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.
March 2, 2002: Portland wins its 9th game (of an eventual 12) in a row after Damon Stoudamire hit a 3-pointer with 0:00.2 remaining in overtime.
Stoudamire and Rasheed Wallace each scored 24 PTS in the Blazers' 104-103 victory. Glenn Robinson had 24 PTS for the Bucks.
πΊ CNN
March 2, 1996: Chicago's Toni KukoΔ with the behind-the-back lead pass to Jason Caffey for a breakaway slam dunk.
The Bulls (52-6) defeated the Boston Celtics, 107-75.
March 2, 1980: Milwaukee rookie Sidney Moncrief with a steal and two-handed slam dunk past San Diego's Bill Walton.
Bucks 101, Clippers 98.
πΊ The NBA on CBS
March 2, 1993: Chris Morris of the New Jersey Nets shatters the backboard with a two-handed slam during a game against the Chicago Bulls.
02.03.2026 14:52 β π 15 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
March 1, 1986: New Jersey's Buck Williams hits the game-winner with 0:01 to go at New York.
Williams had 16 PTS/13 REB and Albert King added 24 PTS in the Nets' 102-100 victory. The Knicks' Gerald Wilkins scored 27 PTS (12-20 FG) and rookie Patrick Ewing had 15 PTS/17 REB/2 BLK.
March 1, 2002: Minnesotaβs Wally Szczerbiak gets kicked in the face by Bruce Bowen of San Antonio.
Both players remained in the game (Szczerbiak scored a team-high 21 PTS). Bowen was later fined $7,500. Tim Duncan had 25 PTS/11 REB as the Spurs defeated the Timberwolves, 85-77.
March 1, 2000: Toronto's Vince Carter wins it in Boston with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Carter finished with 28 PTS (3-4 3P) and Tracy McGrady had 18 PTS/11 REB/6 AST in the Raptors' 96-94 victory. Antoine Walker scored 27 PTS and Paul Pierce added 22 PTS for the Celtics.
February 29, 1996: This dunk by Shaquille O'Neal of the Magic.
O'Neal had 33 PTS (15-24 FG)/9 REB/7 AST and Dennis Scott scored 30 PTS (8-16 3P) in Orlando's 114-98 win at New Jersey. Chris Childs had 25 PTS/10 AST/5 STL and Shawn Bradley added 23 PTS for the Nets.
πΊ NBA Action
In case youβre keeping track, Penny Hardaway pulled out the same move in back-to-back games against the Miami Heat in 1996 (11 days apart).
01.03.2026 00:38 β π 51 π 11 π¬ 1 π 3
February 28, 1985: The Sixers win at Kansas City, 127-119.
Julius Erving had 26 PTS/8 AST/4 STL, Moses Malone had 23 PTS/15 REB and rookie Charles Barkley scored 22 PTS for Philadelphia. The Kings' Mike Woodson had 23 PTS, Eddie Johnson scored 21 PTS and Reggie Theus had 19 PTS.
February 28, 1986: Philadelphiaβs Charles Barkley scores a (then) career-high 35 PTS (16-19 FG) and collects 13 REB in the 76ersβ 123-120 win at Dallas.
28.02.2026 20:07 β π 23 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
February 28, 2004: Kenyon Martin grabs rookie Dwyane Wade's shot out of the air late in New Jersey's 92-86 win over Miami.
Martin had 18 PTS/15 REB/3 BLK and Richard Jefferson had 25 PTS for the Nets. Eddie Jones scored 21 PTS and Wade had 17 PTS/9 REB/7 AST/3 STL for the Heat.
February 28, 1988: The Pistons defeat Boston, 106-101.
Adrian Dantley scored 19 PTS, Joe Dumars had 16 PTS/10 AST, Isiah Thomas had 17 PTS/9 AST, and Dennis Rodman scored 17 PTS for Detroit. Kevin McHale had 33 PTS/11 REB and Larry Bird added 26 PTS/9 REB/9 AST for the Celtics.
February 28, 2001: Houston's Kelvin Cato scores his only two points of the game on a dunk attempt that "looks like trick photography."
πΊ TNT/FOX/NBA Action
February 28, 1996: Orlando's Anfernee Hardaway with a circus shot against Miami.
Hardaway had 27 PTS/10 AST/9 REB/5 STL and Shaquille O'Neal had 31 PTS/14 REB/5 BLK in a 116-112 Magic win. Tim Hardaway led the Heat with 22 PTS/13 AST.
February 28, 1986: Philadelphia's Julius Erving hits a half-court game winner in Dallas.
Dr. J finished with 20 PTS/8 AST and Charles Barkley had 35 PTS/13 REB in the 76ers' 123-120 victory. Mark Aguirre had 34 PTS/10 REB/7 AST for the Mavericks.
February 27, 1987: Dallas rookie Roy Tarpley slams home a Brad Davis lob pass during a 123-110 win over Philadelphia.
Tarpley had 16 PTS/10 REB, Mark Aguirre scored a game-high 30 PTS and Rolando Blackman added 29 PTS for the Mavericks. Tim McCormick scored 26 PTS for the 76ers.
February 27, 1988: Portland's Jerome Kersey steals the inbound pass and banks in a three at the buzzer to beat the Hawks.
Kersey had 25 PTS/7 REB/5 STL and Kevin Duckworth scored 30 PTS for the Blazers. Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins scored 47 PTS and Doc Rivers had 21 PTS/14 AST.
February 27, 2002: Minnesota's Chauncey Billups finishes with 30 PTS (10-15 FG/7-8 3P)/11 AST and Kevin Garnett adds 33 PTS/15 REB/9 AST in a 112-101 Timberwolves win over the Lakers.
Shaquille O'Neal had 27 PTS/4 BLK and Kobe Bryant had 20 PTS/11 AST for Los Angeles.
πΊ CNN
February 27, 1994: Golden State's Avery Johnson with the rebound and outlet pass to Chris Webber for a slam dunk.
Webber finished with 32 PTS/16 REB and Johnson had 10 AST, but the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors, 107-100. Minnesota's Isaiah Rider scored a team-high 25 PTS.
February 27, 2005: Orlando's Steve Francis drives and dunks against Miami.
Francis had 22 PTS/7 AST and Grant Hill scored a game-high 34 PTS for the Magic, who lost at home, 112-103. Dwyane Wade had 28 PTS/11 AST and Eddie Jones scored 24 PTS for the Heat, who improved to 42-16.
February 27, 1985: The Pistons beat Chicago, 108-99.
Bill Laimbeer finished with 28 PTS (12-19 FG)/14 REB/3 STL, John Long scored 18 PTS and Isiah Thomas had 12 PTS/11 AST/3 STL for Detroit. Rookie Michael Jordan had 24 PTS/4 STL and Orlando Woolridge added 22 PTS for the Bulls.
February 27, 2004: Baron Davis of the Hornets dunks on Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal.
Davis scored 18 PTS and Jamal Mashburn had a team-high 22 PTS in New Orleans' 89-77 win. O'Neal scored 15 PTS for the Pacers.
February 27, 1994: After Charles Barkley is tied up by Charles Oakley, Barkley slaps Oakley (who then swings at Barkley), and both are ejected just before halftime in Phoenix.
Barkley was later fined $5,000. Oakley was fined $2,000. The Suns defeated the New York Knicks, 92-78.
February 26, 1985: New York's Bernard King scores 41 PTS (12-18 FG) in a 129-122 win over the Spurs at Madison Square Garden.
Also for the Knicks, Pat Cummings had 24 PTS. San Antonio's Mike Mitchell scored 29 PTS, Artis Gilmore had 25 PTS/12 REB and George Gervin scored 20 PTS.
February 26, 1987: Chicago's Michael Jordan scores 58 PTS (16-25 FG/26-27 FT) in a 128-113 win over New Jersey.
Also for the Bulls, John Paxson scored 16 PTS. Buck Williams led the Nets with 25 PTS and teammate Orlando Woolridge had 20 PTS/3 BLK off the bench.
Chris Webber of the Golden State Warriors.
February 26, 2008.
πΈ Rocky Widner
February 26, 1978: New Orleansβ Gus Bailey with the lefty dunk on Milwaukeeβs John Gianelli in the Superdome.
Bucks 122, Jazz 120 (OT).
