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There have been 48 total 5-game spans by teams in NBA history (reg or post) where they led by 8 points at the end of the first quarter in all 5. In 47 of the 48, the team had a winning record over the 5 games. All except the Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals. They went 1-4.
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The Knicks' championship snaps a streak of 52 straight playoff appearances by MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL teams from the NYC metro area that ended without a title. It was the 3rd-longest streak all-time by a metro area, behind only active streaks by Minneapolis-St. Paul (57) & Buffalo (55).
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Breakdown of the 52 playoff appearances by MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL teams from the NYC metro area between the Giants' victory in Super Bowl XLVI and the Knicks' title this year: 10 - Rangers 10 - Yankees 8 - Islanders 8 - Nets 6 - Knicks 4 - Devils 4 - Mets 2 - Giants 0 - Jets
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Jalen Brunson of the @nyknicks is the second player in NBA history to score 45 points on the road in a title-clinching victory. The other was Michael Jordan at Utah in 1998.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the @Dodgers is the only pitcher in MLB history to retire the last 22 batters of one outing and then the first 22 of his next outing.
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The last 3 games between the @nyknicks and @spurs have been decided by a total of 6 points. That is the fewest amount of points to decide a three-game span in a single NBA Finals all-time.
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3 - The #USMNT's 7th minute goal is the third-fastest scored by a host nation in their opening match at a FIFA World Cup after France in 1938 (1') and Germany in 2006 (6'). Storming.
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Jacob Misiorowski of the @Brewers is the only MLB pitcher in the modern era to throw a shutout where he: struck out 15 or more allowed only 1 hit (or none) faced the minimum number of batters
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Yordan Alvarez of the @astros is the first player in MLB history to have: multiple homers a grand slam 6 RBI ...all in the first inning of a game.
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Matt Chapman has reached base 20 times and driven in 16 runs over his last seven games. Prior to Chapman, the last @SFGiants player to reach those marks over any seven-game span was Willie Mays (May 1958).
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The @Dodgers so far in 2026: .789 OPS (batting) - best in MLB .628 OPS allowed (pitching) - best in MLB No team has finished a season leading the majors in both categories since the Dodgers themselves did it in 1974.
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Jordan Staal: Feb. 2007: 5-game goal streak at age 18 June 2026: 5-game goal streak at age 37 He's the only player in NHL history with a 5 game goal streak (reg or post) as a teenager and at 35 or older.
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The Spurs are the only team in NBA history to have: 76 or more points in the first half 30 or fewer points in the second half ...in any game, regular season or playoffs.
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The @nyknicks trailed by 27 at the half tonight. They came back to win. That's the largest halftime deficit overcome to win a playoff game in NBA history.
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Tyler Callihan of the @Pirates is the first player in MLB history to have a multi-HR game that included: - a HR off the reigning MVP (Ohtani) - a go-ahead 3 run HR in the 8th or later He did it on the first 2 homers of his MLB career.
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The @SFGiants are the first team in MLB history with a walkoff grand slam to cap off a comeback from 8 runs down in the 8th inning or later.
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This postseason, players aged 25 years old or younger have scored 1719 points for the @spurs. That is the most such points by any team in a single playoff run in NBA history.
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The @Canes are the first team to have a 3 goal period in three straight games of a single Stanley Cup Final since the 1991 Penguins (Games 4-6).
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Shea Langeliers is one of 5 catchers in the modern era (based on primary position in career) to reach these totals through 60 games of a season: 70 hits 15 HR 40 runs 20 walks The others are Joe Mauer, Mike Piazza, Roy Campanella and Bill Dickey.
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In his 3 career NBA Finals games, Victor Wembanyama has 85 points and 10 blocks. The last player to hit each of those marks over a span of three NBA Finals games in a season was Shaquille O'Neal in 2001.
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