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Chamberlain holds the single-game scoring record, having scored 100 points in a game in 1962. The youngest player to score at least 60 points in a regular season game is Devin Booker (70 points; 20 years and 145 days), [ 1 ] and the oldest is Bryant (60 points; 37 years and 234 days).
For the scoring title, this has been the requirement since the 2013–14 season, with requirements changing several times previously throughout history. [6] Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season. [7]
Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. It is widely considered one of the greatest records in the sport's ...
Kobe Bryant drives around Raptors forward Matt Bonner on his way to scoring 81 points, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, on Jan. 22, 2006. Kobe Bryant (81 points on Jan. 22, 2006)
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
NBA scoring leader may refer to: List of NBA annual scoring leaders; List of NBA career scoring leaders; List of NBA career playoff scoring leaders; List of NBA franchise career scoring leaders; List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders; List of NBA single-game scoring leaders; List of NBA single-game playoff scoring leaders
19 players have recorded 11 or more 3-pointers in a game. It has occurred 38 times in the regular season and two times in the playoffs. Stephen Curry has performed the feat the most times (13), followed by Klay Thompson (5) and Damian Lillard (5).
This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored. The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season. Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season. ^