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What Happened in Sports: May 9, 2022
See what happened in sports on May 9, 2022 ft. Warriors clutch win, Al Horford helping Celtics tie the series, Jokic's MVP, CLE comeback, and more
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May 9th, 2022 was highlighted by the Warriors scratching out a tough 101-98 win over the Morant-less Grizzlies to take a commanding 3-1 lead as Steph Curry became the first-ever with 500 Playoff 3PM. Boston evened the series 2-2 behind Al Horford’s first career playoff GP of 30+ PTS, Nikola Jokic won a second straight MVP, and the Guardians had a historic comeback to beat the White Sox. The NY Giants cut CB James Bradberry, the Mets & Yankees became the first teams to 20 wins, and Suns HC Monty Williams won the NBA Coach of the Year.
See what happened in sports on May 9th last year, headlined by Anthony Davis dropping 42 points during a win against the Suns that served as a “what if” for the reigning champion injury prone Lakers in 2021 and Giancarlo Stanton hitting a walk-off to beat the Nationals, as well as what happened in sports on May 9th, 2020 ft. the MLB releasing details on their plans to return to play in 2020 about two months after the Spring Training/Season suspension began.
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.
Desmond from DEEP to beat the buzzer ?#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/ecqVrzHINy
— NBA (@NBA) May 10, 2022
BIG TIME BLOCK BY DRAYMOND ? pic.twitter.com/89AuWSARxX
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 10, 2022
BIG AL ? BIG SLAM#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/HF7Lq6g56d
— NBA (@NBA) May 10, 2022
Jayson Tatum charges to the rack ?#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/FGyzamIxfF
— NBA (@NBA) May 9, 2022
Giannis muscles his way to the rim for the throw down!#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on TNT pic.twitter.com/vjlf2IZZcK
— NBA (@NBA) May 10, 2022
HOW DID TATUM GET THIS TO FALL ? pic.twitter.com/hPKREPidac
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 10, 2022
Nikola Jokic's NBA records:
– Lowest-drafted (41st) MVP
– Seasons (5) leading team in PTS/REB/AST
– 2,000+ PTS/1,000+ REB/500+ AST in 1 season
– Season of 25+ PPG/12+ RPG/6+ APG or 25+ PPG/8+ APG/55+ FG%
– 5,000 REB & 3,000 AST in 1st 500 GPpic.twitter.com/faRC3kVLjr
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 10, 2022
Nikola Jokic's career resume:
– 4x All-Star
– 2x All-NBA 1st Team, 2020 2nd Team
– 2x NBA MVP; Lowest drafted (41st) ever
– 2016 All-Rookie 1st Team
– 2022 NBA REB (1,019) & TD (19) leader
– 2021 NBA FGM (732) leader
– #Nuggets triple-doubles (76) leaderpic.twitter.com/srwa5PFVsN
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 10, 2022
Lowest drafted players to win a NBA MVP award:
1. Nikola Jokic (41st)
T2. Giannis Antetokounmpo & Steve Nash (15th)
T4. Kobe Bryant & Karl Malone (13th)
6. Julius Erving (12th)
pic.twitter.com/YCqpAK6pzN
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 10, 2022
Josh Naylor AGAIN!
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/ntDgpFa2Y3
— MLB (@MLB) May 10, 2022
Josh Naylor caps off a SIX-RUN 9th inning with a slam to tie the game!
(MLB x @DairyQueen) pic.twitter.com/jU58bKG8ev
— MLB (@MLB) May 10, 2022
José with the diving stop.
Naylor with the scoop. @CleGuardians mean business ? pic.twitter.com/M4Ln5mu8WS
— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) May 10, 2022
Most PD in the NFL since 2018:
1. James Bradberry (62)
2. Marshon Lattimore (56)
T3. J.C Jackson & Marlon Humphrey (53)
T5. Xavien Howard & Carlton Davis
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 10, 2022
[SEE MORE]
7:30 PM: #2 Boston Celtics vs. #3 Milwaukee Bucks [MIL leads 2-1]
10:00 PM: #2 Memphis Grizzlies vs. #3 Golden State Warriors [GSW leads 2-1]
NFL: DL Derrick Nnadi, Kansas City Chiefs (turns 26)
NFL: DL Maurice Hurst, San Francisco 49ers (27)
NFL: EDGE Samsom Ebukam, San Francisco 49ers (27)
MLB: 3B/UT Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals (27)
NBA: SF Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Atlanta Hawks (27)
NFL: WR Robby Anderson, Carolina Panthers (29)
MLB: OF Jace Peterson, Milwaukee Brewers (32)
NBA: PF Nemanja Bjelica, Golden State Warriors (34)
MLB: 1B Prince Fielder, Retired after 2016 (38)
MLB: OF Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame (62)
2016: After missing 2 weeks with a knee injury, Golden State Warriors PG Steph Curry had one of the greatest games of his HOF career in Game 4 of a 2nd Rd matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers — up 2-1 in the series, Curry started out 0-9 on 3PA until catching fire in the 4th, setting an NBA record by scoring 17 PTS in OT to cap off a 40-point performance and take a commanding 3-1 series lead
2010: Oakland Athletics SP Dallas Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in MLB history, a 4-0 victory over the Rays
1995: Cleveland Indians tied an MLB record by scoring 8 runs before recording an out, defeating the Minnesota Twins 10-0
1989: The position-record errorless streaks of Boston Red Sox C Rick Cerone (159 games) and New York Mets SS Kevin Elster (88 games) were both snapped
1987: Baltimore Orioles 1B Eddie Murray became the very 1st player in MLB history to hit a HR on each side of the plate in consecutive games
1984: Longest game in AL history finally ended as Chicago White Sox OF Harold Baines hit a HR in the 25th inning finally defeat the Brewers, 7-6 (began the day before)
1961: Baltimore Orioles 1B Jim Gentile became the 1st player in MLB history to hit a Grand Slam in consecutive innings
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