most points scored in an nba player in a single game since 2020

Since 2019-20, Bam Adebayo has scored the most points in a game, with 83 points against the Wizards on March 10.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
83
3/10/2026
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
42
9
3
2
2
20
43
46.5
7
22
31.8
36
43
83.7
67.0
1
8
5
3
+20
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
73
1/26/2024
DAL DAL
@
ATL ATL
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
2/26/2023
POR POR
vs
HOU HOU
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71
1/2/2023
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1/22/2024
PHI PHI
vs
SAS SAS
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
12/13/2023
MIL MIL
vs
IND 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
7Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1/26/2024
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1/22/2024
MIN MIN
vs
CHA CHA
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
62
1/3/2021
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
36
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
DEN DEN
vs
MIN 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
11Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
3/29/2024
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
43
4
6
1
0
25
47
53.2
5
13
38.5
6
6
100.0
61.4
1
3
1
2
+20
12Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
8/11/2020
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
41
5
8
1
0
17
32
53.1
9
17
52.9
18
18
100.0
76.4
2
3
3
2
+8
13Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
1/20/2020
POR POR
vs
GSW GSW
45
10
7
1
0
17
37
45.9
11
20
55.0
16
16
100.0
69.3
0
10
2
1
+13
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
60
3/19/2026
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
38
7
3
5
0
18
30
60.0
9
17
52.9
15
19
78.9
78.2
1
6
2
1
+7
15De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60
11/15/2024
SAC SAC
vs
MIN MIN
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
60
2/3/2024
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
1/25/2023
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
40
7
8
3
0
21
29
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
60
12/27/2022
DAL DAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
21
10
2
1
21
31
67.7
2
6
33.3
16
22
72.7
73.7
5
16
4
5
+7
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
60
3/15/2022
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
35
6
4
4
1
20
31
64.5
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
81.7
2
4
1
3
+36
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
60
3/14/2022
MIN MIN
@
SAS SAS
36
17
3
1
0
19
31
61.3
7
11
63.6
15
16
93.8
78.9
2
15
6
5
+16
21Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
60
4/30/2021
BOS BOS
vs
SAS 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
22Bradley Beal
B. Beal
60
1/6/2021
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
38
7
5
1
0
20
35
57.1
7
10
70.0
13
15
86.7
72.1
4
3
4
3
-9
23James Harden
J. Harden
60
11/30/2019
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
31
3
8
3
1
16
24
66.7
8
14
57.1
20
23
87.0
87.9
0
3
5
3
+50
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
11/8/2019
POR POR
vs
BKN BKN
40
4
5
0
0
19
33
57.6
7
16
43.8
15
15
100.0
75.8
0
4
2
1
+4
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
59
11/13/2024
MIL MIL
vs
DET 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
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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

RPG

8.0

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

APG

8.7

Mitchell

Davion Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

105.8

26th

DRTG

121.1

26th

NETRTG

-15.2

28th

3P%

30.3

21st

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Magic Magic
0
2
.000
2.5
12
Knicks Knicks
0
2
.000
2.5
13
Nets Nets
0
2
.000
2.5
14
Heat Heat
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Bucks Bucks
0
3
.000
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/26
DAL DAL
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
10/28
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
IND IND
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Mon
11/2
MIA MIA
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
11/4
MIA MIA
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

0 - 3

110

Final

115

CHA Hornets

2 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

Ty Jerome

33.0

Booker

Devin Booker

30.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards
RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

12.0

Boozer

Cameron Boozer
APG Leaders

11.3

Young

Trae Young

10.0

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton
SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

3.5

Porter

Michael Porter Jr.

3.5

George

Paul George
BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

Walker Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren
3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

5.0

George

Paul George

5.0

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

89.8

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

84.6

Camara

Toumani Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

125.9

Lakers

124.1

Pistons

122.9

Rockets

122.7

Hawks

122.0

Timberwolves

120.3
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

90.5

Thunder

95.9

Timberwolves

97.3

76ers

100.6

Trail Blazers

101.4

Grizzlies

105.7
NetRtg Rankings
Raptors

24.7

Trail Blazers

24.5

Timberwolves

23.0

Hawks

15.3

Lakers

14.8

Pistons

12.3
Tank Leaderboard
Magic

0-2

Heat

0-3

Pelicans

0-3

Bucks

0-3

Nets

0-2

Kings

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

141.8

Embiid

Joel Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.0

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.6

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

Jamal Murray

39.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

39.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

1.61

Jerome

Ty Jerome

1.61

Kessler

Walker Kessler
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

Ty Jerome

1.68

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

2-0

Raptors

2-0

Timberwolves

2-0

Clippers

2-0

Thunder

2-0

Rockets

3-0
Worst Record ATS
Magic

0-2

Heat

0-3

Jazz

0-2

Cavaliers

0-2

Suns

0-2

Nuggets

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
2
Pistons Pistons
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
Raptors Raptors
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
Hawks Hawks
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Wizards Wizards
2
1
.667
1.0
7
Celtics Celtics
1
1
.500
1.5
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
1
1
.500
1.5
9
Pacers Pacers
1
1
.500
1.5
10
Bulls Bulls
1
2
.333
2.0
11
Magic Magic
0
2
.000
2.5
12
Knicks Knicks
0
2
.000
2.5
13
Nets Nets
0
2
.000
2.5
14
Heat Heat
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Bucks Bucks
0
3
.000
3.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
3
0
1.000
2
Lakers Lakers
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
2
0
1.000
0.5
5
Grizzlies Grizzlies
2
0
1.000
0.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
2
0
1.000
0.5
7
Clippers Clippers
1
1
.500
1.5
8
Nuggets Nuggets
1
1
.500
1.5
9
Jazz Jazz
1
1
.500
1.5
10
Suns Suns
1
1
.500
1.5
11
Spurs Spurs
1
2
.333
2.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
1
2
.333
2.0
13
Kings Kings
0
2
.000
2.5
14
Pelicans Pelicans
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Warriors Warriors
0
3
.000
3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/25
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
5:00 PM
Sun
10/25
IND IND
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Sun
10/25
LAC LAC
@
OKC OKC
7:00 PM
Sun
10/25
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Sun
10/25
TOR TOR
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM