On This Date: December 11

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• Sunday, December 11, 2022

  Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers scored 53 points in a 131-113 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

  2-time NBA All-Star Paul Silas died at the age of 79.

• Wednesday, December 11, 2019

  James Harden of the Houston Rockets scored 55 points in a 116-110 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Thursday, December 11, 2003

  Record set for fewest points by both teams in the 1st half with 55, in a game between the Spurs and Rockets

• Tuesday, December 11, 1990

  John Stockton of the Utah Jazz dished out 21 assists in a 135-117 win over the Golden State Warriors.

• Monday, December 11, 1989

  John Stockton of the Utah Jazz dished out 22 assists in a 113-110 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Thursday, December 11, 1986

  2-time NBA All-Star Roy Hibbert was born in Queens, New York.

• Saturday, December 11, 1976

  Phil Smith of the Golden State Warriors scored 51 points in a 124-112 win over the Houston Rockets.

  1-time NBA All-Star Shareef Abdur-Rahim was born in Marietta, Georgia.

• Tuesday, December 11, 1973

  Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers blocked 10 shots in a 101-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Tuesday, December 11, 1962

  Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 61 points in a 136-124 win over the Syracuse Nationals.

• Monday, December 11, 1961

  Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals dished out 20 assists in a 133-117 win over the Chicago Packers.

  Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 52 points in a 132-119 win over the St. Louis Hawks.

• Friday, December 11, 1959

  Richie Guerin of the New York Knicks scored 57 points in a 152-121 win over the Syracuse Nationals.

• Thursday, December 11, 1958

  4-time All-Star Guy Rodgers made his NBA debut for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 123-114 loss to the Boston Celtics.