highest scoring games by nba centers in the last 5 seasons

Since 2021-22, Bam Adebayo posted the most points by a center in a game, with 83 points versus the Wizards on March 10.

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highest scoring regular-season games by NBA centers in the last 5 seasons
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
83
3/10/2026
vs
42
9
3
2
2
20
43
46.5
7
22
31.8
36
43
83.7
67.0
1
8
5
3
+20
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1/22/2024
vs
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1/22/2024
vs
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
60
3/14/2022
@
36
17
3
1
0
19
31
61.3
7
11
63.6
15
16
93.8
78.9
2
15
6
5
+16
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
59
11/13/2022
vs
37
11
8
1
7
19
28
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/25/2025
vs
43
16
15
0
2
15
21
71.4
4
6
66.7
22
23
95.7
90.0
5
11
5
2
+15
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/7/2024
@
39
16
8
1
0
22
39
56.4
3
6
50.0
9
13
69.2
62.6
7
9
5
5
-1
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
55
11/12/2025
@
34
12
6
1
1
18
23
78.3
5
6
83.3
14
16
87.5
91.5
2
10
2
1
+28
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
53
12/11/2022
vs
34
12
3
0
1
20
32
62.5
2
3
66.7
11
11
100.0
71.9
3
9
2
2
+11
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
52
4/4/2023
vs
39
13
6
0
2
20
25
80.0
0
1
0.0
12
13
92.3
84.6
2
11
3
3
+17
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
51
12/20/2023
vs
36
12
3
2
1
17
25
68.0
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
77.5
2
10
2
5
+4
13Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
50
11/13/2024
vs
32
6
2
1
3
18
29
62.1
8
16
50.0
6
9
66.7
75.8
1
5
1
3
+13
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
12/6/2023
@
38
13
7
1
1
19
29
65.5
1
2
50.0
11
13
84.6
72.0
6
7
6
2
+8
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
1/19/2022
vs
27
12
2
1
3
17
23
73.9
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
82.0
1
11
2
3
+24
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
49
1/19/2022
vs
41
14
10
3
1
16
25
64.0
3
5
60.0
14
16
87.5
76.5
7
7
5
4
+15
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
48
12/8/2024
@
35
14
8
3
0
17
29
58.6
3
6
50.0
11
13
84.6
69.1
3
11
3
2
+25
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
48
11/6/2023
vs
31
11
6
1
1
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
14
14
100.0
77.0
2
9
1
2
+15
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
48
12/27/2022
@
36
10
1
3
3
17
32
53.1
1
5
20.0
13
14
92.9
62.9
4
6
3
5
+8
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
47
1/28/2023
vs
38
18
5
3
2
18
31
58.1
4
7
57.1
7
10
70.0
66.4
6
12
6
2
+14
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
46
1/4/2025
@
43
9
10
2
2
19
35
54.3
3
8
37.5
5
6
83.3
61.1
4
5
2
3
+7
22Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
46
11/13/2024
vs
39
10
3
3
0
18
30
60.0
6
12
50.0
4
8
50.0
68.6
1
9
4
5
+4
23Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
46
3/24/2023
@
38
9
8
2
1
13
23
56.5
1
5
20.0
19
22
86.4
70.4
1
8
3
2
+13
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
46
3/6/2022
vs
43
12
11
3
4
16
22
72.7
3
5
60.0
11
12
91.7
84.3
3
9
5
3
+22
25Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
45
3/5/2024
vs
37
16
3
5
1
19
32
59.4
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
64.1
6
10
2
3
+18

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