Days in Sports
What Happened in Sports: May 8, 2022
See what happened in sports on May 8, 2022 ft. a Vintage James Harden performance, Mavs tying the series, Kings hiring HC Mike Brown, and more!
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May 8th, 2022 was highlighted by James Harden (31 PTS, 9 AST) leading the 76ers to a huge Game 4 win over the Heat, as Miami’s shooters struggled again. The Mavs evened the series with the Suns behind Luka’s extraordinary playoff production and the Kings hired Warriors Asst. HC Mike Brown to be their new coach on a 4-year deal. Wrigley Field became the most popular Sunday Night Baseball site, 18th ranked prospect Alek Thomas made his MLB debut, and Andrew Velasquez made a sick diving play to headline a great Mother’s Day of baseball.
See what happened in sports on May 8th last year, headlined by Russell Westbrook trying Oscar Robertson‘s longstanding record for the most career triple-doubles of all-time while his teammate SG Bradley Beal simultaneously broke the record for the most 50-point games in Wizards franchise history, as well as what happened in sports on May 8th, 2020 ft. promising signs for the future of the 2020 NBA season and the MLB Draft being shortened to five rounds.
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.
HARDEN FROM DEEP ? pic.twitter.com/9PYmTN3KQN
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 9, 2022
James Harden is the 1st player to record 30+ PTS/5+ AST/5+ REB/5+ 3PM during 1 Playoff GP in Philadelphia #76ers history pic.twitter.com/U68HXhO4Od
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 9, 2022
Behind-the-back flip for the out?! pic.twitter.com/XDYPiMvQgL
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2022
Jorge Alfaro knew it immediately! #walkoff pic.twitter.com/ZP3LGJlZiE
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2022
This Mother's Day walk-off home run is brought to you by @TorresGleyber.
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/AUhtqKQtSU
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2022
INSANITY#GoHalos pic.twitter.com/uCkQOhhNWo
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 8, 2022
Not done yet. pic.twitter.com/PytkNv8Tx4
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) May 8, 2022
Vive le France! #walkoff pic.twitter.com/HckfZGV7i3
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2022
.@KTuck30 brings one back! pic.twitter.com/sx8Q8FsGaa
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2022
[SEE MORE]
3:00 PM: #1 Phoenix Suns vs. #4 Dallas Mavericks [PHX leads 2-1]
8:00 PM: #1 Miami Heat vs. #4 Philadelphia 76ers [MIA leads 2-1]
NBA: G Quentin Grimes, New York Knicks (turns 22)
NFL: OL Erza Cleveland, Minnesota Vikings (24)
NFL: DL Austin Johnson, Los Angeles Chargers (28)
NBA: PG Kemba Walker, New York Knicks (32)
NFL: OT Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles (32)
MLB: RP Wily Peralta, Detroit Tigers (33)
NBA: SF Garrett Temple, New Orleans Pelicans (36)
MLB: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Retired after 2018 (40)
NFL: DB Ronnie Lott, Hall of Fame (63)
2019: Boston Red Sox OF Jackie Bradley Jr. made one of the most incredible catches of all-time when he robbed what would’ve been Trey Mancini’s walk-off HR that was over a foot above the wall
2015: Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose banked in a GW-3PM to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers at the buzzer in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to take a 2-1 lead during LeBron James‘ 1st year back in Cleveland
2006: Detroit Pistons C Ben Wallace joined Dikembe Mutumbo as the only 2 players to ever win 4 Defensive Player of the Year awards in NBA history, and the 1st to do so over a 5-year span
2001: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Randy Johnson became the 1st (and only) left-hander to strike out 20 batters over 9 innings, tying the MLB single-game record, but the game was not finished in regulation (11 innings)
1988: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan scored 226 total points in their 1st round series victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, breaking Bernard King‘s record of 213. MJ’s 45.2 PPG is the 2nd most in any playoff series in NBA history, behind only Jerry West’s 46.3 PPG in the 1965 WCF
1988: Utah Jazz scored just 8 points in the 1st quarter of their Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, setting an NBA Playoff record-low
1973: Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, an assistant coach after his retirement, technically became the 1st African-American manager in MLB history by filling in after Whitey Lockman‘s ejection
1970: New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 to win their very 1st NBA Championship (1st of 2), handing the Jerry West/Wilt Chamberlain Lakers their 3rd straight Finals loss
1968: Oakland Athletics SP Jim “Catfish” Hunter became the youngest (22) player to pitch a Perfect Game in MLB history during a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins where Hunter drove in 3 of Oakland’s 4 runs at the plate during the last season the AL didn’t have a DH
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