The basketball record for the biggest win goes to the Cleveland Cavaliers,in 1991 they beat Miami Heat 148-80.The Boston Celtics have won the championship 14 times the most in league history. Gheorghe Muresan was the tallest NBA player,his height was 7'7.For nine years,starting in 1967,slam dunks were illegal.Lenny Wilkens,the Atlanta Hawks coach,has led his team to victory more times than any other coach.The most points any player has ever scored in one game is 100.Wilt Chamberlain, who played for Philadelphia,scored 100 points against New York in 1962.In 1936,basketball became an official game at the Olympics,which were held in Berlin,Germany. Mugsy Bogues was the shortest player to play in the NBA.He was only 5'3.

The first official basketball game was played in the YMCA gymnasium in Albany,New York on January 20,1982 with nine players.The game ended at 1-0.In the past basketballs were brown but later on were changed to a lighter orange.The basketball association of America (BAA) was formed in 1946,in 1949 the BAA merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).Women's National Basketball Association(WNBA)began in 1997.After WWII basketball became very popular in the U.S,especially in high school and college.

    James Naismith the man who created basketball was just a regular teacher,who was teaching at the international YMCA training school.The first basketball game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets with nine players on the court from each team.In modern times now only five players can be on the court from each team.Also the goals are made with a backboard,rim,and net now. When a player shoots the ball inside the three-point line it counts as two points,but when the ball is shot outside of the three-point line it counts as three points.If a player violates the rules it's called a foul.If a player fouls someone that is shooting the shooter gets a free throw shot.Free throw shots are worth one point with each shot that is made.