What is the top 5 NBA scorers of all time?

Who are the NBA's all-time scoring leaders?
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar : 38,387.
  • LeBron James: 37,062.
  • Karl Malone: 36,928.
  • Kobe Bryant: 33,643.
  • Michael Jordan: 32,292.
  • Dirk Nowitzki: 31,560.
  • Wilt Chamberlain: 31,419.
  • Shaquille O'Neal: 28,596.
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Who is the top 5 scorers in NBA history?

Top scorers in NBA history (regular season and playoffs combined): LeBron James is No. 1
  1. LeBron James: 46,021 points. ...
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 44,149 points. ...
  3. Karl Malone: 41,689 points. ...
  4. Kobe Bryant: 39,283 points. ...
  5. Michael Jordan: 38,279 points. ...
  6. Dirk Nowitzki: 35,223 points. ...
  7. Wilt Chamberlain: 35,026 points.
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Is LeBron the all time leading scorer?

With a fallaway 15-footer in the final seconds of the third quarter against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday night. The media could not be played. With that, Kareem's near 39-year run as the NBA's all-time leading scorer ends.
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Who is a better scorer LeBron or Jordan?

James has one season scoring title to his name (2008), compared to Jordan who has a staggering 10 season scoring titles. Jordan averaged 30.1 points per game in his career, the highest mark in NBA history. James is fifth on that list with 27.23 points per game, behind Kevin Durant's 27.28.
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How close is LeBron to passing Kareem?

Despite missing 11 games this season, James has already blown past Abdul-Jabbar's point total during his entire 20th and final season. James has scored 1,326 points in 44 games in 2022-23; Abdul-Jabbar scored 748 for the 1988-89 season.
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Who is the greatest 3 point shooter of all time?

The all-time leader in three-pointers made, Curry changed the game with his shooting prowess and ability to hit jumpers from 35 feet out, off the dribble, with defenders in his face, whatever.
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Who scored 73 points in an NBA game?

Draymond delivers honest truth about Warriors' mediocrity. The next non-Chamberlain 70-point game after Baylor's came in April 1978 when David Thompson poured in 73 points with the Denver Nuggets. That was followed by The Admiral, former San Antonio Spurs big man David Robinson, in April 1994 with a 71-point game.
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Where does Steph Curry rank in all time scoring?

Steph Curry is currently ranked 47th on the all-time scoring list with 20,064 points. Ahead of him is Joe Johnson with 20,407.
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Has any NBA player scored 69 points?

On March 28th, 1990, Jordan's Chicago Bulls were playing against the Cleveland Cavaliers when he got hammered by Cleveland's defense. His reaction to the foul was as expected. He went on a tear and ended up scoring an incredible 69 points.
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Who scored 1000 points the fastest in the NBA?

On Friday, Williamson scored his 1,000th NBA point. He became the fastest player to achieve the feat since Blake Griffin did it during his rookie year.
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How many 60 point games does LeBron have?

How many 60-point games does LeBron James have? James has only one 60-point performance throughout his career. The 61-point game against Charlotte Bobcats on Mar. 3, 2014.
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Who is the fastest NBA player to reach 10000 points?

When Embiid converted a three-point play with 7:34 remaining in the first quarter, he eclipsed 10,000 points in his career. He became the fastest player in franchise history to reach the milestone, getting there in 373 games, five fewer than Allen Iverson.
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Who is the best dunker ever?

Without further ado, here are the top five dunkers in NBA history.
  • Vince Carter. No doubt, Vince Carter is the best dunker in NBA history by a mile. ...
  • Michael Jordan. The greatest player to ever grace an NBA court, Michael Jordan, was a phenomenal dunker. ...
  • Lebron James. ...
  • Julius Erving. ...
  • Dominique Wilkins.
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Who is the greatest point guard ever?

Today, we start with the players we consider to be the best point guards who ever played basketball, led off by the unforgettable Magic Johnson.
  1. Magic Johnson. ...
  2. Oscar Robertson. ...
  3. Stephen Curry. ...
  4. Jerry West. ...
  5. Isiah Thomas. ...
  6. Chris Paul. ...
  7. John Stockton. ...
  8. Steve Nash.
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Who is best basketball player?

2022: Ranking the top 20 NBA players right now
  1. 01 Giannis Antetokounmpo. 1 / 20. ...
  2. 02 Kevin Durant. 2 / 20. ...
  3. 03 Stephen Curry. 3 / 20. ...
  4. 04 Nikola Jokic. 4 / 20. ...
  5. 05 Joel Embiid. 5 / 20. ...
  6. 06 Jayson Tatum. 6 / 20. ...
  7. 07 Luka Dončić 7 / 20. ...
  8. 08 LeBron James. USA Today Sports Images.
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How many 3s has Shaq made?

Throughout the course of his 19-year NBA career, O'Neal attempted 22 three-pointers. He made just one.
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Who is the fastest NBA player to 25000 points?

In terms of total games played, Durant is the seventh-fastest player to 25,000 points in his 922nd game. Only Wilt Chamberlain (691), Michael Jordan (782), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (889), LeBron James (915), Oscar Robertson (917), and Jerry West (920) got there faster.
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What game will LeBron break record?

Based solely on James averaging 30.0 points per game this season, it would take another two games for him to score his 38,388th career point. That puts him on pace to score the historic bucket on Feb. 9 against the Milwaukee Bucks at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Will Steph Curry break all-time scoring record?

Curry would have to average approximately 29.9 points per game for the next seven seasons, assuming he plays all 82 games each regular season. At that pace, the two-time scoring champ would theoretically break James' record sometime during his 21st and age-41 season in 2029-30.
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Who has the most 70 point games?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 70+ points in a season, with 3 games in 1962-63 and in 1961-62.
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Did LeBron ever play 82 games?

LeBron James played all 82 games for the first time in his career. At the same time he became the oldest player ever to lead the NBA in total minutes played! No signs of slowing down. Rod Ervin Abundo and 7,244 others like this.
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