highest single game points on a saturday

Wilt Chamberlain has posted the most points in a game on Saturdays, with 73 points against the Chicago Packers on January 13, 1962.

Interpreted as:

highest single regular-season game points by a player on a saturday

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	73	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0			29	48	60.4				15	25	60.0	61.9				2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	72	11/3/1962	SFW	@	LAL	48	18	1			29	48	60.4				14	18	77.8	64.4				0
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	68	12/16/1967	PHI	@	CHI	48	34	2			30	40	75.0				8	22	36.4	68.4				1
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	2/17/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	28	2			26	44	59.1				15	20	75.0	63.4				1
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	64	1/16/1993	CHI	vs	ORL	47	6	1	5	0	27	49	55.1	1	5	20.0	9	11	81.8	59.4	4	2	2	5
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	26	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/9/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0			28	48	58.3				5	10	50.0	58.2				3
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	60	2/3/2024	GSW	@	ATL	41	6	4	0	1	22	38	57.9	10	23	43.5	6	6	100.0	73.8	1	5	2	1	-1
9	James Harden J. Harden	60	11/30/2019	HOU	vs	ATL	31	3	8	3	1	16	24	66.7	8	14	57.1	20	23	87.0	87.9	0	3	5	3	+50
10	Kemba Walker K. Walker	60	11/17/2018	CHA	vs	PHI	45	7	4	4	0	21	34	61.8	6	14	42.9	12	12	100.0	76.4	0	7	9	2	+1
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	60	2/12/2005	PHI	vs	ORL	42	4	6	5	1	17	36	47.2	2	5	40.0	24	27	88.9	62.7	1	3	3	1	+27
12	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	60	3/24/1990	PHX	vs	SEA	42	6	4	1	2	22	32	68.8	0	0		16	18	88.9	75.2	1	5	1	5
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	59	4/8/2017	POR	vs	UTA	42	6	5	1	1	18	34	52.9	9	14	64.3	14	16	87.5	71.9	0	6	0	0	+19
14	Purvis Short P. Short	59	11/17/1984	GSW	vs	NJN	40	5	0	1	0	20	28	71.4	4	6	66.7	15	16	93.8	84.2	2	3	3	2
15	Devin Booker D. Booker	58	12/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	42	6	5	0	0	21	35	60.0	6	12	50.0	10	15	66.7	69.7	1	5	2	3	+11
16	Fred Brown F. Brown	58	3/23/1974	SEA	@	GSW	45	6	3	2		24	37	64.9				10	13	76.9	67.9	2	4		2
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	11/4/1961	PHI	vs	DET	48	33	0			24	48	50.0				10	16	62.5	52.7				1
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/25/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	27				25	38	65.8				8	18	44.4	63.2				0
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	57	2/6/2021	GSW	@	DAL	37	2	5	1	0	19	31	61.3	11	19	57.9	8	8	100.0	82.6	0	2	3	3	+7
20	Michael Redd M. Redd	57	11/11/2006	MIL	vs	UTA	46	2	0	3	1	18	32	56.3	6	12	50.0	15	17	88.2	72.2	0	2	3	2	+2
21	Reggie Miller R. Miller	57	11/28/1992	IND	@	CHA	38	5	8	1	0	16	29	55.2	4	11	36.4	21	23	91.3	72.9	1	4	0	1
22	Purvis Short P. Short	57	1/7/1984	GSW	vs	SAS	42	15	1	1	0	24	38	63.2	2	2	100.0	7	8	87.5	68.6	8	7	3	2
23	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	57	12/4/1982	UTA	vs	CHI	38	9	3	0	0	20	27	74.1	0	0		17	22	77.3	77.7	3	6	2	5
24	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	57	3/18/1978	HOU	vs	NJN	48	6	2	3	0	24	40	60.0				9	12	75.0	62.9				4
25	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	10/29/1966	SFW	@	CIN	48	15	7			21	44	47.7				15	17	88.2	55.4				2