List of National Basketball Association Players With Most Points in A Game - List

List

Points Player Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Team Opponent Score MP FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA FTM FTA FT% Note Ref.
Scoring by quarter
100 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-03-02March 2, 1962 23 18 28 31 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks 169–147 48 36 63 .571 — — 28 32 .875 59 points scored in the second half, setting the NBA record. Game played at Hershey, Pennsylvania.
81 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ 02006-01-22January 22, 2006 14 12 27 28 Los Angeles Lakers Toronto Raptors 122–104 41:56 28 46 .609 7 13 18 20 .900 Highest NBA scoring output recorded and broadcasted on video media (Chamberlain's 100 point game did not have TV coverage)
78 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01961-12-08December 8, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors Los Angeles Lakers 147–151 63 31 62 .500 — — 16 31 .516 3 OT; set a then-record for points in a game. Most points scored in a losing effort.
73 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-01-13January 13, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Packers 135–117 48 29 48 .604 — — 15 25 .600 Set a then-record for points in a regulation game.
73 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-11-16November 16, 1962 San Francisco Warriors New York Knicks 127–111 48 29 43 .674 — — 15 19 .789 Chamberlain made 14 consecutive free throws at one point.
73 Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson* 01978-04-09April 9, 1978 32 21 9 11 Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons 137–139 43 28 38 .737 — — 17 20 .850 Thompson shot 13-14 from the field in the first quarter, setting an NBA record. 53 points on 20-23 shooting in 22 minutes played. Last game of the season; George Gervin scored 63 on the same night to win the scoring title by a .07 margin.
72 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-11-03November 3, 1962 San Francisco Warriors Los Angeles Lakers 115–127 29 48 .604 — — 14 18 .778
71 Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* 01960-11-15November 15, 1960 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 123–108 28 48 .583 — — 15 18 .833 Set a then-record for points in a game.
71 Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson* 01994-04-24April 24, 1994 San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers 112–97 44 26 41 .634 1 2 18 25 .720 Scored on the last day of the regular season to win a scoring title over Shaquille O'Neal.
70 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01963-03-10March 10, 1963 San Francisco Warriors Syracuse Nationals 148–163 48 27 38 .711 — — 16 22 .727
69 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* 01990-03-28March 28, 1990 Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers 117–113 50 23 37 .622 2 6 21 23 .913 Overtime victory; also recorded his regular season career high for rebounds in this game.
68 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01967-12-16December 16, 1967 14 15 15 24 Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls 143–123 30 40 .750 — — 8 22 .364 Chamberlain made 12 consecutive field goals at one point.
68 Maravich, "Pistol" Pete"Pistol" Pete Maravich* 01977-02-25February 25, 1977 17 14 17 20 New Orleans Jazz New York Knicks 124–107 43 26 43 .605 — — 16 19 .842 Fouled out with 1:18 remaining.
67 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01961-03-09March 9, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks 135–126 27 37 .730 — — 13 17 .765
67 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-02-17February 17, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks 121–128 48 26 44 .591 — — 15 20 .750
67 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-02-25February 25, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks 135–149 48 25 38 .658 — — 17 22 .773
67 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01963-01-11January 11, 1963 San Francisco Warriors Los Angeles Lakers 129–134 28 47 .596 — — 11 17 .647
66 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01969-02-09February 9, 1969 17 17 22 10 Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns 134–116 48 29 35 .829 — — 8 18 .444 Last time Chamberlain scored 60+ at 32 years and 162 days (Record). 22 of his 29 field goals were slam dunks.
65 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-02-13February 13, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors Cincinnati Royals 132–152 48 24 40 .600 — — 17 30 .567
65 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-02-27February 27, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks 147–137 48 25 43 .581 — — 15 20 .750
65 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01966-02-07February 7, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 132–125 28 43 .651 — — 9 20 .450
65 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ 02007-03-16March 16, 2007 4 19 9 24 Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers 116–111 49:58 23 39 .590 8 12 11 12 .917 Scored basket that sent the game to OT. Scored nine in extra period.
64 Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* 01959-11-08November 8, 1959 13 12 17 22 Minneapolis Lakers Boston Celtics 136–115 25 47 .532 — — 14 19 .737 Set a then-record for points in a game.
64 Barry, RickRick Barry* 01974-03-26March 26, 1974 23 22 Golden State Warriors Portland Trail Blazers 143–120 43 30 45 .667 — — 4 5 .800 Barry scored 45 points and made 21 field goals in the second half. Last Warriors home game of season.
64 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* 01993-01-16January 16, 1993 Chicago Bulls Orlando Magic 124–128 47 27 49 .551 1 5 9 11 .818 OT.
63 Fulks, JoeJoe Fulks* 01949-02-10February 10, 1949 Philadelphia Warriors Indianapolis Jets 108–87 — 27 56 .482 — — 9 14 .643 Pre-shot clock era; set a then-record for points in a game. Fulks played all except the final minute of the game before the smallest crowd of the season at Philadelphia Arena. Only 1,500 fans showed up because of a transportation strike that was due to go into effect at midnight.
63 Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* 01961-12-08December 8, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia Warriors 151–147 23 55 .418 — — 17 24 .708 3 OT; second time Baylor had a line of 60-10-5; no other player in NBA history accomplished that feat more than once.
63 West, JerryJerry West* 01962-01-17January 17, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 129–121 39 22 36 .611 — — 19 22 .864 First player in NBA history to score 60+ points in fewer than 40 minutes total playing time; only such instance in the 1960s.
63 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-12-14December 14, 1962 San Francisco Warriors Los Angeles Lakers 118–120 24 41 .585 — — 15 20 .750 3rd and final time that Chamberlain scored 60+ and Baylor scored 50+ in the same game.
63 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01964-11-26November 26, 1964 San Francisco Warriors Philadelphia 76ers 117–128 27 58 .466 — — 9 20 .450
63 Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* 01978-04-09April 9, 1978 20 33 San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Jazz 132–153 33 23 49 .469 — — 17 20 .850 Scored 33 points in the second quarter, setting the NBA record. Gervin did not score from the field until his sixth attempt with 6:29 left in the first quarter. During the first half, Gervin had two separate streaks of scoring 22 and 18 consecutive points for the Spurs. Lost game but won the scoring title on last game of the season over David Thompson.
63 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* 01986-04-20April 20, 1986 17 6 13 18 Chicago Bulls Boston Celtics 131–135 53 22 41 .537 0 0 19 21 .905 All-time NBA Playoffs record for points in a game. Double-overtime first-round loss to eventual champions. 5 points in first overtime, 4 points in second overtime.
62 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-01-14January 14, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors Boston Celtics 136–145 48 27 45 .600 — — 8 10 .800
62 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-01-17January 17, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks 136–130 53 24 48 .500 — — 14 20 .700 OT; Game played at Detroit, Michigan.
62 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-01-21January 21, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors Syracuse Nationals 139–132 53 25 42 .595 — — 12 17 .706 OT; Game played at Utica, New York.
62 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01963-01-29January 29, 1963 San Francisco Warriors New York Knicks 123–103 27 44 .614 — — 8 17 .471
62 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01964-11-15November 15, 1964 San Francisco Warriors Cincinnati Royals 122–106 26 44 .591 — — 10 21 .476
62 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01966-03-03March 3, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 135–125 26 39 .667 — — 10 19 .526
62 McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady^ 02004-03-10March 10, 2004 7 21 24 10 Orlando Magic Washington Wizards 108–99 46 20 37 .541 5 14 17 26 .654 Scored only 7 points in the first quarter; missed 10 of his last 11 shots.
62 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ 02005-12-20December 20, 2005 15 17 30 DNP Los Angeles Lakers Dallas Mavericks 112–90 32:53 18 31 .581 4 10 22 25 .880 Sat out the fourth quarter; outscored Dallas alone through three quarters, 62–61.
61 Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* 01952-01-20January 20, 1952 18 18 Minneapolis Lakers Rochester Royals 91–81 22 45 .489 — — 17 21 .810 2 OT; the rest of the Lakers scored 30 points. Mikan scored 67% of his team's points.
61 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01961-12-09December 9, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Packers 135–113 48 28 48 .583 — — 5 10 .500
61 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-02-22February 22, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks 139–121 48 21 36 .583 — — 19 34 .559
61 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-02-28February 28, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Packers 128–119 48 24 46 .522 — — 13 17 .765
61 Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* 01962-04-14April 14, 1962 18 15 13 15 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 126–121 22 46 .478 — — 17 19 .895 NBA Finals record for points in a game (game 5 victory); most points in a regulation playoff game.
61 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-11-21November 21, 1962 San Francisco Warriors Cincinnati Royals 139–143 27 52 .519 — — 7 15 .467
61 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-12-11December 11, 1962 San Francisco Warriors Syracuse Nationals 136–124 27 57 .474 — — 7 11 .636
61 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01962-12-18December 18, 1962 San Francisco Warriors St. Louis Hawks 130–110 26 53 .491 — — 9 14 .643
61 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* 01987-03-04March 4, 1987 26 Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons 125–120 43 22 39 .564 0 0 17 18 .944 Jordan scored 24 of his team's first 26 points in the fourth quarter and made a key steal to force overtime. Scored five points in overtime.
61 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* 01987-04-16April 16, 1987 Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks 114–117 41 22 38 .579 0 3 17 21 .810 Scored 23 consecutive points in the game, setting an NBA record at the time. Part of a streak in which Jordan scored 50 or more points in three consecutive games to become the only player besides Wilt Chamberlain with a 3,000 point season.
61 Malone, KarlKarl Malone* 01990-01-27January 27, 1990 17 13 20 11 Utah Jazz Milwaukee Bucks 144–96 33 21 26 .808 0 0 19 23 .826
61 O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal 02000-03-06March 6, 2000 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Clippers 123–103 45 24 35 .686 0 0 13 22 .591 On his 28th birthday(said to be the most points scored on a player's birthday).
61 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ 02009-02-02February 2, 2009 18 16 12 15 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 126–117 36:48 19 31 .613 3 6 20 20 1.000 Record for most points scored (by an opponent or New York player) at current Madison Square Garden (Madison Square Garden IV).
60 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01961-12-01December 1, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors Los Angeles Lakers 138–117 48 22 47 .468 — — 16 26 .615
60 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01961-12-29December 29, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors Los Angeles Lakers 123–118 48 24 43 .558 — — 12 19 .632 Chamberlain's seventh straight 50+ point game (an NBA record) and 13th straight 40+ point game (he would push this streak to 14 the next evening). Game played at Hershey, Pennsylvania.
60 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* 01969-01-26January 26, 1969 18 9 10 23 Los Angeles Lakers Cincinnati Royals 126–113 22 36 .611 — — 16 24 .667 Game played at Cleveland, Ohio.
60 King, BernardBernard King 01984-12-25December 25, 1984 21 19 11 9 New York Knicks New Jersey Nets 114–120 41 19 30 .633 0 0 22 26 .846 6'11" George Johnson primarily guarded King in the second half, starting with 5:44 remaining in the third quarter (King had 49 points by this point). Johnson blocked King on two of his shots.
60 Bird, LarryLarry Bird* 01985-03-12March 12, 1985 19 18 Boston Celtics Atlanta Hawks 126–115 43 22 36 .611 1 4 15 16 .938 Bird scored Boston's last 16 points. Bird's 59th and 60th points were scored on a 17-foot jump shot at the buzzer. Game played at University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
60 Chambers, TomTom Chambers 01990-03-24March 24, 1990 Phoenix Suns Seattle SuperSonics 121–95 42 22 32 .688 0 0 16 18 .889
60 Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson 02005-02-12February 12, 2005 17 12 11 20 Philadelphia 76ers Orlando Magic 112–99 42 17 36 .472 2 5 24 27 .889
60 Arenas, GilbertGilbert Arenas^ 02006-12-17December 17, 2006 12 5 12 15 Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers 147–141 49:00 17 32 .531 5 12 21 27 .778 Scored 16 of his team's 21 points in overtime, setting the NBA record.
60 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ 02007-03-22March 22, 2007 13 11 19 17 Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies 121–119 45:11 20 37 .541 3 7 17 18 .944 3rd game of a four-game 50+ streak; Bryant's 50+ streak exceeded only by Chamberlain's streaks of seven (twice), six, and five (four times).

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