So this season has flown by so far and we are rapidly approaching the last quarter of the regular season, so now seems like the perfect time to take a look at the race for the scoring title in the NSL.

This list will just be going off points per game average at this stage, so dont come at me if someone has played less or more games. (minimum of 33 games played)

So as my username is gc6 lets go through the top 6 leader board and give them all a little bit of a write up on each. So lets see who is in the running for the inaugural Wilt Chamberlain trophy. 

Current Leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo   Los Angeles Clippers -     37.3 Points Per Game

No real surprise who stands at the top of the scoring list at the moment, the Greek Freak has had some monster stat lines this season already. His highest score for the season was a 65 piece against his ultimate rivals in the Lakers, where he shot 26-40 from the field and also 

managed to grab 19 rebounds and have 9 assists. Of course the clippers won that game as well. You wouldn't of thought he even had a bad game with that sort of average, but he did put up one egg against the Timberwolves early on where he only scored in single figures (8 points to be exact)  Really tough to see anyone catching him, but anything can happen.

Second : Lebron James          Sacremento Kings       33.3

Lebron James has the whole future of the greater Sacramento area on his shoulders after the infamous 3 firsts for 2 trade. But for the time being he is living up to expectations and not showing any signs of slowing down for the kings. Hes been getting his buckets all over the court too, as Klemm hasn't been afraid to play him in different positions. His highest score for the year is a 52 point outburst against the pesky Wizards where he shot 21-31 from the field. Will be a tough ask for him to shoulder an even bigger load than he is now to catch Giannis, but if anyone can its Lebron. 

Third : Russell Westbrook    Los Angeles Lakers    33.0

The international man of mystery called Greenmig has been mostly unseen and unheard, but you cant argue with his methods because the Lakers are rolling on the back of Russell Westbrook. Only a smidgen behind Lebron for the number 2 spot and miles in front of 4th, you'd think the top 3 wont change going forward. Westbrooks highest score for the season was a big 62 point performance against the Houston rockets in week 9 where he shot 25-40 from the floor.

Fourth : Anthony Davis         Chicago Bulls  29.8

Merencio adds a bit of Brazilian flair to the list with his star Power Forward in Anthony Davis, and you'd be hard pressed to find many better players to build an offence around. The bulls currently lead the east so they were always going to have a representative on this list. After a bit of a slow start to the season, Davis has been on a tear recently with a few 40 plus point games the last few weeks and season high of 46 against the tanking Boston Celtics. 

Fifth : Paul George                     Cleveland Cavaliers           29.5

Smart Trading by the Cavs GM if points per game are your thing, because Paul George is absolutley rocking it in the worst place in America ( just ask Joakim Noah). He's got a handy crew behind him, but there was no doubt who the big dog was in town since he came over via the Spurs. He has missed a few games through injury but he still has a season high 46 point game explosion against the Golden State Warriors.

Sixth : Damian Lillard                Toronto Raptors     28.7

Dame Dolla could be the best player in the nba right now, so it is no shock to anyone that lillard is also filling it up in the NSL. Jesse has waived his magic wand on the rest of the team as well, because Dame has lead the raptors to 21 wins out of the last 25 games with his scoring punch (certainly not with his defense). His highest score for the season is just 42, which he has hit a couple of times now, which just goes to show how consistant he has been for the Raptors.

The best of the rest:

Seventh : James Harden  Portland Trail Blazers 28.2

No doubt joel will be annoyed that i made the cut off at only the top 6, but yea maybe i did do it on purpose cause he has 2 of the next 4 players on his team.

Eighth : Kemba Walker         Brooklyn Nets 27.5

Ninth : Kawhi Leonard          Portland Trail Blazers 27.3

Tenth : Devin Booker   Washington Wizards           27.0

And after his recent All Star snub GM joshua probably wont even be able to read this after throwing his computer out the window.

Will be interesting to see how much this list changes at the end of the season, but as for now we can all take a small breather on the off week, and enjoy the all star activities that are just around the corner!