NBA. Over 70 years of history, many super scorers have emerged. Let’s take a look at who are the best scorers in each era in the NBA?
1960s-Chamberlain
The best scorer in the 1960s is undoubtedly Chamberlain. Chamberlain entered the NBA in 1959 and his debut was the peak. The rookie season averaged 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game. In the 1961-62 season, he averaged 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game. The data has reached the unprecedented 50.4 points and 25.7 rebounds, and 100 points in a single game were also obtained in that season. Throughout the 1960s, Chamberlain scored 29632 points.
1970s-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
is currently the NBA's total scoring leader. He joined the NBA in 1969. Since then, he has relied on a single-handed hook to master the NBA for 20 years. In the 1970s, Chamberlain was already at the end of his career, and other players could not compete with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He scored 22,141 points in the 1970s.
1980s-Bird
The 1980s was the era when Bird Bird and Magic Johnson competed for hegemony. Magic was more versatile, and Bird scored even better. Although Bird is a white player with very average physical fitness, his shooting ability is very good. His basketball skills are the top level in NBA history, so he was almost unstoppable in the 1980s. In the November 1984 game between Celtics and 76ers, Bird scored 42 points against Irving, while Irving scored only 6 points. Since then, Bird has been talking about 42-6, which caused Irving to be very upset. , Directly beating Bird violently. Bird scored a total of 17,899 points in the 1980s.
1990s-Jordan
The most outstanding scorer in the 1990s is undoubtedly Jordan. He won 6 scoring titles in the 1990s and led the Bulls to 6 finals and 6 championships. Jordan only played more than 7 seasons in the 90s, but scored a total of 18014 points.
2000s-Kobe
Bryant is the best shooting guard after Jordan. In the 2000s, he helped the Lakers reach the Finals 7 times and win 5 championships. In the game between the Lakers and the Raptors on January 22, 2006, Kobe scored 81 points in a single game, shocking the NBA. In that decade, Kobe scored a total of 21065 points.
2010s-Durant
entered the 2010s, Kobe gradually aged, Durant began to become the NBA's best scorer. As a small forward, Durant has the height of an inside player, and his wingspan is very long, and his athletic ability is very good, so scoring is very simple for him. Durant scored 4 in this decade. A scorer. Durant scored 19445 points in the 2010s.
Now that the NBA has entered the 2020s, who do you think will be the best scorer in the NBA in the 2020s?