hakeem olajuwon was the leading scorer in the nba history.
hakeem olajuwon was the leading scorer in the nba history.
who is the leading scorer in the nba history?
hakeem olajuwon
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after missing the rockets' next game with an illness and a strained neck, his return game on february 25 saw him score 28 points against the atlanta hawks, snapping his 32-game streak with at least 30. on february 28, he scored 58 points in a 121–118 win over the miami heat. on march 19, he scored 31 points in a win against the hawks and became the first player in nba history to score 30 or more points against all 29 other teams in a single season. on march 20, he scored 57 points in a 126–125 overtime loss to the memphis grizzlies, marking his seventh 50-point game of the season. two days later, he matched his career high with 61 points, including 27 in the first quarter, to lead the rockets to a 111–105 victory over the san antonio spurs. for these performances, he received his fourth western conference player of the week honor of the 2018–19 season. on march 31, harden had 50 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 119–108 win over the sacramento kings to record his ninth 50-point game of the regular season. it was his fifth career 50-point triple-double, the most of any player in nba history. he also became the ninth player in nba history to make 2,000 3-pointers in their career. after a 135–103 victory against the los angeles clippers on april 3, he became the third person in nba history to record 2,700+ points and 500+ assists in a single season. in a 149–113 blowout win against the phoenix suns on april 7, harden's 30-point, 13-rebound, nine-assist, and two-steal performance matched and broke several records: he tied kobe bryant for the most 30-point games in one season for any nba player in the past 30 years with 56 games; became the second player in nba history (michael jordan, 1989–90) to record 2,700 points, 500 assists, and 500 rebounds in one season; and joined michael jordan as the only player to average at least 30 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals in one season. he finished the season with the largest scoring margin (8.1 ppg) over the second-leading scorer since chamberlain in 1962–63.
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