David Thompson has posted the most points by a #1 overall pick in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
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highest points in a regular-season game by a 1st overall pick| 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 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 2 |  | 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 | |||
| 3 |  | E. Baylor | 71 | 11/15/1960 | @ | 45 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 63.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | E. Baylor | 64 | 11/8/1959 | vs | 17 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 53.2 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 57.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | | E. Baylor | 63 | 12/8/1961 | @ | 31 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 41.8 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 48.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | L. James | 61 | 3/3/2014 | vs | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 79.7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +16 | ||
| 8 |  | S. O'Neal | 61 | 3/6/2000 | @ | 45 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 68.6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 68.3 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | +16 | |||
| 9 |  | K. Irving | 60 | 3/15/2022 | @ | 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 81.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +36 | ||
| 10 | | K. Towns | 60 | 3/14/2022 | @ | 36 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 78.9 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | +16 | ||
| 11 |  | A. Iverson | 60 | 2/12/2005 | vs | 42 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 47.2 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 24 | 27 | 88.9 | 62.7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 12 |  | A. Davis | 59 | 2/21/2016 | @ | 43 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 76.8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | +17 | ||
| 13 | | A. Iverson | 58 | 1/15/2002 | vs | 50 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 60.2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 14 |  | L. James | 57 | 11/3/2017 | @ | 43 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 15 |  | K. Irving | 57 | 3/12/2015 | @ | 47 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 16 | | E. Baylor | 57 | 2/16/1961 | @ | 26 | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 55.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | L. James | 56 | 3/5/2022 | vs | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 76.3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | +13 | ||
| 18 | | K. Towns | 56 | 3/28/2018 | vs | 41 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 72.5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 19 | | L. James | 56 | 3/20/2005 | @ | 48 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 65.7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -7 | ||
| 20 |  | O. Robertson | 56 | 12/18/1964 | vs | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 64.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | E. Baylor | 56 | 1/24/1961 | vs | 20 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 72.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 22 |  | A. Edwards | 55 | 1/17/2026 | @ | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 73.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 23 |  | A. Davis | 55 | 12/4/2022 | @ | 38 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 81.0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | +17 | ||
| 24 | | K. Irving | 55 | 1/28/2015 | vs | 39 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 47.2 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 68.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +12 | ||
| 25 | | L. James | 55 | 2/20/2009 | @ | 40 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 71.1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +13 | ||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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