NBA: records on points for career

The National Basketball Association is the most popular and profitable professional basketball league in the world. The tournament, in which the clubs of the USA and Canada play, annually collects millions of fans from all over the world from the TV screens. The association exists since 1946, to become a champion in this league is a truly outstanding achievement for every athlete, comparable to getting into the Guinness Book of Records.

Now in the NBA 30 teams divided into two conferences on a geographical basis - Western and Eastern. For the season, each team holds 82 games, so there is more than enough time to show their skills.

Absolute record holder

The best sniper in the history of the NBA - the center "Milwaukee Bucks" and "Los Angeles Lakers" Karim Abdul-Jabbar. His career began in 1969 in a team from Wisconsin, and 75 moved to the City of Angels, where he achieved major success in the NBA. Records, set by him in the 70's, are not beaten until now.

During his career, Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points. To this he has left 1,560 matches. Thus, the average performance was 24.6 points per game. The makings of the future basketball star from Karim appeared at birth - the height of the baby was 57.2 cm with a weight of almost 6 kilograms.

Impressive list of his personal achievements in the NBA. Records individual Abdul-Jabbar seem incredible - 60.4 percent of hits from the game. This figure was established in the "Lakers" in the 1979/80 season. During his career, Karim became the champion of the National Basketball Association six times, was acknowledged as the most valuable player of the NBA as many times, held the title of leader of the regular blockbuster championship for four seasons, in 76 he became the best in selection. In both teams, in which Abdul-Jabbar played, he is numbered 33.

Interestingly, at his birth he was called Ferdinand Lewis Alsindor Jr.. He changed his name to 24, after the adoption of Islam. In this his fate is similar to the life of the famous boxer Muhammad Ali.

After finishing his professional career, Karim began acting in films. He made his debut in the movie "The Game of Death," while speaking in the NBA. It is noteworthy that the main role in this picture belongs to Bruce Lee, who did not live to see the premiere. The release of the film was timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of his death.

Abdul-Jabbar played a total of more than 20 full-length films. The last - the television series "Guys with children" - was released in theaters only recently, in 2012.

Number 2

The second line in the ranking of NBA record-breakers on scored points is occupied by the player who also completed his career. Carl Malone played for Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers from 1985 to 2004. By the way, five of the seven best snipers of the NBA records on points were established as part of the team from the city of Angels.

Karl Malone played in the position of a heavy striker. The main task of such a player is to select the ball in attack and defense. For 19 years of professional career, Malone managed to earn 36,928 points. However, he spent almost 100 games less than Abdul-Jabbar, so his average performance for the match is higher - 25 points per game.

Karl owns another absolute record - the number of executed and implemented free throws. They got 9 787. That's really who really has iron nerves.

In the third position

On the third line of our rating player, whose professional career ended just a few days ago. This is Kobe Bryant. For 20 years he did not betray one of the strongest clubs in the league "Los Angeles Lakers." Two-meter basketball player nicknamed Black Mamba has long been dreaming of entering the history of the NBA. The records of this athlete are as follows. To date, on the account of Bryant 33 643 points.

His career he completed in the spring of 2016 on a positive note. In the last match with "Utah" Bryant scored 60 points. In general, gaining many points per match is one of its main advantages. On this indicator, he is second in the association - in 2006, in a game against the Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant earned 81 points.

High scores for the game

During one match, the most famous basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain, earned the most points. The peak of his career fell on the 60-70's. Having started playing in Philadelphia, he ended his career, like most stars, in Los Angeles, becoming a two-time NBA champion. Records on points for the match, he can safely take himself into the asset.

The most notable was the season of 1961-62. Chamberlain scored 100 points in one game, issued a series of 35 shots without a single miss, and for 80 games in the season scored 4 029 points. In the NBA, records on rebounds belong to him. During his career Chamberlain made 23 942 successful selection.

In the list of snipers of the National Basketball Association Chamberlain on the 5th line, for his career he earned 31 419 points. Like Abdul-Jabbar, after finishing his professional career in sports, he went to the movies. In the film "Conan the Destroyer" in 1984 Chamberlain has one of the main roles - Bombats.

His Air

Perhaps many were surprised, but where in this ranking, perhaps, the most famous basketball player of the planet - Michael Jordan? The attacking defender "Chicago Bulls" and "Washington Wizards", nicknamed "His Air" the 4th line.

Jordan earned not so much as the troika of winners - 32,292 points, but at the same time spent an order of fewer matches - only 1,072. So on average for the game this player remains the most productive in the NBA. Records on points for career Michael Jordan began to put in his youth, eventually achieving a score of 30.1 points per game, to the envy of opponents.

In 2009, Jordan received a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame for outstanding achievements - two-time Olympic champion, 6-time NBA champion, 14 times participated in the match of all stars. He is rightly considered one of the best defenders in the world basketball history, who played a key role in the fact that today it is one of the most popular sports on the planet.

The record can still be beaten

Of the active NBA players, whose records have not yet been finalized, German Dirk Nowitzki stands apart . This is the best sniper in the history of the league among Europeans and white basketball players. After all, all the athletes, which we talked about earlier, African Americans.

Nowitzki stands for the "Dallas Mavericks" team and is on the 6th position in the list of the best snipers of the NBA. His career in the league he started in 1999, the team has not changed since then. Already earned 29 491 points, but, unlike previous heroes, still continuing his career, despite his age - he is 38 years old.

It was the outstanding game of Nowitzki that became the defining factor, thanks to which "Dallas" won the National Basketball Association title in 2011 for the first time in its history. In the final series he was recognized as the most valuable player. This is a universal heavy forward, with a good set throw from both the short and long range.

Record players among active players

Another basketball player, and today continues to set records in the NBA, remains LeBron James. Light forward, "Cleveland" and "Miami Heat" has already recorded on his account 26 833 points, an average of 27.2 per game. It is not going to stop on what has been achieved. Especially in the last season he became the NBA champion in the "Cleveland Cavaliers" for the 3 rd time for his career.

Given his age (he is only 31 years old), he is quite capable if not to break Abdul-Jabbar's record, then settle down in the top three. While James is the 11th line.

Next to him is another eminent basketball player, 5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan, playing for the "San Antonio Spurs". He earned only a few hundred points less than James, but his age (Duncan is 40) says that he will soon have to complete his professional career.

The most effective position

If you analyze the list of the 50 most effective NBA players in positions, then an interesting pattern emerges. It's not possible to determine which positions in the NBA are most often set. The fact is that exactly 11 athletes had the main role of a light striker, a heavy striker, a center and attacking defender. That is, there is not even a minimum advantage in any of the positions.

In disgrace, for understandable reasons, there are only playing guardians, since they are the least likely at the cutting edge of the attack. Only 6 representatives of this role fell into the coveted rating, the most productive of them - Oscar Robertson - is on the 12th place, his career fell on the 60-70's.