David Thompson has dropped the most points by a 23-year-old player in a regular-season or postseason game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
| 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 |  | M. Jordan | 63 | 23-062 | 4/20/1986 | @ | 53 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 41 | 53.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 62.7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 3 |  | J. West | 63 | 23-234 | 1/17/1962 | vs | 39 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 69.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 |  | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 23-184 | 2/21/1960 | @ | 48 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 47 | 55.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 56.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 58 | 23-157 | 1/25/1960 | 47 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 62.1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  | D. Mitchell | 57 | 23-345 | 8/17/2020 | @ | 43 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -11 | ||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||
| 10 |  | 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 | ||
| 11 |  | 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 | |||||||||
| 12 |  | E. Monroe | 56 | 23-084 | 2/13/1968 | vs | 51 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 65.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | N. Archibald | 55 | 23-174 | 2/23/1972 | vs | 44 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 69.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | R. Barry | 55 | 23-021 | 4/18/1967 | vs | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | W. Chamberlain | 55 | 23-083 | 11/12/1959 | @ | 47 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 53.5 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | 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 | ||
| 17 | | 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 | ||
| 18 | | 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 | ||
| 19 | | 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 | ||||
| 20 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 23-286 | 1/27/1971 | @ | 48 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 71.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 53 | 23-202 | 11/4/1970 | @ | 45 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 69.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 23-206 | 3/14/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 23-186 | 2/23/1960 | 47 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 44 | 56.8 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 54.3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 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 | ||
| 25 |  | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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