nba regular season players with exactly 61 points in a game

Nikola Jokić posted 61 points against the Timberwolves on April 1.

NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola 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
2Jalen 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
3Damian 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
4Damian 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
5James 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
6James 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
7LeBron 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
8Kobe 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
9Shaquille 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
10Karl 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
11Michael 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
12Michael 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
13Wilt 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
14Wilt 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
15Wilt 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
16Wilt 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
17Wilt 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
18Wilt 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
19George Mikan
G. Mikan
1/20/1952
61
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
36
22
45
48.9
17
21
81.0
56.2
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Team Rankings

ORTG

126.0

1st

DRTG

116.9

19th

NETRTG

9.1

3rd

3P%

39.7

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
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
14
8
.636
7.0
7
Suns Suns
13
9
.591
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sun
12/7
DEN DEN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
ORL ORL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

15 - 6

135

Final

120

IND Pacers

4 - 18

Wed 3 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
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
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM