Box Score 4/20: When Westbrook isn't enough
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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while waiting for our draft day suit to come back from the cleaners.
Happy birthday today to Todd Hollandsworth, Itula Mili and Don Mattingly. On this date in 1986 Michael Jordan scored a record 63 points for the Chicago Bulls in a playoff game against the Boston Celtics. The Bulls lost to the Celtics 135-131 in double-overtime.
Daily brain workout
QUIZ: Name the leading scorers in NBA postseason history.
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Around the league
- How unlikely is a 3-0 comeback in the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Harder than you would expect. [Puck Daddy]
- Serena's not the only one with a big baby announcement, Carly Patterson who won gold with the the 2004 Olympic gymnastics team is also expecting. [Excelle Sports]
- Why do NFL players fake their way through the concussion protocol? [SB Nation]
So Russ had a Michael Jordan-type game where he made it rain and the team still lost
Have a good day, folks. Ducks closed out last night so only seven more NHL seeds to go. Pens and Preds could join them moving on tonight.
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