YESTERDAY IN L.A. : WEST, FROM WAY DOWNTOWN . . . BANG.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth As the year 2000 approaches, here's a look at some of the interesting anniversaries that will occur this week in Los Angeles sports history (followed by the ranking of the event from the book ``Unforgettable: The 100 Greatest Moments in Los Angeles Sports History'' in parenthesis parenthesis: see punctuation. The left parenthesis "(" and right parenthesis ")" are used to delineate one expression from another. For example, in the query list for size="34" and (color = "red" or color ="green") , where applicable): April 29, 1970: Long before the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= instituted the 3-point rule, the Lakers' Jerry West sinks a 63-footer at the buzzer to tie Game 4 of the NBA Finals series at 102 against the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Knicks at the Forum. West played all 53 minutes and scored 34 points, but it wasn't enough in this game (which the Lakers lost in OT 108-105) or for the series (the Knicks won in seven games on Willis Reed's heroics at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference ). (45) April 30, 1989: At Hollywood Park, Bill Shoemaker becomes the first jockey to win 1,000 stakes races, riding Peace to victory in the Premiere Handicap. (96) May 1, 1923: Construction is completed at the Los Angeles Coliseum. It takes less than two years to build (groundbreaking was Dec. 21, 1921) and the initial construction cost is $800,000. Birthdays: Tuesday: Former Los Angeles Rams coach Chuck Knox (67). Sunday: Former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and Lakers star Jamaal Wilkes (born Jackson Keith Wilkes) (46). |
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