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See also: List of NBA regular individual season records

This article lists all-time records achieved in the NBA regular season in major statistical categories recognized by the league, including those set by teams and individuals in a game, season, and career. The NBA also recognizes records from its original incarnation, the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

Awards

  • Only player to win MVP by a unanimous vote
  • Only player to win MVP, Executive of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards
  • Only player to win the Scoring Title and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season
  • Only players to win Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year Awards
  • Only rookie to make the All-Defensive First Team
  • Shortest player to make the All-NBA team
  • Youngest/Oldest MVP winner
  • Youngest/Oldest Defensive Player of the Year winner
  • Youngest/Oldest Sixth Man of The Year winner
  • Youngest/Oldest player to receive All-NBA First Team honors
  • Most Conference Player of the Week Awards

Individual records

Main article: List of NBA regular individual season records

In 2006, the NBA introduced age requirement restrictions. Prospective high school players must wait a year before entering the NBA, making age-related records harder to break.

  • Nat Hickey (45 years, 362 days) with the Providence Steamrollers against the St. Louis Bombers on January 27, 1949. He was the team's coach and activated himself as a player. He only played 2 games.[34][35]
  • Youngest debut as a starter
  • Kobe Bryant (18 years, 5 months, 5 days) vs. the Dallas Mavericks on January 28, 1997[36]
  • Oldest debut as a starter
  • Oldest player to start a game
  • Youngest player to be drafted
  • Oldest player to be drafted
  • Youngest/Oldest coach

Points

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • 5,000 points – LeBron James (21 years, 22 days) on January 21, 2006[41]
  • 10,000 points – LeBron James (23 years, 59 days) on February 27, 2008[41]
  • 15,000 points – LeBron James (25 years, 79 days) on March 19, 2010[41]
  • 20,000 points – LeBron James (28 years, 17 days) on January 16, 2013[41]
  • 25,000 points – LeBron James (30 years, 307 days) on November 2, 2015[41]
  • 30,000 points – LeBron James (33 years, 24 days) on January 23, 2018[41][42]
  • 35,000 points – LeBron James (36 years, 50 days) on February 18, 2021[43]
  • 40,000 points – LeBron James (39 years, 63 days) on March 2, 2024[44]

Game records

  • Most points in a game by a rookie
  • 58 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors (vs. Detroit Pistons) on January 25, 1960
  • 58 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors (at New York Knicks) on February 21, 1960[45]
  • Most points in first career game (NBA debut)
  • 43 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on October 24, 1959[46][47]
  • Most points in a game in the 21st season or later
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 70+ points in a game
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 60+ points in a game
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 50+ points in a game
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 40+ points in a game
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 30+ points in a game
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 30+ points in a game as a reserve
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 20+ points in a game
  • Youngest: LeBron James (18 years, 324 days) scoring 28 points vs. the Washington Wizards
  • Oldest: Udonis Haslem (42 years, 304 days) scoring 24 points vs. the Orlando Magic[58]
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score 20+ points in a game as a reserve
  • Youngest: Jermaine O'Neal (18 years, 101 days) scored 20 points vs. the Seattle SuperSonics[59]
  • Oldest: Udonis Haslem (42 years, 304 days) scoring 24 points vs. the Orlando Magic
  • Youngest/Oldest player to score in a game
  • Youngest: Andrew Bynum (18 years, 24 days) on November 20, 2005, 18 days after his debut vs. the Chicago Bulls, posting 4 points with two free throws made and a field goal.
  • Oldest: Nat Hickey (45 years, 363 days) on January 27, 1948 for the Providence Steamrollers vs. the St. Louis Bombers. He posted 2 points with two free throws made. These are the only points recorded by Hickey in his entire NBA career.
  • Only players with a 40-point game since turning 40 years old.[60]
  • Only time two 40 year-old players scored 15 points or more in the same game
  • Only time that opposing players, both age 35 or older, scored at least 35 points in a game

Multi-game records

  • Fewest games played to reach 30,000 points
  • Fewest games played to reach 25,000 points
  • 691 by Wilt Chamberlain
  • Fewest games played to reach 20,000 points
  • 499 by Wilt Chamberlain
  • Fewest games played to reach 15,000 points
  • 358 by Wilt Chamberlain
  • Fewest games played to reach 10,000 points
  • 236 by Wilt Chamberlain[64]
  • Only rookies to score at least 40 points five games in a row
  • Only teenager to score 20 points or more in first three career games
  • Most 50-point games since turning 30 years old
  • Most 30-point games since turning 35 years old
  • Only player with a 50-point game before turning 21 and after turning 35
  • Most points in first five career games
  • Most points in first three, four, and five career starts (since 1976-77 merger)

Season records

  • Only rookie to average more than 28.7 points per 36 minutes (excluding Wilt Chamberlain)
  • Youngest/Oldest player to lead the league in scoring
  • Only players to average 20 points at 39 years old
  • Oldest player to have multiple 50-point games in a season
  • Most 40-point games in a season (age 32 or older)

Field goals

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • Fastest player to reach... (career)
  • 100, 200 3-Point Field Goals – Kon Knueppel on December 22, 2025 (achieved in his 29th and 58th games)[89][90]
  • 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 3-Point Field Goals – Duncan Robinson hit his 1000th vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 26, 2022 (achieved in 343 career games)[91] 300 (95 games), 400 (125 games), 500 (152 games), 600 (184 games), 700 (216 games), 800 (263 games), 900 (305 games)
  • 2,000 and 2,500 3-Point Field Goals – :* Stephen Curry in 597 games to hit 2,000 3-pointers[92] 702 to hit 2500.[93]
  • Most 3-point field goals made by a rookie in a game
  • Most 3-point field goals made by a rookie in a season
  • Youngest player to make ten 3-pointers in a game
  • Oldest player to make seven 3-pointers in a game

Free throws

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • 1,000 Free Throws – LeBron James (20 years, 352 days) on December 17, 2005
  • 2,000 Free Throws – Kevin Durant (22 years, 146 days) on February 22, 2011
  • 3,000 Free Throws – LeBron James (24 years, 91 days) on March 31, 2009
  • 4,000 Free Throws – Kevin Durant (25 years, 199 days) on April 16, 2014
  • 5,000 Free Throws – LeBron James (28 years, 325 days) on November 20, 2013
  • 6,000 Free Throws – Oscar Robertson (30 years, 85 days) on February 17, 1969
  • 7,000 Free Throws – Kobe Bryant (32 years, 230 days) on April 10, 2011
  • 8,000 Free Throws – Kobe Bryant (36 years, 81 days) on November 12, 2014
  • 9,000 Free Throws – Karl Malone (38 years, 209 days) on February 18, 2002
  • Most free throws made by a rookie in a season
  • Most free throws attempted by a rookie in a season
  • Highest free-throw percentage by a rookie in a season
  • Lowest free-throw percentage by a rookie in a season
  • Most free throws attempted by a rookie in a game
  • 29 (24 in the 4th quarter) by Ben Simmons vs. the Washington Wizards on November 29, 2017[101]
  • Free throw attempts, none made in debut
  • Most free throw makes by a rookie in a game

Rebounds

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • 1,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (19 years, 356 days) on November 29, 2005
  • 2,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (20 years, 347 days) on November 20, 2006
  • 3,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (21 years, 343 days) on November 16, 2007
  • 4,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (22 years, 129 days) on April 15, 2008
  • 5,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (23 years, 112 days) on March 30, 2009[103][104]
  • 6,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (24 years, 96 days) on March 14, 2010
  • 7,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (25 years, 83 days) on March 1, 2011
  • 8,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (26 years, 106 days) on March 23, 2012
  • 9,000 Rebounds – Dwight Howard (27 years, 130 days) on April 17, 2013
  • 10,000 Rebounds – Wilt Chamberlain (28 years, 81 days) on November 10, 1964[105]
  • 15,000 Rebounds – Wilt Chamberlain (30 years, 176 days) on February 13, 1967
  • 20,000 Rebounds – Bill Russell (34 years, 23 days) on March 6, 1968
  • Most rebounds in a game by a rookie
  • Most rebounds in first career game (NBA debut)
  • 28 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on October 24, 1959[107]
  • Most rebounds in rookie season
  • Only players to average 8 or more rebounds per game at age 39 or older
  • Youngest/Oldest player to lead the league in rebounding
  • Youngest: Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, at 22 years, 130 days (on April 16, 2008), led the league in rebounding by averaging 14.2 rebounds per game during the 2007–08 NBA season.[109]
  • Oldest: Dennis Rodman at 36 years, 341 days, 1997–98
  • Youngest/Oldest player with 20+ rebounds in a game
  • Youngest/Oldest player with 15+ rebounds in a game
  • Youngest: LeBron James (18 years, 334 days) grabbed 16 rebounds vs. the Memphis Grizzlies
  • Oldest: Dikembe Mutombo (42 years, 289 days) grabbed 15 rebounds vs. Golden State Warriors
  • Youngest/Oldest player with 10+ rebounds in a game as a reserve

Assists

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • 1,000 Assists – LeBron James (20 years, 102 days) on April 11, 2005[111]
  • 5,000 Assists – Magic Johnson (26 years, 246 days) on April 17, 1986
  • 10,000 Assists – John Stockton (32 years, 329 days) on February 18, 1995
  • 15,000 Assists – John Stockton (39 years, 349 days) on March 10, 2003
  • Most assists in a game by a rookie
  • Most assists in first career game (NBA debut)
  • Most assists in rookie season
  • Only player to average 6 or more assists per game at age 39 or older
  • Youngest/Oldest to lead the league in assists
  • Youngest: Oscar Robertson at 22 years, 108 days (on March 12, 1961), averaging 9.7 assists per game in his rookie season
  • Oldest: Steve Nash at 37 years, 65 days (on April 13, 2011), averaging 11.4 assists per game
  • Youngest/Oldest player with 20+ assists in a game
  • Youngest/Oldest player with 10+ assists in a game
  • Youngest: Cooper Flagg (18 years and 342 days) had 11 assists vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on November 29, 2025
  • Oldest: John Stockton (41 years, 19 days) had 10 assists vs. the San Antonio Spurs

Steals

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • Most steals in a game by a rookie
  • Most steals in first career game (NBA debut)
  • Highest average steals per game in rookie season
  • Most steals in rookie season
  • Youngest/Oldest to lead the league in steals
  • Youngest: Magic Johnson at 21 years, 227 days (on March 29, 1981), averaging 3.7 steals per game
  • Oldest: Mookie Blaylock at 31 years, 30 days on April 19, 1998, averaging 2.6 steals per game
  • Youngest/Oldest player with 10+ steals in a game

Blocks

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • 500 Blocks – Josh Smith (21 years, 88 days) on March 3, 2007
  • 1,000 Blocks – Josh Smith (24 years, 59 days) on February 2, 2010[117]
  • 2,000 Blocks – Hakeem Olajuwon (29 years, 33 days) on February 23, 1992
  • 3,000 Blocks – Hakeem Olajuwon (32 years, 298 days) on November 15, 1995
  • Most blocks in a game by a rookie
  • Most blocks in rookie season
  • Youngest/Oldest to lead the league in blocks
  • Youngest: Victor Wembanyama at 20 years, 101 days (on April 14, 2024), averaging 3.6 blocks per game[120][121]
  • Oldest: Marcus Camby at 34 years, 25 days (on April 16, 2008), averaging 3.6 blocks per game
  • Youngest/Oldest player with 10+ blocks in a game
  • Youngest: Josh Smith (19 years, 13 days) had 10 blocks vs. the Dallas Mavericks
  • Oldest: Dikembe Mutombo (37 years, 193 days) had 10 blocks vs. the New Jersey Nets

Other

  • Youngest player to reach... (career)
  • 500 Turnovers — LeBron James (20 years, 92 days) on April 1, 2005
  • 1,000 Turnovers — LeBron James (22 years, 80 days) on March 20, 2007
  • 1,500 Turnovers — LeBron James (24 years, 75 days) on March 15, 2009
  • 2,000 Turnovers — LeBron James (26 years, 48 days) on February 16, 2011
  • 2,500 Turnovers — LeBron James (28 years, 80 days) on March 20, 2013
  • 3,000 Turnovers — Russell Westbrook (29 years, 150 days) on April 11, 2018
  • 3,500 Turnovers — LeBron James (32 years, 31 days) on January 30, 2017
  • 4,000 Turnovers — LeBron James (33 years, 312 days) on November 7, 2018
  • 5,000 Turnovers — LeBron James (38 years, 315 days) on November 10, 2023[122]
  • 500 Fouls — Dwight Howard (20 years, 128 days) on April 15, 2006
  • 1,000 Fouls — Dwight Howard (22 years, 108 days) on March 25, 2008
  • 1,500 Fouls — Dwight Howard (24 years, 71 days) on February 17, 2010
  • 2,000 Fouls — Shawn Kemp (26 years, 119 days) on March 24, 1996
  • 2,500 Fouls — Shawn Kemp (28 years, 48 days) on January 13, 1998
  • 3,000 Fouls — Shawn Kemp (30 years, 47 days) on January 12, 2000
  • 3,500 Fouls — Shawn Kemp (32 years, 68 days) on February 2, 2002
  • 4,000 Fouls – Hakeem Olajuwon (36 years, 101 days) on May 2, 1999
  • 4,500 Fouls — Karl Malone (40 years, 120 days) on November 11, 2003

Game records

  • Oldest player with Game Winning Buzzer Beater
  • LeBron James vs the Indiana Pacers on March 26, 2025
  • Youngest/Oldest player to record a triple-double
  • Youngest player to record a 20-rebound triple-double
  • Youngest/Oldest player to record a double-double
  • Youngest player to lead all players in points, rebounds, and assists in a game
  • Only player to record a double-double while shooting 100% in a rookie debut
  • Only player to have a triple-double in a game in the 20th season
  • LeBron James with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists vs. the New York Knicks on January 31, 2023
  • Oldest player to record 30 points, 10 assists, 5 steals in a game
  • Oldest player to record 30 point triple-double
  • LeBron James (33pts, 11rebs, 12asts) vs. the New York Knicks on February 1, 2025[134]
  • Only players to record 40 points and zero turnovers in a game at age 35 or older
  • Oldest player to record 55 points and 10 rebounds in a game
  • Only teenagers with at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in a game
  • LeBron James at 18 years, 334 days old on November 29, 2003
  • Jalen Duren at 19 years, 344 days old on October 28, 2023[136]
  • Youngest player to record at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 steals, 4 blocks in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 10 blocks, 4 assists, and 1 steal in a game
  • Only teenager with at least 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks in a game
  • Youngest player to record a triple-double without a turnover in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 10 points, 5 blocks, 5 steals in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 15 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 20 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 10 blocks in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 30 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 20 points, 4 steals, 5 blocks in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 7 steals and 3 blocks in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 8 rebounds, 7 steals, and 1 block in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 50 points and 25 rebounds in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 10 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 block in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 20 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 30 points, 17 assists, 1 steal in a game
  • Jason Kidd (4rebs, 4stls) vs. the Golden State Warriors on March 13, 1995[158]
  • Only rookie with at least 9 blocks and 4 steals in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 40 points, 15 assists, 1 steal in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 15 rebounds, 7 blocks, 4 steals in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 10 blocks and 3 steals in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 10 assists, 7 steals, and 1 block in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 17 points, 8 steals, and 1 block in a game
  • Ron Lee (18pts, 7rebs, 3asts, 2blks) vs. the New York Knicks on January 19, 1977[164]
  • Only rookie with at least 37 points, 4 steals, 3 blocks in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 20 points, 4 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks in a game
  • Only rookie with at least 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 blocks, 1 steal in a game
  • Bill Walton (15pts, 20rebs, 5asts, 9blks, 1stl) vs. the Golden State Warriors on October 22, 1974[167]

Multi-game records

  • Youngest player to record consecutive 25-point triple-doubles
  • Most games with 40 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists before turning 25 years old
  • Most games with 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists before turning 25 years old
  • Only player to average 25 points per game on 60% field goal percentage in first 100 career games
  • Most consecutive double-doubles by a teenager
  • Oldest player to record 2, 3, and 4 consecutive triple doubles
  • LeBron James (age 39) on November 8, November 10, November 13, and November 15, 2024[172]
  • Only player to record 5,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists in first 500 career games
  • Fastest player to reach 15,000 points, 7,500 rebounds and 5,000 assists
  • Youngest player to reach at least 16,000 points, 7,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists in a career

Season records

  • Most turnovers in a rookie season
  • Most minutes in a rookie season
  • Only rookie to lead his team in four statistics, season
  • Youngest player to lead the league in triple-doubles in a season
  • Most points, rebounds, assists, minutes per game and field goals in 20th season
  • Only players to average 33 minutes or more at age 39 or older, season
  • Only rookie to average 20 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, and one made 3-pointer per game
  • Only rookies to average more than 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists per game, season
  • Youngest to average a double-double, season
  • Only rookie with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, seventy-five 3-pointers, 100 blocks in a season
  • Only player to play all 82 games for the first time in their 17th season or later
  • Only player straight out of high school to start all 82 games in his rookie season

Team game records

Note: Other than the longest game and disqualifications in a game, all records in this section are since the 24-second shot clock was instituted for 1954–55 season onward.

  • 36 points (:20 left in 2nd) – The Utah Jazz overcame a 36-point deficit[185] to defeat the Denver Nuggets at home on November 27, 1996.[186] Utah trailed 70–34 with 20 seconds left in the 1st half, but outscored Denver 73–33 during the rest of the game to win 107–103. This is the largest overall deficit overcome in NBA history.[187]
  • Largest 4th quarter comeback
  • Longest game
  • 6 overtimes on January 6, 1951 between the Olympians and Royals. Indianapolis beat Rochester 75–73[189]
  • Largest margin of scoring in a half
  • Largest margin of scoring in a quarter
  • Largest margin of victory in an overtime period
  • Largest margin of victory in a road win
  • Largest margin of victory in a season-opening game

Points

  • 370 – Detroit Pistons (186) at the Denver Nuggets (184) in 3 overtimes on December 13, 1983
  • Most points by a team in a game – regulation
  • Fewest combined points in a game (pre-shot clock)
  • Fewest points by a team in a game (post-shot clock)
  • Most points by a team in 1st half
  • Most combined points in 1st half
  • Most points by a team in 2nd half
  • Most combined points in 2nd half
  • Fewest points in 1st half (post-shot clock)
  • Fewest points by a team in 2nd half (post-shot clock)
  • Most points by a team in one quarter
  • Most combined points in a quarter
  • Fewest points by a team in one quarter
  • 2 by Dallas Mavericks in 3rd quarter (4/6/1997)[212]
  • 2 by the Golden State Warriors vs. the Toronto Raptors on February 8, 2004
  • Most combined points in an overtime period
  • Fewest combined points in an overtime period
  • 2 - Denver (0) vs. Charlotte (2) on January 13, 1997[203]
  • Most points by a team in an overtime period
  • 25 by the New Jersey Nets on November 30, 1996
  • Only team to double its opponents' score in a game
  • Most fast break points by a team in a game (since stat tracking began in 1997)
  • Most paint points by a team in a game since tracking began in 1998
  • Most consecutive unanswered points in a game
  • 31-0 run by the Toronto Raptors vs. the Orlando Magic on March 29, 2026[216]
  • Most bench points by a team in a game
  • Most points scored before a starter scored in a game
  • 8 by the Trail Blazers vs. the Warriors on February 13, 2019[219]

Field goals

  • Fewest field goals made by a team in a game
  • Most consecutive field goals missed by a team in a game
  • Most 3-point field goals missed by a team in a game
  • Most consecutive 3-point field goals missed by a team in a game
  • To Be Determined
  • Lowest field goal percentage in a game
  • 16.4% by the Philadelphia Warriors vs. the St. Louis Bombers on February 7, 1948[224]
  • Lowest field goal percentage in a game (since introduction of 3-pt line)
  • Highest field goal percentage in a game
  • 70.7% (53/75) by the San Antonio Spurs vs. the Dallas Mavericks on April 16, 1983[226]
  • Most field goals attempted in a game
  • Most field goals made in a game
  • Most combined 3-point field goals made in a game
  • Most 3-point field goals attempted by a team in a game
  • Most 3-point field goals attempted by a team in a game, none made
  • Most combined 3-point field goals attempted in a game
  • Most 3-point field goals made by a team in a game
  • 29 by the Milwaukee Bucks vs. the Miami Heat on December 29, 2020[232]
  • 29 by the Boston Celtics vs. the New York Knicks on October 22, 2024[233]
  • 29 by the Memphis Grizzlies vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 6, 2026[234]
  • 29 by the Boston Celtics vs. the New Orleans Pelicans on April 10, 2026[235]
  • Most combined 3-point field goals, none missed, in a game
  • Most 3-point field goals by a team, none missed, in a game
  • 7 by the Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks on January 20, 1995[236]
  • Most 3-point field goals made by a team in a half
  • 18 by the Utah Jazz vs. the Orlando Magic on April 3, 2021[237]
  • 18 by the Milwaukee Bucks vs. the Phoenix Suns on March 17, 2024[238]
  • 18 by the Brooklyn Nets vs. the Chicago Bulls on March 29, 2024[239]
  • Most 3-point field goals attempted by a team in a half
  • Highest 3-point percentage in a game with at least 35 three-point attempts

Free throws

  • Most free throws made without a miss by a team in a game
  • Most free throws made without a miss, collectively by both teams, in a game
  • 45 between Atlanta Hawks (29-for-29) and Washington Wizards (16-for-16) on November 1, 2021[245]
  • Worst free throw percentage by a team in a game
  • Worst combined free throw percentage in a game
  • Most free throw attempts by a team in a game
  • 86 by the Syracuse Nationals vs. the Anderson Packers on November 24, 1949[248][247]
  • Most free throws made by a team in a game
  • Most combined free throws made in a game
  • 116 - Syracuse (59) vs. Anderson (57) (5 OT) on November 24, 1949
  • 103 - Boston (56) at Minneapolis (47) on November 28, 1954[247]
  • Most free throw misses by a team in a game
  • Most combined free throw attempts in a game
  • Fewest free throws made by a team in a game
  • Fewest combined free throws made in a game
  • Fewest free throw attempts by a team in a game
  • Fewest combined free throw attempts in a game
  • Most free throw attempts by a team in a half
  • Most combined free throw attempts in a half
  • Most free throws made by a team in a half
  • 36 by Chicago vs. Phoenix Suns on January 8, 1970
  • 36 by Golden State vs. Utah on March 29, 1990
  • 36 by Seattle at Denver on April 7, 1991[247]
  • Most combined free throws made in a half
  • Most combined free throw attempts in one quarter
  • 50 - New York (26) at St Louis (24) on December 14, 1957
  • 50 - Cincinnati (29) at Baltimore (21) on December 27, 1964[247]
  • Most free throw attempts by a team in one quarter
  • Most combined free throws made in one quarter
  • Most free throws made by a team in one quarter

Rebounds

  • Most combined rebounds in a game
  • 188 by Philadelphia (98) and Los Angeles (90) on December 8, 1961 (3 OT)[254]
  • Most combined rebounds in a game
  • Most offensive rebounds by a team in a game
  • Most combined rebounds in one half
  • Most combined rebounds in one quarter
  • 40 by Philadelphia vs. Syracuse on November 9, 1961[254]
  • Fewest combined rebounds in a game
  • 48 by New York (20) and Fort Wayne (28) on February 14, 1955[254]
  • Fewest rebounds by a team in a game

Assists

  • Most combined assists in a game
  • Most combined assists in a half
  • Most combined assists in a quarter
  • Most assists by a team in a game
  • Most assists by a team in a half
  • Most assists by a team in a quarter
  • Fewest assists by a team in a game
  • Fewest combined assists in a game

Steals

  • Most combined steals in a game
  • 40 by Golden State (24) and Los Angeles (16) on January 21, 1975
  • 40 by Philadelphia (24) and Detroit (16) on November 11, 1978
  • 40 by Golden State (25) and San Antonio (15) on February 15, 1989[259]
  • Most steals by a team in a game
  • Most steals by a team in a half
  • Most steals by a team in a quarter
  • Fewest combined steals in a game

Blocks

  • Most blocks by a team in a game
  • Most blocks by a team in a half
  • Most blocks by a team in a quarter
  • Most combined blocks in a game

Turnovers

  • Most turnovers by a team in a game
  • Fewest turnovers by a team in a game
  • Most combined turnovers in a game
  • Fewest combined turnovers in a game
  • Most turnovers by a team in a quarter (since tracking began 2016–17)

Other

  • Most lead changes in a game
  • 43 (plus 11 ties) by the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks on December 6, 2023[269][270]
  • Most fouls by a team in a game
  • Fewest fouls by a team in a game
  • Most disqualifications by a team in a game
  • 8 by the Syracuse Nationals vs. the Baltimore Bullets on November 15, 1952 (OT)
  • Only team to have five players play at least 50 minutes in a game (shot clock era)

Team season records

  • Best single-season improvement
  • Best mid-season turnaround
  • Worst record, season
  • Most losses, season
  • Fewest wins, season
  • Worst start to a season (first 41 games)
  • Longest winning streak on the road
  • Longest winning streak to start out the season
  • Longest winning streak to start out the season while missing the playoffs
  • Longest losing streak at home, season
  • Best home record, season
  • Fewest home losses, season
  • Worst home record, season
  • Fewest home wins, season
  • Most home losses, season
  • Best road record, season
  • Most road wins, season
  • Fewest road losses, season
  • Worst road record, season
  • Fewest road wins, season
  • Most road losses, season
  • Best record to not qualify for playoffs
  • Worst record of any playoff qualifier

Points

  • Highest average points per game, season
  • Highest average point differential, season
  • Lowest average point differential, season
  • Most double-digit wins, season
  • Most points in the paint per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest points in the paint per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most fast break points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest fast break points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most second chance points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest second chance points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most points off turnovers per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest points off turnovers per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most opponent points in the paint per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest opponent points in the paint per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most opponent fast break points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest opponent fast break points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most opponent second chance points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest opponent second chance points per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most opponent points off turnovers per game since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Fewest opponent points off turnovers per game since tracking began 1996–97, season

Field goals

  • Highest total field goal percentage, season
  • Lowest total field goal percentage, season
  • Highest 3-point field goal percentage, season
  • Lowest 3-point field goal percentage, season
  • Most total field goals made, season
  • Most 3-point field goals made, season
  • Most 3-point field goals made per game, season
  • Fewest 3-point field goal attempts per game, season
  • Most 3-point field goal attempts per game, season
  • Most 3-point field goal misses, season

Free throws

  • Highest free-throw percentage, season
  • Lowest free-throw percentage, season
  • Most free throws made, season
  • Most free throw attempts per game, season
  • Fewest free throw attempts per game, season
  • Largest free throw attempt differential per game (since 2014), season

Rebounds

  • Highest average total rebounds per game, season
  • Fewest average total rebounds per game, season
  • Highest average offensive rebounds per game, season
  • Fewest average offensive rebounds per game, season

Assists

  • Highest average assists per game, season
  • Fewest average assists per game, season

Steals

  • Highest average steals per game, season
  • Fewest average steals per game, season

Blocks

  • Highest average blocks per game, season
  • Fewest average blocks per game, season

Other

  • Highest average turnovers per game, season
  • Lowest average turnovers per game, season
  • Highest assist-to-turnover ratio since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Lowest assist-to-turnover ratio since tracking began 1996–97, season
  • Most personal fouls, season
  • Fewest personal fouls, season (min. 82 games played)
  • Only team to hold five consecutive opponents under 70 points (post-shot clock)
  • Only team to never blow a fourth-quarter lead, season
  • Best start to a season
  • 24-0 by the Golden State Warriors, 2015-2016[338]
  • Only team to win at least 13 straight games after starting the season 0–2
  • Only team to start off a season with three straight losses of at least 20 points each
  • Only team to start out multiple seasons in a row with 0–17 records
  • Only team to have 28 different players record game minutes during a season
  • Most backcourt violations, season
  • Most starting lineup combinations, season
  • Only teams to have three players on NBA All-Defensive First Team

Team franchise records

  • Lowest winning percentage, all-time
  • Most games won, all-time
  • Most games lost, all-time
  • Most games played, all-time
  • Fewest games played, all-time
  • Longest winning streak at home
  • Longest losing streak on the road
  • Most games without consecutive losses
  • Most consecutive seasons with at least 67 wins
  • Most consecutive seasons with at least 50 wins
  • Best overall record during consecutive seasons
  • Youngest starting lineup

Field goals

  • Most 3-point field goals made, all-time
  • Highest 3-point percentage, all-time
  • Lowest 3-point percentage, all-time
  • Longest streak of at least one 3-point field goal made
  • Longest streak of at least ten 3-point field goals made
  • Worst 3-point field goal percentage in any four-game span (min. 125 attempts)
  • Only team to make more 3-pointers than their opponent had total field goals in a game

Other

  • Most steals, all-time
  • Most blocks, all-time
  • Only defending champion to start the season 0–6 on the road
  • the Golden State Warriors on November 4, 2022[358]
  • Most consecutive games with 100-plus team points
  • Only team to win three straight road games by a margin of at least 30 points in each game
  • Only team to outscore their opponents by 100 points across their first four games after the All-Star Break
  • Worst point differential in 1st quarter over an 8-game span

Other records

  • Jayson Tatum signed a five-year $314M deal at over $70M per year on July 1, 2024[363]
  • Largest NBA coaching annual contract (excluding Gregg Popovich who is also a team president)
  • Steve Kerr with a two-year, $35 million extension on February 23, 2024[365]
  • Longest game-winning buzzer-beater
  • Largest height difference between teammates
  • Most franchises played for[372]
  • Largest trade in terms of number of teams and players included
  • Most combined wedgies (basketball stuck between rim & backboard) in a season
  • 59 in 2023-24 (since tracking began in 2014)[374]
  • 13 in 2014 season
  • Largest number of players to play in a season
  • Most points in a calendar month
  • Most rebounds in a calendar month
  • Most assists in a calendar month
  • Most steals in a calendar month
  • Most blocks in a calendar month
  • 109 by Manute Bol in January, 1986[381]
  • Highest plus-minus in first 4 games with new team
  • Highest plus-minus in first 10 games with new team
  • Only player to record 250 points, 50 rebounds, and 50 assists in a five-game span
  • Most consecutive games with at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists (since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976)
  • Note: Oscar Robertson had 29 straight in 1964-65 and 25 straight in 1963-64
  • Only player with 170 points, 100 rebounds, 80 assists in team's first 10 games of the season
  • Only player with five straight 30-pt games after having less than five 30-pt games in total (min. 100 games) entering the streak
  • Most points by an undrafted duo in a game
  • Most 3-point makes by a pair of teammates in a game
  • 19 combined by Payton Pritchard (10) and Derrick White (9) on March 5, 2025[390]
  • Only teammates to score 50-plus points in consecutive games
  • Only teammates to triple-double in same game more than once
  • Only father-son duo to play together in the same game
  • Only three brothers to play in the same game
  • Most points by a pair of brothers in a game
  • Most combined points among father-son duos, career
  • Largest comeback by any player in first game vs. former team
  • Most points by player in return game after missing at least 25 straight games
  • Most personal fouls per 100 possessions averaged among all teams in an NBA season (league averages)
  • Fewest personal fouls per 100 possessions averaged among all teams in an NBA season (league averages)
  • Most points per game averaged among all teams in an NBA season (league averages)
See also: Race and ethnicity in the NBA
  • First non-white and first Asian player to get drafted in the NBA
  • Wat Misaka on June 2, 1947, when the Knicks selected him with the 61st overall pick in the seventh round[405]
  • First Black player to get drafted in the NBA
  • Chuck Cooper on April 25, 1950, when Boston selected him with the 13th overall pick in the second round[406]
  • First Black player to sign an NBA contract
  • First Black player to play an NBA game
  • First Black player to win NBA MVP
  • Bill Russell in his second NBA season when he averaged 16.6 points and 22.7 rebounds per game[406]
  • First Black player to win Rookie of the Year
  • Ray Felix when he averaged 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds per game during the 1953-54 season[406]
  • First Black starting five
  • First Black NBA head coach
  • First Black NBA general manager
  • First Black majority NBA governor
  • Robert Johnson in 2002 for Charlotte Hornets[406]
  • First Black NBA referee to officiate a game
  • Jackie White on February 11, 1968 (Chicago Bulls vs. Cincinnati Royals). Jackie wore No. 32 on the back of his uniform[406]
  • First full-time Black NBA referee
  • Kenneth Hudson from 1968 to 1972[406]
  • First Black female NBA referee
  • Violet Palmer in the season opener between the Vancouver Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks on October 31, 1997[406]
  • First female full-time assistant coach in any major U.S. professional leagues
  • First female to serve as the head coach in an NBA game
  • First openly gay player in any major U.S. professional leagues
  • First transgender and non-binary referee in U.S. professional sports
  • First Japanese-born NBA player

See also

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