Wilt Chamberlain has posted the most points in a game on March 1, with 56 points against the Syracuse Nationals on March 1, 1961.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a single game mar 1

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/1/1961	PHI	@	SYR	48	20	5			22	44	50.0				12	20	60.0	53.0				0
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	54	3/1/1963	SFW		CIN	48	27	5			23	44	52.3				8	12	66.7	54.8				4
3	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	50	3/1/1988	ATL	vs	DET	44	5	3	1	0	18	35	51.4	1	2	50.0	13	14	92.9	60.7	4	1	1	3
4	Trae Young T. Young	49	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	CHI	56	8	16	1	1	17	33	51.5	6	13	46.2	9	11	81.8	64.7	1	7	9	2	-9
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	49	3/1/2009	LAL	@	PHX	39	11	2	1	1	18	38	47.4	3	9	33.3	10	10	100.0	57.8	4	7	1	5	-11
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	48	3/1/2005	PHI	@	MIL	44	3	8	4	0	18	30	60.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	71.6	0	3	4	1	+10
7	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	47	3/1/2019	CHI	@	ATL	56	9	9	2	0	17	35	48.6	6	14	42.9	7	11	63.6	59.0	2	7	8	3	+5
8	Bob Rule B. Rule	47	3/1/1969	SEA	vs	CIN		10	2			15	25	60.0				17	20	85.0	69.5				2
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	46	3/1/2024	MIL	@	CHI	37	16	6	1	1	16	22	72.7	2	3	66.7	12	16	75.0	79.2	5	11	1	3	+6
10	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	46	3/1/1985	DAL	vs	DEN	41	8	9	0	1	17	25	68.0	1	3	33.3	11	13	84.6	74.9	4	4	3	3
11	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	44	3/1/2025	PHI	vs	GSW	37	6	1	3	1	18	24	75.0	6	9	66.7	2	8	25.0	79.9	1	5	2	3	-5
12	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	44	3/1/2023	CLE	@	BOS	44	4	5	0	0	17	32	53.1	4	12	33.3	6	7	85.7	62.7	1	3	2	4	-5
13	David Thompson D. Thompson	44	3/1/1981	DEN	vs	CLE	36	5	2	1	1	18	28	64.3	0	0		8	10	80.0	67.9	4	1	3	3
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	43	3/1/2002	PHI	vs	NJN	43	5	5	2	1	15	30	50.0	4	5	80.0	9	14	64.3	59.5	0	5	3	2	+1
15	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	42	3/1/2025	MEM	vs	SAS	35	4	2	2	2	15	25	60.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	73.6	1	3	2	3	+10
16	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	41	3/1/2023	CHI	@	DET	37	1	0	1	1	14	20	70.0	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	88.8	0	1	2	3	+6
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	41	3/1/2023	BOS	vs	CLE	36	11	8	0	0	13	21	61.9	4	6	66.7	11	14	78.6	75.5	2	9	3	1	+4
18	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	41	3/1/2023	POR	vs	NOP	39	8	0	1	0	12	22	54.5	2	9	22.2	15	16	93.8	70.6	0	8	4	1	+2
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	3/1/2020	MIL	@	CHA	35	20	6	1	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	6	7	85.7	66.0	2	18	3	2	+22
20	Terry Mills T. Mills	41	3/1/1993	DET	vs	BOS	42	9	0	1	1	16	26	61.5	1	1	100.0	8	10	80.0	67.4	2	7	0	3
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	41	3/1/1990	HOU	vs	PHX	41	14	4	2	7	15	30	50.0	0	0		11	11	100.0	58.8	4	10	2	4
22	Bernard King B. King	41	3/1/1985	NYK	@	CHI	45	6	2	2	1	17	31	54.8	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	59.4	2	4	3	5
23	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	40	3/1/2023	NOP	@	POR	38	6	5	2	0	18	29	62.1	1	5	20.0	3	3	100.0	66.0	0	6	0	1	+5
24	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	40	3/1/2014	WAS	@	PHI	36	2	3	4	1	14	23	60.9	8	12	66.7	4	5	80.0	79.4	1	1	2	1	+25
25	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	40	3/1/2006	PHI	@	HOU	45	7	10	1	0	16	29	55.2	1	3	33.3	7	9	77.8	60.7	1	6	3	1	+1