The Denver Nuggets, who barely made the playoffs as the No. 8 seed with a 42-40 record, came all the way back from a 2-0 deficit in the best of five first round series against the No. 1 seed Seattle Sonics, winning three straight games to take the series. They won game five on the shoulders of a young Dikembe Mutombo, who hauled in 15 rebounds and blocked eight shots. It was the first time in NBA history that a No. 8 seed had won a series against a No. 1 seed.

One of the craziest sequences of events to ever happen in sports, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to steal Game One of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden from the New York Knicks, after trailing by six points with only 18.7 seconds left. After hitting a clutch three, Miller stole the inbounds pass, dropped back behind the arc, and hit another. He was then fouled on the other end after John Starks missed a pair of free throws. Miller hit his two, and the Pacers got the win. They went on to beat the Knicks in seven games.

19 years ago, AI apparently did not like being asked about his practice, and his rant about it — “We’re talking about practice” — has become a running joke in the sports world. There is much more to what he said that day than a funny soundbite. On that day, Iverson asked the press to empathize with him, highlighting the fact that his best friend was dead and his team had lost. His friend, Rahsaan Langeford, was shot and killed seven months prior to the now-viral interview, and the murder trial for the man accused of killing Langeford had started just days before. This was not just the musing of an incredulous athlete frustrated by his media availability — this was a human being sharing his pain and asking for understanding and grace.

Back to a more humorous note, Bartolo “Big Sexy” Colon hit his first career home run on this day in 2016, in his 226th at bat. The icon, who pitched for 21 seasons for 11 different franchises, hit a deep fly to left that sent the fans, his teammates, and the announcing team into a fit of laughter and amusement. “This is one of the greatest moments in baseball history,” New York Mets commentator Gary Cohen mused as Colon crossed home plate.

Five years ago today, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Ålvarez knocked every fuck Amir Khan had left in his body out of him. Canelo entered the bout defending his WBC Middleweight title, and improved to 46-1-1, with 32 knockouts after nearly decapitating Khan in round six. Khan had actually been boxing well, using his speed and distance prior to receiving the fight-ending right hand, but you could only do that so often with Alvarez. Unfortunately, Khan was not only KO’d in front of a sold out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, it took him a while before being helped to his feet. Canelo has improved his record to 55-1-2 with 37 KO’s since, and Khan has just been 3-1 since, and hasn’t competed in nearly two full years.