On This Date: March 26

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• Wednesday, March 26, 2008

  Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets dished out 20 assists in a 100-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Monday, March 26, 2001

  George McCloud of the Denver Nuggets dished out 22 assists in a 109-104 win over the Chicago Bulls.

• Thursday, March 26, 1987

  Manute Bol of the Washington Bullets blocked 12 shots in a 106-103 win over the Boston Celtics.

• Tuesday, March 26, 1974

  Rick Barry of the Golden State Warriors scored 64 points in a 143-120 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

• Sunday, March 26, 1967

  The San Francisco Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 122-115 in the NBA Western Division Semifinals for a 3-0 series win.

• Tuesday, March 26, 1963

  The Cincinnati Royals defeated the Syracuse Nationals 131-127 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 3-2 series win.

  The St. Louis Hawks defeated the Detroit Pistons 104-100 in the NBA Western Division Semifinals for a 3-1 series win.

• Monday, March 26, 1962

  10-time NBA All-Star John Stockton was born in Spokane, Washington.

  The Chicago Zephyrs selected Bill McGill with the first overall pick in the 1962 NBA draft.

• Sunday, March 26, 1961

  The Boston Celtics defeated the Syracuse Nationals 123-101 in the NBA Eastern Division Finals for a 4-1 series win.

• Saturday, March 26, 1960

  The St. Louis Hawks defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 97-86 in the NBA Western Division Finals for a 4-3 series win.

• Wednesday, March 26, 1952

  The New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 88-87 in the NBA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 2-1 series win.

• Saturday, March 26, 1949

  The New York Knicks defeated the Baltimore Bullets 103-99 in the BAA Eastern Division Semifinals for a 2-1 series win.

  Jack Toomay sets a record for most personal fouls in a playoff game with 8, in a loss to the Knicks

• Friday, March 26, 1937

  5-time NBA All-Star Wayne Embry was born in Springfield, Ohio.