Elgin Baylor has put up the most points in a game on Tuesdays, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:

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

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1			28	48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/27/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	23	2			25	43	58.1				15	20	75.0	62.7				3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/13/1962	PHI	@	CIN	48	22	4			24	40	60.0				17	30	56.7	61.1				3
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	64	3/26/1974	GSW	vs	POR	43	10	9	5	0	30	45	66.7				4	5	80.0	67.8	0	10		4
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	62	12/20/2005	LAL	vs	DAL	33	8	0	3	0	18	31	58.1	4	10	40.0	22	25	88.0	73.8	3	5	2	3	+35
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/29/1963	SFW	@	NYK	48	12	0			27	44	61.4				8	17	47.1	60.2				1
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	61	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	61	8/11/2020	POR	@	DAL	41	5	8	1	0	17	32	53.1	9	17	52.9	18	18	100.0	76.4	2	3	3	2	+8
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/18/1962	SFW	vs	STL	45	27	2			26	53	49.1				9	14	64.3	51.6				0
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/11/1962	SFW	vs	SYR	48	26	1			27	57	47.4				7	11	63.6	49.3				0
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	60	3/15/2022	BKN	@	ORL	35	6	4	4	1	20	31	64.5	8	12	66.7	12	13	92.3	81.7	2	4	1	3	+36
13	James Harden J. Harden	60	1/30/2018	HOU	vs	ORL	46	10	11	4	1	19	30	63.3	5	14	35.7	17	18	94.4	79.1	2	8	5	2	+7
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	60	3/12/1985	BOS	@	ATL	43	7	3	0	0	22	36	61.1	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	69.7	4	3	3	3
15	Bernard King B. King	60	12/25/1984	NYK	vs	NJN	41	7	4	0	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		22	26	84.6	72.4	2	5	5	2
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	2/11/1964	SFW	@	DET	53	18	4			25	50	50.0				9	21	42.9	49.8				4
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	1/28/1964	SFW	@	PHI	47	13	9			24	36	66.7				11	20	55.0	65.8				2
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	10/30/1962	SFW	vs	NYK	48	35	6			24	44	54.5				11	12	91.7	59.9				0
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	58	3/7/2017	OKC	vs	POR	36	3	9	3	1	21	39	53.8	3	9	33.3	13	16	81.3	63.0	1	2	4	4	+7
20	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	58	1/15/2002	PHI	vs	HOU	50	2	6	2	0	21	42	50.0	2	3	66.7	14	14	100.0	60.2	0	2	6	2	+8
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	12/15/1964	SFW	@	NYK	53	22	5			25	45	55.6				8	19	42.1	54.3				2
22	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	57	4/3/2001	DET	@	CHI	42	4	5	1	0	21	36	58.3	4	11	36.4	11	13	84.6	68.3	0	4	4	2	+34
23	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	12/14/1965	SFW	@	NYK	44	15	3			18	29	62.1				21	22	95.5	73.7				5
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	57	12/19/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	25	1			24	47	51.1				9	14	64.3	53.6				0
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	56	4/7/1998	UTA	@	GSW	42	9	2	1	4	18	29	62.1	1	1	100.0	19	23	82.6	71.6	2	7	3	2	+1