[AP] NBA Takes Away Bob Sura's Triple-Double
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NBA Takes Away Bob Sura's Triple-Double
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP)--Bob Sura thought he made history. It lasted less than
24 hours. The NBA overturned Sura's third straight triple-double on
Tuesday, saying he wouldn't get credit for a rebound that came just
before the buzzer when he intentionally missed a layup.
Sura will now be shown with 22 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds
--not 10--in the Atlanta Hawks' 129-107 rout of the New Jersey Nets
on Monday night.
Rekindling memories of Ricky Davis' blatant attempt at
self-gratification, Sura admittedly botched a layup just before the
buzzer so he could grab the offensive rebound.
The journeyman guard grinned sheepishly, as if a little embarrassed
by the way he became the first player since Grant Hill in 1997 to
reach double figures in scoring, rebounds and assists in three
consecutive games.
"Actually, the ball slipped," Sura said, laughing and not making any
pretense at being serious. "All the guys on the team were screaming
at me to do it. It was kind of a reaction thing. I just did it."
The NBA said he had violated the rule that states, "A field goal
attempt is a player's attempt to shoot the ball into the basket for
a field goal."
Since Sura wasn't trying to make the shot, he shouldn't get credit
for a field goal attempted. Therefore, there was no rebound, the NBA
said.
Davis, then with Cleveland, was roundly condemned last season when he
tried to finish off his first career triple-double by shooting at the
wrong basket, missing and getting the rebound.
Before it could happen, a Utah player wrapped his arms around Davis
and was called for a foul. Davis was fined by the Cavaliers, and the
league pointed out a rule barring players from trying to score for the
other team.
The Hawks spent the final minutes trying furiously to get Sura another
rebound. But in keeping with the theme of the game _ Atlanta shot 58
percent (47-of-81) from the field--no one could miss.
Jason Terry led Atlanta with 30 points, Stephen Jackson had 23 and
Chris Crawford matched Sura with 22.
The Nets didn't seem especially upset by the way Sura tried to get his
triple-double. After all, New Jersey is heading to the playoffs, while
the Hawks' season is just about over.
"They've struggled this season," Richard Jefferson said. "If they can
find a high point, go for it."
New Jersey's Jason Kidd, who leads the NBA with nine triple-doubles
this season, was asked if he ever resorted to Sura's tactics to get
one.
"I've never had to," Kidd said. "But it still counts as a triple-double."
Not anymore.
The Hawks have a three-game winning streak for the first time this
season. Too little, too late. Atlanta finishes the year--its fifth
straight missing the playoffs--at Boston on Wednesday night.
The Hawks poured it on in their biggest victory of the season, making
a season-high 17-of-25 on 3-pointers. Terry was 6-of-8 outside the arc.
"They caught fire, and then it was pretty much target practice,"
Jefferson said.
The Nets were playing the second game of a back-to-back set _ they beat
Philadelphia at home on Sunday--and the result was irrelevant to their
postseason plans. New Jersey will be seeded second in the East.
This one was never close. The Hawks led by double figures before the
game was 3 1/2 minutes old. They hit 10 of their first 11 shots,
including eight in a row to start the game. And even their first miss
didn't hurt--Jason Collier tipped it back in for two.
The Hawks were up 65-42 at halftime, giving them three straight games
in which they have eclipsed 60 in the first two quarters.
It equaled the most points scored against the Nets in a half this
season. They also gave up 65 in the second half of a Feb. 11 game at
Cleveland.
Kidd and Kenyon Martin both played for New Jersey, even though it
meant going on back-to-back nights with knee problems. Coach Lawrence
Frank said a night earlier that both would probably sit out, but they
elected to play after going through the pre-game warmup.
Kidd led the Nets with 15 points in 16 minutes. Martin had 11 points
and nine rebounds in 24 minutes.
Sura, who also eclipsed 5,000 career points, never had a triple-double
in his eight-year career until Friday, when he put up 12 points, 12
assists and 11 rebounds at Chicago.
The following night, he had 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds
against Boston.
"It's been exciting for me to come here," said Sura, acquired by the
Hawks in a February trade. "We don't want the season to end since we've
been winning some games."
Notes:@ The Hawks have broken 100 points in four straight games. ...
The Nets won their first 13 after Frank took over as coach
from Byron Scott; they are 12-14 since then. ... Hawks rookie
Travis Hansen scored a career-high 14 points.
AP-NY-04-13-04 1441EDT
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