By Steve Lichtenstein
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In a year where the term “fact” has become open to interpretation in the national news, please indulge me while I similarly destruct certain claims related to matters of far less importance.
You see, basketball statistics may be facts, but they can often obscure reality.
When it comes to Nets wing Bojan Bogdanovic, there’s no denying that the 27-year-old from Croatia is averaging 15.2 points per game this season, the third-highest on the team. In the Nets’ 107-97 home victory over the sagging Lakers on Wednesday, he dropped a game-high 23 points in 29 minutes.