Point (basketball)
Points in
basketball are used to keep track of the score in a match. Points can be accumulated by making a
field goal (2 points), a
three-point field goal (3 points) or
free throws (1 point).
The team that has recorded the most points at the end a game is declared that game's winner.
* Most points in a career:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 pts)
[http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_all_time_leaders/AllTimeLeadersPTSQuery.html?topic=4&stat=1]* Highest career points per game:
Michael Jordan (30.12 ppg)
[http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_all_time_leaders/AllTimeLeadersPPGQuery.html?topic=4&stat=0]* Most points by a player in an
NBA game: 100 by
Wilt Chamberlain.
[http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_points.html]* Most points averaged by a player in one season: 50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62)
[http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_points.html]* Most points by a player in one season: 4,029 by Wilt Chamberlain (1961-1962)
[http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_points.html]
