Michael Jordan's 63 and 10 NBA Playoff Records That Won't Be Broken This Year
This year's NBA Playoffs have been as good as any other in recent years.
This postseason has been super-competitive, with plenty of unlikely upsets (Memphis taking out San Antonio in the first round; Dallas sweeping the Lakers in the Western semi's).
There have been spectacular individual performances from players like Dirk Nowitzki, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.
We are getting down to crunch time, with the Miami Heat taking on the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Dallas Mavericks finding out who they will be facing today (Sunday).
As good as this year's playoffs have been, the following is a list of NBA Playoffs All-Time Records that are not likely to fall.
Most Offensive Rebounds in a Game
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Moses Malone was a beast on the boards. He may have been one of the best all-time offensive rebounders in NBA history.
In fact, he has the highest number of offensive rebounds (6,731) since the NBA started tracking offensive and defensive rebounds separately in 1973–74
He demonstrated his dominance on the offensive glass in an overtime game while playing for the Houston Rockets vs. the Washington Bullets on April 21, 1977.
On that night, Malone pulled down an amazing 15 offensive rebounds.
Of the players remaining in this year's playoffs, Joakim Noah leads the field in offensive rebounds with 47 in his first 11 games.
Even though Noah is relentless on the O-Boards, his best outing in the playoffs is eight O-Rebs.
Most Assists in a Game
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The record for most assists in a playoff game is shared by two of the all-time great play-makers.
Magic Johnson (in a game against the Phoenix Suns on May 15, 1984) and John Stockton (in a game against the Lakers on May 17, 1988) each handed out 24 assists. That's droppin' a lotta dimes!
Most Blocks in a Game
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"Get that weak stuff outta here!"
That's what both Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets could've said ten times because that's how many shots they sent back in a single record-setting playoff game.
OKC's Serge Ibaka has rejected the most FGs so far in the 2010-11 post-season. He has blocked 42 in 11 games.
He came within one block (nine) of tying this record when the Thunder closed out against the Nuggets.
If the young post-player can improve on that performance, OKC has a good chance of advancing to the Western Conference Finals today.
Most Minutes in a Game
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Two different players share the record for most minutes played in a single playoff game
Red Rocha and Paul Seymour (both in the team picture), teammates for the Syracuse Nationals, were both on the court for 67 minutes vs. the Boston Celtics on March 21, 1953.
This game went into 4 overtimes.
Already in this year's post-season, we've had a 3OT game between the OKC Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies.
In that 63-minute marathon-game, Kevin Durant logged 57 minutes and Zach Randolph played 56 minutes.
I'm guessing that even if one of the remaining playoff games goes to 4OTs, we aren't likely to see someone be on the court for all 68 minutes.
Most Free Throws Made in a Game
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In the same game where Rocha and Seymour set the minutes played record, Bob Cousy hit 30 (count 'em, 30) free throws in that amazing contest between the Boston Celtics and the Syracuse Nationals on March 21, 1953 (4 OT).
Being a fearless penetrator, it was not uncommon for Cousy to go to the line somewhere between six and eight times per game.
But on that night against Syracuse...oh, my goodness!
Kevin Durant is leading this all players in this year's playoffs in terms of going to the line. The most he has made in a single game was 16.
Most Steals in a Game
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Allen Iverson is more known for his offensive skills and his ability to put up points (or at least shots) in bunches.
But The Answer (while playing for Philly) got nasty one night against Orlando (May 13, 1999) and left the Magic empty-handed 10 times.
Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies has the most steals so far this postseason. He has 21 in 12 games, having two games with four steals.
If Allen can break Allen's record, then the Grizz could continue their miracle-ride to the WCFs.
Most Field Goals Attempted in a Game
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The record for most field goals attempted in a playoff game is held by two players who each pulled the trigger 48 times in one game.
Wilt Chamberlain did it as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 22, 1962.
Rick Barry, a star for the San Francisco Warriors, launched four dozen shots against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 18, 1967.
Derrick Rose has put up the most shots so far in the 2011 playoffs, attempting 252 field goals in his first 11 games.
The most he attempted was 32, and that was a lot of shots.
Can't imagine him or anyone else firing up 16 more than Rose did against Atlanta in Game 4.
Most Points in a Quarter
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On May 10, 1987 in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Eric "Sleepy" Floyd of the Golden State Warriors scored an amazing 29 points in the fourth quarter.
Floyd scored 12 consecutive field goals in the final period (WOW!), finishing the game with 51 points.
In Derrick Rose's 44-point explosion against Atlanta, the most that this year's MVP scored in a single quarter was "a mere" 17 points.
Most Three Point Field Goal Attempts in a Game
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During a game earlier this season, Ray Allen became the all-time NBA leader in total 3-point field goals made (2,562), surpassing Reggie Miller's record of 2,560.
To make a lot of 'em, you usually gotta take a lot of 'em.
Ray Allen has the record for most three point field goals attempted in a playoff game with 18 in a game against the Chicago Bulls on April 30, 2009 (3OT).
Most Points in a Game
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Of all of the NBA Playoff Records that I don't think are going down this year, I am most confident about this one.
Michael Jordan, in his second year in the league, and in Game 2 of a series against what some have considered to be one of the best teams in NBA history (1985-86 Celtics), scored an unbelievable 63 points
Actually, Jordan wasn't even supposed to play.
He had missed most of the season with a broken foot and many thought he might be coming back too soon.
But, come back he did.
Jordan went 22 of 41 from the field and 19 of 21 from the line in 53 minutes of action.
Derrick Rose might have the best chance of coming close to this simply because the Bulls have fewer big-time scorers on their current roster.
But even still, I sincerely doubt that anyone on any team is going to put up 50 let alone 63.
