Nate Archibald has scored the most points in a game on January 9, with 52 points against the Knicks on January 9, 1973.
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most points by a player in a game in NBA history on january 9th| 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 |  | N. Archibald | 52 | 1/9/1973 | vs | 53 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 73.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Chamberlain | 48 | 1/9/1960 | vs | 48 | 37 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | D. Ellis | 47 | 1/9/1988 | vs | 43 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 66.4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 47 | 1/9/1962 | vs | 48 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 50.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | K. Bryant | 45 | 1/9/2006 | vs | 45 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 54.6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 6 |  | T. McGrady | 45 | 1/9/2005 | @ | 41 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 70.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | +27 | ||
| 7 |  | M. Jordan | 45 | 1/9/1988 | vs | 38 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 77.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 8 |  | J. Brunson | 44 | 1/9/2023 | vs | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 64.0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | ||
| 9 |  | L. James | 44 | 1/9/2011 | @ | 46 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 72.4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | +5 | ||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 1/9/1998 | @ | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 58.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 11 |  | G. McGinnis | 43 | 1/9/1980 | @ | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 87.8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | | W. Chamberlain | 43 | 1/9/1964 | vs | 45 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 55.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | J. Harden | 42 | 1/9/2019 | vs | 41 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 60.3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | +2 | ||
| 14 |  | B. King | 42 | 1/9/1990 | @ | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 68.3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 15 |  | O. Robertson | 42 | 1/9/1965 | @ | 21 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 58.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 16 |  | A. Davis | 41 | 1/9/2024 | vs | 40 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 88.5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | K. Kuzma | 41 | 1/9/2019 | vs | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 77.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Wade | 41 | 1/9/2009 | @ | 47 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 56.1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 19 |  | A. Iverson | 41 | 1/9/2006 | vs | 45 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 66.7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | +11 | |||
| 20 |  | W. Chamberlain | 41 | 1/9/1966 | @ | 48 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 59.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | D. Garland | 40 | 1/9/2025 | vs | 36 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 77.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +18 | ||
| 22 |  | K. Towns | 40 | 1/9/2022 | @ | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 70.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +27 | ||
| 23 |  | A. Davis | 40 | 1/9/2017 | @ | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 73.3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 24 |  | K. Durant | 40 | 1/9/2010 | vs | 38 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 79.9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | +13 | ||
| 25 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 1/9/1991 | @ | 41 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 62.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
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