That day at Boston Celtics Historic Corridor of Fame massive man Dominique Wilkins scored 43 factors in a 112-109 victory over the Houston Rockets in 1994 as The Human Spotlight Reel placed on a present for the ages on the identical day as one other Celtics star was three a long time and one 12 months previous. earlier than daylight (extra on that later).
The large recreation for Wilkins got here on the highway towards the eventual NBA champions at Summit, their house area in Houston. The Paris, France native’s full stats for the night have been 43 factors, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, with 7 turnovers and 5 private fouls in 41 minutes of play.
The Georgia product shot 16 of 27 from the ground general and a scorching 5 of 6 from 3, going 6 of 9 from the charity stripe within the eighth-most factors Wilkins has ever scored in a recreation.
This different match that happened 31 years in the past noticed legendary Celtic ahead John Havlicek additionally hanging 43 towards an opponent, on this case the (then) Baltimore Bullets (now Washington Wizards).
The sport was performed at a impartial web site in New York, New York, and Hondo scored 43 factors on 18 of 34 taking pictures, together with 7 of his 8 free throw makes an attempt.
Sadly for posterity, the opposite counting statistics are misplaced to the sands of time, as the remainder of the Ohio State alum’s manufacturing went unrecorded.
Lastly, it’s also the birthday of former Boston massive man, Guerschon Yabusele. Born on today in 1995 in Dreux, France, Yabu – as he’s typically known as – started enjoying with the youth sections of the Chorale Roanne Basket in 2012 for his first organized basketball. He joined Roanne LNB Professional B in 2013, then LNB Professional A in 2015, one of the best league in France, attracting the eye of the Celtics.
Boston drafted Yabusele with the sixteenth decide within the 2016 NBA Draft and spent the next season abroad in China with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese language Basketball Affiliation (CBA).
Yabu would then be a part of the Celtics in 2017, spending a lot of his time over the following two seasons with the (then) Maine Pink Claws (now, Celtics), Boston’s developmental affiliate. He would common 2.3 factors and 1.3 rebounds with the Celtics between 2017 and 2019.
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This text was initially printed on Celtics Wire: On today: Wilkins and Hondo are 43 to 31 years aside; Yabu born
