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Ralph Sampson's Wild Shot Sank the Lakers, the Tide Slide, and the Dodgers score 15 in the 1st - This DiSH for May 21

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In 1986, Houston's Ralph Sampson scored the game winner as time expired to propel the Rockets into the NBA Final. In 2009, the Denver Nuggets beat the LA Lakers in a playoff game for the first time in 24 years. In 1989, Rusty Wallace sent Darrell Waltrip spinning through the infield grass in what became known as the 'Tide Slide.'In 1952, the Brooklyn Dodgers scored 15 runs in the first inning to set a major league record for runs scored in the opening frame.

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