Point (basketball)
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For other uses, see Point (disambiguation).
Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point).
The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner.
[edit] NBA
- Most career points: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 pts) [1]
- Highest career scoring average: Michael Jordan (30.12 ppg) [2]
- Most seasonal points: 4,029 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961–62) [3]
- Highest seasonal scoring average: 50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961–62) [3]
- Most points in one game: 100 by Wilt Chamberlain (3/2/62 vs. New York Knicks).[3]
- Most points in one half: 59 by Wilt Chamberlain [3]
- Most points in one quarter: 33 by George Gervin [3] and Carmelo Anthony [4]
- Most points in one overtime period: 16 by Gilbert Arenas
- Most career points, Playoffs: Michael Jordan (5,987)
- Highest career scoring average, Playoffs: Michael Jordan (33.4)
- Most points in one game, Playoffs: Michael Jordan (63, 4/20/1986 vs. Boston Celtics [2OT])
- Most points in one half, Playoffs: Sleepy Floyd (39, Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers)
- Most points in one game, Finals: Elgin Baylor (61, 4/14/62 vs. Boston Celtics)
- Most points in one half, Finals: Michael Jordan (35, 6/3/1992 vs. Portland Trail Blazers)
[edit] See also
- List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game
- List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game
- List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages
- List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages
[edit] References
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