Who has the best stats in NBA history?

NBA all-time stats leaders
  • Points. K. Abdul-Jabbar 38,387. LeBron James* 37,062. Karl Malone. 36,928. Kobe Bryant. 33,643. ...
  • Rebounds. W. Chamberlain 23,924. Bill Russell. 21,620. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 17,440. Elvin Hayes. 16,279. ...
  • Assists. John Stockton 15,806. Jason Kidd. 12,091. Chris Paul* 10,977. Steve Nash. 10,335. Mark Jackson.
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Who is the greatest 3 point shooter?

Top 1: Stephen Curry

There is no denying that Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter of all time. As of now, this great player holds the record for most 3-point conversions in a season with 402. Stephen Curry is also the player who holds the record for most 3-point field goals in an NBA Finals game.
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Who is better MJ or LeBron?

LeBron James' statistics indicate that he is a much better overall basketball player. While Jordan scored more overall, LeBron is a more efficient player, shooting better from two and three-point range. LeBron is also a much better passer and rebounder than Jordan ever was.
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Who is statistically the most clutch NBA player?

Most Clutch NBA Players of All Time
  • Most Clutch NBA Players of All Time. Michael Jordan defined clutch. ...
  • Bottom Line: Robert Horry. Robert Horry won seven rings. ...
  • Bottom Line: Ray Allen. ...
  • Bottom Line: John Havlicek. ...
  • Bottom Line: Stephen Curry. ...
  • Bottom Line: Shaquille O'Neal. ...
  • Bottom Line: James Worthy. ...
  • Bottom Line: Rick Barry.
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Can LeBron pass Kareem?

Games needed to pass Abdul-Jabbar: 49

James will enter the 2022-23 season projecting to need 49 games to pass Abdul-Jabbar's record. In 2021-22, the Lakers' 49th team game came on Jan. 27. Because he missed time due to injury, James didn't play his 49th game until March 13.
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10 Craziest Stat Lines In NBA History



Who hit the first 3 pointer in NBA history?

Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is credited with making the first three-point shot in NBA history on October 12, 1979.
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Who is the youngest NBA player to score 10000?

This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Becomes Youngest To Score 10,000 Points. Kobe Bryant is one of the most decorated scorers in the history of the NBA, finishing his career third on the all-time scoring list.
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Is LeBron the goat?

To many fans, especially the younger audiences, LeBron James is already the GOAT without the all-time record in points scored. But capturing that record would convince many more people that we are witnessing the best player ever because that is yet another unbreakable record to his name.
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Who is better Kobe or LeBron?

As far as free throw percentage, LeBron is a career 73.4% while Kobe is a career 83.7%. On the defensive end of the court, Kobe finished his career with 12 total selections on the NBA's All-Defensive team ( nine times on the all-defensive first team and three times on the all-defensive second team).
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Who has better stats LeBron or Kobe?

Rather surprisingly, Lebron edges out Kobe in every major statistical category, averaging 27.1 vs 25.0 PPG, 7.3 vs 5.2 RPG, 7.0 vs 4.7 APG, 1.6 vs 1.4 SPG, and 0.8 vs 0.5 BPG. Lebron's PPG advantage is magnified by the fact that he posts a True Shooting Percentage of 58.4%, as opposed to Kobe's 55%.
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Who is better Kobe or Jordan?

While we're giving Kobe the edge over Jordan on their head-to-head matchups, Jordan wins the conversation when it comes to career accolades. Bryant was a 5x NBA Champion while Jordan won 6 titles, including a 6-0 record in the Finals. Bryant, on the other hand, finished his career with a 5-2 record in the Finals.
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Who is the greatest shooter of all time?

Steph Curry made history Tuesday night at basketball's Mecca, hitting his 2,974th career three-pointer in a 105-96 win over the Knicks to pass Ray Allen for most all time. "I never wanted to call myself the greatest shooter until I got that record.
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Who has the most buzzer-beaters in NBA?

It is true to say that Michael Jordan is a world basketball legend. He pretty much broke a lot of NBA records, including the best player for the buzzer-beaters and most game winners in NBA history. Michael Jordan won a total of 9 game winning shots in his famous career, the most NBA buzzer beaters record.
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Who's more clutch LeBron or KD?

A statistic shows LeBron James is more clutch than Kevin Durant in the playoffs. LeBron James and Kevin Durant, both have ample playoff experience under their belts. While the comparison between the two had subsided for a while, it grew again during this postseason.
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Who is the king of basketball of all time?

1. Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is widely known as the game's greatest player—and for good reason. "MJ" accomplished everything possible in the game, piling up on the stats and awards.
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Who is better KD or LeBron?

LeBron's stats tell us that he is the better overall player. His rebounds and assists are both higher than Durant's, including his assists numbers that double KD. The shooting percentages are close, while the true shooting percentages are closer if you factor in the regular season.
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Who is the greatest Laker ever?

Kobe Bryant is the greatest player to have ever donned an LA Lakers jersey. Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Jerry West acknowledged him as the greatest LA Laker of all time. The late Kobe Bean Bryant is arguably one of the greatest players to have blessed an NBA court.
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Who is the Top 5 Best NBA players?

From The King to The Spider, here are the top 20 players in the NBA right now.
  1. 01 Joel Embiid. 1 / 20. ...
  2. 02 Kevin Durant. 2 / 20. ...
  3. 03 Giannis Antetokounmpo. 3 / 20. ...
  4. 04 LeBron James. USA Today Sports Images. ...
  5. 05 Stephen Curry. 5 / 20. ...
  6. 06 James Harden. 6 / 20. ...
  7. 07 Nikola Jokic. 7 / 20. ...
  8. 08 Ja Morant. 8 / 20.
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Does Michael Jordan think LeBron is better?

Michael Jordan said LeBron James could be as revered as him in 20 years. Some numbers and statistics don't lie, especially in surveys. So when the Harris Poll went out in 2009 and 2015 to ask Americans who they believed were the greatest athletes of all time, the results spoke for themselves.
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Which basketball player is the goat?

Who is the GOAT in the NBA? The most common (and correct) answer to this question is former Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan. 'Air Jordan' won no fewer than six NBA championships during his time with the Chicago Bulls, claiming the Finals MVP award on all six occasions.
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Why is corner 3 Easy?

That's why despite it being the easiest of the 3-pointers based on distance, players have to shoot from the corner quicker than they would from behind the arc, which is 23 feet, 9 inches from the center of the rim. Hornacek said he's always amazed at how many players are unprepared to take the corner 3.
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How good is LeBron really?

James has been the fifth best player in the NBA this year by all-in-one metric EPM. He's third in the league in scoring, top-20 in assists, top-30 in rebounds, top-10 in steals. He's having his most efficient scoring season since his last year with the Cavaliers by true shooing percentage.
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