nba players with the most 20 point games since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most games with 20+ points, with 1,322 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	1,322	38,639	38.3	29.2	7.7	7.4	1.5	0.8	10.7	20.5	52.4	1.8	5.0	36.7	6.0	8.0	74.4	60.9	1.2	6.5	3.5	50,682	10,122	9,813	2,045	1,011	4,614	2,382	+7295
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	1,134	32,000	38.6	28.2	10.7	3.6	1.5	0.8	10.3	19.3	53.5	0.1	0.2	29.1	7.5	9.9	75.4	59.6	2.6	8.1	3.1	43,806	12,178	4,113	1,656	942	3,514	3,580	+2732
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,030	30,019	37.5	29.1	7.1	4.5	1.1	1.2	10.1	19.5	51.7	2.2	5.3	40.4	6.9	7.8	88.4	63.7	0.7	6.5	3.2	38,664	7,353	4,631	1,084	1,191	3,316	2,032	+5195
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	941	28,388	39.0	30.2	5.8	4.9	1.6	0.5	10.5	22.4	46.9	1.6	4.6	35.5	7.5	8.9	84.0	57.2	1.3	4.5	3.1	36,738	5,412	4,657	1,499	474	2,954	2,463	+4232
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	926	30,134	39.1	32.5	6.3	5.3	2.5	0.9	12.2	24.0	51.0	0.6	1.8	34.1	7.5	8.9	83.9	58.3	1.6	4.7	2.8	36,231	5,878	4,941	2,302	808	2,588	2,483	+1361
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	861	23,044	37.7	26.8	8.7	2.8	0.9	1.0	9.4	18.6	50.8	1.6	3.7	43.3	6.3	7.1	88.8	61.7	1.2	7.5	1.9	32,440	7,463	2,375	769	823	1,631	2,157	+5819
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	826	23,446	37.7	28.4	12.0	2.8	0.7	2.5	11.3	18.9	59.5	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.9	10.9	53.9	59.8	4.0	8.1	2.8	31,163	9,940	2,308	546	2,080	2,352	2,821	+4006
8	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	796	22,191	37.2	27.9	6.7	3.0	1.1	0.6	10.0	20.7	48.2	1.6	4.0	39.5	6.4	7.7	82.4	57.9	1.8	4.9	2.7	29,638	5,330	2,422	885	439	2,152	2,357	+2795
9	James Harden J. Harden	784	23,657	37.2	30.2	6.2	8.1	1.7	0.6	8.9	19.3	46.2	3.5	9.1	38.9	8.8	10.2	86.8	63.6	0.8	5.3	4.2	29,142	4,822	6,368	1,306	496	3,269	2,009	+4555
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	756	22,448	38.2	29.7	7.4	2.8		0.6	11.1	22.7	48.6	0.8			6.8	8.2	82.6	56.3				28,862	5,581	2,106		490		1,501	-60
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	755	22,422	35.2	29.7	4.9	6.4	1.5	0.3	10.0	19.9	50.1	4.9	10.8	45.4	4.8	5.3	91.8	66.7	0.7	4.3	3.2	26,595	3,722	4,817	1,160	198	2,408	1,642	+5871
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	747	20,501	39.0	27.4	12.4	2.8	1.9	3.5	10.9	20.2	54.2	0.0	0.1	20.5	5.6	7.6	73.4	58.4	3.7	8.7	3.3	29,101	9,234	2,118	1,455	2,578	2,429	2,786	+426
13	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	726	19,728	37.0	27.2	4.7	4.5	1.1	0.3	9.6	19.0	50.6	0.7	2.1	34.7	7.2	8.3	85.9	59.8	0.7	4.0	2.0	26,835	3,421	3,301	786	238	1,469	1,636	+1236
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	700	21,348	42.7	30.5	3.9	6.3	2.3	0.2	10.6	23.7	44.7	1.4	4.0	33.9	8.0	10.1	79.1	54.2	0.8	3.0	3.7	29,855	2,707	4,428	1,628	122	2,557	1,368	+1963
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	689	19,152	35.9	27.8	7.7	8.6	1.7	0.3	9.9	20.9	47.5	1.6	4.4	35.1	6.4	8.0	79.6	56.9	1.7	6.0	4.3	24,763	5,325	5,937	1,178	232	2,945	1,808	+2343
16	Alex English A. English	683	19,578	37.0	28.7	5.9	4.5			11.9	22.3	53.3	0.0			4.9	5.8	84.3	57.7				25,252	4,045	3,075				1,948
17	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	679	18,525	38.4	27.3	11.1	2.2	1.1	2.9	10.7	19.9	53.6	0.0	0.1	18.4	5.9	7.8	75.9	58.4	2.7	8.4	3.3	26,043	7,546	1,473	745	1,964	2,239	2,447	+513
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	668	17,989	38.3	26.9	6.6	3.9	1.6	0.6	8.8	18.1	48.4	2.2	5.1	42.4	7.2	8.9	81.7	61.2	1.0	5.6	3.0	25,617	4,383	2,627	1,048	402	1,997	1,964	+2543
19	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	663	18,215	39.5	27.5	12.6	4.2	1.8	0.9	9.7	16.9	57.3	0.7	2.3	29.5	7.4	9.9	74.9	64.6	4.4	8.1	3.4	26,189	8,331	2,781	1,165	617	2,224	2,074	+449
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	656	19,018	36.8	29.0	4.5	6.9	1.0	0.3	9.3	19.9	46.7	3.7	9.2	40.2	6.7	7.4	90.8	62.7	0.6	3.8	2.9	24,122	2,933	4,515	667	195	1,876	1,255	+2628
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	639	16,337	38.3	25.6	12.4	3.2	0.8	2.4	9.9	18.1	54.5	0.0	0.2	17.4	5.8	8.1	72.1	59.1	3.3	9.0	2.8	24,461	7,897	2,013	523	1,565	1,784	1,712	+4361
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	638	17,562	38.3	27.5	13.6	1.6			9.5	18.3	52.0	0.0			8.5	10.8	78.9	59.8				24,440	8,696	1,023				1,576
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	631	15,603	39.0	24.7	11.9	4.6	1.4	1.6	9.8	18.1	54.0	0.2	0.6	33.6	5.0	6.2	80.6	59.4	2.8	9.2	2.5	24,615	7,536	2,909	890	1,006	1,609	1,612	+3344
24	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	629	17,502	37.1	27.8	5.1	6.0	1.8	1.0	10.0	19.4	51.7	0.7	2.0	32.6	7.1	9.0	78.5	59.4	1.4	3.7	3.3	23,332	3,220	3,781	1,103	623	2,089	1,491	+3085
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	625	17,790	39.9	28.5	10.3	6.4			11.2	21.3	52.5	0.9	2.2	41.5	5.2	5.8	89.3	59.6				24,913	6,464	4,016				1,592

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.6

Mitchell

RPG

8.0

Mobley

APG

5.9

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

10th

DRTG

112.1

12th

NETRTG

4.5

13th

3P%

37.0

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

8 - 2

Final

119

Cavaliers

5 - 4

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5