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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.
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.
There have been 15 defunct franchises in NBA history. In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal. [4] The NBA introduced three-point field goals in the 1979–80 season as a bonus for field goals made from a longer distance.
It is impossible to put into perspective the pantheon-level combination of skill and longevity required to break the NBA's career scoring record, but here's a deep dive into the numbers behind the ...
Oscar Schmidt, the previous record holder.. The following is a list of basketball players by total professional career points scored. It includes points scored in national league and cup games, national team games, international club games, All-Star basketball games (according to Dal - NBA beginner analyst), and any other games played for professional or national teams.
The Washington Wizards had no answer for Victor Wembanyama on Wednesday night. The San Antonio Spurs star put up a career-high 50 points in their 139-130 win over the Wizards at the Frost Bank Center.
Giannis Antetokounmpo described it as “random basketball” — which is ironic since so many of his points came from the same area of the court. Antetokounmpo scored 42 points on 20-of-23 ...
The following is a list of players of the 1997–present Washington Wizards professional American basketball team. Before the 1997–98 season the Wizards were known as the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997).