oldest nba players to score 52 points in a game

Kobe Bryant is the oldest in a game with 52+ points. He was 37 years and 234 days old versus the Jazz on April 13, 2016.

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oldest NBA players to score 52 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
37-234
60
4/13/2016
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
42
4
4
1
1
22
50
44.0
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
2LeBron James
L. James
37-065
56
3/5/2022
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
39
10
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
6
11
54.5
12
13
92.3
76.3
2
8
4
0
+13
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-018
52
4/1/2025
GSW GSW
@
MEM MEM
37
10
8
5
1
16
31
51.6
12
20
60.0
8
8
100.0
75.3
1
9
2
2
+17
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36-350
56
2/27/2025
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
34
4
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
12
19
63.2
12
12
100.0
92.5
0
4
4
0
+15
5James Harden
J. Harden
36-088
55
11/22/2025
LAC LAC
@
CHA CHA
35
3
7
1
0
17
26
65.4
10
16
62.5
11
14
78.6
85.5
1
2
2
1
+22
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-326
60
2/3/2024
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
34-257
56
4/7/1998
UTA UTA
@
GSW GSW
42
9
2
1
4
18
29
62.1
1
1
100.0
19
23
82.6
71.6
2
7
3
2
+1
8Bernard King
B. King
34-025
52
12/29/1990
WAS WAS
vs
DEN DEN
39
8
6
1
0
20
35
57.1
0
0
12
14
85.7
63.2
3
5
4
3
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
33-362
55
3/25/1978
GSW GSW
vs
NYK NYK
44
9
9
3
0
19
31
61.3
17
18
94.4
70.7
1
8
2
3
10Andre Miller
A. Miller
33-317
52
1/30/2010
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
42
5
2
2
0
22
31
71.0
1
1
100.0
7
8
87.5
75.3
1
4
2
2
+4
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
33-185
55
4/2/2022
BKN BKN
@
ATL ATL
42
7
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
8
10
80.0
9
11
81.8
83.7
0
7
4
1
+1
12LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
33-175
56
1/10/2019
SAS SAS
vs
OKC OKC
49
9
4
0
4
20
33
60.6
0
0
16
16
100.0
69.9
4
5
5
2
+7
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
33-165
53
3/13/2022
BKN BKN
vs
NYK NYK
43
6
9
2
0
19
37
51.4
4
13
30.8
11
12
91.7
62.7
1
5
5
3
+11
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33-029
53
4/12/2021
GSW GSW
vs
DEN DEN
36
6
4
0
0
14
24
58.3
10
18
55.6
15
16
93.8
85.4
0
6
5
3
+16
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33-019
53
3/7/1996
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
38
11
2
6
0
21
28
75.0
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
81.8
2
9
4
3
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
32-329
57
2/6/2021
GSW GSW
@
DAL DAL
37
2
5
1
0
19
31
61.3
11
19
57.9
8
8
100.0
82.6
0
2
3
3
+7
17Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
32-328
54
1/2/2023
GSW GSW
vs
ATL ATL
46
8
3
0
1
21
39
53.8
10
21
47.6
2
2
100.0
67.7
2
6
3
4
+13
18LeBron James
L. James
32-308
57
11/3/2017
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
43
11
7
3
2
23
34
67.6
2
4
50.0
9
9
100.0
75.1
5
6
3
2
+6
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
32-295
62
1/3/2021
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
36
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
32-226
71
2/26/2023
POR POR
vs
HOU HOU
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
21Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
32-194
60
1/25/2023
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
40
7
8
3
0
21
29
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32-172
66
2/9/1969
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
48
27
4
29
35
82.9
8
18
44.4
76.9
1
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32-158
60
1/26/1969
LAL LAL
CIN CIN
21
22
36
61.1
16
24
66.7
64.4
1
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32-039
55
3/28/1995
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
39
4
2
1
0
21
37
56.8
3
4
75.0
10
11
90.9
65.7
0
4
2
3
25Mo Williams
M. Williams
32-025
52
1/13/2015
MIN MIN
@
IND IND
44
4
7
0
0
19
33
57.6
6
11
54.5
8
9
88.9
70.3
0
4
3
2
+14

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ORTG

119.3

6th

DRTG

117.7

21st

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

36.1

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
7
Suns Suns
14
11
.560
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

17 - 7

132

Final

119

LAL Lakers

17 - 7

Wed 10 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122
Thu
11/13
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
98-105
Thu
11/13
MIA MIA
@
NYK NYK
132-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
MIL MIL
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM