This Week in NBA History: Week of Oct. 13

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Below is a day-by-day look at landmark moments, games, performances and more from this week in NBA lore.
Oct. 13
Oct. 13, 1967
The Seattle SuperSonics dropped a 144-116 decision to the San Francisco Warriors in their first NBA game.
Oct. 13, 1967
The first ABA game was played with the Oakland Oaks beating the Anaheim Amigos, 132-129. The game introduced the red, white and blue ball and used the 3-point field goal.
Oct. 13, 1970
Calvin Murphy made his debut for the San Diego Rockets at Chicago. The Bulls won 111-96.
Oct. 13, 1970
Dave Cowens made his debut for the Boston Celtics at New York. The Knicks won 114-107.
Oct. 13, 1979
Golden State lost a 102-96 overtime decision to Chicago. The Warriors went on to lose their next nine overtime games as well, setting the NBA record for consecutive overtime losses with 10.
Oct. 13, 1998
The NBA announced that it has canceled the first two weeks of the 1998-99 season because of the stalled collective bargaining negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association. The cancellation included all games originally scheduled to be played through November 16.
Oct. 13, 2000
Isiah Thomas, Bob McAdoo and 24-second shot clock innovator Danny Biasone are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
Oct. 14
Oct. 14, 1970
Bob Lanier made his debut for the Detroit Pistons at the Seattle SuperSonics. The Pistons won 123-117.
Oct. 14, 1970
Nate Archibald made his debut for the Cincinnati Royals at home against New York. The Knicks won 128-104.
Oct. 14, 1987
Chicago Bulls sign first-round pick and future Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.
Oct. 14, 2002
Houston defeats Sacramento, 88-86, in an NBA preseason game. The game is remarkable because it is played in Shanghai, China, the first time two NBA clubs met in China.
Oct. 15
Oct. 15, 1965
Rick Barry made his debut game for the San Francisco Warriors at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors won 122-115.
Oct. 15, 1966
Bill Russell became the NBA’s first black head coach when he was designated as player-coach of the Boston Celtics. In his coaching debut he led the Celtics to a 121-113 win over the San Francisco Warriors at Boston Garden. Russell, who coached Boston for three seasons, led the Celtics to a pair of NBA titles in 1968 and 1969.
Oct. 15, 1966
Dave Bing made his debut for the Detroit Pistons at Cincinnati. The Royals won 103-99.
Oct. 15, 1966
Matt Guokas Jr. played in his first game for the Philadelphia 76ers, marking the first time a father-son combination had competed in the NBA. Matt Sr. played with Philadelphia in the 1940s, and at the time of his son’s debut, was a sportscaster for the 76ers.
Oct. 15, 1970
Dan Issel made his debut for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA at Indiana. The Pacers won 127-95.
Oct. 15, 1971
Julius Erving made his debut for the Virginia Squires of the ABA at the Carolina Cougars. The Squires won 118-114.
Oct. 16
Oct. 16, 1962
Dave DeBusschere made his debut for the Detroit Pistons against Los Angeles during a neutral site contest in New York. The Lakers won 122-106.
Oct. 16, 1963
Jerry Lucas made his debut for the Cincinnati Royals at the St. Louis Hawks. The Royals won 112-93.
Oct. 16, 1965
Billy Cunningham made his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers at the Baltimore Bullets. The 76ers won 133-101.
Oct. 16, 1968
The Milwaukee Bucks made their debut with a 89-84 loss to the Chicago Bulls before a Milwaukee Arena crowd of 8,467.
Oct. 16, 1968
Wes Unseld made his debut for the Baltimore Bullets at home against the Detroit Pistons. The Bullets won 124-116.
Oct. 16, 1970
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated fellow expansion club Cleveland 115-112 to pick up their first victory in the NBA.
Oct. 16, 1971
Artis Gilmore made his debut for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA at home against the New York Nets. The Colonels won 107-98.
Oct. 16, 1999
After a scare in the opening game the previous day, the San Antonio Spurs flexed their muscles in Milan, Italy and continued the NBA’s domination of the McDonald’s Championship. With Tim Duncan leading the way, the Spurs rolled to a 103-68 rout of Vasco da Gama of Brazil in the final of the biennial international tournament at the FilaForum. Duncan earned the Drazen Petrovic Trophy as the tournament MVP with a 32-point, 18-rebound performance. Duncan had 20 of his points in the first half when the Spurs built a 56-36 lead. After seeing its lead cut to 79-66, San Antonio outscored the Brazilian team, 24-2 in the fourth quarter. David Robinson had 16 points and Avery Johnson added 14 for the Spurs.
Oct. 17
Oct. 17, 1964
Willis Reed made his debut for the New York Knicks at home against Los Angeles. The Lakers won 113-109.
Oct. 17, 1968
Elvin Hayes made his debut for the San Diego Rockets at home against the Seattle SuperSonics. The Rockets won 128-110.
Oct. 17, 1970
Pete Maravich made his debut for the Atlanta Hawks at home against Milwaukee. The Bucks won 107-98.
Oct. 17, 2005
The NBA issues a Dress Code Memo/policy applicable to all NBA players.
Oct. 17, 2017
Jayson Tatum made his debut for the Boston Celtics in a 102-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Oct. 17, 2018
Trae Young made his debut for the Atlanta Hawks in a 126-107 loss to the New York Knicks.
Oct. 17, 2018
Luka Doncic made his debut for the Dallas Mavericks in a 121-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
Oct. 18
Oct. 18, 1967
Earl Monroe made his debut for the Baltimore Bullets at home against the New York Knicks. The Bullets won 121-98.
Oct. 18, 1968
Jack Ramsay made his NBA coaching debut for the Philadelphia 76ers at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 76ers won 114-96.
Oct. 18, 1969
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made his debut for the Milwaukee Bucks at home against the Detroit Pistons. The Bucks won 119-110.
Oct. 18, 1969
NBA All-Star guard Lenny Wilkens made his NBA coaching debut for the Seattle SuperSonics at New York. The Knicks won 126-101.
Oct. 18, 1974
Chicago center Nate Thurmond, in his first game with the Bulls, recorded the NBA’s first quadruple-double, with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks in the Bulls’ 120-115 overtime win over Atlanta at Chicago Stadium. Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson are the only other NBA players to have recorded quadruple-doubles in an NBA game.
Oct. 18, 1974
Moses Malone made his debut for the Utah Stars of the ABA at New York. The Nets won 105-89.
Oct. 18, 1974
Bill Walton made his debut for the Portland Trail Blazers against Cleveland. Portland won 131-129.
Oct. 18, 1989
A crowd of 35,156, the largest ever to attend an NBA preseason game, turned out at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for the debut of the Minnesota Timberwolves. But the Los Angeles Lakers, a franchise originally located in Minneapolis, won the game 100-90.
Oct. 18, 1993
NBA Commissioner David J. Stern and the Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation, Boris Stankovic, jointly announced that the Most Valuable Player award for the McDonald’s Championship would be named the Drazen Petrovic Trophy, honoring the late New Jersey Nets star killed in a car accident in Germany on June 7, 1993.
Oct. 18, 1994
A sellout crowd of 15,324 at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy in Paris, France watched Golden State defeat Charlotte 132-116, behind Chris Mullin’s game-high 25 points The game in Paris was one of 11 NBA games played outside the United States during the 1994 preseason.
Oct. 18, 1997
Chicago’s Michael Jordan is named MVP of the 1997 McDonald’s Championship in Paris.
Oct. 18, 2002
The San Antonio Spurs, who had called the Alamodome home since 1993, opened their new home, the The SBC Center, with an exhibiion versus the New York Knicks.
Oct. 18, 2012
Slater Martin, a seven-time All-Star playmaking guard, dies at the age of 86.
Oct. 18, 2017
Donovan Mitchell makes his debut with the Utah Jazz in a 106-96 win against the Denver Nuggets.
Oct. 18, 2017
Ben Simmons makes his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers in a 120-115 loss to the Washington Wizards.
Oct. 19
Oct. 19, 1958
Hal Greer made his debut for the Syracuse Nationals at home against the Detroit Pistons. The Nationals won 103-94.
Oct. 19, 1960
Oscar Robertson and Jerry West made their debuts on opposing teams. The Cincinnati Royals beat the Los Angeles Lakers 140-123, as the Lakers opened their inaugural season in Los Angeles.
Oct. 19, 1961
Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain began a streak of 126 consecutive games with 20 or more points. The streak, which included a 100-point game against the Knicks and a seven-game span of 50 or more points per game, ended on January 19, 1963.
Oct. 19, 1961
Walt Bellamy made his debut for the Chicago Packers at the New York Knicks. The Knicks won 120-103.
Oct. 19, 1963
Nate Thurmond made his debut for the San Francisco Warriors at the Baltimore Bullets. The Warriors won 103-102.
Oct. 19, 1992
The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat met in a special preseason game at sold-out Miami Arena to benefit the victims of Hurricane Andrew in South Florida. Chicago won the game 111-94 with the teams raising over $500,000 for charity.
Oct. 19, 1999
The Boston Celtics announced season-long plans to honor Red Auerbach for his 50 years of service to the organization. Throughout the 1999-2000 season, the Celtics used a series of events, activities and tributes to pay homage to the distinguished career of Auerbach. The 23rd annual B’nai B’rith Dinner tipped off a celebration which paid tribute to Auerbach’s impact and achievements in both Celtics and NBA history.
Oct. 19, 2021
The first 25 members of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team are officially revealed, with the next 25 coming on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21.