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30.1 points a game.

3.) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Played in the NBA from 1969-89, Kareeam Abdul-Jabbar holds the most points scored in an NBA career with 38,387. Abdul-Jabbar might not be as high scoring and relentless as Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain but it's his accuracy that stands out (along with Chamberlain). Abdul-Jabbar hit 55.9% of his shots putting him 8th overall in NBA's most accurate shooters and has made 15,837 field goals in 28,307 attempts, both are standing records. He holds a career average of 24.6 points a game and has won 6 NBA scoring titles.

4.) Karl Malone. Living up to his "Mailman" moniker, Karl Malone ranks 2nd overall in the NBA all-time scoring list with 36,928 career points. Malone holds a career average of 25.0 points a game and has played 18 of his 19 NBA seasons with the Utah Jazz. Malone has been consistent for most part of his career. Malone has only missed 10 out of 1454 games in his stay with the Jazz before missing 40 the next season with the Lakers, his last NBA season. Malone was the third player in NBA history to score at least 60 points in less than 40 minutes. Malone scored 61 against the Milwaukee Bucks in 1990 in only 33 minutes. Before Malone, Jerry West scored 63 in 39 minutes in 1962 and George Gervin made 63 in 1978.

5.) Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant is in his 13th NBA season, he's still 30 years old, has 23,591 career points to his credit (as of this writing), and is averaging 27.9 points a game this season. Clearly, Bryant has established himself as one of the better scorers in NBA history. Bryant is a 2-time scoring champion and has held numerous scoring records. He holds the most three point shots made in a single game with 12 (tied with Donyell Marshall), and is the youngest player to score 15,000, 18,000, 22,000 points, and 23,000 points. He previously held the record for being the youngest player to score 10,000 points at 24 years and 193 days but was surpassed by LeBron James at 23 years and 59 days. Bryant also holds the second most points scored in a game with 81.

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