5 NBA Records That Could Fall This Season

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Year record was established: 1961-62

Westbrook's stats: 30.9 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 11.3 APG 

No player has done this since the great Oscar Robertson, when he averaged 30.8 PPG, 12.5 RPG, and 11.4 APG for the Cincinnati Royals in his second season in the NBA. Nobody did it before Robertson, but if anyone’s going to do it now it's going to be Westbrook. After the Thunder guard nearly had a triple-double in the first half against the Knicks Monday night at Madison Square Garden, Westbrook is now officially in Robertson territory. It will be extremely difficult for Westbrook to continue his torrid pace, but is there anybody else in the NBA who possesses the manic drive to accomplish the historic feat? 

Year record was established: 2015-2016

Curry's stats: 75 three-pointers made 

Yeah, again. This would probably be a lot bigger deal if Curry hadn’t broken this record three times in the last four years. The current single-season three-point record book looks like this: 

1. Stephen Curry - 402 (2015-16)


2. Stephen Curry - 286 (2014-15)


3. Klay Thompson - 276 (2015-16)


4. Stephen Curry - 272 (2012-13)


5. Ray Allen - 269 (2005-06) 

Does Curry have a fourth three-point record in him? He’s currently on pace for 344 threes this season, so maybe he's leaving some in the tank for the playoffs.

Year record was established: 1985-86

Paul's stats: 2.8 SPG

Paul's steals per game average has fallen a little after a hot start to the season, but he isn’t too far off of San Antonio Spurs guard Alvin Robertson, who set the all-time mark with 3.67 steals per game 30 years ago. Paul has lead the league in steals four times in his career, so it's not impossible to think the fifth time would lead him to a single-season record.

Year record was established: 1987-88

Davis' stats: 31.6 PPG

Davis currently has poured in 537 of the Pelicans’ 1,849 points, which means he has scored 29 percent of his squad’s points. He is awfully close to scoring 30 percent of his team’s points, something that just three players have done while averaging 30 PPG since the 1976 NBA-ABA merger: Michael Jordan (1987-88, 1988-89, and 1989-90), Kobe Bryant (2005-06) and LeBron James (2005-06). You don’t have to be a basketball diehard to know that’s pretty good company to be in. 

Year record was established: 1972-73

Westbrook's stats: 588 points, 215 assists 

Nate “Tiny” Archibald became the first and only player to accomplish this particular feat. Westbrook could again etch his name in the history books as he is currently first in the league in both points and assists. James Harden, who has discovered a newfound commitment to passing the ball, could also make a run here as well—he’s sixth in scoring and second in assists.