Who is Leading the NBA in Scoring?
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The NBA season is in full swing and the race for the scoring title is heating up. Who is leading the league in scoring so far?
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook is currently leading the NBA in scoring with an average of 31.2 points per game. He is a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder and is having an incredible season. Westbrook is also averaging 10.4 assists and 9.7 rebounds per game. He is a triple-double machine and is one of the best players in the NBA.
2017-2018 season
As of February 4th, 2018, Russell Westbrook is leading the NBA in scoring with 30.6 points per game. The 2017-2018 season is Westbrook’s ninth season in the NBA, and he has spent his entire career with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook is an eight-time All-Star and was named the league MVP in 2017.
Career-high scoring average
In the 2016-2017 season, Russell Westbrook became the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season. He averaged 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists per game. He also set a new record for the most triple-doubles in a season with 42. For his efforts, he was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player.
Westbrook’s scoring average is even more impressive when you consider that he is not a pure scorer. His career-high scoring average came in the 2016-2017 season when he averaged 31.6 points per game. In that season, Westbrook also became the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season. He averaged 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists per game that season. He also set a new record for the most triple-doubles in a season with 42. For his efforts, he was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player.
James Harden
As of January 8th, 2020, James Harden is leading the National Basketball Association in scoring with an average of 34.4 points per game. The 2017-2018 MVP has been on a tear lately, scoring 40 or more points in 5 consecutive games. His efficient scoring and play-making has led the Houston Rockets to a 27-11 record, good for 4th in the Western Conference.
2017-2018 season
James Harden is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Arizona State, where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder and helped lead them to the NBA Finals.
Harden was traded to Houston before the start of the 2012–13 season. He became one of the NBA’s most prolific scorers and earned recognition as the best shooting guard in the NBA, as well as one of the top overall players in the league. He has won an MVP award, been selected to eight All-Star teams, and eight All-NBA teams. He is also a two-time member of the USA Basketball team, winning gold medals at both the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Career-high scoring average
In the 2018-19 season, James Harden led the NBA in scoring with an average of 36.1 points per game. This was a career-high for the 29-year-old shooting guard, and he also set a new record for most points scored in a season. He did this by averaging over 30 points per game for the whole season, something that had only been done by six other players in NBA history.
LeBron James
LeBron James is leading the NBA in scoring this season. He is currently averaging 28.5 points per game. This is his seventeenth season in the NBA, and he shows no signs of slowing down. James is also averaging 7.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. He is a true all-around player and is one of the best players in the league.
2017-2018 season
LeBron Raymone James Sr. (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. His accomplishments include three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals. James has appeared in fifteen NBA All-Star Games and been named NBA All-Star MVP three times. He won the 2008 NBA scoring title, is the all-time NBA playoffs scoring leader, and is fourth in all-time career points scored. He has been voted onto the All-NBA First Team twelve times and the All-Defensive First Team five times.
Career-high scoring average
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history.
James began his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he spent his first seven seasons. After failing to win a championship with the Cavaliers, James joined the Miami Heat in 2010. He helped lead the team to two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, James returned to the Cavaliers. He helped lead the team to an NBA championship in 2016, their first in franchise history.
James has been named NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times, finals MVP three times, and has been selected to fifteen All-Star teams and thirteen All-NBA teams. He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
