nba players with exactly 61 points in a game

Nikola Jokić scored 61 points versus the Timberwolves on April 1.

Interpreted as:
NBA players with exactly 61 points in a regular-season game
NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
4/1/2025
61
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
2 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
3/29/2024
61
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
3 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
8/11/2020
61
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
4 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
1/20/2020
61
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
5 James Harden
J. Harden
3/22/2019
61
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
37
7
1
3
0
19
34
55.9
9
13
69.2
14
17
82.4
73.5
2
5
3
3
+18
6 James Harden
J. Harden
1/23/2019
61
HOU HOU
@
NYK NYK
40
15
4
5
0
17
38
44.7
5
20
25.0
22
25
88.0
62.2
6
9
5
3
+19
7 LeBron James
L. James
3/3/2014
61
MIA MIA
vs
CHA CHA
41
7
4
0
0
22
33
66.7
8
10
80.0
9
12
75.0
79.7
3
4
2
2
+16
8 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2/2/2009
61
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
37
0
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
3
6
50.0
20
20
100.0
76.6
0
0
2
1
+19
9 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3/6/2000
61
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
45
23
3
0
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
13
22
59.1
68.3
7
16
4
2
+16
10 Karl Malone
K. Malone
1/27/1990
61
UTA UTA
vs
MIL MIL
33
18
2
3
0
21
26
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
11 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/16/1987
61
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
41
10
1
4
1
22
38
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
12 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3/4/1987
61
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
43
7
3
3
3
22
39
56.4
0
0
17
18
94.4
65.0
3
4
5
0
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/18/1962
61
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
27
2
26
53
49.1
9
14
64.3
51.6
0
14 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/11/1962
61
SFW SFW
vs
SYR SYR
48
26
1
27
57
47.4
7
11
63.6
49.3
0
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
11/21/1962
61
SFW SFW
vs
CIN CIN
48
22
3
27
52
51.9
7
15
46.7
52.0
3
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/28/1962
61
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
28
6
24
46
52.2
13
17
76.5
57.0
4
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/22/1962
61
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
48
26
1
21
36
58.3
19
34
55.9
59.9
0
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/9/1961
61
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
48
36
0
28
48
58.3
5
10
50.0
58.2
3
19 George Mikan
G. Mikan
1/20/1952
61
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
36
22
45
48.9
17
21
81.0
56.2
4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

116.0

22nd

NETRTG

3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Last Game
OKC Thunder

4 - 3

125

Final

93

DEN Nuggets

3 - 4

Sun 18 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM