most points in a nba game in the last 20 years

Between March 18, 2006 and March 18, 2026, Bam Adebayo has posted the most points in a game, with 83 points versus the Wizards last Tuesday.

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most points by a player in a NBA regular-season game in the last 20 years

	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	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	83	3/10/2026	MIA	vs	WAS	42	9	3	2	2	20	43	46.5	7	22	31.8	36	43	83.7	67.0	1	8	5	3	+20
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	73	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	45	10	7	1	0	25	33	75.8	8	13	61.5	15	16	93.8	91.2	0	10	4	1	+13
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	71	2/26/2023	POR	vs	HOU	39	6	6	0	0	22	38	57.9	13	22	59.1	14	14	100.0	80.4	1	5	2	0	+21
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	71	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	50	8	11	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	25	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	70	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	37	18	5	1	1	24	41	58.5	1	2	50.0	21	23	91.3	68.5	9	9	1	2	+11
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	70	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	45	8	6	3	1	21	40	52.5	4	11	36.4	24	26	92.3	68.0	2	6	5	3	-6
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	65	3/16/2007	LAL	vs	POR	50	7	3	3	0	23	39	59.0	8	12	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.4	1	6	2	3	+4
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	64	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	14	3	4	1	20	28	71.4	0	3	0.0	24	32	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	62	1/26/2024	PHX	@	IND	38	5	4	1	2	22	37	59.5	6	12	50.0	12	13	92.3	72.6	0	5	4	2	+1
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	62	1/22/2024	MIN	vs	CHA	38	8	2	0	0	21	35	60.0	10	15	66.7	10	14	71.4	75.3	3	5	7	2	0
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	62	1/3/2021	GSW	vs	POR	36	5	4	0	0	18	31	58.1	8	16	50.0	18	19	94.7	78.8	1	4	5	0	+20
12	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	62	1/24/2014	NYK	vs	CHA	39	13	0	0	0	23	35	65.7	6	11	54.5	10	10	100.0	78.7	1	12	0	1	+34
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	61	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	61	3/29/2024	NYK	@	SAS	43	4	6	1	0	25	47	53.2	5	13	38.5	6	6	100.0	61.4	1	3	1	2	+20
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	61	8/11/2020	POR	@	DAL	41	5	8	1	0	17	32	53.1	9	17	52.9	18	18	100.0	76.4	2	3	3	2	+8
16	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	61	1/20/2020	POR	vs	GSW	45	10	7	1	0	17	37	45.9	11	20	55.0	16	16	100.0	69.3	0	10	2	1	+13
17	James Harden J. Harden	61	3/22/2019	HOU	vs	SAS	37	7	1	3	0	19	34	55.9	9	13	69.2	14	17	82.4	73.5	2	5	3	3	+18
18	James Harden J. Harden	61	1/23/2019	HOU	@	NYK	40	15	4	5	0	17	38	44.7	5	20	25.0	22	25	88.0	62.2	6	9	5	3	+19
19	LeBron James L. James	61	3/3/2014	MIA	vs	CHA	41	7	4	0	0	22	33	66.7	8	10	80.0	9	12	75.0	79.7	3	4	2	2	+16
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	61	2/2/2009	LAL	@	NYK	37	0	3	0	1	19	31	61.3	3	6	50.0	20	20	100.0	76.6	0	0	2	1	+19
21	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	60	11/15/2024	SAC	vs	MIN	44	3	7	3	1	22	35	62.9	6	10	60.0	10	11	90.9	75.3	2	1	6	3	+1
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	60	2/3/2024	GSW	@	ATL	41	6	4	0	1	22	38	57.9	10	23	43.5	6	6	100.0	73.8	1	5	2	1	-1
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	60	1/25/2023	POR	vs	UTA	40	7	8	3	0	21	29	72.4	9	15	60.0	9	10	90.0	89.8	0	7	4	1	+11
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	60	3/15/2022	BKN	@	ORL	35	6	4	4	1	20	31	64.5	8	12	66.7	12	13	92.3	81.7	2	4	1	3	+36

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.4

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RPG

9.7

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APG

6.6

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.6

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DRTG

112.5

4th

NETRTG

3.2

11th

3P%

35.8

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.5
6	Magic	38	30	.559	11.0
7	Heat	38	31	.551	11.5
8	Hawks	37	31	.544	12.0
9	76ers	37	32	.536	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/19	LAL	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	MIA	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 3/23	SAS	@	MIA	7:00 PM
Wed 3/25	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM

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38 - 31

106

Final

136

Hornets

35 - 34

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PPG Leaders

32.9

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.8

Jokić

67.6

Gobert

67.6

Duren

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.4

119.6

118.8

118.7

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.5

110.0

111.5

112.5

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

10.7

7.6

7.3

6.7

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-54

16-52

17-51

18-52

20-48

23-46

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,296.8

Jokić

3,209.8

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,507.8

Jokić

3,407.5

Dončić

3,205.3

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

42-27

41-27-1

41-28

40-29

39-29

40-29

Worst Record ATS

29-41

29-40

29-39

29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	49	19	.721
2	Celtics	45	23	.662	4.0
3	Knicks	45	25	.643	5.0
4	Cavaliers	42	27	.609	7.5
5	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.5
6	Magic	38	30	.559	11.0
7	Heat	38	31	.551	11.5
8	Hawks	37	31	.544	12.0
9	76ers	37	32	.536	12.5
10	Hornets	35	34	.507	14.5
11	Bucks	28	40	.412	21.0
12	Bulls	28	40	.412	21.0
13	Nets - e	17	51	.250	32.0
14	Wizards - e	16	52	.235	33.0
15	Pacers - e	15	54	.217	34.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	54	15	.783
2	Spurs	51	18	.739	3.0
3	Lakers	43	25	.632	10.5
4	Rockets	41	26	.612	12.0
5	Nuggets	42	27	.609	12.0
6	Timberwolves	42	27	.609	12.0
7	Suns	39	30	.565	15.0
8	Clippers	34	34	.500	19.5
9	Warriors	33	35	.485	20.5
10	Trail Blazers	33	36	.478	21.0
11	Grizzlies	23	44	.343	30.0
12	Pelicans	23	46	.333	31.0
13	Mavericks	23	46	.333	31.0
14	Jazz	20	48	.294	33.5
15	Kings - e	18	52	.257	36.5