|
• Roy Hibbert scored a postseason career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, West broke up two passes by James for huge turnovers, and the Pacers evened the East title series at a game apiece with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 on Friday night.
• "We haven't done anything yet," Hibbert said. "We haven't closed the series out. We won one game. A lot of us feel we should be up 2-0."
•
Today in History
The Associated Press
•
• Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
•
• Today's Highlight in History:
• On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy told Congress: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."
•
• On this date:
• In 1787, the Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum.
• In 1810, Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires.
• In 1895, playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London; he was sentenced to two years in prison.
• In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career, for the Boston Braves, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• In 1942, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, frustrated over being driven out of Burma by Japanese troops during World War II, told reporters in Delhi, India: "I claim we got a hell of a beating."
(Continued on page 34)
|
|
