Beijing time on December 16, the NBA regular season continued, today a total of 11 games, Edwards soared 10 three-pointers, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to shoot 10+ three-pointers; Towns became the second Mr. Ten Thousand points in the history of the Timberwolves; Hayward hit 40+ with a 79% shooting rate, creating a team record; Graham hit 18.6 meters of ultra-long three-point kills, a record of nearly 25 years, the following is today's data summary -
With 10 three-pointers, Edwards set another record for the youngest in history
The Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 124-107, and Anthony Edwards played 34 minutes, shooting 14-of-21 and averaging 10-of-14 from three-point range to have 38 points and five rebounds, and his current age is 20 years and 132 days, making Edwards the youngest player in NBA history to shoot 10 three-pointers. The previous record was held by Irving, who did it at the age of 22 years and 311 days.
In fact, in the history of the NBA, only Edwards, Irving and Terrance Rose have soared 10+ three-pointers at the age of 23. As the NBA's all-time three-point king, Curry hit 10+ three-pointers for the first time in a 2013 game against the Knicks, when he was 24 years old and 350 days old.
Edwards is the youngest mr. 2,000 points in team history
Edwards also broke the 2,000-point mark in the game, becoming the youngest player in Timberwolves history to score 2,000 points, after that record holder was Wiggins, who scored 2,000 points at the age of 20 years and 308 days.
Towns broke the 10,000-point mark
In the game against the Nuggets, Towns shot 12 of 18 and 3 of 7 from three-point range, with 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Downs's career total score exceeded the 10,000 point mark, and he also became the second player in team history to break through the 10,000 mark after Kevin Garnett (19201 points).
Jokic triple-doubled Harden
Jokic had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, the 63rd triple-double in his career, surpassing Harden and enjoying seventh in the all-time triple-doubles. Among centre-forwards, Jokic's triple-double was only inferior to Chamberlain's (78).
Hayward's 79% shooting percentage hit a team record of 40+ in team history
The Hornets beat the Spurs 131-115, hayward played 29 minutes, 15-of-19 shooting, 5-of-6 three-pointers, 41 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 79% from the field, and he set a record for the highest shooting rate of 40+ in a single game in The Hornets' history.
Hayward also became the second player in franchise history to hit a 40+ in less than 30 minutes, and in the 2018 game against the Grizzlies, Kemba Walker played 28 minutes and scored 46 points.
Graham's ultra-far three-point shoot-off set a nearly 25-year record
The Pelicans narrowly beat the Thunder 113-110, with Graham hitting a 61-foot (about 18.6m) ultra-far three-point shootout before the finale, the NBA's farthest whistle-blowing in the last 25 years.
Before Graham hit the whistle,Graham hit a crucial 31-foot (9.4m) key three-pointer 2.3 seconds before the final, the first time in the last 25 years that the NBA has had multiple equalizers or a deadlocked 30-foot goal in the final five seconds of the game.
The Lakers Lone Ranger staged a terrifying moment
The Lakers relied on overtime 107-104 to narrowly win the Lone Ranger, Rivers completed a three-point kill 1 second before the final game, and in the final quarter and the last minute of overtime, the Lakers and the Lone Ranger hit a total of 5 key goals that equalized or rebounded, which also equaled the NBA record in the last 25 years. On Jan. 5, 2019, the Bulls and Pacers also hit five crucial goals of life and death in the final quarter and the final minute of extra time.
Westbrook was only one assist away from getting a 20+ triple-double
In the battle to beat the Lone Ranger, Westbrook had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, which was the 18th time in his career that he could get a 20+ triple-double with just one assist, surpassing Abdul-Jabbar and Haflicek in this statistic and enjoying sixth in history. The person who played the most in NBA history was Westbrook's teammate James, who did it 25 times.
The Trail Blazers' 7-game losing streak set a record high in nearly six years
The Trail Blazers lost 103-113 to the Grizzlies, losing seven straight, their first seven-game losing streak since 2015.