Nate Archibald has the most points in a game on February 23, with 55 points versus the Trail Blazers on February 23, 1972.

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feb 23 NBA most points by a player single game

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	55	2/23/1972	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7			20	31	64.5				15	19	78.9	69.9				0
2	Bradley Beal B. Beal	53	2/23/2020	WAS	@	CHI	39	5	4	2	1	15	27	55.6	5	11	45.5	18	20	90.0	74.0	2	3	7	5	-4
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	2/23/1960	PHI		BOS	47	29	1			25	44	56.8				3	11	27.3	54.3				2
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	51	2/23/1974	GSW	vs	PHI	46	6	11	4		22	40	55.0				7	8	87.5	58.6	2	4		3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	2/23/1961	PHI	vs	DET	48	28	1			22	38	57.9				5	10	50.0	57.8				2
6	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	46	2/23/2003	ORL	@	NJN	45	10	13	0	2	16	27	59.3	3	8	37.5	11	13	84.6	70.3	0	10	4	0	+7
7	Anthony Davis A. Davis	45	2/23/2018	NOP	vs	MIA	41	17	2	5	5	17	34	50.0	1	6	16.7	10	11	90.9	57.9	4	13	2	2	-3
8	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	43	2/23/2023	UTA	vs	OKC	40	10	2	0	0	15	28	53.6	3	12	25.0	10	10	100.0	66.4	5	5	4	3	+14
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	43	2/23/2001	PHI	@	DET	40	10	4	1	1	15	36	41.7	1	5	20.0	12	16	75.0	50.0	3	7	3	0	+26
10	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	43	2/23/2000	MIA	vs	NJN	33	16	0	0	5	13	14	92.9	0	0		17	24	70.8	87.5	7	9	2	2	+6
11	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	43	2/23/1991	CHI	vs	CHA	31	4	6	6	0	16	17	94.1	0	0		11	15	73.3	91.1	2	2	2	2
12	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	43	2/23/1988	ATL	vs	IND	37	6	4	3	1	18	30	60.0	0	1	0.0	7	7	100.0	65.0	1	5	2	4
13	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	43	2/23/1971	POR	@	PHI	42	5	4			18	31	58.1				7	9	77.8	61.5				3
14	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	42	2/23/2019	CHI	vs	BOS	39	6	4	0	0	17	29	58.6	5	11	45.5	3	3	100.0	69.3	1	5	5	5	+3
15	James Harden J. Harden	42	2/23/2016	HOU	@	UTA	44	5	4	2	0	16	30	53.3	2	7	28.6	8	10	80.0	61.0	1	4	5	5	+2
16	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	2/23/2014	OKC	vs	LAC	46	3	10	2	0	15	30	50.0	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	59.5	0	3	5	3	+1
17	Michael Redd M. Redd	42	2/23/2008	MIL	vs	DEN	46	7	3	0	0	14	28	50.0	3	8	37.5	11	14	78.6	61.5	4	3	4	2	+10
18	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	42	2/23/1987	ATL	vs	PHI	41	5	5	6	2	18	35	51.4	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	55.1	2	3	6	2
19	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	42	2/23/1984	UTA	vs	SAS	48	5	5	1	0	15	28	53.6	0	0		12	16	75.0	59.9	3	2	5	4
20	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	42	2/23/1962	CHI		LAL		18				16						10	15	66.7					5
21	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	42	2/23/1960	CIN	vs	SYR		13	10			16						10	11	90.9					4
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	2/23/2021	DEN	vs	POR	38	5	5	1	0	17	32	53.1	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	60.7	3	2	0	1	0
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	41	2/23/2020	BOS	@	LAL	37	5	2	1	2	12	20	60.0	4	7	57.1	13	15	86.7	77.1	1	4	2	3	+6
24	CJ McCollum	41	2/23/2020	POR	vs	DET	43	9	12	1	0	15	30	50.0	6	11	54.5	5	8	62.5	61.2	1	8	1	2	+17
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	41	2/23/2019	OKC	vs	SAC	35	10	4	1	1	15	30	50.0	5	12	41.7	6	8	75.0	61.2	1	9	7	5	-1