Which NBA Franchise Has the Most Scoring Titles?
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The Los Angeles Lakers have the most scoring titles in NBA history with 31. The Boston Celtics are second with 21, followed by the Chicago Bulls with 17.
Intro
The NBA has been home to some of the greatest scorers in basketball history. From Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to LeBron James, there have been plenty of players who have been able to put the ball in the basket better than anyone else in the league.
But which NBA franchise has produced the most scoring champions? That’s what we’re here to find out.
To do that, we’ve compiled a list of all the franchises that have had at least one player win the scoring title. We’ve also tracked how many times each franchise has had a player win the title, as well as what percentage of seasons each franchise has had a player win the title.
The Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics have the most scoring titles in NBA history with 19. The Los Angeles Lakers are second with 16, followed by the Chicago Bulls with six.
The Celtics have also had the most individual scoring champions in NBA history, with 11 different players winning a total of 19 titles. The Lakers are second with 10 different players winning 16 titles, followed by the Bulls with five different players winning six titles.
The streak of five consecutive seasons with a Celtics player leading the league in scoring came to an end in 2006-07 when Kobe Bryant of the Lakers won his fourth scoring title. Celtics legend Bob Cousy is the only player in NBA history to win six consecutive scoring titles, doing so from 1953-54 to 1958-59.
The Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers have the most scoring titles in the NBA, with 31. Kobe Bryant has the most scoring titles of any player, with 10.
The San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs have the most scoring titles in NBA history with six. George Gervin won four scoring titles while playing for the Spurs, while David Robinson and Kawhi Leonard each won one. The Spurs have also had the most players win the scoring title of any franchise, with seven. The only other franchise with more than three is the Philadelphia 76ers, who have had four players win a scoring title.
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors have the most scoring titles in NBA history with 10. The Warriors are followed by the Los Angeles Lakers with 9 and the Boston Celtics with 8. The Warriors’ 10 scoring titles are tied for the second-most in NBA history with the Lakers. Michael Jordan is the only player in NBA history to win more scoring titles than the Warriors, with 11.
Conclusion
The Boston Celtics have the most scoring titles in NBA history with 18. The Los Angeles Lakers are a close second with 16. The two teams have dominated the league for decades, and it’s no surprise that they’ve also dominated the scoring title race. Other franchises with a significant number of scoring titles include the Philadelphia 76ers (9), the Detroit Pistons (7), and the New York Knicks (6).
