David Thompson has dropped the most points by a 23-year-old player in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
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most points in a single regular-season game 23 age by a player| NAME | PTS | Age | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Thompson | 73 | 23-270 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 78.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 |  | J. West | 63 | 23-234 | 1/17/1962 | vs | 39 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 69.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | L. Dončić | 60 | 23-302 | 12/27/2022 | vs | 47 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 73.7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 5 | +7 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Tatum | 60 | 23-058 | 4/30/2021 | vs | 45 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 67.4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 5 |  | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 23-184 | 2/21/1960 | @ | 48 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 47 | 55.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 56.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 23-157 | 1/25/1960 | 47 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 62.1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  | T. Young | 56 | 23-106 | 1/3/2022 | @ | 37 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 85.9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 8 |  | K. Bryant | 56 | 23-144 | 1/14/2002 | vs | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 71.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +40 | ||
| 9 |  | K. Tripucka | 56 | 23-347 | 1/29/1983 | vs | 37 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 78.5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 10 |  | E. Monroe | 56 | 23-084 | 2/13/1968 | vs | 51 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 65.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | N. Archibald | 55 | 23-174 | 2/23/1972 | vs | 44 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 69.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | W. Chamberlain | 55 | 23-083 | 11/12/1959 | @ | 47 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 53.5 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | A. Edwards | 53 | 23-152 | 1/4/2025 | @ | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 73.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -3 | ||
| 14 | | L. Dončić | 53 | 23-336 | 1/30/2023 | vs | 36 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 83.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 15 | | J. Tatum | 53 | 23-037 | 4/9/2021 | vs | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 82.7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | +5 | ||
| 16 |  | M. Jordan | 53 | 23-325 | 1/8/1987 | vs | 43 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 64.6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 17 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 23-286 | 1/27/1971 | @ | 48 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 71.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 23-202 | 11/4/1970 | @ | 45 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 69.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 23-186 | 2/23/1960 | 47 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 44 | 56.8 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 54.3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 20 |  | T. Maxey | 52 | 23-155 | 4/7/2024 | @ | 54 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 46.3 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 56.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 21 |  | D. Russell | 52 | 23-258 | 11/8/2019 | @ | 40 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 64.2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | -2 | ||
| 22 |  | T. McGrady | 52 | 23-273 | 2/21/2003 | vs | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 63.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +20 | ||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 52 | 23-137 | 1/5/1960 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 56.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | T. Maxey | 51 | 23-089 | 2/1/2024 | @ | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 80.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | ||
| 25 | | L. Dončić | 51 | 23-306 | 12/31/2022 | @ | 37 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 71.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +7 | ||
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