highest single game points in nba history list

LeBron James has scored the most career points, with 42,863 points.

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highest single game points by a player in NBA history list
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,863
1,593
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,067
11,910
11,789
2,379
1,168
5,559
2,826
+7341
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,559
24.6
11.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
5.9
4.3
6.0
72.1
17,441
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,475
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,839
14,966
5,247
2,087
1,145
4,521
4,574
+3014
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,331
36.5
25.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.7
44.8
1.4
4.2
33.0
6.3
7.5
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.2
3.0
48,538
7,034
6,297
1,942
638
4,000
3,338
+4172
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,515
892
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,749
1,167
36.8
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,890
8,072
5,115
1,205
1,314
3,688
2,232
+4994
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,509
34.0
20.9
7.6
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.7
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.2
4.8
5.5
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,266
11,470
3,650
1,209
1,279
2,486
3,588
+6572
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,044
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,908
9James Harden
J. Harden
28,805
1,194
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.8
2.8
7.7
36.2
7.1
8.3
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,564
6,684
8,671
1,772
671
4,422
2,940
+4629
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,205
34.8
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,903
13,093
3,026
739
2,729
3,307
4,141
+4891
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,257
34.6
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.1
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.6
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,472
7,801
3,419
1,222
644
3,050
3,541
+1540
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,405
1,302
21.0
12.4
7.2
14.7
49.2
0.0
6.6
8.5
77.0
56.9
16,168
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,311
1,285
21.3
8.5
0.0
4.2
6.2
67.0
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,235
35.8
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
44,190
13,737
3,057
2,161
3,822
3,665
4,378
+561
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,944
1,283
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.2
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.2
52.7
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,562
8,955
10,233
2,020
414
4,990
3,278
+2690
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,037
25.8
0.1
9.2
7.4
8.9
83.8
4
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,666
1,067
35.7
25.0
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.2
46.2
0.7
5.7
7.0
81.1
53.7
38,089
7,162
2,673
2,057
-378
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,390
34.1
19.1
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,343
15,085
4,223
1,025
3,020
3,380
3,301
+8919
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
1,060
34.1
25.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,164
4,951
6,725
1,596
280
3,294
2,378
+6260
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,322
34.5
20.0
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.6
14.7
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.2
6.5
80.6
56.9
0.8
4.8
2.7
45,649
7,496
4,697
1,747
737
3,517
3,618
+3389
21John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,269
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,273
1,233
34.7
21.3
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,830
5,363
5,062
1,233
405
2,434
2,759
-191
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,449
34.7
18.0
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.8
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.7
2.2
7.9
2.2
50,250
14,619
5,427
1,852
2,035
3,174
3,537
+4951
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,473
31.0
17.5
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
6.3
14.4
43.9
1.6
4.1
37.7
3.3
4.1
79.8
54.0
1.1
3.3
1.7
45,644
6,516
4,665
1,510
875
2,562
3,912
+2006
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,171
32.4
21.9
5.6
3.7
9.1
17.9
50.8
0.0
3.7
4.4
83.2
55.1
37,919
6,520
4,344
3,009

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Darius Garland
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.6

9th

DRTG

114.5

13th

NETRTG

3.1

9th

3P%

35.8

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
31
18
.633
5.5
4
30
21
.588
7.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
30
21
.588
7.5
6
28
21
.571
8.5
7
27
24
.529
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/4
@
10:30 PM
Sat
2/7
@
10:00 PM
Mon
2/9
@
9:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

30 - 21

130

Final

111

Sun 1 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
36
12
.750
2
31
18
.633
5.5
3
31
18
.633
5.5
4
30
21
.588
7.5
5
30
21
.588
7.5
6
28
21
.571
8.5
7
27
24
.529
10.5
8
25
23
.521
11.0
9
24
26
.480
13.0
10
24
27
.471
13.5
11
23
28
.451
14.5
12
18
29
.383
17.5
13
13
35
.271
23.0
14
13
35
.271
23.0
15
13
37
.260
24.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
39
11
.780
2
33
16
.673
5.5
3
33
17
.660
6.0
4
31
17
.646
7.0
5
31
20
.608
8.5
6
29
19
.604
9.0
7
30
20
.600
9.0
8
27
23
.540
12.0
9
23
26
.469
15.5
10
23
27
.460
16.0
11
19
29
.396
19.0
12
19
30
.388
19.5
13
15
35
.300
24.0
14
13
39
.250
27.0
15
12
39
.235
27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
1/6
@
97-96
Tue
1/6
@
114-110
Tue
1/6
@
100-117
Tue
1/6
@
111-123
Tue
1/6
@
104-103

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:30 PM