Are we sure everyone's points, rebounds, etc. are in the same order? Did David Robinson really score 29 points and block 10 shots but only have 5 rebounds? Seems backward.
Edit: Welp, didn't take too much research; only had to look three games into his '93 season. He did it against the Milwaukee Bucks. For those scoring at home, his line was actually 29 points, 9 rebounds, 10 blocks, 5 steals, and 5 assists.
That one is controversial (some say SA just fed the ball to D. Robinson just to get him the scoring title on the last game of the year, against a team whose season was already over), so i thought it'd be good just to leave it out.
"Early in the fourth period, K.C. Jones came to Larry Bird with some news. He had just been informed that Larry had 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 9 steals in three quarters. Would he like to go back in to get that 10th steal and thus be able to tell the grandchildren about his quadruple-double? "Nope," he said. "I already did enough damage. Why go for it when we're up by 30?" Larry abused the Jazz for 12 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals in the first period alone as the Celtics jumped to a 34-10 lead."
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That one is controversial (some say SA just fed the ball to D. Robinson just to get him the scoring title on the last game of the year, against a team whose season was already over), so i thought it'd be good just to leave it out.
As a David Robinson fan, I respectfully object. I don't have the numbers right off hand, but I believe Robinson really only needed around 35 points to claim the scoring title that year. And in truth, even if he needed every one of those 71 points, it's not as if he somehow Ricky Davis'd his way to the mark. Robinson shot 26-41 from the field. That's pretty spectacular, regardless of circumstance.
Further, I've read some quotes over the years, in particular from Bob Weiss (Clippers coach at the time), claiming the Spurs were intentionally fouling to re-gain possession during the fourth quarter to get Robinson more points. The reality of such a claim is this: the Spurs were up by 2 points at the end of 3 quarters of play. The Spurs then made a move in the fourth and extended their lead and with under two minutes left, David Robinson had 63 points. Then he missed a free throw, it was rebounded by the Clippers, an outlet pass was made, and Sleepy Floyd was whistled for a foul trying to pick it off. He may have done it on purpose. There was still 1:33 remaining. Randy Woods was then T'd up and Robinson hit the technical free throw, thus breaking Gervin's team record for points in a game.
After the T, Woods shot his free throws (from the Floyd foul). Robinson then proceeded to hit a three pointer from the top of the key to give him 67. The Clippers scored, then no one got back on defense. Robinson ran the floor and dunked. The Clippers then attempted to freeze the ball, before yielding a dunk inside. The Spurs worked it around to Robinson with under 40 seconds left. Robinson eventually fired a 17 footer over a double team and drilled it, giving him 71. Weiss was upset about the Floyd foul, but Robinson may have very well attained 71 without it.
On top of everything else, I do not believe a player should be punished for wanting to score a lot then doing so at a 63% clip. He even had 5 assists (and some passes leading to assists) in the process. The Clippers season was in fact over, but some may argue their season was pretty much over from December forward. I'd bet those guys, particularly the ones trying to earn their keep in the league (i.e. nearly the entire Clippers roster) did not want to be a part of someone dropping a historic number like that on them. It's not as if Robinson scored 71 on the '86 Celtics, but to me it also doesn't mean the performance should be disqualified from any sort of consideration.
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