5 Most Interesting NBA Facts From 2021 So Far

A quarter of NBA games are in the books, and the Nets big 3 are getting comfortable playing with each other. Luka Doncic is doing it all for the Mavericks even though they can’t seem to find ways to win. The Utah Jazz are draining threes at a historic rate. Bradley Beal is frustrated in Washington, after carrying the team to the best of his ability and finally, Zion Williamson is penetrating the paint and dunking on everyone in an incredibly efficient manner.

Here are the 5 most interesting facts so far from the 2021 NBA season:

Big Three Firepower

Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving have teamed up and are clicking offensively at historic levels.

2020-21 Nets are the 1st team to feature 2 players who have won 3+ scoring titles each in NBA history
Highest PPG since 2013: 1. James Harden (29.6), 2. Kevin Durant (27.7). Harden & KD have won 7 of the last 11 scoring titles
KD is the 1st player to average 30+ PTS in his 1st 15 GP with a new team in NBA history since Wilt Chamberlain in 1960
Harden is the 1st player to record 30+ PTS/15+ AST in a game for the Nets since Stephon Marbury in 2000

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Triple Double Prince

Luka Doncic is breaking triple double records with ease at such a young age.

Luka has as many 30-PT triple-doubles (16) by a player before turning 22 as all others combined in NBA history
The youngest player to reach 30 career triple-doubles (21 years, 327 days) in NBA history
2nd fastest (146 GP) player in NBA history to record 30 career triple-doubles
Tied Magic Johnson for the 2nd most career triple-doubles (31) by a player within their 1st 3 NBA seasons
Only player to have 35 PTS/15 REB/10 AST in a game (3x) multiple times before turning 22 in NBA history

Lighting it Up in Utah

Utah Jazz are surprising the Western Conference with their historic 3-point shooting.

Utah have made the most 3PT (319) by any team through 19 GP ever, and had the most GP of 20+ 3PM (8) in a single month
Jazz set a NBA record for most 3PM (285) in a calendar month
1st team in NBA history with 15+ 3PM in 7 straight wins
11 straight wins (longest active winning streak in NBA) and 9 straight games with 15+ 3PM (2nd longest in NBA history)
Joe Ingles passed John Stockton for the most 3PM (846) in Utah Jazz franchise history

Real Deal Beal

Bradley Beal is putting up points at a ridiculous rate, but the Wizards somehow can’t buy a win.

1st player to lose 10 straight games when scoring 40+ PTS in NBA history
Only 5 players in NBA history have a higher PPG than Bradley Beal (35.4) through their 1st 13 GP of a season
Beal has the most PTS (1,168) scored over a 33-game span in Wizards franchise history
Passed Gilbert Arenas (3) for the most 50-PT games in Wizards franchise history
5th player to open a season with 14 consecutive 25+pt games in NBA history

Efficient Zion

Zion Williamson is the most efficient player ever this early in his career.

Zion has the highest FG% (58.5%) by any player in NBA history through their 1st 40 GP (min. 500 FGA)
Most 20+pt GP in a player’s 1st 40 career GP since NBA merger: Jordan (34), David Robinson (31), Zion (31), Shaq (29)
3rd player to average 23+ PPG on 55+% FG over their 1st 39 career games in the shot-clock era (since 1954-55)