Individual scoring records, e.g., Wilt Chamberlain's 100 and Kobe Bryant's 81 points in a game (coincidentally 10^2 and 9^2), are not very interesting because they involve unnatural behavior: teammates feeding the star the ball without good reason.
Points scored by a team is more interesting because basketball is a team sport. However, if the opposing team isn't trying very hard to play defense, then points scored is less interesting.
Which team had the best defense, say, over a given season? Who scored the most points in a game against them? Or over multiple meetings in a season? Or a broader statistic of points a team scored over opponents' average points allowed?
Also consider discounting by probability points scored during garbage time.
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