{"podcast":{"title":"This Day in Sports History","slug":"this-day-in-sports-history-6689837","podcast_index_feed_id":6689837,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/this-day-in-sports/","website_url":"https://this-day-in-sports.captivate.fm/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5eb2dbe9-f8dc-469c-a54e-13027969a1e5/sdRm17uM50HzQXlzNhfTIvLj.png","author":"Thrive Sweet Productions","episode_count":958,"summary":"Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:20:25.739405+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837"},"episode":{"title":"Bill Russell's 30/40 game 7 heroics, Maple Leafs overcame 0-3 deficit to win the Cup, and Moses Malone Led the way to the Promised Land - This DiSH for April 18","slug":"bill-russell-s-30-40-game-7-heroics-maple-leafs-overcame-0-3-deficit-to-win-the-cup-and-moses-malone-led-the-way-to-the-promised-land-this-dish-for-april-18","published_at":"2026-04-18T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/bill-russell-s-30-40-game-7-heroics-maple-leafs-overcame-0-3-deficit-to-win-the-cup-and-moses-malone-led-the-way-to-the-promised-land-this-dish-for-april-18","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837","url":"https://thisdayinsportshistory.sportshistorynetwork.com/captivate-podcast/bill-russells-30-40-game-7-heroics-maple-leafs-overcame-0-3-deficit-to-win-the-cup-and-moses-malone-led-the-way-to-the-promised-land-this-dish-for-april-18","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d6ebe292-09ac-478e-98cd-14259755ecff.mp3","summary":"In 1962, Bill Russell scored 30 points and grabbed an NBA Finals Game 7 record 40 rebounds as Boston beat LA to win the championship. In 1966, Bill Russell was named coach of the Celtics, becoming the first black head coach in the NBA. In 1996, Orlando's Dennis Scott hit an NBA record 11 three point shots in a win against Atlanta. Klay Thompson now has the record with 14. Scott's 11 isn't even in the top ten now. In 1942, Toronto beat Detroit to win the Stanley Cup. The Leafs became the first NHL team to battle back from an 0-3 deficit to win the Cup. In 1974, Moses Malone became the first high school player to make the jump to pro basketball when he was drafted in the third round of the ABA draft.","meta_description":"In 1962, Bill Russell scored 30 points and grabbed an NBA Finals Game 7 record 40 rebounds as Boston beat LA to win the championship. In 1966, Bill Russel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":337,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/episodes/bill-russell-s-30-40-game-7-heroics-maple-leafs-overcame-0-3-deficit-to-win-the-cup-and-moses-malone-led-the-way-to-the-promised-land-this-dish-for-april-18/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/bill-russell-s-30-40-game-7-heroics-maple-leafs-overcame-0-3-deficit-to-win-the-cup-and-moses-malone-led-the-way-to-the-promised-land-this-dish-for-april-18.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}