Point (basketball)
Point (basketball)
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Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point). If a player makes a field goal from within the three-point line, the player scores two points. If the player makes a field goal from beyond the three-point line, the player scores three points. The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner.
Contents
1 NBA
1.1 Regular season
1.2 Playoffs
2 U.S. college
3 See also
4 References
NBA[edit]
Regular season[edit]
- Most career points: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 pts)[1]
- Highest career scoring average: Michael Jordan (30.12 ppg)[2]
- Most points scored in a season: 4,029 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961–62)[3]
- Highest seasonal scoring average: 50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961–62)[3]
- Most points in one game: 100 by Wilt Chamberlain (3/2/1962 vs. New York Knicks)[3]
- Most points in one half, Regular Season: 59 by Wilt Chamberlain[3]
- Most points in one quarter, Regular Season: 37 by Klay Thompson[3]
- Most points in one overtime period, Regular Season: 16 by Gilbert Arenas
Playoffs[edit]
- Most career points, Playoffs: LeBron James (5,995)
- Highest career scoring average, Playoffs: Michael Jordan (33.4)
- Most points in one game, Playoffs: Michael Jordan (63, 4/20/1986 vs. Boston Celtics [2OT])
- Most points in one half, Playoffs: Sleepy Floyd (39, Golden State Warriors vs. L.A. Lakers)
- Most points in one quarter, Playoffs: Sleepy Floyd (29, Golden State Warriors vs. L.A. Lakers)
- Most points in one overtime period, Playoffs: Stephen Curry (17, 5/9/16 vs. Portland Trail Blazers)
- Most points in one game, Finals: Elgin Baylor (61, 4/14/1962 vs. Boston Celtics)
- Most points in one half, Finals: Michael Jordan (35, 6/3/1992 vs. Portland Trail Blazers)
U.S. college[edit]
- Most points in one game: 138 points by Grinnell's Jack Taylor on November 20, 2012
See also[edit]
- List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game
- List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game
- List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages
- List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages
- List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders
References[edit]
^ NBA.com: All Time Leaders: Points
^ NBA.com: All Time Leaders: Points Per Game
^ abcde NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Points
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