Donovan Mitchell has dropped the most points in a game on May 6, with 48 points in Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers.

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most points by a player in a NBA game on may 6

	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	5/6/2025	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
2	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	45	5/6/2021	BKN	@	DAL	39	5	4	4	2	17	31	54.8	7	13	53.8	4	4	100.0	68.7	0	5	1	5	-4
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
4	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	44	5/6/2021	TOR	vs	WAS	42	11	7	1	0	17	28	60.7	2	6	33.3	8	11	72.7	67.0	2	9	4	3	0
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	44	5/6/2013	GSW	@	SAS	58	4	11	2	0	18	35	51.4	6	14	42.9	2	2	100.0	61.3	0	4	6	3	0
6	Derrick Rose D. Rose	44	5/6/2011	CHI	@	ATL	38	5	7	1	1	16	27	59.3	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	71.1	1	4	2	1	+17
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	5/6/2001	LAL	vs	SAC	44	21	4	0	7	17	32	53.1	0	0		10	19	52.6	54.5	11	10	2	3	+3
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/6/2024	NYK	vs	IND	44	6	6	0	1	14	26	53.8	1	4	25.0	14	14	100.0	66.9	1	5	4	2	+12
9	Bernard King B. King	43	5/6/1984	NYK	vs	BOS	40	4	4	0	0	17	25	68.0	0	0		9	11	81.8	72.1	2	2	4	5
10	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	41	5/6/2012	NYK	vs	MIA	41	6	4	1	0	15	29	51.7	1	4	25.0	10	14	71.4	58.3	2	4	1	3	+13
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	5/6/2009	LAL	vs	HOU	40	6	3	1	0	16	27	59.3	2	3	66.7	6	7	85.7	66.5	2	4	2	1	+19
12	Reggie Miller R. Miller	40	5/6/2000	IND	vs	PHI	40	1	0	2	1	11	18	61.1	7	10	70.0	11	12	91.7	85.9	1	0	2	0	+27
13	Jalen Rose J. Rose	40	5/6/2000	IND	vs	PHI	46	2	3	0	1	16	23	69.6	3	5	60.0	5	5	100.0	79.4	0	2	2	0	+12
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	39	5/6/2019	MIL	@	BOS	34	16	4	1	1	15	22	68.2	2	5	40.0	7	10	70.0	73.9	5	11	2	4	+4
15	James Harden J. Harden	38	5/6/2019	HOU	vs	GSW	40	10	4	0	2	13	29	44.8	6	17	35.3	6	8	75.0	58.4	1	9	2	4	+7
16	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	5/6/2018	GSW	@	NOP	36	9	5	1	1	15	27	55.6	2	5	40.0	6	6	100.0	64.1	1	8	2	1	+23
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	5/6/2017	GSW	@	UTA	39	13	1	1	1	15	26	57.7	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	68.4	2	11	2	4	+18
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	38	5/6/1988	UTA	vs	POR	44	10	2	2	1	17	29	58.6	0	0		4	8	50.0	58.4	3	7	3	1
19	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	37	5/6/1984	UTA	@	PHX	46	8	2	0	0	11	24	45.8	0	0		15	16	93.8	59.6	2	6	3	3
20	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	36	5/6/2001	PHI	vs	TOR	47	8	4	7	0	11	34	32.4	2	5	40.0	12	15	80.0	44.3	1	7	4	4	-5
21	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	36	5/6/1994	NYK	@	NJN	42	14	3	2	5	12	24	50.0	0	0		12	16	75.0	58.0	6	8	3	5
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	36	5/6/1986	BOS	vs	ATL	39	10	5	2	1	14	24	58.3	1	2	50.0	7	7	100.0	66.5	2	8	0	4
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	36	5/6/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	32	19	2	1	3	13	24	54.2	0	0		10	17	58.8	57.2	10	9	0	4
24	Rick Barry R. Barry	36	5/6/1975	GSW	vs	CHI	48	6	9	2	2	16	40	40.0				4	4	100.0	43.1	1	5		3
25	Vince Carter V. Carter	35	5/6/2001	TOR	@	PHI	47	2	7	0	2	13	29	44.8	1	4	25.0	8	9	88.9	53.1	2	0	4	5	+6