highest scoring nba games in 2000

Shaquille O'Neal put up the most points in a game in 1999-00, with 61 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 6, 2000.

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highest scoring by a player NBA regular-season games in 2000
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
61
3/6/2000
@
45
23
3
0
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
13
22
59.1
68.3
7
16
4
2
+16
2Vince Carter
V. Carter
51
2/27/2000
vs
43
9
1
3
0
17
32
53.1
4
8
50.0
13
13
100.0
67.6
5
4
5
5
+5
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
50
2/6/2000
vs
44
9
6
1
0
20
40
50.0
1
7
14.3
9
11
81.8
55.8
2
7
7
2
+14
4Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
50
1/16/2000
vs
43
8
4
0
2
17
26
65.4
3
5
60.0
13
15
86.7
76.7
3
5
0
2
+25
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
49
4/5/2000
@
44
13
1
0
3
19
27
70.4
0
0
11
16
68.8
72.0
2
11
2
3
+8
6Vince Carter
V. Carter
47
1/14/2000
vs
43
5
4
2
2
20
32
62.5
3
3
100.0
4
4
100.0
69.6
3
2
3
5
+3
7Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
46
1/10/2000
vs
46
14
2
0
1
16
28
57.1
0
1
0.0
14
16
87.5
65.6
3
11
3
2
+6
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
46
11/10/1999
@
42
5
5
0
0
18
33
54.5
5
6
83.3
5
9
55.6
62.2
2
3
4
4
-8
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
45
1/3/2000
vs
43
4
4
1
0
16
38
42.1
2
5
40.0
11
18
61.1
49.0
2
2
1
5
+2
10Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
44
4/15/2000
@
49
3
8
0
0
16
32
50.0
5
11
45.5
7
9
77.8
61.2
0
3
3
5
+5
11Elton Brand
E. Brand
44
4/13/2000
vs
43
12
2
0
3
16
21
76.2
0
0
12
15
80.0
79.7
7
5
1
2
-11
12Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
44
4/9/2000
vs
44
6
7
3
1
16
29
55.2
1
2
50.0
11
15
73.3
61.8
0
6
3
2
+21
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44
3/22/2000
vs
41
4
4
3
0
17
29
58.6
1
3
33.3
9
9
100.0
66.7
0
4
0
2
+21
14Gary Payton
G. Payton
43
4/16/2000
@
48
11
7
4
1
17
31
54.8
2
4
50.0
7
8
87.5
62.3
5
6
1
2
+9
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
43
3/28/2000
@
45
5
4
2
0
15
28
53.6
1
4
25.0
12
14
85.7
62.9
3
2
4
2
-3
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
43
3/19/2000
@
46
10
3
0
0
18
31
58.1
0
0
7
13
53.8
58.6
4
6
2
4
+6
17Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
43
2/23/2000
vs
33
16
0
0
5
13
14
92.9
0
0
17
24
70.8
87.5
7
9
2
2
+6
18Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
42
1/27/2000
@
44
6
9
0
0
14
23
60.9
3
4
75.0
11
12
91.7
74.3
2
4
5
3
0
19Grant Hill
G. Hill
42
1/5/2000
@
43
3
6
2
1
14
23
60.9
1
1
100.0
13
15
86.7
70.9
1
2
1
1
+20
20Grant Hill
G. Hill
42
1/3/2000
@
44
7
8
2
1
17
30
56.7
3
5
60.0
5
7
71.4
63.5
3
4
3
2
+14
21Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
42
12/23/1999
@
46
3
0
1
0
11
26
42.3
3
7
42.9
17
20
85.0
60.3
0
3
2
3
-5
22Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
42
12/9/1999
vs
47
14
4
2
1
15
22
68.2
0
0
12
14
85.7
74.6
5
9
3
2
+9
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41
4/14/2000
vs
45
16
2
0
0
16
29
55.2
0
0
9
15
60.0
57.6
7
9
8
5
+11
24Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
41
3/9/2000
vs
41
3
3
3
1
15
25
60.0
0
2
0.0
11
14
78.6
65.8
0
3
0
3
-3
25Gary Payton
G. Payton
41
2/15/2000
vs
30
3
5
2
0
14
21
66.7
7
12
58.3
6
7
85.7
85.1
0
3
2
3
+31

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