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Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point). The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner. If a player makes a field goal from within the three-point line, the player scores two points; if that player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns it into a three-point play. If a player makes a field goal from beyond the three-point line, the player scores three points; if that player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns it into a four-point play.


Point records

* List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game * List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders * List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders * List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game * List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game * List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages * List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages * List of highest-scoring NBA games * List of National Basketball League (United States) scoring leaders * List of NBA regular season records * List of NBA post-season records * List of WNBA regular season records


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