James hits 52 points at MSG

Two days after Kobe Bryant scored the most points in a game at Madison Square Garden, LeBron James lit up the New York scoreboard with 52 of his own to lead Cleveland to a 107-102 win over the Knicks. Lakers guard Bryant scored 61 against the Knicks on...

Two days after Kobe Bryant scored the most points in a game at Madison Square Garden, LeBron James lit up the New York scoreboard with 52 of his own to lead Cleveland to a 107-102 win over the Knicks.

Lakers guard Bryant scored 61 against the Knicks on Monday, but while the Cavaliers' James was shy of that points mark, he posted a triple-double by adding 11 assists and 10 rebounds. James also joined Michael Jordan as the only two players with multiple 50-point games in the famous arena. The triple-double, the 21st of his career, also made James the first player to achieve the feat while scoring 50 points since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975.

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