NBA: 10 Noteworthy Stats Through The First Quarter Of The Season

By Ryan Piers | Dec 6, 2016

Dec 4, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots the ball over New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after a three point basket against the Phoenix Suns during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 138-109. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Stephen Curry is eighth in the NBA in scoring

Stat: Curry – 27 PPG

This isn’t a knock on the reigning NBA MVP as his numbers are comparable to his historic last two seasons.

But it does indicate that other players have made great leaps. DeMarcus Cousins is third in points with Demar DeRozan and Damian Lillard at five and six. Two names you’d expect to see, James Harden and Kevin Durant, are in the top seven.

Then, there is Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook, putting up numbers that would net them MVPs 90 percent of the time.

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