highest points in a game for 21 year old in nba history in regular and playoff by active player

LeBron James has dropped the most points by a 21-year-old active player in a regular-season or postseason game, with 51 points versus the Jazz on January 21, 2006.

	NAME	PTS	AGE	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	51	21-022	1/21/2006	CLE	@	UTA	43	5	8	2	0	19	35	54.3	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	64.0	0	5	3	4	+19
2	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	50	21-351	10/28/2024	ORL	vs	IND	40	13	9	1	2	16	26	61.5	3	9	33.3	15	22	68.2	70.1	4	9	4	4	+3
3	Trae Young T. Young	50	21-154	2/20/2020	ATL	vs	MIA	40	2	8	2	1	12	25	48.0	8	15	53.3	18	19	94.7	74.9	0	2	7	4	+10
4	Trae Young T. Young	49	21-071	11/29/2019	ATL	@	IND	43	1	6	2	0	16	28	57.1	8	15	53.3	9	9	100.0	76.7	0	1	9	1	+1
5	Trae Young T. Young	48	21-143	2/9/2020	ATL	vs	NYK	48	1	13	2	0	13	30	43.3	6	13	46.2	16	16	100.0	64.8	0	1	7	1	+10
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	48	21-255	11/5/2018	DEN	vs	BOS	38	5	4	0	0	19	30	63.3	5	11	45.5	5	5	100.0	74.5	1	4	5	1	-4
7	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	47	21-116	2/6/2023	BKN	vs	LAC	39	4	3	0	0	15	29	51.7	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	69.4	1	3	4	3	+3
8	Ja Morant J. Morant	47	21-289	5/26/2021	MEM	@	UTA	43	4	7	0	0	15	26	57.7	2	7	28.6	15	20	75.0	67.5	2	2	4	3	-6
9	Trae Young T. Young	47	21-093	12/21/2019	ATL	@	BKN	40	8	6	1	0	14	30	46.7	3	12	25.0	16	19	84.2	61.3	1	7	5	1	+5
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	47	21-015	11/30/2016	MIN	vs	NYK	42	18	2	1	3	15	22	68.2	0	3	0.0	17	20	85.0	76.3	3	15	4	2	+7
11	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	47	21-264	11/13/2016	MIN	vs	LAL	41	4	3	0	1	14	21	66.7	2	5	40.0	17	22	77.3	76.6	1	3	2	2	+34
12	LeBron James L. James	47	21-092	4/1/2006	CLE	vs	MIA	45	12	9	2	0	16	25	64.0	2	6	33.3	13	14	92.9	75.4	4	8	4	3	+13
13	LeBron James L. James	47	21-072	3/12/2006	CLE	@	MIA	45	7	4	0	1	11	27	40.7	1	6	16.7	24	28	85.7	59.8	2	5	5	2	-7
14	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	46	21-178	4/9/2023	BKN	vs	PHI	43	2	1	1	1	16	29	55.2	6	8	75.0	8	8	100.0	70.7	0	2	4	1	-20
15	RJ Barrett	46	21-256	2/25/2022	NYK	vs	MIA	38	9	2	0	0	13	22	59.1	6	11	54.5	14	22	63.6	72.6	0	9	3	5	-3
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	46	21-350	2/12/2021	DAL	vs	NOP	40	8	12	1	1	17	30	56.7	5	8	62.5	7	9	77.8	67.7	1	7	3	4	+13
17	Jamal Murray J. Murray	46	21-309	12/29/2018	DEN	@	PHX	40	6	8	0	1	16	24	66.7	9	11	81.8	5	6	83.3	86.3	0	6	5	2	+6
18	Devin Booker D. Booker	46	21-035	12/4/2017	PHX	@	PHI	39	8	1	2	1	17	32	53.1	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	64.8	3	5	3	1	+10
19	LeBron James L. James	46	21-089	3/29/2006	CLE	vs	DAL	43	5	4	3	0	16	23	69.6	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	80.1	0	5	2	3	+16
20	LeBron James L. James	46	21-015	1/14/2006	CLE	@	PHX	44	7	8	1	0	18	28	64.3	5	8	62.5	5	5	100.0	76.2	0	7	1	1	-5
21	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	45	21-224	3/5/2024	HOU	vs	SAS	37	16	3	5	1	19	32	59.4	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	64.1	6	10	2	3	+18
22	Trae Young T. Young	45	21-129	1/26/2020	ATL	vs	WAS	39	6	14	1	0	13	24	54.2	6	11	54.5	13	16	81.3	72.5	1	5	5	2	+22
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	45	21-189	4/6/2010	OKC	@	UTA	44	7	4	2	2	13	29	44.8	7	13	53.8	12	12	100.0	65.6	2	5	3	4	+2
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	45	21-174	3/22/2010	OKC	vs	SAS	42	8	1	0	3	15	24	62.5	1	4	25.0	14	15	93.3	73.5	0	8	3	2	-6
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	45	21-124	1/31/2010	OKC	vs	GSW	40	11	2	2	0	16	21	76.2	2	3	66.7	11	11	100.0	87.1	3	8	4	2	+13