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The Most "Unbreakable" Records in NBA History

  • Writer: Resean Perry
    Resean Perry
  • Nov 4, 2022
  • 3 min read

Hello ladies and gentleman, throughout the history of the NBA there have been many records set over the 76 years of its existence. Some of these records have been broken and some records are so mind blowing, that they're pretty much impossible to break. Watching Steph Curry break the NBA 3-point record last year, with 2,974 threes and counting, plus LeBron James on the cusp of breaking the all-time scoring record this year, made me want to look back throughout history and rank my top 3 most bizarre NBA records that I personally feel won't be broken any time soon.


1) Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points in a single NBA game

On March 2, 1962 NBA Legend Wilt Chamberlain managed to score 100 points in a single game. Yes, during that time he was pretty much taller and faster than everyone that played in that era, but if you've ever played basketball before you would know how extremely difficult that is to accomplish. Not only did he manage to score 100 points in a game during the 1961-1962 season, he also managed to average 50 points per game that year! Wilt Chamberlain is one of the best to ever do it for a reason, and I personally don't think anyone will be able to break his record of 100 points in a single game or average 50 points per game.


2) Bill Russell Winning 11 NBA Championships

Bill Russell, R.I.P, holds the NBA record for the most NBA Championships won by any player. He managed to win a total of 11 championships in a span of 13 years, not including 2 more championships as a player-coach. Bill broke barriers in the league by playing at a time where there was an immense amount of racism and prejudice in the world. The only thing he could possibly due to help his situation during that time, was to win and he did exactly that by being responsible 11 of the Boston Celtics' 17 championships. When people have the debate of the greatest players in NBA history names like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, etc. get thrown around, but I feel that Bill Russell's name should be mentioned more. I believe that his record of 11 NBA championships rings won't be broken any time soon, Bill is the definition of a true legend. 3) Steph Curry Sets NBA 3-Point Record with 2,974 Threes Made and Counting....

As I mentioned before, Stephen Curry broke the 3 point record for threes made with 2,974 threes made and counting. Steph surpassed the previous two greatest shooters in history, Ray Allen and Reggie Miller, which is marvelous in its own right. What makes this record even more amazing is that Steph is still currently playing, meaning that the record will only increase the more threes he makes. It took Ray Allen 1,300 games to accumulate his 3 point total, while it only took Steph 789 games to break the record. Curry is simply the greatest shooter to ever play the game, and it's not even close. Yes, an argument can be made that Ray Allen didn't have the green light to shoot as many threes as Curry does per game, but still Curry changed the game of basketball forever and I don't ever see anyone being able to break his record when it's all set and done. Honorable Mention: LeBron James Eventually Claiming the NBA All-Time Scoring Record

Alright y'all, I have to include this as an honorable mention because it hasn't happen yet, but this would obviously be number one. The fact that LeBron James is going to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points in NBA history is an amazing achievement and deserves all the praise in the world. I'm not even a major LeBron fan, but I have to give respect where its due. People have called LeBron a pass-first player his whole career, which actually makes this achievement that much bigger. LeBron is probably going to play at least another 3 years as well, which will only make the record that much harder to break. Statistically, LeBron will probably be looked at as the greatest basketball player of all time. I believe Kobe Bryant is the greatest, but LeBron has the numbers and numbers never lie...

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