NBA Today's Milestones: Durant Surpasses Jordan with 25+7+7! Harden Sets Team Record with 10+15
Beijing Time, January 5, 2024. Here are the important statistics and milestones from today's NBA games:
Durant 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists
The Suns lost to the Pacers 108-126. Durant went 9 for 14 from the field, including 1 for 3 from three-point range and 6 for 6 from the free-throw line, finishing with 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 block.
Durant has now scored 20+ points in 927 career games, surpassing Jordan (926 games) to rank fifth in history (preceded by James with 1257 games, Karl Malone with 1134 games, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 1122 games, and Kobe Bryant with 941 games).
Jokic 46 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
The Nuggets defeated the Spurs 122-111 in overtime. Jokic went 19 for 35 from the field, including 3 for 8 from three-point range and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line, finishing with 46 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.
- This is the second time in Jokic's career that he has scored at least this set of numbers; Jordan achieved it in 1989.
- Jokic has now scored at least 40 points and 10 assists in a game for the seventh time in his career, tying Chamberlain for first place on the historical center list.
Westbrook 9 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
In this game, Westbrook went 4 for 11 from the field, including 1 for 4 from three-point range, scoring 9 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
Westbrook has now surpassed Alex English (25613 points) with 25620 career points, moving up to 22nd on the NBA's all-time scoring list (Vince Carter ranks 21st with 25728 points).
Wembanyama 20 points, 23 rebounds, 4 blocks
In this game, Wembanyama went 7 for 19 from the field, including 2 for 12 from three-point range and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 20 points, 23 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 4 blocks.
- Wembanyama becomes the first player in Spurs history to score at least this set of numbers in a single game.
- Wembanyama's 23 rebounds in this game, all defensive rebounds, make him the NBA player with the most defensive rebounds and zero offensive rebounds in history (the previous record was Dirk Nowitzki with 21 in 2002).
Edwards 53 points, 10 threes
The Timberwolves lost to the Pistons 105-119. Edwards went 16 for 31 from the field, including 10 for 15 from three-point range and 11 for 12 from the free-throw line, finishing with 53 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists.
- Edwards' 53 points set a new personal career high (previous record was 51 points).
- This is the second time in Edwards' career that he has scored 50+ points, making him the second-most in team history after Towns (3 times).
- This is the second time in Edwards' career that he has made 10+ threes, making him the 11th player in NBA history to do so at least twice.
Cunningham 40 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists
In this game, Cunningham went 15 for 29 from the field, including 4 for 8 from three-point range and 6 for 7 from the free-throw line, finishing with 40 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 1 steal.
Cunningham becomes the first Pistons player since Grant Hill in 2000 to score at least this set of numbers in a single game.
Towns 44 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists
The Knicks lost to the Bulls 126-139. Towns went 17 for 29 from the field, including 3 for 7 from three-point range and 7 for 10 from the free-throw line, finishing with 44 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal.
Towns becomes the second Knicks player since Bellamy in 1966 to score at least 44+16+5 in a single game.
Harden 10 points, 15 assists
The Clippers defeated the Hawks 131-105. Harden played 29 minutes, going 3 for 9 from the field, 1 for 5 from three-point range, and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 15 assists.
- Harden dished out 13 assists in the first half, setting a new team record for assists in a half (previously held by Paul, Westbrook, and Baron Davis with 12 each).
- This is the 41st time in Harden's career that he has dished out at least 15+ assists, surpassing Tim Hardaway (40 times) to rank 18th in history.