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Darryn Peterson over his last 3 games:

- 24.0 PPG
- 4.3 APG
- 2.3 stocks/game
- 52/46/88 splits
- 65% true shooting

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Most 40-point games before age 20 in NBA history:

5 - Cooper Flagg
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3 - LeBron James
2 - Anthony Edwards

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Wemby is a +195 over his last 9 games…

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"The NBA Has an Incredible MVP Race—Who’s Winning It?"

@JAmoateng1221

https://t.co/2jVJgW5LE0

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Most points through the first 10 games of an NBA career in the 3-point era:

273 - Michael Jordan
259 - Darius Acuff Jr.
252 - Brandon Jennings
242 - Terry Cummings
238 - Shaquille O’Neal

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Ayo Dosunmu over his last 5 games:

- 23.8 PPG
- 5.6 RPG
- 4.4 APG
- 54/44/95 splits
- 65% true shooting

Stepping up big time in Ant’s absence 💪

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Lowest opponent FG% allowed at the rim this season (min. 25 DFGA):

36.8 - Aday Mara
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41.4 - Rudy Gobert
42.1 - Neemias Queta
42.9 - Donovan Clingan
45.5 - Alex Sarr
46.2 - Kevin Durant

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Steph Curry over his last 5 games:

- 35.8 PPG
- 49/46/98 splits
- 70% true shooting

DUBS HAVE WON 7 STRAIGHT 🔥

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Wemby is a +142 over his last 7 games.

Wtf.

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Sixers Lakers finals is an Adam Silver wet dream

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The two best records in the NBA? The Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers at 8-2.

Interesting.

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List of rookies averaging double figures:

- Darius Acuff Jr (25.2 PPG)
- Yaxel Lendeborg (21.0)
- Caleb Wilson (19.5)
- Cam Boozer (15.6)
- AJ Dybantsa (15.4)
- Darryn Peterson (13.6)
- Meleek Thomas (12.8)
- Keaton Wagler (12.0)
- Mikel Brown Jr. (12.0)
- Brayden Burries (10.2)

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List of players under 24 averaging 18+ PPG on 60%+ true shooting this season:

- Kyshawn George

That’s it.

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Most points per minute in a season in NBA history:

1.11 - Luka Doncic (so far this season)
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1.04 - Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62)
0.98 - James Harden (2018-19)
0.97 - Giannis (2019-20)
0.97 - Giannis (2022-23)
0.96 - SGA (2024-25)
0.96 - Embiid (2022-23)

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Most PPG in a rookie season since 1985:

28.2 - Michael Jordan (1985)
25.6 - Darius Acuff Jr. (2026)
24.3 - David Robinson (1990)
23.5 - Allen Iverson (1997)
23.4 - Shaquille O’Neal (1993)
22.9 - Ron Harper (1987)
22.5 - Blake Griffin (2011)

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Crazy but true:

Outside of Wilt Chamberlain, Luka Doncic has scored more points than any other player in NBA history through the first 8 games of a season 🤯

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Woke up to the Wemby statline…

He literally did the Wilt meme lmaooo

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Highest TS% in NBA history among players with a career scoring average of 20+ PPG:

64.0 - Nikola Jokic
63.1 - Zion Williamson
62.6 - Stephen Curry
62.4 - KAT
62.2 - Kevin Durant
61.7 - Adrian Dantley
61.5 - SGA
6.13 - Giannis
61.2 - Charles Barkley
61.2 - Joel Embiid

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Lowest opponent FG% allowed as the closest defender this season (min. 50 DFGA):

27.5 - LeBron James
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32.7 - Trevon Brazile
33.3 - Anthony Davis
33.3 - Jerami Grant
33.7 - Luka Doncic
34.4 - Miles Bridges
34.5 - Amen Thompson
35.0 - Ausar Thompson
35.3 - Wemby
35.4 - Quenton Jackson

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"NBA Must Take Action Amid Injury-Plagued Start to 2026-27 Season"

@DominicChiappo2

https://t.co/nPyZbjlbAF

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Most points through a player’s first 7 career games in the 21st century:

183 - Darius Acuff Jr.
179 - Brandon Jennings
159 - Paolo Banchero
156 - Yaxel Lendeborg
152 - Kevin Durant
151 - Caleb Wilson

This rookie class is absurd.