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What’s Happening in Sports: May 20, 2022

Syarafull Ra 03/05/2024 4 min read
What’s Happening in Sports: May 20, 2022

May 20th, 2022 features Western Conference Finals Game 2 between Golden State and Dallas after the Warriors’ dominant series-opening win. A slate of 15 MLB games are on tap Friday, highlighted by the Giants and Padres renewing their NL-West rivalry. Julio Urias faces Ranger Suarez as Philly battles the Dodgers to begin another three-game set, while Tim Anderson‘s White Sox visit Aaron Judge‘s Yankees after New York took three of four last weekend. NFL’s newly-signed free agents prepare for new situations as OTA’s begin on Monday. 

See what happened in sports on May 20th last year, headlined by DC destroying Indiana to secure the last Eastern Conference playoff spot, J.D. Martinez hitting a ninth inning three-run HR to defeat Toronto in their final Tampa home game, and Washington cutting OT Morgan Moses as well as what happened in sports on May 20th, 2020 ft. the NBA likely resuming play in an Orlando bubble and Patrick Chung’s extension.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history. 

MORE CONTENT WILL BE UPLOADED THROUGHOUT THE DAY

Hot
May 18, 2022
Golden State Warriors held Luka Doncic to more TOV (7) than FGM (6) for the 1st time in his Playoff career as he was nursing a shoulder injury that allowed the Dubs to get a blowout WCF Game 1 win

Hot
May 18, 2022
Philadelphia Eagles signed former New York Giants Pro Bowl CB James Bradberry to a 1y/$10M deal to be their CB2 alongside Darius Slay

Hot
May 18, 2022
NBA announced the 2021-22 NBA All-Rookie Teams with Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, & Franz Wagner all making the 1st Team & Ayo Dosunmu, Chris Duarte, Josh Giddey, Bones Hyland, & Herbert Jones on the 2nd Team

Hot
May 18, 2022
Minnesota Twins SP Chris Paddack will undergo Tommy John surgery that will force him to miss the rest of the 2022 season and likely most, if not all of the 2023 season

Hot
May 17, 2022
Miami Heat turned up the defense in the 3rd Qtr to spark a 39-14 run that turned the game around and led to the Game 1 win over Boston alongside Jimmy Butler’s 41 PTS

Hot
May 17, 2022
The 2022 NBA Draft lottery concluded with the Orlando Magic winning the No.1 overall pick as the Oklahoma City Thunder (#2), Houston Rockets (#3), & Sacramento Kings (#4) filled out the remaining top-4 lottery picks

Hot
May 16, 2022
Green Bay Packers signed CB Jaire Alexander to a record-breaking 4y/$84M extension, including the highest AAV ($21M) for any DB in NFL history ($30M signing bonus GTD)

Hot
May 15, 2022
The Dallas Mavericks shockingly eviscerated the Suns at Phoenix in Game 7 as Luka Doncic scored as many PTS (27) as the entire 64-win Suns during the 1st Half with CP3 & Booker collapsing during the final 2 games of the series

Hot
May 15, 2022
Despite a historic series from reigning Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, the loss of Khris Middleton was ultimately too much for the defending champ Milwaukee Bucks to overcome as Grant Williams’ career-best game (7 3PM) fueled Boston’s 4th Conference Finals berth in the last 6 years

Hot
May 15, 2022
The Pittsburgh Pirates became the 6th team ever to win a game despite recording 0 Hits as Reds rookie SP Hunter Greene was lights out but got no run support

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DRAYMOND FIRED UP

 

BEST OF MAVS v. WARRIORS

 

CLUTCH CONF FINALS PLAYS

 

BRADBERRY TO PHILLY

 

HIURA IS THE HERO

 

RANGERS GO HOME HAPPY

 

HEAT DEFENSE ON DISPLAY

 

TATUM-BUTLER DUEL IN ECF

 

2020 ECF RE-MATCH

 

LOTTERY RESULTS ARE IN

 

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Hot
May 18, 2022
Dallas Mavericks recorded the most 3PA (48) during 1 Conference Finals game in NBA history and the t-most missed 3PA (37) in NBA Conference Finals history

Hot
May 18, 2022
New York Giants have a larger 2022 dead cap ($11.7M) for CB James Bradberry not to play for them than the Eagles have to pay him ($10M) in 2022

Hot
May 18, 2022
Most PD in the NFL since 2018: 1. James Bradberry (62), 2. Marshon Lattimore (56), T3. J.C Jackson & Marlon Humphrey (53), T5. Xavien Howard & Carlton Davis

Hot
May 18, 2022
Fewest SB allowed by a team since 2004 (Yadier Molina’s 1st season): 1. St. Louis Cardinals (900), 2. Arizona Diamondbacks (1,340), 3. Kansas City Royals (1,395), 4. Cincinnati Reds (1,406), 5. Minnesota Twins (1,409)

Hot
May 17, 2022
Jimmy Butler recorded the 1st Playoff GP of 40+ PTS/9+ REB/4+ STL/3+ BLK in NBA history

Hot
May 17, 2022
Jimmy Butler has recorded the most career Playoff GP (3) of 40+ PTS/5+ REB/5+ AST in Miami Heat history, surpassing Dwyane Wade & LeBron James (2)

Hot
May 17, 2022
Jimmy Butler has the most GP (3) of 40+ PTS during 1 Postseason in Miami Heat history

Hot
May 17, 2022
Jimmy Butler has recorded the t-most career Playoff GP (4) of 40+ PTS/60+ FG%/90+ FT% in NBA history, tied with Michael Jordan (4)

Hot
May 17, 2022
Miami Heat have the best record (15-6) in the NBA since their famous bench scuffle near the end of the regular season

Hot
May 17, 2022
Houston Astros recorded the t-most HR (5) during 1 inning in MLB history

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NBA Conference Finals

9:00 PM: #4 Dallas Mavericks vs. #3 Golden State Warriors [GS Leads 1-0]

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

NFL: CB Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints (turns 26)

NFL: DL Byron Cowart, New England Patriots (26)

NBA: C Enes Kanter Freedom, Free Agent (30)

MLB: OF Jayson Werth, Retired after 2017 (43)

MLB: SP Hal Newhouser, Hall of Fame (101)

2019: Steph Curry and Draymond Green became the 1st teammates to each record a triple-double in a NBA Playoff game as the Golden St. Warriors swept Portland after a 119-117 OT win for their 5th straight NBA Finals appearance, joining the 1960’s Boston Celtics as the only teams to reach 5 straight Finals in NBA history

2000: Portland Trail Blazers took “Hack-a-Shaq” to a new level, forcing Los Angeles Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal into 25 FTAs over the game’s final 6:00 (made 12). Behind his 41 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, & 5 BLK, the Lakers prevailed 109-94

1996: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan received a record at the time 96.5% of the vote to win his 4th career MVP Award after leading Chicago to a then-record 72 Wins & only 10 losses

1994: Chicago Bulls SF Scottie Pippen threw down 1 of the most disrespectful dunks of all-time as he posterized HOF C Patrick Ewing during Chicago’s Game 6 victory over the New York Knicks

1993: Matched up against the reigning DPOY — San Antonio Spurs C David Robinson — eventual MVP PF Charles Barkley drained a mid-range jumper with less than 2 seconds left to send the Phoenix Suns to the Western Conference Finals where they would advance to Barkley’s only NBA Finals appearance

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Syarafull Ra

Hi, I'm Syarafull! I'm a sports enthusiast active in international youth organizations — today's sweat is an investment in the future. Here, I share guides on school sports, fitness, equipment, and peak-performance strategies.

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