of NUMBER_TOKEN david lee recorded a once in a generation stat line NUMBER_TOKEN points NUMBER_TOKEN rebounds and NUMBER_TOKEN assists it was the first triple-double of his career and he also became the first player since kareem abdul-jabbar in NUMBER_TOKEN to put up at least NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN and NUMBER_TOKEN in a single game that game was the epitome of lee's talents he could truly do everything well except for defense that was the major flaw in his game throughout his entire career as great as he was on offense he'd give up just as many points at the other end for a power forward he never averaged more than NUMBER_TOKEN blocks per game in any season he simply didn't have a great defensive instinct the scouts predicted that when he first entered the league while he did try to hustle and keep up lee was consistently one of if not the worst pick-and-roll defender in the league it didn't help that being six foot nine he was fairly undersized for a power forward in that era even in his best season in new york opponents had a NUMBER_TOKEN offensive rating when lee was on the court but NUMBER_TOKEN when lee was off the court opponents basically scored plus NUMBER_TOKEN points per NUMBER_TOKEN possessions when lee was playing by NUMBER_TOKEN lee would sign with golden state and continue where he left off putting up his usual numbers on a losing team initially the warriors believed him and monte ellis could create a prominent duo the two of them were supposed to lead the warriors into the future it's funny cause the team only started to succeed once both of them were out of the picture it's also ironic because the warriors finally started getting it together and winning once lee got injured and became irrelevant and ellis got traded away for bogut this trade while unpopular it filled in their hole at center and allowed klay thompson to get more playing time the NUMBER_TOKEN-NUMBER_TOKEN season would be lee's first ever appearance in the playoffs and once again he was nominated as an all-star but he also barely made an impact in the playoffs due to a hip injury lee watched from the sidelines as steph curry and clay thompson thrived the warriors developed a new identity as a sharp shooting team led by their backcourt duo
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