THIS DATE IN NBA HISTORY

NOVEMBER 27

1947 — Philadelphia’s Howie Dallmar set an NBA record for the most field goal attempts with none made, 15, against New York. The record was not topped for 44 years, until Tim Hardaway of Golden State shot 0-for-17 on December 27, 1991.

1963 — Wilt Chamberlain hit 18 field goals in a row during a 118-89 win over New York to set what was at that time an NBA record. 2015 — James Harden of the Houston Rockets scores 50 points in a 116-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

NOVEMBER 28

1969 — The New York Knicks scored six points in the final 16 seconds to defeat the Cincinnati Royals 106-105 to run their winning streak to a then-NBA record of 18 straight games. The Lakers set the current NBA mark of 33 straight wins during the 1971-72 season.

1986 — The Celtics downed San Antonio 111-96 at Boston Garden, setting an NBA record with their 38th consecutive home victory.

1988 — Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson finishes with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 20 assists in a 109-104 win against the Philadelphia 76ers.

1992 — Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Lenny Wilkens appeared in his 2,500th NBA game (in 29 seasons as a player and coach, in both regular season and playoff games) in the Cavs’ 95-93 road loss at Orlando. Wilkens, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1988, joined Don Nelson as the only individuals to appear in 2,500 games. During the 1994-95 season he passed Nelson as the NBA’s all-time leader in game appearances, as a player or coach, with 2,737.

Reggie Miller exploded for 57 points to set an Indiana team record as the Pacers defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 134122.

The LA. Clippers’ 121-119 road win at Denver gave Clippers’ head coach Larry Brown his 400th career NBA victory. 1997 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan scored 26 points at Indiana to move past Elvin Hayes (27,313) into fourth place on the NBA’s alltime scoring list with 27,332 points. 2003 — Los Angeles Lakers forward Karl Malone finishes with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 103-87 win against the San Antonio Spurs. Malone, at 40 years old and 127 days, becomes the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. 2012 — Rajon Rondo is ejected midway through the Boston Celtics 95-83 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. With only three assists in the game at the time of his ejection, Rondo’s historic double-digit assist streak ends at 37 games. It is second only to Magic Johnson’s 46-game streak.