Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points in a game on December 16, with 68 points against the Bulls on December 16, 1967.
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most points by a player in a game 16th of december NBA| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Chamberlain | 68 | 12/16/1967 | @ | 48 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 75.0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 68.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | M. Newlin | 52 | 12/16/1979 | vs | 49 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 75.1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 12/16/1961 | @ | 48 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 56.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | W. B. Free | 49 | 12/16/1979 | vs | 40 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 64.0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 48 | 12/16/2019 | vs | 34 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 63.1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 6 |  | K. Murray | 47 | 12/16/2023 | vs | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 94.9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +33 | ||
| 7 |  | A. English | 45 | 12/16/1986 | @ | 41 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 69.7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 8 |  | W. Bellamy | 45 | 12/16/1961 | vs | 19 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 9 |  | K. Thompson | 43 | 12/16/2015 | vs | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 88.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +37 | ||
| 10 |  | G. Gervin | 43 | 12/16/1979 | @ | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 52.6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | W. Chamberlain | 43 | 12/16/1962 | vs | 48 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 57.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | W. Chamberlain | 43 | 12/16/1959 | @ | 48 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 57.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | J. Embiid | 42 | 12/16/2023 | @ | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 81.9 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | +36 | ||
| 14 |  | C. Drexler | 42 | 12/16/1988 | @ | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 61.8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 15 |  | A. Dantley | 42 | 12/16/1984 | @ | 38 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 82.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 16 |  | E. Baylor | 42 | 12/16/1961 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 45.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 52.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 |  | J. Harden | 41 | 12/16/2024 | vs | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 88.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +27 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Thomas | 41 | 12/16/2023 | @ | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | ||
| 19 |  | D. Mitchell | 41 | 12/16/2022 | vs | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 78.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +7 | ||
| 20 |  | D. Wade | 41 | 12/16/2006 | vs | 40 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 68.0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 21 |  | K. Bryant | 41 | 12/16/2005 | vs | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 68.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 22 |  | A. Gilliam | 41 | 12/16/1988 | vs | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 70.5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 23 |  | M. Jordan | 41 | 12/16/1986 | vs | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 55.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 24 |  | L. Shelton | 41 | 12/16/1977 | @ | 52 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 55.0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 25 |  | T. Maxey | 40 | 12/16/2024 | @ | 40 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 59.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +18 | ||
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