most 20 point games by one player in nba history

LeBron James has the most games with 20+ points, with 1,317 games.

Interpreted as:
most 20 or more point regular-season games by one player in NBA history
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,317
38,514
38.4
29.2
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
10.7
20.5
52.4
1.8
5.0
36.7
6.0
8.0
74.4
60.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
50,512
10,080
9,755
2,037
1,008
4,598
2,377
+7215
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,134
32,000
38.6
28.2
10.7
3.6
1.5
0.8
10.3
19.3
53.5
0.1
0.2
29.1
7.5
9.9
75.4
59.6
2.6
8.1
3.1
43,806
12,178
4,113
1,656
942
3,514
3,580
+2732
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,122
32,184
28.7
12.6
11.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
6.9
72.2
14,127
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,018
29,707
37.6
29.2
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.2
10.1
19.5
51.7
2.2
5.3
40.4
6.9
7.8
88.4
63.6
0.7
6.5
3.2
38,237
7,280
4,578
1,080
1,175
3,280
2,004
+5091
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
941
28,388
39.0
30.2
5.8
4.9
1.6
0.5
10.5
22.4
46.9
1.6
4.6
35.5
7.5
8.9
84.0
57.2
1.3
4.5
3.1
36,738
5,412
4,657
1,499
474
2,954
2,463
+4232
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
926
30,134
39.1
32.5
6.3
5.3
2.5
0.9
12.2
24.0
51.0
0.6
1.8
34.1
7.5
8.9
83.9
58.3
1.6
4.7
2.8
36,231
5,878
4,941
2,302
808
2,588
2,483
+1361
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
861
23,044
37.7
26.8
8.7
2.8
0.9
1.0
9.4
18.6
50.8
1.6
3.7
43.3
6.3
7.1
88.8
61.7
1.2
7.5
1.9
32,440
7,463
2,375
769
823
1,631
2,157
+5819
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
826
23,446
37.7
28.4
12.0
2.8
0.7
2.5
11.3
18.9
59.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.9
10.9
53.9
59.8
4.0
8.1
2.8
31,163
9,940
2,308
546
2,080
2,352
2,821
+4006
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
796
22,191
37.2
27.9
6.7
3.0
1.1
0.6
10.0
20.7
48.2
1.6
4.0
39.5
6.4
7.7
82.4
57.9
1.8
4.9
2.7
29,638
5,330
2,422
885
439
2,152
2,357
+2795
10James Harden
J. Harden
780
23,564
37.2
30.2
6.2
8.1
1.7
0.6
8.9
19.3
46.3
3.5
9.1
38.8
8.8
10.2
86.8
63.6
0.8
5.3
4.2
29,013
4,808
6,348
1,301
495
3,257
1,999
+4576
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
771
28,028
36.4
24.2
14.7
6.9
13.2
52.7
18,624
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
756
22,448
38.2
29.7
7.4
2.8
0.6
11.1
22.7
48.6
0.8
6.8
8.2
82.6
56.3
28,862
5,581
2,106
490
1,501
-60
13Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
754
22,881
30.3
0.1
10.7
8.9
10.6
84.4
1
14Jerry West
J. West
752
22,614
30.1
10.8
8.5
10.4
82.1
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
748
20,457
38.7
27.3
14.3
1.6
9.5
18.0
52.6
0.0
8.4
10.7
78.3
60.2
28,927
10,707
1,190
1,902
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
747
20,501
39.0
27.4
12.4
2.8
1.9
3.5
10.9
20.2
54.2
0.0
0.1
20.5
5.6
7.6
73.4
58.4
3.7
8.7
3.3
29,101
9,234
2,118
1,455
2,578
2,429
2,786
+426
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
746
22,160
35.3
29.7
4.9
6.4
1.5
0.3
10.0
20.0
50.1
4.9
10.8
45.4
4.8
5.2
91.8
66.7
0.7
4.3
3.2
26,339
3,688
4,779
1,149
196
2,392
1,631
+5798
18Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
728
20,189
27.7
11.2
0.0
5.4
7.8
68.9
19DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
724
19,679
37.0
27.2
4.7
4.6
1.1
0.3
9.6
19.1
50.6
0.7
2.1
34.6
7.2
8.3
85.9
59.8
0.7
4.0
2.0
26,771
3,416
3,295
784
237
1,467
1,632
+1241
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
711
18,772
26.4
10.5
5.4
6.6
82.8
21Alex English
A. English
708
20,164
36.9
28.5
6.0
4.5
11.8
22.1
53.5
0.0
4.9
5.8
84.2
57.9
26,148
4,257
3,161
2,014
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
700
21,348
42.7
30.5
3.9
6.3
2.3
0.2
10.6
23.7
44.7
1.4
4.0
33.9
8.0
10.1
79.1
54.2
0.8
3.0
3.7
29,855
2,707
4,428
1,628
122
2,557
1,368
+1963
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
689
19,152
35.9
27.8
7.7
8.6
1.7
0.3
9.9
20.9
47.5
1.6
4.4
35.1
6.4
8.0
79.6
56.9
1.7
6.0
4.3
24,763
5,325
5,937
1,178
232
2,945
1,808
+2343
24Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
679
18,525
38.4
27.3
11.1
2.2
1.1
2.9
10.7
19.9
53.6
0.0
0.1
18.4
5.9
7.8
75.9
58.4
2.7
8.4
3.3
26,043
7,546
1,473
745
1,964
2,239
2,447
+513
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
677
20,823
30.8
11.6
7.6
9.6
79.0

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

6th

DRTG

114.8

13th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
50
24
.676
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
46
28
.622
8.0
5
42
32
.568
12.0
6
42
33
.560
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
9:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

39 - 35

128

Final

149

CLE Cavaliers

46 - 28

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
50
24
.676
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.5
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
42
32
.568
12.0
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
35
.527
15.0
9
39
36
.520
15.5
10
39
36
.520
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
59
16
.787
2
Spurs Spurs - y
56
18
.757
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.5
6
45
29
.608
13.5
7
41
33
.554
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.0
9
38
38
.500
21.5
10
36
39
.480
23.0
11
25
49
.338
33.5
12
25
51
.329
34.5
13
24
50
.324
34.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
54
.280
38.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
@
114-103
Tue
3/3
@
103-100
Tue
3/3
@
118-89
Tue
3/3
@
102-106
Tue
3/3
@
122-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:30 PM