nba regular season players with exactly 50 points in a game before 1972

Walt Wesley had 50 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 19, 1971.

NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Walt Wesley
W. Wesley
2/19/1971
50
CLE CLE
vs
CIN CIN
44
12
1
20
34
58.8
10
14
71.4
62.3
3
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/20/1970
50
SDR SDR
vs
SEA SEA
48
25
3
18
35
51.4
14
16
87.5
59.5
1
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
2/14/1967
50
SFW SFW
BOS BOS
45
8
5
16
32
50.0
18
19
94.7
61.9
5
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
1/14/1967
50
SFW SFW
@
DET DET
43
8
5
20
37
54.1
10
11
90.9
59.8
2
5Rick Barry
R. Barry
12/25/1966
50
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
47
6
4
19
35
54.3
12
13
92.3
61.4
1
6Rick Barry
R. Barry
12/8/1966
50
SFW SFW
STL STL
48
13
5
19
46
41.3
12
14
85.7
47.9
3
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/2/1966
50
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
47
23
6
22
38
57.9
6
11
54.5
58.4
3
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
2/6/1965
50
CIN CIN
PHI PHI
48
13
1
17
32
53.1
16
16
100.0
64.0
1
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
11/22/1964
50
SFW SFW
vs
DET DET
48
40
0
21
39
53.8
8
21
38.1
51.8
1
10Hal Greer
H. Greer
2/21/1964
50
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
8
7
19
39
48.7
12
14
85.7
55.4
5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/10/1964
50
SFW SFW
vs
LAL LAL
47
23
6
22
36
61.1
6
13
46.2
59.9
1
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/13/1963
50
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
15
11
16
27
59.3
18
22
81.8
68.2
5
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/30/1963
50
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
48
17
0
20
41
48.8
10
14
71.4
53.0
1
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/5/1963
50
SFW SFW
@
CHI CHI
48
25
2
21
44
47.7
8
14
57.1
49.8
4
15Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12/12/1962
50
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
13
6
20
29
69.0
10
13
76.9
72.0
5
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10/26/1962
50
SFW SFW
vs
DET DET
53
41
1
20
29
69.0
10
19
52.6
66.9
0
17Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
3/14/1962
50
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
43
19
19
32
59.4
12
18
66.7
62.6
4
18Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
2/25/1962
50
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
11
13
17
28
60.7
16
19
84.2
68.8
3
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/4/1962
50
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
26
2
19
35
54.3
12
18
66.7
58.2
0
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/28/1962
50
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
53
20
3
17
31
54.8
16
22
72.7
61.5
4
21Jerry West
J. West
1/24/1962
50
LAL LAL
vs
CIN CIN
8
10
17
30
56.7
16
18
88.9
65.9
3
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/16/1961
50
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
21
3
21
39
53.8
8
12
66.7
56.5
3
23Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12/4/1961
50
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
20
7
17
34
50.0
16
22
72.7
57.2
3
24Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
2/28/1959
50
CIN CIN
vs
STL STL
18
22
47
46.8
6
8
75.0
49.5
4
25Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
2/1/1959
50
SYR SYR
@
BOS BOS
53
23
18
34
52.9
14
17
82.4
60.3
6

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

11th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

3.0

14th

3P%

34.8

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
13
10
.565
4.5
8
Hawks Hawks
13
10
.565
4.5
9
76ers 76ers
11
9
.550
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game

122

Final

110

CLE Cavaliers

13 - 10

Wed 3 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
109-97
Thu
11/6
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
125-107
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
UTA UTA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM