5 Most Interesting NBA Facts From 4th Week of 2021

With about a quarter of the NBA season in the books, the contenders are slowly separating themselves from the others. LeBron James is looking to lead the Lakers to another Finals with his all-around play, while Bradley Beal is doing his best to reel the Wizards back from a horrible start. Indiana is making a run in the East behind Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner, but Kevin Durant‘s incredible scoring has the Nets looking dominant on the offensive side of the ball.

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from the 4th week of 2021 NBA season:

Still the King

Lebron James is still dominating the NBA in his 18th season, breaking some legendary Lakers records.

2nd longest streak (20 GP) of 15p/5r/5a games to open a season in NBA history
Longest streak of 15 PTS/5 REB/5 AST by a player age 35+ years, regardless of when it started
Most 3PM (54) through the 1st 20 GP of a season in Lakers history
Joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only Lakers with 30 PTS in consecutive games after turning 36 years old
3rd Lakers player to score 20+ PTS in the 1st half of 3 straight games over the last 25 seasons, joining Kobe and Shaq

LAL Stock Price: $10.86 (via FANDEX)

Beal Needs Help

Bradley Beal is doing all he can to help Washington, putting up historic performances night in and night out.

1st player to lose 10 straight games when scoring 40+ PTS in NBA history
Averaged 41 PPG over his last 6 GP, and Washington Wizards are 0-6 in those 6 games
Only 5 players in NBA history have a higher PPG than Bradley Beal (35.4) through their 1st 13 GP of a season
Most PTS (1,168) scored over a 33-game span in Wizards franchise history

Indy's Twin Tower

Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner are among the best front courts in the league.

Sabonis tied Detlef Schrempf for the most career triple-doubles (6) in Pacers franchise history
Sabonis is the 5th player to record a 20pt triple-double on 90% FG during a game in NBA history
Turner has recorded 3+ BLK in each of his last 10 GP, the longest such streak in Pacers franchise history
Turner has the highest single-season BLK% (11.3%) in NBA history. The previous highest is 10.8% by Manute Bol in 1989

Easy Money Sniper

Kevin Durant is having one of the best offensive seasons of his career after coming back from a horrific injury.

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
He has scored 20+ PTS in each of his 1st 15 GP with the Nets, the 4th longest streak with a new team in NBA history
Scored the 3rd most PTS (458) by a player age 32+ in his 1st 15 games of a season in NBA history, behind Kobe and MJ

Lillard at the Line

Logo Lillard is “expanding” his game to the line in 2021 as one of the most accurate FT shooters in NBA history.

Made 66 FT in a row, setting a new Blazers franchise record
Only player in NBA history to score 35+ PTS while going 10-10 (or better) from the FT line in 3 straight games
Has the most FTM without a miss (63-63) over a 7-game period in NBA history, surpassing 2010 Dirk Nowitzki (60)