It's Friday, which means it is time for you to 'Get to know the NBA!' Today, we are looking at the 10 greatest scorers in NBA History.

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10.Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain was the original superstar of the NBA, he scored 31,419 career points, winning the NBA scoring title in each of his first seven seasons in the league. He has a career PPG of 30.1 and is the only player in history to average 50.4 PPG in a single season, which he achieved in 1962.

Wilt was about as close to unstoppable as it comes during his first 8 seasons in the league, where he averaged 38.8 PPG, highlighted by a performance against the New York Knicks in 1962. Chamberlain became the first, and to this day only player to score 100 points in an NBA game, in a 169-147 victory. That's a good scorer!

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9.Larry Bird

Larry Bird was one of the original three level scorers in the NBA, he could do it all and consistently produced in the clutch moments for his Boston Celtics team, which dominated the Eastern Conference throughout the 1980's. His shooting was immaculate and saw him win three straight MVP's and become the founding member of the 50/40/90 club, which he achieved in back to back seasons in 1987 & again in 1988, while averaging 28.1 and 29.9 PPG respectively.

Bird's scoring greatness was perhaps highlighted best in a regular season game against the Portland Trail Blazers in 1986, when he announced to his teammates that he would play the game left handed and save his right hand for the Lakers, whom they were playing the next day. Bird was true to his word and finished with 47 points, scoring 10 of his 21 makes with his left hand. They couldn't even stop him scoring with his bad hand...

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8.Jerry West

Jerry West was arguably a scorer way ahead of his time, he dominated throughout the 60's & 70's, scoring 25,192 career points and earning the nickname 'Mr.Clutch,' thanks to his knack for always scoring in the most crucial moments. His 27 PPG career average, ranks 4th highest among retired and his 29.1 PPG scoring average in the playoffs is second only to Michael Jordan.

West's elite scoring ability was best highlighted in the 1969 NBA Finals. When despite his Los Angeles Lakers losing 4-3 to the Boston Celtics, West was named Finals MVP, after averaging 37.8 PPG. The only man to ever win the award after being on the losing team.

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7.Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson was a scoring machine in the NBA, despite only being 6'0. He scored 24,368 career points, winning four scoring titles and dominating his way to league MVP in 2001, and leading his team to the NBA Finals. From 1998-2006, he averaged 29.4 PPG for the Philadelphia 76ers and established himself as an NBA and 76ers legend.

AI was inducted into the Hall of Fame back in 2016, after a career of scoring domination despite his short comings in terms of height and size, he could maneuver like very few others and never let his size negatively impact his game. To put it simply, you don't get a nickname like 'the Answer' without delivering points on the regular.

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6.Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Kareem was a scoring machine, averaging at least 25 PPG during his first 9 seasons, and at least 20 PPG across his first 16 seasons. Which led him to two scoring titles and 38,387 career points, the most ever. He dominated for the best bones of 20 years, winning 6 league MVP's, also a league record. There were few who could slow him down and even less that could stop him.

His signature move the 'sky hook' is the greatest testament to his scoring greatness. The shot was un-guardable and delivered more wins than you could count for his teams. The most impressive thing is that to this day no other player has been able to consistently re-create the sky hook, highlighting just how good Kareem was.

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5.Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant is still writing his NBA story but we already know his scoring is on a whole other level. KD is a four time scoring champion, with a career PPG of 27.2 and he became of member of the 50/40/90 club in 2013. He has variety and length that few others can match in NBA history and has developed his scoring game every season he has been in the league.

Durant was originally a great isolation scorer but as he adjusted to the league he became an elite off-ball scorer as well, allowing him to develop into arguably the most dominant scoring threat currently in the National Basketball Association.

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4.James Harden

Some may think this is a little bit high for James Harden but the simple fact is when you think of the Beard, you think of scoring the basketball. Harden is a three time scoring champion and from 2015-2020 he averaged 31.7 PPG. His wide array of offensive moves make him one of the deadliest scorers ever, with his step back jumper a silent killer for opposing teams.

Since being traded to Houston in 2012, Harden has scored the most points in the NBA, he is the all-time leader in left handed scorers in the league and also leads the league in unassisted three pointers, highlighting his elite isolation scoring. Harden may not be prime right now but during his prime years there were no better scorers of the basketball.

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3.LeBron James

King James has every shot and offensive move in his arsenal, which has led him to 37,062 career points and he isn't done yet. James is a one time scoring champion but still boasts an impressive 27.1 PPG career average across 19 seasons. He has produced some of the most memorable game winners in NBA history and always delivers in the clutch moments for his teams.

Impressively, he has 50.5% FG percentage for his career despite being one of the most hotly defended players in the league throughout his career. His ability to score was highlighted last season when he averaged 30.3 PPG at age 37. James has a career total of 509 games scoring 30 points or more, 3rd all time and a total of 1,131 games scoring 20 points or more just three games behind Karl Malone. To put it simply, LBJ always shows up and always puts the ball through the hoop.

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2.Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant was a scoring machine, he worked harder than anyone else to make sure he was the guy that every teammate turned to and every defender feared most. He scored 33,643 career points, winning two scoring titles and becoming arguably the best isolation scorer in NBA history. He scored 40 points or more on 122 occasions, and 50 points or more on 25 occasions, both third all-time. While he scored 60 points or more on six occasions, the 2nd most all-time.

His innate scoring abilities were best highlighted in two moments during his career. In 2006, when he dropped an outrageous 81 points (2nd most all time) in a 122-104 win over the Toronto Raptors. And then in his final ever NBA game when he dropped 60 points on the Utah Jazz to give his Lakers victory in his final game! MAMBA OUT.

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1.Michael Jordan

No surprise to see arguably the greatest player to ever pick up a basketball at no.1. MJ could not be contained and scored for fun during his time in the league. Scoring 32,292 career points, winning 10 scoring titles and boasting career league high's of 30.1 PPG in the regular season and 33.5 PPG in the playoffs. His athleticism is matched by few players all time and to that he added one of the smoothest shooting strokes around. He is a 6x Finals MVP and 5x League MVP for a reason.

Jordan leads the NBA with 562 career games scoring 30 points or more, along with 173 games scoring 40 points or more (2nd all time) & 31 games scoring 50 points or more (also 2nd all time). When you think of Michael Jordan you think of the six rings he won with the Chicago Bulls but those rings only came about because of his elite scoring and unstoppable drive to make sure he was the man to score in the clutch moments.

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