Like a runaway real estate market, the NBA is in the midst of a scoring boom with no bust in sight. It’s become an on-court video game, with the ball going back and forth frenetically and players taking shots from near and mostly far. Just last week in the NBA:* James Harden had back-to-back-to-back 57-point, 58-point and 48-point games. [Bad news, rest of NBA: With DeMarcus Cousins on court, Warriors look unstoppable]Why is NBA scoring up? The sport has become somewhat reckless, somewhat defenseless and somewhat mindless.

Source: Washington Post January 20, 2019 17:32 UTC