Primary data provided by the official stats partner of the nba. This may not always translate over into victories and championships, but the ability that these players possess to score has to be admired. Nba has seen some of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes in its long history. But of the top 100 seasons, 69 occurred since the 197980 season and 12. Who are the top 100 nba leading scorers of alltime.
Mar 06, 2020 lots of former nba stars at the top of the big3s alltime scoring list. Number of points taken after the end of nba 201516. As lebron james enters his 17th nba season, bleacher report is taking a look at where the fourtime mvp sits in the history books in several statistical categories now. Is james harden or kyrie irving the nbas best isolation. Michael jordan number of scoring seasons of 25 points or greater. Features the ability to filter by season, season type, per mode, stat category, and more. English quietly assembled one of the most impressive playing records in nba history. James harden is one of the greatest scorers in nba history.
Want to know the nba s top 25 alltime points leaders. He comes in second behind carmelo anthony, and just in front of lebron, wade, and bryant. Reeves was a twotime big eight player of the year and a threetime big eight first team selection. While james began his career as the focal point and leading scorer for the. Lebron james passes michael jordan for 4th on nba alltime. Smith and max kellerman of first take debate who is the best offensive player in the nba. A list of national basketball association players by total career playoff points scored. The first chart is a list of the top 50 alltime scorers in the history of the national basketball association nba the second chart is a. Instead of being a traditional countdown that simply discusses the resumes for these historic teams, this book pits these legendary teams against each other in a memorable 16team bracket to see who will emerge on top.
List of national basketball association career scoring. The following season, the bucks took home the nba championship and abdul jabbar won the first of a record six most valuable player awards he received during. Mar 07, 2019 during the 2017 playoffs, james passed jordan to become the alltime leading scorer in nba playoff history. A progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years. Kyrie irving hits the history books with 54 points. Ranking the 25 greatest players in nba history fox sports. With 72 records 68 of which he holds by himself, wilt chamberlain dominates the nba record book. List of national basketball association career scoring leaders. The national basketball associations nba scoring title is awarded to the player with the. Kareem abduljabbar breaks nba alltime scoring record history. Kareem abduljabbar, american collegiate and professional basketball player who dominated the game in the 1970s and early 80s. April 15, 2011 deshawn sims named nba development league rookie of the year. Lots of former nba stars at the top of the big3s alltime scoring list. The heat became the first team in nba history to win 17 games in a single month.
Julius erving on winning in both the nba and the aba. A better question might be is this even something that can be answered. We are the defending champs no matter who we put out there. Certain legendary players go down in the list of nba alltime scoring leaders. In fact, english had three books of his poetry published. This article lists alltime records achieved in the nba regular season in major statistical. He now has 6,911 postseason points and counting, although it appears as though he wont. He set numerous nba records during his 20year career, including most points scored 38,387, most field goals made 15,837. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Nba draft index visit our draft finder tool to search all drafts from 1947 until 2019 using custom criteria. Oct 11, 2018 here are the most prolific scorers in the modern. Since the 194647 season, five players have won both the scoring title and the nba championship in the same season. Podcast yaron weitzman on new 76ers book tanking to the top. Bookers 70 points is the most ever against the celtics, breaking elgin.
The longest doubledigit scoring streaks in nba history. Dec 06, 20 the most efficient scorer in nba history. He has written over 50 books on sports for kids, including the scholastic year in sports series. How an nba season cancellation could impact record books. December 4, 2009 red claws play first home game in team history, a 10289 win over springfield armor. Kevin durant is really, really good at scoring points, and hes led the league in pointsperg. Feb 18, 2020 can you name the nba players who have scored 20 points in an allstar game. Hes not even the best pure scorer in the nba right now.
An animated chart showing the progression of career nba scoring leaders throughout the entire threepoint era. Losing four of five took it from first alltime to fifth, but another hot. To be in the record books is a tribute to my teammates, myself and my family. Jun 04, 2019 top 30 premier league scorers in history. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading alltime nba scorers. In 2001, wang zhizhi became the first chinese player to compete in the nba. Basketball is a team game, but over the years there have been many prolific scorers that have the ability to shoulder a lot of the scoring for their team. National basketball association alltime scoring leaders 19462020. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. The most efficient scorer in nba history statitudes.
Fulks in 1947 with the philadelphia warriors, mikan from 1949 to 1950 with the minneapolis lakers, abduljabbar then lew alcindor in 1971 with the milwaukee bucks. Nba alltime points leaders national basketball association espn. Nov 16, 2019 james harden again rewrites record book, scores 44 points to lead houston rockets past pacers. In the first two games against the nuggets, i opened up with 48 and 45 points on backtoback nights, but we split the games. Nat hickey was the oldest player to debut in nba history at 45 years and 362 days on his first game with the providence. Nba 50 point games 2000s nba top 200 scorers 201516. Anthony is the only player in nba history with 60 points and no turnovers in a single game. Yesterdays games and scores from any date in baa nba or aba history. When the basketball association of america baa merged with the national basketball league nbl in 1949 it was the culmination of two great basketball leagues that would give us one final and polished product.
Sep 30, 2019 the best offensive onetwo punches in nba history. Guess all the best scorers in the history for all those nba teams. Mar 24, 2020 booker is the only active player in the nba with a 70point game and holds a greater careerhigh than five of the top six career scorers in nba history. See who lebron passed on his top10 journey and what it will take to catch kareem. On december, 1983 the denver nuggets and detroit pistons combined to score 370 total points at mcnichols arena. Nba hoops online has one of the most extensive collections of national basketball league information on the web. All the nba basketball scores and betting information you need. The only player in nba history to record more than 15,000 points, 10,000 assists and 7,000 rebounds, kidd was a multifaceted blur with the ball. Two of the most exciting scorers in the nba meet on friday as kyrie irving welcomes james harden and the rockets into brooklyn. Nba rules history changesclarifications implemented prior to season, except where noted note. Top 30 premier league scorers in history sports illustrated. Ranking the 10 greatest threepoint shooters in nba history. Nat hickey was the oldest player to debut in nba history at 45 years and 362 days on his first game with the providence steamrollers against the st. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
The nbl was a precursor to the nba, in 1949 it merged with the basketball association of american baa to form the nba. These are the top scorers in big3 history hoopshype. Lebron james is the youngest to score 27,000 points in nba history. Here are purdue basketballs career scoring leaders. I think the two finals that i would recall as being the most significant to me were the second one in the aba and the first one in the nba.
Basketball stats and history statistics, scores, and history for the nba, aba, wnba, and top european competition. Golden states 92 first half points are the second most ever in a first half. Both can dance, dazzle and get buckets in bunches, but which one is the better oneonone scorer. Every true purdue basketball fan knows rick mount is the boilermakers alltime leading scorer, but who falls behind him in the top 10. He was the teams coach and activated himself as a player. Warriors have secondhighest scoring first half in nba.
Jun 04, 2017 kareem abduljabbar was the most prolific most points in nba history and wilt chamberlain was the most physically dominant 100 points in a game and 50 points per game in a season tell us all we need to know about his opponents inability to gua. Alex english was the nbas most prolific scorer during the 1980s and retired as the. The first chart is a list of the top 50 alltime scorers in the. Is james harden or kyrie irving the nba s best isolation scorer. The 148 points scored by the boston celtics in game 1 of the 1985 finals is not only the record for one finals game, but also was 33 points above their season average. These are the birthplaces of all nba players ever gallery the first slam cover of nba stars. List of national basketball association career playoff. Below are a number of ways basketballs record books would be impacted by a lost 201920. The backtoback scoring champ continued his recent tear in a win over the indiana pacers and joined hall of famer wilt chamberlain in the record book in the process. Reeves scored 797 points as a senior, the most of any cowboy in a season in program history. On november 1, 1947, during the inaugural game played between the new york knickerbockers and toronto huskies, ossie schectman of the knicks scored the first points ever in nba history. James harden again rewrites record book, scores 44 points to. The first chart is a list of the top 50 alltime scorers in the history of the national basketball association nba. It was also the secondhighest scoring game in franchise history, though just shy of the careerhigh 57 irving scored in an overtime game in.
In the early 1950s, the nba had a serious scoring drought, so on this date in 1954 nba owners voted to implement a 24second shot clock. Is kevin durant the best pure scorer in nba history. This list is not comprehensive, especially pre1993, but contains as many rules changes and clarifications as could be compiled from past releases, rulebooks and other sources. Huntington, wv, 11659 38 lemar northington trigg county vs. January 12, 2010 mario west becomes first red claws player in history to earn callup to nba when he signs a 10day contract with the atlanta hawks. The pistons would win 1918 in the lowest scoring game in nba history. Although the pistons won the tripleovertime game 186184, it remains the highest scoring game in nba history. Some of the leagues most lethal scorers are teaming up this season. Sports quiz top 200 scorers in nba history random sports or nba quiz can you name the top 200 scorers in nba history. Follow lebrons journey to the top 10 nba scoring list. For 14 years, brad daugherty stood as the alltime best scorer in the history of the. The list includes only points scored in regular season games. On the precipice of what looks like an exciting 201112 season for ucla mens basketball, lets take a look back at the greatest players in the history of the program.
Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. As of summer 2012, the lakers hold the alltime records for wins 3,125, winning percentage. Crouch is in the guinness world records book for the most headed goals in the premier league with 53 seven more than alan shearer in. The vancouver grizzlies took reeves sixth overall in the 1995 nba draft. Boston was a tripleovertime classic that is considered by many to be the greatest game in nba history. College basketballs most prolific scorers of the modern. Nba nba home home news news the last dance the last dance draft draft scores scores schedule schedule standings standings stats stats.
Lebron james isnt done rewriting the nba s history books, but hes already left a few indelible marks on this sport by the time the 11time allstar. The nba register is a comprehensive listing of current players and coaches in the nba along with alltime historical great players, coaches and individual performances and statistical leaders. Cleveland cavaliers he wrote his name into nba record books as he became the first teenager in the history of the game to record 10 straight games scoring 20 or more. Nov 03, 2018 my first ever patch 5 park games were pretty hilarious, found this new exploit that makes inside centers lose the ball instantly while trying to score in the paint. List of national basketball association annual scoring leaders. It also was the secondhighest total for a first half in nba history.
Jun 29, 2018 nba has seen some of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes in its long history. James harden is the greatest scorer in the nba stephen. The sleek, 6foot7 forward became the first player ever to string together eight straight. Nuggets team history the nuggets alltime leading scorer, alex english 197990 was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 1997. James returned from a first half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest player in nba history to reach the 10,000 points, but boston got. Mar 24, 2017 the suns devin booker scored a franchiserecord and nba seasonhigh 70 points as the celtics defeated the suns 120.
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