most games with 21 points by an nba player in a career

LeBron James has the most games with 21+ points, with 1,265 games.

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most regular-season games with 21 or more points by an NBA player in a career

	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	LeBron James L. James	1,265	37,491	38.5	29.6	7.7	7.4	1.5	0.8	10.9	20.6	52.7	1.9	5.0	37.1	6.0	8.1	74.4	61.2	1.2	6.5	3.5	48,651	9,690	9,363	1,958	971	4,431	2,280	+7002
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	1,064	30,600	38.8	28.8	10.9	3.6	1.5	0.8	10.5	19.6	53.7	0.1	0.3	29.2	7.6	10.1	75.7	59.8	2.7	8.2	3.1	41,328	11,557	3,816	1,558	883	3,302	3,374	+2659
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,049	30,724		29.3	12.8				12.1			0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	7.1	72.2						13,434
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	976	28,903	37.7	29.6	7.2	4.5	1.1	1.2	10.2	19.7	51.9	2.2	5.4	41.0	7.0	7.9	88.5	64.0	0.7	6.5	3.2	36,756	7,005	4,392	1,027	1,139	3,146	1,937	+4929
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	900	29,614	39.2	32.9	6.4	5.3	2.5	0.9	12.4	24.2	51.2	0.6	1.8	34.3	7.5	9.0	84.0	58.5	1.6	4.8	2.8	35,322	5,742	4,812	2,258	791	2,525	2,424	+1379
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	884	27,248	39.3	30.8	5.8	4.9	1.6	0.5	10.7	22.8	47.2	1.7	4.7	35.8	7.7	9.1	84.0	57.5	1.3	4.5	3.1	34,738	5,131	4,372	1,420	454	2,773	2,315	+4179
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	780	21,424	38.0	27.5	8.8	2.8	0.9	1.0	9.6	18.8	51.2	1.7	3.7	44.1	6.5	7.4	88.8	62.2	1.2	7.6	1.9	29,646	6,838	2,152	725	747	1,497	1,965	+5359
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	775	22,426	38.1	28.9	12.2	2.8	0.7	2.6	11.5	19.3	59.6	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.1	53.9	59.9	4.0	8.1	2.9	29,493	9,424	2,186	517	1,981	2,219	2,639	+3822
9	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	743	21,131	37.3	28.4	6.7	3.1	1.1	0.6	10.2	20.9	48.7	1.6	4.0	39.8	6.5	7.9	82.4	58.4	1.8	4.9	2.7	27,749	4,964	2,272	837	413	2,023	2,212	+2839
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	743	27,468		37.0	24.3				15.0						7.1	13.3	53.2						18,044
11	James Harden J. Harden	733	22,633	37.4	30.9	6.2	8.2	1.7	0.6	9.1	19.5	46.5	3.6	9.2	39.1	9.1	10.4	87.0	64.0	0.8	5.4	4.2	27,391	4,573	5,983	1,239	469	3,086	1,909	+4427
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	726	22,321		30.7				0.0	10.8						9.0	10.7	84.5		1.0	0.5						0
13	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	722	21,768	38.3	30.1	7.5	2.8		0.6	11.2	22.9	48.9	0.8			6.9	8.4	82.6	56.6				27,660	5,382	2,031		469		1,444	-8
14	Jerry West J. West	715	21,874		30.6					11.0						8.6	10.5	82.1
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	706	21,369	35.4	30.3	5.0	6.4	1.5	0.3	10.2	20.2	50.5	5.0	10.9	45.9	4.9	5.3	91.8	67.2	0.7	4.3	3.2	24,962	3,519	4,501	1,082	189	2,262	1,527	+5611
16	Moses Malone M. Malone	695	19,397	38.8	27.9	14.4	1.6			9.7	18.2	53.1	0.0			8.6	10.9	78.5	60.6				26,981	10,035	1,105				1,775
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	687	19,301	39.2	28.1	12.5	2.9	1.9	3.5	11.2	20.4	54.7	0.0	0.1	20.5	5.7	7.8	73.5	58.9	3.8	8.7	3.3	26,915	8,567	1,964	1,328	2,402	2,253	2,570	+339
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	673	20,808	42.8	30.9	3.9	6.3	2.4	0.2	10.7	23.8	44.8	1.4	4.1	34.0	8.2	10.3	79.3	54.5	0.8	3.0	3.7	28,788	2,608	4,266	1,584	118	2,475	1,329	+1819
19	Alex English A. English	671	19,424	37.2	28.9	6.0	4.5			12.0	22.4	53.6	0.0			5.0	5.9	84.0	58.0				24,990	4,047	3,017				1,925
20	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	671	19,049		28.4					11.4			0.0			5.5	8.0	68.8
21	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	662	18,447	37.2	27.9	4.7	4.5	1.1	0.3	9.9	19.4	50.9	0.8	2.2	35.6	7.4	8.6	86.0	60.2	0.7	4.0	2.0	24,596	3,141	3,007	724	213	1,347	1,502	+1160
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	642	20,123		31.3					11.8						7.8	9.8	79.2
23	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	641	17,372		27.1					10.8						5.6	6.8	82.7
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	635	18,072	36.2	28.5	7.8	8.7	1.7	0.3	10.1	21.2	47.8	1.6	4.5	35.7	6.5	8.2	79.8	57.3	1.7	6.1	4.3	22,973	4,943	5,501	1,101	204	2,714	1,670	+2321
25	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	620	17,345	38.5	28.0	11.2	2.2	1.1	2.9	11.0	20.2	54.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	6.0	7.9	76.0	58.9	2.7	8.5	3.3	23,861	6,956	1,346	681	1,803	2,021	2,245	+472

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Team Leaders

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27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.1

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APG

5.7

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Team Rankings

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119.3

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DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

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3P%

36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	54	26	.675	4.0
3	Knicks	52	28	.650	6.0
4	Cavaliers	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Raptors	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

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Hawks

45 - 35

116

Final

122

Cavaliers

51 - 29

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

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

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.7

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.1

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.7

120.0

119.6

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.7

110.9

112.8

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.1

8.4

8.0

7.9

6.6

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-63

19-61

20-60

21-59

25-55

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,002.6

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,447.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,261.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,654.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

50-30

47-33

46-33-1

46-34

45-35

44-36

Worst Record ATS

33-47

34-46

35-45

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	58	22	.725
2	Celtics - x	54	26	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	52	28	.650	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Raptors	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0
7	Magic	44	36	.550	14.0
8	76ers	43	37	.538	15.0
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	39	.513	17.0
11	Bucks - e	31	49	.388	27.0
12	Bulls - e	31	49	.388	27.0
13	Nets - e	20	60	.250	38.0
14	Pacers - e	19	61	.238	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	63	.213	41.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	51	29	.638	13.0
5	Rockets - x	51	29	.638	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	47	33	.588	17.0
7	Suns	44	36	.550	20.0
8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	43	.463	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0