most points in a game by 21 year old nba player

Rick Barry has scored the most points by a 21-year-old player in a game, with 57 points versus the Knicks on December 14, 1965.

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most points in a regular-season game by 21 year old NBA player
NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
21-261
12/14/1965
@
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
2LeBron James
L. James
51
21-022
1/21/2006
@
43
5
8
2
0
19
35
54.3
4
8
50.0
9
11
81.8
64.0
0
5
3
4
+19
3Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
50
21-351
10/28/2024
vs
40
13
9
1
2
16
26
61.5
3
9
33.3
15
22
68.2
70.1
4
9
4
4
+3
4Trae Young
T. Young
50
21-154
2/20/2020
vs
40
2
8
2
1
12
25
48.0
8
15
53.3
18
19
94.7
74.9
0
2
7
4
+10
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
50
21-309
4/12/1997
@
46
5
6
2
0
17
32
53.1
5
9
55.6
11
18
61.1
62.6
2
3
9
5
-4
6Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
50
21-348
11/12/1994
@
43
10
2
0
0
19
31
61.3
3
3
100.0
9
13
69.2
68.1
5
5
8
4
7Trae Young
T. Young
49
21-071
11/29/2019
@
43
1
6
2
0
16
28
57.1
8
15
53.3
9
9
100.0
76.7
0
1
9
1
+1
8Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
49
21-324
4/13/2001
@
44
8
7
2
4
19
31
61.3
2
5
40.0
9
14
64.3
65.9
3
5
6
3
+3
9Antoine Walker
A. Walker
49
21-148
1/7/1998
@
42
12
0
1
0
21
36
58.3
5
5
100.0
2
7
28.6
62.7
2
10
5
6
+2
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
49
21-278
12/9/1993
@
45
11
3
2
0
17
25
68.0
0
0
15
18
83.3
74.4
3
8
2
3
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
21-361
2/12/1985
vs
45
15
5
4
0
19
31
61.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
7
8
6
5
12Trae Young
T. Young
48
21-143
2/9/2020
vs
48
1
13
2
0
13
30
43.3
6
13
46.2
16
16
100.0
64.8
0
1
7
1
+10
13Jamal Murray
J. Murray
48
21-255
11/5/2018
vs
38
5
4
0
0
19
30
63.3
5
11
45.5
5
5
100.0
74.5
1
4
5
1
-4
14Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48
21-214
3/26/2006
@
46
9
3
1
0
20
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
15Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
47
21-116
2/6/2023
vs
39
4
3
0
0
15
29
51.7
7
11
63.6
10
11
90.9
69.4
1
3
4
3
+3
16Trae Young
T. Young
47
21-093
12/21/2019
@
40
8
6
1
0
14
30
46.7
3
12
25.0
16
19
84.2
61.3
1
7
5
1
+5
17Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
47
21-015
11/30/2016
vs
42
18
2
1
3
15
22
68.2
0
3
0.0
17
20
85.0
76.3
3
15
4
2
+7
18Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
47
21-264
11/13/2016
vs
41
4
3
0
1
14
21
66.7
2
5
40.0
17
22
77.3
76.6
1
3
2
2
+34
19Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
47
21-307
1/17/2011
vs
37
14
3
0
1
19
24
79.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
20LeBron James
L. James
47
21-092
4/1/2006
vs
45
12
9
2
0
16
25
64.0
2
6
33.3
13
14
92.9
75.4
4
8
4
3
+13
21LeBron James
L. James
47
21-072
3/12/2006
@
45
7
4
0
1
11
27
40.7
1
6
16.7
24
28
85.7
59.8
2
5
5
2
-7
22Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
46
21-178
4/9/2023
vs
43
2
1
1
1
16
29
55.2
6
8
75.0
8
8
100.0
70.7
0
2
4
1
-20
23RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
46
21-256
2/25/2022
vs
38
9
2
0
0
13
22
59.1
6
11
54.5
14
22
63.6
72.6
0
9
3
5
-3
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
46
21-350
2/12/2021
vs
40
8
12
1
1
17
30
56.7
5
8
62.5
7
9
77.8
67.7
1
7
3
4
+13
25Jamal Murray
J. Murray
46
21-309
12/29/2018
@
40
6
8
0
1
16
24
66.7
9
11
81.8
5
6
83.3
86.3
0
6
5
2
+6

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21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
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16
.515
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.5
10
14
19
.424
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Wed
12/31
@
1:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
10:00 PM
Sat
1/3
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10:00 PM
Mon
1/5
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Wed
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10:00 PM
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
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2
23
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.719
1.0
3
19
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.613
4.5
4
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14
.588
5.0
5
18
15
.545
6.5
6
18
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.545
6.5
7
16
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.533
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8
18
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.529
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9
15
17
.469
9.0
10
15
19
.441
10.0
11
14
19
.424
10.5
12
11
21
.344
13.0
13
10
20
.333
13.0
14
7
24
.226
16.5
15
6
27
.182
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WesternWLPCTGB
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.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.5
10
14
19
.424
14.0
11
12
19
.387
15.0
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
10
21
.323
17.0
14
8
24
.250
19.5
15
8
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.235
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Fri
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11/28
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11/28
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11/28
@
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Tue
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Tue
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Tue
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