On This Date: January 18

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• Monday, January 18, 2016

  Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets scored 52 points in a 124-119 win over the Utah Jazz.

• Friday, January 18, 2013

  Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder scored 52 points in a 117-114 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

• Thursday, January 18, 1996

  Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets scored 51 points in a 108-106 loss to the Boston Celtics.

• Friday, January 18, 1991

  Shawn Kemp of the Seattle SuperSonics blocked 10 shots in a 105-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Thursday, January 18, 1990

  Gary Grant of the Los Angeles Clippers dished out 21 assists in a 105-95 win over the Seattle SuperSonics.

• Friday, January 18, 1985

  Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz blocked 14 shots in a 127-122 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

• Friday, January 18, 1980

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers blocked 10 shots in a 108-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

• Tuesday, January 18, 1972

  The West defeated the East 112-110 in the 22nd NBA All-Star Game before 17,214 fans in Inglewood, CA.

• Thursday, January 18, 1962

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 54 points in a 151-133 loss to the Cincinnati Royals.

• Tuesday, January 18, 1955

  The East defeated the West 100-91 in the 5th NBA All-Star Game before 15,564 fans in New York, NY.