On This Date: February 18

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• Sunday, February 18, 2007

  The West defeated the East 153-132 in the 56th NBA All-Star Game before 15,694 fans in Las Vegas, NV.

• Tuesday, February 18, 2003

  Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 52 points in a 106-99 win over the Houston Rockets.

• Sunday, February 18, 1990

  Tom Chambers of the Phoenix Suns scored 56 points in a 131-113 win over the Golden State Warriors.

• Saturday, February 18, 1989

  Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz blocked 14 shots in a 107-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

• Tuesday, February 18, 1986

  Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs recorded 10 steals in a 120-114 win over the Phoenix Suns.

• Friday, February 18, 1983

  Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz blocked 13 shots in a 101-97 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

• Wednesday, February 18, 1981

  1-time NBA All-Star Andrei Kirilenko was born in Izhevsk, Russian Federation.

• Friday, February 18, 1972

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Milwaukee Bucks scored 53 points in a 132-126 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

• Tuesday, February 18, 1964

  Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 52 points in a 108-98 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Saturday, February 18, 1961

  Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks scored 57 points in a 141-138 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Monday, February 18, 1952

  4-time NBA All-Star Maurice Lucas was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.