Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest NBA basketball player of all time.

Points, one postseason: 759 (1992) Scoring 35 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Twice 5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round 5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals Joined by Jerry West (6 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1965) and Bernard King (5 games, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 1984) Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Seven times 3 games, vs. Boston Celtics, 1987 First Round 5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round 5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1989 First Round 5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals 3 games, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals 3 games, vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round Joined by Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Bernard King, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jerry West. Points, 3-game series: 135, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round (45.0 ppg) Also holds second (see below) Points, 5-game series: 226, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round (45.2 ppg) Also holds second (see below) Points, game: 63, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986 (2 OT)[27] Jordan has 5 of the top 10 highest scoring games by any player in NBA history. Field goals[edit] Field goals made, 3-game series: 53, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round Field goals made, 5-game series: 86, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals Also holds second (see below) Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[28] Also holds third and fourth (see below) Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991 Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[28] Also holds second (see below) Three-point field goals[edit] Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[29] Broken by Vince Carter on May 11, 2001 Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994 Free throws[edit] Free throws made, career: 1,463 Free throws made, one postseason: 183 (1989) Broken by Dirk Nowitzki in 2006 Free throws made, game (regulation): 23, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989[29] Broken by Dirk Nowitzki on May 17, 2011 Bob Cousy made 30 of 32 free throws in a four-overtime game on March 21, 1953. Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 28, 1990 Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991 Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991[30] Tied by Dirk Nowitzki on April 16, 2011 Free throw attempts, career: 1,766 Broken by Shaquille O'Neal Free throw attempts, one postseason: 229 (1989) Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1995 Free throw attempts, 4-game series: 58, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1985 First Round Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1999 Free throw attempts, game (regulation): 28, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989 Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000 Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989 Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991 Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991 Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on May 20, 2000 Steals[edit] Steals, career: 376 Broken by teammate Scottie Pippen NBA Finals[edit] Scoring[edit] Highest scoring average, points per game, any championship series: 41.0 (246/6), vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals[31] Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg) Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 11, 1993 to June 18, 1993[31] Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 35, June 2, 1991 to June 14, 1998[31] Jordan's entire Finals career Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any championship series: 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Also achieved by Elgin Baylor (1962), Rick Barry (1967), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995), and Shaquille O'Neal (2000, 2002) Points, half: 35, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[31] Also holds second (see below) Field goals[edit] Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Field goals made, half: 14, twice[32] 14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 16, 1993 Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991 Field goals made, 5-game series: 63, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals Broken by Allen Iverson in 2001 Field goal attempts, 6-game series: 199, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Three-point field goals[edit] Three-point field goals made, career: 42 Broken by Robert Horry Three-point field goals made, game: 6, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[31] Broken by Kenny Smith on June 7, 1995 Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[33] Broken by Ray Allen on June 6, 2010 Three-point field goal attempts, game: 10, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994 Three-point field goal attempts, half: 10, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994 Free throws[edit] Free throws made, quarter: 9, second quarter, at Utah Jazz, June 11, 1997[34] Free throw attempts, half: 15, second half, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997 Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000 Free throw attempts, quarter: 12, fourth quarter, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997 Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000 Steals[edit] Steals, 5-game series: 14, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals (2.8 spg) All-Star[edit] Points, career: 262 Broken by Kobe Bryant Field goals made, career: 110 Broken by Kobe Bryant Field goals made, game: 17, 1988 Field goal attempts, career: 233 Field goal attempts, game: 27, 2003 (2 OT) Steals, career: 37 Blocked shots, half: 4, 1988 Other records[edit] Regular season[edit] All-Defensive First Team selections: 9 Blocked shots by a guard, career: 893 Blocked shots by a guard, season: 131 (1987"88) Highest Player Efficiency Rating, career: 27.91 Highest Game Score on record: 64.6, at Cleveland Cavaliers, March 28, 1990 Only rookie in NBA history to lead his team in four statistics (1984"85) Jordan led the 1984-85 Chicago Bulls in scoring (28.2 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.4 spg). Jordan again led the Bulls in four statistics in 1987-88, this time leading the team in scoring (35.0 ppg), assists (5.9 apg), steals (3.2 spg) and blocked shots (1.6 bpg). Second rookie in NBA history to average 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists (1984"85) Oscar Robertson (1960"61), LeBron James (2003"04) and Tyreke Evans (2009"10) have also achieved this. Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. He led all rookies in scoring and steals (2.4 per game). One of two players in NBA history to score 3,000 points in a season: 3,041 points scored in 82 games played (37.1 ppg) (1986"87) Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to achieve this.[20] First player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season: 236 steals, 125 blocks (1986"87)[35] Hakeem Olajuwon (1988"89) and Scottie Pippen (1989"90) are the only other players to do so. Only player in NBA history with more than one season of 200 steals and 100 blocked shots: 259 steals, 131 blocks (1987"88)[35] Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987"88)[35] Jordan averaged 35 points per game. First player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.