On December 15, 2023, Beijing time, the NBA scheduled a number of games as usual today, with the Clippers 121-113 and Harden 28+7+15+4 setting a number of records! Doncic has 35+ games in team history! The following are the important statistics and milestones of the NBA today:
Celtic are unbeaten at home
The Celtics beat the Cavaliers 116-107.
So far, the Celtics' home record this season has reached 12-0, continuing to remain unbeaten, and they are also the only team to maintain a home win this season.
It's worth mentioning that the last time the Celtics did this was in the 2007-08 championship season.
Doncic has tied his career record in 9 consecutive games with 30+ games
The Mavericks lost 101-116 to the Timberwolves.
Doncic played 39 minutes, shooting 15-of-27 from the field, including 2-of-7 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, for 39 points, 13 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
This is Doncic's ninth consecutive game with 30+ games, tying his previous record of 30+ consecutive games.
Doncic has 35+ games, which is the most in team history
Doncic scored 39 points in this game, bringing the number of 35+ games in his career to 78, tied with Nowitzki for the first place in Mavericks history.
Doncic scored + assists to create 54.3 points, fourth in nearly 27 years
In the Mavericks' 101-116 loss to the Timberwolves, Doncic contributed 39 points and 13 assists.
So far, Doncic has averaged 54.3 points per game this season, the fourth-highest in the NBA in the past 27 years. Second only to Harden in '16-17 (56 points), Willis in '16-17 (54.9 points), and Haliburton (54.5 points) this season.
Wiggins played as a substitute for the first time in the regular season
Wiggins' poor performance so far this season has forced Kerr to change his lineup. In this game against the Clippers, Wiggins was removed from the start, which was the first time Wiggins played as a substitute in 656 regular season games in his career.
Jokic milestone
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Jokic played 29 minutes in this game, shooting 8 of 12, including 0 of 2 three-pointers and 10 of 12 free throws, and got a triple-double of 26 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal.
1. Jokic managed to record his 10th triple-double of the season, becoming the first player in NBA history to record at least 10 triple-doubles in seven consecutive seasons.
2. Jokic is only the third player in NBA history to have 10 triple-doubles in his first 25 games of the season, after two previous performances (10 in 2020-21 and 12 in 2016-17) and one by Oscar Robertson (15 in 1961-62).
3. Jokic's career assists reached 4,195, ranking third on the all-time center assist list, 448 shy of Chamberlain, who ranked second, and Abdul-Jabbar ranked first with 5,660.
4. Jokic dished out 5 assists in the first quarter of the game, which was the 129th time in his career that he had at least 5 assists in a single quarter, ranking first in NBA history for center breaks, Sabonis ranked second with 35 times, and Divac ranked third with 25 times.
5. Jokic handed out 10 assists in this game, leading the NBA history center assists list with 158 double-doubles, Chamberlain ranked second with 80, and Sa ranked third with 41.
6. This is the 96th time in Jokic's career that he has a triple-double with at least 50% shooting, the most in history, followed by the Big O (92) and the Magic (86).
Alexander 40+ for the fourth time of the season
The Thunder defeated the Kings 123-128.
Alexander played 38 minutes in this game, shooting 13 of 27, including 1 of 5 three-pointers and 16 of 18 free throws, and scored 43 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.
This is the fourth time Alexander has scored 40+ this season, tying Doncic and Antetokounmpo for the most this season.
Curry Milestones
The Warriors lost 113-121 to the Clippers.
Curry shot 5-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-13 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, to finish with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
1. Curry hit 267 consecutive three-point shots for the first time in history.
2. Curry has 3,499 career three-pointers all-time.
Sabonis has 15+ rebounds and is the eighth in team history
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Sabonis Jr. played 41 minutes in this game, shooting 8 of 13, including 1 of 2 three-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 18 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists.
Sabonis Jr. has now grabbed at least 15 rebounds in a single game in his Kings career to 29 games, surpassing Johnny Green (28) and moving up to eighth in franchise history.
Thompson Milestones
The Warriors lost 113-121 to the Clippers.
In this game, Warriors player Klay Thompson played 32 minutes, shooting 9 of 15, including 8 of 12 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 30 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals.
1. This is the 24th game of Klay's career to hit at least eight three-pointers in a single game, ranking third all-time, behind Curry (74) and Lillard (29).
2. This is the 85th time in Klay's career that he has made at least six three-pointers in a single game, ranking fourth all-time, behind Curry (201 games), Harden (97 games), and Lillard (88 games).
3. This is the 47th time in Klay's career that he has made at least seven three-pointers in a single game, the second-most in NBA history. Behind Curry (122 games), Lillard is third with 45 games.
Harden milestone
The Clippers beat the Warriors 121-113.
James Harden played the strongest game of the season in this game, he played 42 minutes, shooting 6 of 12, including 5 of 6 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks.
This campaign also allowed Harden to set a number of records:
1. After this game, the career total score came to 25,008 points, successfully breaking the 25,000-point mark, and the all-time total scoring list rose to 24th, third in active roster, second only to James (39,234 points) and Durant (27,508 points).
2. This is the 226th time in Harden's NBA career regular season that he has contributed at least 20 points and 10 assists in a single game, ranking sixth all-time, and the top five are: Oscar Robertson 411, Magic Johnson 295, James 257, Westbrook 256, Paul 229
3. This is the 20th time in Harden's career that he has scored 25+ points, 5+ rebounds and 15+ assists in a single game, tying Willis for third place in history, behind Oscar Robertson (76) and Magic Johnson (36), Doncic (15) and James (12) in fourth and fifth.
4. Harden hit 5 three-pointers in this game, and his career three-point shooting reached 2,800, the third in history, second only to Curry (3499) and Ray Allen (2973).
5. Harden also became the second player in NBA history after James to score at least 20 points, 15 assists and at least four blocks in a single game.
James scored 43 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks in a single game against the Nuggets on February 18, 2010.
6. This is the 10th time in Harden's career that he has scored at least 25 points, 15 assists and made at least 5 three-pointers in a single game, the most in NBA history!
7. Harden This is the 318th game of Harden's career so far, with at least 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, ranking fourth all-time, and the top three are James (668), Big O (502), and Jordan (319).
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