Scoring 50 points in any game isn’t an easy feat much less putting up 50 (or more) in an NBA playoff game. Considering the thousands of NBA playoff games in the history of the league and the long list of […]
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The 15 players that scored the most points in a NBA playoff game
The NBA playoffs are the pinnacle of basketball competition. Every year, the best teams and players in the league compete in a grueling 7-game series to determine who will ultimately come out of the bracket to be crowned NBA Champions. […]
The 25 NBA players that have the most 40 point games in their careers
The NBA has been blessed with a plethora of prolific scorers that can heat up in an instant and dominate the game with the many ways they can put the ball in the basket. Whether it’s Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, […]
Will Nikola Jokic be the MVP again this season?
Nikola Jokić is having another amazing season playing as the center of the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference of the NBA. Jokić won the MVP award in back-to-back seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-22 It’s hard to believe but the […]
Here’s why Nikola Jokic is the best passing big man in NBA history
There have only been three players in NBA history to have won the regular season MVP award three times in a row. The last person to do it was Larry Bird in 1986 when he was playing for the Boston […]
The 27 players with the longest wingspans in NBA history
The NBA is the league of the giants. The game may not have been designed for players that are closer to the rim, but the advantage is clear. Not that taller players aren’t skilled or talented, but being born closer […]
The 33 best seven-footers to play in NBA history (and top 10!)
The NBA continues to become a position-less game, with 7-footers looking and playing much different than they did 10, 20, and 40 years ago. Today’s seven-footers are more likely to shoot a three point shot than Size is also the one […]
The 25 NBA players that have the most 30 point games in their careers
Most fans don’t realize how good NBA players really are. For 99% of the population, if they came across a no-name 15th man on an NBA roster, that player would be the most talented basketball player they ever came across. […]
Why Steph Curry Isn’t Considered “Dominant” Like Giannis, LeBron and KD?
If you’ve followed the NBA over the last few months, you know there’s been a lot of discussion about Steph Curry’s legacy, dominance and general placement (and position) in the halls of legends. There’s no discussion that Curry is one […]
The 50 Fastest Players to Score 20,000 NBA points (updated)
When LeBron James hit the 20,000 point milestone back in 2013, he became the youngest player to reach that milestone just 17 days after his 28th birthday. However “youngest” doesn’t mean that LeBron was also the fastest NBA player to score […]
Truly Unstoppable: These 17 players have the most consecutive games with 30+ points scored in NBA history
We throw around the word “unstoppable” a lot in the NBA but what does it mean to be truly unstoppable? In the history of the league, the NBA has had no shortage of explosive, dominant scorers. The NBA has seen […]
Streak of Streaks: The 5 really unbreakable records of the NBA
All sports abound with their own discussions and debates on which records and streaks are the most accomplished and deserving of the most critical acclaim and celebration, and basketball is certainly no different. There have been many spectacular statistics throughout […]
The 24 players that have scored the most points in the NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is coming up. Needless to say, the game will again be filled with the NBA’s best and brightest superstars. The game has featured some amazing highlights and high-level of play as the 24 best NBA players […]
James Harden making history, lifting Houston Rockets
No matter what you think of James Harden’s game, you have to admit he’s an amazing offensive player. The defending MVP, the beard has been exceptional on the offensive end; carrying the limping Rockets to contention and setting franchise and […]
Here’s the oldest NBA players to score 40, 50, 60 points (or more) in a game
Don’t get it twisted, old NBA players are still supremely talented. Even when they’re past their prime, don’t think you’d start dominating them at your local YMCA. Even a recently-retired NBA player could easily score 50 points on you without […]
A list of 42 official rule changes inspired (or forced) by NBA players
When James Naismith came up with the idea of basketball, he was concerned about how to actually make a game that was fun and competitive from the ground level. He wasn’t thinking of giant men hanging out by the basket, […]
NBA MVP Criteria: How the NBA should choose MVP based on past winners
Throughout NBA history, there have been 63 MVPs and only six times has the winner of the award lead a team with winning percentage less than .600. Looking at all 60+ MVP award winners since the league started handing out […]
SLAM List: The 100 best NBA players of all-time (2018 full list)
In late February 2018, SLAM Magazine published out their top 100 NBA basketball players of all-time in their latest issue. Obviously, the list caused controversy, as most lists do, but this particular list seemed to rankle more than usual. The […]
These NBA players are the youngest and fastest to score 25,000 points
As we’ve discussed in previous scoring milestone posts, the youngest to score X amount of points doesn’t mean that they’re the fastest to that same point milestone. The youngest to 20,000, 25,000 or 30,000 points depends on so many different […]
LeBron James is youngest, but not fastest NBA player to score 30,000 points
At just 33 years old, LeBron James will become the youngest player to the 30,000 point plateau when he adds the 7 points against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. The milestone came after scoring 18 points in a historic 148-124 […]
