After dropping 45 points at home against the Knicks in November, James did himself one better at the Garden in March. He became the first player with at least 50 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds in a game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Jan.19, 1975, according to the Associated Press. James exited the game to chants of 'MVP!' and called the standing ovation 'a dream come true.'
Though the numbers aren't among James' best at the Garden, it was the on-court antics that became the story. James and Enes Freedom had a butting of heads in the first quarter. James dunked the ball, and then wouldn't move out of then-Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina's way as he tried to inbound the ball. Freedom took offense to that, standing up for Ntilkina as James shoved Freedom, leading to a double technical. Freedom said postgame: 'I don't care ... what you call yourself. King, Queen, Princess, whatever you are. You know what
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