in the entire history of the nba who scored the most points in a single game?
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Chamberlain holds the single-game scoring record, having scored 100 points in a game in 1962.
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Harden now has five career games in which he has scored 50 points and finished with a triple-double, the most in NBA history. According to Basketball Reference, Russell Westbrook (3), Elgin Baylor (2) and Wilt Chamberlain (2) are the only other players who have done it multiple times.
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['Oscar Robertson.', 'Mitch Richmond. ... ', 'Tiny Archibald. ... ', 'Chris Webber. Webber averaged 23.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in 377 games with the Kings. ... ', 'Sam Lacey. Lacey appeared in 888 games with the franchise. ... ']
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Wilt Chamberlain, Warriors (13), Lakers (13) and 76ers (13) Wilt Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to have his jersey retired by three teams.
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Rasheed Wallace: 317 technical fouls Rasheed Wallace may be more synonymous with the technical foul than any player in NBA history.
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Ossie Schectman, who scored the first basket in NBA history, has died. Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox. Schectman was 94 years old.
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Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz: 292. Rudy Gobert just broke Dwight Howard record for most dunks in a season.
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The all-time leading scorer in NBA history is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored a total of 38,388 career points. As of March 10, 2020, the active NBA player with the most career points scored is LeBron James.
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Magic Johnson has the highest per game wins on the list—only Larry Bird and LeBron James come close.
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The longest game in NBA history was played on January 6, 1951 between the Indianapolis Olympians and the Rochester Royals. After 78 minutes of gameplay and a record 6 overtimes, the longest basketball game concluded with a relatively low score of 75-73 in favor of the Olympians.
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The most points scored in NBA All-Star games is 385, by LeBron James (USA) over 16 games between 20 February 2005 and 16 February 2020.
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Anthony Davis currently holds the record with 52 points. Before him, it was Wilt Chamberlain (42) who had scored the most points in an All-Star Game, set way back in 1962.
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Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season. He also holds the rookie records for points per game when he averaged 37.6 points in the 1959–60 season.
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LeBron James – 110 LeBron James is the all-time leader in 30+ point games in the playoffs with just 1 over Michael Jordan.
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['Boston Celtics - 17. 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008.', 'Los Angeles Lakers - 16. ... ', 'Golden State Warriors - 6. ... ', 'Chicago Bulls - 6. ... ', 'San Antonio Spurs - 5. ... ', 'Philadelphia 76ers - 3. ... ', 'Detroit Pistons - 3. ... ', 'Miami Heat - 3.']
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Bill Russell holds the record for the most championships won by a player in NBA history with 11. Russell played his entire career with the Celtics and won the NBA title in all but two years he played.
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In 17 total matchups, Olajuwon was never outscored in a game by any of those three. During this two-year period, Olajuwon was at the peak of his powers. Offensively and defensively, it was the highest level any center has ever reached. That is why Hakeem Olajuwon is the best center who ever played the game.