Who Has Scored The Most Points In NBA History?

We all know that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. But did you know that he also holds the record for the most points scored in NBA history?

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the top 10 scorers in NBA history, and see how MJ stacks up against the competition.

Introduction

Basketball is a sport that is enjoyed by people all over the world. It is a sport that is played by two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. The objective of the game is to score points by shooting a ball through a hoop called a basket. The team that scores the most points in a game wins.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. The NBA was founded in 1946 and consists of 30 teams. These teams are divided into two conferences, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Each conference has three divisions, and each division has five teams.

The NBA season runs from October to June, and each team plays 82 games. The playoff tournament determines the NBA champion.

The player who has scored the most points in NBA history is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He played 20 seasons in the NBA and retired in 1989 with 38,387 points scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points. Abdul-Jabbar, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, scored his record-breaking point on April 5, 1984, in a game against the Utah Jazz. Karl Malone is second on the list with 36,928 points, followed by LeBron James with 34,241 points.

Karl Malone

Karl Malone is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1985 to 2002, primarily with the Utah Jazz. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. He was a member of the 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team (“The Dream Team”), which won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain.

Malone also played for the Los Angeles Lakers and briefly with the Dallas Mavericks. He retired as a player in 2005, but returned that year as head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team. He resigned due to health reasons in 2007.

Career achievements and highlights include being a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a 14-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team. He is also one of only two players to receive five MVP awards; the other is Bill Russell. Malone averaged a double-double for his career with 14,968 points and 10,437 rebounds, which ranks him second all time in both points and rebounds behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.* He holds numerous individual scoring records, including most points scored in a single season (3,629), most consecutive games played with at least 20 points scored (135), most seasons leading his league in scoring average (seven), most free throws attempted in a season (1,163) and most free throws attempted in a career (9,)686).

* As of February 2019

LeBron James

As of the end of the 2019-2020 regular season, LeBron James has scored a total of 34,241 points in his NBA career. This puts him at number one on the all-time scoring list, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34,208 points). Abdul-Jabbar had held the top spot since 1974.

James is currently in his 17th season in the NBA and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in basketball history and seems poised to maintain his spot at the top of the scoring list for many years to come.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant offensive player who could score as well as anyone and was also a superb defensive player. During his career, he won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player five times.

In total, Jordan scored 32,292 points in his NBA career, which is the most of anyone in history. He averaged 30.1 points per game over his 15-year career, which is also the most of anyone in history.

Kobe Bryant is second on the all-time scoring list with 33,643 points. LeBron James is third with 34,241 points. Karl Malone is fourth with 36,928 points and Dirk Nowitzki is fifth with 31,560 points.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant, who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 33,643 points. He is also the league’s all-time leading scorer in the playoffs with 5,640 points.

Bryant is a five-time NBA champion and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. He was selected to the NBA All-Star team 18 times and was named to the All-NBA team 15 times. He was also named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2008.

Bryant retired from the NBA in 2016.

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the most points scored in an NBA game with 100. He accomplished this feat in 1962 during a game against the New York Knicks. In the history of the NBA, only one other player has scored more than 70 points in a single game. That player is Kobe Bryant, who scored 81 points in 2006 against the Toronto Raptors.

Conclusion

Michael Jordan is the clear leader in points scored in NBA history. He played in 1,072 games and amassed 32,292 total points. His career scoring average was 30.12 points per game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is second on the list with 38,387 total points, although he played 1,560 games for a career average of 24.6 points per game. Karl Malone is third, with 36,928 total points in 1,476 games for an average of 25 points per game.