most 30 point games in nba history by players before 2000

Before 1999-00, Michael Jordan had the most games with 30+ points, with 537 games.

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	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	537	20,156	40.2	37.5	6.6	5.3	2.6	1.0	13.9	26.2	53.3	0.7	2.0	36.6	8.9	10.5	85.2	61.0	1.8	4.8	2.8	21,604	3,521	2,871	1,423	524	1,526	1,492	+712
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	516	21,838		42.3	25.2				17.2	32.1	53.6				7.9	14.4	55.0	55.1					13,025					980
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	429	15,142		35.3	14.4				14.6			0.0	0.0	0.0	6.1	8.3	72.8						6,163
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	387	13,811		35.7					12.6						10.4	12.3	85.3
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	365	12,556	40.3	34.4	11.7	3.4	1.5	0.9	12.6	21.6	58.0	0.1	0.3	30.1	9.2	12.0	76.9	64.0	3.1	8.7	3.2	14,716	4,280	1,233	541	312	1,172	1,174	+678
6	Jerry West J. West	350	12,589		36.0					12.9						10.2	12.1	83.7
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	346	12,301	39.5	35.6	7.7	2.8		0.6	13.1	25.5	51.4	0.9	2.4	39.7	8.4	10.0	84.2	59.5	3.3	4.4	2.7	13,677	2,665	971		199	950	714	-26
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	343	12,627		36.8					13.9						9.0	11.3	79.5
9	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	314	11,091		35.3					12.7			0.0			10.0	12.0	83.3
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	297	10,755	37.5	36.2	5.1	2.9	1.4	0.9	14.1	25.1	56.1	0.3	0.7	38.6	7.8	9.2	85.4	62.1				11,131	1,501	853	402	277		837
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	284	10,020		35.3					12.7						10.0	12.6	78.9
12	Alex English A. English	276	9,530	39.2	34.5	6.2	4.6			14.2	25.2	56.4	0.0			6.1	7.1	85.8	61.0				10,809	1,706	1,273				840
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	253	8,741		34.5					13.8			0.0			6.9	9.7	70.7
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	236	8,494		36.0					14.1			0.1			7.7	9.9	77.5
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	227	7,866	41.0	34.7	16.3	1.6			12.1	21.4	56.4	0.0			10.5	13.2	79.6	63.7				9,313	3,697	369				603
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	226	7,875	41.1	34.8	13.2	3.1	2.0	3.8	13.8	23.9	57.6	0.0	0.2	21.6	7.3	9.5	76.4	62.0	3.9	9.3	3.2	9,284	2,976	700	458	851	721	825	+123
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	226	8,443	41.8	37.4	8.2	5.0			14.5	29.1	49.8	0.0	1.0	0.0	8.4	9.3	90.7	56.4			2.9	9,436	1,848	1,139			60	697
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	223	7,970	41.3	35.7	10.4	6.6			14.0	24.5	57.1	1.3	2.7	47.1	6.5	7.2	90.5	64.7				9,206	2,322	1,480				583
19	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	221	7,549	41.6	34.2	13.5	3.9	1.9	1.0	12.0	19.4	62.1	0.9	2.5	36.7	9.1	12.0	76.5	69.3	5.2	8.3	3.6	9,185	2,991	871	410	212	798	697	+16
20	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	211	7,472		35.4					13.7			1.0	1.0	100.0	8.0	9.5	84.3
21	Bernard King B. King	206	7,422		36.0	7.1				14.2			0.1			7.6	9.8	77.6						1,470					704
22	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	202	6,998	40.3	34.6	12.0	2.3	1.1	3.1	13.6	23.2	58.5	0.0	0.1	32.0	7.4	9.4	79.2	63.3	3.1	8.9	3.3	8,135	2,425	471	225	631	662	724	+133
23	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	193	6,686		34.6					13.4						7.9	11.7	67.7
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	180	6,199	40.1	34.4	12.0	3.3	1.8	3.4	12.3	21.0	58.7	0.1	0.2	25.0	9.7	12.6	77.1	64.9	3.7	8.3	3.0	7,217	2,168	588	315	616	536	532	+124
25	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	179	5,996		33.5					13.1						7.3	8.6	84.4				2.0						2

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Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

23rd

DRTG

118.1

22nd

NETRTG

-5.1

22nd

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0