What is Average NBA Score?

The average NBA score is 114.7 points per game, which is the ninth-highest figure in the league’s 77 seasons and the most since teams averaged 116.7 per game in 1969-70, representing a jump of 3.7% over last season. This scoring average has led to a record 282,127 points being scored this season, surpassing the previous mark of 273,573 set in 2018-19.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1. What is the most common score in the NBA?: The most common score in NBA games is 102 points, winning or losing, with 99 points being the most common score since 2000, and 83 points being the most common score in the 1950s.
2. What is a high NBA score?: The highest-scoring NBA game was when Detroit beat Denver 186-184 in triple overtime on Dec. 13, 1983.
3. Why are NBA games so high scoring now?: The increased scoring average is due to the jump shots coming primarily from 3-point range instead of the midrange, and teams taking advantage to score more efficiently in the paint.

Scoring Records

4. Has the average NBA score gone up?: Yes, in the 2022-23 season, teams are scoring 114.2 points per game, which is the ninth-highest mark in the history of the league.
5. How often do players score 50 points?: Last season, 13 different players scored 50 in a game at least once, setting a new record.
6. Has anyone scored 100 in NBA?: Yes, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks.

Lowest Scoring Games

7. What’s the lowest scoring NBA game?: The lowest-scoring game was when the Fort Wayne Pistons defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18, with a combined total of 37 points.
8. Has any NBA team scored 200 points?: No, the closest any team has come to this feat was in 1983, when the Detroit Pistons scored 186 points in a triple-overtime game against the Denver Nuggets.

Player Ratings and Salaries

9. Who has a 99 rating in the NBA?: Only five players in history have ever received a 99 rating while actively playing: Lebron, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett.
10. What is the average salary in the NBA?: The average annual salary of NBA players is over $10 million, with the league’s minimum salary set at $1.12 million.

Player Performance

11. How many points did Michael Jordan average?: Michael Jordan holds the NBA records for career regular season scoring average (30.1 points per game) and career playoff scoring average (33.4 points per game).
12. Who has the most 50 point games?: The record for the most NBA games with 50 or more points scored belongs to Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 50 or more points 118 times during his 14-year NBA career.
13. What is LeBron’s lowest point game?: LeBron James posted his fewest points in a game versus the Rockets on December 29, 2004, with 3 points.

Shooting Records

14. Has any NBA player shot a perfect game?: Yes, Wilt Chamberlain accomplished the feat four times in the late 1960s and is the only player in league history to make at least 15 field goals in a perfect shooting game.
15. Could LeBron score 100?: While LeBron James has come close, he believes it would be difficult to surpass Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 100 points in a single game, but acknowledges that it’s possible with a high-scoring offensive game.