On This Date: December 7

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• Thursday, December 7, 2006

  The Phoenix Suns defeated the New Jersey Nets 161-157 in the 6th-highest scoring game in NBA history.

• Thursday, December 7, 1995

  Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets scored 51 points in a 124-119 win over the Utah Jazz.

• Saturday, December 7, 1991

  Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks scored 52 points in a 137-128 loss to the New York Knicks.

• Wednesday, December 7, 1988

  John Stockton of the Utah Jazz dished out 20 assists in a 111-94 win over the Washington Bullets.

• Wednesday, December 7, 1977

  Kevin Porter of the New Jersey Nets dished out 20 assists in a 125-122 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

• Friday, December 7, 1973

  Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers recorded 10 steals in a 115-111 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics.

• Friday, December 7, 1962

  Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 51 points in a 123-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

• Friday, December 7, 1956

  12-time NBA All-Star Larry Bird was born in West Baden, Indiana.

• Monday, December 7, 1925

  1-time NBA All-Star Max Zaslofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York.