NBA Records Quiz — 10 Free Questions

Question 1

This center scored at least 30 points in 65 consecutive games during the 1961-62 season, a streak no one else has come close to matching. He also had a separate streak of seven straight 50-point games that season. Which player is this?

Question 2

This Utah power forward made 9,787 free throws in his career, by far the most in NBA history, a product of 18 seasons of relentless drives to the rim. He attempted more than 13,000 free throws, also a record, converting them at about 74 percent. Which player holds the record?

Question 3

This guard made 402 three-pointers in the 2015-16 season, shattering his own previous record of 286, in a year he was the unanimous MVP. He shot better than 45 percent from deep on more than 11 attempts a game. Which player is this?

Question 4

This player has been named an All-Star more than 20 times, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's long-standing record of 19. He has been an All-Star every season since his second; Kobe Bryant is next, with 18. Which player is this?

Question 5

At 22 years old, this guard became the youngest MVP in NBA history when he won it in 2011 with the Chicago Bulls. He led his team to 62 wins at 22, before a torn knee ligament the next season. Which player is this?

Question 6

In February 2023 this player passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points in NBA history, a mark Abdul-Jabbar had held since 1984. The next year he became the first to reach 40,000. He has led the league in scoring only once, in 2008, reaching the record instead on 22 seasons of durability. Which player holds the career scoring record?

Question 7

In May 2021 this guard recorded his 182nd career triple-double, passing Oscar Robertson for the most in NBA history. He passed a total that had stood since the 1970s, and later stretched his own record past 200. Which player holds the record?

Question 8

This forward scored 61 points in a game of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics, a Finals single-game record that still stands. His team still lost that series in seven games to Boston. Which player is this?

Question 9

At 21, this forward became the youngest player to win an NBA scoring title, the first of four in five years, in 2010. He led the league again in 2011, 2012 and 2014. Which player is this?

Question 10

This center won six Most Valuable Player awards between 1971 and 1980, more than any player in league history. He won the award across the longest span, from 1971 to 1980, with two different franchises. Which player holds the record?

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About NBA Records

Basketball keeps meticulous records, and a few names dominate the all-time lists. LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for career points in 2023 and became the first to 40,000. John Stockton holds the assists and steals records by enormous margins. Wilt Chamberlain owns the rebounding record and, from 1961-62, the untouchable single-season average of 50.4 points a game and the 100-point game. Hakeem Olajuwon leads in blocks, Stephen Curry in three-pointers, Robert Parish in games played, and Kareem in minutes and MVP awards.

Single games produce the wildest numbers. Chamberlain's 100 points and 55 rebounds. Scott Skiles's 30 assists. Elmore Smith's 17 blocks. Klay Thompson's 14 threes and 37-point quarter. Kobe Bryant's 81. Elgin Baylor's 61 in a Finals game and Michael Jordan's 63 in a playoff loss at Boston Garden. The 1983 triple-overtime night when Detroit and Denver combined for 370 points, and the 2021 game Memphis won by 73.

Team records tell their own story: the 1996 Bulls, the first 70-win team, and the 2015-16 Warriors, the only 73-win team, who then lost the Finals. The 1971-72 Lakers' 33-game winning streak. The Celtics' 18 titles and eight straight from 1959 to 1966. The Spurs' 22 consecutive playoff trips, and the Kings' 16-year drought.

Then the firsts: the 24-second shot clock in 1954, Earl Lloyd integrating the league in 1950, the three-point line in 1979, the ABA merger in 1976, Stephen Curry as the first unanimous MVP, Yao Ming as the first international number-one pick straight from a foreign league. This quiz runs through 65 of them: read the clue, name the record, and get the full story after each answer.