Point (basketball)

Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point). The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner.

If a player makes a field goal from within the three-point line, the player scores two points; if that player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns it into a three-point play.

If a player makes a field goal from beyond the three-point line, the player scores three points; if that player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns it into a four-point play.

Point records

* List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game
* List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
* List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders
* List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game
* List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game
* List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages
* List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages
* List of highest-scoring NBA games
* List of National Basketball League (United States) scoring leaders
* List of NBA regular season records
* List of NBA post-season records
* List of WNBA regular season records

References

Basketball terminology
Basketball statistics
Scoring (basketball)

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