most points in a game by a nba player in the 2020s

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Luka Dončić scored the most points in a game, with 73 points against the Hawks on January 26, 2024.

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most points in a regular-season game by a NBA player in the 2020s
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
73
1/26/2024
DAL DAL
@
ATL ATL
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
2Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
2/26/2023
POR POR
vs
HOU HOU
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
3Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71
1/2/2023
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1/22/2024
PHI PHI
vs
SAS SAS
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
12/13/2023
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1/26/2024
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
7Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1/22/2024
MIN MIN
vs
CHA CHA
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
62
1/3/2021
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
36
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
10Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
3/29/2024
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
43
4
6
1
0
25
47
53.2
5
13
38.5
6
6
100.0
61.4
1
3
1
2
+20
11Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
8/11/2020
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
41
5
8
1
0
17
32
53.1
9
17
52.9
18
18
100.0
76.4
2
3
3
2
+8
12Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
1/20/2020
POR POR
vs
GSW GSW
45
10
7
1
0
17
37
45.9
11
20
55.0
16
16
100.0
69.3
0
10
2
1
+13
13De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60
11/15/2024
SAC SAC
vs
MIN MIN
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
60
2/3/2024
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
15Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
1/25/2023
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
40
7
8
3
0
21
29
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
60
12/27/2022
DAL DAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
21
10
2
1
21
31
67.7
2
6
33.3
16
22
72.7
73.7
5
16
4
5
+7
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
60
3/15/2022
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
35
6
4
4
1
20
31
64.5
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
81.7
2
4
1
3
+36
18Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
60
3/14/2022
MIN MIN
@
SAS SAS
36
17
3
1
0
19
31
61.3
7
11
63.6
15
16
93.8
78.9
2
15
6
5
+16
19Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
60
4/30/2021
BOS BOS
vs
SAS SAS
45
8
5
0
1
20
37
54.1
5
7
71.4
15
17
88.2
67.4
2
6
0
2
+6
20Bradley Beal
B. Beal
60
1/6/2021
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
38
7
5
1
0
20
35
57.1
7
10
70.0
13
15
86.7
72.1
4
3
4
3
-9
21James Harden
J. Harden
60
11/30/2019
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
31
3
8
3
1
16
24
66.7
8
14
57.1
20
23
87.0
87.9
0
3
5
3
+50
22Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
11/8/2019
POR POR
vs
BKN BKN
40
4
5
0
0
19
33
57.6
7
16
43.8
15
15
100.0
75.8
0
4
2
1
+4
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
59
11/13/2024
MIL MIL
vs
DET DET
44
14
7
2
3
21
34
61.8
1
2
50.0
16
17
94.1
71.1
3
11
3
1
+7
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
59
11/13/2022
PHI PHI
vs
UTA UTA
37
11
8
1
7
19
28
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
25James Harden
J. Harden
59
10/30/2019
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
38
3
9
1
0
18
32
56.3
6
14
42.9
17
18
94.4
73.9
1
2
4
3
+6
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