most points in a game before turning 24

David Thompson has posted the most points by a player younger than 24 in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game before turning 24 years 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
2Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
20-145
3/24/2017
@
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
3Jerry West
J. West
63
23-234
1/17/1962
vs
39
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
4Luka 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
5Jayson 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
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
59
22-146
3/25/2019
@
41
4
4
1
0
19
34
55.9
5
8
62.5
16
17
94.1
71.1
1
3
6
5
-13
7Anthony Davis
A. Davis
59
22-347
2/21/2016
@
43
20
4
0
1
24
34
70.6
2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
76.8
6
14
2
1
+17
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
23-184
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
23-157
1/25/1960
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
57
22-354
3/12/2015
@
47
3
5
4
0
20
32
62.5
7
7
100.0
10
10
100.0
78.3
1
2
2
3
+6
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
22-215
10/29/1966
@
48
15
7
21
44
47.7
15
17
88.2
55.4
2
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
21-261
12/14/1965
@
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
13Trae 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
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
56
22-133
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
15LeBron James
L. James
56
20-080
3/20/2005
@
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
16Kobe 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
17Kelly 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
18Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
56
23-084
2/13/1968
vs
51
7
3
20
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
55
22-311
1/28/2015
vs
39
4
5
2
0
17
36
47.2
11
19
57.9
10
10
100.0
68.1
2
2
3
0
+12
20Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
55
20-052
11/14/2009
vs
41
5
5
0
0
21
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
21Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
55
23-174
2/23/1972
vs
44
3
7
20
31
64.5
15
19
78.9
69.9
0
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55
23-083
11/12/1959
@
47
29
2
23
43
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
54
22-362
11/13/1968
vs
48
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
24Anthony 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
25Luka 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

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

1st

DRTG

117.6

24th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

39.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
36
22
.621
8.0
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

36 - 22

117

Final

128

GSW Warriors

30 - 27

Sun 22 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
19
.667
5.0
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.0
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
32
26
.552
11.5
7
31
26
.544
12.0
8
31
28
.525
13.0
9
29
31
.483
15.5
10
28
31
.475
16.0
11
25
31
.446
17.5
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
36
22
.621
8.0
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
47
.217
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/23
@
111-114
Fri
1/23
@
116-110
Fri
1/23
@
147-116
Sat
1/24
@
116-139
Sat
1/24
@
111-85

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM