On This Date: December 7

The Phoenix Suns defeated the New Jersey Nets 161-157 in the 4th-highest scoring game in NBA history.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets scored 51 points in a 124-119 win over the Utah Jazz.

Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks scored 52 points in a 137-128 loss to the New York Knicks.

John Stockton of the Utah Jazz dished out 20 assists in a 111-94 win over the Washington Bullets.

Kevin Porter of the New Jersey Nets dished out 20 assists in a 125-122 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers recorded 10 steals in a 115-111 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 51 points in a 123-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

12-time NBA All-Star Larry Bird was born in West Baden, Indiana.

1-time NBA All-Star Max Zaslofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York.