December 14
From Hoopedia
- 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 63 points for the Philadelphia Warriors and Elgin Baylor tallies 50 points for the Los Angeles Lakers, one of only three times in NBA history that opposing players each scored at least 50 points in the same game.
- 1965 - Rick Barry (right) of the San Francisco Warriors pours in 57 points in a 141-137 loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Barry’s point total is the second-highest ever by a rookie in an NBA game (Wilt Chamberlain twice scored 58 for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1960). Barry's 21 free throws (in 22 attempts) ties Frank Selvy’s NBA rookie record for the most free throws made in a game.
- 1975 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, of the Los Angeles Lakers, pulls down 29 defensive rebounds in a game against the Detroit Pistons, setting the NBA record.
- 1989 - After opening its inaugural season with 17 straight losses, the Miami Heat wins its first game, 89-88, over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Heat's streak is a record for consecutive losses to open the NBA season.
- 1999 - The Los Angeles Clippers score just 19 points in the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers, snapping a nearly 25-year old record for fewest points in the first half of a game. The New Orleans Jazz scored 20 points in the first half against Seattle on January 4, 1975.
- 2004 - The Atlanta Hawks lose their tenth consecutive overtime game, stretching over three seasons, to tie the NBA record. The other record holders are the Golden State Warriors (1979-81) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (1992-95).
- 2005 - The Princeton Tigers scores only 21 points in a loss to the Monmouth Hawks, tying the record for fewest points in an NCAA Division I game since the 3-point line started in 1986-87.
