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Top 5 Sports Facts to Know From 9/5/20
The best facts to know from September 5th, 2020 including Trout's franchise record, Tatum making Celtics history, and more!
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Money man Mike Trout has been doing what he does best as he’s now officially cemented at the top of a prestigioous Angels record while Acuña Jr. set a new franchise record himself in Atlanta. Players from the NBA are also setting milestones for their respective organizations. Here are the top 5 sports facts to know from September 5th, 2020:
Mike Trout has continued to show why he is worth every penny of his 400+ million dollar contract as he is now officially known as the greatest home run hitter in Angels history.
https://twitter.com/Starting9/status/1302402541360218112
Players with 300 HR, 200 SB before age-30 season:
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) September 6, 2020
Sammy Sosa
Alex Rodriguez
Willie Mays
Mike Trout
In just his third season, Jason Tatum is already emerging as one of the greatest Celtics of all-time
Jayson Tatum is the youngest player in Celtics #NBAPlayoffs history to average 25+ PPG in a single postseason (25.4 PPG)!
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) September 5, 2020
🏀: BOS vs. TOR (BOS 2-1), Game 4
⏰: 6:30pm/et 📺: TNT pic.twitter.com/oX2tF3I1Jm
Acuña Jr. has started games by dropping bombs more than any player in Braves history.
Ronald Acuña Jr. now has 18 career leadoff home runs, breaking a tie with Felipe Alou for most in @Braves history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 5, 2020
This is Acuña's 210th career start out of the leadoff spot. Alou had 633. pic.twitter.com/31ina8wXc4
Murray and Jokic are a lethal 1-2 punch as they were able to tie up the series against a strong defensive Clippers team.
Nikola Jokic & Jamal Murray are the 1st pair of @nuggets teammates to each score 20+ points in the 1st half of any game since 2006 (Carmelo Anthony & J.R. Smith).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 6, 2020
They're also the only pair of Nuggets teammates to do it in either half of a playoff game in last 25 years. pic.twitter.com/e63wPTrnBX
The Toronto Raptors used to be a team that could never get over the hump, but they now have an established championship culture under new HC Nick Nurse.
With a win vs the Celtics tonight in Gm4 of their 2nd Round meeting, the @Raptors have now won 6 of their last 8 games in which they trailed a playoff series (dating back to Gm2 of the 1st Round in 2019 vs ORL). Before that, the franchise had lost 6 of their prior 8 such contests pic.twitter.com/mHn5RC6RQj
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) September 6, 2020
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