Take a look at the five highest-scoring seasons in NBA history.
— Wilt Chamberlain scored 4,029 points in 1961-62.
— Chamberlain scored 3,586 in 1962-63.
— Michael Jordan scored 3,041 points in 1986-87.
— Chamberlain scored 3,033 in 1960-61.
— Chamberlain scored 2,948 points in 1963-64.
There they are. The five best seasons in terms of points that the NBA has ever seen. And those five seasons all have something in common — when they were over, someone not named Chamberlain or Jordan was the MVP.
What James Harden did this season for the Houston Rockets was scintillating.