![]() 1 An unprecedented prospect Victor Wembanyama, the unicorn Let’s look at the best moments as the year winds down. At 42, he’s nearly two years older than anyone else to have scored at least 24 points in an NBA game.This year in the NBA has had everything: One-in-a-generation prospects, incredible comebacks, surprises, and controversy. The loss eliminated the Mavericks from postseason contention and the team’s motivation for losing catches the eye of the NBA, which opens an investigation the next day.Īpril 9: Udonis Haslem scores 24 points in his final regular season game, as his 20-year career with the Miami Heat draws to an end. ![]() It’s the first time in NBA history two teammates have had at least 38 points, eight assists and eight rebounds in the same game.Īpril 1: In the early morning hours, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association strike a handshake deal on what, if approved by owners and players, will be a seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement that will take effect in July and ensure labor peace in the league until at least 2029.Īpril 7: Dallas sits several regulars, including Kyrie Irving, and plays Luka Doncic for only about a quarter in a loss to Chicago. March 29: Jrue Holiday has 51 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, while Giannis Antetokounmpo adds 38 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists, and Milwaukee tops Indiana 149-136. It was the biggest second-half comeback for the Spurs under coach Gregg Popovich. San Antonio blew a 29-point lead on March 17 and lost to Memphis 126-120 two nights later, the Spurs rallied from a 24-point second-half deficit and beat Atlanta 126-118. March 17 and 19: A tale of two comebacks. He quickly announces he was taking “some time away to get help” and ultimately was suspended for eight games by the NBA for his personal conduct. March 4: Memphis guard Ja Morant live-streams himself holding a gun while inside a Denver-area strip club. ![]() 27: Atlanta introduces Quin Snyder as its new coach, after firing Nate McMillan about a week earlier. He also led Portland in assists, with six.įeb. Lillard made 22 of 38 shots from the field, 13 of 22 from 3-point range and all 14 of his free throws. 26: Portland’s Damian Lillard scores 71 points in the Trail Blazers’ 131-114 win over Houston. The 351 combined points are the second-most in NBA history, behind only Detroit’s 186-184 win over Denver on Dec. 24: Sacramento defeats the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175. 19: Boston’s Jayson Tatum scores a record 55 points and Team Giannis tops Team LeBron 184-175 to win the All-Star Game in Salt Lake City.įeb. Portland’s Damian Lillard wins the 3-point contest and Utah players Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler and Collin Sexton combined to win the Skills Challenge.įeb. 18: Philadelphia’s Mac McClung puts on a scintillating show to win the dunk contest at All-Star weekend. 16: Boston removes the interim title from 34-year-old coach Joe Mazzulla, the former assistant who took over the Celtics in September after now-former coach Ime Udoka was suspended by the team for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the organization.įeb. 9: Brooklyn trades Kevin Durant to Phoenix, a blockbuster on NBA trade-deadline day.įeb. Abdul-Jabbar held the mark since 1984 and was in Los Angeles to watch James’ record-breaker.įeb. 7: LeBron James makes a 14-foot jumper late in the third quarter to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career NBA scoring record. 6: Brooklyn trades Kyrie Irving to Dallas, ending his up-and-down stint with the Nets that was more memorable for off-the-court challenges than actual play.įeb. France was the seventh different country to host an NBA practice or game this season.įeb. ![]() 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama sitting courtside, Zach LaVine scores 30 points and the Chicago Bulls ease past the Detroit Pistons 126-108 in Paris. 13: At the Alamodome in San Antonio, the Spurs sell an NBA-record 68,323 tickets for a game against Golden State. The 40-for-40 breaks the previous NBA record of 39-for-39 by Utah in 1982. 10: Miami goes 40 for 40 from the foul line in a one-point win over Oklahoma City. ![]() He also had 11 assists, marking the first time anyone had more than 70 points and 10 assists in an NBA game. Mitchell was 22 of 34 from the field, 7 of 15 on 3-pointers and 20 for 25 from the foul line. 2: Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell scores 71 points in the Cavaliers’ 145-134 overtime win over Chicago. He added 21 rebounds and 10 assists in the first 60-20-10 game in NBA history. 27: Dallas’ Luka Doncic has a 60-point triple-double in the Mavericks’ 126-121 win over New York. ![]()
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