By Arslan Ubul, PSO Research Analyst
Jan 22, 2021

About a quarter of the NBA season in the books as the league’s storylines are only getting better. The Utah Jazz are looking like legit West Conference contenders with their elite shooting that has never been seen at this level in the history of the game. Luka Doncic is continuing his mind-blowing triple doubles at a historically young age. Brooklyn’s new era with Harden started off remarkably well, unless Collin Sexton gets in the way, and Giannis’ free-throw shooting is amongst the worst ever recorded.

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from the 3rd week of the 2020-21 NBA season:

The Utah Jazz are making 3s at a historic pace, led by the sharpshooting of Donovan Mitchell.

  • Most 3PM (248) by a team through the 1st 15 GP of a season in NBA history
  • Most 3PM (133) by a team during a 7-game win streak
  • Donovan Mitchell is the fastest player (240 GP) to reach 600 career 3PM in NBA history
  • Utah is the 2nd team to record 20+ 3PM 5x over a 6-game span in NBA history
 

UTA Stock Price: $11.77 (via FANDEX)

Luka Doncic is doing things nobody at his age has ever accomplished

Harden, KD, and Kyrie transitioned their games seamlessly since the trade, and their offense seems unstoppable.

  • James Harden is the 1st player to put up a 30-PT triple-double in his debut with a new team in NBA history
  • Harden is 1st player with 30+ PTS & 10+ AST in his 1st 2 games with a new team in NBA history
  • The Beard recorded the most AST (14) in a single GP by a player in Brooklyn Nets franchise history
  • Kevin Durant & Harden are the 1st teammates ever to both score 30+ PTS in each of their 1st 2 GP together
  • Brooklyn Nets are the 5th team with multiple 30-PT scorers in 3 straight games since the NBA-ABA Merger (1976-77)

Collin Sexton took it upon himself to test the super-team Nets’ defense with a historic scoring performance.

  • Sexton joined LeBron James as the only Cavs players to score 20 straight PTS over the last 20 seasons
  • He had the 2nd most OT PTS (22) in the last 20 seasons, behind D’Angelo Russell’s 24 in 2019
  • Joins LeBron James & Kyrie Irving as the only Cavs players with 40 PTS/5 REB/5 AST/5 3PM/50% FG since 2010

The reigning 2x MVP is amidst one of the worst FT shooting seasons in history.

 

 
 

 

 

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