Point (basketball)

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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. If the player makes a field goal from beyond the three-point line, the player scores three points. The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner.

NBA[]

Regular season[]

• Most career points: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 pts)^[1]
• Highest career scoring average: Michael Jordan (30.12 ppg)^[2]
• Most points scored in a season: 4,029 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961–62)^[3]
• Highest seasonal scoring average: 50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961–62)^[3]
• Most points in one game: 100 by Wilt Chamberlain (3/2/1962 vs. New York Knicks)^[3]
• Most points in one half, regular season: 59 by Wilt Chamberlain^[3]
• Most points in one quarter, regular season: 37 by Klay Thompson^[3]
• Most points in one overtime period, regular season: 16 by Gilbert Arenas

Playoffs[]

• Most career points, Playoffs: LeBron James (7,491)
• Highest career scoring average, Playoffs: Michael Jordan (33.4)
• Most points in one game, Playoffs: Michael Jordan (63, 4/20/1986 vs. Boston Celtics [2OT])
• Most points in one half, Playoffs: Sleepy Floyd (39, Golden State Warriors vs. L.A. Lakers)
• Most points in one quarter, Playoffs: Sleepy Floyd (29, Golden State Warriors vs. L.A. Lakers)
• Most points in one overtime period, Playoffs: Stephen Curry (17, 5/9/16 vs. Portland Trail Blazers)
• Most points in one game, Finals: Elgin Baylor (61, 4/14/1962 vs. Boston Celtics)
• Most points in one half, Finals: Michael Jordan (35, 6/3/1992 vs. Portland Trail Blazers)

U.S. college[]

• Most points in one game: 138 points by Grinnell's Jack Taylor on November 20, 2012
• Highest career scoring average: Pete Maravich (44.2ppg)

See also[]

• List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game
• List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game
• List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages
• List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders

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