most points by a center in a game nba after 1969

Since 1969-70, David Robinson has put up the most points by a center in a game, with 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994.

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most points by a center in a regular-season game NBA after 1969
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
71
4/24/1994
@
44
14
5
0
2
26
41
63.4
1
2
50.0
18
25
72.0
68.3
4
10
8
2
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1/22/2024
vs
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1/22/2024
vs
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
61
3/6/2000
@
45
23
3
0
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
13
22
59.1
68.3
7
16
4
2
+16
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
60
3/14/2022
@
36
17
3
1
0
19
31
61.3
7
11
63.6
15
16
93.8
78.9
2
15
6
5
+16
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
59
11/13/2022
vs
37
11
8
1
7
19
28
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/25/2025
vs
43
16
15
0
2
15
21
71.4
4
6
66.7
22
23
95.7
90.0
5
11
5
2
+15
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/7/2024
@
39
16
8
1
0
22
39
56.4
3
6
50.0
9
13
69.2
62.6
7
9
5
5
-1
10LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
56
1/10/2019
vs
49
9
4
0
4
20
33
60.6
0
0
16
16
100.0
69.9
4
5
5
2
+7
11Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
56
3/28/2018
vs
41
15
4
0
1
19
32
59.4
6
8
75.0
12
15
80.0
72.5
4
11
2
4
+7
12DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
56
1/25/2016
vs
46
12
4
1
2
21
30
70.0
1
3
33.3
13
16
81.3
75.6
1
11
7
6
+15
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
55
11/12/2025
@
34
12
6
1
1
18
23
78.3
5
6
83.3
14
16
87.5
91.5
2
10
2
1
+28
14DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
55
12/20/2016
vs
41
14
1
1
3
17
28
60.7
5
8
62.5
16
17
94.1
77.5
1
13
5
5
+3
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
55
12/10/1971
vs
47
17
3
23
36
63.9
9
11
81.8
67.3
4
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
53
12/11/2022
vs
34
12
3
0
1
20
32
62.5
2
3
66.7
11
11
100.0
71.9
3
9
2
2
+11
17Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
53
4/20/1994
vs
36
18
4
2
2
22
31
71.0
0
0
9
13
69.2
72.2
7
11
3
3
18Moses Malone
M. Malone
53
2/2/1982
vs
42
22
4
2
1
19
30
63.3
0
0
15
18
83.3
69.9
11
11
3
2
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
2/18/1972
vs
13
9
18
28
64.3
17
22
77.3
70.3
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
2/9/1972
@
48
14
8
23
31
74.2
7
9
77.8
75.8
1
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
1/27/1971
@
48
14
7
22
31
71.0
9
14
64.3
71.3
2
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
11/4/1970
@
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
23Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
52
4/4/2023
vs
39
13
6
0
2
20
25
80.0
0
1
0.0
12
13
92.3
84.6
2
11
3
3
+17
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
52
1/16/1993
vs
40
14
3
0
7
20
28
71.4
1
2
50.0
11
15
73.3
75.1
3
11
2
3
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
52
4/19/1990
vs
42
18
4
3
3
21
34
61.8
0
0
10
13
76.9
65.5
6
12
11
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