The basketball world stood still back in 1984 as the NBA anticipated Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to hit a milestone that appeared ...

Thanks to Bam Adebayo's 83-point game, NBA fans have once again started to talk about scoring records, and whether or not ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record for most consecutive 20-point games in NBA history with 127. REIGNING MVP SHAI GILGEOUS ...

1961 — Elgin Baylor of Los Angeles scores 57 points to lead the Lakers over the Detroit Pistons 129-106. 1967 — Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 52 points against Chicago at Fresno for ...

Olin Chamberlain will have the Oklahoma City Thunder game on TV and his phone nearby, just as he does any time one of his uncle’s NBA records is getting challenged. The family group chat tends to blow ...