NBA Facts to Know

Most Playoff Wins by a player in NBA history: 1. LeBron James (174)^, 2. Derek Fisher (161), 3. Tim Duncan (157), 4. Robert Horry (155), 5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (154)

September 8, 2020: Los Angeles Lakers F LeBron James became the all-time leader in NBA playoff Wins, passing Derek Fisher with his 162nd career postseason victory. King James is currently up to 174 and counting

Los Angeles Lakers could become the 1st team to have 7+ former All-NBA players (LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Marc Gasol, Rajon Rondo) appear during 1 GP in NBA history

LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Marc Gasol, Dwight Howard, Russell Westbrook, and Rajon Rondo were all All-Stars in 2012, the season before Anthony Davis came to the NBA

Most PTS by 1 player during the 2010s: 1. James Harden (20,209), 2. LeBron James (18,990), 3. Russell Westbrook (17,834), 4. Kevin Durant (16,973), 5. DeMar DeRozan (15,773)

Robert Horry won more Championships (7) than any non-Celtics player in NBA history

Kobe Bryant’s records in Lakers history: Career PTS (33,643), Career FGM (11,719), Career 3PM (1,827), Career STL (1,944), Career GP (1,346), Career MIN (48,637), Career FTM (8,378), All-Stars (18) & All-NBA (15); Season PTS (2,832) & PPG (35.4)

Most career PTS in Los Angeles Lakers history: 1. Kobe Bryant (33,643), 2. Jerry West (25,192), 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24,176), 4. Elgin Baylor (23,149), 5. Magic Johnson (17,707)

Kobe Bryant’s ranks among SG in NBA history: 1st in career PTS (32,482), FGM (11,321), REB (6,800), & FTM (8,146); 2nd in career AST (6,122), 3rd in career GP (1,280) & STL (1,882), 4th in career BLK (627) & PPG (25.4), 2nd in season PPG (35.2)

Kobe Bryant’s ranks in NBA history: Most PTS (16,161) by a player in 1 arena, Most PTS (175) in a 3-GP span since the merger, 3rd in career FTM (8,378), 4th in career PTS (33,643), Oldest (37y-243d) with 60+ PTS in 1 GP

Kobe Bryant’s HOF resume:18x All-Star, 11x All-NBA 1st Team, 2x 2nd Team & 3rd Team, 9x All-Defense 1st Team, 3x 2nd Team, 5x NBA Champ, 2x Finals MVP, 2008 NBA MVP, 4x ASG MVP, 2x NBA Scoring Champ, Slam Dunk Champ, #8 & #24 retired by Lakers

Most career PTS at 1 arena in NBA history: 1. Kobe Bryant at Staples Center (16,161), 2. Dirk Nowitzki at American Airlines Center (14,300), 3. Hakeem Olajuwon at The Summit (13,783)

Most career STL in Los Angeles Lakers history: 1. Kobe Bryant (1,944), 2. Magic Johnson (1,724), 3. James Worthy (1,041), 4. Byron Scott (1,038), 5. Michael Cooper (1,033)

Most career PTS by a SG in NBA history: 1. Kobe Bryant (34,482), 2. Michael Jordan (29,277), 3. Reggie Miller (25,279), 4. Ray Allen (24,505), 5. Clyde Drexler (22,195), 6. Dwyane Wade (21,409)

Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA records include: Career REB (23,924) & RPG (22.9), Career MPG (45.8), Top 2 Season PTS (4,029) & Top 4 PPG (50.4), Top 7 Season REB (2,149) & Top 3 RPG (27.2), Top 5 Season MIN (3,882) & Top 7 MPG (48.5), Top 4 Season FGM (1,597)

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