highest points by a player in since the 1973 a game

Since 1972-73, Kobe Bryant has the most points in a game, with 81 points versus the Raptors on January 22, 2006.

Interpreted as:
highest points by a player in since the 1973 a regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
81
1/22/2006
vs
42
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
73
1/26/2024
@
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
3David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
4/9/1978
@
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
4Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
2/26/2023
vs
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71
1/2/2023
vs
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
71
4/24/1994
@
44
14
5
0
2
26
41
63.4
1
2
50.0
18
25
72.0
68.3
4
10
8
2
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1/22/2024
vs
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
8Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
3/24/2017
@
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
69
3/28/1990
@
50
18
6
4
1
23
37
62.2
2
6
33.3
21
23
91.3
73.2
7
11
2
5
10Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
68
2/25/1977
vs
43
6
6
3
2
26
43
60.5
16
19
84.2
66.2
1
5
6
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
65
3/16/2007
vs
50
7
3
3
0
23
39
59.0
8
12
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.4
1
6
2
3
+4
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
12/13/2023
vs
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
64
1/16/1993
vs
47
6
1
5
0
27
49
55.1
1
5
20.0
9
11
81.8
59.4
4
2
2
5
14Rick Barry
R. Barry
64
3/26/1974
vs
43
10
9
5
0
30
45
66.7
4
5
80.0
67.8
0
10
4
15George Gervin
G. Gervin
63
4/9/1978
@
33
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
16Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1/26/2024
@
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
17Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1/22/2024
vs
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
62
1/3/2021
vs
36
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
19Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
1/24/2014
vs
39
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
62
12/20/2005
vs
33
8
0
3
0
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
21Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
62
3/10/2004
vs
46
10
5
1
0
20
37
54.1
5
14
35.7
17
26
65.4
64.0
3
7
6
1
+10
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
23Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
3/29/2024
@
43
4
6
1
0
25
47
53.2
5
13
38.5
6
6
100.0
61.4
1
3
1
2
+20
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
8/11/2020
@
41
5
8
1
0
17
32
53.1
9
17
52.9
18
18
100.0
76.4
2
3
3
2
+8
25Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
1/20/2020
vs
45
10
7
1
0
17
37
45.9
11
20
55.0
16
16
100.0
69.3
0
10
2
1
+13

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.4

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

10th

DRTG

116.9

21st

NETRTG

0.6

15th

3P%

35.6

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
Lakers Lakers
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
8
31
30
.508
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
10:30 PM
Sun
3/8
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/10
@
11:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

19 - 44

101

Final

110

LAL Lakers

37 - 24

Tue 3 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
28
.541
12.5
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
31
31
.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
44
17
.721
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
44
.302
29.0
14
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
49
.222
34.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/29
@
109-122
Thu
1/29
@
109-99
Thu
1/29
@
131-124
Fri
1/30
@
106-111
Fri
1/30
@
124-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
9:30 PM