most points in a single game in the nba in the last 25 years

Between December 18, 2000 and December 18, 2025, Kobe Bryant has the most points in a game, with 81 points against the Raptors on January 22, 2006.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a single regular-season game in the NBA in the last 25 years
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
81
1/22/2006
vs
42
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
73
1/26/2024
@
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
2/26/2023
vs
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71
1/2/2023
vs
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1/22/2024
vs
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
3/24/2017
@
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
65
3/16/2007
vs
50
7
3
3
0
23
39
59.0
8
12
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.4
1
6
2
3
+4
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
12/13/2023
vs
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1/26/2024
@
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1/22/2024
vs
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
62
1/3/2021
vs
36
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
12Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
1/24/2014
vs
39
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
62
12/20/2005
vs
33
8
0
3
0
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
14Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
62
3/10/2004
vs
46
10
5
1
0
20
37
54.1
5
14
35.7
17
26
65.4
64.0
3
7
6
1
+10
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
3/29/2024
@
43
4
6
1
0
25
47
53.2
5
13
38.5
6
6
100.0
61.4
1
3
1
2
+20
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
8/11/2020
@
41
5
8
1
0
17
32
53.1
9
17
52.9
18
18
100.0
76.4
2
3
3
2
+8
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
1/20/2020
vs
45
10
7
1
0
17
37
45.9
11
20
55.0
16
16
100.0
69.3
0
10
2
1
+13
19James Harden
J. Harden
61
3/22/2019
vs
37
7
1
3
0
19
34
55.9
9
13
69.2
14
17
82.4
73.5
2
5
3
3
+18
20James Harden
J. Harden
61
1/23/2019
@
40
15
4
5
0
17
38
44.7
5
20
25.0
22
25
88.0
62.2
6
9
5
3
+19
21LeBron James
L. James
61
3/3/2014
vs
41
7
4
0
0
22
33
66.7
8
10
80.0
9
12
75.0
79.7
3
4
2
2
+16
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
61
2/2/2009
@
37
0
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
3
6
50.0
20
20
100.0
76.6
0
0
2
1
+19
23De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60
11/15/2024
vs
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
60
2/3/2024
@
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
25Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
1/25/2023
vs
40
7
8
3
0
21
29
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

34.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

9.0

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

6th

DRTG

117.5

20th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

35.4

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

18 - 7

116

Final

114

PHX Suns

14 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123
Sat
11/15
@
129-106
Sat
11/15
@
124-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM