most points in a game by a player in their 23rd year

LeBron James dropped the most points by a player in a game in his 23rd season, with 36 points versus the Clippers on December 20.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player in their 23rd year

	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	LeBron James L. James	36	12/20/2025	LAL	@	LAC	38	4	3	2	1	15	28	53.6	3	7	42.9	3	5	60.0	59.6	1	3	3	1	-6
2	LeBron James L. James	31	1/13/2026	LAL	vs	ATL	33	9	10	1	1	12	20	60.0	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	68.5	1	8	4	1	+17
3	LeBron James L. James	31	1/2/2026	LAL	vs	MEM	36	9	6	0	0	12	18	66.7	1	5	20.0	6	6	100.0	75.1	0	9	4	3	+11
4	LeBron James L. James	30	3/18/2026	LAL	@	HOU	34	5	2	1	1	13	14	92.9	2	2	100.0	2	3	66.7	97.9	1	4	2	3	0
5	LeBron James L. James	30	1/6/2026	LAL	@	NOP	33	8	8	2	1	10	19	52.6	3	5	60.0	7	7	100.0	67.9	0	8	1	2	+10
6	LeBron James L. James	29	1/15/2026	LAL	vs	CHA	33	9	6	2	1	10	19	52.6	3	6	50.0	6	7	85.7	65.7	2	7	3	0	-7
7	LeBron James L. James	29	12/7/2025	LAL	@	PHI	34	7	6	1	1	12	17	70.6	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	81.1	1	6	2	1	+1
8	LeBron James L. James	28	2/12/2026	LAL	vs	DAL	35	10	12	0	1	10	20	50.0	2	7	28.6	6	7	85.7	60.7	0	10	4	0	+6
9	LeBron James L. James	28	12/18/2025	LAL	@	UTA	33	7	10	1	0	8	17	47.1	0	5	0.0	12	13	92.3	61.6	1	6	2	1	-6
10	LeBron James L. James	26	1/9/2026	LAL	vs	MIL	33	9	10	3	0	10	21	47.6	2	7	28.6	4	6	66.7	55.0	1	8	3	1	+8
11	LeBron James L. James	26	1/4/2026	LAL	vs	MEM	37	7	10	1	0	8	14	57.1	2	7	28.6	8	10	80.0	70.7	0	7	1	2	+6
12	LeBron James L. James	26	12/14/2025	LAL	@	PHX	36	3	4	2	2	8	17	47.1	1	5	20.0	9	14	64.3	56.1	1	2	8	3	+8
13	LeBron James L. James	25	2/3/2026	LAL	@	BKN	30	3	7	3	0	10	16	62.5	0	3	0.0	5	7	71.4	65.5	1	2	1	1	+24
14	LeBron James L. James	25	11/25/2025	LAL	vs	LAC	32	6	6	1	1	9	15	60.0	2	5	40.0	5	6	83.3	70.9	1	5	3	3	+18
15	LeBron James L. James	24	3/1/2026	LAL	vs	SAC	27	1	5	2	1	8	15	53.3	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	68.0	0	1	3	0	+13
16	LeBron James L. James	24	1/26/2026	LAL	@	CHI	33	5	3	1	0	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	5	6	83.3	55.5	0	5	2	3	-14
17	LeBron James L. James	24	1/18/2026	LAL	vs	TOR	32	4	7	0	2	9	17	52.9	2	4	50.0	4	4	100.0	64.0	2	2	3	0	+18
18	LeBron James L. James	24	12/28/2025	LAL	vs	SAC	29	3	5	2	0	11	13	84.6	1	2	50.0	1	1	100.0	89.3	1	2	2	0	+20
19	LeBron James L. James	23	3/25/2026	LAL	@	IND	34	9	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	59.9	1	8	1	1	+24
20	LeBron James L. James	23	1/22/2026	LAL	@	LAC	36	5	6	2	0	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	4	5	80.0	54.2	0	5	4	1	-7
21	LeBron James L. James	23	12/23/2025	LAL	@	PHX	26	2	6	0	0	7	14	50.0	3	5	60.0	6	11	54.5	61.0	0	2	0	0	-18
22	LeBron James L. James	22	2/28/2026	LAL	@	GSW	28	7	9	1	0	7	13	53.8	4	6	66.7	4	5	80.0	72.4	2	5	4	1	+26
23	LeBron James L. James	22	2/9/2026	LAL	vs	OKC	36	6	10	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	4	0.0	4	6	66.7	56.0	1	5	3	1	-7
24	LeBron James L. James	22	2/1/2026	LAL	@	NYK	35	5	6	1	0	9	15	60.0	2	6	33.3	2	6	33.3	62.4	1	4	1	0	-17
25	LeBron James L. James	22	1/12/2026	LAL	@	SAC	33	4	3	1	0	8	17	47.1	0	5	0.0	6	6	100.0	56.0	0	4	3	1	-9

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