most nba points in a game 21st season

LeBron James had the most points by a player in a game in his 21st season, with 40 points on March 31, 2024, on March 16, 2024 and on December 23, 2023.

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most NBA points by a player in a regular-season game 21st season
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
40
3/31/2024
@
37
7
5
0
0
13
17
76.5
9
10
90.0
5
6
83.3
101.8
1
6
4
0
+22
2LeBron James
L. James
40
3/16/2024
vs
38
8
9
1
1
15
23
65.2
3
5
60.0
7
8
87.5
75.4
3
5
4
1
-6
3LeBron James
L. James
40
12/23/2023
@
37
7
7
2
2
13
20
65.0
5
5
100.0
9
9
100.0
83.5
2
5
3
0
+10
4LeBron James
L. James
37
4/12/2024
@
41
9
5
2
0
13
20
65.0
3
7
42.9
8
11
72.7
74.5
2
7
8
1
-3
5LeBron James
L. James
37
11/19/2023
vs
40
6
8
3
0
14
19
73.7
2
5
40.0
7
9
77.8
80.6
1
5
2
0
+2
6LeBron James
L. James
36
1/27/2024
@
48
20
12
0
0
14
25
56.0
2
4
50.0
6
6
100.0
65.1
1
19
3
2
-6
7LeBron James
L. James
35
11/17/2023
@
35
5
9
2
0
13
22
59.1
5
9
55.6
4
6
66.7
71.0
0
5
3
3
+18
8LeBron James
L. James
35
11/1/2023
vs
42
12
7
1
2
13
19
68.4
4
8
50.0
5
10
50.0
74.8
0
12
4
3
+6
9LeBron James
L. James
34
2/28/2024
@
37
6
8
0
2
13
21
61.9
7
12
58.3
1
1
100.0
79.3
1
5
3
2
+11
10LeBron James
L. James
34
12/31/2023
@
37
5
8
0
1
12
24
50.0
3
7
42.9
7
8
87.5
61.8
0
5
4
2
-11
11LeBron James
L. James
33
4/9/2024
vs
36
7
11
2
0
14
22
63.6
1
3
33.3
4
5
80.0
68.2
1
6
4
0
-6
12LeBron James
L. James
33
12/12/2023
@
40
8
9
3
1
14
27
51.9
3
8
37.5
2
3
66.7
58.3
2
6
4
1
-4
13LeBron James
L. James
32
1/5/2024
vs
39
5
7
5
0
11
24
45.8
4
9
44.4
6
10
60.0
56.3
2
3
4
0
-8
14LeBron James
L. James
32
11/10/2023
@
36
11
6
1
1
11
17
64.7
3
4
75.0
7
11
63.6
73.3
1
10
4
1
+2
15LeBron James
L. James
31
3/6/2024
vs
36
5
13
1
0
10
16
62.5
1
4
25.0
10
10
100.0
76.0
0
5
3
0
-3
16LeBron James
L. James
31
2/29/2024
vs
39
4
9
1
1
12
24
50.0
2
5
40.0
5
7
71.4
57.2
0
4
4
1
-5
17LeBron James
L. James
31
12/5/2023
vs
40
8
11
5
0
12
25
48.0
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
56.1
3
5
2
3
+12
18LeBron James
L. James
30
2/23/2024
vs
34
7
9
1
0
13
22
59.1
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
65.6
1
6
2
0
+21
19LeBron James
L. James
30
12/7/2023
vs
23
5
8
0
0
9
12
75.0
4
4
100.0
8
8
100.0
96.6
0
5
0
1
+36
20LeBron James
L. James
30
11/6/2023
@
37
4
3
1
3
13
23
56.5
0
4
0.0
4
4
100.0
60.6
0
4
5
4
+6
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
30
4/9/2019
vs
33
8
3
0
1
11
31
35.5
5
14
35.7
3
3
100.0
46.4
1
7
2
3
+11
22LeBron James
L. James
29
3/10/2024
vs
38
8
9
0
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
7
9
77.8
72.6
0
8
4
1
+14
23LeBron James
L. James
28
4/14/2024
@
38
11
17
5
1
11
20
55.0
0
2
0.0
6
6
100.0
61.8
2
9
4
0
+19
24LeBron James
L. James
28
2/25/2024
@
37
7
12
2
1
12
19
63.2
3
6
50.0
1
4
25.0
67.4
1
6
3
3
-8
25LeBron James
L. James
28
1/21/2024
vs
31
5
5
0
0
8
16
50.0
3
8
37.5
9
10
90.0
68.6
0
5
3
2
+28

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