David Thompson has put up the most points by a player 23 or younger in a game, with 73 points versus the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
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most points by a player in a regular-season game by a 23 years old or younger| NAME | PTS | Age | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 2 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | J. West | 63 | 23-234 | 1/17/1962 | vs | 39 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 69.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | 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 | ||
| 8 |  | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 23-184 | 2/21/1960 | @ | 48 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 47 | 55.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 56.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 23-157 | 1/25/1960 | 47 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 62.1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 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 | ||
| 11 |  | R. Barry | 57 | 22-215 | 10/29/1966 | @ | 48 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 47.7 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 55.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | R. Barry | 57 | 21-261 | 12/14/1965 | @ | 44 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 73.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | 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 | ||
| 14 |  | 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 | ||
| 15 |  | 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 | ||
| 16 |  | 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 | ||
| 17 |  | 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 | |||||||||
| 18 |  | E. Monroe | 56 | 23-084 | 2/13/1968 | vs | 51 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 65.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | 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 | ||
| 20 |  | 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 | ||
| 21 |  | N. Archibald | 55 | 23-174 | 2/23/1972 | vs | 44 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 69.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 55 | 23-083 | 11/12/1959 | @ | 47 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 53.5 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | E. Hayes | 54 | 22-362 | 11/13/1968 | vs | 48 | 22 | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 51.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 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 | ||
| 25 | | 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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