most points scored in an nba player in a single game after 1968

Since 1968-69, Bam Adebayo has put up the most points in a game, with 83 points against the Wizards on March 10.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in an NBA player in a single regular-season game after 1968
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
83
3/10/2026
vs
42
9
3
2
2
20
43
46.5
7
22
31.8
36
43
83.7
67.0
1
8
5
3
+20
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
81
1/22/2006
vs
42
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
73
1/26/2024
@
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
4David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
4/9/1978
@
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
5Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
2/26/2023
vs
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71
1/2/2023
vs
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
71
4/24/1994
@
44
14
5
0
2
26
41
63.4
1
2
50.0
18
25
72.0
68.3
4
10
8
2
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1/22/2024
vs
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
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
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
69
3/28/1990
@
50
18
6
4
1
23
37
62.2
2
6
33.3
21
23
91.3
73.2
7
11
2
5
11Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
68
2/25/1977
vs
43
6
6
3
2
26
43
60.5
16
19
84.2
66.2
1
5
6
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
66
2/9/1969
vs
48
27
4
29
35
82.9
8
18
44.4
76.9
1
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
65
3/16/2007
vs
50
7
3
3
0
23
39
59.0
8
12
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.4
1
6
2
3
+4
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
12/13/2023
vs
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
64
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
16Rick Barry
R. Barry
64
3/26/1974
vs
43
10
9
5
0
30
45
66.7
4
5
80.0
67.8
0
10
4
17George Gervin
G. Gervin
63
4/9/1978
@
33
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
18Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
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
19Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
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
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
62
1/3/2021
vs
36
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
1/24/2014
vs
39
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
62
12/20/2005
vs
33
8
0
3
0
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
23Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
62
3/10/2004
vs
46
10
5
1
0
20
37
54.1
5
14
35.7
17
26
65.4
64.0
3
7
6
1
+10
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
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
25Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
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

More Heat Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.7

Powell

Norman Powell

RPG

10.0

Adebayo

Bam Adebayo

APG

6.5

Mitchell

Davion Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.7

13th

DRTG

114.5

13th

NETRTG

2.2

13th

3P%

36.1

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
31
51
.378
29.0
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
@
111-147
Tue
3/17
@
135-120
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/15
@
10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
8:30 PM