final 5 mins as Larry Bird led Boston’s ECF win and 1981 NBA Title
1936: Hall of Fame OF Joe DiMaggio made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees, recording 3 hits in a victory over the St. Louis Browns
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