Talk:List of NBA regular season records/Archive 1

Pictures
It would seem best to place pictures of certain players where their most impressive record is. For instance, it would seem a much better fit to put Michael Jordan's picture near his record for scoring average in the Playoffs and discuss this in the caption.
 * I moved the pic. Quadzilla99 13:04, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think the Shaq and D-Wade pics should stay where they are since they are at the free throw line in the pics. WIlt should stay where he is since he dominates the record books; it's only fitting to have him figure prominently in the opening. As a reminder all pics in here would almost certainly have to be entirely free use. Quadzilla99 15:05, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sounds fine. Except that we should really look for a pic of Shaq as a Laker since that's where he set all of his records, especially the FT stuff.--TyrusThomas4lyf 04:50, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Very much needed pics include: Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Jerry West.--TyrusThomas4lyf 04:52, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * One more thing, I agree about Wilt, however I should point out that Jordan has over 50 records. Maybe not quite all of them are official in terms of things recorded in a record book, but at least most are, and he's by far the #2 holder of records, so if you were thinking of featuring the prominent record holders at the top of the page, I guess he would go next to Wilt.--TyrusThomas4lyf 05:00, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, we also need to spread them out though for appearance sake. I like where Jordan is currently right next to his most signifcant records. About the pics they would need to be free use to be used here basically it's confusing but for the most only pics taken by fans can be used here as almost all media pics are copyrighted and we need a substantial reason to use a copyrighted pic. Quadzilla99 05:04, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Going for the record
What Celtic hit FGs 89 games straight? Trekphiler 12:20, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * i don't know —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.146.8.100 (talk • contribs)
 * Sorry, don't know for sure, although we could try to find out. My guess is that there are a lot of players who have recorded a FG in more than 89 straight games, but I bet Larry Bird did it.--TyrusThomas4lyf 04:54, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

User RfC related to this article
See Requests for comment/TyrusThomas4lyf. Quadzilla99 11:10, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Proposal
This article is becoming very long, and there is much more content that could be added. I propose creating a second article for Team Records, and rename this article Individual NBA records or something similar. Feel free to comment Zodiiak Dial Z 02:26, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * That seems like a very sensible plan to me.-- Eva  b  d  18:26, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I support the proposed split between team and individual records, and I'd also support a further split into regular season, playoff, and All-Star Game records (the All-Star Game records could remain a combined team and individual set), as there's been confusion regarding the different sections on the part of some editors in the recent past. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 16:19, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a great plan. Chris!  c t 17:07, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I split off the All-Star Game records per above, since that seems to be the area where the most good-faith editing mistakes have been made recently. The new article is National Basketball Association All Star Game Records.  I think I'll hold off on the regular season / playoff and individual / team split.  If someone else feels there's an immediate need for these splits, they have my support to go ahead and create the articles. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 03:55, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Best record to not qualify for playoffs
Someone inserted the Warriors 48-34 season into the Best record to not qualify for playoffs section, under the apparent premise that it deserves mention since there are more teams in the playoffs now than in 1971-72. However, the ratio of teams that qualify for the playoffs in those two seasons is not significantly different (47% vs 53%). I've left the entry for now, but since this page is for records only, the Warriors entry needs better justification or it should be removed. Thoughts? &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 00:08, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Fouled out vs. disqualifications
I am starting this because an ip kept replacing the word "fouled out" with "disqualifications". Honestly, I never heard of disqualification in the NBA and thus don't know if it is correct at all. I have always hear the use of foul out from ESPN, but not disqualified. So someone who is knowledgeable on this, please elaborate. — Chris!  c t 03:19, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Disqualifications (DQs) actually is a standard NBA term. At the same time, judging by the editing pattern, it seems like you may have flushed out another  sock-puppet.  It might be worth tracking  before he causes too much damage. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 03:40, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Just for reference, see or  for some NBA disqualification records. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 03:46, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Redundancies
Maybe I'm missing something but isn't it incredibly redundant to list things like most consecutive seasons as point leader and then most consecutive seasons with the highest points per game? I mean if you are the point leader, then by default you also have the highest number of points per game. I could be wrong, but I am fairly certain that if you're injured while averaging 42 points a game and then you have to sit out the remainder of the season that the 42 points doesn't remain frozen simply because you aren't playing. I guess I am saying that you could simply conflate all the averages with the overall numbers (just put in parenteses how what the overall number averaged out to be per game). The only reason you need to list both most blocks in a season and the highest average of blocks per game in a season is if one is different. This could obviously happen given that there are now more games per season, but as it stands both enteries are the same person and the same seasoon. It's a minor point but I just thought it was odd to have so much needless repetition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdlund (talk • contribs) 18:58, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Since players may miss games during the season, leaders in totals are not necessarily leaders in average. While not terribly common, there are still many examples to choose from over the years.  Some notable examples include
 * 1967-68: Oscar Robertson led the NBA in both scoring average and assists per game, but Dave Bing led the league in total points and Wilt Chamberlain led the league in total assists.
 * 1976-77: Bill Walton led the league in both rebounds and blocks per game, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the league in total rebounds and total blocks.
 * 1980-81: Magic Johnson led the league in steals per game (he only played in 37 games that season, but made the league minimum qualifications in steals) while Michael Ray Richardson led the league in total steals.
 * 1984-85: Bernard King led the league in scoring average, but Michael Jordan scored the most points.
 * &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 00:09, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Something's missing!!
I noticed something GLARINGLY missing from all the individual game records...

Who did the individuals play FOR???

I've gone through trying to add that to the categories as I find time, but it's a pain. Think someone else could help out? Thanks. — Dale Arnett (talk) 17:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Artificial records
I just wanted to elaborate on why I characterized the records Highest percentage of NBA Finals won (min. 8 series) and Highest percentage of NBA Finals MVPs won as artificial. First of all, for those who haven't been keeping score, I should mention that I had a hand in the eventual form of these two entries, and so I didn't feel too out-of-line in removing them. But I'll leave them if the consensus is that they're worthy of retention.

The history of these entries is that user Paulinho28 (whom I believe wanted to honor Michael Jordan with a new entry) entered the record Highest percentage of NBA Finals won (min. 5 series) with Michael Jordan as the only entry. The problem with this (IMO) was that there is that no website, news article, or book that lists this type of record and also it was incomplete. There were plenty of other players to include with a threshold of 5. So, Paulinho28 raised the threshold to 6 and again left MJ as the only entry. At this point, I took over the entry, listed the top members (the three currently listed), and maintained that only the top three be listed since this is a list of records and not runners-up.

In response to this, Paulinho28 decided to create a new entry, Highest percentage of NBA Finals MVPs won in which MJ was guaranteed to be number one. Again, this is not a "record" that one will find in any website (other than this article), news article, or book. It's also close to redundant with "Most NBA Finals Most Valuable Player awards".

Finally, both "records" have debatable interpretations: Paulinho28's definition of percentage is to use only trips to the finals as a denominator rather than seasons played, which would probably be a better and more natural measure. . . that is, if we on wikipedia were allowed to make up new kinds of records.

Question of the day -- do we keep these "records" or remove them?

Myasuda (talk) 03:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

There are certainly myriads of other essentially random stat cutoffs that have been posted as "records" and they are not the type of records you will commonly find mentioned. They all fall under the same umbrella. It's in the "other records" section, which seems good enough to warrant it staying. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Squaty squater (talk • contribs) 06:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Incorrect Record
Michael Jordan does not hold the record for most consecutive field goals in a game with 13. I don't know exactly who does, but I know the benchmark was set at at least 15 (and possibly higher). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.229.35.92 (talk) 20:02, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Italian version
I'm not added so I can't correct this page. There is also italian version of this page (Record NBA). Can you append it? (sorry for the english...i'm italian) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.36.71.218 (talk) 21:25, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, it's added now, thanks. Chensiyuan (talk) 11:12, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Blocks in a game
Dwight Howard had 10 blocks against the Oklahoma City Thunder on 11/12/08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.140.153.228 (talk) 22:27, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

3pt. FGs in a quarter
i read in NBA.com that Michael Redd has the record of the most three-point field goals made in a quarter with 8 122.2.166.207 (talk) 12:59, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * do you have the link? Chensiyuan (talk) 14:02, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


 * this is the link - i'm the same person that started this section i just forgot to sign in my account. thanks Geminivenom (talk) 13:21, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It is a true record, but I believe the quarter stats are missing, or at the very least, inconsistent. If we go with the single-quarter records for one, we would need to do it for all (i.e. we have points in a quarter at 33, but are currently missing 3PFG in a quarter, along with others). ShinyHubCaps (talk) 05:51, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Needs More FG/FGA Format
If the data are available, I believe that all of the records indicating the number of FG made (or missed) should always indicate how many were attempted. An example where this is done well is the 3PFG in a single game: Bryant is 12-18, Marshall is 12-19. However, it is missing from 3PFG in a half (among others). I would believe that these instances, especially in tied records, people would like to know FG/FGA. For example, in 3PFG in a half, several individuals have 8. It would look neater, be more informative, and be easier to decipher if we could also include how many each attempted. ShinyHubCaps (talk) 05:57, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Use of Wiki-links for Team Names
It seems as if only the first occurrence of a team name is the one that gets the wiki-link, but there are many examples where it is highlighted more than once, or it may not be the top one. I will go over it, but I ask that others help out, and if you add a record, check (Ctrl+F) to see if that may be the first occurrence. Otherwise, I would maybe suggest removing all wiki-links from the team names... after all, people can just type in the names. It looks less like a record book with blue text dispersed as frequently as it is for the team names. ShinyHubCaps (talk) 06:23, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * But records change all the time. Chensiyuan (talk) 13:06, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Then remove all team-name links. I thought it was fine to just do the first, which would make it easier when one changes, but there are links randomly assigned throughout the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ShinyHubCaps (talk • contribs) 06:17, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Then why have links. Chensiyuan (talk) 16:30, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't understand. Are you asking why do we have links at all? Obviously to refer the reader to another article. But if you look at it, it is messy with too many links, and it is uneven and redundant with only some instances of team names linked and others not linked. I just thought someone might want to help clean it up. ShinyHubCaps (talk) 17:36, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Most fast-break points in a game
The Phoenix Suns scored 56 fast break points in their game against the Golden State Warriors on March 15, 2009.

Dgdave1977 (talk) 03:56, 16 March 2009 (UTC)dgdave1977

Largest comeback
I added that the largest comeback was actually the largest 4th quarter comeback cuz otherwise it isn't the bigger whole-game comeback. Am I right? Also, I'm gonna add another record: largest overall comeback, and I'll cite it. Kidlittle (talk) 09:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

3pt Career Percentage Record
The record is held by Steve Kerr; the record is 726 made 1,599 attempted for a percentage of .454 according to the reference on the page, NBA.com (reference 7). However, it is erroneously listed as Jason Kappono, who is number two on the all time list. Please make this correction per the reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Masilva4242 (talk • contribs) 03:17, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Edit request from Shinseikishi, 18 April 2010
Please add "Tyreke Evans" to be one of the rookies averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the first season.

Shinseikishi (talk) 03:20, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Please provide a reliable source to verify this. Thanks,  fetch  comms  ☛ 03:51, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 66.35.183.34, 11 May 2010
editsemiprotected

Dwight Howard led the league in rebounding and blocks again in 2009-2010 and should be noted

66.35.183.34 (talk) 18:26, 11 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Tim Pierce (talk) 18:29, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 99.50.192.119, 12 January 2011
the cavs just scored only 15 in the 1st half

99.50.192.119 (talk) 05:57, 12 January 2011 (UTC) Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Is that a record of some type? If so, please provide us with the exact record and a reliable source to verify that the score is special. Qwyrxian (talk) 13:25, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 169.253.4.21, 31 January 2011

 * Worst road record
 * Indented line

4-38 by the Baltimore Bullets (0-22 away, plus 4-16 when both teams away) in 1953–54 season
 * Indented line

0-23 by the Washington Wizards in the 2010-11 season (active streak)

Sources: http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BLB/1954_games.html http://espn.go.com/nba/standings

169.253.4.21 (talk) 20:01, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. I can't figure out what you want the article to say. There needs to be just one team there. Also, how is "worst road record" judged? Is it percentage? Total # of losses? I'm confused. Qwyrxian (talk) 05:51, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 122.128.88.98, 4 February 2011
Please change Career Free Throw Percentage to Steve Nash at 90.40% not Mark Price at 90.39%

122.128.88.98 (talk) 04:09, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Qwyrxian (talk) 05:37, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Missing info
In career records, the most 10+ point games is supposedly held by Kareem, but it doesn't say how many. Should this be changed or is this record unnecessary? Donuts42 (talk) 04:14, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

small error needs correcting
\\\ All records in this section pertain to shot-clock era.

The first record (manifestly) does not, so perhaps the ital line above could be amended? 96.45.208.254 (talk) 19:23, 7 February 2011 (UTC)David Moran 2/7/11

Most field goals without a make record by Tim Hardaway
It has the wrong date. It should be 27-12-1991 instead of 1997 (source: Basketball-Reference) http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199112270MIN.html

Edit request from 173.161.113.177, 1 March 2011
The 'Highest three point field goal percentage' record was beaten by Kyle Korver in 2009-2010.

Made: 79	Attempted: 187	 63.3%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Korver

173.161.113.177 (talk) 04:41, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. I looked at that wiki page and it contains nothing about Kyle Korver beating the "Highest three point field goal percentage", and Wikipedia does not qualify as a reliable source anyway. Please make another request after adding a reliable source for your claim. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 99.252.2.181, 5 March 2011
edit semi-protected

Steve Nash currently holds the Career free throw percentage record

99.252.2.181 (talk) 17:48, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Also, do you have a source?&mdash;C45207 &#124; Talk 00:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from EpiloC, 10 April 2011
New record for most three point field goals without a miss was set by Ty Lawson of the Denver nuggets vs Minnesota timberwolves saturday April 9th 2011. Source: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6319715

EpiloC (talk) 21:09, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Actually, he went 10/11 and had 1 miss. See http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310409007 —  Chris! c / t 21:28, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

You need to update a record
The record for most three-point field goals without a miss is broken.It now belongs to Ty Lawson of the Denver Nuggets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OKCRobinson3 (talk • contribs) 17:40, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
 * See above thread. He had 1 miss.— Chris! c / t 19:18, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Kghorbani, 8 May 2011
Most Threes in playoff game.


 * 9 by Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks May 8, 2011

Most Threes by a team in Playoff Game
 * 20 Dallas Mavericks May 8, 2011

Kghorbani (talk) 21:47, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done thanks— Chris! c / t 22:59, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 210.184.231.8, 10 May 2011
Please add the following record: Most free throws made in a quarter link: http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310416006
 * 13 by Dirk Nowitkzi, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Portland Trailblazers) on April 16, 2011

My apologies, I spelt Nowitzki wrong. It should be NowiTZki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.184.231.8 (talk) 12:22, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

210.184.231.8 (talk) 12:18, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks for providing a reliable source! C T J F 8 3  12:48, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Egamitna, 18 May 2011

 * '''Most free throws made in a game without a miss
 * 24 by Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Oklahoma City Thunder) on May 17, 2011

Egamitna (talk) 04:10, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: already added— Chris! c / t 04:29, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 68.192.180.62, 18 May 2011
68.192.180.62 (talk) 23:37, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * What is your request?— Chris! c / t 00:00, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Gerkan, 19 May 2011
Most free throws made in a game without a miss 24 by Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Maverics (vs. Oklahoma City Thunder) on May 17, 2011

Gerkan (talk) 00:04, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Baseball   Watcher  00:55, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It has been ✔️. Baseball   Watcher  00:57, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 77.6.234.72, 23 May 2011
most three point attempts is not reggies anymore at least not due to this http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/9/ray-allen i guess ray allen holds it now.

77.6.234.72 (talk) 09:06, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done, Thanks— Chris! c / t 19:51, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 173.173.120.49, 14 June 2011
Section 3.2 NBA Finals series: 6-game series Please change "Highest free throw percentage - 97.8% by Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers (vs. Los Angeles Lakers), 2000" to "Highest free throw percentage - 97.8% by Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers (vs. Los Angeles Lakers), 2000; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Miami Heat), 2011." Reference: http://www.nba.com/global/game6_notebook_110612.html

173.173.120.49 (talk) 01:49, 14 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done, thanks. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 13:59, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

NBA Finals series / 6-game series / Highest free throw percentage
97.8% by Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers (vs. Los Angeles Lakers), 2000; and Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Miami Heat), 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.29.115.250 (talk) 06:55, 14 June 2011 (UTC)


 * , thanks. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 13:59, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Most free throws made in a quarter, NBA finals
It says 9 is the record but Paul Pierce got 10 in the 4th quarter of Game 5 of the 2008 Finals. See the play-by-play here and count them up: http://www.nba.com/games/20080615/BOSLAL/playbyplay.html#4. Also, I think the NBA.com encyclopedia (http://www.nba.com/history/records/finals_game_freethrows.html) is where a lot of the records here are taken from, but this is not a good reference despite the fact that the NBA itself runs it. They need to update their site. Besides missing Paul Pierce's record for FTM in a quarter, they also don't have Dwyane Wade's record of 21 FTM in a finals game which was set 5 years ago (http://www.nba.com/games/20060618/DALMIA/boxscore.html). AnandJRao (talk) 04:29, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 210.184.231.1, 2 July 2011
NBA Finals record: Highest free throw percentage (min. 100 attempts) 92.6% by Bill Sharman (126 made in 136 attempts)

This has been broken by Dirk Nowitzki. He has made 94/101 free throws (93.1%).

I don't have any source but if you look at his game log below in 2006 and 2011, you can add them up. http://espn.go.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/609/dirk-nowitzki http://espn.go.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/609/year/2006/dirk-nowitzki

210.184.231.1 (talk) 19:15, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: Unless there is a reliable source to me it would be WP:OR Jnorton7558 (talk) 07:59, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Most points in a half
The current record states that the most points in a half record is from Floyd with 39 points. Kobe Bryant though, with his 81 point game, has more which simple math will show you. I don't know if Kobe holds the record, but Floyd obviously does not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.99.185.121 (talk) 19:47, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Floyd's record is for the playoffs. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 20:09, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Split off NBA playoff records into a separate article?
Around three and a half years ago, due to article size concerns as well as repeated editing mistakes by editors, I split off the NBA All-Star Game records into a separate article from this one. The current article is still bloated, and there is occasional confusion due to the combination of regular season and playoff records in this article (e.g., see the previous discussion above). I'd like to know if there's any support to splitting off the NBA playoff records into a separate article at this time. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 15:01, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Given the lack of response to the previous post, let me rephrase it. Are there be any objections to splitting off the NBA playoff records into a separate article? &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 13:04, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * After waiting patiently for feedback and receiving none, I've gone ahead and split the article. If you have time and sufficient interest, please check and confirm that it was done properly without information loss. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 20:58, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Most free throws made in a game, no misses
24 by Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Oklahoma City Thunder) on May 17, 2011 Sorry, but that was a playoff game, not a regular season game — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.83.81.248 (talk) 21:53, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Most Free Throws Attempted in a Game (Regular Season)
The record (previously 34 by Wilt Chamberlain) was broken today (1/12/12) by Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) vs. the Golden State Warriors. He attempted 39 free throws in a single game — Preceding unsigned comment added by Archickc (talk • contribs) 07:56, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Season average rebounds per game
Something caught my eye as I read through the season record holders for rebounds. When I got to; "Highest rebounds per game average"  it is listed as Wilt Chamberlain, with 27.2...reading further Elvin Haynes holds the record for "Highest defensive rebounds per game average" with 13.7....and Moses Malone holds the record for "Highest offensive rebounds per game average" with 7.2......now, simple math will tell you that it is a mathematically impossibility for Wilt Chamberlain NOT to hold (AT LEAST) one of those latter two records. I don't know if they didn't keep track of offensive and defensive when Wilt was playing, but if they did not, then those latter two record need to have foot notes representing that. Lazershow (talk) 03:19, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Offense and defensive rebounds were not broken out from rebound totals until the 1973-74 season. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 03:27, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 24 April 2012
Chris paul should be added to the list of most seasons leading the league in steals with 3 and soon to be 4. Steve Nash had the highest average in assists with 11.6, unless it was specified for career or for retired players.

Tsmit44 (talk) 03:03, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like this will likely happen, but let's wait until tomorrow to update the page (under "Most seasons leading league in steals") as the final games of the 2011–12 NBA regular season are tonight. --MuZemike 23:48, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Made the change for Chris Paul for assists, but I believe that the assists per game statistic is for players who have completed their career or have otherwise retired, which Magic Johnson would rightfully have at this point. --MuZemike 23:14, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 11 June 2012
The Sacramento Kings' 35-point comeback against the Chicago Bulls on December 21, 2009, should be the second-greatest comeback in NBA history. The comeback commenced with 8:50 left in the 3rd quarter. Sacramento won the game 102-98. I would like to add this to the biggest comebacks list on the NBA Regular Season Records page.

Bullsfan48 (talk) 16:53, 11 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Without comment about the value of the request, I'm declining to do the request until there is consensus. Any other auto-confirmed logged in user will be able to make the change. -- RA (talk) 20:45, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Unless it can be verifiably characterized as a record of some sort, it doesn't belong in this article. There should be no runner-up entries in this article (ties are okay). &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 01:21, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 December 2012
Change Ray Allen's 3pt fg made to 2,754 as of 12/12/12 and 3pt fg att to 6,864 as of 12/12/12

SamChaplin2 (talk) 14:50, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done. I don't want to get into the habit of updating this total every time Mr. Allen attempts or makes a 3p, but I see no harm in doing this now since the previous number was about 9 months out of date. I did verify these numbers on Basketball-Reference.com. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 15:56, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Most free throws made in a game, no misses
Dirk did it in play-offs and the article is about regular season. Skrzeczu94 (talk) 19:00, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
 * True enough -- I've gone ahead and fixed the entry in this article (Nowitzki's record is listed under NBA post-season records). Thanks. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 23:48, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Youngest to reach 20k
Lebron just reached it last night, (January 16th 2013) at 28 and 17 days. Should be changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.50.95.100 (talk) 14:15, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 January 2013
Please change "Youngest to reach 20,000 points" from Kobe Bryant to Lebron James (28 years, 17 days) on January 16, 2013

206.21.135.166 (talk) 18:34, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done. Verified here. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 19:18, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 18 April 2013

 * Best finish (41 games)
 * 38-3 by the Miami Heat in the 2012–13 season

184.56.97.233 (talk) 02:36, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Verified here. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 15:06, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Career Point Games
We now know that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a record of 1509 10-point games in a career

Source: http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=career&year_min=&year_max=&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=10&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

Michael Jordan has a record of 562 30-point games not 563.

Source: http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=career&year_min=1964&year_max=2013&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_is_eds=Y&round_is_edf=Y&round_is_ec1=Y&round_is_ecs=Y&round_is_ecf=Y&round_is_wds=Y&round_is_wdf=Y&round_is_wc1=Y&round_is_wcs=Y&round_is_wcf=Y&round_is_fin=Y&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=30&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.178.165.15 (talk) 08:53, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Korvers 3pt record
Hi guys, maybe you can help me here: the record by Kyle Korver for 'Most consecutive games with a 3-point field goal made' is commonly known, but i just checked out his stats on nba.com and if you go to the game log, it says that he didn't hit a 3pt vs. the Pelicans back at October 13th (0 of 6 3pt). Is this just a mistake by the nba, or is his current record streak fake??? Maybe someone knows... I also thought about watching the game with my League Pass to check if he hit a 3pt shot :D - 2A02:908:E021:C101:B494:8964:3034:BB2A (talk) 14:06, 6 January 2014 (UTC)


 * October 13 is not part of the regular season and therefore does not count.Hoops gza (talk) 17:44, 6 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Aaaaah, thanks! Didn't notice that they also include preseason games in the game log :D - 37.24.147.108 (talk) 16:15, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Edit request
Under "Teams that had two players score 40+ points in a game" the last bullet listed has the incorrect scorers listed. The Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 23, 2012 (2 OT) (Russell Westbrook 45, Kevin Durant 40) It has Westbrook linked to the Thunder and Durant linked to the Timberwolves. Kevin Love was the high scorer for the Timberwolves with 51 points that game and Durant had 40 for the Thunder.

It should read: The Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 23, 2012 (2 OT) (Kevin Durant 40, Kevin Love 51)

Bruender09 (talk) 02:43, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This particular feat refers to two players on the same team scoring 40 or more points.Hoops gza (talk) 04:15, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Edit Request
Most Consecutive Games with 25 points or more-40 by Michael Jordan. Currently, Kevin Durant has 39 consecutive games with 25 points or more. Could you add this record to your list of records?66.177.15.123 (talk) 17:26, 4 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Jordan's record is for the time since 1964, but does not necessarily include all of NBA history, so we cannot add it.Hoops gza (talk) 18:58, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit Request
Dirk Nowitzky In Game 1 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals, he set a playoff record for most free throws made without a miss with 24

Not done: this is already at NBA post-season records. - Hoops gza (talk) 15:54, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2015
68.103.165.58 (talk) 05:36, 24 January 2015 (UTC) Klay Thompson set record for most 3's in a quarter with 9
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. —  17:34, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Edit Request
The Knicks and Magic just set a new record for fewest combined points in a quarter (15). Please change:

Fewest combined points in a quarter
 * 18 – The Fort Wayne Pistons (9) at the Syracuse Nationals (9) on November 29, 1956
 * 18 – The Boston Celtics (9) vs. the Toronto Raptors (9) on January 12, 2001


 * 18 – The Detroit Pistons (6) vs. the Utah Jazz (12) on March 13, 2005

to:

Fewest combined points in a quarter
 * 15 - The New York Knicks (8) at the Orlando Magic (7) on April 11, 2015

Fewest points in overtime period
 * 0 by The Chicago Bulls vs the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 7, 2015

67.87.23.85 (talk) 00:16, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Edit Request
LeBron James has since hit the youngest player to score 25,000 points - yet the caption for his photo next to the achievement states he holds the record for spots (1k to 21k) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.81.18 (talk) 00:34, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Edit Request (Wednesday 10 February)
3 Team Records 3.2 Season Best starts (number of losses)


 * 4: 46–4 by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1966–67 season

The record counts the number of achieved wins when each loss has happened.

The 2015-16 season Golden State Warriors lost their fourth game on Saturday 16 January against the Detroit Pistons, with their record being 37W-4L.

The fact that they have a 10-0 streak since then does not mean they broke the Philadelphia 76ers record.

After all we're talking about "best starts" based on the "number of losses".

In contrary, if the Golden State Warriors win tonigth's game against Phoenix Suns (Wednesday 10 February), that means they can tie or brake Chicago Bulls' record of 48-5, because they will have already 48 wins before their 5th loss.

So at that point, they can be added to the next line as follows:


 * 5: 48–5 by the Chicago Bulls in the 1995–96 season


 * 5: 48-4 by the Golden State Warriors in the 2015–16 season (active - holder until next loss)

And if they win the next game against Portland Trail Blazers also (Friday 19 February), it must be edited as follows:


 * 5: 49-4 by the Golden State Warriors in the 2015–16 season (Holder until next loss. Previous record was 48-5 by the 95-96 Bulls) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:2149:8263:7700:6843:6BE8:3759:7AF4 (talk) 15:07, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2015
New Single Game record- Most 3 Point Field Goals made: Steph Curry (02/27/2016) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.28.181.159 (talk) 04:30, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Awards

 * Most regular season NBA MVP Awards
 * 6 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


 * Most All-NBA First Team honors
 * 11 by Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone


 * Most All-NBA Team honors
 * 15 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan


 * Most NBA All-Defensive First Team honors *
 * 9 by Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett


 * Most NBA All-Defensive Team honors *
 * 15 by Tim Duncan


 * Most Defensive Player of the Year awards **
 * 4 by Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace

Rclhab (talk) 19:47, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --Stabila711 (talk) 04:36, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Defensive Rebounds
We have a new leader for defensive rebounds for some time now:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/drb_career.html

Please change it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.135.158.39 (talk) 07:27, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2016
Hello. I would like to change the record for free throws made in a game without a miss. Demar DeRozan broke that record yesterday.

BJJD20 (talk) 20:02, 5 March 2016 (UTC) Vs. Trail Blazers. March 4th 2016.
 * He didn't break the record -- he could have, but intentionally missed his last free throw and finished 24-25: see &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 21:15, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Eddie Jordan
Is the "Eddie Jordan" in this article this person: Eddie Jordan (basketball), or someone different? Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 10:47, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
 * You're correct -- it is Eddie Jordan (basketball). I've gone ahead and fixed the wikilink, which was pointing to the disambiguation page. Thanks! &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 13:24, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've asked a similar question at Talk:1983–84 San Diego Clippers season - perhaps you might be able to answer that one as well? DH85868993 (talk) 20:29, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2016
Kobe Bryant 15 times All NBA Team

206.108.31.35 (talk) 18:50, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 02:27, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Most 3 pointers by a team in a game
The Cavs just set a record last night! 25 threes!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:586:C400:9A00:48C4:B6BB:3A6E:2C15 (talk) 12:27, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
 * That feat was done in the post-season, not the regular season. Baby miss fortune 13:04, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

True!Brettmcc.ft0 (talk) 19:06, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2016
Please change the record for most points in overtime by a player from 16 by Gilbert Arenas to 17 by Stephen Curry today

Kushagro123 (talk) 06:24, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Not done. This page is for regular season records only and Curry's record of course happened in the playoffs. —DangerousJXD (talk) 09:38, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2016
Stephen Curry now owns the record for most points in an overtime period. Last night, May 9th, 2016, he scored 17 points, beating the old record of 16 set in 2006. UPDATE - please cancel this request - I understand that this is for *regular-season* records only. Sorry about that.

GregoryLWei (talk) 18:17, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: "Cancelled" per requestor  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 21:38, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2016
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, scored 17 points in the overtime of the fourth match of the west conference semifinals vs Portland Trail Blazers, May 10th 2016. Source: http://www.nba.com/games/20160509/GSWPOR/gameinfo.html?ls=iref:nba:serieshubs:mid:seriesschedule

The previous record was 16 points, by Gilbert Arenas.

38.117.109.20 (talk) 19:20, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Regular season only  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 21:38, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2016
please change Only players to lead the league in scoring and steals in the same season Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93) Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers, 2000–01, 2001–02) to Only players to lead the league in scoring and steals in the same season Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93) Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers, 2000–01, 2001–02) Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors, 2015-2016) because of the reliable sources on Nba.com

Gdidi7a (talk) 17:08, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Please provide a specific source, not "nba.com"  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 21:40, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Cases where postseason record passes the regular season record
This seems to be a common source of confusion. Usually the regular season record is more... but for cases where it is not, there could probably be a some sort of redirect to the postseason record.DavidRF (talk) 01:51, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The convention in published sources is to maintain separation. Perhaps a footnote could be inserted, but a redirect is probably not the right solution. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 02:16, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 May 2016
Adjust "Only players to lead league in steals and points" to include Stephen Curry in 2015-16

107.131.129.248 (talk) 21:05, 27 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Sir Joseph (talk) 03:03, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2016
Please change 23 by Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks (vs. Chicago Bulls) on December 8, 1992 to 24 by DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors (vs. Portland Trail Blazers) on March 3, 2016 because a new NBA record was made.

Bobbo88 (talk) 14:50, 2 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: DeRozan's stat is 24/25, which is not applicable for the "most free throws in a game, no misses". However, he has actually made a record for most consecutive free throws made in a game, making his first 24 free throw attempts. I will add that record in a while. Baby miss fortune 15:05, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2016
Please change Most defensive rebounds 11,406 by Karl Malone to 11,409 by Kevin Garnett because a new NBA Record was made making Garnett NBA's all-time leader in defensive rebounds.

Bobbo88 (talk) 14:58, 2 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks for the update. Actually, Garnett's total is 11,453. Baby miss fortune 15:27, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2016
Please add end date to Curry's consecutive 3pt field goal in a game. Currently lists until present, should end on November 4th, 2016

2601:283:4102:3C34:28DC:B2D3:FDEF:AC5F (talk) 20:41, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 November 2016
The record for most points in an overtime period is now held by Steph Curry, who scored 17 in OT vs the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday May 9, 2016. Jaitrac (talk) 03:29, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Not done. This article is for regular season records only, and Curry's record was set in the playoffs.  It is listed at NBA_post-season_records as it should be. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 03:44, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

3 Pointers
Houston Rockets hold both the 3 pointers made and 3 pointers attempted in a single game records. Both for the 16th of December. But they say they got them against 2 different teams. I dont know which team is right, but i doubt it is currently correct
 * I have fixed it. The one who updated it probably forgot to also update the opponent team. Baby miss fortune 13:41, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

FT percentage
It Seems that Stephen Curry is currently holding the career FT percentage (90,45% 1828/2021 at january 3rd) behind is actual path of 93,3%, do we have to wait until the end of the season to have the information modified or do you get an on the run actualization of the data ?

Frednetick (talk) 09:02, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2017
Klay thompsons record quarter was 2016 not 2015 2600:8803:E804:9100:7063:25CD:B506:781E (talk) 17:20, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  JTP (talk • contribs) 17:32, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 November 2017
unless there is a new spelling "Decmeber to December. 2605:E000:9143:7000:3832:5234:5BA4:7DB6 (talk) 08:04, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ Baby miss fortune 08:17, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2018
The record for most combined threes by both teams was just beaten by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves. You should fix that shit 2602:306:8312:84F0:9518:2447:33F7:9997 (talk) 05:25, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Baby miss fortune 13:54, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2018
Add the following (one of sources listed in the ref)


 * Fastest triple-double in NBA history
 * 14 minutes and 33 seconds of court time by Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets (at Milwaukee Bucks) on February 15, 2018 King granzort (talk) 12:17, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done: this edit Gulumeemee (talk) 09:53, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Most points in overtime needs to be corrected.
The most points in an overtime period is 17 by Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors on 5/9/16 against the Portland Trailblazers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8807:1180:9030:C87E:3485:F573:9912 (talk) 17:49, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Curry's 17-point overtime performance was accomplished in the post-season, so it is not included in the regular season records article. You can find his record here: NBA post-season records.&mdash;Myasuda (talk) 02:14, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Most three point attempts, combined
Chicago Bulls (37) @ Houston Rockets (57) on March 27, 2018 (total 94) Lucabrivio (talk) 00:25, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Confirmed. Page updated. Baby miss fortune 03:43, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2018
Under "Most all-NBA first team honors", please change "11 by Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James" to "12 by LeBron James" because LeBron James has now been named to 12 all-NBA first teams.

Source: http://www.nba.com/history/awards/all-nba-team Nbaguy1941 (talk) 20:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Fish +Karate 12:50, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 December 2018
Please change "25 by the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Atlanta Hawks on March 3, 2017" to "26 by the Houston Rockets vs. the Washington Wizards on December 19, 2018" PranavJ918 (talk) 03:23, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Baby miss fortune 03:35, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 January 2019
The NBA record for most 3-pointers attempted in a game was broken on 1/16/2019 by the Houston Rockets. The Houston Rockets attempted 70 3-pointers on 1/16/2019 in their 145-142 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. This can be verified from any box score, such as from ESPN.com. http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401071335 208.81.216.8 (talk) 16:49, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Baby miss fortune 02:16, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2019
Under Team Single Game records add Most Consecutive 3-Point Field Goals Made to Start a Game: 14 by the San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder, January 10, 2019

Source: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25733809/lamarcus-aldridge-scores-56-san-antonio-spurs-set-3-point-records

Under Team Single Game records add Highest 3-Point Percentage with a minimum of 15 attempts: 84.2% by the San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder, January 10, 2019

Sources: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25733809/lamarcus-aldridge-scores-56-san-antonio-spurs-set-3-point-records https://twitter.com/nbastats/status/1083618541675466752 Natespoons (talk) 18:30, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Bradv 🍁  06:01, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

consecutive games with 5+ 3 pointers made
change: "7 - steph curry 16-28 October 2018"

to:"9 - steph curry 16 march- 2 april 2019" 46.208.202.67 (talk) 12:51, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The actual record is 12 by James Harden. Baby miss fortune 12:58, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Fewest Two-Pointers by a Team in a Game- It Just Happened on 12/26/2019
The records do not contain categories for the fewest. The New York Knicks just finished a 92-76 win at the Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets made only 8 two-pointers, which was the first time a team made 10 or fewer two-pointers since the shot clock started in 1954-1955. My source is the Basketball-Reference Play Index. EvanJ35 (talk) 02:55, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2020
add in the "most three pointers missed in a game" James Harden with 16 on January 20 2020 98.165.213.175 (talk) 00:40, 21 January 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. Please provide reliable sources that support this addition. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 03:11, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Most assists in a game without a point, a rebound, a steal, or a block
Hi,

Regarding the "record" for "Most assists in a game without a point, a rebound, a steal, or a block", the date of the match is wrong (in fact only the year). On February 25th, 1990, the Hornets played the Cavaliers and Bogues had 6 points, 11 assists and 1 steal (see boxscore here: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199002250CLE.html). The date of the match with 11 assists and no other stats is one year earlier, on the 25th of February 1989, indeed against the Spurs (see boxscore here: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198902250CHH.html).

In short: please change "1990" to "1989".

Thanks, Muggsy (talk) 12:30, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Record was removed.  JTP (talk • contribs) 20:46, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2020
The page is explicitly for records in the regular season. So why is there a note for most points in an overtime period? "Note: the post-season record is 17 by Stephen Curry" No other records have such a note for postseason attached. I believe this line should be removed. 76.66.104.173 (talk) 00:29, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Notes have been added to those few cases in which the post-season record exceeds the regular season record (e.g. free throws in a game and rebounds in a quarter). This is partly informational, and partly to head off people who mistakenly attempt to replace regular season records with post-season records in this article.  The latter has occurred multiple times, but much less frequently after these notes were introduced.&mdash;Myasuda (talk) 00:38, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2020
For team record - fewest points in a game. It should not read pre shot clock. The game took place in 1999 the shot clock was introduced in 1954 2607:FEA8:7CDF:CC63:8CA3:223E:1B33:3948 (talk) 12:46, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
 * True, it should say post-shot clock instead of pre-shot clock. I'll update the text.&mdash;Myasuda (talk) 14:28, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Teams doubling opponent change
Game in which teams doubled their opponents need to be updated. The grizzles did it to the OKC thunder 152-77 on December 2nd 2021 134.228.156.243 (talk) 03:26, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ First, the record is already listed in the article. Second, the final score is 152-79, not 77. Third, it isn't even doubled. 79 doubled is 158 and 152 is just short of that. Engr. Smitty   Werben 03:31, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Fix Table of Contents?
Why are the table of contents arrangement so different between this article and List of WNBA regular season records? Shouldn't table of contents show symmetry to its WNBA counterpart? - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 22:44, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Fastest foul in the NBA history.
I believe Sengun now has the record for it. Check out the Rockets v Clippers match 1/15/2023. He did a foul in jump ball. It was only seconds in the game. 46.196.85.168 (talk) 19:29, 16 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Unsourced. Also, not all records should be here in this page, as evidenced by the trimmed out current version, compared to the previous years where almost any record people can think of is included here. Engr. Smitty   Werben 19:42, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Fastest foul in NBA history was before tip-off (12:00 minutes remaining in the 1st quarter). It has happened many times (including 4 times in one season). Since the earliest possible time for foul commitment has been achieved on numerous occasions, it is a record to ignore given that it can't be beat and too many have already reached it.BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 18:39, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Article was trimmed over the last few years due to issues with verifiability (see WP:V). Referencing is very important to ensure relevant info remains. BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 19:13, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2023
Add Jalen Brunson on Dec 16, 2023 vs. the Phoenix Suns to "Most 3-point field goals made in a game, no misses", tied for the previous 3 with 9. Vidhan.io (talk) 05:38, 16 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks for sharing. It will be added. BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:41, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2024
lebron james now has 39868	career points and this needs to be updated Luna8721 (talk) 16:57, 23 February 2024 (UTC)


 * yes, it is updated now. BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 18:15, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Can we include records for undrafted players

 * Single-game points for an undrafted player (54) - Fred VanVleet
 * Points first five career games for an undrafted player (112) - Kendrick Nunn-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:11, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @TonyTheTiger - Fred's record was added to List of NBA regular season records. And Nunn's record was added to List of NBA regular season records. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:54, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

breadth
If we are going to have record for first 5 NBA games, we should have record for NBA debut, first 10, 50, 100, all hundreds to 1000.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:45, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * We already have records up for NBA debut high in pts, asts, rebs, blks, stls. Good point for 10s, 50s, 100s, 1000s I agree adding but not sure who has those records yet. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 19:43, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I think Jeremy Lin has the record for first five games. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 22:42, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Jeremy Lin's article says he scored a total of 89, 109, and 136 points in his first three, four, and five career starts (not games), respectively; all three totals are the most by any player since the merger between the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the NBA in 1976–77. It's not an all-time record though, I think? - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 22:46, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I guess we could have records for first start (for full set of stats) and first 5 starts (whatever we can find). (You could note with Lin 3, 4, and 5). Those are important records. They also clarify Linsanity.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:55, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

POTM and POTW
Do we know the single-season and career records for Player of the month and Player of the Week?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:23, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I am guessing LeBron.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:26, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/awards/by-type/Player-Of-The-Month/29 maybe articles on this, good suggestion BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 02:20, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The thing is that since 2000-01 there have been two (one for each conference), so modern players have an unfair advantage. LeBron has played his whole career in the 2 per month era.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:58, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see that now. Then technically there could be a separate record winner for post 2000 and pre-2000. But only if there was a RS source writing about it. I have not yet come across any articles myself. Another problem to keep in mind is the difference in competition among East and West conferences. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 05:13, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Lebron James has the most times being named Conference Player of the Month (46 times) and Lebron James has most times being named Conference Player of the Week (64 times). - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 16:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * What about single-season?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:22, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * What's peculiar is that these awards are left out of List of NBA awards. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 16:41, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * They are clearly official NBA awards. That template should have an inseason list that includes POTM, POTW, COTM and ROTM.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:22, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * In season tournament MVP could go there too.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:23, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * IST MVP was already added. called NBA Cup mvp on records list BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 19:55, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * also Clutch Player of the Year and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award needs to go in there. but for now, it's kind of a case of too soon. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 21:20, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Do we want records like fewest minutes for x and y
Anthony Davis played 30:34 in a 40-20 game on 10/29/19, which was the least time played in a 40-20.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:40, 3 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Yes, great record. That record fits in the "Other" section on List of NBA regular season records. I grouped them by person. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 20:01, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Anthony Davis record has been added.- BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 22:13, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Pts in debut against former team
I added a record that was set in November 2019. Not sure if it is still the current record.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:28, 3 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Record stands. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 22:16, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Same game as above
Davis set the NBA record with 18 free throws in a quarter in the above 10/29/19 game. He was 18-18 in the half. The record is 20 in a half. Is Davis' 18 without a miss a record for a half? Also, he made his final 21 consecutively. Is this a Laker's single game record for consecutive free throws?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:54, 3 May 2024 (UTC)


 * If it is a Laker's record, it belongs in Los Angeles Lakers accomplishments and records - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 20:03, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Probably most FTs without a miss in a quarter and half, but I cannot confirm - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 20:05, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Booker was 20-21 (https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201703240BOS.html)
 * When Jordan made 20 in a half he was 21-24 on the night (https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199212300MIA.html), so it is unlikely that he was 20-20 in a half. The question is what about the guys that have made 19 in a half.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:13, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I'll look into it and let you know if I uncover anything here. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 21:21, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Top 20 most FTs made in a game and Top 20 most FTs without miss in a game. This might help uncover it. Probably somewhere an RS article on most FTS in half without a miss if it is not Anthony Davis? - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 22:22, 3 May 2024 (UTC)


 * P.S. Since 18 is the record for FT in a quarter 18-18 has to be the record for without a miss.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:14, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Corrected. BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 21:25, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Most game comebacks (10+ pts) and leads given up (10+ pts) in a season by a team
I can't find who has this record and I have tried quite a bit. The tv and news media commonly report on this information throughout the recent seasons. I recall the Spurs leading in leads given up (10+ pts) this season but I am looking for the all-time records. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 01:34, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Plus–minus (sports)
I don't know what a box Plus–minus or a real Plus–minus is. We should have just regular plus/minus records. I think we should have career (maybe Tim Duncan), season (Maybe Draymond Green), game, half and quarter. We could have other sequence records, like consecutive positive plus/minus.

Here are some interesting plus/minus stretch records from this year first 4 games with new team +91 Quentin Richards, first 10 games with new team +170 OG Anunoby, first 13 games with new team +239 OG Anunoby also mentions Duncan was exactly +10,000 for his career. Not sure if this is a record but positive p/m for first 23 regular season games with new team OG Anunoby -TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:12, 29 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Definition of Box Plus-Minus BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 18:36, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * SB Nation article about BPM BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 19:07, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ESPN article on Real Plus-Minus BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 18:42, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, adding regular plus-minus record might make sense. The experts claim "Box" and "Real" give a more accurate representation of player impact. But yes, that could be helpful. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 18:44, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I intended to create a separate wikipedia article about each of those advanced metrics. Haven't gotten around to it yet but they deserve it. If you look at baseball's sabermetrics (see Baseball statistics), you will notice that there are countless articles about these seemingly esoteric but actually critically important statistical concepts to understanding player and team performance. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 18:50, 29 April 2024 (UTC)


 * User:BeFriendlyGoodSir, I had a chance to read BPM and real PM today. Great to learn about them.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Added record for first 4 and 10 games - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 20:54, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

I just stumbled across an article showing Jalen Brunson January 2024 was the second highest single-month plus-minus in NBA history to Scottie Pippen November 1996, +272.
 * Interesting record. Unsure which section to put it in though. Career or Season section or neither? There is not a Individual Month record section. Probably best in List of NBA regular season records - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 20:40, 7 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Added highest single-month BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 20:48, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

P.S. this stat was first published in box scores in 2007-08 and there are full PMs back to 96-97. More
 * Single game low Scoot Henderson (-58, 3/29/24) -TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:44, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Single game high Luc Mbah a Moute (+57	11/22/2017) -TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:44, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Single season high Draymond Green (1073 15-16)  -TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:44, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Single season low Dean Garrett (-756, 97-98) -TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:44, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * When did tracking begin? I am guessing 1996-97 since these are all recent records. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 00:47, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't know when tracking began, but full tracking exists back to 96-97, which may mean some teams used the stat before that. It did not make it into official box scores until 2007-08. However, since this is the one in the box scores rather than Box or Real PM, we should at least have these in our list.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Career high Tim Duncan (8910), , shows 8905-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Career low Shareef Abdur-Rahim (-2904), , shows 2896-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Added. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 01:01, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Viability
Would this list be any more likely to survive an AFD than the individual player record lists?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:25, 9 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Of course this list would absolutely survive... and such a move should not be suggested... I very much disagree with that question. This article is rated "Top Importance" and was created in Year 2007. The "individual career achievements articles" are harder to manage, are not properly updated and generally do not have sources to support, and include primarily obscure records since no single individual has that many records on their own. For example, check how many records Kevin Garnett has on this article (very few). As such, populating his own career achievement page with relevant records was not viable. I remember you saying you disagreed with those career achievement deletions anyways, so I hope you only say this out of concern that it is a possibility which I believe it is not. See [Records]. NFL records, List of NBA post-season records, List of NBA All-Star Game records, List of WNBA regular season records, List of WNBA post-season records, List of NHL records (individual), List of NHL records (team), List of mixed martial arts records, List of UFC records, Major League Soccer records and statistics, Category:Lists of college basketball statistical leaders by team, Category:Lists of college football statistical leaders by team, List of NCAA football records, Category:NBA accomplishments and records by team, Category:NBA statistical leaders, and so on. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:21, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Almost 100% of every record listed on this article is sourced, and up-to-date. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:23, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @TonyTheTiger BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:25, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I can't find a single professional sports league records article that has been removed so it should not be up for debate. Thank you, - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:51, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * OK. I am just alarmed at all the hall of famer record lists that are being deleted.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:53, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I generally disagreed with the "individual career achievements" consensus for Larry Bird and a few otehr HOFs. I think it is the result of laziness, poorly constructed articles, and lack of participation in the consensus. If it is any consolation prize, the nominator is admitting (Articles for deletion/List of career achievements by Shaquille O'Neal) that he will not nominate List of career achievements by Michael Jordan and perhaps the same for List of career achievements by LeBron James, List of career achievements by Kobe Bryant, and List of career achievements by Stephen Curry. Best regards, - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 19:43, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

records for NBA Global Games
NBA Global Games must have notable records. I do not have them on hand but I imagine they are out there. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 19:15, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Youngest vs fastest
Whereas LeBron was the youngest to achieve scoring levels in terms of age, do we know about who was the fastest in terms of games. For some records where we have fastest, do we know the youngest.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)


 * It is in the "Rookie and Age-related" section in the "Multi-game records" subsection
 * Fewest games played to reach 30,000 points
 * 940 by Wilt Chamberlain
 * Fewest games played to reach 25,000 points
 * 691 by Wilt Chamberlain
 * Fewest games played to reach 20,000 points
 * 499 by Wilt Chamberlain
 * Fewest games played to reach 15,000 points
 * 358 by Wilt Chamberlain
 * - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:11, 8 May 2024 (UTC) BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:11, 8 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Fewest games to 10k
 * Chamberlin 236 - - TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:43, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Added. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 22:25, 8 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I can't find a RS, but it seems like 5k was Wilt in 133 games per .-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:24, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It is okay. It is implied that Wilt Chamberlain has every record for "Fewest games played to reach X points" and it is a record that seems unbreakable. If you are unsure about the number of games and RS source is not found, let's keep it as is. - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:28, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Surprisingly, Michael Jordan has the record for fewest games played to reach 31,000 points and 32,000 points. Reached 31,000 points in 1,011 games and 32,000 points in 1,059 games - BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 19:17, 22 May 2024 (UTC)