NBA history was nearly made on Thursday night at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford made a valiant run at a 57-year-old record set by Wilt Chamberlain, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member and 13-time NBA All-Star.
Gafford, who had made 33 consecutive shots heading into Thursday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, finally missed a field-goal attempt with 11:28 remaining in the first quarter during the Mavericks’ 126–119 loss, leaving him just two made shots shy of Chamberlain's record of 35 consecutive makes, set during the legendary big man's four-game stretch with the Philadelphia 76ers back in 1967.