Point (basketball)

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Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a match. Points can be accumulated by making a field goal (2 points), a three-point field goal (3 points) or free throws (1 point).

The team that has recorded the most points at the end a game is declared that game's winner.

[edit] NBA

  • Most points in a career: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 pts) [1]
  • Highest career points per game: Michael Jordan (30.12 ppg) [2]
  • Most points by a player in an NBA game: 100 by Wilt Chamberlain. [3]
  • Most points averaged by a player in one season: 50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62) [3]
  • Most points by a player in one season: 4,029 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961-1962) [3]
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[edit] Reference

  1. ^ http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_all_time_leaders/AllTimeLeadersPTSQuery.html?topic=4&stat=1
  2. ^ http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_all_time_leaders/AllTimeLeadersPPGQuery.html?topic=4&stat=0
  3. ^ a b c http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_points.html
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