What Happened in Sports: May 22, 2021














May 22nd, 2021 was remembered for Khris Middleton’s game-winner in OT to overcome Jimmy Butler’s buzzer-beating layup in regulation to force OT in a thrilling Game 1 of the Bucks-Heat series. Luka Doncic racked up another legendary triple-double to lead Dallas over the Clippers, Dame dropped a whopping 13 assists to lead Portland over Denver, and Brooklyn’s Big 3 balled out in their comeback victory over Boston. Rob Williams also collected a franchise record nine blocks off the bench to kickstart what seems poised to be an entertaining 2021 NBA postseason. 


See last year, headlined by the Jets signing , Seattle adding , and tributes for HOF HC  after passing away. This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, top performances of the day, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.




















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Middleton won it for Milwaukee













NBA Saturday’s top 10 plays







J-Buckets forces OT at buzzer







Kawhi caught a body on Kleber







Nurkic got air on Gordon







Miami Marlins walk off the Mets







Cleveland walk-off the Twins







Giannis takes flight at the rim







What a play by Dom Smith







Big Rob swatted ’em all







Player of the Day: Luka Doncic







Dame did it all to top Denver







Brooklyn Big 3 went off in Gm1







Logo Lillard’s best 2021 buckets







MVP-caliber season from Joker







Greek Freek had another great yr







Luka magic all year long







The Klaw had himself a year







KD remains 1 of the best scorers







Jayson Tatum is a superstar







Jimmy Buckets does it all







Best 1st Rd NBA Playoff dunks







LBJ playoff buzzer-beaters OTD













Bird-Wilkins iconic duel OTD







HBD to Pats legend Edelman
















A. Jones saved the shutout OTD







Mark McGwire’s HR at LAD OTD









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NBA Playoffs

[] #3 @BUCKS (-200; $9.48) d. #6 HEAT (+176; $8.99) 109-107 (GW-FG in OT) [MIA +5 | u226.5] (MIL 1-0)

[] #5 MAVERICKS (+190; $10.00) d. #4 @CLIPPERS (-217; $10.44) 113-103 [DAL +5.5 | u217.5] (DAL 1-0)

[] #2 @NETS (-336; $11.03) d. #7 CELTICS (+274; $7.74) 104-93 [BKN -8 | u230.5] (BKN 1-0)

[] #6 BLAZERS (-105; $11.20) d. #3 @NUGGETS (-115; $10.80) 123-109 [POR +1 | o227.5] (POR 1-0)

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NBA Playoffs

[] G , DAL (W @LAC): 31 PTS (11-24 FG | 5-11 3P), 11 AST, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO []

[] PG , POR (W @DEN): 34 PTS (10-25 FG | 5-12 3P), 13 AST, 2 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO

[] C , DEN (L v.POR): 34 PTS (14-27 FG | 3-7 3P), 1 AST, 16 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 1 TO

[] F , BKN (W v.BOS): 32 PTS (10-25 FG | 1-8 3P), 1 AST, 12 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 4 TO

[] SF , MIL (W v.MIA): 27 PTS (10-22 FG | 3-9 3P), 6 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO

















NBA: C , Detroit Pistons (turns 20)

NBA: PF , Chicago Bulls (24)

MLB: RP , Texas Rangers (31)

MLB: OF , Miami Marlins (32)

MLB: 2B , Chicago Cubs (35)

NFL: WR , Retired After 2020 (35)

MLB: SP , Retired after 1989 (78)

MLB: OF , Hall of Fame (119)

















2017: Golden State Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs to complete a full 3-round sweep of the Western Conference en route to their 3rd consecutive NBA Finals appearance. They would go on to win 3 straight NBA Finals games for a record 15 consecutive postseason wins


2013: Miami Heat SF  hit his 2nd career Playoff GW buzzer beater for a Game 1 win over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals which was his only buzzer-beater with Miami that helped lead them to a 7-game series win and back-to-back titles


2009: Cleveland Cavaliers SF hit the 1st Playoff buzzer beater of his career in Game 2 against the Orlando Magic; he would go on to drain a NBA record 5 career Playoff buzzer-beaters


1990: Chicago Cubs OF was intentionally walked 5 times in a 16-inning, 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to establish a new MLB record


1988: Boston Celtics PF and Atlanta Hawks PF went blow-for-blow, dropping 34 and 47 PTS each (20 and 16 in Q4) as the Celtics prevailed in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals


1985: Cincinnati Reds 1B recorded his 2,108th career run, passing Hank Aaron as the NL’s all-time scoring leader


1983: Toronto Blue Jays 1B hit his 18th career pinch-hit HR, tying for the most in MLB history. Cliff Johnson would finish with a MLB record 20 career pinch-hit HR until  surpassed him in 2010


1976: St. Louis Cardinals OF  drove in 5 runs with 3 HRs (2 right-handed, 1 left-handed), including the go-ahead shot with 2 outs in the 9th to break a 6-6 tie


1963: Following the Warriors’ move to San Francisco, the NBA approved the Syracuse Nationals’ move to Philadelphia, where they would become the “76ers”




































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