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The longest winning streaks in National Basketball Association (NBA) history are presented on two lists. One list counts only regular-season games, including streaks that started in one season and carried over into the following season. The other list is made up of playoff games only. The Los Angeles Lakers own the longest winning streak in NBA ...
[a] Defunct BAA/NBA franchises are also accounted for, provided that they played at least one season in the BAA or NBA. [a] NBA win-loss records also do not include wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), despite the 1976 ABA–NBA merger. [2]
Most points by a non-All-Star, season; 2,244 by World B. Free, averaged 28.77ppg (played 78 gms), 1978–79 [280] Most fast break points per game since tracking began in 1996–97, season; 8.2 by Russell Westbrook, 2014–15 [281] Most paint points per game since tracking began in 1996–97, season; 22.5 by Shaquille O'Neal, 1999–2000 [281]
Most blocks in the playoffs, all-time; 116 by DeAndre Jordan [82] Most steals in a playoff game; 6 by Jamal Crawford vs the Houston Rockets on May 8, 2015; 6 by Ron Harper vs the Houston Rockets on May 8, 1993 [83] Most steals in a playoff run; 37 by Chris Paul, 2013–14 [84] Most steals in the playoffs, all-time; 121 by Chris Paul [85]
Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes the NBA Finals appearance streak and the NBA championships win streak. On March 24, 1971, the Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals) set an NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances in the time between the 1950 NBA playoffs and the 1971 NBA ...
This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
As part of a deal with the NBA and the Pelicans, the current Hornets, formerly the Charlotte Bobcats, reclaimed the history and records of the 1988–2002 Hornets, while all of the Hornets' records during their time in New Orleans from 2002 to 2013 remained with the Pelicans. [2]
Jerry West won the scoring title in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972. Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Kobe Bryant won scoring titles in 2006 and 2007. LeBron James won the scoring title in 2008 en route to becoming the NBA's all-time scoring leader in 2023.