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 November 5, 2019:
LeBron James has his 3rd straight game with a triple-double, tied for the longest streak of his career.
James is the first @Lakers player with 3 straight triple-doubles since Magic Johnson in March-April of 1987 (4 straight games). pic.twitter.com/aNa4dcHqHo
With his third consecutive triple-double, LeBron already has 7 road triple-doubles with the Lakers – tying Kobe for second-most in team history. #LakeShow
Gordon Hayward scored 39 points at Cleveland, his most in a game with Boston and just one shy of his career-high. And at 17-20 FG (85.0%) it’s the best FG% in a game with 20+ FGA by a Celtics player since at least 1982-83.
In the past 25 seasons, only 2 other players have recorded those numbers off the bench…@manuginobili (37 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL) on Dec. 7, 2007@TeamLou23 (40 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL) on Jan. 26, 2018 pic.twitter.com/myXDK5lxeD
Devonte’ Graham scored 35 points in Charlotte’s OT win over Indiana to set a new @hornets franchise record for points in a game off the bench. https://t.co/CXSI5ct2tQ
Lamar Jackson’s 637 yards rushing are more than 4 teams: Cincinnati (476), Miami (510), New York Jets (530) and Atlanta (548). How important is it to run the ball? Those four teams are a combined 3-29.