MJ Achievements part II Jordan also made 13 free throws in the second quarter of his last regular season game as a Bull, vs. the New York Knicks on April 18, 1998. Free throw attempts, half: 23, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992[24] Free throw attempts, quarter: 16, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992[24] Broken by Ben Wallace on December 11, 2005 Consecutive free throws made in a game: 19, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987 Shared with others including Bob Pettit on November 22, 1961 Broken by Dominique Wilkins on December 8, 1992 (23) Steals Seasons leading the league in steals: 3 (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93)[25] Broken by Chris Paul Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics, November 9, 1988[25] Personal fouls Personal fouls, quarter: 6, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, January 31, 1989 Playoffs Scoring Points, career: 5,987 Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 33.4 (5,987/179) Games scoring 50 or more points, career: 8 Consecutive games scoring 50 or more points: 2, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, April 28, 1988 to May 1, 1988[26] Jordan is the only player in NBA history to record back-to-back 50-point games in the playoffs, scoring 50 and 55 in Games 1 and 2 against the Cavs. He also scored 49 points on April 17, 1986 and 63 on April 20, 1986 in back-to-back games against the Boston Celtics. Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 38 Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 109 Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 173 Jordan failed to score 20 points only six times in 179 playoff games. Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 60, June 2, 1989 to May 11, 1993[27] Games scoring 10 or more points, career: 179 Jordans entire playoff career Broken by Shaquille ONeal Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 179, April 19, 1985 to June 14, 1998 Jordans entire playoff career Consecutive points scored in a game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993 Broken by Ray Allen on June 1, 2001 Points, one postseason: 759 (1992) Scoring 35 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Twice 5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round 5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals Joined by Jerry West (6 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1965) and Bernard King (5 games, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 1984) Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Seven times 3 games, vs. Boston Celtics, 1987 First Round 5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round 5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1989 First Round 5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals 3 games, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals 3 games, vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round Joined by Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Bernard King, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille ONeal, and Jerry West. Points, 3-game series: 135, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round (45.0 ppg) Also holds second (see below) Points, 5-game series: 226, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round (45.2 ppg) Also holds second (see below) Points, game: 63, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986 (2 OT)[27] Jordan has 5 of the top 10 highest scoring games by any player in NBA history. Field goals Field goals made, 3-game series: 53, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round Field goals made, 5-game series: 86, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals Also holds second (see below) Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[28] Also holds third and fourth (see below) Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991 Field goal attempts, career: 4,497 Broken by Kobe Bryant on May 21, 2012 Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[28] Also holds second (see below) Three-point field goals Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[29] Broken by Vince Carter on May 11, 2001 Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994 Free throws Free throws made, career: 1,463 Free throws made, one postseason: 183 (1989) Broken by Dirk Nowitzki in 2006 Free throws made, game (regulation): 23, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989[29] Broken by Dirk Nowitzki on May 17, 2011 Bob Cousy made 30 of 32 free throws in a four-overtime game on March 21, 1953. Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 28, 1990 Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991 Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991[30] Tied by Dirk Nowitzki on April 16, 2011 Free throw attempts, career: 1,766 Broken by Shaquille ONeal Free throw attempts, one postseason: 229 (1989) Broken by Shaquille ONeal in 1995 Free throw attempts, 4-game series: 58, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1985 First Round Broken by Shaquille ONeal in 1999 Free throw attempts, game (regulation): 28, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989 Broken by Shaquille ONeal on June 9, 2000 Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989 Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991 Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991 Broken by Shaquille ONeal on May 20, 2000 Steals Steals, career: 376 Broken by teammate Scottie Pippen NBA Finals Scoring Highest scoring average, points per game, any championship series: 41.0 (246/6), vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals[31] Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg) Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 11, 1993 to June 18, 1993[31] Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 35, June 2, 1991 to June 14, 1998[31] Jordans entire Finals career Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any championship series: 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Also achieved by Elgin Baylor (1962), Rick Barry (1967), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995), and Shaquille ONeal (2000, 2002) Points, half: 35, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[31] Also holds second (see below) Field goals Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Field goals made, half: 14, twice[32] 14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 16, 1993 Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991 Field goals made, 5-game series: 63, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals Broken by Allen Iverson in 2001 Field goal attempts, 6-game series: 199, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Three-point field goals Three-point field goals made, career: 42 Broken by Robert Horry Three-point field goals made, game: 6, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[31] Broken by Kenny Smith on June 7, 1995 Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[33] Broken by Ray Allen on June 6, 2010 Three-point field goal attempts, game: 10, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994 Three-point field goal attempts, half: 10, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994 Free throws Free throws made, quarter: 9, second quarter, at Utah Jazz, June 11, 1997[34] Free throw attempts, half: 15, second half, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997 Broken by Shaquille ONeal on June 9, 2000 Free throw attempts, quarter: 12, fourth quarter, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997 Broken by Shaquille ONeal on June 9, 2000 Steals Steals, 5-game series: 14, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals (2.8 spg) All-Star Points, career: 262 Broken by Kobe Bryant Field goals made, career: 110 Broken by Kobe Bryant Field goals made, game: 17, 1988 Broken by Blake Griffin Field goal attempts, career: 233 Field goal attempts, game: 27, 2003 (2 OT) Shared with Rick Barry and Kevin Durant Steals, career: 37 Blocked shots, half: 4, 1988 Other records Regular season All-Defensive First Team selections: 9 Blocked shots by a guard, career: 893 Blocked shots by a guard, season: 131 (1987–88) Highest Player Efficiency Rating, career: 27.91 Highest Game Score on record: 64.6, at Cleveland Cavaliers, March 28, 1990 Only rookie in NBA history to lead his team in four statistics (1984–85) Jordan led the 1984-85 Chicago Bulls in scoring (28.2 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.4 spg). Jordan again led the Bulls in four statistics in 1987-88, this time leading the team in scoring (35.0 ppg), assists (5.9 apg), steals (3.2 spg) and blocked shots (1.6 bpg). Second rookie in NBA history to average 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists (1984–85) Oscar Robertson (1960–61), LeBron James (2003–04) and Tyreke Evans (2009–10) have also achieved this. Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. He led all rookies in scoring and steals (2.4 per game). One of two players in NBA history to score 3,000 points in a season: 3,041 points scored in 82 games played (37.1 ppg) (1986–87) Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to achieve this.[20] First player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season: 236 steals, 125 blocks (1986–87)[35] Hakeem Olajuwon (1988–89) and Scottie Pippen (1989–90) are the only other players to do so. Only player in NBA history with more than one season of 200 steals and 100 blocked shots: 259 steals, 131 blocks (1987–88)[35] Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[35] Jordan averaged 35 points per game. First player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this. Hakeem Olajuwon won Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career, but finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to Jordan in 1984–85. First player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year during his career David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this. Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring, win Most Valuable Player, and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[35] First player in NBA history to win Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[35] Hakeem Olajuwon (1993–94) is the only other player to achieve this. First player in NBA history to lead the league both in scoring and steals in the same season (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93) Allen Iverson is the only other player to do so, and has performed the feat twice. Fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win the NBA championship in the same season Jordan is the only player to achieve this more than once; he did this six times (1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98) One of three players in history to sweep the Most Valuable Player awards for the regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals in the same season (1995–96, 1997–98) Willis Reed (1969–70) and Shaquille ONeal (1999–2000) are the only other players to achieve this; Jordan is the only player to perform the feat twice. One of three players in history to win an Olympic gold medal both as an amateur and professional (1984, 1992) Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin have also achieved this, playing on the same teams with Jordan. Sixth player in history to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA championship and NBA championship Clyde Lovellette, Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Quinn Buckner and Earvin Magic Johnson have also achieved this. Only player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year (1984–85), Defensive Player of the Year (1987–88), NBA MVP (1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98), All-Star MVP (1988, 1996, 1998), and Finals MVP (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Led the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to the best regular season record in NBA history (72 wins, 10 losses) Jordan averaged a league-leading 30.4 ppg Led the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to the best combined regular season and postseason record in NBA history (87 wins, 13 losses) Playoffs Only player in NBA history to score 15 or more points in all games in his career: 179 games Blocked shots by a guard, career: 158 Finals Most Valuable Player awards: 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Jordan was named MVP in every Finals appearance. He averaged 33.6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for his Finals career. Scoring 20 or more points in all games, career: 35 games Jordan and Rick Barry (10 games) are the only players in NBA history to score 20+ in every Finals game. All-Star Most Valuable Player awards: 3 (1988, 1996, 1998) Tied with Bob Pettit and Kobe Bryant, both of whom won 3 outright, and 1 shared. First player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists in 26 minutes (1997) LeBron James recorded the second triple-double in All-Star Game history in 2011, with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists in 32 minutes. Dwyane Wade recorded the third triple-double in All-Star game history in 2012 NBA All-Star Game, with 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in 33 minutes Set with Scottie Pippen Ninth pair of teammates in NBA history to score 40 or more points in the same game: Chicago Bulls (110) at Indiana Pacers (102), February 18, 1996[18] Jordan: 44 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks in 42 minutes Pippen: 40 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals in 44 minutes One of at least two pairs of teammates in NBA history to record triple-doubles in the same game: Chicago Bulls (126) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (121), January 3, 1989 (OT) Jordan: 41 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists (and six steals) in 47 minutes Pippen: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists (and two steals) in 42 minutes Jason Kidd and Vince Carter achieved this feat as well on April 7, 2007 Ranks 2nd in NBA history † Behind only Wilt Chamberlain. For most of the leagues scoring records where Jordan is not the record holder, Chamberlain is the record holder with Jordan following in second. Regular season Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 3 (1995–96-1997–98)
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