Basketball Fun Facts: NBA Records 🏀🔥

Basketball Fun Facts: NBA Records 🏀🔥

The NBA has seen record-breaking performances and incredible feats throughout its history. Here are some of the most impressive records in scoring, steals, blocks, assists, rebounds, MVPs, coaching, and more!

🏀 Scoring Records

• Most points in a single game: Wilt Chamberlain – 100 points (March 2, 1962)
• Second-most points in a single game: Kobe Bryant – 81 points (January 22, 2006)
• Most points in one half: Wilt Chamberlain – 59 points (March 2, 1962)
• Most points in a quarter: George Gervin – 33 points
• Most points in overtime: Gilbert Arenas – 16 points (December 17, 2006)
• Most three-pointers in one game: Kobe Bryant – 12 three-pointers (January 7, 2003)
• Most three-pointers in one half: Kobe Bryant – 8 three-pointers (March 28, 2003)
• Most three-pointers in one quarter: Michael Redd – 8 three-pointers (February 20, 2002)
• Most points in an NBA All-Star Game: Wilt Chamberlain – 42 points
• Highest points per game average in a season: Wilt Chamberlain – 50.4 PPG (1961-1962 season)
• Most career NBA points:
  1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 38,387 points
  2. Karl Malone – 36,928 points
  3. Michael Jordan – 32,292 points
  4. Wilt Chamberlain – 31,419 points
• Highest career points per game average: Michael Jordan – 32.12 PPG
• Most seasons as the leading scorer: Michael Jordan – 10 seasons

🔒 Steals Records

• Most steals in a single game: Larry Kenon (Dec. 26, 1976) & Kendall Gill (April 3, 1999) – 11 steals
• Most career steals: John Stockton – 3,625 steals

⛔ Blocks Records

• Most blocks in a single game: Elmore Smith – 17 blocks (October 28, 1973)
• Most career blocks: Hakeem Olajuwon – 3,830 blocks

🎯 Assists Records

• Most assists in a single game: Scott Skiles – 30 assists
• Most career assists:
  1. John Stockton – 15,806 assists
  2. Mark Jackson – 10,334 assists
  3. Magic Johnson – 10,141 assists

🏆 Rebounding Records

• Most career rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain – 23,924 rebounds
• Most rebounds in a single game: Wilt Chamberlain – 55 rebounds

🏅 MVP Records

• Most regular-season MVPs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 6 MVPs
• Most Finals MVPs: Michael Jordan – 6 Finals MVPs

📋 Coaching Records

• Best win-loss record in the regular season: Phil Jackson – .713 (891 wins – 359 losses)

🏆 Other NBA Records

• Most games played in a career: Robert Parish – 1,611 games
• First NBA champion: Philadelphia Warriors – 1947
• Most NBA championships by a team: Boston Celtics – 15 titles
• Highest combined score in a game: Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons (December 13, 1983) – 370 total points (Detroit won 186-184 in 3 OTs)
• Lowest combined points in a game: Boston Celtics (62) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (57) – 119 total points (February 27, 1955)
• Best regular-season record: Chicago Bulls (1995-96 season) – 72 wins, 10 losses
• Worst regular-season record: Philadelphia 76ers (1972-73 season) – 9 wins, 73 losses
• Longest winning streak: Los Angeles Lakers – 33 games
• Longest home winning streak: Boston Celtics – 38 games
• Longest losing streak: Cleveland Cavaliers – 24 games
• Youngest player to score 1,000 points: LeBron James – 20 years and 41 days old

🏀 The NBA is full of legendary records, and every season brings new history! Which of these records do you think will never be broken? 🤔🔥