Did You Know? Incredibly Awesome NBA Factoids

• In 1962, Bill Russell was named Most Valuable Player but was not a first-team all-NBA honoree. (The same thing happened to Dave Cowens in '73.) For Russell, that '62 snub probably felt as bad as this.
• Elgin Baylor played just 48 games during the 1961-62 season because of military duty but still managed to average 38 points, 19 rebounds and five assists per game. And, for the record, he made the league's first team. (Baylor never won a title, though, which is why he was such a great fit for the Clippers' front office.)
• In the first round of the 1984 Playoffs, Isiah Thomas scored 16 points in 94 seconds (not a typo) to force overtime against the Knicks. Yes, his Pistons lost that deciding Game 5, but still -- it doesn't get much better than this:

• In the 1984 NBA Draft, Sam Bowie was selected ahead of Michael Jordan. And Portland, it seems, is still reeling.
• After MJ won his first championship in 1991, he was interviewed by Bob Costas amid chaos in the Bulls' locker room. A moment of epically hilarious proportions ensued: