Sports Fact of the Day 2/27/2007

2/27/1974
After four seasons in the NBA and 22 straight losses, the Buffalo Braves finally defeat the Boston Celtics. Bob McAdoo scores 37 points to pace a 122-104 victory for the Braves at the Providence Civic Center. With Johon Havlicek sidelined by injury, the Celtics are outscored 37-18 in the second quarter, and Buffalo maintains this edge into the second half with six players scoring in double figures. Ernie DiGregorio, a collegiate star for the Providence Friars, has 20 points for Buffalo in a well-received homecoming.

Birthdays:
Raymond Berry b. 1933
John Davidson b. 1953
James Worthy b. 1961
Kent Desormeaux b. 1970
Duce Staley b. 1975