highest points in a game for 23 year old in nba history in regular and playoff

David Thompson has put up the most points by a 23-year-old player in a regular-season or postseason game, with 73 points versus the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

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highest points by a player in a game for 23 year old in NBA history in regular and playoff

	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	David Thompson D. Thompson	73	23-270	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	63	23-062	4/20/1986	CHI	@	BOS	53	5	6	3	2	22	41	53.7	0	0		19	21	90.5	62.7	1	4	4	4
3	Jerry West J. West	63	23-234	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3			22	36	61.1				19	22	86.4	69.0				5
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	23-302	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	60	23-058	4/30/2021	BOS	vs	SAS	45	8	5	0	1	20	37	54.1	5	7	71.4	15	17	88.2	67.4	2	6	0	2	+6
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	23-184	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3			26	47	55.3				6	9	66.7	56.9				1
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	23-157	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	42	4			24	41	58.5				10	13	76.9	62.1				3
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	57	23-345	8/17/2020	UTA	@	DEN	43	9	7	1	0	19	33	57.6	6	15	40.0	13	13	100.0	73.6	2	7	5	2	-11
9	Trae Young T. Young	56	23-106	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	37	4	14	0	0	17	26	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	56	23-144	1/14/2002	LAL	vs	MEM	34	5	4	1	0	21	34	61.8	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	71.3	3	2	0	1	+40
11	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	56	23-347	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	37	6	4			18	26	69.2	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
12	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	56	23-084	2/13/1968	BAL	vs	LAL	51	7	3			20	33	60.6				16	22	72.7	65.6				4
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	55	23-174	2/23/1972	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7			20	31	64.5				15	19	78.9	69.9				0
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	23-021	4/18/1967	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5			22	48	45.8				11	19	57.9	48.8				4
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	23-083	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	29	2			23	43	53.5				9	16	56.3	55.0				3
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	53	23-152	1/4/2025	MIN	@	DET	44	6	2	0	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.0	1	5	6	4	-3
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	53	23-336	1/30/2023	DAL	vs	DET	36	8	5	2	0	17	24	70.8	5	11	45.5	14	18	77.8	83.0	0	8	4	2	+8
18	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	53	23-037	4/9/2021	BOS	vs	MIN	41	10	4	0	1	16	25	64.0	6	10	60.0	15	16	93.8	82.7	1	9	5	3	+5
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	53	23-325	1/8/1987	CHI	vs	POR	43	4	5	3	2	20	34	58.8	0	0		13	16	81.3	64.6	3	1	3	3
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	23-286	1/27/1971	MIL	@	BOS	48	14	7			22	31	71.0				9	14	64.3	71.3				2
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	23-202	11/4/1970	MIL	@	CLE	45	11	3			20	32	62.5				13	14	92.9	69.4				4
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	23-206	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	23-186	2/23/1960	PHI		BOS	47	29	1			25	44	56.8				3	11	27.3	54.3				2
24	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	52	23-155	4/7/2024	PHI	@	SAS	54	5	7	2	0	19	41	46.3	2	10	20.0	12	12	100.0	56.2	0	5	1	2	+14
25	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	52	23-258	11/8/2019	GSW	@	MIN	40	9	5	3	2	19	37	51.4	7	17	41.2	7	8	87.5	64.2	0	9	3	0	-2