most points scored in a game by a forward

Elgin Baylor has put up the most points by a forward in a game, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in a regular-season game by a forward

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1			28	48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	64	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	14	3	4	1	20	28	71.4	0	3	0.0	24	32	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	64	3/26/1974	GSW	vs	POR	43	10	9	5	0	30	45	66.7				4	5	80.0	67.8	0	10		4
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8			25	47	53.2				14	19	73.7	57.8				4
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7			23	55	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
6	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0			27	56	48.2				9	14	64.3	50.7				3
7	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	62	1/24/2014	NYK	vs	CHA	39	13	0	0	0	23	35	65.7	6	11	54.5	10	10	100.0	78.7	1	12	0	1	+34
8	LeBron James L. James	61	3/3/2014	MIA	vs	CHA	41	7	4	0	0	22	33	66.7	8	10	80.0	9	12	75.0	79.7	3	4	2	2	+16
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	26	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
10	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	60	4/30/2021	BOS	vs	SAS	45	8	5	0	1	20	37	54.1	5	7	71.4	15	17	88.2	67.4	2	6	0	2	+6
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	60	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	UTA	42	4	4	1	1	22	50	44.0	6	21	28.6	10	12	83.3	54.3	0	4	2	1	+7
12	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	60	3/24/1990	PHX	vs	SEA	42	6	4	1	2	22	32	68.8	0	0		16	18	88.9	75.2	1	5	1	5
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	60	3/12/1985	BOS	@	ATL	43	7	3	0	0	22	36	61.1	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	69.7	4	3	3	3
14	Bernard King B. King	60	12/25/1984	NYK	vs	NJN	41	7	4	0	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		22	26	84.6	72.4	2	5	5	2
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	59	11/13/2024	MIL	vs	DET	44	14	7	2	3	21	34	61.8	1	2	50.0	16	17	94.1	71.1	3	11	3	1	+7
16	Anthony Davis A. Davis	59	2/21/2016	NOP	@	DET	43	20	4	0	1	24	34	70.6	2	2	100.0	9	10	90.0	76.8	6	14	2	1	+17
17	Purvis Short P. Short	59	11/17/1984	GSW	vs	NJN	40	5	0	1	0	20	28	71.4	4	6	66.7	15	16	93.8	84.2	2	3	3	2
18	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14				21	39	53.8				17	20	85.0	61.7				3
19	Julius Randle J. Randle	57	3/20/2023	NYK	vs	MIN	37	4	1	0	0	19	29	65.5	8	14	57.1	11	13	84.6	82.1	0	4	4	4	-6
20	LeBron James L. James	57	11/3/2017	CLE	@	WAS	43	11	7	3	2	23	34	67.6	2	4	50.0	9	9	100.0	75.1	5	6	3	2	+6
21	Michael Redd M. Redd	57	11/11/2006	MIL	vs	UTA	46	2	0	3	1	18	32	56.3	6	12	50.0	15	17	88.2	72.2	0	2	3	2	+2
22	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	57	12/10/1986	ATL	vs	CHI	40	9	4	2	1	19	28	67.9	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	76.5	4	5	2	1
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	57	4/10/1986	ATL	vs	NJN	38	5	1	3	0	21	37	56.8	0	0		15	19	78.9	62.8	4	1	3	1
24	Purvis Short P. Short	57	1/7/1984	GSW	vs	SAS	42	15	1	1	0	24	38	63.2	2	2	100.0	7	8	87.5	68.6	8	7	3	2
25	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	57	12/4/1982	UTA	vs	CHI	38	9	3	0	0	20	27	74.1	0	0		17	22	77.3	77.7	3	6	2	5

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