This Day in NBA Sports History: May 27, 1973-2013

The best of this day in NBA sports history. May 27. The Spurs sweep the Grizzlies. Chicago reaches its first NBA Finals. Red McCombs buys the Spurs, unmissable in the Finals, the Lakers get their ninth consecutive postseason victory, and Julius Erving is the MVP. The Bucks win 14 straight games. What happened on this day in the sport?

2013

With 37 points and six assists from Tony Parker, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 93-86 to sweep the series and reach the Western Conference Finals for the fifth time in franchise history. The Memphis rallied, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Gregg Popovich team.

1991

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 to secure their first-ever NBA Finals berth. The “Bad Boys” tactics weren’t enough in this game against Phil Jackson and his team’s championship mentality. It took them three years to defeat the Detroit Pistons in the postseason.

May 27, 1988

Red McCombs becomes the first principal owner of the Spurs franchise with $47 million.

May 27, 1985

The Boston Celtics went 11-for-11 without a miss in the NBA Finals. That day, Scott Wedman sank four three-pointers to help Boston defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 148-114 in Game 1.

May 27, 1982

Despite an 11-day break between playoff series, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-117 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. This was their ninth consecutive victory, an NBA record for consecutive wins in a single postseason.

May 27, 1981

Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers was named NBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the only player to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in both the NBA and the ABA.

May 27, 1973

The Bucks finished the year with 14 straight victories to end the season, one off the league record of 15 straight wins to end the season established by the Rochester Royals in 1950.