By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
May 13, 2022

May 13th, 2022 was highlighted by Boston winning an epic duel between Jayson Tatum (46 PTS) & Giannis (44 PTS) to force a Game 7. The Warriors advanced to their sixth West Finals in eight years behind another huge Game 6 performance by Klay Thompson (30 PTS & 8 3PM) plus Jarvis Landry signed a one-year deal to head home to New Orleans. Josh Hader set another Saves record, ATL acquired WR Bryan Edwards, and the Phillies made history in LA with another high-scoring win. NYY’s 24-8 start is right on pace with other World Series seasons.

See what happened in sports on May 13th last year, headlined by Devin Booker‘s GW-FT’s to lift Phoenix over Portland, MLB debuts by Mariners phenoms OF Jarred Kelenic and SP Logan Gilbert, the Sacramento Kings tying the NBA record for the longest playoff drought ever that was ultimately broken a year later, as well as what happened in sports on May 13th, 2020 ft. the NFL officially extending its virtual off-season program and multiple NBA teams re-opening their practice facilities as the season suspension continued. 

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.

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RODMAN’S A NBA LEGEND

 

STARS EPIC DUEL IN GAME 6

 

GAME 6 KLAY LEADS TO WCF

 

JARVIS IS COMING HOME

 

TURNER IN THE CLUTCH

 

DEREK JETER LOOK ALIKES

 

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NBA Conference Semifinals 

7:30 PM: #2 Boston Celtics vs. #3 Milwaukee Bucks [MIL leads 3-2]

10:00 PM: #2 Memphis Grizzlies vs. #3 Golden State Warriors [GSW leads 3-2]

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

MLB: 2B Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs (turns 25)

MLB: SP Justus Sheffield, Seattle Mariners (26)

MLB: RP Tayler Clarke, Kansas City Royals (29)

NFL: DB Tyrann Mathieu, New Orleans Saints (30)

MLB: C Willson Contreras, Chicago Cubs (30)

NFL: OT Rob Havenstein, Los Angeles Rams (30)

MLB: RP Mychal Givens, Chicago Cubs (32)

MLB: SP Barry Zito, Retired after 2015 (44)

NBA: PF Dennis Rodman, Hall of Fame (61)

2007: Down 5-0 to the Baltimore Orioles in the bottom of the 9th inning, the Boston Red Sox rallied for 6 runs in the final frame to pull off the “Mother’s Day Miracle” during a season they went on to win the World Series

2004: Los Angeles Lakers PG Derek Fisher drained an iconic GW buzzer-beater over the San Antonio Spurs to help the Lakers win a crucial Game 5 in the 2004 Western Conference Finals

1999: Philadelphia 76ers PG Allen Iverson set the NBA single-game Playoff record with 10 steals in a Game 3 victory over the Orlando Magic while no other player in history has recorded more than 8 steals in a NBA postseason game to this day

1997: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan famously landed a poster dunk on one of the best defensive players in NBA history, Atlanta Hawks C Dikembe Mutombo and hit him with his own signature finger wag

1994: Chicago Bulls SF Scottie Pippen infamously took himself out of the game right before the final possession against the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals after Phil Jackson decided to draw up a play for rookie Toni Kukoc, who would end up hitting the GW buzzer-beater

1983: California Angels OF Reggie Jackson became the 1st player to strike out 2,000 times in MLB history. Jackson’s 2,597 career SO still stand as the dubious MLB record

1976: New York Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 to clinch the last ABA Championship in the final ABA game, as 4 teams would be admitted into the NBA about a month later (Nets, Nuggets, Spurs, Pacers)

1942: A day after hitting a pinch-hit HR, Boston Braves SP Jim Tobin became the 1st Pitcher to hit 3 consecutive HR in MLB history

 

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