Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points in a game on January 5, with 56 points against the Syracuse Nationals on January 5, 1961.
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most points by a player in a game in NBA history on january 5th| 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 |  | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 1/5/1961 | vs | 48 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 67.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 1/5/1962 | vs | 48 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 51.3 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 54.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | W. Chamberlain | 52 | 1/5/1960 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 56.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  | C. Webber | 51 | 1/5/2001 | vs | 50 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 47 | 51.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 51.4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | -1 | ||
| 5 | | W. Chamberlain | 50 | 1/5/1963 | @ | 48 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 47.7 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 49.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | L. Markkanen | 49 | 1/5/2023 | @ | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 74.9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +16 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Westbrook | 49 | 1/5/2017 | @ | 38 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 63.1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 8 |  | D. Ellis | 49 | 1/5/1989 | vs | 43 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 72.6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 9 |  | G. Gervin | 47 | 1/5/1982 | @ | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 69.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 10 |  | K. Martin | 45 | 1/5/2011 | vs | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 91.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 11 |  | T. McGrady | 44 | 1/5/2007 | vs | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 57.8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 12 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 43 | 1/5/2019 | vs | 40 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 72.1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | -8 | ||
| 13 |  | M. Jordan | 43 | 1/5/1990 | vs | 41 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 66.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 14 |  | P. Westphal | 43 | 1/5/1978 | @ | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 |  | O. Robertson | 43 | 1/5/1968 | @ | 53 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 41.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 51.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | S. Curry | 42 | 1/5/2019 | @ | 38 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 17 |  | R. Allen | 42 | 1/5/2004 | vs | 44 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 70.9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 18 |  | G. Hill | 42 | 1/5/2000 | @ | 43 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 70.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +20 | ||
| 19 | | M. Jordan | 42 | 1/5/1985 | @ | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 70.4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 20 |  | G. Mikan | 42 | 1/5/1950 | @ | 4 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 53.8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | A. Iverson | 41 | 1/5/2001 | vs | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 60.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +32 | ||
| 22 |  | V. Baker | 41 | 1/5/1996 | vs | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 63.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 23 |  | C. Barkley | 41 | 1/5/1991 | @ | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 76.4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 24 |  | W. Chamberlain | 41 | 1/5/1971 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 59.7 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | D. Booker | 40 | 1/5/2020 | vs | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 76.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +5 | ||
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