On this date in the 1974 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Boston Celtics take care of business down the stretch and shuffle off with a 3-2 series lead back to Buffalo.

If I were Carl Bailey, this clip would play on a loop, projected on the side of my house 24/7/365

April 9, 1978: Kermit Washington’s last game as a member of the Boston Celtics: 17 PTS/14 REB and (at least) 5 BLK Celtics 131, Braves 114.

Ah man, Dikembe was so cool. What a guy

The ultimate ethical hooper. Get in. Score. Get out forever.

April 9, 1984: The Knicks defeat Cleveland, 118-113. Bernard King scored 32 PTS (13-18 FG), Ray Williams scored 23 PTS and Rory Sparrow had 15 PTS/10 AST/3 STL for New York. For the Cavs, World B. Free had 39 PTS (14-21 FG/11-12 FT)/6 AST/6 REB and Lonnie Shelton scored 19 PTS.

April 9, 2003: Tracy McGrady of the Magic throws it off the glass to himself for a slam dunk in transition. McGrady finished with 37 PTS (11-18 FG/4-7 3P) and Gordan Giriček had 14 PTS/6 REB/4 STL in Orlando's 88-82 win over the Raptors. Alvin Williams led Toronto with 15 PTS.

April 9, 1986: New Jersey's Mike Gminski finishes with career highs of 41 PTS (15-23 FG/11-12 FT) and 22 REB in a 108-98 win over the Celtics. Also for the Nets, Otis Birdsong scored 22 PTS and Buck Williams had 13 PTS/14 REB. Boston's Larry Bird had 16 PTS/10 REB/7 AST.

April 9, 1999: Rookie Vince Carter with a reverse dunk on the Toronto break, assisted by Dee Brown. Carter scored 26 PTS and Brown had 14 PTS/6 AST but the Raptors lost at New Jersey, 106-99. The Nets' Keith Van Horn had 30 PTS/12 REB/3 BLK and Stephon Marbury had 20 PTS/9 AST.

April 9, 1994: Orlando's Dennis Scott dunks on Matt Geiger in Miami. Scott finished with 23 PTS (4-6 3P), Nick Anderson scored 25 PTS (4-8 3P) and Anfernee Hardaway had 24 PTS/8 REB/6 AST in a 125-105 Magic win. Glen Rice had a game-high 31 PTS for the Heat. 📺 NBA Action

April 9, 1982: Portland's Carl Bailey scores the only two points of his NBA career on his only career shot attempt during the Trail Blazers' 124-104 win over the San Diego Clippers.

April 9, 1992: Houston's Avery Johnson lobs to Hakeem Olajuwon at Minnesota. Olajuwon finished with 26 PTS/10 REB/6 AST and Johnson had a team-high 7 AST in the Rockets' 117-102 win. Pooh Richardson had 21 PTS/15 AST for the Timberwolves. 📺 NBA Action

April 9, 2000: Miami's Tim Hardaway hits a three at the buzzer to beat the Knicks. Hardaway finished with 16 PTS/10 AST/7 REB and Alonzo Mourning had 33 PTS/11 REB for the Heat in a 95-94 win. Allan Houston scored 23 PTS and Patrick Ewing added 13 PTS/14 REB for New York.

April 9, 1980: Milwaukee’s Marques Johnson with the block, Sidney Moncrief with the slam dunk during overtime in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Johnson had 15 PTS, Moncrief 16 PTS and Brian Winters 28 PTS in the Bucks' 114-112 (OT) win over the Sonics in Seattle.

April 9, 1997: Atlanta's Dikembe Mutombo with three consecutive blocked shots—and three consecutive finger wags. Mutombo finished with 6 BLK and the Hawks defeated the 76ers in Philadelphia, 116-101.

April 9, 1995: Houston's Clyde Drexler banks in a game-winning three at the buzzer in Denver. Drexler had 34 PTS (3-5 3P)/13 REB while Pete Chilcutt (5-7 3P) and Mario Elie (4-6 3P) each added 25 PTS in the Rockets' 123-120 victory. The Nuggets' Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scored 34 PTS.

April 8, 1986: Slam dunk highlights from Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, Spud Webb and Kevin Willis during Atlanta's 131-118 win over Chicago. Wilkins finished with 37 PTS/13 REB and Webb had 19 PTS/7 AST for the Hawks (48-32). Jordan had 30 PTS/6 AST for the Bulls (29-51).

April 8, 1983: The Bullets win at Boston, 107-99. Washington's Ricky Sobers finished with 27 PTS/8 AST, Jeff Ruland had 22 PTS/10 REB, and Rick Mahorn added 16 PTS/9 REB. For the Celtics, Larry Bird had 22 PTS/11 REB/7 AST and Robert Parish had 18 PTS/8 REB.

April 8, 1985: Clark Kellogg finishes with 34 PTS/14 REB/4 STL in the Pacers' 107-103 win over the Bulls. Also for Indiana, Vern Fleming had 18 PTS/6 AST. Rookie Michael Jordan had 22 PTS/8 REB/5 AST, Quintin Dailey had 21 PTS/4 STL and Wes Matthews scored 21 PTS for Chicago.

April 8, 2005: Atlanta's Josh Smith with the breakaway windmill dunk. Smith finished with 19 PTS/12 REB/4 BLK but the Hawks lost at Toronto in overtime, 109-101. Jalen Rose finished with a game-high 30 PTS and Morris Peterson had 26 PTS/14 REB for the Raptors.

April 8, 1984: Philadelphia's Andrew Toney scored 30 PTS and Moses Malone had 25 PTS/18 REB/3 BLK in a 109-108 victory over the Knicks. Also for the 76ers (50-28), Julius Erving had 18 PTS/4 STL. Bernard King scored a game-high 37 PTS for New York (45-33).

April 8, 1981: With his college basketball career at Brigham Young University behind him, infielder Danny Ainge prepares for his third Major League Baseball season with the Toronto Blue Jays.

April 8, 2005: Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala with a breakaway windmill slam. The 76ers defeated Cleveland, 103-98, led by Allen Iverson (23 PTS/16 AST/5 STL) and Samuel Dalembert (23 PTS/16 REB/3 BLK). LeBron James finished with 37 PTS/13 REB/7 AST/5 STL to lead the Cavaliers.

April 8, 1984: Geoff Huston of the Cleveland Cavaliers with a bounce lob to teammate Paul Thompson.

April 8, 2001: "There was a stray out there, and they sent Mason to go and get it. He roped it, and then brought it home." Kevin Calabro's call of this dunk by Desmond "The Cowboy" Mason. Sonics 101, Bucks 88. 📺 NBA Action

April 8, 1980: The Lakers' Jamaal Wilkes splits two Phoenix defenders and scores in transition, assisted by rookie Magic Johnson. Wilkes finished with 19 PTS and Johnson had 13 PTS/16 AST/12 REB in Los Angeles' 119-100 win over the Suns in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semis.

April 8, 1993: Miami's Brian Shaw sets a new NBA record, making 10 threes (on 15 attempts) in a 117-92 win over the Bucks in Milwaukee. It had taken Shaw 228 games to make his first 10 career 3-pointers. This was just the second time that he'd ever made more than two 3-pointers in a game.

April 8, 1998: David Robinson falls to the floor after taking a Karl Malone elbow to the head during a 98-88 Jazz win over the San Antonio Spurs in Utah. Robinson was hospitalized with a concussion. Malone (who later apologized to Robinson) was suspended for one game.

April 8, 1996: The Hornets end the Bulls' 44-game home win streak with a 98-97 victory in the United Center, dropping Chicago's season record to 66-9. Kenny Anderson scored 20 PTS and Dell Curry added 19 PTS for Charlotte. Michael Jordan had 40 PTS/11 REB for Chicago. 📺 ESPN

April 8, 1980: Seattle’s Dennis Johnson hits the first game-winning 3-pointer in NBA playoff history—during Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Johnson had 24 PTS and Gus Williams scored a game-high 30 PTS in the Sonics' 114-113 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

April 7, 2006: This Steve Nash assist to Tim Thomas on the Suns break. Nash finished with 25 PTS/8 AST and Leandro Barbosa scored 23 PTS off the Phoenix bench in a 107-96 win over the Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 51 PTS and Lamar Odom had 17 PTS/11 REB/5 AST for Los Angeles.

April 7, 1992: Portland's Jerome Kersey throws in a 50-foot shot against Golden State. It was the only 3-point basket of the season for Kersey, who scored 12 PTS in a 110-101 win. Terry Porter led the Trail Blazers with 26 PTS and Chris Mullin scored 30 PTS for the Warriors.

April 7, 2002: Shaquille O'Neal backs in and dunks over Vladimir Stepania of Miami. O'Neal had 40 PTS (14-22 FG/12-19 FT) and 11 REB in the Lakers' 96-88 win over the Heat. Rod Strickland led Miami with 21 PTS/9 AST. 📺 NBC/NBA Action

April 7, 1994: Latrell Sprewell with the driving hammer dunk—a rare Golden State highlight during a 134-102 loss to the Rockets in Houston. Hakeem Olajuwon led the Rockets with 26 PTS/13 REB/10 AST/5 STL/4 BLK. The Warriors' Billy Owens had 21 PTS/8 REB/2 BLK. 📺 ESPN/NBA Action

April 7, 2001: This Michael Finley poster dunk. Finley scored 14 PTS and teammate Juwan Howard added 24 PTS, but the Jazz defeated the Mavericks in Dallas, 116-103. Karl Malone had 31 PTS/11 REB and John Stockton had 15 PTS/13 AST for Utah.

April 7, 1993: Charlotte rookie Alonzo Mourning dunks in transition, off the feed from Muggsy Bogues. Mourning finished with 21 PTS/REB but the Magic defeated the Hornets, 109-96. Orlando rookie Shaquille O'Neal had 29 PTS/10 REB.

April 7, 1989: Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins drives and dunks on 7’5” Chuck Nevitt of the Rockets (while Otis Thorpe makes a business decision). Wilkins scored 29 PTS and Moses Malone had 23 PTS/16 REB in Atlanta’s 120-112 overtime win. Thorpe led the Rockets with 31 PTS/10 REB.

April 7, 1995: This pass from Nick Van Exel to Cedric Ceballos. Ceballos finished with 36 PTS/11 REB and Van Exel had 23 PTS/8 AST in the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-90 win over the Utah Jazz. 📺 ESPN/NBA

April 7, 1990: Chicago's John Paxson hits the game-winning three at the buzzer in Dallas. Paxson had 9 PTS/10 AST and Michael Jordan scored a game-high 43 PTS in the Bulls' 109-108 victory. Derek Harper had 28 PTS/10 AST and Rolando Blackman scored 26 PTS for the Mavericks.

April 7, 1994: Seattle's Shawn Kemp with a reverse dunk past Bison Dele (Brian Williams). Kemp finished with 20 PTS/12 REB/7 BLK but the Nuggets defeated the SuperSonics, 104-90. Reggie Williams scored 24 PTS (10-16 FG) and Dikembe Mutombo had 13 PTS/13 REB/11 BLK for Denver.

April 7, 2002: Indiana's Ron Artest kicks the ball into the stands in Toronto. Raptors 94, Pacers 84. 📺 CNN

April 7, 1997: Detroit's Grant Hill dunks on Alonzo Mourning in transition. Hill scored 21 PTS and Otis Thorpe had 23 PTS/14 REB but the Heat defeated the Pistons, 94-88. P.J. Brown had 21 PTS/13 REB and Mourning added 21 PTS/9 REB for Miami.

April 7, 1992: Atlanta rookie Stacey Augmon spins and slams at New Jersey. Augmon finished with 28 PTS/11 REB and Kevin Willis had 24 PTS/16 REB in the Hawks' 104-97 win. Mookie Blaylock and Derrick Coleman each scored 16 PTS for the Nets. 📺 NBA Action

April 7, 1989: Isiah Thomas of the Pistons and the Bulls' Bill Cartwright are ejected for fighting in Chicago. Thomas was fined $5,000 and suspended for two games. Cartwright was fined $2,500 and suspended one game. Detroit's Mark Aguirre was fined $2,000 for his participation.

April 6, 1997: Chicago's Michael Jordan drives and dishes to Jason Caffey for the dunk in Orlando. Jordan finished with 37 PTS (13-22 FG)/8 REB/5 AST and Scottie Pippen scored 21 PTS in the Bulls' 110-94 win. Anfernee Hardaway and Rony Seikaly each scored 23 PTS for the Magic.

April 6, 1988: Dallas' James Donaldson and Mark West of Phoenix are ejected for fighting with 2:57 to go in the game. Both were suspended one game and fined $4,000. Ron Moore of the Suns was fined $500 for leaving the bench area. The Mavs beat the Suns, 119-93. 📺 The NBA Today

April 6, 1980: Julius Erving slams home the lob from Maurice Cheeks in Game 1 of Philadelphia's Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup with Atlanta. Dr. J had 28 PTS/7 REB/7 AST and Cheeks had 21 PTS/9 AST in the Sixers' 107-104 win. Eddie L. Johnson scored 26 PTS for the Hawks.

April 6, 1986: Houston's Ralph Sampson (19 PTS/17 REB/9 AST) nearly records his first career triple-double in a 109-103 victory over the Lakers. The win marked the first 50-win season in Rockets franchise history.

April 6, 1993: Dan Majerle hits a pair of threes in the final 13 seconds of the Suns' 115-114 win over the Lakers, including this 33-foot game-winner at the buzzer. Majerle had 20 PTS/8 AST, Kevin Johnson had 32 PTS/7 AST and Charles Barkley had 23 PTS/11 REB/6 AST for Phoenix.

April 6, 1999: Sacramento rookie Jason Williams with a 65-foot lob pass to Tariq Abdul-Wahad for a slam against the Sonics. Williams scored 21 PTS (5-9 3P), Abdul-Wahad had 18 PTS (8-12 FG), and Vlade Divac had 11 PTS/14 REB/10 AST in the Kings' 112-106 overtime win at Seattle.