Lebron's MSG Triple Double Overturned

[garnett_21]

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2009 – The NBA announced today that a statistical error was made during the Cleveland Cavaliers-New York Knicks game on Feb. 4 at Madison Square Garden. Cavaliers forward LeBron James was incorrectly credited with a rebound with 39.3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter that should have been awarded to Cleveland forward Ben Wallace.

Due to the correction, James finished Wednesday’s game with nine rebounds – one rebound short of a triple-double – while Wallace ended with two rebounds. All NBA games are reviewed to ensure the accuracy of the game statistics.

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So does this mean to anyone that Kobe had a better game because of this one rebound? I still think Lebron has the slight edge because of the near triple double. Will his performance be any less memorable because of just one rebound?

[drtom2005]

me too

[bballcardheaven]

I really dont think it will be less memorable. I mean it is 1 rebound, not 20 points.

[kobe080]

what a joke.

Just give him one more rebound!

9 or 10 rebounds... doesnt really make a difference i guess

what was important was his 52 pts and 11 assists. not the rebounds

[eXpLoSiVe]

What I found amusing is that Stern said something about always reviewing games for stat accuracies. I guarantee you they don't review every game, just ones that are made in to a big deal like this rebound was.

If it was football, they would have gave it to him haha. It's 1 rebound, it's not going to make or break either player and who actually got credit has no baring on the outcome.

Kobe - 61 pts/1 assist
LeBron 52 pts/11 assists/9 rebs

It's pretty clear to me LeBron had the better game. Not only did he score 50+, but he got his teammates involved. Something Kobe forgets to do occasionally. Gasol lead the assists in that game, yikes!

[tarheelsnipe]

I don't see the big deal about either one. The location, MSG, is something special, but this Knicks team is not. You can't compare this team to those of the 70's and 80's. That's what made the offensive stats at MSG so great. There were some great rivalries between the Knicks and Lakers/Celts/Bulls/Pistons through the years. Now it's a sideshow with Spike Lee yelling at the opposing team and Jay-Z promoting his music. My opinion.

[whalechaser]

I don't see the big deal about either one. The location, MSG, is something special, but this Knicks team is not. You can't compare this team to those of the 70's and 80's. That's what made the offensive stats at MSG so great. There were some great rivalries between the Knicks and Lakers/Celts/Bulls/Pistons through the years. Now it's a sideshow with Spike Lee yelling at the opposing team and Jay-Z promoting his music. My opinion.

Agreed^ I think Michael's 55 was tougher to get than Kobe's 61 by leaps and bounds. Jordan could scored 90 pts playing against D'Antoni

[garnett_21]

Agreed^ I think Michael's 55 was tougher to get than Kobe's 61 by leaps and bounds. Jordan could scored 90 pts playing against D'Antoni

Exactly. Rules are different today too, where they call alot more ticky-tack fouls than they did in the "Jordan Years". This, again, brings up the point about how if Jordan played in the league today, in his prime, he would average over 40 points a game based only on how many more free throws he would get per game.

[drtom2005]

Exactly. Rules are different today too, where they call alot more ticky-tack fouls than they did in the "Jordan Years". This, again, brings up the point about how if Jordan played in the league today, in his prime, he would average over 40 points a game based only on how many more free throws he would get per game.

well if you are going to bring up how much Jordan would score. Think about how much Russell and Wilt would score nowadays. There was an interview that someone posted where wilt stated he would average 60-70 for a season. I think that would be true.

[whalechaser]

well if you are going to bring up how much Jordan would score. Think about how much Russell and Wilt would score nowadays. There was an interview that someone posted where wilt stated he would average 60-70 for a season. I think that would be true.

Exactly, so if Jordan, Russell, Wilt, all played in the type of game that Kobe played in, they would all score much more, so Kobe's achievement while pretty good isn't all that spectacular. His record is severely "inflated" so to speak.