highest points scored by a player on may 21 single game

LeBron James has dropped the most points in a game on May 21, with 44 points in Game 4 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics.

	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	LeBron James L. James	44	5/21/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	42	5	3	2	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	9	13	69.2	65.2	1	4	7	3	+9
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/21/2025	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	42	5/21/2012	LAL	@	OKC	41	5	0	2	0	18	33	54.5	1	6	16.7	5	7	71.4	58.2	0	5	2	3	-14
4	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	40	5/21/2022	BOS	vs	MIA	42	9	1	1	1	14	20	70.0	3	9	33.3	9	12	75.0	79.1	2	7	7	2	-6
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	40	5/21/2001	SAS	vs	LAL	48	15	3	0	4	15	26	57.7	1	1	100.0	9	9	100.0	66.8	6	9	6	3	-7
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	39	5/21/2021	GSW	vs	MEM	47	4	5	3	0	13	28	46.4	6	15	40.0	7	7	100.0	62.7	1	3	7	5	+4
7	James Harden J. Harden	38	5/21/2015	HOU	@	GSW	41	10	9	3	1	13	21	61.9	3	6	50.0	9	10	90.0	74.8	1	9	2	2	+12
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	37	5/21/1994	HOU	vs	PHX	44	17	5	0	3	18	33	54.5	0	0		1	1	100.0	55.3	1	16	3	4
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	36	5/21/2024	BOS	vs	IND	46	12	4	3	0	12	26	46.2	2	8	25.0	10	12	83.3	57.5	2	10	4	4	+20
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	5/21/1996	ORL	@	CHI	44	16	4	1	1	16	22	72.7	0	0		4	8	50.0	70.5	7	9	6	2
11	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	36	5/21/1987	DET	@	BOS	43	5	10	2	0	11	21	52.4	1	2	50.0	13	17	76.5	63.2	3	2	5	3
12	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	35	5/21/2025	NYK	vs	IND	39	12	2	1	1	11	17	64.7	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	80.1	2	10	1	4	+9
13	Ja Morant J. Morant	35	5/21/2021	MEM	@	GSW	46	6	6	4	0	14	29	48.3	5	10	50.0	2	2	100.0	58.6	2	4	5	2	-1
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	5/21/1996	CHI	vs	ORL	43	5	6	4	1	9	21	42.9	2	4	50.0	15	16	93.8	62.4	1	4	2	2
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	5/21/1991	CHI	vs	DET	39	3	7	2	0	10	20	50.0	2	2	100.0	13	14	92.9	66.9	2	1	3	2
16	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	34	5/21/2009	DEN	@	LAL	42	9	4	1	1	12	29	41.4	0	6	0.0	10	14	71.4	48.4	5	4	4	3	+9
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	33	5/21/2015	GSW	vs	HOU	37	3	6	1	0	13	21	61.9	5	11	45.5	2	3	66.7	73.9	0	3	6	2	-7
18	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	32	5/21/2016	TOR	vs	CLE	40	5	4	0	0	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	8	9	88.9	57.2	0	5	0	1	+10
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	32	5/21/2009	LAL	vs	DEN	40	5	3	1	1	10	20	50.0	2	4	50.0	10	10	100.0	65.6	2	3	2	4	0
20	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	32	5/21/2003	SAS	vs	DAL	40	15	5	0	3	11	21	52.4	0	0		10	13	76.9	59.9	5	10	1	4	+4
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	32	5/21/1999	PHI	vs	IND	47	2	6	2	0	13	33	39.4	2	10	20.0	4	7	57.1	44.3	1	1	2	3	-9
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	5/21/1989	CHI	@	DET	45	11	4	0	0	10	29	34.5	2	6	33.3	10	13	76.9	46.1	2	9	3	5
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	5/21/1984	BOS	@	MIL	38	10	8	3	0	13	22	59.1	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	63.8	4	6	5	3
24	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	31	5/21/2025	IND	@	NYK	42	4	11	1	0	12	23	52.2	4	12	33.3	3	4	75.0	62.6	0	4	2	3	+15
25	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	31	5/21/2022	MIA	@	BOS	42	10	6	4	1	15	22	68.2	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	69.1	2	8	1	3	+17

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.5
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.5
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	9.0
6	76ers	31	26	.544	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

36 - 22

113

Final

121

Thunder

44 - 14

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

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9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

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2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

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120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.1

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109.1

111.5

112.1

112.6

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.2

7.6

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5.8

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15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

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2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

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2,792

Jokić

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USG% Leaders

37.7

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36.7

Brown

33.7

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MPG Leaders

38.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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1.59

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1.53

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1.94

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1.69

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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35-22-1

34-24

32-24

31-24

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	13	.764
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.5
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.5
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	9.0
6	76ers	31	26	.544	12.0
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.5
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.5
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	16.0
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.5
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	18.0
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.5
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.5
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.5
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	40	16	.714	3.0
3	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
4	Rockets	34	21	.618	8.5
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	34	.382	21.5
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	39	.316	25.5
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	12	46	.207	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	DEN	@	WAS	107-97
Wed 1/21	HOU	@	PHI	122-128
Wed 1/21	CHA	@	ORL	124-97
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 2/23	UTA	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM

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