On This Date: March 18

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• Wednesday, March 18, 2009

  Baron Davis of the Los Angeles Clippers dished out 20 assists in a 123-108 win over the Washington Wizards.

• Sunday, March 18, 2007

  Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 50 points in a 109-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

• Friday, March 18, 1988

  Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scored 50 points in a 113-103 win over the Boston Celtics.

• Monday, March 18, 1985

  Norm Nixon of the Los Angeles Clippers dished out 21 assists in a 136-116 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Saturday, March 18, 1978

  Calvin Murphy of the Houston Rockets scored 57 points in a 106-104 loss to the New Jersey Nets.

• Friday, March 18, 1977

  Pete Maravich of the New Orleans Jazz scored 51 points in a 104-100 win over the Phoenix Suns.

• Tuesday, March 18, 1975

  Bob McAdoo of the Buffalo Braves scored 51 points in a 122-115 loss to the Houston Rockets.

• Monday, March 18, 1968

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers scored 53 points in a 158-128 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Saturday, March 18, 1961

  The Syracuse Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Warriors 106-103 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 3-0 series win.

• Wednesday, March 18, 1959

  The Minneapolis Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons 129-102 in the NBA Western Division Semifinals for a 2-1 series win.

  Record set for most points by both teams in the 2nd quarter in a playoff game with 80, in a game between the Nationals and Celtics

• Tuesday, March 18, 1958

  The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Syracuse Nationals 101-88 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 2-1 series win.

• Monday, March 18, 1957

  The Syracuse Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Warriors 91-80 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 2-0 series win.

• Wednesday, March 18, 1942

  3-time NBA All-Star Jeff Mullins was born in Astoria, New York.