Complex sentence: The following season, Malone finished 1984--85 with an average of 13.1 rpg, becoming the first player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounding for five consecutive seasons.
Split into simpler sentences: The following season, Malone finished 1984--85 with an average of 13.1 rpg, leading the NBA. Malone became the first player to lead the NBA in rebounding for five consecutive seasons.