most 50 point games since 1980 by a center

Since 1979-80, Joel Embiid has the most games by a center with 50+ points, with 8 games.

Interpreted as:

most 50 or more point regular-season games since 1980 by a center

	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	8	435	35.3	54.4	13.5	4.9	1.0	2.5	19.1	28.6	66.8	0.9	2.5	35.0	15.3	17.0	89.7	75.3	3.8	9.8	2.9	283	108	39	8	20	23	22	+122
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5	278	41.8	55.6	12.4	10.2	1.0	1.2	18.6	29.0	64.1	4.2	7.0	60.0	14.2	16.6	85.5	76.6	3.4	9.0	3.4	209	62	51	5	6	17	15	+46
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	4	205	41.3	51.3	17.5	1.8	1.8	0.5	18.8	30.3	62.0	0.0			13.8	15.5	88.7	69.1			3.3	165	70	7	7	2	13	11
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	3	178	38.5	59.3	13.3	3.0	0.3	0.3	19.7	32.7	60.2	7.7	11.3	67.6	12.3	15.0	82.2	75.6	3.0	10.3	5.0	115	40	9	1	1	15	11	+23
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3	164	41.0	54.7	16.7	3.0	1.0	1.0	21.3	30.7	69.6	0.0	0.0		12.0	18.3	65.5	70.6	5.7	11.0	4.0	123	50	9	3	3	12	9	+31
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	3	173	40.7	57.7	12.3	3.3	0.7	5.0	21.3	33.7	63.4	1.0	2.7	37.5	14.0	18.3	76.4	69.1	4.0	8.3	4.3	122	37	10	2	15	13	7
7	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	2	111	43.1	55.5	13.0	2.5	1.0	2.5	19.0	29.0	65.5	3.0	5.5	54.5	14.5	16.5	87.9	76.5	1.0	12.0	6.0	86	26	5	2	5	12	11	+18
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2	103	43.5	51.5	16.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	20.5	35.5	57.7	0.0	0.0		10.5	13.5	77.8	62.1	5.5	10.5	6.5	87	32	7	6	5	13	9
9	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	2	101	41.5	50.5	16.5	1.5	0.5	1.5	21.0	30.0	70.0	0.0	0.0		8.5	9.5	89.5	73.9	4.0	12.5	4.5	83	33	3	1	3	9	10
10	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	1	83	41.9	83.0	9.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	20.0	43.0	46.5	7.0	22.0	31.8	36.0	43.0	83.7	67.0	1.0	8.0	5.0	42	9	3	2	2	5	3	+20
11	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1	50	32.5	50.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	18.0	29.0	62.1	8.0	16.0	50.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	75.8	1.0	5.0	1.0	32	6	2	1	3	1	3	+13
12	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	1	56	48.6	56.0	9.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	20.0	33.0	60.6	0.0	0.0		16.0	16.0	100.0	69.9	4.0	5.0	5.0	49	9	4	0	4	5	2	+7
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1	50	41.2	50.0	15.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	17.0	34.0	50.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	17.0	94.1	60.3	1.0	14.0	3.0	41	15	5	5	4	3	4	-3
14	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	1	50	41.0	50.0	11.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	20.0	27.0	74.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	17.0	58.8	72.5	5.0	6.0	1.0	41	11	3	1	1	1	3	+25
15	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1	50	39.0	50.0	12.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	17.0	24.0	70.8	0.0	0.0		16.0	17.0	94.1	79.4	6.0	6.0	4.0	39	12	1	0	2	4	3
16	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	1	52	42.0	52.0	14.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	22.0	32.0	68.8	0.0	0.0		8.0	13.0	61.5	68.9	7.0	7.0	1.0	42	14	1	1	5	1	2

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Embiid

RPG

7.3

Embiid

APG

5.9

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.6

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.8

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.9

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.9

8.6

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,035.4

Wembanyama

734.2

Castle

730.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,019.5

Wembanyama

770

Castle

751.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

60-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-43

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