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Top 5 Sports Facts to Know: December 3, 2019
The most significant milestones, stats, & interesting occurrences to know from 12/3
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Whether it’s a monumental milestone or just an interesting occurrence to bring up in a conversation, here are the top sports facts to know from December 3, 2019:
He is becoming the face of the NBA.
Luka Doncic is the 2nd player under the age of 21 to score at least 600 points in his first 20 games of a season.
He joins LeBron James in 2005-06 as the only player to accomplish this feat. Both Luka and LeBron scored exactly 614 points. pic.twitter.com/I3fe2e6e7j
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 4, 2019
Luka Doncic is the first Mavericks player with at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in a road game since Sam Perkins in 1985. #MFFLhttps://t.co/Vj5XCNtOsB pic.twitter.com/tbSz022IHK
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 4, 2019
Harden is truly one of a kind.
James Harden joins Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in @NBAHistory to follow a 60-point game with a 50-point performance. pic.twitter.com/zuvZvL1a0A
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) December 4, 2019
James Harden made the most free throws without a single miss in a game in NBA history https://t.co/bzlw4gXXin
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 4, 2019
James Harden posted his third 50-point game of the season, but did so on 11-38 FG (29%) – the worst FG% in a 50-point game since at least 1982-83 (the earliest season for which we have complete game-level FG% data).https://t.co/1WFu3rZh5Q pic.twitter.com/GOUXnDxvtW
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 4, 2019
Capela is a monster in the paint.
Clint Capela is the 1st player with a 20 Pts/20 Reb game, shooting 100% from the field in the 21st century https://t.co/XfxwJ74g8L
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 4, 2019
💪 @CapelaClint (22 PTS, 9-9 FGM, 21 REB) becomes the first player since 1976 to grab 19+ rebounds in 8 consecutive games. #OneMission pic.twitter.com/qTWZNWtEhR
— NBA (@NBA) December 4, 2019
James Harden and Russell Westbrook shooting tonight:
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) December 4, 2019
Harden: 11-for-38 (28.9%)
Westbrook: 7-for-30 (23.3%)
It marks the only time in the last 30 years that two NBA teammates each took 30+ shots while shooting under 30.0 percent in the same game.
James Harden and Russell Westbrook combined for 50 missed shots last night.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 4, 2019
Per @EliasSports, it’s the 1st time teammates have combined for 50 missed FGA in a game since Feb. 3, 1965, when John Havlicek and Sam Jones did it. It's also the only time it's happened since the merger pic.twitter.com/24qeIlN61d
First triple-double w/ Miami & ended Toronto’s home win streak.
With 22p/13r/12a in Miami’s OT road win over the Raptors, Jimmy Butler got his fifth career triple-double and his first since leaving the Bulls. He’s also the first player in Heat team history with a triple-double in a game at Toronto. #HEATTwitter https://t.co/57SukkCZ5G pic.twitter.com/vv6Il9AN5w
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 4, 2019
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