Justin Kubatko: The @dallasmavs Luka Doncic has recorded at least 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists in each of his last eight games, tying LeBron James for the longest such streak in NBA history by a player before his 21st birthday.
Statistics Rumors
Hawks PR: At 21 years 59 days, Trae Young has become the fifth-youngest player in NBA history to reach 750 career assists. (LeBron James, Jrue Holiday, Stephon Marbury, Tony Parker).
Anthony Puccio: Without Kyrie Irving, without Caris LeVert, the Nets defeat the Bulls, 117-111. They scored 43 points to close out the game. Spencer Dinwiddie dropped 20 of 24 points in the 4th (14-15 from the FT line). … The Nets finish 2-3 on the road-trip; 5-7 on the season.
Anthony Puccio: DeAndre Jordan’s fifth rebound tonight was the 9,000th of his career. He’s one of just four active players with at least 9,000 career boards, joining Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Tyson Chandler. (NetsPR)
Justin Kubatko: The @Detroit Pistons Andre Drummond has six games with 20 or more rebounds this season, one more than the combined total for all other players. Drummond is the first player to record at at least six such games in his first 13 games of a season since Dennis Rodman in 1993-94.
Justin Kubatko: Wilt Chamberlain is the only qualified* player in NBA history to average more points per game than minutes per game in a full season (50.4 PPG, 48.5 MPG in 1961-62). Through 12 games this season, James Harden is averaging 38.7 PPG in 36.8 MPG. * MIn. 70% of team’s games.
