82gamesminus80games.com
‘Cause dictionaries are for suckers.
On December 20, 2007, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Los Angeles Lakers.
Cleveland won. It was a good game.
LeBron James finished with 33 points (on 41 percent shooting), 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. He scored six of his team’s final eight points.
Kobe Bryant finished with 21 points (on 36 percent shooting), 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. He did not score in the final 6:32 of the game.
On January 27, 2008, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Cleveland won. It was a good game.
LeBron James finished with 41 points (on 50 percent shooting), 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. He scored 11 points in the final 6:58 of the game.
Kobe Bryant finished with 33 points (on 48 percent shooting), 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. He scored three points in the final 8:00 of the game.
I was just wondering if anyone remembered these games.
49 Responses to “82gamesminus80games.com”
Apr.14 at 5:04 pm
Gerard Himself says:
’cause judging who the MVP will be comes down to two games?
Apr.14 at 5:06 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Who said that? Did I say that?
Apr.14 at 5:08 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Nope. I just re-read it. I totally didn’t say that.
Apr.14 at 5:08 pm
namik says:
I do. It was back when people actually thought LeBron James could win MVP over Kobe. And Ryan and Russ(with BET and other random people riding their ….s) assured me that LeBron was the MVP. Memories….
Apr.14 at 5:08 pm
Myles Brown says:
…..
Apr.14 at 5:09 pm
namik says:
To be real though, LeBron is crazy. These back spams aren’t a good sign for a 23 year old. They need to get him some help and stop playing him 45 mins a game.
Apr.14 at 5:15 pm
Myles Brown says:
This was really long. Maybe the point got lost somewhere in there cause I don’t see it.
Apr.14 at 5:27 pm
Mike says:
Is this guy serious?
Apr.14 at 5:33 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
LeBron makes his teammates bitter.
Apr.14 at 5:34 pm
Myles Brown says:
Can you show me the boxscores of the two games against the Bulls after that trade? Cause Cleveland won right? And it matters?
Apr.14 at 5:38 pm
Captain America says:
Yea, sure, so?
Apr.14 at 5:41 pm
Captain America says:
Bitter? That would be Midwest and PA small towns with folks lookin’ for jobs over 25 years, ah?
Apr.14 at 5:41 pm
Ryan Jones says:
I posted this at 5:02 pm EST.
I left my office.
I walked home.
I changed into the Pistons game shorts I stole from our Chauncey Bilups cover shoot a couple years ago.
I ate four of blue-corn tortilla chips.
I logged on.
Myles: 3 comments in 26 minutes. Bait! I win!
Apr.14 at 5:42 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Truely, Myles, I just felt like being a d*ck (surprise!) and read something that inspired me to look up those games. Still, the box scores are a good read. I do hope you clicked on the links.
Apr.14 at 5:47 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Also, blue corn tortilla chips apparently f*ck with my keyboard skills. Typos everywhere!
Apr.14 at 5:48 pm
Eboy says:
I like veiled points in arguments.
Apr.14 at 5:50 pm
Myles Brown says:
I waited, but then decided I should just give you what you were looking for. Im a sucker, pause, but I think were both satisfied with the outcome.
Apr.14 at 5:51 pm
Allen says:
HAHAHA. Now I see how ridiculous I look when I reach to make an argument for Kobe when his team sucks bolls.
Apr.14 at 5:59 pm
DP and Free Chilly says:
?????????????????????????????wow……………………………………………………..crazy Ryan. But I guess it’s how you finish the race and it looks like LeBron was the hare. and Kobe is the f*cking turtle turtle. slow and steady wins the race. FNF UP.
Apr.14 at 6:01 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Nice work, Ryan. Again, the lack of respect for LeBron on this site—and elsewhere—is a little jarring to me.
Apr.14 at 6:06 pm
Allen says:
Whaddaya mean, Ben? LeBron is “the King” here. Just remember, winning cures all. Look what it did for Kobe. Remember DWade, the next MJ? Don’t worry, as soon as Cleveland starts winning, Lebron will have “added new wrinkles to his game”, and “brought a new attitude” in dominating the league. All the hype just reminds me of a Michael Irvin quote that has stuck with me. He was in a lot of legal trouble at the time, but he said something like “As soon as I score a touchdown, they’ll all love me again”. And that’s the way the ball rolls.
Apr.14 at 6:18 pm
Myles Brown says:
Really?
Apr.14 at 6:20 pm
WhaHuh says:
DP wins the argument, why is a slam internal argument being fought here, WE ARE NOT PAWNS
Apr.14 at 6:34 pm
DP and Free Chilly says:
I totally agree with Whahuh. duh.
Apr.14 at 7:41 pm
Allen says:
Ryan, you left the part out where you kissed your LBJ slamadamonth poster before logging on.
Apr.14 at 7:44 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Free entertainment, Wha. Are you not even a remotely amused?
Anyway, to Ben’s point — and this is a big part of why I posted this: Kobe’s amazing, and like him or not, no one doubts it. If he wins MVP this year, I don’t think any sane basketball fan will have a problem with it. I certainly won’t. Meanwhile, there is still a contingent out there, and in here, that seems to think LeBron’s all (or at least mostly) hype. Like he’s still this fresh-outta-high school kid with a flashy game who hasn’t proven anything, and that the numbers are inflated because he’s a ball hog or something. The reality, as I think most (but definitely not all) of us know, is that he put up one of the best rookie lines of the modern era and has gotten better every year since. This year, he’s been flat-out ridiculous, and pointing out the numbers AND clutch play AND victories in these head to head matchups is just a little reminder of that. Well, that, and I just felt like being a d*ck.
Apr.14 at 7:45 pm
Ryan Jones says:
I’m 34, Allen. Only things on my wall are pictures of my wife and kid.
Apr.14 at 8:41 pm
Joel O's says:
@Ryan: Good observation there on the fact that Lebron has beaten Kobe twice in recent memory, coming up clutch on both occasions where Kobe struggled. Yes, I do think that Lebron has the ability to beat anyone and any team (including this year’s top team, the Lakers)whenever he wants to. The knock on Lebron right now though, is not whether he *can* do what you pointed out, but whether he *does* do it on a nightly basis. The fact that Lebron’s Cavs are just a middle-of-the-pack team in the East, despite last year’s finals momentum and a deeper, reloaded roster shows that he doesn’t.
Apr.14 at 8:49 pm
Joel O's says:
I don’t think there’s much of a difference in skill levels between the two… but I think I - and a lot of people out there, probably - feel that despite Lebron’s gaudy stats, his team actually had a pretty mediocre regular season compared to the last 2 years’ 50-win ones. Maybe this is expecting too much of Lebron, but if he played like he did against the Lakers those 2 occasions, the Cavs would definitely not be just a 40-ish win team right now. If that was the case, the MVP would be his without a doubt.
Apr.14 at 11:18 pm
John D says:
A+ post. Would read again.
Apr.14 at 11:36 pm
tealish says:
And just the head-to-head victories don’t put LeBron over Kobe in the MVP race, neither should the Lakers win over the Hornets do too much to change the voters’ minds — at least I hope not.
Apr.15 at 12:06 am
Myles Brown says:
I like Bron. I just like Kobe more. Not in that way though. Not that theres anything wrong with that.
Apr.15 at 1:53 am
Tariq says:
“I’m 34, Allen. Only things on my wall are pictures of my wife and kid.” And Culture Club.
Apr.15 at 8:25 am
Ryan Jones says:
That would make me 44, Tariq.
Apr.15 at 8:44 am
lol says:
That makes me 54, Ryan
Apr.15 at 8:47 am
Eboy says:
.
Apr.15 at 8:51 am
Elyse says:
in that second game you forgot to mention Kobe’s hand injury. Maybe that is a moot point because I am sure if Lebron had a hand injury he would play through it, even if it were on his shooting hand like Kobes.
Apr.15 at 9:24 am
maio says:
Ramon Sessions!
Apr.15 at 10:38 am
BETCATS says:
Kobe 4 MVP
Apr.15 at 11:23 am
Myles Brown says:
http://ballhype.com/video/sixers_get_robbed_by_lebron_james_3_steps_foul_after/ The refs certainly respect him.
Apr.15 at 11:54 am
H to the izzo says:
A triumph for journalists everywhere.
Apr.15 at 12:02 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I respect Bron, I just don’t think he’s MVP this season. Sure, he’s the third player ever to average 30-8-7. That’s impressive. But Oscar averaged 30-12-11 in ‘62 and came in third in the MVP voting. Jordan averaged 32-8-8 in ‘89 and came in second. Bron’s worthy, it’s just that other guys are more worthy this year. It’s not an indictment of him as much as it is praise for the other guys.
Apr.15 at 12:08 pm
Kadavour says:
…right. point being?
Apr.15 at 12:09 pm
Kadavour says:
that previous comment was for this article, not Russ who made a great point.
Apr.15 at 10:00 pm
Tim Duncan says:
I think LeBron will get an MVP the year after Kobe gets his (which should be pretty friggin soon). I only say this because this I think it will settle the ‘point guard for MVP’ ERA we are in. (Screw Dirk. Him and his 67 win team.. grr..) That line of 30-8-7 will only get better, (the assists might fall a bit, but w/e.)and then the MVP pretty much falls in his hands.
Apr.15 at 11:34 pm
oytun says:
Haha love how the fact that LeBron attempted 18 more shots in those 2 games than Kobe is cleverly disguised in FG% rather than FGM/FGA…oh wait no, thats just biased journalism.
Apr.15 at 11:38 pm
John D says:
Good point oytun.
Apr.16 at 4:10 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Non-point, oytun. If he’d taken 100 shots and made 60 of them, would he have had a bad night? Also, he had more assists. When you figure out what I’m missing in all this, please let me know. Thanks!
Apr.18 at 1:09 pm
SLAM ONLINE | » First Round Playoff Preview: Washington v. Cleveland says:
[…] Or maybe LeBron will stay healthy enough, and inspired enough by DeShawn (who I understand is a loon), and they’ll finish this thing off in five or six. I don’t mean to hedge. I just don’t really care. Bron proved me wrong last year, and I’d love it if he did it again, both because the playoffs are more interesting when the League’s best players stick around a few rounds, and because, if the Cavs somehow do miraculously get back to the Finals, recent history tells us they’re guaranteed to beat the best team from the West. […]