Brian Abate

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, rooting for the Rangers, Yankees, Giants, and Knicks. When my dream of playing shortstop for the Yankees fell short, I started writing about sports instead. I'm a proud graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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Reggie Miller taunted Spike Lee and took over Madison Square Garden on this date in 1994

Reggie Miller scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 93-86 victory over the New York Knicks. The...

Gerald Henderson helped the Celtics steal Game 2 of the NBA Finals from the Lakers on this date in 1984

Gerald Henderson stole James Worthy's pass at scored with 13 seconds left to tie the game at 113, sending the Boston garden crowd into...

The Celtics defeated the Pistons in Game 7 of the ECF in a game featuring 9 future Hall of Famers on this date in...

The Boston Celtics won Game 7 117-114 at home against the Detroit Pistons, thanks to an excellent performance by Larry Bird. The game featured nine...

Rik Smits beat the Magic at the buzzer in a wild playoff game on this date in 1995

Rik Smits knocked down a shot as a time expired to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 94-93 victory at home over the Orlando...

John Stockton’s clutch shot sent the Jazz to the NBA Finals on this date in 1997

John Stockton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift his Utah Jazz past the Houston Rockets 103-100 in Game 6 of the Western...

Steph Curry and Klay Thompson willed the Warriors to a victory in Kevin Durant’s final home game with the Thunder

Steph Curry and Klay Thompson carried the Golden State Warriors to a 108-101 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of...

Nets replay Deron Williams’ 57 point game in 2012 on YES Network

The Brooklyn Nets are replaying Deron Williams spectacular 57 point performance. He carried the team to a 104-101 road victory against the Charlotte Bobcats. The...

Kawhi Leonard led the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA Finals appearance on this date one year ago

Kawhi Leonard's strong performance at home helped the Toronto Raptors eliminate the Milwaukee Bucks with a 100-94 victory in Game 6. The Raptors trailed...

Celtics fans chanted “Beat LA” as the 76ers defeated the Celtics in Boston to advance to the NBA Finals on this date in 1982

The Philadelphia 76ers prevailed 120-106 on the road in Game 7 after the Boston Celtics had won consecutive games while facing elimination. Julius Erving finished...

Charles Oakley tweets his support for Patrick Ewing

Charles Oakley recently criticized Patrick Ewing, his former teammate with the New York Knicks. However after Ewing's coronavirus diagnosis, Oakley showed support for Ewing. "I...

Larry Bird dueled Dominique Wilkins in Game 7 of their postseason series on this date in 1988

Larry Bird's dominant fourth quarter electrified the Boston Garden and led the Boston Celtics past Dominique Wilkins' Atlanta Hawks 118-116 in their second round...

Ralph Sampson’s buzzer beater sent the Rockets to the NBA Finals on this date in 1986

Ralph Sampson caught the ball off an inbounds pass with one second left and somehow made an off-balance shot at the buzzer. The shot...

Mario Elie’s clutch three sent the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals on this date 25 years ago

Mario Elie's "kiss of death" three-point field goal lifted the Houston Rockets to a 115-114 road victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 7...

The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA Draft lottery on this date in 2009 and used the pick to select Blake Griffin

The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA Draft lottery 11 years ago today and hoped for better luck with their pick than they had...

Knicks tweet Patrick Ewing’s posterizing dunk on Alonzo Mourning

The New York Knicks tweeted Patrick Ewing's dunk on Alonzo Mourning in Game 1 of the second round of the postseason in 1997. Ewing's dunk...

John Stockton tied an NBA postseason record with 24 assists on this date in 1988

John Stockton tied Magic Johnson for an NBA postseason record with 24 assists in a game against Johnson's Los Angeles Lakers. Stockton's great performance...