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Allen Iverson led the 76ers to an 88-87 Game 7 win over the Toronto Raptors to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

AI finished with:
• 21 PTS
• 4 REB
• 16 AST
• 2 STL
• 1 BLK

It was just the second time in 76ers franchise history a player recorded 20+ points and 15+ assists in a playoff game.

• George King vs. Philadelphia Warriors (March 28, 1956)
(25 PTS, 15 AST)

• Allen Iverson vs. Toronto Raptors (May 20, 2001)
(21 PTS, 16 AST)

• Allen Iverson vs. Detroit Pistons (April 29, 2005)
(37 PTS, 15 AST)

• James Harden vs. Toronto Raptors (April 28, 2022)
(22 PTS, 15 AST)

Data via Stathead / Basketball Reference

LeBron James led the Miami Heat to a pivotal Game 4 comeback win over the Indiana Pacers to even the Eastern Conference Semifinals at 2-2.

LeBron and Dwyane Wade outscored Indiana 28-16 in the 4th quarter as Miami pulled away late for the 101-93 victory.

LeBron finished with:
• 40 PTS
• 18 REB
• 9 AST
• 2 STL
• 2 BLK

He joined Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA playoff history to record 40+ points, 18+ rebounds, and 8+ assists in a game.

Elgin Baylor vs. Detroit (March 14, 1961)
(40 PTS, 18 REB, 9 AST)

Data via Stathead / Basketball Reference

The Flyers defeated the Bruins, 1-0, at The Spectrum to win the Stanley Cup Final in six games and capture the first championship in franchise history.

Rick MacLeish scored the game’s only goal while Bernie Parent recorded the shutout and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Philadelphia became the first expansion-era team in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup

At age 40, Randy Johnson became the oldest pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game, leading the Diamondbacks to a 2-0 win over the Braves.

Johnson retired all 27 batters he faced and struck out 13 in what became the 17th perfect game in MLB history.

The Big Unit also became one of only five pitchers at the time to throw no-hitters in both leagues, and the perfect game came nearly 14 years after his first no-hitter in 1990

The Phillies and Cubs played one of the wildest games in MLB history as Philadelphia outlasted Chicago, 23-22, in a 10-inning slugfest at Wrigley Field.

The game featured:
• 50 combined hits
• 11 combined home runs
• 45 total runs

Mike Schmidt launched 2 home runs for the Phillies, including the game-winning blast in the 10th inning. Dave Kingman hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 RBI for the Cubs, while Bill Buckner added a grand slam and 7 RBI.

The Phillies’ 23 runs remain tied for the 2nd most runs scored in a game in franchise history.

Most runs scored in a game in Phillies history:
• 26 runs — June 11, 1985 vs Mets
• 23 runs — May 17, 1979 vs Cubs
• 23 runs — August 25, 1922 vs Cubs
• 23 runs — July 13, 1900 vs Pirates

It also remains one of only TWO games in MLB history where both teams scored 20+ runs — and oddly, both games were between the Phillies and Cubs.

• Cubs 26, Phillies 23 — August 25, 1922
• Phillies 23, Cubs 22 — May 17, 1979

In 2010, MLB Network named it the 20th greatest game of the previous 50 years.

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

David Wells tossed a perfect game in a 4-0 Yankees win over the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on May 17, 1998.

Wells became just the 13th pitcher in modern MLB history to throw a perfect game and the first Yankees pitcher to do it since Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

He also set an American League record by retiring 37 consecutive batters.

One of the greatest pitching performances in Yankees history

On May 16, 2008, Jayson Werth powered the Phillies to a 10-3 win over the Blue Jays with an all-time performance.

Werth finished the night with:
• 3 home runs
• 8 RBI

At the time, his 8 RBI tied the Phillies franchise record for RBI in a single game.

He also remains one of just 22 players in Phillies history to hit 3 home runs in a game.

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

Kyle Schwarber blasted his second SCHWARBOMB of the game and his 20th HR of the season as the Phillies erased a 5-run deficit entering the 7th inning to beat the Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings.

With his 20th homer, Schwarber joined Cy Williams as the only Phillies players ever to reach 20+ home runs through the team’s first 49 games of a season.

• Cy Williams (1923) — 20 HR
• Kyle Schwarber (2026) — 20 HR

The comeback was also historic on the team side.

It marked the first time since August 15, 2019 vs. the Cubs that the Phillies won a game after trailing by 5+ through 6 innings, and just the 32nd time it has happened in franchise history.

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

On this day in 1980, the Flyers responded in a massive way against the Islanders in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Philadelphia exploded for 8 goals to even the series at 1-1, delivering one of the most dominant offensive performances in franchise playoff history.

Paul Holmgren led the way with a hat trick, becoming the first American-born player ever to record a hat trick in a Stanley Cup Final game.

On this day in 2016, tensions between the Rangers and Blue Jays finally exploded after their heated 2015 ALDS matchup.

In the 8th inning, José Bautista was hit by a pitch from Matt Bush and followed it up with a hard slide into Rougned Odor at second base. Odor responded with the now-infamous punch to Bautista’s jaw, instantly causing a benches-clearing brawl.

The game featured multiple ejections from both sides, including Bautista, Odor, Josh Donaldson, John Gibbons, and several coaches.

Texas ultimately won 7-6, but the image of Odor landing the punch became one of the most iconic moments in recent baseball history.

Nolan McLean becomes just the 7th pitcher in Mets history to have 60+ strikeouts through his first 9 starts of a season at age 25 or younger

• Sid Fernandez (1987) — 60 K
• Dwight Gooden (1990) — 64 K
• Dwight Gooden (1985) — 66 K
• Dwight Gooden (1984) — 73 K
• Matt Harvey (2012) — 63 K
• Matt Harvey (2013) — 68 K
• Nolan Ryan (1970) — 60 K
• Nolan Ryan (1968) — 75 K
• Tom Seaver (1970) — 88 K
• Noah Syndergaard (2018) — 61 K
• Noah Syndergaard (2016) — 76 K
• Nolan McLean (2026) — 64 K

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

Kyle Schwarber now has 18 home runs through the Phillies’ first 48 games of the season.

That’s tied for the 2nd most by a Phillies player through the team’s first 48 games in franchise history:

• Cy Williams (1923) — 20 HR
• Rhys Hoskins (2017) — 18 HR
• Mike Schmidt (1980) — 18 HR
• Chuck Klein (1930) — 18 HR
• Kyle Schwarber (2026) — 18 HR

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

The infamous pregame brawl between the Flyers and Canadiens erupted before Game 6 of the Wales Conference Finals in Montreal.

After the Canadiens crossed center ice during warmups and fired pucks into the Flyers’ net, Ed “Boxcar” Hospodar and Chico Resch confronted Claude Lemieux and Shayne Corson, sparking a chaotic bench-clearing fight before the game even began.

The Flyers would go on to win the game and the series 4-2 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

The brawl became one of the most legendary moments in Flyers history and led to major NHL rule changes that effectively ended bench-clearing fights in hockey.

On this day in sports history, May 14, 1967:

New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle blasted the 500th home run of his legendary MLB career off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Stu Miller, becoming just the 6th player in major league history to reach the milestone.

“The Mick” would go on to finish his Hall of Fame career with 536 home runs, a total that still ranks 2nd in Yankees franchise history behind only Babe Ruth.

Data via Baseball Reference / Stathead

Jacob Misiorowski becomes just the 10th pitcher in MLB history age 25 or younger to record 80 strikeouts through his first 9 starts of a season

• Shane Bieber (2020) — 94 SO
• Roger Clemens (1988) — 93 SO
• Shane Bieber (2021) — 92 SO
• Sam McDowell (1968) — 90 SO
• Tom Seaver (1970) — 88 SO
• Spencer Strider (2023) — 86 SO
• Kerry Wood (1998) — 85 SO
• Herb Score (1955) — 82 SO
• Roger Clemens (1986) — 81 SO
• Jacob Misiorowski (2026) — 80 SO

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

Justin Crawford provided the Phillies’ only run with his 2nd home run of the season and also flashed the leather in the 4th inning.

With 2 HR, 2 triples, and 4 stolen bases through his first 38 MLB games, Crawford becomes just the 10th rookie in Phillies history with 2+ HR, 2+ triples, and 4+ stolen bases in his first 40 career games.

Others to do it in Phillies history:

• Don Hurst (1928) — 10 HR, 2 3B, 4 SB
• Aaron Altherr (2015) — 5 HR, 3 3B, 6 SB
• Hersh Martin (1937) — 4 HR, 3 3B, 4 SB
• Denny Sothern (1928) — 4 HR, 3 3B, 4 SB
• Juan Samuel (1984) — 3 HR, 4 3B, 19 SB
• Elmer Flick (1898) — 3 HR, 4 3B, 8 SB
• Jimmy Rollins (2001) — 2 HR, 2 3B, 8 SB
• Kevin Stocker (1993) — 2 HR, 3 3B, 4 SB
• Dave Bancroft (1915) — 2 HR, 2 3B, 6 SB

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

Roenick in his career:

• 513 goals
• 703 assists
• 1,216 points

The Hall of Famer is one of just 17 centers in NHL history with 500+ career goals and 700+ career assists.

Data via Stathead / Hockey Reference

On this day in Philly sports history, May 13, 1977

Doug Collins tied his playoff career high with 36 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Houston Rockets 107-95 to take a 3-1 series lead.

On this day in 1958, Stan Musial became just the 8th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.

Musial would finish his legendary Cardinals career with 3,630 hits, a total that still ranks 4th all time.

Coach Prime in his playing days:

• 512 combined tackles
• 53 interceptions
• 10 forced fumbles
• 9 pick sixes

The 6x First-Team All-Pro is also one of just 6 defenders in NFL history with:

• 500+ combined tackles
• 50+ interceptions
• 8+ pick sixes

Charles Woodson:
• 1,220 combined tackles
• 65 interceptions
• 11 pick sixes

Rod Woodson:
• 1,158 combined tackles
• 71 interceptions
• 12 pick sixes

Darren Sharper:
• 949 combined tackles
• 63 interceptions
• 11 pick sixes

Aeneas Williams:
• 793 combined tackles
• 55 interceptions
• 9 pick sixes

Eric Allen:
• 787 combined tackles
• 54 interceptions
• 8 pick sixes

Deion Sanders:
• 512 combined tackles
• 53 interceptions
• 9 pick sixes

Data via @Stathead / @pfref