most points scored by a center in single game

Nikola Jokić scored the most points by a center in a game this season, with 61 points against the Timberwolves on April 1.

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most points scored by a center in single regular-season game this season

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	61	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/7/2024	DEN	@	WAS	39	16	8	1	0	22	39	56.4	3	6	50.0	9	13	69.2	62.6	7	9	5	5	-1
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	48	12/8/2024	DEN	@	ATL	35	14	8	3	0	17	29	58.6	3	6	50.0	11	13	84.6	69.1	3	11	3	2	+25
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	46	1/4/2025	DEN	@	SAS	43	9	10	2	2	19	35	54.3	3	8	37.5	5	6	83.3	61.1	4	5	2	3	+7
5	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	46	11/13/2024	NYK	vs	CHI	39	10	3	3	0	18	30	60.0	6	12	50.0	4	8	50.0	68.6	1	9	4	5	+4
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	44	2/12/2025	NYK	vs	ATL	47	10	3	2	0	14	25	56.0	7	10	70.0	9	11	81.8	73.7	1	9	7	4	+7
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	44	1/4/2025	NYK	@	CHI	37	16	5	1	0	17	29	58.6	3	7	42.9	7	10	70.0	65.9	6	10	3	3	-5
8	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	44	10/30/2024	NYK	@	MIA	39	13	2	0	0	17	25	68.0	4	5	80.0	6	6	100.0	79.6	3	10	2	5	+15
9	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
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	42	12/25/2024	SAS	@	NYK	40	18	4	1	4	16	31	51.6	6	16	37.5	4	4	100.0	64.1	2	16	4	1	+7
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	4/6/2025	DEN	vs	IND	39	15	13	2	1	18	33	54.5	3	11	27.3	2	3	66.7	59.7	3	12	4	0	+1
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	1/3/2025	DEN	vs	SAS	37	18	9	2	0	15	36	41.7	3	10	30.0	8	9	88.9	51.3	4	14	2	3	+7
13	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	41	12/7/2024	CLE	@	CHA	34	10	2	1	3	16	23	69.6	6	8	75.0	3	4	75.0	82.8	3	7	3	4	+19
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	10/26/2024	DEN	vs	LAC	37	9	4	2	1	14	26	53.8	7	12	58.3	6	8	75.0	69.4	3	6	5	2	+7
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	40	3/15/2025	DEN	vs	WAS	39	13	9	1	2	16	30	53.3	1	8	12.5	7	7	100.0	60.5	3	10	3	3	+6
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	40	2/11/2025	NYK	@	IND	38	12	5	3	0	14	23	60.9	3	8	37.5	9	9	100.0	74.2	4	8	2	5	+14
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	40	2/10/2025	DEN	vs	POR	31	7	8	3	1	15	22	68.2	2	7	28.6	8	8	100.0	78.4	1	6	5	2	+22
18	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	40	1/17/2025	CHI	vs	CHA	34	13	3	1	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	74.7	2	11	0	3	+5
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	40	10/28/2024	DEN	@	TOR	44	10	4	1	2	18	27	66.7	3	5	60.0	1	2	50.0	71.7	3	7	3	2	+9
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	39	3/26/2025	DEN	vs	MIL	38	10	10	0	0	16	25	64.0	3	6	50.0	4	7	57.1	69.4	2	8	3	2	+14
21	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	39	12/5/2024	CHI	@	SAS	35	8	5	1	0	16	22	72.7	2	6	33.3	5	6	83.3	79.1	2	6	3	3	+14
22	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	39	11/8/2024	MEM	vs	WAS	28	6	1	1	1	14	28	50.0	5	12	41.7	6	7	85.7	62.7	2	4	3	4	+19
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	38	2/5/2025	DEN	vs	NOP	36	8	10	1	1	15	28	53.6	5	13	38.5	3	3	100.0	64.8	2	6	1	3	+24
24	Mark Williams M. Williams	38	1/22/2025	CHA	@	MEM	33	9	5	1	0	14	18	77.8	0	0		10	13	76.9	80.1	4	5	1	3	-11
25	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	38	12/31/2024	MEM	@	PHX	38	12	4	2	1	12	24	50.0	4	9	44.4	10	17	58.8	60.4	2	10	5	3	+8