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John Wall has had a much more accurate midrange shot this season.John Wall has been one of the biggest stories in the NBA this season, helping the Washington Wizards to their best 35-game start since the 1978-79 season, when the then-Bullets reached the NBA Finals.

Wall and the Wizards will face the Bulls in the first game of ESPN's Friday night doubleheader. Here are some of the key statistical storylines tied to his season.

Wall: Creating points for everyone

Wall leads the NBA in assists per game this season, with a career-high 10.3. He is the league leader in total steals and has registered an NBA-best 20 games with at least 10 points and 10 assists.

His nine games with at least 20 points and 10 assists are three more than the players tied for second in that category -- LeBron James and Chris Paul.

Should he maintain his assists lead, Wall would become the third player in franchise history to win the assist crown, joining Rod Strickland (1997-98) and Kevin Porter (1974-75, 1980-81). Although Wall’s 721 assists in 2013-14 were more than any other player, his average of 8.8 trailed leader Chris Paul’s 10.7.

According to NBA.com player tracking, Wall leads the NBA in points created by assists per game with 23.9 (min. 20 games). Only Paul logs more “hockey assists” on a per-game basis than Wall’s 1.9. Wall is as ball-dominant a player as there is, leading the league with 8.5 minutes in average time of possession this season.

Wall's biggest improvement

Wall is shooting a career-high 46 percent from the field, and his improvement on shots 10 to 18 feet from the basket is a big reason.

John Wall FG Pct From 10-18 Feet

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He’s shooting a career-best 43 percent from that distance; his career average is 36 percent. He's never finished a season at better than 37 percent from that distance.

A little help

Wall has two teammates who have been lights-out from 3-point range this season. Rasual Butler is shooting 49 percent on his 3-point attempts (53 of 108) and Bradley Beal is shooting 47 percent (50 of 107). Both rank in the top five in the league in 3-point shooting.

Butler is performing well above his career average (37 percent). Beal shot 40 percent from 3-point range last season, which tied for 21st in the NBA.

The Wizards lead the NBA in 3-point shooting this season at 39 percent.

Can't beat Rose

Bulls guard Derrick Rose is 5-0 all time in head-to-head games in the NBA against Wall. Rose has averaged 25.6 points to Wall's 16.0.

The Bulls are 19-7 with Rose this season, 6-4 without him.