most points scored in an nba game in a loss by player

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points in a loss, with 78 points against the Lakers on December 8, 1961.

Interpreted as:
most points scored in an NBA regular-season game in a loss by player
NAMEPTSLDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
78
1
12/8/1961
vs
63
43
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
2David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
1
4/9/1978
@
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
72
1
11/3/1962
@
48
18
1
29
48
60.4
14
18
77.8
64.4
0
4Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
1
3/24/2017
@
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
70
1
3/10/1963
@
48
18
3
27
38
71.1
16
22
72.7
73.4
2
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
1
1/11/1963
vs
48
25
1
28
47
59.6
11
17
64.7
61.5
1
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
1
2/25/1962
vs
48
21
1
25
38
65.8
17
22
77.3
70.3
1
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
1
2/17/1962
@
48
28
2
26
44
59.1
15
20
75.0
63.4
1
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
65
1
2/13/1962
@
48
22
4
24
40
60.0
17
30
56.7
61.1
3
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
64
1
1/16/1993
vs
47
6
1
5
0
27
49
55.1
1
5
20.0
9
11
81.8
59.4
4
2
2
5
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
63
1
4/9/1978
@
33
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
63
1
11/26/1964
@
48
32
3
27
58
46.6
9
20
45.0
47.2
2
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
63
1
12/14/1962
vs
48
30
1
24
41
58.5
15
20
75.0
63.3
4
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1
1/26/2024
@
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
15Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1
1/22/2024
vs
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
62
1
1/14/1962
@
48
28
2
27
45
60.0
8
11
72.7
62.2
1
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
1
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
18Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
1
3/29/2024
@
43
4
6
1
0
25
47
53.2
5
13
38.5
6
6
100.0
61.4
1
3
1
2
+20
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
61
1
4/16/1987
vs
41
10
1
4
1
22
38
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
61
1
11/21/1962
vs
48
22
3
27
52
51.9
7
15
46.7
52.0
3
21De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60
1
11/15/2024
vs
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
60
1
2/3/2024
@
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
60
1
1/6/2021
@
38
7
5
1
0
20
35
57.1
7
10
70.0
13
15
86.7
72.1
4
3
4
3
-9
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
1
11/8/2019
vs
40
4
5
0
0
19
33
57.6
7
16
43.8
15
15
100.0
75.8
0
4
2
1
+4
25Kemba Walker
K. Walker
60
1
11/17/2018
vs
45
7
4
4
0
21
34
61.8
6
14
42.9
12
12
100.0
76.4
0
7
9
2
+1

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15
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10.0
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13
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12.0
9
13
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.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
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.393
14.5
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