Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored more points than any NBA player ever – and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar may have set the record for most kinds of post-basketball success, from doing fight scenes with Bruce Lee to writing on the reboot of Veronica Mars.

Wilt Chamberlain

The record number of points scored in one NBA game by a single player, set by Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors on March 2, 1962.

Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain

Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain hold the record for most points scored in a single NBA Finals game with 61 points.

Lebron James

Lebron James became the first player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, assist on 9,000 baskets, and get 2,000 steals.

Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain

Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain had scored more points in NBA history.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant scores 81 points in an NBA game.

Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant

Only Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant have scored more points than David Thompson in one NBA game.

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain

Only Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain have scored more points in a team’s first 2 games in NBA history (sic).

Kobe Bryant (33,643)

Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time points leader with 38,387 points, followed by Karl Malone (36,928) and Kobe Bryant (33,643) with Michael Jordan one place ahead of James at 32,292.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan scored 23 consecutive points, setting an NBA record at the time.

only Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor

At the time only Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor had ever scored more points in an NBA game.

Abdul-Jabbar

Abdul-Jabbar scored the highest number of points in NBA history and has played the most number of games by any player and if Ali had done nothing thereafter, Ali’d still rank as one of the greatest athletes ever.

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Square Pass: passings to a teammate running nearby. Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored the most number of points in a single NBA game, giving Wilt Chamberlain's team 100 of the total 169 scored against the New York Knicks in March 2, 1962.

James Harden

James Harden became the first player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a single season against all 29 other teams.

Only Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant

Only Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant have scored more points in an NBA game.

Michael Jordan, and Shaquille O’Neal

Two games where LeBron James recorded back-to-back 40+ points game, joining Jerry West, Rick Barry, Michael Jordan, and Shaquille O’Neal as the only players to accomplish the feat in NBA history.

Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James

Only two players in NBA history—Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James—scored more points in their first 300 contests.

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one shy of the NBA All-Star Game record, and the Western Conference beat the East 163-158 on Sunday night.

only Kobe Bryant and Klay Thompson

In the last quarter century—or pre-Wilt—in the NBA, only Kobe Bryant and Klay Thompson scored more points in the first half of a game.

Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant 6 times (32 times) ()

In NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain (32 times) and Kobe Bryant (6 times) have scored more than 60 points in more games than Lillard.