On This Date: April 1

January February March April May June July August September October November December

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

• Wednesday, April 1, 2015

  James Harden of the Houston Rockets scored 51 points in a 115-111 win over the Sacramento Kings.

• Wednesday, April 1, 2009

  Kevin Martin of the Sacramento Kings scored 50 points in a 143-141 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

• Friday, April 1, 1988

  1-time NBA All-Star Brook Lopez was born in North Hollywood, California.

• Sunday, April 1, 1979

  Kevin Porter of the Detroit Pistons dished out 25 assists in a 116-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

• Sunday, April 1, 1973

  John Havlicek of the Boston Celtics scored 54 points in a 134-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

  John Havlicek ties a record for most field goals in a playoff game with 24, in a win over the Hawks

• Thursday, April 1, 1971

  The New York Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks 111-107 in the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals for a 4-1 series win.

• Wednesday, April 1, 1970

  Billy Cunningham of the Philadelphia 76ers scored 50 points in a 118-111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

• Monday, April 1, 1968

  The Boston Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons 111-103 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 4-2 series win.

  The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the New York Knicks 113-97 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 4-2 series win.

  Dave Bing sets a record for most field goals in a half in a playoff game with 16, in a loss to the Celtics

• Saturday, April 1, 1967

  Record set for most points by both teams in the 3rd quarter in a playoff game with 82, in a game between the Hawks and Warriors

• Friday, April 1, 1966

  The Boston Celtics defeated the Cincinnati Royals 112-103 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 3-2 series win.

• Thursday, April 1, 1965

  1-time NBA All-Star Mark Jackson was born in Brooklyn, New York.

• Wednesday, April 1, 1964

  2-time NBA All-Star Kevin Duckworth was born in Harvey, Illinois.

• Saturday, April 1, 1961

  The St. Louis Hawks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 105-103 in the NBA Western Division Finals for a 4-3 series win.

• Wednesday, April 1, 1959

  The Boston Celtics defeated the Syracuse Nationals 130-125 in the NBA Eastern Division Finals for a 4-3 series win.

• Saturday, April 1, 1950

  The Anderson Packers defeated the Indianapolis Olympians 67-65 in the NBA Western Division Finals for a 2-1 series win.

• Thursday, April 1, 1948

  The Baltimore Bullets defeated the New York Knicks 84-77 in the BAA Quarterfinals for a 2-1 series win.

• Tuesday, April 1, 1947

  3-time NBA All-Star Norm Van Lier was born in East Liverpool, Ohio.