most points by a player on december 8 in a game

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points in a game on December 8, with 78 points versus the Lakers on December 8, 1961.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
78
12/8/1961
vs
63
43
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
63
12/8/1961
@
31
7
23
55
41.8
17
24
70.8
48.0
4
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
50
12/8/2019
vs
39
7
6
4
1
20
29
69.0
0
2
0.0
10
10
100.0
74.9
3
4
1
1
+19
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
12/8/1973
vs
37
9
9
1
21
37
56.8
8
8
100.0
61.7
1
8
3
5Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
12/8/1966
48
13
5
19
46
41.3
12
14
85.7
47.9
3
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
48
12/8/2024
@
35
14
8
3
0
17
29
58.6
3
6
50.0
11
13
84.6
69.1
3
11
3
2
+25
7Josh Howard
J. Howard
47
12/8/2007
vs
42
10
2
0
1
14
19
73.7
4
5
80.0
15
17
88.2
88.7
6
4
1
4
+19
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
12/8/1965
@
48
21
0
19
40
47.5
8
12
66.7
50.8
3
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
12/8/1960
vs
48
29
1
17
35
48.6
12
21
57.1
52.0
2
10Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
45
12/8/2014
vs
43
8
2
1
0
14
24
58.3
2
2
100.0
15
17
88.2
71.5
0
8
3
4
+13
11Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
45
12/8/1994
vs
48
3
6
1
0
18
28
64.3
2
5
40.0
7
8
87.5
71.4
1
2
5
3
12LeBron James
L. James
43
12/8/2009
@
45
13
6
0
1
14
29
48.3
4
11
36.4
11
12
91.7
62.7
4
9
5
2
+6
13Bernard King
B. King
43
12/8/1982
@
38
9
4
17
19
89.5
0
0
9
11
81.8
90.2
3
6
3
14Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
42
12/8/1992
vs
44
3
5
4
0
9
22
40.9
1
4
25.0
23
23
100.0
65.4
2
1
2
1
15Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
42
12/8/1971
@
42
8
3
16
29
55.2
10
12
83.3
61.3
3
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
42
12/8/1962
vs
14
14
16
29
55.2
10
12
83.3
61.3
4
17Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
41
12/8/2023
@
38
5
5
0
1
14
23
60.9
6
8
75.0
7
7
100.0
78.6
3
2
2
1
+18
18Andrea Bargnani
A. Bargnani
41
12/8/2010
@
39
7
6
2
0
16
24
66.7
2
3
66.7
7
9
77.8
73.3
0
7
1
0
-8
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
41
12/8/2008
vs
39
8
3
0
0
12
22
54.5
2
4
50.0
15
19
78.9
67.5
2
6
5
3
+11
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
41
12/8/2008
vs
44
10
4
1
3
15
27
55.6
6
10
60.0
5
5
100.0
70.2
0
10
4
3
0
21Deron Williams
D. Williams
41
12/8/2007
@
34
3
7
2
0
13
20
65.0
3
4
75.0
12
13
92.3
79.7
1
2
3
3
-4
22Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
41
12/8/1989
vs
32
5
2
0
2
13
21
61.9
0
1
0.0
15
18
83.3
70.9
2
3
5
2
23Alex English
A. English
41
12/8/1982
@
37
8
3
1
1
19
32
59.4
0
0
3
4
75.0
60.7
7
1
4
4
24Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
41
12/8/1961
@
20
14
31
45.2
13
14
92.9
55.2
4
25Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
40
12/8/2025
vs
38
9
2
1
0
15
21
71.4
3
7
42.9
7
9
77.8
80.1
0
9
1
2
+4

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