most points scored in a game one alltime

LeBron James has posted the most career points in game ones, with 1,425 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in a game one alltime
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,425
55
40.4
25.9
9.0
7.0
1.5
1.1
9.6
19.4
49.6
1.3
4.2
29.6
5.4
7.3
74.2
57.2
1.7
7.3
3.5
2,223
496
386
82
60
191
106
+92
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,258
37
41.2
34.0
6.4
5.6
2.1
0.8
12.7
25.5
49.7
0.8
2.3
33.7
7.8
9.1
85.5
57.5
1.4
5.1
2.9
1,523
238
206
79
30
108
114
+68
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,167
44
38.2
26.5
12.0
2.6
0.7
2.5
10.4
18.7
55.7
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.8
53.5
56.7
4.5
7.6
3.3
1,680
529
114
32
108
145
154
+123
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,113
48
37.7
23.2
11.5
3.3
0.8
2.3
9.1
17.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
4.9
7.4
66.9
56.7
3.2
8.3
2.5
1,809
551
158
40
109
122
123
+377
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,111
49
35.0
22.7
9.7
2.8
0.9
2.4
9.4
17.0
55.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.2
75.1
58.8
2.3
1,713
477
138
36
99
83
150
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,108
43
38.0
25.8
4.6
4.3
1.2
0.8
9.2
21.0
43.8
0.9
3.2
28.5
6.4
7.8
82.2
52.6
0.9
3.7
2.6
1,636
198
187
50
36
111
126
+112
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
924
32
38.8
28.9
8.1
4.0
0.8
1.4
10.0
20.9
47.8
1.8
5.1
34.1
7.2
8.3
87.1
58.9
0.8
7.3
3.0
1,242
260
129
27
45
95
79
+129
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
885
38
40.1
23.3
10.6
3.0
1.6
0.7
8.8
19.3
45.6
0.1
0.2
33.3
5.6
7.8
72.0
51.2
2.4
8.2
3.1
1,524
402
113
60
25
118
110
+64
9Tony Parker
T. Parker
780
42
35.2
18.6
3.2
5.8
1.1
0.0
7.4
15.8
46.6
0.5
1.4
37.3
3.3
4.3
76.7
52.4
0.6
2.6
2.5
1,478
133
244
46
1
107
71
+303
10Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
759
43
39.3
17.7
7.3
5.1
1.9
1.1
6.4
14.4
44.3
1.0
3.2
32.1
3.9
5.0
78.4
53.2
1.7
5.5
2.4
1,692
312
220
80
48
103
137
+52
11Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
744
40
37.4
18.6
7.0
12.8
2.2
0.2
6.6
12.9
51.0
0.3
0.9
31.4
5.2
6.3
82.1
59.3
3.2
1,497
280
510
89
9
128
108
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
743
29
39.1
25.6
11.0
3.2
2.0
3.3
10.3
18.7
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.8
72.2
59.1
3.4
7.6
3.2
1,135
319
94
58
96
92
119
-11
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
742
28
36.7
26.5
5.8
5.5
1.6
0.2
9.4
19.2
48.8
4.5
10.0
45.2
3.3
3.7
87.5
63.7
0.8
5.0
3.4
1,026
161
155
45
5
96
71
+213
14James Harden
J. Harden
725
31
33.2
23.4
4.5
6.3
1.4
0.3
7.5
16.7
44.5
3.1
7.7
40.3
5.4
6.2
87.4
60.1
0.7
3.8
3.0
1,030
139
194
44
10
93
92
+19
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
722
30
40.7
24.1
10.1
7.3
9.1
18.8
48.7
0.5
1.5
33.3
5.3
5.9
89.8
56.3
1,221
302
219
71
16Jerry West
J. West
721
26
27.7
5.0
9.5
22.7
42.0
8.7
10.7
80.9
50.5
130
80
17John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
717
31
23.1
6.3
5.0
9.4
19.3
48.4
4.4
5.1
87.3
53.7
195
155
88
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
694
27
39.9
25.7
10.4
2.0
1.0
1.1
8.5
18.2
46.8
0.7
2.3
31.7
7.9
8.6
91.8
58.5
1.9
8.6
2.7
1,077
281
54
27
31
72
70
-130
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
684
29
47.6
23.6
25.0
4.0
9.6
18.5
51.6
4.5
9.8
45.6
51.6
1,381
724
117
74
20Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
680
32
36.6
21.3
4.2
5.0
1.6
0.9
8.3
17.2
48.1
0.3
1.4
23.9
4.4
5.8
76.2
53.9
1.1
3.1
3.2
1,172
134
161
51
28
102
84
+25
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
662
25
26.5
10.4
5.7
7.7
73.6
81
22James Worthy
J. Worthy
646
30
35.2
21.5
4.9
3.8
1.3
0.6
9.1
16.8
54.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.6
57.5
1.5
3.4
2.1
1,055
146
113
40
18
64
63
23Kevin McHale
K. McHale
634
32
32.7
19.8
6.9
1.4
7.7
12.8
60.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
5.4
81.4
65.5
1,047
220
46
102
24Julius Erving
J. Erving
620
28
36.9
22.1
7.6
4.0
8.6
18.2
47.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
4.9
6.4
76.7
52.6
1,034
214
112
70
25Robert Parish
R. Parish
606
36
33.6
16.8
9.8
1.3
7.2
12.9
55.7
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
72.7
58.5
1,209
354
46
105

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.3

11th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

33.9

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

12 - 15

136

Final

125

CLE Cavaliers

15 - 14

Fri 19 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
6
.778
2
19
8
.704
2.0
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
15
11
.577
5.5
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
20
6
.769
4.5
3
20
7
.741
5.0
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
12
10
16
.385
14.5
13
6
21
.222
19.0
14
6
21
.222
19.0
15
6
22
.214
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/16
@
130-127
Mon
11/17
@
113-121
Mon
11/17
@
113-99
Mon
11/17
@
120-112
Mon
11/17
@
101-111

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:30 PM