(DENVER, Colo.) — With Nikola Jokic's nigh-unfathomable 56-point, 16-rebound, 15-assist performance on Christmas Day against the Minnesota Timberwolves, it could be a common misconception that the average number of points per game in the NBA rises as the years go by. In actuality, this number ebbs and flows, depending on changes to the rules and [...] ...read more read less