Oscar Robertson Rumors
All NBA PlayersNow up to five on the season and 21 for his career, Jokic has been asked about reaching certain statistical benchmarks already attained by NBA luminaries like Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. “Let’s wait just a little more years to get compared with those guys,” Jokic said. “I think those guys are the legends. They are never going to be forgotten in the NBA. Let’s wait a little bit more years.”
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Justin Kubatko: Russell Westbrook recorded his 10th triple-double of the season in last night’s win over the Mavericks. Westbrook is just the third player in NBA history to record at least 10 triple-doubles in five straight seasons, joining Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. pic.twitter.com/Em7dnhXlbD
Mark Berman: James Harden on breaking Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson’s record of 7 consec games w/at least 35 points & 5 assists. Harden gets #8 Monday night: “With Oscar,we know how great he was & he has so many records that he holds. Just to be mentioned in the same breath as him,means a lot”
Tim MacMahon: James Harden is the first player in NBA history to have at least 35 points and 5 assists in 8 straight games. Oscar Robertson was the only other player to have a 7-game streak of 35/5 nights. Harden has 35 points and 11 assists with 3:30 to go in the third quarter.
