Over the years of its functioning, the NBA has undergone massive changes, and in the current realities, not all the achievements established within its framework can be beaten even by the most outstanding teams and players. We bring to your attention a list of 10 records of the Association, which will certainly never be surpassed.

Los Angeles Lakers: 33 consecutive wins

Great Lakers Bill Sherman did not know the bitterness of defeat from November 5, 1971 to January 9, 1972, having managed to win 33 meetings in a row during this time. Which is very symbolic, stopped the victorious procession Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Gale Goodrich"Milwaukee", the colors of which he then defended Lewis Alcindor(subsequently Kareem Abdul Jabbar) - the future legend of the "lake".

Wilt Chamberlain: 100 points in one match

In the 1961/62 season, the author of 72 different NBA records twice raised the bar for future generations. Wilt's score of 78 in December 1961 remained unsurpassed for only a few months. The day of March 2, 1962 entered the history of basketball forever - in a super-successful duel with New York, the Philadelphia leader scored exactly 100 points.

The mystical charm of Chamberlain's achievement is added by the fact that the video materials of the match have not survived to this day, and representatives of the leading US sports publications were not present in the stands of the Hershey arena. There is only a recording of the broadcast of the fourth quarter of the match and the memories of eyewitnesses of the center's fantastic game.

Repeat Wilt's record over the next half century tried only Kobe Bryant, but the Lakers defenseman in 2006 was 19 points short of a historic goal.

Bill Russell: 11 league titles

One of the best basketball players in the history of "Boston" boasts that he has more championship rings than fingers on both hands. Over 13 seasons of professional career Russell“Celts” did not become the best in the NBA only twice: in 1958, when Bill was injured, and without their leader, the team lost to a wingman Bob Pettit Atlanta, and in 1967, the first championship of the Celtics after leaving Reda Auerbach on retire.

Chicago Bulls: 72 regular season wins

First full year Michael Jordan after his sudden retirement announcement and highly anticipated return to the floor, it turned out to be incredibly successful for the Bulls. Wards Phil Jackson suffered only three defeats in the first 44 matches of the 1995/96 season and finished the regular season with a balance of 72-10, becoming the first and so far the only team in the association to win 70 or more meetings in a "smooth" championship.

His triumphal procession Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoch and the company continued in the playoffs, subsequently winning championship rings. In the playoffs, Chicago lost only three times in 18 games - to New York in the conference semifinals and twice to Seattle in the final series. Won series, of course.

Wilt Chamberlain: 50.4 points per game

Nowadays, an NBA game in which one or another basketball player scores 50 points instantly hits the front pages of sports publications. In the 1961/62 season, the inimitable Chamberlain averaged more than fifty points in 80 regular season games - another eternal entry made by the hands of the center in the record book.

Five of the top 10 scoring averages at the end of the season also belong to Wilt, and two more to His Air Jordan. Of the current players, only Kobe Bryant staked out a place in 10 for himself: in the 2005/06 season, he scored an average of 35.4 points per game, when, for example, his Lakers backline partner was Smoosh Parker.

Wilt Chamberlain: 55 rebounds in one game

On November 24, 1960, Philadelphia's center collected 55 rebounds against Boston, surpassing the previous record. Bill Russell(51 rebounds) in the confrontation ... with his eternal antagonist Russell. However, the Warriors still lost the match, confirming the main trend of that time - Chamberlain was incredible in terms of statistical indicators, but the Celtics always drank the winning champagne with Russell.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387 career points

For a long and successful career Abdul Jabbar managed to shoot more than 38 thousand points into the basket of opponents. Karl Malone is closest to the record for Milwaukee and Lakers center, but there is a possibility that over time we will see how Kobe Bryant will surpass Kareem's achievement. The Black Mamba is now fourth on the Association's best scorers list and is only 675 points behind third-placed Jordan, a distance that is more than covered in a season.

Another thing is that Kobe, who is now middle-aged, is healing a serious Achilles injury, and the timing of his return to the floor, as well as playing conditions, remain a real mystery to the general public.

John Stockton: 15,806 career assists

The most altruistic point guard in the history of the league may not worry about his record, it is unlikely that anyone will be able to beat it. Barely changed from a basketball jersey to a coach's jacket Jason Kidd has long and firmly settled in second place in the rating of assistants, but a whole abyss with a depth of almost 4 thousand passes separates him from Stockton.

Among active players, only Steve Nash, who may soon replace the current Golden State mentor Mark Jackson from third on the passer list, but it's doubtful the Canadian veteran still has enough gunpowder in his powder flasks to aim for anything more.

Michael Jordan: 10 seasons as NBA scoring player

His Air is the only player in the history of the league who managed to become the most successful player in the NBA at the end of the season 10 times, and shares with Chamberlain the record for the number of triumphant championships in a row (seven each). But in terms of averages, Michael managed to get around Wilt, albeit by a few fractions of a point - 30.12 points on average per game against 30.07.

Good pace taken in last years Oklahoma forward Kevin Durant(the leader of the Thunder became the most productive player of the season three times in a row), was stopped last season by his colleague in the role from New York Carmelo Anthony. However, Durant is only 25, and it is possible that in a few years Jordan will have to worry a lot about the integrity and safety of his record.

Scott Skiles: 30 assists per game

On December 30, 1990, Orlando defenseman Scott Skiles assisted partners 30 times in a match with Denver, surpassing the achievement by one assist. Kevin Porter. It is curious that on that evening the record holder was more useful in the underplay than all the opponent's players taken together (30 vs. 14 assists for the Nuggets)!

Over the past five years, two players have been getting pretty close to the bar set by Skiles at once: Ramon Sessions in 2008 and Rajon Rondo in 2010 assisted partners 24 times per fight. In total, in the history of the NBA there are 59 performers who have exceeded the mark of 20 assists in a single match, but no one except the future head coach of Phoenix, Chicago and Milwaukee has exchanged the fourth ten.

100 points in basketball is considered a grandmaster. However, not always such performance was a guarantee of victory. The history of this game knows cases when both teams far exceeded the 100-point bar. If we take into account only professional teams, then the highest score in basketball was recorded in the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets, which on December 13, 1983 scored 370 points for two. It is noteworthy that the other 9 places in the top are also occupied by representatives of the NBA, indirectly answering the question of where they play the brightest and most effective basketball.

Top 10 Biggest Scores in Basketball History

10. Boston Celtics 173-139 Minneapolis Lakers (February 27, 1959) Score 312 points for two is extremely difficult, even with a few overtimes. However, in 1959, in a regular season match, Boston and Minneapolis were able to meet the main 48 minutes. To a greater extent, this achievement belongs to the players of the Celtics, who literally defeated their opponents, providing a difference of 34 points.

The most productive player of the meeting was Tom Heinson, who brought the Bostonians 43 points. In general, 13 basketball players from both teams overcame the 10-point mark. And one of them, Bob Cosey, also made 28 assists. By the way, Bob held the title of the most passing player for 8 years - from 1953 to 1960.

9. San Antonio Spurs - Denver Nuggets 161:153 (11/07/1990) Unlike the previous match, where there was a clear favorite, the battle that took place in early November 1990 between San Antonio and Denver was uncompromising. Each team took two quarters, and the third 12-minute was decisive, which the Spurs managed to win with a 16-point handicap.

The hero of the meeting was the player "San Antonio" David Robinson, nicknamed the Admiral, who scored 43 points, and also performed 9 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 assists. Interestingly, Robinson played for the Spurs throughout his professional career, eventually earning the honor of becoming a member of the NBA Hall of Fame.

6-8. Phoenix Suns - Denver Nuggets 173:143 (11/10/1990) 1990 was truly a record-breaking year in the world of basketball, with the Denver Nuggets being one of the players almost every time. This time Denver's rival was Phoenix, who didn't put things off the table and literally terrorized the opponent's ring in the first two quarters, scoring 107 points. Having moderated the ardor a little in the second half of the meeting, the Suns nevertheless calmly brought the match to victory.

In addition to the unimaginable score, this match was marked by another record. Phoenix coach Cotton Fidzimons scored 700 career wins, becoming only the 7th coaching man to surpass that mark.

6-8. Cincinnati Royals - San Diego Rockets 165:151 (03/12/1970). Cincinnati Royals 1969-1970 season demonstrated excellent performance, which peaked in the period February-March, when the team scored an average of 127 points per game. This trend was not only confirmed in the match against the San Diego Rockets, but became even more obvious. The Royals scored an amazing 165 points, with the main push coming in the first quarter, in which the Rockets were outplayed by 18 points.

This game was one of the last in the Cincinnati Royals jersey for team legend Oscar Robertson. Over the course of 10 years, he averaged 29.3 points, 10.3 assists and 8.5 rebounds. In April 1970, Big O was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

6-8. Philadelphia Warriors - New York Knicks 169:147 (03/02/1962) The March 2, 1962, game between the Warriors and the Knicks will forever go down in American basketball history as the "Chamberlain 100-Point Game." Philadelphia Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scored exactly 100 points - an NBA record that many experts consider eternal. When Wilt had 41 points after 2 quarters, his teammates decided to play exclusively for him so that he could beat his own achievement of 79 points.

The final result exceeded even the wildest expectations. At the end of the match, the spectators present in the stands chanted only one phrase: “Give the ball to Chamberlain!”, And the Warriors players gladly followed this instruction. Having scored the hundredth point with a minute before the end of the game, main character the match just stopped in the center of the court, not even trying to increase the record, because he did not want to spoil the round figure. The photo of Chamberlain holding up a 100 sign is considered one of the greatest images in NBA history.

4-5. Phoenix Suns - New Jersey Nets 161:157 (12/7/2006) Most scoring match new era is a duel between the Suns and the Nets, which took place in the 2006-2007 season. The game ended only after the second overtime, while during the meeting the leader changed 34 times. After the meeting, Phoenix Suns coach Michael d'Anthony stated that it was Best game that he had ever seen.

The teams scored 318 points together, first of all, thanks to the inspired game of their leaders - Steve Nash and Jason Kidd. The first scored 42 points, made 13 assists and made 6 rebounds, the indicators of the second are no less impressive - 38 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds. The difference of 4 points between the performance of Nash and Kidd, in fact, became decisive, since such a handicap was observed in the final protocol of the match.

4-5. Denver Nuggets - San Antonio Spurs 163:155 (01/11/1984) In the 1983-1984 season. The Denver Nuggets have established themselves as the most offensive force in the Western Conference. At the same time, the Nuggets did not differ in particularly reliable defense, so the matches with their participation turned out to be extremely productive. Perhaps the most striking proof of this fact is the match between Denver and San Antonio, in which each team scored over 150 points without using a single overtime for this.

The first two quarters went to the Nuggets, who created a comfortable 18-point handicap. The Spurs did not give up and halved the gap, but they could not snatch the final victory or at least take the game to overtime. The most productive player of the meeting was Kiki Vandeweghe, having realized 21 shots out of 30 attempts.

3. Golden State Warriors - Denver Nuggets 162:158 (11/2/1990) The highest score in a game without overtime was recorded in the Warriors match with the Nuggets, which took place on November 2, 1990, as part of the regular season. For one of the highest scoring teams in history, Denver, it was the first home game of the 1990-1991 season. and introducing new head coach Paul Westhead to the local public.

In the match, both teams involved a total of 22 players and 21 of them managed to hit the opponent's basket at least once, while 12 basketball players scored more than 10 points. Golden State Warriors' small forward Chris Mullin scored 38 points, one point ahead of Nuggets' Orlando Woolridge.

2. San Antonio Spurs - Milwaukee Bucks 171:168 (03/06/1982) 3 overtime is a pretty rare occurrence in the NBA, even given the uncompromising nature of most matches in the regular season and especially in the playoffs. It is to this match that the meeting between the San Antonio Spurs and the Milwaukee Bucks, which ended with a unique score, belongs. 337 points for two is the second highest figure among professional teams not only in America, but also in the world.

Throughout the game, the opponents kept very close to each other, so regular time did not reveal the winner. Two overtimes also turned out to be a draw, and only in the third added five-minute period did the Spurs manage to break away by 3 decisive points. George Gervin contributed the most with 50 points, 24 of which came in overtime.

1. Detroit Pistons - Denver Nuggets 186:184 (12/13/1983)

For many modern basketball fans, Detroit is associated with a defensive team, for which sometimes it is enough to score 80 points to win. However, in the 1983-1984 season. it was a brightly attacking team with an average performance of 117 points. The Denver Nuggets were considered an even more reckless team, averaging 123 points per game. Therefore, it is not surprising that fate chose these teams to forever enter their names in the NBA book of records.

370 incredible points for two could not have happened if, three seconds before the end of the fourth quarter, Isaiah Thomas had not given hope to the Pistons with his accurate shot. This was followed by 3 overtimes, as a result of which Detroit managed to snatch victory in this historic game. It is difficult to say whether someone will be able to encroach on this record in the future. At least in the 30 years that have passed since then, no one has even come close to such figures.

When it comes to sports games, it's hard to avoid the topic of victories. in basketball the winner is determined by points.

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

What are the rules of basketball

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

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

You can only hit the ball with your hands and you need to run by hitting the ball on the floor, otherwise it will be considered a mistake. It is considered a violation also deliberately punching and kicking the ball, but accidentally touching the projectile with the foot is not considered a mistake. According to the rules of basketball, you can’t hit the opponent’s hands, beat him, push him. A foul is declared for violation of this condition.

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

The game starts with a jump ball, at the halfway point, the teams change fields. The winner is determined after scoring: whichever team has the most points wins.

Foul happens:

• personal;
• in attack;
• mutual;
• technical;
• non-athletic;
• 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 has no right to even watch the game.

Why give 1, 2 or 3 points

The rules for scoring points in basketball have their own characteristics. For one hit a team can get a different number of points in 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 at a distance 6 meters 75 centimeters.

Tied 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 continue until one of the teams takes the lead. Before every overtime there should be a two-minute rest.

How long can the game go

If in many sports games there is a certain score, after reaching which the game ends, then in basketball there are no such rules. Here they do not look at the score, and time matters.

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

For instance, interval between periods games is 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 consecutive hours from Saturday evening to Monday morning. This match was played specifically to set a record. All proceeds from it went to charity.

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NBA Records: Most Points Awarded

Number of points scored testify to the effectiveness of the basketball player and the benefits that 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 over 30,000 points for all your games. He ended his sports career by typing a total of 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 in the Los Angeles Lakers team scores the ball into the ring in a jump.

1. Wilt's record was beaten only after 12 months. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points in his career. This result is still considered unsurpassed.
2. Karl Malone, an American basketball player who also scored over 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 lacked 19 points.
5. Dirk Nowitzki- the first European who reached the mark at 30,000 points. At the end of his career, he had 31,187 points.

Photo 3. Forward of the Dallas team, Dirk Nowitzki, with the ball in his hands, breaks through the opponents' defense to the ring.

1. In 2017—2018 years this mark was reached by another player - LeBron James.

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

The most popular and profitable professional basketball league in the world. The tournament, in which clubs from the United States and Canada play, annually gathers millions of fans from all over the world in front of TV screens. The association has existed since 1946, and becoming a champion in this league is a truly outstanding achievement for every athlete, comparable to getting into the Guinness Book of Records.

Now the NBA has 30 teams, divided into two conferences on a geographical basis - Western and Eastern. During the season, each team plays 82 matches, 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 Wisconsin, and moved to the City of Angels in 1969, where he achieved major success in the NBA. The records set by him in the 70s have not been broken so far.

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 of hits from the field. Such an indicator was established in the Lakers in the 1979/80 season. During his career, Karim became the champion of the National Basketball Association 6 times, he was recognized as the most valuable player in the NBA the same number of times, he held the title of leader of the regular season in block shots for 4 seasons, and in the 76th he became the best in rebounds. In both teams in which Abdul-Jabbar played, the number 33 is assigned to him.

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 the life of the famous boxer Muhammad Ali.

After the end of his professional career, Karim began acting in films. He made his debut in the film "The Game of Death", while still 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 5th anniversary of his death.

Abdul-Jabbar has played in more than 20 feature films in total. The last - the television series "Guys with Children" - was released quite recently, in 2012.

Number 2

The second line in the ranking of NBA record holders in terms of points scored is occupied by a player who also completed his career. Played for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers from 1985 to 2004. By the way, five of the seven best snipers in the NBA set records for points as part of a 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 19 years of professional career, Malone managed to earn 36,928 points. At the same time, he played almost 100 games less than Abdul-Jabbar, so his average performance per match is higher - 25 points per game.

Carl owns another absolute record - in terms of the number of free throws made and realized. There were 9,787 of them. 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 has not cheated on 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 history in the NBA. 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 positive note. In the last match with the “Utah” Bryant scored 60 points. In general, scoring a lot of points per match is one of his main virtues. According to this indicator, he is second in the association - in 2006, in a game against the Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant earned 81 points.

Records per game

During one match, another eminent basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain, earned the most points. The peak of his career came 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. Records on points for the match, he can safely put himself in the asset.

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

In the list of snipers of the National Basketball Association, Chamberlain is on the 5th line, during his career he earned 31,419 points. Like Abdul-Jabbar, after the end of his professional career in sports, he moved into the cinema. 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 is perhaps the most famous basketball player on the planet - Michael Jordan? The shooting guard and the "Washington Wizards" nicknamed "His Air" have 4th line.

Jordan did not earn as much as the top three - 32,292 points, but at the same time 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 at a young age, eventually achieving 30.1 points per game, to the envy of his opponents.

In 2009, Jordan received a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame for outstanding achievements - two-time Olympic champion, 6-time NBA champion, participated in the All-Star Game 14 times. He is rightfully considered one of the best defenders in the world history of basketball, having 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 broken

Of the existing NBA players, whose records have not yet been completed to the end, the German stands out. This 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 Americans.

Nowitzki plays for the Dallas Mavericks team and is in the 6th position in the list of the best NBA snipers. He began his league career in 1999 and has not changed teams since. 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 performance that was the determining factor in which Dallas won the National Basketball Association championship for the first time in its history in 2011. In the final series, he was named the most valuable player. He is a versatile power forward with good shots from both close and long range.

Record holders among active players

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

Considering his age (he is only 31 years old), he is quite capable, if not to beat Abdul-Jabbar's record, then to place himself in the top three. While James has the 11th line.

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 scoring position

If we analyze the list of the 50 most successful NBA players by positions, then a curious pattern is revealed. It is not possible to determine at which position in the NBA player records are set most often. 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 the least likely to be at the forefront of the attack. Only 6 representatives of this role got into the coveted rating, the most productive of them - Oscar Robertson - is in 12th place, his career fell on the 60-70s.

Olympic Games
The US men's team has won the Olympic Games 9 times. Since 1936, when this sport was included in the program of the Olympic Games, the US Olympic team did not lose a single match, winning 63 times in a row, until in 1972 the USSR team interrupted the winning streak, winning with a score of 51-50 in controversial final match in Munich. The Americans became Olympic champions for the eighth and ninth times, respectively, in 1976 and 1984. The USSR women's team won the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1980, and the US team - 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 the European Championships
At the European Championships, the men's team of the USSR won 14 times, and the women's - 20 (in all championships since 1950, with the exception of the 1958 championship). The European Championships are held every 2 years. In the competition for the European Cup (held since 1957), the Spanish team Real Madrid won 7 times (1964-1965, 1967-1968, 1974, 1978 and 1980). Among women's teams, Daugava, Riga, Latvia, won the cup 18 times from 1960 to 1982.

The biggest score
The biggest 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 a match that his team won with a score of 272: 0! at a youth tournament in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 5, 1974, 156 points were brought to her team by Marie Boyd (now Eichler) from the Central Lonakoning team, Maryland, USA, on February 25, 1924 in a match against the team of the Ursaline Academy, Cumbria, ending with a score of 163: 3.

Highest score in the NBA
The highest aggregate score in a game is 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 regular time. The highest regular time aggregate score was 320 when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 162 to 158 in Denver, Colorado on November 2, 1990.

Tallest Players
The tallest player of all time is Suleiman Ali Nashnoush (born in 1943), who played for the Libyan team in 1962. He is 245 cm tall. 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 leave attempts to get into the NBA. Alexander Sizonenko (USSR) from the Kuibyshev "Builder" had a height of 239 cm. The tallest woman who played basketball was Uliana Larionovna Semyonova (USSR) (born March 9, 1952) - 210 cm, weight 127 kg.

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

The highest overhead throw was made on April 1, 2000 by Michael "Wild Fing" Wilson (USA) of the Harlam Globetrotters, who threw a standard size 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 Spars in the same year, was able to score from above into the 365 cm hoop.

Prior to that, Sean Williams and Michael Wilson, both of the Harlem Globetrotters, hit a basketball at a height of 3.58 m at Disney-MGM Studios (Orlando, Florida, USA) on September 16, 1996.
Joseph Gibby (USA) made the farthest overhead shot from the line. He successfully hit a basketball by jumping from a line 5.79 meters from the backboard on January 21, 2001 at Van Nuys Airport (USA).

Throws from long distances
Throw from the farthest distance and hit the basket from a distance of 28.17 m by Bruce Morris, playing for the team of Marshall University against the team of Appalachian University in Huntington, West Virginia, USA, on February 8, 1985 Christopher Eddy scored the ball from a distance of 27.49 m. at the Fairview High School game against the Iroquois High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA on February 25, 1989. The shot was taken as the game went into overtime and the Fairview team won 51-50

free throws
Thad Martin hit the most consecutive free throws (5221) in Jacksonville, Florida on April 28, 1996. He broke his own record (2036 hits) set by him in Jacksonville on June 25, 1977. He also made 175 of 185 shots in 10 minutes and 9 0 of 97 in 5 minutes at Jacksonville in 1990. In 24 hours (September 29-30, 1990), Fred Newman completed 20,371 free throws out of 22,049 (92.39% hit percentage). at Caltech, Pasanada, California, USA. The previous record was held by Robert Browning, who hit the basket 16,093 times out of 23,194 free throws (69-38% accuracy) in 24 hours at St. Mark's School, Jacksonville, Texas, USA, November 21-22, 1987.

Most free throw hits in 10 minutes - 280 out of 328 attempts. Such a record was set on October 12, 1998 by Jim Connolly (USA) in St. Peter School (California, USA).

The fastest throws
Jeff Lyles scored 231 of 240 attempts in 10 minutes using one ball and one rebound under the backboard at Southern Nazarene University (Bethany, Oklahoma, USA) on June 11, 1992. And on June 16, he scored 231 balls out of 241 possible. He also owns another record: 25 balls out of 29 possible from seven positions in 1 minute. September 18, 1994

longest dribbling
Ashrita Ferman led a basketball game 155.41 km for 24 hours without "transitions" at the Victory Field Track (Forest Park, Queens, NY, USA) May 17-18, 1997.

Most spin balls
Bruce Crevier "twisted" 18 basketballs at the ABC Studio in New York (USA) on July 18, 1994.

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

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

Jump Height

First digit: swing with outstretched arm.
Second: the highest point that a player can reach by jumping from a place with two legs.
Third: vertical jump.
(Some players have some data unavailable.)
For conversion: ft=30.4 cm, inch=2.54 cm.

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

Non-NBA:
James White(Cincinatti) 31in *jumps high on one foot, but the test is done on both feet.
Tim Lowe (Juco) 48in.
Jameel Pugh (Sacremnto State) 48in.
Micheal Wilson (GlobeTrotters) 55in (the one that failed at 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
Statistically, Kobe's 81 points are better than Wilt's 100.
At first glance, it might seem that Wilt Chamberlain's 1962 100-point game far surpasses Sunday's game, in which Kobe Bryant scored 81 points. After all, Bryant needed 19 more points - about the average of Pau Gasol - to even match Dipper.

However, when you compare the two matches, you are surprised to find that Bryant's performance is actually more outstanding. If you look at the statistics of the two matches, it quickly becomes apparent in what dominant manner Kobe played the meeting. Look at the facts:

Bryant was more efficient. Bryant needed 46 field goals and 20 free throws to score 81 points. Chamberlain took 63 field goals and 32 free throws to score 100 points. Bryant's actual hit percentage* in that match was 73.9%, while Chamberlain's was only 63.9%. In Chamberlain's match, the Warriors deliberately fouled the rules 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 confidently leading, as well as 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 were 18 points behind at the start of the third quarter.

Bryant needed fewer game minutes. What's really surprising is the fact that Kobe spent six minutes off the court in the second quarter. 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 at the end), he would have scored 93 points. Yes, 93.

The game was played in a different manner. Of all the differences between Bryant and Chamberlain's 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, and this means that Chamberlain had many more opportunities to score than Bryant.

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

In that case, we need to increase Kobe's figures by 46% to get a fair idea 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 amazing 135 points. Made by one player. For one match.

Another way is to reduce Chamberlain's statistics by the same amount. If we translate his numbers into "points of the year 2006", let's 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 make allowance for the fact that Chamberlain played 48 minutes, and Kobe - 42, then Wilt gets only 60 points, or slightly more than Kobe scored in the second half.

So when Mark Stein claims this is the most amazing performance of all time, believe it. Allowing for the different pace of play in the two eras and the fact that Bryant sat 6 minutes on the bench, even Chamberlain's monumental 100-point match pales in comparison. Henceforth, when evaluating offensive performance, basketball historians should use Bryant's achievement as a benchmark.
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From 180cm and below!!!

Inspired by the triumph of Tony Parker, Basketball.ru remembers the smallest and most courageous NBA heroes. Famous and not so famous. Effective and efficient. Playing now and performing 30 years ago.

Calvin Murphy, 179 cm (70s)

Born and raised in a sports family, Murphy played successfully for the University of Niagara. The student league still remembers him as one of the most productive defensemen in history (33.1 points per game). In the 1970 draft, this turbo-defender was selected by the San Diego Rockets club (a year later the team moved to Houston). Here Murphy spent his entire professional career.

His speed was legendary, he could organize and complete a fast break alone. He constantly put pressure on the enemy on both sides of the site, constantly escalating the situation. Playing against Murphy was no easier than playing against the bulky Walt Frazier or Big O. Tenacious play in defense, inexhaustible energy in attack, such opponents are crazy. Murphy is the only representative of the club "from 180 and under" who was inducted into the "Basketball Hall of Fame".

Free throws. Murphy, on whom the rules were violated quite often, brought this element of basketball technique to the maximum possible efficiency. Calvin Murphy's record - 95.8% of sales during the 1980-81 season - has not been broken so far. That same year, he had one of the longest streaks without a miss in association history, with 72 shots.

After Murphy retired from the big sport in 1983, he remained on the staff of the Rockets. For a long time he led television broadcasts of Houston matches, until at the beginning of the new century he fell under suspicion in an extremely unpleasant story. Even after the court found Murphy innocent, the path to television was already closed to him forever.

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

The duel between Webb and his teammate Dominic Wilkins in 1986 was one of the highlights in Slam Dunk Contest history.

Later, recalling the moments that made him famous all over the world, Webb was angry and lamented that his name would forever remain part of the star show. “I was in the NBA for 12 seasons, I went to the court almost every day, people didn’t bother to remember that.” Let's correct this historical injustice. Webb really was a good offensive player. Dribbling - five, vision of the site - a solid four. He spent his best years 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 coups. One - on the site, the other - in the public mind. "Mugsy" became a kind of pioneer, he proved that a defender with his height can bring tangible benefits in attack and does not have to become a "hole" in defense at all. Court vision, quick-break ability, speed, and an extremely obsessive defense made the smallest player in NBA history a useful and productive point guard. Realizing that any defender would push him under the basket, Tyrone started pressing from the middle of the field. He brashly and continuously tried to intercept the ball on dribbling, and often he succeeded. In today's NBA, where elements of the zone defense have been legalized, Boggs would be even more effective.

Simultaneously with the success on the site, popularity came to him. In "Charlotte" on "Mugsi" and completely went crazy. Tyrone was proud of it. The fate of the 160-centimeter star in the NBA could not leave anyone indifferent, he inspired many, 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 mentor earned his nickname "The Little General" for two reasons. First, it is really small. Secondly, with his domineering behavior on the court, Avery really resembled a general. Johnson, with his slightly angular frame and protruding, strong 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 the Cleveland in 1991 as an alternate for team star Mark Price. Gradually, Brandon finds his style of play, his playing time increases, and by the mid-90s he was already “ripe”. It was a player with virtually no weaknesses. He had everything a point guard needed: great passing, court vision, flair for interceptions, a cool head on his shoulders. Brandon worked hard on himself, from year to year he improved all his statistical characteristics. What else is needed? Oh yes, a little luck! Just her then Brandon was not enough. At the height of his rise, after giving out two great seasons and taking part in two All-Star Games, Terrell was crippled by a series of injuries. After that, we no longer saw the former, full-fledged Brandon.

Brandon was one of the quietest and most unstellar players in the league. He tried to stay away from the cameras. I never chased money, 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. Three hospitals were built in Cleveland with donations from the Tee Bee. In 1997, Brandon was honored with the NBA Sportsmanship Award "for the ideals he represents on the court."

Demon Stoudemire, 178 cm

Players like Stoudemire cannot leave you indifferent. They are either madly in love, or cause almost allergic irritation with their every action on the court. A reckless and uncontrollable sniper, he struggled with his nature for a long time. I tried to keep that “crazy-shooter” and streetball player who always lived in it. Under the watchful eye of Olson (coach of the Arizona Wild Cats) and then during his early NBA years with the Raptors, Damon tried to get into the point guard role, but eventually got tired of these childish games and became himself.

Agile, technical, with a killer shot that is very hard to stop. Stoudemire is left-handed (like his idol, the great Nate "Tiny" Archibald, whom Stoudemire tried to imitate all his life). At the same time, he releases the ball very quickly and, as it were, a little over his head. The demon saw only one target on the court - the ring, and attacked it from all points. I must admit that at times he did it just amazing. But only at times.

In parallel with the regression on the court, Demon began to experience more and more nervous system David Stern for strength: getting caught with marijuana, cursing with bad words. In general, to do everything from which the pious commission agent has been trying to wean the League for so long. Last season, Stoudemire played 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 is probably no basketball fan who has not seen these two moments with Robinson this year. The ball he hammered into the hoop over Webb's Spad in a dunk contest and the moment Robinson hit Yao Ming. To be honest, this is not the first time in history that a short player blocks such a hefty kid. Nate was outstripped in this field by two heroes of today's article at once. "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 incredible dunks have always worked out for Nate. Robinson has 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. To look at the throws from above performed by Nate, they came back in Boston, where he studied. Now come to the NBA. I hope Robinson doesn't stop at the role of "glamorous dunker". Nate has a great long-range shot, he is a bold, responsible sniper. I would like 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. From childhood, Earl was distinguished by more than modest dimensions, and he had to make his way to basketball in a constant struggle not only with rivals, but also with prejudices. When Boykins got to Eastern Michigan, even his own coach threw him 5 centimeters tall in the team's official papers, because he was embarrassed to have such a short man in the squad.

But nothing stopped Boykins, not even the fact that he was not drafted. From his dream to get into the NBA and prove that he can compete with the best defensemen in the world, he did not give up. Played in the summer league, signed up for all open training camps within the United States, did physical training. According to eyewitnesses, in the gym, Boykins pushes a barbell weighing about 140 kg from a prone 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 the second. The Cavaliers expressed a desire to keep Boykins until the end of the season, but then they still got rid of him. Boykins beat the thresholds of the NBA for two more years, interrupting with monthly and weekly contracts, until he got to the Golden State and then to the Denver Nuggets. Here in the Nuggets, Boykins played and opened up.

In recent years, Boykins has been one of the best and most prolific sixth players in the NBA (ranked 3rd and 5th in voting for the title of "best spare player" for the past three years). Earl is a bunch of energy that comes off the bench and changes the rhythm of the game. The restless Boykins turns the opponent's defensive formations into one continuous mess. Slender schemes are collapsing, the defenders themselves do not know who to run after, for this small meteorite or for their players.

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

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 balance a little and you can go around him on the right.

hip sham:
1) Ball in right hand. Knock it to the left side in front of you.
2) Now turn around (over your right shoulder, clockwise) and take the ball.
3) The ball must be on 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 after 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're done, 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 the head of Z and take the ball in two hands (the ball is behind the head of Z).
2) Now hit the ball on the floor for 3 to the right side.
3) Then jerk sharply to the left, as if you want to take the ball there (you need to take about 2 steps).
4) Z should turn around and rush after you.
5) At this point, stop abruptly and come back to get the ball.

ThePython:
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 from behind to the right side.
3) Return 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 on your left foot over your left shoulder and take the ball.

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

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