What Happened in Sports: May 22, 2022

2017: Golden State Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs to complete a full 3-round sweep of the Western Conference en route to their 3rd consecutive NBA Finals appearance. They would go on to win 3 straight NBA Finals games for a record 15 straight Playoff wins

2013: Miami Heat SF LeBron James hit his 2nd career Playoff GW buzzer beater for a Game 1 win over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals which was his only buzzer-beater with Miami that helped lead them to a 7-game series win and back-to-back titles

2011: Tampa Bay Rays SP James Shields surpassed Scott Kazmir for the most career Ks (874) in franchise history with 13 Ks & a Complete Game against the Marlins. Shields recorded 1,250 Ks for the Rays which still stands as the franchise record today

2009: Cleveland Cavaliers SF LeBron James hit the 1st Playoff buzzer beater of his career in Game 2 against the Orlando Magic. He now owns the all-time NBA record for the most career Playoff buzzer-beaters with 5

1998: New York Mets acquired future HOF C Mike Piazza from the Florida Marlins for OF Preston Wilson (4-year starting CF), RP Geoff Goetz (0 MLB GP), and SP Ed Yarnall (20 career IP)

1990: Chicago Cubs OF Andre Dawson was intentionally walked 5 times in a 16-inning, 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to establish a new MLB record

1988: Boston Celtics PF Larry Bird and Atlanta Hawks PF Dominique Wilkins went blow-for-blow, dropping 34 and 47 PTS each (20 and 16 in Q4) as the Celtics prevailed in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals

1963: Following the Philadelphia Warriors’ move to San Francisco, the NBA approved the Syracuse Nationals’ move to Philadelphia, where they would become the “76ers”