Who scored the most points of all-time?

LeBron James has scored the most points
points
Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point). If a player makes a field goal from within the three-point line, the player scores two points.
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in NBA history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
He was named to three NBA anniversary teams (35th, 50th, and 75th). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was called the greatest basketball player of all time by Pat Riley, Isiah Thomas, and Julius Erving. Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA's career scoring leader from 1984 to 2023.
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held the top-scoring record from 1984 to 2023. Wilt Chamberlain held the top-scoring record from 1966 to 1984.
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How many points is LeBron away from 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. “It's just amazing to watch him.
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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.
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Has any player scored 3000 points in a season?

Wilt Chamberlain unsurprisingly holds the record for most points scored in a season with 4,029, which he did back in 1961-62 with the Philadelphia Warriors. Michael Jordan is the only other player to score at least 3,000 in a season, a feat Chamberlain accomplished three times.
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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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How LeBron Scored The Most Points In NBA History



What NBA player scored 73 points in a game?

Nuggets 360: David Thompson on scoring 73 points | NBA.com.
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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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Did LeBron pass up Kareem?

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the No. 1 spot on the NBA's all-time regular-season scoring list (38,387 points) on Tuesday. James previously broke the record for most total points — regular season and playoffs — in February 2022, and on Jan.
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Who has a winning record against LeBron?

Paul Pierce has the most career wins versus LeBron James, with 21 wins.
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Who has dropped 70 points in an NBA game?

Elgin Baylor was the first NBA player to have a 70-point game when he had a 71-point, 25-rebound effort as a member of the Lakers in November 1960. Chamberlain broke Baylor's record the following year with his 78-point game, which actually came in a loss to Baylor, who scored 63 points in the matchup, and the Lakers.
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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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Did Kareem make a 3 pointer?

Kareem, on the other hand, only made one 3-point shot - ever. The 3-point line didn't even exist until midway through his career.
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Who is the 2 highest goal scorer?

Two-time Olympic gold medallist and World Cup winner Abby Wambach of the USA is second with 184 goals, followed by her compatriot Mia Hamm in third.
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Who is the top 5 scorers in NBA history?

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 scored 69 points in the NBA?

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 has dropped 60 points in a NBA game?

Only six players have scored 60 or more points on more than one occasion: Wilt Chamberlain (32 times), Kobe Bryant (6 times), Michael Jordan (4 times), James Harden (4 times), Damian Lillard (4 times), and Elgin Baylor (3 times).
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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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Who is #1 in the NBA?

01 Giannis Antetokounmpo

But after averaging 33.9 points, 14.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists in a seven-game series against the Celtics, Antetokounmpo reminded us that he's the league's alpha right now.
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Who are the goats in NBA?

GOAT debate cheat sheet: Where NBA legends rank No. 1
  • LeBron James. Most All-NBA selections: Passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant and stands at No. ...
  • Michael Jordan. ...
  • Wilt Chamberlain. ...
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. ...
  • Bill Russell. ...
  • Magic Johnson. ...
  • Kobe Bryant. ...
  • Tim Duncan.
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Who is the greatest NBA basketball player 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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What is LeBron James career high?

61 – Most points LeBron James scored in an NBA game

That surpassed his previous career high of 56 points scored during his second NBA season, March 20, 2005, during a loss at Toronto. That 56 was a Cavs record until Kyrie Irving scored 57 against the Spurs in 2015.
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Has anyone made 100 points in the NBA?

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks.
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