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What Happened in Sports: October 21, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 21, 2021 ft. Chris Taylor's historic 3-HR game, NBA's top-75 players, Curry's perfect 1st Qtr, and more!
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October 21st, 2021 was highlighted by Chris Taylor’s historic 3-HR game as the Dodgers survived elimination in NLCS Game 5 while they set franchise records for Hits (17) and HR (5) in a postseason game. The NBA announced the top-75 players of the league’s 75 years, Steph Curry had a perfect 1st Qtr (25 PTS on 9-9 FG) and a clutch 3PM during a 45-point outburst, and Miami made a statement during their blowout win over the reigning champs. D’Ernest Johnson led Cleveland over Denver on TNF and Julian Blackmon tore his Achilles.
See what happened in sports on October 21st last year, headlined by Blake Snell‘s dominant start while Brandon Lowe bounced back in the Rays’ World Series Game 2 win and the Pelicans hired Stan Van Gundy as Zion Williamson‘s new Head Coach, as well as what happened in sports on October 21st, 2019 ft. the Pats defense dominating the Jets on Thursday Night Football with Sam Darnold infamously “seeing ghosts.”
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts 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.
Chris Taylor has the most HR (4) & RBI (8) while facing elimination during 1 postseason in Los Angeles #Dodgers history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 22, 2021
Chris Taylor recorded the most TB (13) during a potential elimination game in MLB postseason history, surpassing the previous record of 11 pic.twitter.com/IYCYiBUSk0
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 22, 2021
Chris Taylor is the 1st player with a GP of 3+ HR when facing elimination in MLB postseason history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 22, 2021
The @Dodgers have set a new franchise record for hits in a #postseason game (17) and tied their record for HR (5). pic.twitter.com/cXxNDgvv5c
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 22, 2021
Steph Curry opens the @warriors season at Chase Center with a 25-point, 9-9 shooting first quarter! ?#KiaTipOff21 on TNT pic.twitter.com/ShD4WnUxaM
— NBA (@NBA) October 22, 2021
Steph is up to 43 points and 8 threes.@warriors up 2 with 30 seconds to play.#KiaTipOff21 on TNT pic.twitter.com/uss09R5gZ4
— NBA (@NBA) October 22, 2021
So @StephenCurry30 had a night…
? Named to #NBA75 before tip
? 25 1Q points on 9-9 shooting
? 45 in the game
? Go-ahead triple to lift @warriors pic.twitter.com/98JFwH9lsA
— NBA (@NBA) October 22, 2021
Draymond scores. Paul George answers.@warriors 113@LAClippers 112
5 seconds left.. Steph to the line on TNT pic.twitter.com/IfVLfN24xc
— NBA (@NBA) October 22, 2021
Poole from Steph range.
Steph from Steph range.@warriors 6 of 9 from 3 early on TNT pic.twitter.com/FyeD0g1QB6
— NBA (@NBA) October 22, 2021
TOUGH catch. @SuttonCourtland #BroncosCountry
?: #DENvsCLE on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
?: https://t.co/4XwfB5iYvA pic.twitter.com/fXQbixJ9VN
— NFL (@NFL) October 22, 2021
The Strus chasedown or the DEEP Herro triple??@MiamiHEAT rolling on NBA LP pic.twitter.com/2VshJkTiJx
— NBA (@NBA) October 22, 2021
[SEE MORE]
8:08 PM: #3 Atlanta Braves vs. #4 Los Angeles Dodgers [ATL leads 3-1]
8:20 PM: Denver Broncos (3-3) vs. Cleveland Browns (3-3)
7:30 PM: Dallas Mavericks (0-0) vs. Atlanta Hawks (0-0)
8:00 PM: Milwaukee Bucks (1-0) vs. Miami Heat (0-0)
10:00 PM: Los Angeles Clippers (0-0) vs. Golden State Warriors (1-0)
NFL: LB Jordyn Brooks, Seattle Seahawks (turns 24)
MLB: RP Jose Ruiz, Chicago White Sox (27)
NBA: SG Damion Lee, Golden State Warriors (29)
NBA: PG Ricky Rubio, Cleveland Cavaliers (31)
NFL: OT Ricky Wagner, Free Agent (32)
MLB: SP Zack Greinke, Houston Astros (38)
MLB: SP Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame (93)
2020: Tampa Bay Rays set a MLB record for the most HR (28) during a single postseason. Tampa finished with 34 which stands as the record while the team they lost the World Series also broke the old record (Los Angeles Dodgers, 30)
2019: Many NBA players agreed to contract extensions entering their 4th season before the deadline including Celtics SF Jaylen Brown (4y/$115M), Pacers PF Domantas Sabonis (4y/$75M), Kings SG Buddy Hield (4y/$86M), and Spurs PG Dejounte Murray (4y/$64M)
2015: New York Mets 2B Daniel Murphy broke Carlos Beltran‘s MLB record for the most consecutive games (6) with a HR as his 6th straight HR game came in NLCS Game 4 as he helped lead the Mets over the Cubs but lost to KC in the World Series
2007: Tennessee Titans K Rob Bironas set the NFL record for most points scored in a game without a TD (26)
1998: With their World Series sweep of the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees finished the season with the most total wins (125) including the playoffs in MLB history after a near-record 114-win regular season
1980: For the 1st time in their 98-year existence, the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series after defeating the Kansas City Royals in 6 games
1979: Chicago Bulls SF Sam Smith converted the very 1st 4-point play in NBA history in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks
1976: In the process of winning their 2nd consecutive World Series, the Cincinnati Reds became the 1st team to completely sweep the Postseason and World Series in MLB history
1976: New York Knicks retired C Willis Reed’s #19 jersey, the 1st in franchise history
1975: Boston Red Sox C Carlton Fisk hit an iconic walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning against the Reds, forcing a World Series Game 7 where Boston would lose to the “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds
1973: Los Angeles Rams DE Fred Dryer became the 1st player to record 2 Safeties during a single game in NFL history
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