February 22, 2023

2022-23 NBA season, Q3


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

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