John Stockton holds the NBA record for most career assists (15,806) by a margin of more than 3,000, as well as the record for most career steals (3,265).

On October 28, 1973, in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers center Elmore Smith set an NBA record with 17 blocked shots.

Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain played for the Harlem Globetrotters (1958-59) before joining the NBA where he would earn 4 League MVP Awards and become the only player in the history of the NBA to score 100 points in a single game.

In 1997, Michael Jordan became the first player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists in 26 minutes.

In 2001, Lisa Leslie became the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season.

In 1959, the Celtics won the NBA Championship after sweeping the Minneapolis Lakers, the first of their record eight consecutive championships. During that time, the Celtics met the Lakers in the Finals five times, starting an intense and often bitter rivalry that has spanned generations.

One of the NBA's first power forwards, Vern Mikkelsen was known for his tenacious defense and still holds the record for career disqualifications with 127.

Led by Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, Los Angeles made the NBA Finals six times in the 1960s, but lost each series to the Celtics, beginning their long and storied rivalry.

A defensive specialist, Moncrief often appeared to have eight arms instead of two, earning himself the nickname "Sid the Squid".

On March 1, 2006, the Los Angeles Clippers held the New Orleans Hornets to an NBA record-low 16 second half points en route to an 89-67 victory.