March 5, 1988: The Bullets defeat the Pistons, 101-97.
Moses Malone finished with 21 PTS/13 REB and Jeff Malone scored 21 PTS for Washington. For Detroit, Isiah Thomas had 17 PTS/8 AST/4 STL, Vinnie Johnson scored 17 PTS off the bench and Rick Mahorn had 12 PTS/17 REB.
March 5, 2004: The Lakers' Devean George drills a 65-foot shot against the Sonics to end the first quarter.
George scored 7 PTS off the bench. Shaquille O'Neal scored 32 PTS and Gary Payton had 16 PTS in Los Angeles' 99-91 win. Seattle's Flip Murray scored 28 PTS off the bench.
March 5, 1978: Portland's Johnny Davis soars for two of his 16 points on a breakaway dunk against Milwaukee.
Trail Blazers 126, Bucks 88.
March 5, 2005: Atlanta rookie Josh Smith with a two-hand poster slam.
Smith also grabbed a team-high 10 REB and teammate Al Harrington had 19 PTS/9 AST, but the Sixers defeated the Hawks, 98-97. Allen Iverson had 33 PTS/6 AST/5 STL and Chris Webber added 18 PTS for Philadelphia.
March 5, 1989: Detlef Schrempf and Chuck Person combine for all 15 of Indiana’s points in OT as the Pacers win in Portland, 121-118.
Person finished with 22 PTS, Schrempf scored 18 PTS, and Reggie Miller led the Pacers with 29 PTS. Terry Porter had 20 PTS/12 AST for the Blazers.
March 5, 1996: Miami's Rex Chapman shows off his range against Minnesota.
Chapman scored 15 PTS (5-6 3P), Tim Hardaway had 19 PTS/10 AST/6 REB/6 STL and Walt Williams scored 20 PTS for the Heat in a 113-72 win. Spud Webb led the Timberwolves with 16 PTS.
March 5, 1978: Larry Kenon had 28 PTS/10 REB and George Gervin scored 26 PTS as the Spurs beat New Orleans, 98-97, in San Antonio.
Truck Robinson had 39 PTS/15 REB for the Jazz.
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March 5, 1985: Bulls rookie Michael Jordan had 37 PTS/9 REB/8 AST in a 104-99 win over Washington.
Also for Chicago, Orlando Woolridge had 18 PTS/9 REB. Rick Mahorn had 13 PTS/13 REB/7 AST and Gus Williams scored 18 PTS for the Bullets.
March 5, 2006: Cleveland's LeBron James slams home the halfcourt lob pass from Eric Snow during a 91-72 win over Chicago.
James had 37 PTS/9 REB/7 AST and Drew Gooden added 13 PTS/11 REB for the Cavaliers. The Bulls' Ben Gordon scored 17 PTS and Luol Deng had 15 PTS/12 REB.
March 5, 1995: Dennis Scott hits a game-winning three against Atlanta in OT.
Scott scored 20 PTS (6-14 3P), Shaquille O'Neal scored 30 PTS, Penny Hardaway had 23 PTS and Nick Anderson added 21 PTS in Orlando's 113-111 win. The Hawks' Steve Smith scored 23 PTS.
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March 4, 2005: Kobe Bryant of the Lakers with an acrobatic layup during a 108-103 victory over the Mavericks.
Bryant finished with 40 PTS/8 REB/6 AST/2 BLK and Caron Butler scored 20 PTS for Los Angeles. Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki had 23 PTS/13 REB and Jerry Stackhouse scored 19 PTS.
March 4, 1985: The Spurs defeat the Sixers, 109-103.
Artis Gilmore had 23 PTS/7 REB/2 BLK, Mike Mitchell had 20 PTS/6 AST, and Gene Banks had 19 PTS/9 REB off the bench for San Antonio. Moses Malone had 26 PTS/9 REB/7 AST and Andrew Toney added 22 PTS/6 AST for Philadelphia.
March 4, 1995: Anthony Mason with an and-1 slam on the Knicks fast break after Herb Williams rejects Cleveland's Hot Rod Williams on the defensive end.
Mason finished with 13 PTS/14 REB off the bench. John Starks scored 29 PTS in New York's 89-76 win over the Cavaliers.
March 4, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson each scored 29 PTS in the Lakers' 118-114 win at Detroit.
Magic also had 14 REB/7 AST/3 STL and James Worthy scored 20 PTS off the L.A. bench. Bill Laimbeer scored 27 PTS and Isiah Thomas added 20 PTS/14 AST for the Pistons.
March 4, 1998: A trio of dunks from San Antonio rookie Tim Duncan at Golden State.
Duncan finished with 35 PTS/17 REB/5 BLK but the Warriors defeated the Spurs, 90-83.
March 4, 2001: New Jersey rookie Kenyon Martin dunks on Jermaine O'Neal of Indiana.
Martin scored 19 PTS and Stephon Marbury had 25 PTS/10 AST in the Nets' 120-96 win. Reggie Miller scored 24 PTS and Jalen Rose added 17 PTS for the Pacers.
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March 4, 1994: This dunk by Orlando rookie Anfernee Hardaway (23 PTS/10 REB) in Denver.
Nuggets 98, Magic 89.
March 4, 1979: This Thunderous putback dunk by Philadelphia's Darryl Dawkins in Phoenix.
Suns 119, 76ers 94.
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March 4, 1993: New Jersey's Derrick Coleman dunks on Orlando rookie Shaquille O'Neal.
Coleman finished with 34 PTS (12-21 FG)/15 REB/4 BLK in a 116-97 Nets win. O'Neal had 18 PTS (6-10 FG)/11 REB/8 BLK for the Magic.
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March 3, 2006: Philadelphia's Allen Iverson crosses up Antonio Daniels during a 119-113 win over the Wizards.
Iverson finished with 47 PTS/12 AST and Chris Webber had 30 PTS/12 REB/8 AST for the 76ers. Gilbert Arenas scored a team-high 33 PTS for Washington.
March 3, 1990: Akeem Olajuwon TEMPORARILY posts a quadruple-double—29 PTS/18/REB/11 BLK/10 AST—in a 129-109 win over the Warriors.
Game scorers recorded 9 AST for Olajuwon, but the Rockets' scoring crew later added a 10th on this play AFTER film review.
The NBA disallowed it.
March 3, 2004: Cleveland rookie LeBron James dunks on Joel Przybilla during a 112-80 win over Atlanta.
James finished with 24 PTS, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 PTS/10 REB/3 BLK and Carlos Booozer had 12 PTS/15 REB for the Cavs. The Hawks' Stephen Jackson scored a team-high 20 PTS.
March 3, 1993: Miami's Rony Seikaly grabs 34 rebounds (including 26 defensive rebounds—the most in a game since 1975) during a 125-106 win over Washington.
Steve Smith had 30 PTS/9 AST/8 REB for the Heat. Larry Stewart scored 22 PTS for the Bullets.
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March 3, 1989: Byron Scott to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Magic Johnson to A.C. Green to James Worthy to Byron Scott.
Eight Lakers scored in double figures (led by Green, who had 24 PTS). Johnson had 16 AST and Worthy added 10 AST in the Lakers' 139-117 win over the Indiana Pacers.
March 3, 2004: New Orleans' Jamal Mashburn beats the Bulls with a three at the overtime buzzer.
Mashburn finished with 27 PTS (3-5 3P) and P.J. Brown had 22 PTS (10-15 FG)/11 REB in the Hornets' 100-97 win. Jamal Crawford scored a game-high 34 PTS for Chicago.
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March 3, 1989: Houston's Akeem Olajuwon receives a technical foul for punching Michael Cage of Seattle, and is later ejected after he elbowed Cage with 8:30 remaining in the game.
Olajuwon was fined $5,000. Cage needed four stitches after he was punched in the mouth.
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March 3, 1995: David Robinson blocks Orlando's Anfernee Hardaway, then finishes the San Antonio break with a two-handed slam, assisted by Avery Johnson.
Robinson had 24 PTS/14 REB/5 BLK/4 STL. Shaquille O'Neal led Orlando with 36 PTS/12 REB.
Spurs 112, Magic 111.
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March 3, 1985: Boston's Kevin McHale scores 56 PTS (22-28 FG/12-13 FT) and grabs 16 REB in a 138-129 win over Detroit.
Larry Bird added 30 PTS/15 REB/10 AST and Robert Parish scored 20 PTS for the Celtics. Isiah Thomas had 33 PTS/11 AST for the Pistons.
March 2, 1962: The Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain finishes with 100 PTS (36-63 FG/28-32 FT) and 25 REB in a 169-147 win over the Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Also for Philadelphia (47-29), Guy Rodgers had 11 PTS/20 AST. Richie Guerin scored 39 PTS to lead New York (27-46).
March 2, 1995: Houston's Mario Elie to Clyde Drexler to Chucky Brown for the slam.
Drexler had 25 PTS/7 REB/6 AST and Hakeem Olajuwon had 22 PTS/9 REB/5 STL, but the Magic beat the Rockets, 107-96. Orlando's Anfernee Hardaway scored 30 PTS and Shaquille O'Neal had 19 PTS/20 REB.
