nba players with the most 20 point games since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most games with 20+ points, with 1,315 games.

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NBA players with the most 20 or more point regular-season games since 1980
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,315
38,461
38.4
29.2
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
10.7
20.5
52.3
1.8
5.0
36.7
6.0
8.0
74.4
60.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
50,444
10,066
9,744
2,035
1,007
4,595
2,373
+7191
2Karl 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
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,011
29,508
37.6
29.2
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.2
10.1
19.5
51.6
2.1
5.3
40.3
6.9
7.8
88.5
63.6
0.7
6.5
3.2
37,984
7,248
4,535
1,073
1,171
3,261
2,001
+5082
4Kobe 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
5Michael 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
6Dirk 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
7Shaquille 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
8Carmelo 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
9James Harden
J. Harden
775
23,425
37.2
30.2
6.2
8.1
1.7
0.6
8.9
19.3
46.2
3.5
9.1
38.8
8.9
10.2
86.8
63.5
0.8
5.3
4.2
28,832
4,782
6,308
1,295
492
3,242
1,983
+4545
10Dominique 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
11Hakeem 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
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
746
22,160
35.3
29.7
4.9
6.4
1.5
0.3
10.0
20.0
50.1
4.9
10.8
45.4
4.8
5.2
91.8
66.7
0.7
4.3
3.2
26,339
3,688
4,779
1,149
196
2,392
1,631
+5798
13DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
719
19,517
37.0
27.1
4.7
4.5
1.1
0.3
9.6
19.0
50.5
0.7
2.1
34.7
7.2
8.3
85.9
59.8
0.7
4.0
2.0
26,587
3,398
3,257
778
236
1,451
1,620
+1225
14Allen 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
15Russell 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
16Alex 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
17Patrick 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
18Paul 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
19Charles 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
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
650
18,883
36.8
29.1
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
3.9
2.9
23,940
2,911
4,486
662
194
1,861
1,247
+2561
21Tim 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
22Moses 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
23Kevin 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
24Dwyane 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
25Larry 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

28.4

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

7th

DRTG

114.0

12th

NETRTG

4.1

7th

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
41
25
.621
6.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
40
25
.615
6.5
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/11
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

34 - 30

101

Final

115

CLE Cavaliers

40 - 25

Mon 9 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
46
18
.719
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
41
25
.621
6.0
4
40
25
.615
6.5
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
7
35
28
.556
10.5
8
35
30
.538
11.5
9
34
31
.523
12.5
10
33
33
.500
14.0
11
27
37
.422
19.0
12
27
38
.415
19.5
13
17
48
.262
29.5
14
16
48
.250
30.0
15
15
50
.231
31.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
24
.625
10.0
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
25
.615
10.5
6
39
26
.600
11.5
7
38
27
.585
12.5
8
32
32
.500
18.0
9
32
33
.492
18.5
10
31
35
.470
20.0
11
23
41
.359
27.0
12
21
44
.323
29.5
13
21
45
.318
30.0
14
20
45
.308
30.5
15
16
50
.242
35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/6
@
113-127
Fri
2/6
@
112-106
Fri
2/6
@
125-138
Fri
2/6
@
117-120
Fri
2/6
@
126-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/11
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
9:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
10:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
10:00 PM