Who Lead The Nba In Scoring?
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The answer may surprise you!
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Soon after his birth, his parents moved the family to Wilmington, North Carolina. Jordan’s father, James Jordan, was a mechanic while his mother, Deloris, worked at a bank. Jordan has two older brothers, Larry and James, and one sister, Deloris. Jordan’s brothers used to play basketball with him in the driveway of their house.
Regular Season
In the regular season, Jordan averaged a league leading 30.4 points per game (ppg) on 52.5% shooting from the field, 6.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in 37.1 minutes of action. He led the Bulls to a 47–35 record and the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls were matched up against the third seeded Milwaukee Bucks, who swept them in four games.
Playoffs
In the playoffs, Jordan scored an NBA record 38.0 points per game while also averaging 7.5 rebound and 6.3 assists per game. He led the Bulls to their first ever NBA Championship and was named the Finals MVP. In the following two seasons, Jordan again lead the Bulls to NBA Championships and was again named Finals MVP (becoming the first player ever to win the award in back-to-back years). After a brief retirement, Jordan returned to basketball in 2001 and played for the Washington Wizards for two seasons. During his time with the Wizards, he became only the third player in NBA history to score over 30,000 career points.
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain is one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Chamberlain holds the record for the most points scored in a game, with 100. He also holds the record for the most points scored in a season, with 4,029.
Regular Season
Wilt Chamberlain holds numerous NBA records that may never be broken. In the 1961-62 season, Chamberlain became the first and only player to score 3,000 points in a season. He averaged 50.4 points per game that season, which is still an NBA record. He also set records for most points in a game (100), most points in a half (61) and most field goals made in a game (36).
Playoffs
In the 1967 NBA Playoffs, Chamberlain again faced Bill Russell and the Celtics in the Eastern Division Finals. The 76ers won Game 1, 120–112, in overtime, but the Celtics swept the next four games. In Game 7, played at the Boston Garden, Chamberlain was held to 10 points in the first half and finished with just 18 points and 22 rebounds as the Sixers lost by a score of 109–103.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers during his 20-year career in the league. Abdul-Jabbar was a six-time NBA champion, a 19-time All-Star, and the league’s MVP on six occasions.
Regular Season
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in the NBA for 20 seasons, winning six championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. During that time, he established himself as one of the greatest players in history, finishing his career as the league’s all-time leading scorer.
In his first 10 seasons, Abdul-Jabbar averaged 30 or more points per game eight times. He reached the 40-point mark on 13 occasions, and scored 50 or more points 19 times. His career high came in a February 1971 game against the New York Knicks, when he scored 55 points.
Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring average peaked at 34.8 points per game in the 1971-72 season, which was also his first championship season with the Lakers. He averaged at least 30 points per game 11 times in his career, and finished with a career average of 24.6 points per game.
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in the NBA for 20 seasons, winning six championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points. Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA First Team, and a 11-time member of the All-Defensive First Team. He was also the Rookie of the Year in 1969. In 1996, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
LeBron James
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history. James has led the league in scoring on four occasions and has been voted NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times.
Regular Season
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history. James has won four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, two NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA championship, and was selected to 13 NBA All-Star teams and 10 All-NBA first teams.
In his 17 seasons in the NBA, LeBron James has played for three teams: the Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010), Miami Heat (2010–2014), and Los Angeles Lakers (2014–present). He has been to nine Finals and won three championships, all with the Cavaliers. In July 2018, he signed with the Lakers.
Playoffs
In his first season with the Lakers, James led the team to a 34–20 record and the fifth seed in the Western Conference during the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened regular season. In the playoffs, the Lakers were defeated in six games by the eventual champion, the Detroit Pistons. James averaged 25.8 points on 48.5 percent shooting, as well as 8.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game in his playoff debut with Los Angeles. He became one of only four players in NBA history to average at least 25 points, eight rebounds, and six assists per game in their playoff debut with a new team.
