May 6

From Hoopedia

• 1905 - Hall of Famer Ned Irish, who was a key contrbutor to the development of college and pro basketball in New York for 40 years, is born in Lake George, New York.

• 1985 - New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul, the 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year award, is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

• 2000 - Indiana Pacers Reggie Miller and Jalen Rose each notch 40 points in the Pacers’ 108-91 triumph over Philadelphia in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Their productivity gains the duo entrance into an exclusive club, as they became the fourth pair of teammates in NBA history to score 40 or more points in the same playoff game.