Cooper Flagg put up a 21-point, 8-rebound, 5-assist, 2-block, 1-steal line in Mavs’ OT win. No 18-year-old has matched or exceeded all those numbers in an NBA game. Take away blocks and only LeBron James (3 times) has done it, per @Stathead.

Duke Basketball one-and-done makes NBA history, earns Player of the Week honors originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers have the longest winning streak in NBA history. See which other teams make the list.

The Los Angeles Lakers got a painful wakeup call on Wednesday. They entered the contest with the Oklahoma City Thunder having won six of their last seven games, but they were annihilated in that one. OKC won, 121-92, and it wasn't even that close.

NBA teams currently on pace to set records in the play-by-play era 2026 Thunder: best relative DRTG (-10.9) 2026 Nets: worst relative DRTG (+11.1) 2026 Rockets: best OREB% (41.4) *We are ~10 games in so there's obviously more outliers right now, but these are still the biggest*

For nearly 40 years, the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers had the dreaded honor of laying claim to the worst record in NBA history.

The LA Clippers needed a win on Friday night, and James Harden delivered in a big way against the Dallas Mavericks.

Pistons' Cade Cunningham hit an NBA stats record only ever done by Michael Jordan in basketball history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Cade Cunningham has joined a club previously only occupied by Michael Jordan.