highest points scored in a game 3in the nba

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan are tied for the most points in a game 3, with 56 points.

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highest points by a player scored in a game 3in the NBA
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
56
5/4/1994
@
41
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
56
4/29/1992
@
43
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
4/18/1967
vs
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
3/14/1960
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
4/25/2024
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
6Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
5/28/2021
vs
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
7Vince Carter
V. Carter
50
5/11/2001
vs
45
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
9
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
5/11/1990
@
42
5
5
4
1
19
34
55.9
4
11
36.4
7
9
77.8
64.5
2
3
5
4
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48
5/1/1990
@
46
9
5
1
2
20
35
57.1
1
5
20.0
7
9
77.8
61.6
2
7
5
4
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
47
5/5/2023
vs
42
6
9
3
1
20
25
80.0
5
8
62.5
2
2
100.0
90.8
0
6
3
5
+7
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
47
6/5/2019
vs
43
8
7
2
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
13
14
92.9
63.2
2
6
3
1
-8
12LeBron James
L. James
47
5/9/2009
@
43
12
8
1
1
15
25
60.0
5
10
50.0
12
16
75.0
73.3
2
10
1
2
+26
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
47
5/2/1995
@
46
12
2
2
2
16
26
61.5
4
8
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.1
1
11
4
5
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
5/26/1990
vs
43
10
4
1
0
17
32
53.1
2
2
100.0
11
13
84.6
62.3
3
7
4
3
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
46
5/4/2019
@
50
3
6
0
0
14
31
45.2
6
10
60.0
12
12
100.0
63.4
0
3
0
1
-6
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
5/11/1996
@
51
4
2
2
0
17
35
48.6
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
56.5
3
1
4
2
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
5/10/1991
@
42
4
6
1
4
20
34
58.8
0
0
6
9
66.7
60.6
0
4
2
3
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
5/27/1989
vs
45
7
5
5
0
16
26
61.5
0
3
0.0
14
15
93.3
70.6
3
4
2
2
19Bernard King
B. King
46
4/22/1984
vs
40
10
4
0
1
19
27
70.4
0
0
8
12
66.7
71.3
6
4
2
5
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
4/5/1964
@
48
23
2
19
36
52.8
8
16
50.0
53.4
5
21Ja Morant
J. Morant
45
4/22/2023
@
42
9
13
0
0
13
26
50.0
6
10
60.0
13
14
92.9
70.0
3
6
3
2
+3
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
45
4/20/2023
@
45
6
3
3
2
18
29
62.1
3
7
42.9
6
7
85.7
70.1
1
5
0
2
+3
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45
4/26/2007
vs
45
6
6
1
1
15
26
57.7
2
3
66.7
13
13
100.0
70.9
0
6
5
3
+1
24Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
45
5/12/1990
vs
45
13
6
0
3
14
24
58.3
0
0
17
18
94.4
70.5
3
10
1
4
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
44
5/28/2021
vs
39
9
9
1
0
15
28
53.6
7
13
53.8
7
13
53.8
65.2
2
7
5
2
+3

More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.3

Booker

Devin Booker

RPG

8.3

Williams

Mark Williams

APG

6.3

Booker

Devin Booker
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.2

14th

DRTG

113.3

4th

NETRTG

2.9

10th

3P%

36.6

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
Suns Suns
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
25
20
.556
11.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sun
1/25
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

27 - 17

116

Final

110

PHI 76ers

23 - 19

Tue 20 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
26
19
.578
7.0
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
23
21
.523
9.5
9
21
22
.488
11.0
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
25
20
.556
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
16.5
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
29
.341
21.0
14
12
32
.273
24.0
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/25
@
126-111
Thu
12/25
@
117-138
Thu
12/25
@
120-105
Thu
12/25
@
140-122
Thu
12/25
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM