Biggest score in the NBA. NBA records

The most popular and profitable professional basketball league in the world. The tournament, in which clubs from the USA and Canada play, annually attracts millions of fans from all over the world to their television screens. The association has existed since 1946; becoming a record holder in this league is a truly outstanding achievement for every athlete, comparable to being included in the Guinness Book of Records.

There are currently 30 teams in the NBA, divided into two conferences based on geography - Western and Eastern. Each team plays 82 matches per season, so there is more than enough time to show their skills.

Absolute record holder

The best scorer in NBA history is Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He began his career in 1969 with a team from the state of Wisconsin, and in 75 he moved to the City of Angels, where he achieved major success in the NBA. The records he set in the 70s have not yet been broken.

During his career, Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points. It took him 1,560 matches. Thus, the average performance was 24.6 points per game. Karim had the makings of a future basketball star at birth - the baby’s height was 57.2 cm and weighed almost 6 kilograms.

The list of his personal achievements in the NBA is impressive. Abdul-Jabbar's individual records seem incredible - 60.4 percent field goals. This figure was achieved with the Lakers in the 1979/80 season. During his career, Karim became the champion of the National Basketball Association 6 times, was recognized as the most valuable player of the NBA the same number of times, held the title of regular season leader in blocked shots for 4 seasons, and became the best in rebounds in ’76. On both teams Abdul-Jabbar played for, he was assigned the number 33.

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

After finishing his professional career, Karim began acting in films. He made his debut in the film “Game of Death” while still playing in the NBA. It is noteworthy that the main role in this film belongs to Bruce Lee, who did not live to see the premiere. The release of the film was timed to coincide with the 5th anniversary of his death.

In total, Abdul-Jabbar played in more than 20 full-length films. The latest - the television series "Guys with Children" - was released quite recently, in 2012.

Number 2

The second place in the ranking of NBA record holders in terms of points scored is occupied by a player who also retired. played for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers from 1985 to 2004. By the way, five of the top seven NBA snipers set their scoring records as part of the team from the City of Angels.

Karl Malone played as a power forward. The main task of such a player is to pick up the ball in attack and defense. Over the course of his 19-year professional career, Malone managed to earn 36,928 points. However, he played almost 100 fewer games than Abdul-Jabbar, so his average scoring per game is higher - 25 points per game.

Karl holds another absolute record - the number of free throws completed and converted. There were 9,787 of them. That's who really has

In third position

On the third line of our rating is a player whose professional career ended just the other day. For 20 years he did not betray one of the strongest clubs in the league, the Los Angeles Lakers. The two-meter basketball player, nicknamed the Black Mamba, has long dreamed of making NBA history. The records of this athlete are as follows. To date, Bryant has 33,643 points.

He ended his career in the spring of 2016 on a high note. In the last match against Utah, Bryant scored 60 points. In general, scoring a lot of points per match is one of his main advantages. By this indicator, he is second in the association - in 2006, in a game against the Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant earned 81 points.

Game records

During one match, another eminent basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain, earned the most points. The peak of his career was in the 60s and 70s. Having started playing in Philadelphia, he ended his career, like most stars, in Los Angeles, becoming a two-time NBA champion. He can safely count the records for points per match as his asset.

The most outstanding season was the 1961/62 season. Chamberlain scored 100 points in one game, went on a streak of 35 shots without missing a single miss, and scored 4,029 points in 80 games this season. In the NBA, the rebounding records belong to him. During his career, Chamberlain made 23,942 successful rebounds.

Chamberlain is ranked 5th on the NBA scoring list with 31,419 career points. Like Abdul-Jabbar, after finishing his professional career in sports, he went into cinema. In the 1984 film Conan the Destroyer, Chamberlain played one of the main roles - Bombata.

His Airness

Perhaps many were surprised, where in this ranking is perhaps the most famous basketball player on the planet - Michael Jordan? The shooting guard and the Washington Wizards, nicknamed “His Airness,” have the 4th line.

Jordan did not earn as much as the top three - 32,292 points, but he played an order of magnitude fewer games - only 1,072. So on average per game, this player remains the most productive in the NBA. Michael Jordan began setting career scoring records as a young man, eventually reaching 30.1 points per game to the envy of his opponents.

In 2009, Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for outstanding achievements- two-time Olympic champion, 6-time NBA champion, 14 times participated in the all-star game. He is rightfully considered one of the best defenders in the history of basketball, having played a key role in making it one of the most popular sports on the planet today.

The record can still be broken

Of the current NBA players whose records have not yet been completed, the German stands out. He is the best sniper in the history of the league among Europeans and white basketball players. After all, all the athletes we talked about earlier are African-American.

Nowitzki plays for the Dallas Mavericks and is in 6th position in the list of the best snipers in the NBA. He began his career in the league in 1999 and has not changed teams since then. He has already earned 29,491 points, but, unlike previous heroes, he still continues his career, despite his age - he is 38 years old.

It was Nowitzki's outstanding play that was the determining factor in Dallas winning the NBA title for the first time in its history in 2011. In the final series, he was voted Most Valuable Player. He is a versatile power forward with a good shot from both short and long range.

Record holders among active players

Another basketball player who continues to set records in the NBA today is the Cleveland and Miami Heat small forward who has already scored 26,833 points, an average of 27.2 per game. He is not going to stop there. Moreover, in the last season he became the NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 3rd time in his career.

Considering his age (he is only 31 years old), he is quite capable of, if not breaking Abdul-Jabbar’s record, then placing himself in the top three. So far, James is in 11th place.

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

Most productive position

If we analyze the list of the 50 most productive NBA players by position, an interesting pattern emerges. It is not possible to determine at which position in the NBA player records are most often set. The fact is that exactly 11 athletes each had the main roles of light forward, heavy forward, center and attacking defender. That is, there is not even a minimal advantage for any of the positions.

For obvious reasons, only point guards remain out of favor, since they are least likely to be at the forefront of the attack. Only 6 representatives of this role made it into the coveted ranking, the most productive of them, Oscar Robertson, is in 12th place, his career spanned the 60s and 70s.

Olympic Games
The US men's team has won the Olympic Games 9 times. Since 1936, when this sport was included in the Olympic Games program, the US Olympic team had not lost a single match, winning 63 times in a row, until the USSR team broke the winning streak in 1972, winning with a score of 51-50 in controversial final match in Munich. The Americans became Olympic champions for the eighth and ninth time in 1976 and 1984, respectively. The USSR women's team won the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1980, and the US team won the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1980.
World Championships
World championships have been held for men since 1950, and for women since 1953. Most often, athletes from Yugoslavia won the world championships - 5 times: 1970, 1978, 1990, 1998, 2002. The USSR national team won the world championships 3 times: men - in 1967, 1974, and 1982; women - 6 times: in 1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975 and 1983.

At European Championships
At the European Championships, the USSR men's team won 14 times, and the women's team 20 times (in all championships since 1950, with the exception of the 1958 championship). European Championships are held every 2 years. In the European Cup competition (held since 1957), the Spanish team Real Madrid won 7 times (1964-1965, 1967-1968, 1974, 1978 and 1980). Among women's teams, the cup was won 18 times by Daugava, Riga, Latvia, from 1960 to 1982.

Biggest score
The highest score in an international match (251-33) was recorded in the game between the national teams of Iraq and Yemen in New Delhi during the Asian Games in November 1982.

Most points
Mats Vermelin (Sweden), 13 years old, scored all the balls (272 points) in the match, which his team won with a score of 272: 0! at the youth tournament in Stockholm, Sweden, February 5, 1974. Marie Boyd (now Eichler) from the Central Lonaconing team, Maryland, USA, brought 156 points to her team on February 25, 1924 in a match against the Ursalina Academy team, Cumbria, ending with a score of 163:3.

Highest score in the NBA
The highest total score in a game was 370 when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186 to 184 in Denver, Colorado, USA on December 13, 1983. Overtime was played after the score was 145:145 in regulation time. The highest total score in regulation was 320 when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 162-158 in Denver, Colorado on November 2, 1990.

Tallest players
The tallest player of all time is considered to be Suleiman Ali Nashnush (born in 1943), who played for the Libyan team in 1962. His height is 245 cm. Currently, the tallest basketball player in the world is Chinese Sun Ming Ming, whose height is 240 cm. Sun Ming Ming plays for the ABA league team and does not give up trying to get into the NBA. Alexander Sizonenko (USSR) from the Kuibyshev "Builder" had a height of 239 cm. The tallest woman to play basketball was Ulyana Larionovna Semyonova (USSR) (born March 9, 1952) - 210 cm, weight 127 kg.

Largest number of viewers
The largest number of spectators (80,000) came to the final match of the European Cup between AEK (Athena) and Slavia (Prague) at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (Greece) on April 4, 1968.

The highest dunk was made on April 1, 2000 by Michael "Wild Fing" Wilson (USA) of the Harlem Globetrotters, who threw a standard-sized basketball into a basket located at a height of 3.65 m. The record was repeated in 2001 during Lithuanian All Star Game. Lietuvas Rytas player Robertas Javtokas, who was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs that same year, was able to score from above into a 365 cm high hoop.

Previously, Shawn Williams and Michael Wilson, both of the Harlem Globetrotters, scored a basketball into a basket at a height of 3.58 m. At Disney-MGM Studios (Orlando, Florida, USA) on September 16, 1996.
The farthest throw from the line was made by Joseph Gibby (USA). He successfully scored a basketball from a line 5.79 m from the backboard on January 21, 2001 at Van Nuys Airport (USA).

Long range throws
Bruce Morris made the longest throw and hit the basket from a distance of 28.17 m, playing for the Marshall University team against the Appalachian University team in Huntington, West Virginia, USA, on February 8, 1985. Christopher Eddy scored the ball from a distance of 27.49 m. in the Fairview High School game against Iroquois High School in Erie (Pennsylvania, USA) on February 25, 1989. The shot came as the game went into overtime, and Fairview won 51-50.

Free throws
Thad Martin made the most consecutive successful shots from the free throw line (5,221) in Jacksonville, Florida, USA on April 28, 1996. He broke his own record (2,036 hits), set by him in Jacksonville on June 25, 1977. He also made 175 of 185 free throws in 10 minutes and 9 0 of 97 in 5 minutes in Jacksonville in 1990. In 24 hours (September 29-30, 1990), Fred Newman completed 20,371 of 22,049 free throws (hit percentage 92.39%) at Caltech (Pasanada, California, USA). The previous record belonged to Robert Browning, who hit the basket 16,093 times out of 23,194 free throws in 24 hours (69-38% accuracy) at St. Mark's School, Jacksonville, Texas, USA, November 21-22, 1987.

Most free throws made in 10 minutes - 280 out of 328 attempts. This record was set on October 12, 1998 by Jim Connolly (USA) in St. Peter School" (California, USA).

Fastest throws
Jeff Lyles made 231 of 240 attempts in 10 minutes on one ball and one rebound at Southern Nazarene University (Bethany, OK) on June 11, 1992. And on June 16, he scored 231 goals out of 241 possible. He also holds another record: 25 goals out of 29 possible from seven positions in 1 minute. September 18, 1994

Longest Dribble
Ashrita Ferman led a basketball match of 155.41 km over 24 hours without transitions at the Victory Field Track (Forest Park, Queens, New York, USA) on May 17-18, 1997.

Highest number of curved balls
Bruce Crevier "twisted" 18 basketballs at the ABC studio in New York (USA) on July 18, 1994.

Most balls dribbled
A record number of goals (4) were scored simultaneously by four Americans: Bob Nickerson from Gallitzin (Pennsylvania); Dave Devlin from Garland, Texas; Jeremy Cable of Highspire, Pennsylvania; Joseph Odhiambo from Mesa, Arizona.

The farthest header was made on November 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, when the ball, after a header by Eyal Horn (Israel), hit the ring from a distance of 7.62 m.

Jump height

First number: swing with arm outstretched.
Second: the highest mark that a player can reach by jumping from a place with two legs.
Third: vertical jump.
(For some players, some data is not available.)
For conversion: foot=30.4 cm, inch=2.54 cm.

NBA:
Kobe Bryant 8"10 / 12"0 / 38 in.
Shaq Oneal 9"8 / 12"4 / 32 in.
Vince Carter 8"11 / 12"6 / 43 in.
Karl Malone 9"2 / 11"6 / 28 in.
Steve Francis 8"5 / 11"9 / 40 in.
Antonio McDyess 9"2 / 12"3 / 37 in.
Lamar Odom 9"1 / 11"9 / 32 in.
Desmond Mason 38in.
Allen Iverson 41in.
Lebron James 38in.
NBA legends:
Michael Jordan 8"10 / 43 in.
Dominique Wilkins 9"0 / 42 in.
Larry Nance 9"4 / 12"8 / 40 in.
Dr. J 8"11 / 12"4 / 41 in.
Ralph Sampson 9"1 / 12"11 / 36 in.
Spud Webb 7"4 / 11"2 / 46 in.
Stansbury 8"8 / 12"2 / 42 in.
Woolridge 9"1 / 12"3 / 38 in.
Magic Johnson 9"1 / 11"7 / 30 in.
Daryl Dawkins 9"4 / 12"2 / 34 in.
Larry Bird 9"1 / 11"5 / 28 in.
Kevin McHale 9"5 / 11"8 / 27 in.
Dee Brown 8"2 / 11"10 / 44 in.
Harold Miner 8"5 / 12"1 / 44 in.
Pack 8"3 / 11"7 / 40 in.
Hakeem Olajuwon 9"6 / 12"6 / 36 in.
Shawn Kemp 9"3 / 12"7 / 40in.

Not NBA:
James White(Cincinatti) 31in *jumps high on one leg, but the test is done on both legs.
Tim Lowe (Juco) 48in.
Jameel Pugh (Sacremnto State) 48in.
Micheal Wilson (GlobeTrotters) 55in (the one that fell 12 meters).
Reggie Thompson (inventor of Jumpsoles) 53in.
Ronnie Fields (CBA) 48in.
Melvin Levett 45in.
Randy Moss (NFL) 39in.
Jevon Kearse (NFL) 40in.
Brandon Dean (NCAA_Arkansas) 39in.
Kadour Ziani (French Exhibition Dunker) 56in.
Ant (creator of Sky's The Limit) 41in.
AirWhitey (creator of Madups) 41in
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81 KOBI points
According to statistics, Kobe's 81 points are better than Wilt's hundred.
At first glance, Wilt Chamberlain's 1962 100-point game might seem to far outshine Kobe Bryant's 81-point performance on Sunday. After all, Bryant needed 19 more points - about Pau Gasol's average - just to match Dipper.

However, when you compare the two, it's surprising to discover that it was Bryant's performance that was actually more remarkable. If you look at the statistics of the two matches, it quickly becomes obvious in what dominant manner Kobe played the match. Look at the facts:

Bryant was more effective. Bryant needed 46 field goals and 20 free throws to score 81 points. Chamberlain needed 63 field goals and 32 free throws to score 100 points. Bryant's actual shooting percentage* in that match was 73.9%, while Chamberlain's was only 63.9%. In Chamberlain's match, the Warriors players deliberately broke the rules in order to regain possession of the ball and Chamberlain was able to score a hundred. He succeeded only on the third attempt. By that time, his team was leading confidently, like the entire second half, and won with a score of 169:147. On the other hand, Bryant scored almost all of his points when they were desperately needed, as his team trailed by 18 points early in the third quarter.

Bryant needed fewer playing minutes. What's really surprising is the fact that Kobe spent six minutes of the second quarter off the court. Thus, Bryant scored 81 points in just 42 minutes, while Wilt scored 100 points, playing all 48 minutes. If Kobe had played an extra six minutes and scored at the same pace (hardly an unreasonable assumption given how fresh Bryant looked in the end), he would have scored 93 points. Yes, 93.

The game was played in a different manner. Of all the differences between the Bryant and Chamberlain matches, this is probably the biggest. Chamberlain's game ended with the score 169:147, Bryant's - 122:104. Obviously, there was a big difference in the speed of the game, meaning that Chamberlain had many more opportunities to score than Bryant.

Chamberlain made 233 field goals compared to Bryant's 164, and 93 free throws compared to 60. We don't have the number of turnovers and offensive rebounds in Chamberlain's game, but using the numbers just mentioned, we can estimate that Chamberlain's game had 46% more possessions than Kobe's game.

In that case, we'd have to increase Kobe's numbers by 46% to get a true sense of how they compare to the Chamberlain era. Result? Incredible 118 points. And if we add an extra six minutes to Bryant, we get an astonishing 135 points. Recruited by one player. In one match.

Another way is to reduce Chamberlain's statistics by the same amount. If we convert his numbers to "2006 points" and call them that, we get 68 points - still a great performance, but clearly not on the level of Kobe's 81-point breakthrough. And if you adjust for the fact that Chamberlain played 48 minutes and Kobe played 42, then Wilt only has 60 points, or slightly more than Kobe scored in the second half.

So when Marc Stein says this is the most amazing performance of all time, believe it. Once you factor in the different pace of play in the two eras and the fact that Bryant sat on the bench for six minutes, even Chamberlain's monumental 100-point game pales in comparison. From now on, when assessing offensive accomplishments, basketball historians should use Bryant's accomplishment as a guide.
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From 180cm and below!!!

Inspired by the triumph of Tony Parker, Basketbol.ru remembers the smallest and most courageous heroes of the NBA. Famous and not so famous. Spectacular and effective. Those playing now and those playing 30 years ago.

Calvin Murphy, 179 cm (70s)

Murphy was born and raised in an athletic family and played successfully for Niagara University. The College League still remembers him as one of the most productive defenders in history (33.1 points per game). In the 1970 draft, this turbo guard was selected by the San Diego Rockets (a year later the team moved to Houston). Murphy spent his entire professional career here.

His speed was legendary, he could organize and complete a fast break single-handedly. He constantly put pressure on the enemy on both sides of the court, constantly escalating the situation. Playing against Murphy was no easier than playing against the big Walt Frazier or Big O. Tenacious play in defense, inexhaustible energy in attack, such opponents drive you crazy. Murphy is the only representative of the “180 and below” club to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Free throws. Murphy, who was often fouled, brought this element of basketball technique to the highest possible efficiency. Calvin Murphy's record of 95.8% completions during the 1980-81 season has not yet been broken. That same year, he posted one of the longest hitless streaks in association history—72 shots.

After Murphy retired from the sport in 1983, he remained on the Rockets staff. For a long time he broadcast Houston matches, until at the beginning of the new century he came under suspicion in an extremely unpleasant story. Even after the court found Murphy not guilty, the path to television was already closed for him forever.

Anthony "Spud" Webb, 175 cm (80s-90s)

The duel between Webb and his teammate Dominique Wilkins in 1986 became one of the most memorable moments in the history of the Slam Dunk Contest.

Later, recalling the moments that made him famous throughout the world, Webb was angry and complained that his name would forever remain part of the star show. “I spent 12 seasons in the NBA, I went on the court almost every day, people don’t bother to remember that.” Let's correct this historical injustice. Webb was actually quite a good offensive player. Dribbling - a five, vision of the court - a solid four. Their best years he spent not with the Atlanta Hawks, but with the Sacramento Kings: 16 points and 7 assists in ’92, 14 points and 7 assists in ’93.

Tyrone "Mugsy" Boggs, 160 cm

Boggs made two turnovers. One is on the court, the other is in the public consciousness. “Mugsy” became a pioneer of sorts; he proved that a defender with his height can bring tangible benefits in attack and does not have to become a “hole” in defense. Court vision, fast break ability, speed, and extremely aggressive defense have made the smallest player in NBA history a useful and productive point guard. Realizing that any defender would push him under the hoop, Tyrone began pressing from the middle of the field. He brazenly and continuously tried to intercept the ball while dribbling, and often succeeded. In today's NBA, where zone defense has become legal, Boggs would be even more effective.

Simultaneously with his success on the site, popularity came to him. In “Charlotte” they went completely crazy over “Mugsy”. Tyrone was proud of it. The fate of the 160-centimeter star in the NBA could not leave anyone indifferent; he inspired many and made them believe in themselves. Perhaps without the example of “Mugsy” Boggs, there would be no Boykins, no Nate Robinson, and many others.

Avery Johnson, 180 cm

The current Mavericks coach got his nickname “Little General” for two reasons. First of all, it's really small. Secondly, with his imperious behavior on the court, Avery really resembled a general. Johnson, with his slightly angular figure and prominent, strong-willed cheekbones... Memory will always restore him in a gray and black uniform, a San Antonio player. He suited this team so well with his spirit, character, discipline

Terrell Brandon, 180 cm. “Tee Bee”, which we did not have time to evaluate

Selected by Cleveland in 1991 as a backup to the team's star, Mark Price. Gradually, Brandon finds his playing style, his playing time increases, and by the mid-90s he has already “matured.” He was a player with virtually no weaknesses. He had everything a point guard needed: excellent passing, court vision, an instinct for interceptions, a cool head on his shoulders. Brandon worked hard on himself, improving all his statistical characteristics year after year. What else do you need? Oh yes, a little luck! That was exactly what Brandon lacked. Right at the top of his game, after two great seasons and two All-Star Games, Terrell was hit by a series of injuries. We never saw the old, full-fledged Brandon after that.

Brandon was one of the quietest and least star players in the league. He tried to stay away from the cameras. I never chased after money, after a new contract. “People think that I will spend my NBA salary on new cars, but I prefer to help the church, help my family and friends...” he admitted in an interview with Sports Illustrated. Donations from the Tee Bee helped build three hospitals in Cleveland. In 1997, Brandon was awarded the NBA Sportsmanship Award "for the ideals he represents on the court."

Damon Stoudemire, 178 cm

Players like Stoudemire cannot leave anyone indifferent. You either absolutely love them or cause almost allergic irritation with every action you take on the set. A reckless and uncontrollable sniper, he struggled with his nature for a long time. I tried to contain that “crazy shooter” and streetball player who always lived in him. Under the watchful eye of Olson (coach of the Arizona Wild Cats) and then during the early years of his NBA career with the Raptors, Damon tried to get into the role of point guard, but eventually he got tired of these childish games and became his own man.

Agile, technical, with a killer throw that is very difficult to stop. Stoudemire is left-handed (like his idol, the great Nate “Tiny” Archibald, whom Stoudemire tried to emulate all his life). At the same time, he releases the ball very quickly and, as it were, slightly from behind his head. Damon saw only one target on the court - the ring, and attacked it from all points. I must admit that at times he did it simply amazing. But only from time to time.

In parallel with the regression on the court, Damon began to test David Stern’s nervous system more and more often: he got caught with marijuana, used bad words. In general, do everything that the pious commission agent has been trying to wean the League from for so long. Last season, Stoudemire spent 24 minutes on the court and scored an average of 7 points per game. Unfortunately, his career is already coming to an end.

Nathaniel "Nate" Robinson, 175 cm

There probably isn't a basketball fan who hasn't seen these two moments with Robinson this year. The ball he slammed into the hoop over Spud Webb in the dunk contest and the play when Robinson covered Yao Ming. To be honest, this is not the first time in history that a short player has blocked such a big guy. Nate was ahead of Nate in this field by two heroes of today’s article. “Mugsy” Boggs, who during his career managed to give a “pot” to Patrick Ewing and Chris Gatling, and Terrell Brandon, who once managed to cover Sean Bradley.

But Nate always managed incredible dunks. Robinson had incredible jumping ability and speed throughout his basketball life. At school, Robinson could not decide for a long time, choosing between basketball and American football. But in the end, he made the right choice. People came to see Nate's dunks back in Boston, where he studied. Now they are coming to the NBA. I hope Robinson doesn't settle for the "glam dunker" role. Nate has a great long-range shot and is a bold shooter who is not afraid of responsibility. I want to believe that he will progress and score many more winning goals at Madison Square Garden.

Earl Boykins, 165 cm

Boykins was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Since childhood, Earl was distinguished by more than modest dimensions, and he had to make his way into basketball in a constant struggle not only with rivals, but also with prejudices. When Boykins got to Eastern Michigan, even his own coach gave him 5 centimeters in height in the official team papers, because he was embarrassed to have such a short guy on the team.

But nothing stopped Boykins, not even the fact that he was not selected in the draft. He did not give up on his dream of getting into the NBA and proving that he could compete with the best defenders in the world. He played in the summer league, signed up for all open training camps within the United States, and did physical training. According to eyewitnesses, in the gym, Boykins was pushing a barbell weighing about 140 kg from a lying position. Boykins himself weighs 60 kg.

When Cleveland offered Boykins a straw, a 10-day contract, he grabbed it with both hands. One 10-day contract was replaced by a second one. The Cavaliers expressed a desire to keep Boykins until the end of the season, but then finally got rid of him. Boykins spent another two years in the NBA, working on monthly and weekly contracts, until he ended up in Golden State and then the Denver Nuggets. Here with the Nuggets, Boykins started playing and opened up.

In recent years, Boykins has been one of the best and most productive "sixth" players in the NBA (he took 3rd and 5th places in voting for the title of "best reserve player" the last three years). Earl is a ball of energy who comes off the bench and changes the rhythm of the game. The restless Boykins turns the opponent's defensive formations into one complete mess. Well-ordered schemes are collapsing, the defenders no longer know who to run after, this little meteorite or their players.

P.S.<;p>Not included in the list, but worthy of mention: sniper Dana Baros (180 cm), point guards Speedy Clexton (180 cm), Brevin Knight (178 cm) and, who delighted us with his play on this side of the ocean, Tyus Edney (178 cm).
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10 popular AND1 tricks:
Shamgod:
1) Hit the ball to the left side with your left hand.
2) When the Defender (D) reaches for the ball, quickly tap the ball back towards you with your right hand.

Sham Fake:
1) Make Shamgod.
2) When you hit the ball back, put your left foot forward and pass the ball to the right under your left foot.
3) Z should lose his balance a little and you can go around him to the right.

Hip Sham:
1) The ball is in the right hand. Hit it on the left side in front of you.
2) Now turn around (over your right shoulder, clockwise) and take the ball.
3) The ball should be to your left.
4) Now move it back to your right hand.

Porn-O-Star:
1) Throw the ball or hit the ground hard.
2) When Z jumps up behind him, take off his shorts.

Cyclone:
1) Take a step forward with your right foot and move between your legs from left to right.
2) Now with the ball in your right hand, spin 360 counterclockwise.
3) When you finish, your left foot should be in front.
4) Now move the ball between your legs from right to left.

Bear Hug:
1) Pass the ball around Z’s head and take the ball in both hands (the ball is behind Z’s head).
2) Now hit the ball on the floor behind Z to the right side.
3) Then sharply jerk to the left, as if you want to take the ball there (you need to take about 2 steps).
4) Z must turn around and rush after you.
5) At this point, stop abruptly and go back to pick up the ball.

The Python:
1) The ball is in the right hand.
2) Move the ball in front of you to the left side (without hitting the floor) and hit it from behind to the right side.
3) Move your right hand back to the right side and wait for the ball.
4) Now hit the ball from behind back to the left.

Post Office:
1) You must stand with your back to Z.
2) The ball is in the right hand. Hit him for Z.
3) Now roll over your left shoulder on your left foot and pick up the ball.

Hypnotizer:
1) A little dribbling.
2) When Z gets closer, start dribbling from behind.
3) Now, when Z is very close, sharply throw the ball over your and his head and pretend to dribble.
4) Now run around Z and take the ball, and he will remain standing as if hypnotized.

Kick Thru:
1) Place the ball on the ground.
2) Kick it with your foot so that it rolls between Z’s legs.
3) Run around Z and pick up the ball.

When the conversation concerns sports games, it is difficult to avoid the topic of victories. In basketball The winner is determined using points.

Points are a unit of counting that indicates the number of wins a team has won. Basketball has its own rules for scoring points.

What are the rules for playing basketball?

Basketball is considered a game with fairly easy rules. Initially there were only 13 of them, but as the game developed, the rules also changed. Latest changes were made in 2004. They play basketball two teams of ten people. From each team there are only five participants each. Teams are trying hit the opponent's basket with the ball and at the same time they make sure that no one encroaches on their basket.

Photo 1. Basketball court where matches take place: its dimensions, markings and some important areas.

You can only hit the ball with your hands and you must run, hitting the ball on the floor, otherwise it will be considered a mistake. It is considered a violation also intentionally hitting the ball with fists and feet, but accidentally touching the projectile with the foot is not considered an error. According to the rules of basketball, you cannot hit the opponent’s hands, hit him, or push him. Violation of this condition will result in a foul.

Reference! A foul in basketball means a violation of the rules due to unsportsmanlike behavior of the player.

The game starts with a jump ball Halfway through, the teams switch fields. The winner is determined after counting the points: whichever team has the most wins.

Foul happens:

• personal;
• in attack;
• mutual;
• technical;
• unsportsmanlike;
• disqualifying.

If the participant gets fouled for the fifth time (six times in the NBA), then he leaves the field and can watch the match from the bench. If the foul is disqualifying, then the basketball player does not even have the right to observe the progress of the game.

Why do they give 1, 2 or 3 points?

The rules for scoring points in basketball have their own characteristics. In one hit a team can receive a different number of points into the basket.

• 1 point- when hitting the basket from the free throw line;
• 2 — when hitting the basket from a medium or close distance;
• 3 - when hitting the basket from a distance 6 meters 75 centimeters.

Equal score in basketball: is there a match without a win?

If at the end of the second half games or quadruple period it turns out that the teams scored the same number of points, then she extended by five minutes. The game will be extended until one of the teams takes the leading position. Before each overtime there should be a two-minute rest.

How long can the game last?

If in many sports games there is a certain score, after reaching which the game ends, then in basketball there are no such rules. They don't look at the score here, and time matters.

This game consists of two periods of twenty minutes or of four of twelve minutes. The time allocated for the match should be 48 minutes, but with all the timeouts, fouls, breaks, time can stretch.

For example, interval between periods games makes up two minutes, and a break in the middle lasts 10-15 minutes. The organizers decide how long this break will last, but they must inform all interested parties about the approved time at least a day in advance.

In 2006 A record-breaking match was played. It lasted 58 hours straight, from Saturday evening to Monday morning. This match was played specifically for setting a record. All proceeds from it were donated to charity.

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NBA records: most points scored

Number of points scored indicate the effectiveness of a basketball player and the benefit he brings to the team. They are awarded to a basketball player for accurately hitting the enemy’s basket.

1. Wilt Chamberlain became the first player to score more than 30,000 points for all your games. He ended his sports career by typing total 31,419 points. Wilt scored 100 points in one match in 1962. It is considered a legendary game. Video materials from the match have not survived to this day; the only evidence of this victory is a recording of a radio broadcast.

Photo 2. Famous basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, as part of the Los Angeles Lakers team, jumps and scores the ball into the hoop.

1. Wilt's record was beaten only 12 months later. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has scored 38,387 points in his career. This result is still considered unsurpassed.
2. Karl Malone, American basketball player who also scored more than thirty thousand points, and at the end of his career he had 36,928 points.
3. In the championship 2001-2002 another basketball player Michael Jordan achieved this result.
4. In 2012-2013 broke a similar record Kobe Bryant. He also tried to repeat Chamberlain's result - to collect 100 points for the game, but he was 19 points short.
5. Dirk Nowitzki- the first European to reach the mark at 30,000 points. At the end of his career he had 31,187 points.

Photo 3. Dallas team forward Dirk Nowitzki, with the ball in his hands, breaks through the opponents' defense towards the hoop.

1. In 2017-2018 years, one more player reached this mark - LeBron James.

Important! The basketball players who played before 1979, there are no three-point hits in the statistics. This counting system was introduced into the NBA only in the 1979-1980 season.

Basketball, although inferior in popularity to, for example, football, still remains one of the most beloved sports by the inhabitants of the planet. A lot of people are going to open stadiums, in special halls or in front of television screens, in order to admire the next match, the decoration of which could be a very large basketball score.

Although hardly any of the “experienced” fans will be able to immediately name what the largest basketball score ever recorded in the history of this game was, he would be right if he assumes that these numbers on the scoreboard were the result of persistent fight between two teams. By the way, in search of an answer to the above question, you should not look at the NBA statistics: although they have their own records, they do not reach the really high indicators.

Indeed, a large score in a basketball match was recorded over thirty years ago in November 1982 at such a large-scale competition as Asian Games. Then the teams of not the most basketball powers competed with each other - Iraq and Yemen, who earned 251 and 33 points, respectively, at the end of the meeting, which became an absolute record that has not yet been broken. Unfortunately, the annals of sports history have not preserved the details of that famous match - but it is known that it was only a qualifying match before the final, and a third country eventually became the champion of the Games basketball tournament - South Korea. The Asian Games were then the ninth and were held in New Delhi, India, from November 14 to December 4, 1982, and only 33 countries participated in them - and of these, 22 countries won medals of various denominations. Basketball was only one of 21 sports in which awards were awarded at those major competitions, and Yemen, mentioned above, did not even make it into the top 20 - unlike Iraq, which took 11th place in the unofficial ranking with its 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals.

However, in basketball history there have been other records regarding the score in a match, and one of them belongs to a simple Swedish schoolboy who was fond of this sport. The name of this hero, who was only thirteen in 1974 (the year the record was set), is Mats Wermelin, and his merit lies in the fact that in one of the games of his school tournament the guy earned all 272 points out of a score of 272:0 in the match, which his team, of course, won against their opponents.

Among girls basketball players there are their own record holders, and the highest achievement in points belongs, albeit not to a schoolgirl, but to a student, and it was established almost a hundred years ago - on February 25, 1924. Then a certain Mary Boyd (later bore the surname Eichler) staged a real rout of her rivals from the Ursalina Academy, scoring 156 points in a match that her team, Maryland's Central Lonaconin, won 163:3.

In the world's most famous basketball league, the NBA, the records are much more modest: the highest score in a match ever played here is 186:184 in overtime between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets. Of course, such “low” - in comparison with the Asian indicators mentioned above - are explained by the higher level of skill of the players in this tournament.

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