On This Date: March 22

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• Monday, March 22, 2021

  11-time NBA All-Star Elgin Baylor died at the age of 86.

• Friday, March 22, 2019

  James Harden of the Houston Rockets scored 61 points in a 111-105 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

• Thursday, March 22, 2018

  The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 140-79 for the 8th-largest margin of victory in NBA history.

• Tuesday, March 22, 2011

  Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns dished out 20 assists in a 139-137 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Thursday, March 22, 2007

  Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 60 points in a 121-119 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

• Tuesday, March 22, 1988

  John Stockton of the Utah Jazz dished out 21 assists in a 103-96 win over the Phoenix Suns.

• Thursday, March 22, 1962

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulled down 35 rebounds in a 121-104 win over the Syracuse Nationals.

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 56 points in a 121-104 win over the Syracuse Nationals.

  The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Syracuse Nationals 121-104 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 3-2 series win.

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most field goal attempts in a playoff game with 48, in a win over the Nationals

• Tuesday, March 22, 1960

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulled down 35 rebounds in a 128-107 win over the Boston Celtics.

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 50 points in a 128-107 win over the Boston Celtics.

• Tuesday, March 22, 1955

  Record set for fewest points by both teams in an overtime period in a playoff game with 1, in a game between the Lakers and Pistons

• Thursday, March 22, 1951

  The Syracuse Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Warriors 90-78 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 2-0 series win.

• Wednesday, March 22, 1950

  The New York Knicks defeated the Washington Capitols 103-83 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 2-0 series win.

• Thursday, March 22, 1928

  7-time NBA All-Star Ed Macauley was born in St. Louis, Missouri.