Who was the first NBA player with 70 points in a game?

Elgin Baylor scores a career-high 71 points, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 70+ points in a game.

Interpreted as:

Who was the first NBA player with 70 or more points in a game?

	NAME	DATE	TM	OPP	PTS	MIN	+/-	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
1	Elgin Baylor	11/15/1960	LAL	@ NYK	71	45		25	1				58.3	78.9		28	48			15	19	5
2	Wilt Chamberlain	12/8/1961	PHI	vs. LAL	78	63		43	1				50.0	51.6		31	62			16	31	4
3	Wilt Chamberlain	1/13/1962	PHI	vs. CHI	73	48		36	0				60.4	60.0		29	48			15	25	2
4	Wilt Chamberlain	3/2/1962	PHI	NYK	100	48		25	2				57.1	87.5		36	63			28	32	2
5	Wilt Chamberlain	11/3/1962	SFW	@ LAL	72	48		18	1				60.4	77.8		29	48			14	18	0
6	Wilt Chamberlain	11/16/1962	SFW	@ NYK	73	48		14	1				67.4	78.9		29	43			15	19	0
7	Wilt Chamberlain	3/10/1963	SFW	@ SYR	70	48		18	3				71.1	72.7		27	38			16	22	2
8	David Thompson	4/9/1978	DEN	@ DET	73	43		7	2	0	1		73.7	85.0	4	28	38			17	20	2
9	David Robinson	4/24/1994	SAS	@ LAC	71	44		14	5	0	2	1	63.4	72.0	8	26	41	2	50.0	18	25	2
10	Kobe Bryant	1/22/2006	LAL	vs. TOR	81	42	25	6	2	3	1	7	60.9	90.0	3	28	46	13	53.8	18	20	1
11	Devin Booker	3/24/2017	PHX	@ BOS	70	45	-6	8	6	3	1	4	52.5	92.3	5	21	40	11	36.4	24	26	3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.4

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.7

111.6

112.0

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.5

9.2

7.9

6.1

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,310.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

16-9-1

17-10

16-10

17-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-21

8-19

8-17

9-18

11-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.0
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	16	11	.593	5.0
5	76ers	15	11	.577	5.5
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	6.5
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.0
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.0
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.0
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	13.5
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.0
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.0
13	Kings	6	21	.222	18.5
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	18.5
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 11/17	GSW	@	ORL	113-121
Mon 11/17	BOS	@	BKN	113-99
Mon 11/17	DET	@	ATL	120-112
Mon 11/17	MEM	@	SAS	101-111
Mon 11/17	UTA	@	LAL	126-140

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	IND	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	DAL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	CHA	@	DET	7:30 PM