nba players to score exactly 51 points in a game

Cooper Flagg scored 51 points versus the Magic on April 3.

Interpreted as:
NBA players to score exactly 51 points in a regular-season game
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
4/3/2026
51
DAL DAL
vs
ORL ORL
34
6
3
3
1
19
30
63.3
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
77.1
3
3
1
3
-2
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
3/12/2026
51
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
37
10
9
3
1
17
31
54.8
9
14
64.3
8
9
88.9
72.9
0
10
1
3
+15
3Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
10/27/2025
51
UTA UTA
vs
PHX PHX
45
14
3
0
0
14
32
43.8
6
13
46.2
17
17
100.0
64.6
5
9
1
2
+26
4Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
10/26/2025
51
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
39
11
9
2
0
12
22
54.5
6
10
60.0
21
22
95.5
80.5
1
10
2
1
+22
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
3/3/2025
51
OKC OKC
vs
HOU HOU
36
5
7
1
1
18
30
60.0
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
74.1
2
3
2
1
+6
6Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
4/9/2024
51
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
38
6
7
0
0
17
29
58.6
6
13
46.2
11
11
100.0
75.4
1
5
2
0
+6
7Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
2/1/2024
51
PHI PHI
@
UTA UTA
41
2
1
0
1
17
27
63.0
7
9
77.8
10
11
90.9
80.1
0
2
0
4
-2
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
12/20/2023
51
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
36
12
3
2
1
17
25
68.0
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
77.5
2
10
2
5
+4
9Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
10/28/2023
51
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
37
5
0
1
0
19
33
57.6
7
13
53.8
6
8
75.0
69.8
2
3
4
2
-8
10Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
3/29/2023
51
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
32
8
8
1
1
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
8
10
80.0
74.1
5
3
6
3
+26
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1/16/2023
51
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
40
9
5
0
0
15
23
65.2
7
12
58.3
14
14
100.0
87.4
1
8
4
3
+15
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
12/31/2022
51
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
37
6
9
4
1
18
29
62.1
6
10
60.0
9
15
60.0
71.6
1
5
0
3
+7
13Devin Booker
D. Booker
11/30/2022
51
PHX PHX
vs
CHI CHI
31
4
6
1
0
20
25
80.0
6
7
85.7
5
6
83.3
92.3
0
4
2
3
+23
14Darius Garland
D. Garland
11/13/2022
51
CLE CLE
vs
MIN MIN
40
2
6
2
0
16
31
51.6
10
15
66.7
9
13
69.2
69.4
1
1
2
3
+6
15Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
3/17/2022
51
DET DET
@
ORL ORL
39
9
4
3
0
17
27
63.0
10
14
71.4
7
10
70.0
81.2
0
9
1
1
+11
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
2/10/2022
51
DAL DAL
vs
LAC LAC
40
9
6
1
1
17
26
65.4
7
14
50.0
10
14
71.4
79.3
0
9
7
4
+9
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1/23/2022
51
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
33
10
7
0
0
18
28
64.3
9
14
64.3
6
6
100.0
83.2
2
8
1
1
+31
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
12/12/2021
51
BKN BKN
@
DET DET
41
7
9
1
2
16
31
51.6
5
10
50.0
14
15
93.3
67.8
0
7
5
5
+25
19Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
8/9/2020
51
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
40
3
7
2
0
16
28
57.1
4
12
33.3
15
16
93.8
72.8
0
3
6
1
+6
20Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
3/3/2020
51
BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
36
4
5
1
0
17
26
65.4
5
10
50.0
12
18
66.7
75.2
3
1
3
1
+15
21Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
2/1/2020
51
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
36
2
12
1
0
17
29
58.6
9
15
60.0
8
8
100.0
78.4
0
2
2
2
+17
22Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
1/28/2020
51
MIL MIL
vs
WAS WAS
36
10
6
0
0
16
26
61.5
7
10
70.0
12
12
100.0
81.5
1
9
2
2
+24
23Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
4/9/2019
51
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
38
5
5
1
1
18
30
60.0
7
13
53.8
8
9
88.9
75.1
0
5
4
4
-5
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
3/7/2019
51
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
47
5
9
1
2
15
28
53.6
3
10
30.0
18
20
90.0
69.3
1
4
3
3
-5
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
11/29/2018
51
GSW GSW
@
TOR TOR
43
11
6
0
0
18
31
58.1
4
7
57.1
11
12
91.7
70.3
3
8
1
4
-5
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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.0

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

5.3

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

27th

DRTG

116.5

20th

NETRTG

-5.4

23rd

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings
22
60
.268
42.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

DAL Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

Tyrese Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Thunder

127.8

Knicks

126.0

Spurs

116.5

Cavaliers

114.6

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Spurs

103.4

Knicks

105.7

Magic

107.4

Pistons

108.1

Rockets

108.5

Thunder

110.2
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

20.3

Thunder

17.5

Spurs

13.1

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

2.9

Cavaliers

1.0

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

571.2

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

475.7

Harden

James Harden

464.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

493.8

Harden

James Harden

471.3

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

Chaz Lanier

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

2.00

Lanier

Chaz Lanier

1.72

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

2.00

Lanier

Chaz Lanier

1.72

Beringer

Joan Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

54-38

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Pelicans

45-37
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

40-54

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
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
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/27
WAS WAS
@
GSW GSW
126-131
Fri
3/27
BKN BKN
@
LAL LAL
99-116
Sat
3/28
SAS SAS
@
MIL MIL
127-95
Sat
3/28
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
109-87
Sat
3/28
PHI PHI
@
CHA CHA
118-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/15
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
5/15
SAS SAS
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Sun
5/17
MIN MIN
@
SAS SAS
1:00 PM
Sun
5/17
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM