Game #48| Cavs @ Knicks| Wednesday Feb. 4th, 2009| 7:30pm [ET]

[Randolphkeys]

The press keep mentioning a Kareem Abdul Jabbar TD that went for fifty points.

 

[Cratylus]

Unbelievable game by Lebron, but Kobe still got 61 points in only 37 minutes! He basically sat out a whole quarter.

Well I'm sure if Kobe had played 7 more minutes he would have gotten the 10 rebounds and 7 assists he needed for a triple-double.

 

[Zog]

Haha, over at Club Lakers there are people trying to deny that LeBron's game was better. One guy keeps on telling people to realize that 50/10+/10+ has never been done before and thus it's better but everyone is in denial.

 

[MikeOC33]

There have been a couple times in the past when a reporter asked LeBron if he knew he was close to a triple-double, he usually says "No, I'm just trying to get my team a victory..." stuff. Then you read that bench mates will tell him that he only needs "X" to get a triple-double.

Point is, there is NO WAY that LeBron wasn't aware of what he needed... NO WAY his team-mates weren't aware of what he needed.... and probably no way the Knicks weren't aware of what he needed.

All Hail the King and let's hope the next few days off lets the team get back to their basics... cause they'll need to play a bit more team ball vs Kobe and the kids on Sunday.

 

[bob2the2nd]

Well I'm sure if Kobe had played 7 more minutes he would have gotten the 10 rebounds and 7 assists he needed for a triple-double.

dont forget the addtional 39 points to go for wilts 100. hell had he played all 48 he probably would have had 125 15 15.

 

[Silky Smooth]

Not our best game but we still got the job done. No one had a good game other than Lebron and that has to change. Oh by the way when is Delonte coming back?

 

[Trill Cosby]

Anyone figured out how the New York media will somehow change this story into LeBron in NY 2010?

yeah they'll say it was an outstanding audition for lebron james future knick. SMH @ their tomfoolery.

*looks at avi and hopes changeling is female*

 

[SanduskyCav]

Unbelievable game by Lebron, but Kobe still got 61 points in only 37 minutes! He basically sat out a whole quarter.

LeBron only played 6 more minutes. That isn't that much...

 

[JJ Smooth]

A nice honor of course, but personally I was a little irritated. Lebron had 52 points and the next highest scorer was Z with 15. What was worst of all was the assist ratio of Lebron's 11 to Mo's (our POINT GUARD) lowly two.

A terrible Cavs game. I hope this is only an MSG kind of thing (and even if it is, I still hate it)

 

[Cratylus]

Haha, over at Club Lakers there are people trying to deny that LeBron's game was better. One guy keeps on telling people to realize that 50/10+/10+ has never been done before and thus it's better but everyone is in denial.

Ask them one simple question:

In a hypothetical game of basketball, which of these two players had a better game:

Player A: 9 pts, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.
Player B: 0 pts, 10 rebounds, 11 assists.

That's a no-brainer.

 

[SanduskyCav]

A nice honor of course, but personally I was a little irritated. Lebron had 52 points and the next highest scorer was Z with 15. What was worst of all was the assist ratio of Lebron's 11 to Mo's (our POINT GUARD) lowly two.

A terrible Cavs game. I hope this is only an MSG kind of thing (and even if it is, I still hate it)

I don't hate it, still an exciting game to me, and LeBron went off and solidified his MVP. As long at it's only an MSG thing I don't mind it...

 

[Da_James_Gang]

Unbelievable game by Lebron, but Kobe still got 61 points in only 37 minutes! He basically sat out a whole quarter.

Lebron:

52 points
11 assists
10 rebounds
2 blocks
44 minutes

Kobe:

61 points
3 assists
0 rebounds
1 block
37 minutes

And yes Kobe did it in 37 minutes, but Lebron only shot the ball like 2 more times than Kobe in the extra minutes. What Kobe did points wise was ridiculous but i'll take Bron's statline anyday.

 

[Cavatt]

The press keep mentioning a Kareem Abdul Jabbar TD that went for fifty points.

This recap says that Kareem got the 50 point triple double too.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=ApXH5E36Kb3C596ZkVzCAOM5nYcB?gid=2009020418

 

[Randolphkeys]

A-ha, it seems Kareem did not get a triple double when he topped fifty... he was shy on the rebounds.

Here are the highest scoring triple doubles of all-time:

PLAYER PTS REB AST STL BLK T.O. (FG/A FG%) GSRating W/L
Bird 49 14 12 4 1 5 (35 .543 ) 45 W
Michael 47 14 12 4 2 4 (30 .567 ) 48 L
Vince 46 16 12 4 3 5 (28 .571 ) 45 W
Tmac 46 10 13 0 2 4 (27 .593 ) 45 W
Michael A. 45 16 12 4 3 5 (28 .571 ) 45 W
Lebron 43 12 11 2 4 2 (32 .500 ) 40 W
Webber 40 12 11 2 4 2 (25 .720 ) 41 W
Drexler 35 10 10 2 0 1 (22 .828 ) 40 W
Mullin 38 11 11 2 0 1 (24 .571 ) 40 W
Hakeem 37 13 12 3 2 5 (19 .684 ) 41 W
Magic 34 13 13 2 0 4 (17 .588 ) 40 W
Barkley 34 10 14 7 4 5 (20 .750 ) 45 L
Kobe 33 15 12 2 1 4 (18 .667 ) 39 W
Kidd 33 12 16 1 1 6 (14 .643 ) 39 W
Fat Lever 31 16 20 6 1 6 (25 .560 ) 41 L
Grant Hill 34 15 14 1 0 3 (23 .652 ) 36 W
Penny 35 10 12 0 0 5 (23 .652 ) 32 W
Doc Rivers 29 14 12 4 0 1 (11 .636 ) 41 W


**Crap, that was 1986 on. I'm still working on this guys.

 

[mrWalrus]

One mathematical equation sums up this game:

52-10-11 > 61-0-3

LeBron is the Anti-Kobe.