most 20 pts game by a forward in nba history

LeBron James has the most games by a forward with 20+ points, with 1,245 games.

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most 20 or more pts regular-season game by a forward in NBA history
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,245
36,534
38.3
29.3
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
10.7
20.4
52.5
1.8
5.0
36.7
6.0
8.1
74.4
61.1
1.2
6.5
3.5
47,699
9,569
9,260
1,921
960
4,332
2,256
+6934
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
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
978
28,710
37.6
29.4
7.2
4.6
1.1
1.2
10.1
19.5
51.7
2.2
5.5
40.5
6.9
7.8
88.5
63.9
0.7
6.6
3.2
36,750
7,078
4,476
1,034
1,137
3,156
1,944
+5329
4Carmelo 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
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
758
20,249
37.4
26.7
8.5
2.8
0.9
0.9
9.4
18.6
50.7
1.6
3.6
43.2
6.3
7.1
88.9
61.6
1.1
7.4
1.9
28,319
6,453
2,117
652
692
1,436
1,854
+5219
6Dominique 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
7Alex 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
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
677
20,823
30.8
11.6
7.6
9.6
79.0
9Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
663
18,215
39.5
27.5
12.6
4.2
1.8
0.9
9.7
16.9
57.3
0.7
2.3
29.5
7.4
9.9
74.9
64.6
4.4
8.1
3.4
26,189
8,331
2,781
1,165
617
2,224
2,074
+449
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
638
19,005
29.8
10.5
0.0
8.8
10.6
83.1
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
625
17,790
39.9
28.5
10.3
6.4
11.2
21.3
52.5
0.9
2.2
41.5
5.2
5.8
89.3
59.6
24,913
6,464
4,016
1,592
12Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
623
18,443
29.6
10.5
8.7
11.3
76.9
13Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
604
15,000
39.3
24.8
12.1
4.7
1.4
1.6
9.8
18.2
53.8
0.2
0.6
34.0
5.1
6.3
80.5
59.3
2.8
9.2
2.6
23,718
7,286
2,835
859
980
1,558
1,541
+3196
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
595
18,059
34.5
30.4
11.4
5.8
1.2
1.3
11.1
19.2
58.1
0.8
2.6
30.3
7.3
10.5
69.5
63.8
2.2
9.2
3.4
20,551
6,783
3,429
730
756
2,012
1,790
+3418
15John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
558
14,707
26.4
10.5
5.3
6.3
83.3
16Bernard King
B. King
532
15,371
28.9
11.5
0.0
5.9
7.8
75.5
17Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
520
13,439
39.8
25.8
9.0
1.9
1.1
0.4
9.8
19.8
49.8
1.5
3.7
40.0
4.7
6.2
75.3
57.4
3.0
6.0
1.8
20,678
4,690
971
565
218
956
1,364
+86
18Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
503
13,162
26.2
9.1
7.9
9.6
82.4
1,984
19Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
479
13,289
35.2
27.7
5.9
3.7
10.8
20.9
51.8
0.6
5.5
7.3
75.7
57.6
2.9
16,838
2,823
1,772
1,412
1,470
20Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
476
12,870
37.2
27.0
7.7
2.6
9.9
19.3
51.6
0.4
6.8
8.2
82.9
59.1
17,712
3,672
1,215
1,748
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
474
14,467
39.9
30.5
7.5
5.1
12.0
25.1
47.9
2.2
6.4
7.1
90.5
54.1
18,897
3,534
2,441
1,392
22Julius Erving
J. Erving
471
12,516
26.6
10.5
0.1
5.6
7.1
78.2
23Paul George
P. George
466
12,813
36.5
27.5
6.9
4.0
1.8
0.5
9.3
19.4
48.3
3.6
8.3
43.5
5.2
6.0
86.9
62.5
0.9
6.0
2.9
17,006
3,224
1,880
846
214
1,332
1,267
+2905
24Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
466
11,948
36.0
25.6
9.3
2.5
10.5
19.9
52.9
0.1
4.5
6.1
74.5
56.8
16,798
4,318
1,153
1,659
+24
25LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
464
11,828
37.1
25.5
9.2
2.2
0.8
1.1
10.3
19.2
53.9
0.2
0.7
35.1
4.6
5.6
83.0
59.0
2.9
6.3
1.6
17,203
4,265
1,003
392
524
757
1,102
+2695

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.1

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

6th

DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

45 - 35

116

Final

122

CLE Cavaliers

51 - 29

Wed 8 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
58
22
.725
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
38
.519
16.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.5
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
40.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
3.0
3
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
6
47
33
.588
17.0
7
44
36
.550
20.0
8
41
39
.513
23.0
9
40
40
.500
24.0
10
37
42
.468
26.5
11
26
54
.325
38.0
12
25
55
.313
39.0
13
25
55
.313
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
43.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
43.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/12
@
114-124
Thu
3/12
@
127-117
Thu
3/12
@
108-119
Fri
3/13
@
97-104
Fri
3/13
@
99-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
8:00 PM