What’s your feeling on upcoming 2022 NBA stats? The one stat that all NBA fans were watching heading into the 2021-22 season was career three-pointers. Hall of Famer Ray Allen held the record, but Golden State’s Stephen Curry eventually broke the record earlier this season.
Curry’s new career three-point mark is just one of a number of records that could be broken this season. There are also a number of other NBA stats to watch in 2022.
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LeBron James is third on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He is 1,561 points away from passing Hall of Famer Karl Malone. Based on his average over the last four seasons, it appears James will pass the Mailman.
James has averaged 1,645 points in each of the past four seasons. He might also pass Malone on the all-time field goals made list. James has averaged 620 made field goals in each of the last four seasons. He needs 625 to pass Malone who is second on that list too.
Chris Paul Chases Record
Only five players in the history of the NBA have recorded 10,000 assists. The Suns’ Chris Paul is one of them. Paul is currently fifth on the all-time NBA career assists list behind Mark Jackson, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, and the leader John Stockton.
Paul has averaged 506 assists per season over the last four and is set to pass Jackson and Nash to move into third place. Paul is averaging 9.9 assists per game this season.
Paul could also pass Gary Payton for fourth on the all-time steals list. Paul needed 113 coming into this season to pass Payton. He is averaging 105 over the past four seasons and he’s tied for third in the NBA this season averaging 1.9 per game.
The Unthinkable of 2022 NBA Stats
Phoenix was 33-9 heading into a Martin Luther King Day game against San Antonio. The best record in NBA history, of course, belongs to the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors. The Warriors finished 73-9 and eventually lost in the NBA Finals to Cleveland.
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Can the Suns break the record
The Suns would need to break an NBA record by winning 40 games in a row just to tie the 2015-16 Warriors. By the way, the longest winning streak in NBA history belongs to the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers who won 33 straight. Jumping on streaks like this will instantly make you become a smarter sports bettor.
ATS Season Records
The 2009-10 Milwaukee Bucks went 46-36 and made the postseason. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Atlanta Hawks. Milwaukee was very competitive that season finishing with an NBA best 54-28 ATS record.
So far this season, Cleveland is 28-13-3 ATS for a cover percentage of 68.3, slightly better than the ‘09-’10 Bucks 65.9 percent. The Cavs best ATS season ever was in 2008-09 when they went 49-33.
Oklahoma City has just 14 wins in 42 games this season, but the Thunder has a 27-14-1 ATS record. That’s exactly 65.9 percent. Both the Cavs and the Thunder could challenge the ‘09-’10 Bucks.
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