Alright, so the other day I was arguing with my buddy about LeBron James. He’s a huge fan, thinks LeBron can do no wrong. I’m like, “C’mon, even the best have bad games!” So, I decided to dig in and find LeBron’s absolute worst game ever. It became a real mission for me.
Started with a Simple Search
First, I just Googled “LeBron James worst game.” You know, the basic stuff. I got a bunch of articles and forum discussions, but nothing really definitive. Lots of opinions, but I wanted hard data. I felt like a detective starting a case, exciting, huh!
Diving into Basketball-Reference
Then, I remembered Basketball-Reference. That site is a goldmine for stats. I went straight there and started looking at LeBron’s game logs. I spent, like, a solid hour just scrolling through seasons, looking for those outlier performances. It’s kinda tedious, but I was determined!
- I filtered by regular season games first, figuring those would be the most consistent in terms of effort.
- Then I checked out playoff games, because, you know, higher stakes could mean bigger busts.
Narrowing Down the Candidates
I was mainly focusing on a few key stats:
- Points: Obviously, a low-scoring game is a bad game for a scorer like LeBron.
- Field Goal Percentage: Shooting poorly is a big no-no.
- Turnovers: Lots of turnovers? That’s a recipe for disaster.
- Plus/Minus:This stat kinda shows the overall impact on the game.A huge negative is bad.
After finding some really bad games, I started a simple spreadsheet. I made little notes next to each game, things like “Only 8 points!” or “7 turnovers, yikes!” Seeing it all laid out like that made it easier to compare.
The Verdict (My Opinion, Anyway)
It’s tough to pick just ONE game. There are a few contenders, depends on how much you prefer points, shooting percentage. But I think I settled the argue after my “research”. After all that digging and comparing I realized that even the greatest players have terrible nights. The whole process was actually pretty fun. And I had a discussion with my friends.
