Fredderick Edmund VanVleet Sr. also went 11/12 in 3-point attempts. The 54 points in a game is a team (Toronto Raptors) record. VanVleet was an undrafted player (teams did not choose him during the 2016 draft).
Biggest comeback in Raptors history. Kyle Lowry scored 20 points in the 4th quarter. The Raptors were missing some key starters.
The previous night, against Miami, Lavine was benched by head coach Jim Boylen just minutes into the game.
Finished 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (4) He beat Russian Daniil Medvedev
Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals off Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1996 Finals. They would sweep the Florida Panthers, an expansion team that had only been in the league since 1993. The Quebec Nordiques were in the NHL from 1979 to 1995. They would move to Colorado for the 95/96 season.
“Home Team Advantage”? Nah.
Washington would score 4 goals in under 8 minutes. The game would end up tied. Washington would win in the shootout.
Also, this was the first year after the big loss of star Bryce Harper who signed the largest contract in history at the time to join the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets completed the 4-game sweep on May 23rd and the Nationals were 19-31 (.380 win percentage).
Bryce Harper left as a free agent and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for 13 years / $330 million.
