The NBA player who holds the record for scoring the most points in a single season is Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 4,029 points during the 1961-1962 season.
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The New England Patriots did break the single season team scoring record in 2007 by scoring 589 points to break the previous record held by the Minnesota Vikings (556). == ==
That was 163 in the 1985-86 season. Coupled with his 52 goals, he scored 215 points that season which stands as the NHL single season scoring record for a player.
Bobby Orr still has the record for most points by a defenceman in a NHL season
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Former San Diego Running Back and future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson holds the record for most points scored in a single season. He amassed a total of 186 points, scoring a combined 31 touch downs (28 rushing, 3 receiving) in 2006 for the Chargers.
Teams still have four games to play in the 2009 season, but through 12 games the highest-scoring team is the Saints, with 440 points. They're on pace to break the regular season scoring record that was set by the 2007 Patriots.The second highest-scoring team is the Vikings, with 359.To put these numbers in perspective: the league average for cumulative scoring up to this point of the season is 257points.
Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first defenseman to win the NHL scoring title with 120 points in the 1969-1970 season. He set the record for most points by a defenseman and remains one of the greatest players in NHL history.
In the 1979-80 NBA season, George Gervin led the league with 33.1 points per game.
No Celtic player has ever scored 50 or more points in a playoff game. However, Both Kevin Mchale and Larry Bird have in a regular season game, with Bird scoring a franchise record 60 points.
Notre Dame's AUSTIN CARR scored 61 points vs. Ohio in the 1970 to set the NCAA Tournament single-game scoring record. He also scored 52 points vs. Kentucky and 45 points vs. Iowa in the 1970 Tourney.
His scoring average this season so far is 26.8 points a game