In the third quarter of the NBA season:
>> LeBron James, 38 years old, broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record.
>> The Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks and Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns.
>> The Milwaukee Bucks have won 12 straight games.
The favorites to win the NBA championship are:
>> Boston Celtics
>> Milwaukee Bucks
>> Denver Nuggets
>> Philadelphia 76ers
>> Phoenix Suns
The NBA season after three quarters (or at the All-Star break):
TEAMS
Best record >> Boston Celtics, 42-17
2. Milwaukee Bucks, 41-17
3. Denver Nuggets, 41-18
Worst record >> Houston Rockets, 13-45
2. San Antonio Spurs, 14-45
Best net rating >> Boston Celtics, 6.2
2. Cleveland Cavaliers, 5.9
3. Denver Nuggets, 4.4
4. Philadelphia 76ers, 4.0
Worst net rating >> San Antonio Spurs, -9.9
No. 1 draft pick favorite >> San Antonio Spurs
Trending up >> Milwaukee Bucks, 16-3 (in the third quarter)
>> Philadelphia 76ers, 14-4
>> Washington Wizards, 11-7
Trending down >> San Antonio Spurs, 1-18
>> Indiana Pacers, 3-16
>> Brooklyn Nets, 7-11
Home team >> Golden State Warriors
Road team >> New York Knicks
PLAYERS
Player rankings >> Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
2. Jayson Tatum, Celtics
3. Luka Doncic, Mavericks
4. Joel Embiid, 76ers
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks
Overrated >> Pascal Siakam, Raptors
Underrated >> Jimmy Butler, Heat
Sensation >> Mac McClung, 76ers
Most points, all time >> LeBron James, 38,411
Most points, single game (this season) >> Donovan Mitchell, 71
Injured >> Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Zion Williamson
Games missed >> Zion Williamson, 30
Devin Booker, 27
Kawhi Leonard, 27
Anthony Davis, 24
Chris Paul, 21
Stephen Curry, 20
Kevin Durant, 19
No games missed >> Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards