In today's small-ball era, it is becoming easier and easier for players to play very luxurious statistics, and a group of people led by Doncic and Embiid have become a sparse and common thing for them to cut 30+ and 40+. However, even so, 50 points per game is still difficult for NBA players, such as Durant, who has only scored 9 50+ times in his career, and only 11 players in history have had at least 10 50-point performances in a single game.
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10 times)
As the former NBA all-time scoring champion, Abdul-Jabbar's scoring ability is undoubted, in addition to his long endurance, he averaged more than 30+ points per game for 4 seasons at his peak. With a "sky hook", Abdul-Jabbar was unguarded on the court, and he won two scoring trophies in his career, and finally he was able to maintain the all-time scoring title for 38 years.
10. Iverson (11 times)
As one of the most influential players in NBA history, Iverson is only 1.83 meters tall, but he was able to stand out as the top pick in the talent-packed '96 draft, and his career has proven that he deserves his pick. Iverson was a four-time scoring champion and played an MVP in the 2000-2001 season, and he made a huge impression on fans when he challenged the OK team alone in the finals that year.
9. Curry (13 times)
Due to his disadvantage, Curry was not favored by the outside world when he was drafted, and he was tepid in the first few seasons after entering the league, until he was centered on the Warriors in the 2012-2013 season, Curry's career finally ushered in a turnaround. Since then, Curry has developed rapidly, and soon won a number of awards such as scoring champion and MVP, with the league's unique three-point shooting ability, Curry's scoring explosion is also very incomprehensible, and he can suddenly burst out at any time to take the victory, which eventually helped him win four championship trophies and become the all-time leading scorer.
8. Barry (14 times)
Also as a Warriors celebrity, Rick Barry has not played in the NBA for a long time, although he has not played very long, he has averaged more than 25 points per game in 7 seasons of his 10-year NBA career, and he even averaged 35.6 points per game at his peak, including 64 points in a single game, and it was he who led the Warriors to the first championship in team history in 1975.
7. James (14 times)
Although scorer has never been the biggest label on James, I have to admit that his scoring ability is also very comprehensive and strong, he entered the NBA after graduating from high school, and averaged 20+ per game in his rookie season, and later kept his average score above 25 points per game, during which he also won the scoring championship, Now 39 years old, he can still average 25.7 points per game, which means that James at his peak is obviously playing at the scoring end, with his physical fitness at that time, if the desire to score is a little stronger, then he may have already scored 20 times 50+.
6. Lillard (15 times)
Lillard, who entered the league in 2012, averaged 19 points per game in his rookie season, and as a guard with outstanding ball-handling ability, he fully showed his arsenal after entering the league, especially his best three-point point with the ball, when he found his touch, he could score in any area of the half, so his scoring explosiveness is one of the best among active players, and his key ball ability has also brought people a lot of famous scenes.
5. Baylor (17 times)
Although Baylor's career has been very bumpy, and he has reached the finals many times in his career, it does not mean that he is not a good player. At his peak, Baylor was undoubtedly one of the best scorers in the league, averaging more than 34 points per game for three consecutive seasons in his career, and in 1961-1962 he averaged 38.3 points, 18.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and his career-high single-game scoring was 71 points.
4. Harden (23 times)
When Harden entered the league with Curry, he played the sixth man in the Thunder in the first three years of his career, which seriously affected his growth rate, and then he quickly ushered in the improvement when he moved to the Rockets, and it didn't take long for him to become one of the best two-way guards in the league. Since 2018, Harden has won the scoring championship for three consecutive seasons, and at that time, he could score points casually on the court with his step-back three-point axe, breakthrough, and foul making, especially in the 2018-2019 season, he cut 9 50+ times in a single season, so when it comes to scoring explosiveness at his peak, Harden is definitely the first among active players.
3. Kobe Bryant (25 times)
Although Kobe Bryant was also born off the bench, but his performance after growing up still made him one of the superstars, Kobe Bryant before the major injury was extremely aggressive in terms of ability and mentality, he wanted to "tear apart" the opponent with his score every game, especially in the last two seasons wearing the No. 8 jersey, Kobe Bryant fully showed how strong his scoring ability was, and in the face of the Raptors and Mavericks, he played a miracle of 81 points in a single game and 62 points in the third quarter, At that time, Kobe Bryant could be said to be omnipotent in scoring.
2. Jordan (31 times)
In Jordan's 15-year career, he won a total of 10 scoring titles, a record that has never been seen before in NBA history. Jordan's scoring ability at his peak can be called inexplicable, as a guard, he has had a number of 30+ seasons with a shooting percentage of more than 50%, even in that era when the defense was still very fierce, other teams still can't find a player who can completely limit Jordan, if Jordan didn't retire twice, he not only has a chance to win more scoring titles, but he also has a chance to win more championships, and even then he may be able to break Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record.
1. Chamberlain (118 times)
The only one who can wrestle with Jordan in terms of scoring records is Chamberlain, who, like Jordan, can see his name on various record lists, and the performance of nearly four times the number of 50+ times in his career can also be seen how inexplicable he was in the league at that time. Chamberlain, who was at his peak, not only played a terrifying performance of 100 points per game, but he also had a season with an average of 50+ per game, which is also a miracle that cannot be replicated again, after all, except for himself, there has not even been a player who has averaged 40+ per game since then.