most points in a game in nba history on january 21st

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points in a game on January 21, with 62 points against the Syracuse Nationals on January 21, 1962.

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most points by a player in a game in NBA history on january 21st

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/21/1962	PHI		SYR	53	23	3			25	42	59.5				12	17	70.6	62.7				1
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1/21/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	45	0			25	46	54.3				6	13	46.2	54.1				2
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	53	1/21/1989	CHI	vs	PHX	41	14	8	2	1	20	28	71.4	0	0		13	15	86.7	76.6	1	13	4	4
4	LeBron James L. James	51	1/21/2006	CLE	@	UTA	43	5	8	2	0	19	35	54.3	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	64.0	0	5	3	4	+19
5	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	51	1/21/2001	PHI	vs	TOR	51	3	4	1	0	20	40	50.0	4	8	50.0	7	8	87.5	58.6	1	2	4	4	-8
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	51	1/21/1997	CHI	vs	NYK	43	4	4	2	0	18	30	60.0	5	8	62.5	10	11	90.9	73.2	1	3	2	1	+7
7	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	49	1/21/1975	BUF	vs	SEA	46	19	3		5	21	28	75.0				7	10	70.0	75.6				4
8	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	48	1/21/2005	SAS	@	PHX	44	5	6	1	0	16	22	72.7	5	7	71.4	11	12	91.7	88.0	1	4	3	4	+16
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	48	1/21/1962	CHI	vs	LAL		14				17						14	18	77.8					2
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	46	1/21/2014	OKC	vs	POR	38	5	4	0	0	17	25	68.0	6	7	85.7	6	7	85.7	81.9	0	5	4	2	+13
11	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	46	1/21/1997	GSW	vs	DAL	46	6	10	5	1	16	27	59.3	6	10	60.0	8	9	88.9	74.3	1	5	3	1	+11
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	45	1/21/1961	STL	vs	NYK	36	22				19	24	79.2				7	10	70.0	79.2				2
13	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	1/21/2023	MIN	vs	HOU	41	6	4	3	3	17	29	58.6	8	16	50.0	2	2	100.0	73.6	0	6	5	1	+14
14	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	44	1/21/2019	GSW	@	LAL	27	3	2	0	1	17	20	85.0	10	11	90.9	0	0		110.0	0	3	2	2	+29
15	Jerry West J. West	44	1/21/1969	LAL	@	MIL						15	20	75.0				14	14	100.0	84.1				2
16	Hal Greer H. Greer	44	1/21/1962	SYR		PHI		10	8			17	33	51.5				10	14	71.4	56.2				5
17	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	43	1/21/1962	BOS	vs	DET	39	14	1			19	34	55.9				5	6	83.3	58.7				3
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	42	1/21/2024	DEN	@	WAS	36	12	8	2	2	15	20	75.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	80.3	4	8	0	2	+20
19	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	42	1/21/2017	SAC	@	CHI	35	14	3	1	2	16	28	57.1	2	7	28.6	8	9	88.9	65.7	2	12	2	4	-6
20	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	42	1/21/2009	LAL	@	LAC	36	15	0	0	3	17	24	70.8	0	0		8	11	72.7	72.8	8	7	2	2	+17
21	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	42	1/21/2008	MIA	vs	CLE	40	6	7	3	1	17	29	58.6	1	3	33.3	7	8	87.5	64.6	3	3	4	3	-7
22	Glen Rice G. Rice	42	1/21/1997	CHA	vs	HOU	48	8	4	1	0	13	25	52.0	2	6	33.3	14	16	87.5	65.5	3	5	3	1	+6
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	1/21/1990	CHI	vs	NYK	41	10	7	4	2	10	17	58.8	4	5	80.0	18	20	90.0	81.4	1	9	4	4
24	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	42	1/21/1968	NYK	@	DET						15	26	57.7				12	15	80.0	64.4
25	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	41	1/21/2017	BOS	vs	POR	44	3	6	0	0	14	28	50.0	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	62.4	1	2	6	1	-10

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