5 NBA Stats to Know From the Last Week
Boogie + Brow = Wilt
According to the numbers, the Anthony Davis/DeMarcus Cousins experiment down in New Orleans is working out just fine.
| Player | Points | Rebounds | Blocks | FG% | FT% | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Cousins - 2017-18 | 28.2 | 14.0 | 1.6 | 47.2% | 73.7% | 25.04 |
| Anthony Davis - 2017-18 | 26.3 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 56.5% | 78.7% | 29.85 |
Cousins is currently ranked fourth in scoring, while Davis sits sixth. If the season ended today, it would be the first time that a center/power forward combo finished in the top-10 in scoring in over four decades.
Good stuff from the New Orleans Pelicans' bigs, no doubt, but is it really that good? Check out what Wilt Chamberlain did all by his lonesome in the 1961-62 season, as compared to Boogie and Brow's combined totals from this year.
| Player | Points | Rebounds | Blocks | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cousins/Davis - 2017-18 | 54.5 | 25.9 | 3.8 | 27.44 |
| Wilt Chamberlain - 1961-62 | 50.4 | 25.7 | 2.2 | 31.7 |
Those are some borderline-unbelievable numbers, but thanks to the magic of the YouTubes, we have visual proof that back in the early-1960s, young Wilt was one beast doing the work of two.
