What is more impressive: scoring 100 points in a single game or scoring more than 60 points in three consecutive games twice in a month and a half? Wilt Chamberlain achieved both feats during a dominant period of the 1961-62 NBA season.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chases Chamberlain Records
The current NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, is in pursuit of another of Chamberlain’s many scoring records in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard scored 26 points in the 123-115 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 30, marking his 93rd consecutive game with more than 20 points. It is the second-longest scoring streak of at least 20 points in NBA history, behind Chamberlain’s streak of 126 games (1961-63).Consecutive Scoring Streaks in NBA History
- Most consecutive games with 10 or more points
- 1,295 – LeBron James, 2007-present
- 866 – Michael Jordan, 1986-2001
- 787 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1977-87
- 575 – Karl Malone, 1991-99
- 562 – Kevin Durant, 2009-17
- Most consecutive games with 20 or more points
- 126 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-63
- 93 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2024-present
- 92 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1963-64
- 79 – Oscar Robertson, 1963-64
- 72 – Kevin Durant, 2015-16
- 72 – Michael Jordan, 1987-88
- Most consecutive games with 30 or more points
- 65 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62
- 32 – James Harden, 2018-19
- 31 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 25 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1960
- 22 – Joel Embiid, 2023-24
- Most consecutive games with 40 or more points
- 14 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 14 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1961
- 10 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 9 – Kobe Bryant, 2003
- 9 – Michael Jordan, 1986
- Most consecutive games with 50 or more points
- 7 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1961
- 6 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 5 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 5 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1961
- 4 – Kobe Bryant, 2007
- 4 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- Most consecutive games with 60 or more points
- 4 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 3 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 2 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1962
- 2 – Wilt Chamberlain, 1961
