Stat change costs James his New York triple-double
LeBron James lost his latest triple-double Friday when the NBA determined that one of his rebounds should have been credited to Cleveland teammate Ben Wallace.
James scored a season-high 52 points and had 11 assists Wednesday in the Cavaliers’ 107-102 victory at New York.
Had the triple-double stood, it would have been the first 50-point game in a triple-double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975.
James was believed to have a triple-double when he grabbed what went down as a 10th rebound with under two seconds left.
However, the league reviewed the game and ruled that a rebound given to James with 39.3 seconds remaining should have been credited to Wallace. The corrected statistics now have James with nine rebounds and Wallace with two.
A release from the league said: “All NBA games are reviewed to ensure the accuracy of the game statistics.”
James is left with three triple-doubles this season and 20 for his career.
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