Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by an MVP in a game, with 68 points versus the Bulls on December 16, 1967.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game vs mvp by a player

	NAME	PTS	MVP	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	68	1	12/16/1967	PHI	@	CHI	48	34	2			30	40	75.0				8	22	36.4	68.4				1
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	1	2/7/1966	PHI	vs	LAL	47	29	2			28	43	65.1				9	20	45.0	62.7				3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1	3/3/1966	PHI	vs	SFW	48	37	3			26	39	66.7				10	19	52.6	65.5				2
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	61	1	3/6/2000	LAL	@	LAC	45	23	3	0	0	24	35	68.6	0	0		13	22	59.1	68.3	7	16	4	2	+16
5	James Harden J. Harden	60	1	1/30/2018	HOU	vs	ORL	46	10	11	4	1	19	30	63.3	5	14	35.7	17	18	94.4	79.1	2	8	5	2	+7
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	60	1	3/12/1985	BOS	@	ATL	43	7	3	0	0	22	36	61.1	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	69.7	4	3	3	3
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	59	1	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	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
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	59	1	4/3/1988	CHI	@	DET	42	4	6	2	2	21	27	77.8	0	1	0.0	17	19	89.5	83.4	2	2	1	4
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	58	1	3/7/2017	OKC	vs	POR	36	3	9	3	1	21	39	53.8	3	9	33.3	13	16	81.3	63.0	1	2	4	4	+7
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	1	2/13/1967	PHI	vs	CIN	48	25	6			26	34	76.5				6	14	42.9	72.2				3
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	1	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3			26	47	55.3				6	9	66.7	56.9				1
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	1	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	42	4			24	41	58.5				10	13	76.9	62.1				3
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	57	1	3/29/2017	OKC	@	ORL	42	13	11	3	0	21	40	52.5	6	15	40.0	9	11	81.8	63.6	3	10	7	3	+8
14	James Harden J. Harden	56	1	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	35	2	13	2	0	19	25	76.0	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
15	LeBron James L. James	55	1	2/20/2009	CLE	@	MIL	40	5	9	0	0	16	29	55.2	8	11	72.7	15	22	68.2	71.1	1	4	6	3	+13
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	55	1	12/10/1971	MIL	vs	BOS	47	17	3			23	36	63.9				9	11	81.8	67.3				4
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	1	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	29	2			23	43	53.5				9	16	56.3	55.0				3
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	54	1	1/17/2014	OKC	vs	GSW	44	4	6	2	1	19	28	67.9	5	9	55.6	11	13	84.6	80.1	1	3	5	1	+7
19	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	54	1	1/6/2001	PHI	@	CLE	44	3	3	3	1	20	30	66.7	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	75.6	0	3	4	3	+5
20	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	53	1	12/11/2022	PHI	vs	CHA	34	12	3	0	1	20	32	62.5	2	3	66.7	11	11	100.0	71.9	3	9	2	2	+11
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	53	1	10/31/2015	GSW	@	NOP	36	4	9	4	0	17	27	63.0	8	14	57.1	11	11	100.0	83.2	0	4	2	3	+16
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	53	1	3/28/2008	LAL	vs	MEM	42	10	1	3	0	19	37	51.4	9	17	52.9	6	7	85.7	66.1	2	8	1	4	+1
23	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	53	1	12/26/2001	SAS	vs	DAL	50	11	4	0	3	19	28	67.9	0	0		15	15	100.0	76.6	4	7	6	5	-1
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	53	1	3/7/1996	CHI	vs	DET	38	11	2	6	0	21	28	75.0	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	81.8	2	9	4	3
25	Moses Malone M. Malone	53	1	2/2/1982	HOU	vs	SDC	42	22	4	2	1	19	30	63.3	0	0		15	18	83.3	69.9	11	11	3	2