most points in 1 game by an 23 year old

David Thompson has the most points by a 23-year-old player in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in 1 regular-season game by an 23 year old
NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
23-270
4/9/1978
@
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
2Jerry West
J. West
63
23-234
1/17/1962
vs
39
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
60
23-302
12/27/2022
vs
47
21
10
2
1
21
31
67.7
2
6
33.3
16
22
72.7
73.7
5
16
4
5
+7
4Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
60
23-058
4/30/2021
vs
45
8
5
0
1
20
37
54.1
5
7
71.4
15
17
88.2
67.4
2
6
0
2
+6
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
23-184
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
23-157
1/25/1960
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
7Trae Young
T. Young
56
23-106
1/3/2022
@
37
4
14
0
0
17
26
65.4
7
12
58.3
15
15
100.0
85.9
1
3
4
1
+10
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
56
23-144
1/14/2002
vs
34
5
4
1
0
21
34
61.8
3
6
50.0
11
12
91.7
71.3
3
2
0
1
+40
9Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
56
23-347
1/29/1983
vs
37
6
4
18
26
69.2
0
0
20
22
90.9
78.5
4
10Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
56
23-084
2/13/1968
vs
51
7
3
20
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
11Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
55
23-174
2/23/1972
vs
44
3
7
20
31
64.5
15
19
78.9
69.9
0
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55
23-083
11/12/1959
@
47
29
2
23
43
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
53
23-152
1/4/2025
@
44
6
2
0
0
16
31
51.6
10
15
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.0
1
5
6
4
-3
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
53
23-336
1/30/2023
vs
36
8
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
5
11
45.5
14
18
77.8
83.0
0
8
4
2
+8
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
53
23-037
4/9/2021
vs
41
10
4
0
1
16
25
64.0
6
10
60.0
15
16
93.8
82.7
1
9
5
3
+5
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
23-325
1/8/1987
vs
43
4
5
3
2
20
34
58.8
0
0
13
16
81.3
64.6
3
1
3
3
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
23-286
1/27/1971
@
48
14
7
22
31
71.0
9
14
64.3
71.3
2
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53
23-202
11/4/1970
@
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
23-186
2/23/1960
47
29
1
25
44
56.8
3
11
27.3
54.3
2
20Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
52
23-155
4/7/2024
@
54
5
7
2
0
19
41
46.3
2
10
20.0
12
12
100.0
56.2
0
5
1
2
+14
21D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
52
23-258
11/8/2019
@
40
9
5
3
2
19
37
51.4
7
17
41.2
7
8
87.5
64.2
0
9
3
0
-2
22Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
52
23-273
2/21/2003
vs
33
5
3
3
1
15
32
46.9
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
63.7
1
4
1
5
+20
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
52
23-137
1/5/1960
48
20
0
20
38
52.6
12
18
66.7
56.6
3
24Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
51
23-089
2/1/2024
@
41
2
1
0
1
17
27
63.0
7
9
77.8
10
11
90.9
80.1
0
2
0
4
-2
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
51
23-306
12/31/2022
@
37
6
9
4
1
18
29
62.1
6
10
60.0
9
15
60.0
71.6
1
5
0
3
+7

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28.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

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APG

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

118.1

24th

NETRTG

4.2

8th

3P%

39.6

1st

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
36
16
.692
3.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
34
19
.642
6.0
4
32
19
.627
7.0
5
32
19
.627
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/9
@
9:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
9:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
10:30 PM
Fri
2/20
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

34 - 19

136

Final

120

CHI Bulls

24 - 29

Sat 7 Feb 2026

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
38
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.745
2
34
19
.642
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3
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19
.642
5.0
4
32
21
.604
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5
32
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.593
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30
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.577
8.5
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27
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28
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28
.481
13.5
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.472
14.0
11
24
29
.453
15.0
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21
29
.420
16.5
13
14
37
.275
24.0
14
14
38
.269
24.5
15
13
40
.245
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
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40
13
.755
2
36
16
.692
3.5
3
34
19
.642
6.0
4
32
19
.627
7.0
5
32
19
.627
7.0
6
32
22
.593
8.5
7
31
22
.585
9.0
8
28
25
.528
12.0
9
25
27
.481
14.5
10
25
28
.472
15.0
11
20
31
.392
19.0
12
19
33
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20.5
13
16
37
.302
24.0
14
14
40
.259
26.5
15
12
42
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28.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/12
@
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1/12
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Mon
1/12
@
113-119
Mon
1/12
@
98-119
Mon
1/12
@
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
2/9
@
7:30 PM
Mon
2/9
@
7:30 PM
Mon
2/9
@
7:30 PM
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2/9
@
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