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F Last game of the season; George Gervin scored 63 on the same night to win the scoring title by a .07 margin. G Set a then-record for points in a game. H Last game of regular season to win a scoring title over Shaquille O'Neal. I Scored 13 points in OT. J Youngest player to score at least 60 points in a game. K 8 points in overtime. OT victory ...
Only player to score 15+ points in every game, post-season career (min. 25 games) Michael Jordan (179 games) Only player to record consecutive 50-point games, post-season career; Michael Jordan scored 50 and 55 points in Games 1 and 2 of the 1988 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers). [34]
The National Basketball Association's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1968–69 season, after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead. [2]
Kobe Bryant drives around Raptors forward Matt Bonner on his way to scoring 81 points, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, on Jan. 22, 2006. Kobe Bryant (81 points on Jan. 22, 2006)
Only players to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season; Wes Unseld and Wilt Chamberlain [17] [18] Only player to win the Scoring Title and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season; Michael Jordan, 1987–88 [19] Only players to win Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year Awards; Mike Miller and Malcolm Brogdon [20]
It was previously in a 2–3–2 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in games 1, 2, 6, and 7) during 1949, 1953–1955, and 1985–2013, [9] [10] in a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format in 1956 and 1971, [11] [12] and in a 1–2–2–1–1 format in 1975 and 1978.
The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
The only player to record a 50+ point triple-double in a playoff game is Russell Westbrook, who scored 51 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and dealing out 13 assists. The only players to score 50 or more points in a playoff game seven are Stephen Curry , who scored 50 points against the Sacramento Kings on April 30, 2023, and Jayson Tatum ...