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Contents 1 Regular season in-game records 2 Regular season records 3 Regular season career records 4 Playoffs records 5 NBA Finals records 6 Rookie Records 7 Team records 8 Other Interesting Records etc. 9 Awards 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 References

[edit] Regular season in-game records

• Most Minutes in a Game

• 69 by Dale Ellis, Seattle Supersonics at the Milwaukee Bucks on November 9, 1989 (5 OT)

• Most Points in a Game

• 100 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962

• Most Points in a Half

• 59 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962 (2nd half)

• Most Points in a Quarter

• 33 by George Gervin vs. the New Orleans Jazz on April 9, 1978 (2nd quarter)

• Most Points in an Overtime Period

• 16 by Gilbert Arenas on December 17, 2006

• Most Field Goals Made in a Game

• 36 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Game

• 63 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962

• Most Field Goals Made in a Half

• 22 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962 (2nd half)

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Half

• 37 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962 (2nd half)

• Most Field Goals Made in a Quarter

• 13 by David Thompson vs. the Detroit Pistons on April 9, 1978 (1st quarter)

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Quarter

• 21 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962 (4th quarter)

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Game

• 12 by Kobe Bryant on January 7, 2003 (12 made in 18 attempts)
• 12 by Donyell Marshall on March 13, 2005 (12 made in 19 attempts)

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted in a Game

• 21 by Damon Stoudamire vs. the Golden State Warriors on April 15, 2005

• Most Three Point Field Goals in a Game, no misses

• 9 by Latrell Sprewell vs. the Los Angeles Clippers on February 4, 2003
• 9 by Ben Gordon vs. the Washington Wizards on April 14, 2006

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted in a Game, none made

• 11 by Antoine Walker vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on December 17, 2001

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Half

• 8 by Tim Thomas on January 5, 2001
• 8 by Michael Redd on February 20, 2002
• 8 by Ray Allen on April 14, 2002
• 8 by Kobe Bryant on March 28, 2003
• 8 by Tracy McGrady on January 26, 2004

• Most Consecutive Three Point Field Goals Made

• 9 by Latrell Sprewell on February 4, 2003
• 9 by Kobe Bryant on March 28, 2003
• 9 by Ben Gordon on April 14, 2006

• Most Free Throws Made in a Game

• 28 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962
• 28 by Adrian Dantley vs. the Houston Rockets on January 4, 1984

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Game

• 34 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the St. Louis Hawks on February 22, 1962

• Most Free Throws Made in a Half

• 20 by Michael Jordan vs. the Miami Heat on December 30, 1992

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Half

• 23 by Michael Jordan vs. the Miami Heat on December 30, 1992

• Most Free Throws Made in a Quarter (shared by 4 players)

• 14 by Michael Jordan vs. the Utah Jazz on November 15, 1989
• 14 by Michael Jordan vs. the Miami Heat on December 30, 1992
• 14 by Kobe Bryant vs. Dallas Mavericks December 20, 2005 (3rd quarter)

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Quarter (shared by 6 players)

• 16 by Michael Jordan vs. the Miami Heat on December 30, 1992
• 16 by Kobe Bryant vs. the Dallas Mavericks December 20, 2005 (3rd quarter)

• Most Rebounds in a Game

• 55 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Boston Celtics on November 24, 1960

• Most Assists in a Game

• 30 by Scott Skiles vs. the Denver Nuggets, on December 30, 1990

• Most Steals in a Game

• 11 by Larry Kenon on December 26, 1976
• 11 by Kendall Gill on April 3, 1999

• Most Steals in a Half

• 8 by Quinn Buckner
• 8 by Fred Brown
• 8 by Gus Williams
• 8 by Eddie Jordan
• 8 by Dudley Bradley
• 8 by Rob Williams
• 8 by Fat Lever
• 8 by Michael Jordan
• 8 by Clyde Drexler
• 8 by Doug Christie
• 8 by Michael Finley

• Most Steals in a Quarter

• 8 by Fat Lever

• Most Blocks in a Game

• 17 by Elmore Smith on October 28, 1973

[edit] Regular season records

• Games

• 88 by Walt Bellamy, 1968-69

• Most Points Per Game

• 50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62

• Most 50 Point Games

• 45 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62

• Most 40 Point Games

• 63 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62

• Most Field Goals Made

• 1,597 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62 (50.6 FG%)

• Most Field Goals Attempted

• 3,159 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62

• Highest Field Goal Percentage

• 72.7% by Wilt Chamberlain, 1972-73 (426 made in 586 attempts)

• Most Free Throws Made

• 840 by Jerry West (86.0 FT%), 1964-65

• Most Free Throws Attempted

• 1,363 by Wilt Chamberlain (61.3 FT%), 1961-62

• Highest Free Throw Percentage

• 95.81% by Calvin Murphy, 1980-81 (206 made in 215 attempts)

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made

• 269 by Ray Allen (41.2%), 2005-06

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted

• 678 by George McCloud, 1995-96

• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage

• 52.4% by Steve Kerr, 1995-96 (89 made in 170 attempts)

• Most Rebounds

• 2,149 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1960-61

• Most Offensive Rebounds

• 587 by Moses Malone, 1978-79

• Highest Rebound Rate

• 29.73 by Dennis Rodman, 1994-95

• Most Assists

• 1,164 by John Stockton, 1990-91

• Most Assists Per Game

• 14.5 by John Stockton, 1989-90

• Most Steals

• 301 by Alvin Robertson, 1985-86

• Most Steals Per Game

• 3.67 by Alvin Robertson, 1985-86

• Most Blocks

• 456 by Mark Eaton, 1984-85

• Most Blocks Per Game

• 5.56 by Mark Eaton, 1984-85

[edit] Regular season career records

• Most games

• 1,611 by Robert Parish

• Most Points

• 38,387 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Points Per Game

• 30.12 by Michael Jordan

• Most Field Goals Made

• 15,837 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Field Goals Attempted

• 28,307 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Highest Field Goal Percentage

• 59.90% by Artis Gilmore

• Most Seasons Leading League in Total Points

• 11 by Michael Jordan

• Most Seasons Leading League in Points Per Game

• 10 by Michael Jordan

• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Points Per Game

• 7 by Wilt Chamberlain
• 7 by Michael Jordan

• Most Seasons Leading League in Field Goal Percentage

• 9 by Wilt Chamberlain
• 9 by Shaquille O'Neal

• Most 60 Point Games

• 32 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Most 50 Point Games

• 118 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Most 40 Point Games

• 271 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Most 30 Point Games

• 563 by Michael Jordan^{[citation needed]}

• Most 20 Point Games

• 1,122-1,183 by Karl Malone^{[citation needed]}

• Most 10 Point Games

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Consecutive 50 Point Games

• 7 by Wilt Chamberlain, from December 16, 1961-December 29, 1961

• Most Consecutive 40 Point Games

• 14 by Wilt Chamberlain, from December 8, 1961-December 30, 1961

• 14 by Wilt Chamberlain, from January 11, 1962-February 1, 1962^[1]

• Most Consecutive 30 Point Games

• 65 by Wilt Chamberlain, from November 4, 1961-February 22, 1962

• Most Consecutive 20 Point Games (Regular Season)

• 126 by Wilt Chamberlain from October 19, 1961-January 19, 1963

• Most Consecutive 10 Point Games (Regular Season)

• 866 by Michael Jordan from March 25, 1986-December 26, 2001

• Most Free Throws Made

• 9,787 by Karl Malone (74.21 FT%)

• Most Seasons Leading League in Free Throw Percentage

• 7 by Bill Sharman

• Highest Free Throw Percentage

• 90.39% by Mark Price (2,135 made in 2,362 attempts)

• Most Consecutive Free Throws Made

• 97 by Micheal Williams between 1992-1994

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made

• 2,560 by Reggie Miller (39.5%)

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted

• 6,486 by Reggie Miller

• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage

• 45.4% by Steve Kerr (726 made in 1,599 attempts)

• Most Consecutive Games with a Three Point Field Goal Made

• 89 by Dana Barros, from December 23, 1994 to January 10, 1996 (58 games in 1994-95; 31 games in 1995-96)

• Most Consecutive Three Point Field Goals Made

• 13 by Brent Price from January 15-19, 1996
• 13 by Terry Mills from December 4-7, 1996

• Most Rebounds

• 23,924 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Most Rebounds Per Game

• 22.9 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Highest Rebound Rate

• 23.44 by Dennis Rodman

• Most Assists

• 15,806 by John Stockton

• Most Assists Per Game

• 11.2 by Magic Johnson

• Most Steals

• 3,265 by John Stockton Utah Jazz, 1984-2003

• Most Steals Per Game

• 2.71 by Alvin Robertson

• Most Blocks

• 3,830 by Hakeem Olajuwon

• Highest Player Efficiency Rating

• 27.91 by Michael Jordan

[edit] Playoffs records

In-Game

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• Most Minutes in a Game

• 67 by Red Rocha vs. the Boston Celtics on March 21, 1953 (4 OT)
• 67 by Paul Seymour vs. the Boston Celtics on March 21, 1953 (4 OT)

• Most Points in a Game

• 63 by Michael Jordan vs. the Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986 (2 OT)

• Most Points in a Half

• 39 by Eric Floyd vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on May 10, 1987 (2nd half)

• Most Points in a Quarter

• 29 by Eric Floyd vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on May 10, 1987 (4th quarter)

• Most Field Goals Made in a Game

• 24 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960
• 24 by John Havlicek vs. the Atlanta Hawks on April 1, 1973
• 24 by Michael Jordan vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 1, 1988

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Game

• 48 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 22, 1962
• 48 by Rick Barry vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on April 18, 1967

• Most Field Goals Made in a Half

• 15 by Eric Floyd vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on May 10, 1987 (2nd half)
• 15 by Charles Barkley vs. the Golden State Warriors on May 4, 1994

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Half

• 25 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 22, 1962
• 25 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics on April 14, 1962
• 25 by Michael Jordan vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 1, 1988 (1st half)

• Most Field Goals Made in a Quarter

• 12 by Eric Floyd vs. vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on May 10, 1987 (4th quarter)

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Quarter

• 17 by Rick Barry vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on April 14, 1967

• Most Consecutive Field Goals Made

• 13 by Michael Jordan vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on June 5, 1991 (game 2)^{[citation needed]}

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Game

• 9 by Rex Chapman vs. the Seattle Supersonics on April 25, 1997
• 9 by Vince Carter vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on May 11, 2001
• 9 by Ray Allen vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on June 1, 2001

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted in a Game

• 17 by Rex Chapman vs. the Seattle Supersonics on April 25, 1997

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Half

• 8 by Vince Carter vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on May 11, 2001

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted in a Half

• 11 by Gary Payton vs. the Houston Rockets on May 4, 1996
• 11 by Kobe Bryant vs. the San Antonio Spurs on May 13, 2003

• Most Free Throws Made in a Game

• 30 by Bob Cousy vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 21, 1953 (4 OT)

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Game

• 39 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Indiana Pacers on June 9, 2000

• Most Free Throws Made in a Half

• 19 by Magic Johnson vs. the Golden State Warriors on May 8, 1991
• 19 by Karl Malone vs. the Portland Trailblazers on May 9, 1991
• 19 by Charles Barkley vs. the Seattle Supersonics on June 5, 1993

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Half

• 27 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Portland Trailblazers on May 20, 2000

• Most Free Throws Made in a Quarter

• 13 by Michael Jordan vs. the Detroit Pistons on May 21, 1991

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Quarter

• 25 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Portland Trailblazers on May 20, 2000

• Most Rebounds in a Game

• 41 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Boston Celtics on April 5, 1967

• Most Rebounds in a Half

• 26 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the San Francisco Warriors on April 16, 1967

• Most Offensive Rebounds in a Game

• 15 by Moses Malone vs. the Washington Bullets on April 21, 1977 (OT)

• Most Assists in a Game

• 24 by Magic Johnson vs. the Phoenix Suns on May 15, 1984
• 24 by John Stockton vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on May 17, 1988

• Most Steals in a Game

• 10 by Allen Iverson vs. the Orlando Magic on May 13, 1999

• Most Blocks in a Game

• 10 by Mark Eaton vs. the Houston Rockets on April 26, 1985
• 10 by Hakeem Olajuwon vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on April 29, 1990

Series

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• Most Points Per Game in a NBA Playoff Series

• 46.3 by Jerry West vs. the Baltimore Bullets, 1965

• 3-game series

• Most Points - 135 by Michael Jordan vs. the Miami Heat, 1992 (45.0 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 53 by Michael Jordan vs. the Miami Heat, 1992
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 104 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Syracuse Nationals, 1960
• Most Three Point Field Goals Made - 14 by John Starks vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, 1996
• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted - 35 by Reggie Miller vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, 1999
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 attempts) - 85.7% by Muggsy Bogues, 1997 (6 made in 7 attempts)
• Most Free Throws Made - 43 by Kevin Johnson vs. the Denver Nuggets, 1989
• Most Free Throws Attempted - 47 by Dolph Schayes vs. the Boston Celtics, 1959
• Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 15 attempts) - 100% by Michael Jordan vs. the Washington Bullets, 1997 (15/15)
• Most Rebounds - 84 by Bill Russell vs. the Syracuse Nationals, 1957 (28.0 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 28 by Moses Malone vs. the Seattle Supersonics, 1982
• Most Assists - 48 by Magic Johnson vs. the San Antonio Spurs, 1986 (16.0 apg)
• Most Steals - 13 by Clyde Drexler vs. the Dallas Mavericks, 1990; by Hersey Hawkins vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, 1991
• Most Blocks - 18 by Manute Bol vs. the Utah Jazz, 1989

• 4-game series

• Most Points - 150 by Hakeem Olajuwon vs. the Dallas Mavericks, 1988 (37.5 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 65 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. the Chicago Bulls, 1974
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 123 by Tracy McGrady vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, 2001
• Most Three Point Field Goals Made - 17 by Damon Jones vs. the New Jersey Nets, 2005
• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted - 42 by Nick Anderson vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 1999
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 8 attempts) - 81.8% by Bob Hansen vs. the Portland Trailblazers, 1988
• Most Free Throws Made - 51 by Kobe Bryant vs. the Sacramento Kings, 2001
• Most Free Throws Attempted - 68 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the New Jersey Nets, 2002
• Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 20 attempts) -
• Most Rebounds - 118 by Bill Russell vs. the Minneapolis Lakers, 1959 (29.5 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 27 by Moses Malone vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1983
• Most Assists - 57 by Magic Johnson vs. the Phoenix Suns, 1989 (14.3 apg)
• Most Steals - 17 by Lionel Hollins vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1977
• Most Blocks - 23 by Hakeem Olajuwon vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1990

• 5-game series

• Most Points - 226 by Michael Jordan vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 (45.2 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 86 by Michael Jordan vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 1990
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 162 by Allen Iverson vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 2001
• Most Three Point Field Goals Made - 22 by Rex Chapman vs. the Seattle Supersonics, 1997
• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted - 48 by Rex Chapman vs. the Seattle Supersonics, 1997
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 attempts) - 80.0% by Byron Scott vs. the Golden State Warriors, 1991
• Most Free Throws Made - 62 by Oscar Robertson vs. the Philadelphia Warriors, 1964
• Most Free Throws Attempted - 79 by Karl Malone vs. the Los Angeles Clippers, 1992
• Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 25 attempts) -
• Most Rebounds - 160 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Boston Celtics, 1967 (32.0 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 36 by Larry Smith vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1987
• Most Assists - 85 by Magic Johnson vs. the Portland Trailblazers, 1985 (17.0 apg)
• Most Steals - 21 by Micheal Ray Richardson vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 1984; by Baron Davis vs. the New Jersey Nets, 2002
• Most Blocks - 31 by Dikembe Mutombo vs. the Seattle Supersonics, 1994

• 6-game series

• Most Points - 278 by Jerry West vs. the Baltimore Bullets, 1965 (46.3 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 101 by Michael Jordan vs. the Phoenix Suns, 1993
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 235 by Rick Barry vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 1967
• Most Three Point Field Goals Made - 21 by Derek Fisher vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, 2003
• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted - 46 by Gilbert Arenas vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, 2006
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 12 attempts) - 66.7% by Danny Ainge vs. the Chicago Bulls, 1993
• Most Free Throws Made - 86 by Jerry West vs. the Baltimore Bullets, 1965
• Most Free Throws Attempted - 97 by Dwyane Wade vs. the Dallas Mavericks, 2006
• Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 25 attempts) -
• Most Rebounds - 171 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the San Francisco Warriors, 1967 (28.5 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 46 by Moses Malone vs. the Boston Celtics, 1981
• Most Assists - 90 by Johnny Moore vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1983 (15.0 apg)
• Most Steals - 19 by Rick Barry vs. the Seattle Supersonics, 1975
• Most Blocks - 32 by Tim Duncan vs. the New Jersey Nets, 2003

• 7-game series

• Most Points - 284 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics, 1962 (40.6 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 113 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the St. Louis Hawks, 1964
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 235 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics, 1962
• Most Three Point Field Goals Made - 28 by Dennis Scott vs. the Indiana Pacers, 1995; by Ray Allen vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 2001
• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted - 65 by Dennis Scott vs. the Indiana Pacers, 1995
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 12 attempts) - 61.1% by Brian Shaw vs. the Portland Trailblazers, 2000 (11/18)
• Most Free Throws Made - 83 by Dolph Schayes vs. the Boston Celtics, 1959
• Most Free Throws Attempted - 100 by Charles Barkley vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, 1986
• Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 25 attempts) -
• Most Rebounds - 220 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the Boston Celtics, 1965 (31.4 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 45 by Wes Unseld vs. the San Antonio Spurs, 1979; by Dikembe Mutombo vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, 2001
• Most Assists - 115 by John Stockton vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1988 (16.4 apg)
• Most Steals - 28 by John Stockton vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1988
• Most Blocks - 38 by Dikembe Mutombo vs. the Utah Jazz, 1994

Career

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• Most Games

• 237 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Minutes (Career)

• 8,851 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Points

• 5,987 by Michael Jordan

• Most Points Per Game (min. 25 games)

• 33.4 by Michael Jordan (179 games)

• Most 50 Point Games

• 8 by Michael Jordan

• Most 40 Point Games^{[citation needed]}

• 38 by Michael Jordan

• Most 30 Point Games^{[citation needed]}

• 109 by Michael Jordan

• Most 20 Point Games^{[citation needed]}

• 174 by Michael Jordan

• Most 10 Point Games

• Only Player to record Consecutive 50 Point Games

• Michael Jordan recorded 50 and 55 points in Games 1 and 2 of the 1988 First Round Playoffs vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers (April 28-May 1, 1988).

• Most Consecutive 40 Point Games

• 6 by Jerry West vs. the Baltimore Bullets (April 3-13, 1965)

• Most Consecutive 30 Point Games

• 11 by Elgin Baylor (March 27- April 18, 1962)

• Most Consecutive 20 Point Games

• 60 by Michael Jordan (June 2, 1989- May 11, 1993).

• Most Consecutive 10 Point Games

• 179 by Michael Jordan. This streak entails every playoff game in Jordan's career.

• Most Field Goals Made

• 2,356 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Field Goals Attempted

• 4,497 by Michael Jordan

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made

• 320 by Reggie Miller (39.0%)

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted

• 820 by Reggie Miller

• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 100 attempts)

• 45.1% by B.J. Armstrong (51 made in 113 attempts)

• Most Free Throws Made

• 1,463 by Michael Jordan

• Most Free Throws Attempted

• 2,177 by Shaquille O'Neal

• Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 250 attempts)

• 91.1% by Bill Sharman (370 made in 406 attempts)

• Most Rebounds

• 4,104 by Bill Russell

• Most Rebounds Per Game (min. 25 games)

• 24.9 by Bill Russell

• Most Offensive Rebounds

• 818 by Shaquille O'Neal

• Most Assists

• 2,346 by Magic Johnson

• Most Assists Per Game (min. 25 games)

• 12.3 by Magic Johnson

• Most Steals

• 395 by Scottie Pippen

• Most Steals Per Game (min. 25 games)

• 2.3 by Baron Davis

• Most Blocks

• 476 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Blocks Per Game (min. 25 games)

• 3.3 by Hakeem Olajuwon

[edit] NBA Finals records

In-Game

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• Most Points in a Game

• 61 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics on April 14, 1962

• Most Points in a Half

• 35 by Michael Jordan vs. the Portland Trailblazers on June 3, 1992 (1st half)

• Most Points in a Quarter

• 25 by Isiah Thomas vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on June 19, 1988

• Most Field Goals Made in a Game

• 22 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics on April 14, 1962
• 22 by Rick Barry vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on April 18, 1967

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Game

• 48 by Rick Barry vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on April 18, 1967

• Most Field Goals Made in a Half

• 14 by Isiah Thomas at the Los Angeles Lakers on June 19, 1988
• 14 by Michael Jordan vs. the Portland Trailblazers on June 3, 1992 (1st half)
• 14 by Michael Jordan vs. the Phoenix Suns on June 16, 1993

• Most Field Goals Attempted in a Half

• 25 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics on April 14, 1962

• Most Field Goals Made in a Quarter

• 11 by Isiah Thomas at the Los Angeles Lakers on June 19, 1988

• Most Consecutive Field Goals Made^{[citation needed]}

• 13 by Michael Jordan vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on June 5, 1991

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Game

• 7 by Kenny Smith vs. the Orlando Magic on June 7, 1995 (OT)
• 7 by Scottie Pippen vs. the Utah Jazz on June 6, 1997

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted in a Game

• 12 by Nick Anderson vs. the Houston Rockets on June 11, 1995

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Half

• 6 by Michael Jordan vs. the Portland Trailblazers on June 3, 1992 (1st half)
• 6 by Kenny Smith vs. the Orlando Magic on June 7, 1995 (1st half)

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted in a Half

• 10 by John Starks vs. the Houston Rockets on June 22, 1994

• Most Free Throws Made in a Game

• 21 by Dwyane Wade vs. the Dallas Mavericks on June 18, 2006 (OT)

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Game

• 39 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Indiana Pacers on June 9, 2000

• Most Free Throws Made in a Half

• 13 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Indiana Pacers on June 9, 2000

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Half

• 22 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Indiana Pacers on June 9, 2000

• Most Free Throws Made in a Quarter

• 9 by Frank Ramsey vs. the Minneapolis Lakers, April 4, 1959
• 9 by Michael Jordan vs. the Utah Jazz on June 11, 1997
• 9 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Indiana Pacers on June 9, 2000
• 9 by Austin Croshere vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on June 16, 2000
• 9 by Allen Iverson vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on June 10, 2001

• Most Free Throws Attempted in a Quarter

• 16 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Indiana Pacers on June 9, 2000
• 16 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the New Jersey Nets on June 5, 2002

• Most Rebounds in a Game

• 40 by Bill Russell vs. the St. Louis Hawks on March 29, 1960
• 40 by Bill Russell vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on April 18, 1962 (OT)

• Most Rebounds in a Half

• 26 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the San Francisco Warriors on April 16, 1967

• Most Rebounds in a Quarter

• 19 by Bill Russell vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on April 18, 1962

• Most Offensive Rebounds in a Game

• 11 by Elvin Hayes vs. the Seattle Supersonics on May 27, 1979
• 11 by Dennis Rodman vs. the Seattle Supersonics on June 7, 1996
• 11 by Dennis Rodman vs. the Seattle Supersonics on June 16, 1996

• Most Assists in a Game

• 21 by Magic Johnson vs. the Boston Celtics on June 3, 1984

• Most Assists in a Half

• 14 by Magic Johnson vs. the Detroit Pistons on June 19, 1988

• Most Turnovers in a Game

• 10 by Magic Johnson vs. the Philadelphia 76ers on May 14, 1980 (rookie)

• Most Minutes Played in a Game

• 62 by Kevin Johnson vs. the Chicago Bulls on June 13, 1993 (3 OT)

• Most Minutes Played in a Game, No Turnovers

• 59 by Dan Majerle vs. the Chicago Bulls on June 13, 1993 (3 OT)

Series

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• Most Points Per Game in a NBA Finals

• 41.0 by Michael Jordan vs. the Phoenix Suns, 1993

• Only players to score 30 points in all games of a NBA Finals

• Elgin Baylor vs. the Phoenix Celtics, 1962 (7 games)
• Rick Barry vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 1967 (6 games)
• Michael Jordan vs. the Phoenix Suns, 1993 (6 games)
• Hakeem Olajuwon vs. the Orlando Magic, 1995 (4 games)

• 4-game series

• Most Points - 145 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the New Jersey Nets, 2002 (36.3 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 56 by Hakeem Olajuwon vs. the New York Knicks, 1994
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 116 by Hakeem Olajuwon vs. the New York Knicks, 1994
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage - 66.7% by Derek Fisher vs. the New Jersey Nets, 2002
• Most Rebounds - 118 by Bill Russell vs. Minneapolis Lakers, 1959 (29.5 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 27 by Moses Malone vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1983
• Most Assists - 51 by Bob Cousy vs. the Minneapolis Lakers, 1959 (12.8 apg)
• Most Steals - 14 by Rick Barry vs. the Washington Bullets, 1975

• 5-game series

• Most Points - 178 by Allen Iverson vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 2001 (35.6 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 66 by Allen Iverson vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 2001 (40.7% FG)
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 162 by Allen Iverson vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 2001
• Most Three Point Field Goals Made - 11 by Isiah Thomas vs. the Portland Trailblazers, 1990; by Allen Iverson vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 2001
• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted - 39 by Allen Iverson vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 2001
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage - 68.8% by Isiah Thomas vs. the Portland Trailblazers, 1990
• Highest Free Throw Percentage - 100% by Vlade Divac vs. the Chicago Bulls, 1991; by Bill Laimbeer vs. the Portland Trailblazers, 1990
• Most Rebounds - 144 by Bill Russell vs. the St. Louis Hawks, 1961 (28.8 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 31 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 2001
• Most Assists - 62 by Magic Johnson vs. the Chicago Bulls, 1991 (12.4 apg)
• Most Steals - 14 by Michael Jordan vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1991
• Most Blocks - 17 by Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 2001

• 6-game series

• Most Points - 246 by Michael Jordan vs. the Phoenix Suns, 1993 (41.0 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 101 by Michael Jordan vs. the Phoenix Suns, 1993 (50.8% FG)
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 235 by Rick Barry vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, 1967
• Most Three Point Field Goals Made - 17 by Dan Majerle vs. the Chicago Bulls, 1993
• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted - 41 by Jason Terry vs. the Miami Heat, 2006
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage - 66.7% by Danny Ainge vs. the Chicago Bulls, 1993
• Highest Free Throw Percentage - 97.8% by Reggie Miller vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 2000
• Most Rebounds - 171 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the San Francisco Warriors, 1967 (28.5 rpg)
• Most Offensive Rebounds - 46 by Moses Malone vs. the Boston Celtics, 1981
• Most Assists - 84 by Magic Johnson vs. the Boston Celtics, 1985 (14.0 apg)
• Most Steals - 16 by Julius Erving vs. the Portland Trailblazers, 1977; by Magic Johnson vs. the Phildelphia 76ers, 1980; by Larry Bird vs. the Houston Rockets, 1986; by Dwyane Wade vs. the Dallas Mavericks, 2006
• Most Blocks - 32 by Tim Duncan vs. the New Jersey Nets, 2003

• 7-game series

• Most Points - 284 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics, 1962 (40.6 ppg)
• Most Field Goals Made - 101 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics, 1962 (43.0% FG)
• Most Field Goals Attempted - 235 by Elgin Baylor vs. the Boston Celtics, 1962
• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage - 48.4% by Robert Horry vs. the Detroit Pistons, 2005
• Highest Free Throw Percentage - 95.9% by Bill Sharman vs. the St. Louis Hawks, 1958
• Most Rebounds - 189 by Bill Russell vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1962 (27.0 rpg)
• Most Assists - 95 by Magic Johnson vs. the Boston Celtics, 1984 (13.6 apg)
• Most Steals - 20 by Isiah Thomas vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, 1988
• Most Blocks - 30 by Patrick Ewing vs. the Houston Rockets, 1994

Career

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• Most Points

• 1679 by Jerry West

• Most Points Per Game (min. 10 games)

• 36.3 by Rick Barry (10 games)

• Most Field Goals Made

• 612 by Jerry West

• Most Field Goals Attempted

• 1333 by Jerry West

• Most Three Point Field Goals Made

• 53 by Robert Horry

• Most Three Point Field Goals Attempted

• 135 by Robert Horry

• Highest Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 40 attempts)

• 52.5% by Derek Fisher (31 made in 59 attempts)

• Most Free Throws Made

• 455 by Jerry West

• Most Free Throws Attempted

• 551 by Jerry West

• Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 attempts)

• 92.6% by Bill Sharman (126 made in 136 attempts)

• Most 40 Point Games

• 10 by Jerry West

• Most 30 Point Games

• Most 20 Point Games

• Most Consecutive 40 Point Games

• 4 by Michael Jordan (June 11-18, 1993)

• Most Consecutive 30 Point Games

• 13 by Elgin Baylor (April 9, 1959- April 21, 1963)

• Most Consecutive 20 Point Games

• 35 by Michael Jordan (June 2, 1991-June 14, 1998)

• Most Rebounds

• 1718 by Bill Russell

• Most Rebounds Per Game (min. 10 games)

• 24.6 by Wilt Chamberlain (35 games)

• Most Offensive Rebounds

• Most Assists

• 584 by Magic Johnson

• Most Assists Per Game (min. 10 games)

• Most Steals

• 102 by Magic Johnson

• Most Steals Per Game (min. 10 games)

• Most Blocks

• 116 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Blocks Per Game (min. 10 games)

[edit] Rookie Records

• Most Steals Per Game

• 2.57 by Dudley Bradley

[edit] Team records

• Most Championship Titles

16-Boston Celtics

• Best Record by a NBA Team (Season)

72-10 by the Chicago Bulls in 1995-96 season [1]

• Worst Record by a NBA Team (Season)

9-73 by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1972-73 season

• Best Home Record by a NBA Team (Season)

40-1 by the Boston Celtics in 1985-86 season

• Best Road Record by a NBA Team (Season)

31-7 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 season

• Best Start by a NBA Team (41 games)

38-3 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 season 38-3 by the Chicago Bulls in 1995-96 season

• Worst Start by a NBA Team (41 games)

2-39 by the Dallas Mavericks in 1993-94 season

• Largest Average Margin of Victory by a NBA Team (Season)

12.3 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 season

• Highest Points Per Game by a Team (Season)

126.5 by the Denver Nuggets in 1981-82 season

• Lowest Points Per Game by a Team (shot-clock era) (Season)

81.9 by the Chicago Bulls in 1998-99 Season

• Most Consecutive 100 Point Games

136 by the Denver Nuggets from January 1981-December 1982

• Most Consecutive Games with fewer than 100 Points

35 by the Miami Heat from October 2001-January 2002

• Longest Winning Streak by a NBA Team

33 by the Los Angeles Lakers from November 5, 1971, to January 9, 1972

• Longest Home Winning Streak by a NBA Team

The Chicago Bulls won 44 consecutive regular season games at the United Center over the course of two seasons from March 1995 to April 1996.

• Longest Losing Streak by a NBA Team

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost 24 straight games over the course of two seasons from March 1982 to November 1982.

• Lowest Combined Final Score in a NBA Game (shot-clock era)

119- Milwaukee Bucks (57) vs. Boston Celtics(62)on February 27, 1955

• Highest Combined Final Score in a NBA Game

370- The Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets on December 13, 1983 in Denver, 186-184 in 3 overtimes.

• Highest Final Score in a NBA Game

186- Detroit Pistons on December 13, 1983

• Highest Score in First Half of a NBA Game

107 by the Phoenix Suns on November 10, 1990 vs. the Denver Nuggets

• Highest Score in Second Half of a NBA Game

97 by Atlanta Hawks at San Diego on February 11, 1970

• Highest Combined Score in First Half of a NBA Game

174- Phoenix Suns(107) vs. Denver Nuggets (67) on November 10, 1990

• Highest Combined Score in Second Half of a NBA Game

172 by the San Antonio Spurs (91) at Denver Nuggets (81)on January 11, 1984

• Lowest Score in First Half of a NBA Game (shot-clock era)

16 by the Los Angeles Clippers on December 14, 1999 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers

• Lowest Score in Second Half of a NBA Game (shot-clock era)

19 by the Miami Heat at Orlando Magic on March 26, 2000

19 by the Charlotte Hornets at New York Knicks on November 11, 2000

• Lowest Combined Score in First Half of a NBA Game (shot-clock era)

55 - Houston Rockets (25) vs. San Antonio Spurs (30) on December 11, 2003

55 - New Jersey Nets (25) at Portland TrailBlazers (30) on November 28, 2004

• Lowest Combined Score in Second Half of a NBA Game (shot-clock era)

51- Boston Celtics (25) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (26) at Providence, February 27, 1955

51- Charlotte Hornets (19) at New York Knicks (32), November 11, 2000

• Most Points in a NBA Quarter

58 by Buffalo at Boston Celtics during the 4th quarter, October 20, 1972

• Fewest Points in a NBA Quarter (shot-clock era)

2 by the Dallas Mavericks at L.A. Lakers on April 6, 1997 (3rd Quarter)

2 by the Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors on February 8, 2004 (4th Quarter)

• Highest Combined Score in a NBA Quarter

99 by the San Antonio Spurs (53) at Denver Nuggets (46) on January 11, 1984 (4th Quarter)

• Fewest Combined Score in a NBA Quarter (shot-clock era)

18 by Fort Wayne (9) at Syracuse (9)on November 29, 1956 (1st Quarter)

18 by the Boston Celtics (9) vs. Toronto Raptors (9) on January 12, 2001 (3rd Quarter)

18 by the Detroit Pistons (6) vs. Utah Jazz (12) on March 13, 2005 (4th Quarter)

• Most Points in Overtime

25 by New Jersey Nets at L.A. Clippers on November 30, 1996

• Fewest Points in Overtime

Many Teams have scored 0 points in Overtime

0 Houston vs. Portland, January 22, 1983

0 L.A. Lakers vs. Detroit, December 1, 1989

0 Seattle at Philadelphia, February 16, 1990

0 Indiana at Portland, March 10, 1996 (2nd OT)

0 Denver vs. Charlotte, January 13, 1997

0 Washington at Atlanta, November 18, 1997

0 L.A. Clippers vs. Chicago, November 21, 1997 (2nd OT)

0 Vancouver vs. Indiana, December 1, 2000

• Highest Combined Score in Overtime

46- Dallas Mavericks (23) at Houston Rockets (23) on April 11, 1995 (1st OT)

• Fewest Combined Score in Overtime

2- Denver Nuggets (0) vs. Charlotte Hornets (2) on January 13, 1997

• Largest Margin of Victory in Overtime

17- Portland Trail Blazers defeat Houston Rockets on January 22, 1983 (113-96 game, 17-0 overtime)

• Largest Margin of Victory in a NBA Game

68-Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat, December 17, 1991 the final score was Cleveland, 148. Miami, 80.

• Most Steals Per Game (Season)

12.9 by Phoenix Suns in 1977-1978

• Fewest Steals Per Game (Season)

5.94 by Detroit Pistons in 1990-1991

• Most Steals (Game)

27 by the Seattle Supersonics vs. Toronto Raptors, January 15, 1997

• Most Steals (Half)

17 by the Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs on February 15, 1989

• Most Steals (Quarter)

11 by Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls on March 12, 1982

11 by New Jersey Nets vs. L.A. Clippers on March 1, 1988

11 by Miami Heat at L.A. Clippers on February 28, 1992

11 by Milwaukee Bucks vs. Orlando Magic on March 6, 1992

11 by L.A. Lakers at Dallas Mavericks on December 13, 1994

11 by Seattle Sonics vs. Toronto Raptors on January 15, 1997

11 by Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls on April 1, 1997

11 by Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets on December 10, 1999

• Most Combined Steals (Game)

40 by Golden State Warriors (24) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (16)on January 21, 1975

40 by Philadelphia 76ers (24) vs. Detroit Pistons (16)on November 11, 1978

40 by Golden State Warriors (25) vs. San Antonio Spurs(15) on February 15, 1989

• Fewest Combined Steals (Game)

2 by Detroit Pistons (1) at New York Knicks (1) on October 9, 1973

2 by San Antonio Spurs (1) at Charlotte Hornets (1) on February 6, 1996

• Longest Game

The Longest NBA Game ever recorded occurred on January 6, 1951 between the Indianapolis Olympians and the Rochester Royals. It took six overtimes to decide the final score of 75-73 in favor of Indianapolis.

• Most Fouls by One Team in a NBA Game

52 by the Utah Jazz

• Greatest Comeback in a NBA Game

The Milwaukee Bucks made the largest comeback in NBA history on November 25, 1977 vs. the Atlanta Hawks. The Bucks overcame a 29 point deficit with 8:43 remaining, finishing the game with a 35-4 run and a 117-115 win.

• Teams that have had 2 Players score 40+ on same night

2 by Baltimore vs. Los Angeles Lakers on November 14, 1964 (Johnson 41, Bellamy 40)

2 by Los Angeles Lakers at San Francisco on February 11, 1970 (Elgin Baylor 43, Jerry West 43)

2 by New Orleans vs. Denver Nuggets on April 10, 1977 (Pete Maravich 45, Williams 41)

2 by Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics on January 5, 1978 (Westphal 43, Davis 40)

2 by San Antonio Spurs vs. Milwaukee Bucks on March 6, 1982 (3 OT) (George Gervin 50, Mitchell 45)

2 by Detroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets on December 13, 1983 (3 OT) (Isiah Thomas 47, Long 41)

2 by Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons on December 13, 1983 (3 OT) (Kiki Vandeweghe 51, Alex English 47)

2 by Utah Jazz vs. Detroit Pistons on March 19, 1984 (Dantley 43, Drew 42)

2 by Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers on February 18, 1996 (Micheal Jordan 44, Scottie Pippen 40)

[edit] Other Interesting Records etc.

• Most Consecutive Games Played

• 1,192 by A.C. Green

• Most Technical Fouls (Season)

• Rasheed Wallace of the Portland Trailblazers was called for 41 Technical Fouls in 2001, He also had 7 ejections.

• Most Consecutive Points Scored in a Game (unofficial record)

• 24 by Manu Ginobili vs. the Atlanta Hawks on February 21, 2007

• Most All-Star Games

• 18 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Highest Attendance at a NBA game

• 62,046 on March 27, 1998 for one of the last regular season games for Michael Jordan before his second retirement.

• Only Player to ever average a Triple-Double (Season)

• Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game during the 1961-62 NBA season.

• Only player to record a Triple-Double (All-Star Game)

• Michael Jordan in the 1997 All-Star Game

• Most Triple-Doubles (Career)

• 181 by Oscar Robertson

• Most Triple-Doubles (Season)

• 41 by Oscar Robertson in the 1961-1962 NBA Season

• Most Consecutive Triple-Doubles

• 9 by Wilt Chamberlain from March 8, 1968 to March 20, 1968

• Youngest/Oldest Player to record a Triple-Double

• LeBron James is the youngest player to record triple-double, doing so on January 19, 2005, against the Portland Trail Blazers, he was 20 years and 20 days. He scored 27 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished 10 assists.
• Karl Malone is the oldest player to record a triple-double and also the only player to ever do so over 40 years of age. on November 28, 2003 he had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists while playing against the San Antonio Spurs.

• Only Player to record a Double-Triple-Double (20 plus in any 3 statistics)

• Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to have accomplished this; in a February 4, 1968 game, Chamberlain had 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists.

• Quadruple-Doubles (Double figures in any 4 statistics)

• Nate Thurmond: October 18, 1974. Chicago vs. Atlanta; 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks.
• Alvin Robertson: February 18, 1986. San Antonio vs. Phoenix; 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.
• Hakeem Olajuwon: March 29, 1990. Houston vs. Milwaukee; 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks.
• David Robinson: February 17, 1994. San Antonio vs. Detroit; 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks.

• Only Player to ever Record two 40+ totals in the same game

• Wilt Chamberlain once had 78 points and 43 rebounds, he also had a game with 58 points and 42 rebounds.

• Most Consecutive Seasons with 20+ Points, 10+ Rebounds

• 13 by Shaquille O'Neal

• Players Averaging 20+ Points 5+ Assists and 5+ Rebounds as a Rookie

• Oscar Robertson

• Michael Jordan

• LeBron James

• Oldest Player to score 50+ points in a NBA game

• Michael Jordan became the oldest player to score 50 or more points in a NBA game when he scored 51 points against the New Orleans Hornets at the age of 38 years, 315 days.

• Oldest Player to score 40+ points in a NBA game

• Michael Jordan became the oldest player and only 40-year-old player to score 40 or more points in a NBA game when he scored 43 points against the New Jersey Nets at the age of 40 years, 4 days. However, he would go on to register 40 point games at older ages.

• Youngest Player to score 50+ points in a NBA game

• LeBron James scored 56 points against the Toronto Raptors at the age of 20 years, 80 days.

• Youngest NBA Player to Reach

• 1,000 Points - LeBron James (19 Years, 41 days)
• 5,000 Points - LeBron James (21 Years, 22 days)
• 10,000 Points - Kobe Bryant (24 Years, 193 days)
• 15,000 Points - Kobe Bryant (27 Years, 136 days)
• 20,000 Points - Wilt Chamberlain (29 Years, 134 days) on January 2, 1966
• 25,000 Points - Wilt Chamberlain (31 Years, 186 days) on February 23, 1968
• 30,000 Points - Wilt Chamberlain (35 Years, 179 days) on February 16, 1972

• Fewest Games Played to Reach 10,000 Points

• 236 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Fewest Games Played to Reach 15,000 Points

• 358 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Fewest Games Played to Reach 20,000 Points

• 499 by Wilt Chamberlain

• Fewest Games Played to Reach 25,000 Points

• 691 by Wilt Chamberlain. He recorded his 25,000th point on Feburary 23, 1968 against the Detroit Pistons.

• Fewest Games Played to Reach 30,000 Points

• 941 by Wilt Chamberlain. He recorded his 30,000th point on February 16, 1972 against the Phoenix Suns.

• Youngest MVP (All-Star Game)

• Lebron James (21 Years 55 days)

• Youngest NBA Player to receive All-NBA First Team Honors

• Lebron James (21 Years 138 days)

• Youngest NBA Player to start

• Kobe Bryant (18 Years 158 days)

• Youngest NBA Player to start (All-Star Game)

• Kobe Bryant (19 Years 159 days)

• Most Points Scored (All-Star Game)

• 42 by Wilt Chamberlain

[edit] Awards

• Most Regular Season MVPs

6 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Most Finals MVPs

6- Michael Jordan

[edit] See also

• List of National Basketball Association players with most championship rings
• List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages
• List of National Basketball Association top individual rebounding season averages
• List of National Basketball Association top individual field goal percentage seasons
• List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages
• List of National Basketball Association top rookie rebounding averages
• List of National Basketball Association players with 60 or more points in a game
• List of National Basketball Association players with 40 or more rebounds in a game
• List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
• List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks
• List of National Basketball Association longest losing streaks

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

NBA.com/history

www.sportsrecords.co.uk/basketball