highest scoring game by a player in his 21st season regular season and postseason

LeBron James dropped the most points in a regular-season or postseason game in his 21st season, with 40 points on March 31, 2024, on March 16, 2024 and on December 23, 2023.

	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	40	3/31/2024	LAL	@	BKN	37	7	5	0	0	13	17	76.5	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	101.8	1	6	4	0	+22
2	LeBron James L. James	40	3/16/2024	LAL	vs	GSW	38	8	9	1	1	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	75.4	3	5	4	1	-6
3	LeBron James L. James	40	12/23/2023	LAL	@	OKC	37	7	7	2	2	13	20	65.0	5	5	100.0	9	9	100.0	83.5	2	5	3	0	+10
4	LeBron James L. James	37	4/12/2024	LAL	@	MEM	41	9	5	2	0	13	20	65.0	3	7	42.9	8	11	72.7	74.5	2	7	8	1	-3
5	LeBron James L. James	37	11/19/2023	LAL	vs	HOU	40	6	8	3	0	14	19	73.7	2	5	40.0	7	9	77.8	80.6	1	5	2	0	+2
6	LeBron James L. James	36	1/27/2024	LAL	@	GSW	48	20	12	0	0	14	25	56.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	65.1	1	19	3	2	-6
7	LeBron James L. James	35	11/17/2023	LAL	@	POR	35	5	9	2	0	13	22	59.1	5	9	55.6	4	6	66.7	71.0	0	5	3	3	+18
8	LeBron James L. James	35	11/1/2023	LAL	vs	LAC	42	12	7	1	2	13	19	68.4	4	8	50.0	5	10	50.0	74.8	0	12	4	3	+6
9	LeBron James L. James	34	2/28/2024	LAL	@	LAC	37	6	8	0	2	13	21	61.9	7	12	58.3	1	1	100.0	79.3	1	5	3	2	+11
10	LeBron James L. James	34	12/31/2023	LAL	@	NOP	37	5	8	0	1	12	24	50.0	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	61.8	0	5	4	2	-11
11	LeBron James L. James	33	4/9/2024	LAL	vs	GSW	36	7	11	2	0	14	22	63.6	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	68.2	1	6	4	0	-6
12	LeBron James L. James	33	12/12/2023	LAL	@	DAL	40	8	9	3	1	14	27	51.9	3	8	37.5	2	3	66.7	58.3	2	6	4	1	-4
13	LeBron James L. James	32	1/5/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	39	5	7	5	0	11	24	45.8	4	9	44.4	6	10	60.0	56.3	2	3	4	0	-8
14	LeBron James L. James	32	11/10/2023	LAL	@	PHX	36	11	6	1	1	11	17	64.7	3	4	75.0	7	11	63.6	73.3	1	10	4	1	+2
15	LeBron James L. James	31	3/6/2024	LAL	vs	SAC	36	5	13	1	0	10	16	62.5	1	4	25.0	10	10	100.0	76.0	0	5	3	0	-3
16	LeBron James L. James	31	2/29/2024	LAL	vs	WAS	39	4	9	1	1	12	24	50.0	2	5	40.0	5	7	71.4	57.2	0	4	4	1	-5
17	LeBron James L. James	31	12/5/2023	LAL	vs	PHX	40	8	11	5	0	12	25	48.0	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	56.1	3	5	2	3	+12
18	LeBron James L. James	30	4/29/2024	LAL	@	DEN	44	9	11	4	0	11	21	52.4	3	7	42.9	5	7	71.4	62.3	1	8	1	4	+3
19	LeBron James L. James	30	4/27/2024	LAL	vs	DEN	39	5	4	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	62.8	1	4	6	0	+1
20	LeBron James L. James	30	2/23/2024	LAL	vs	SAS	34	7	9	1	0	13	22	59.1	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	65.6	1	6	2	0	+21
21	LeBron James L. James	30	12/7/2023	LAL	vs	NOP	23	5	8	0	0	9	12	75.0	4	4	100.0	8	8	100.0	96.6	0	5	0	1	+36
22	LeBron James L. James	30	11/6/2023	LAL	@	MIA	37	4	3	1	3	13	23	56.5	0	4	0.0	4	4	100.0	60.6	0	4	5	4	+6
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	4/9/2019	DAL	vs	PHX	33	8	3	0	1	11	31	35.5	5	14	35.7	3	3	100.0	46.4	1	7	2	3	+11
24	LeBron James L. James	29	3/10/2024	LAL	vs	MIN	38	8	9	0	0	10	16	62.5	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	72.6	0	8	4	1	+14
25	LeBron James L. James	28	4/14/2024	LAL	@	NOP	38	11	17	5	1	11	20	55.0	0	2	0.0	6	6	100.0	61.8	2	9	4	0	+19

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114.4

18th

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5.2

9th

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8th

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3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

112

Warriors

3 - 3

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PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

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77.0

Banchero

75.8

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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119.9

119.7

118.9

118.6

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11.3

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10.5

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0-5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

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39.7

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34.4

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1.62

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1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

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4-2

Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

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1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM

LeBron James dropped the most points in a regular-season or postseason game in his 21st season, with 40 points on March 31, 2024, on March 16, 2024 and on December 23, 2023.

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