oldest nba players to score 65 points in a game

Damian Lillard is the oldest in a game with 65+ points. He was 32 years and 226 days old against the Rockets on February 26, 2023.

Interpreted as:
oldest NBA players to score 65 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Damian 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
2Wilt 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
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31-117
68
12/16/1967
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
34
2
30
40
75.0
8
22
36.4
68.4
1
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
29-312
70
1/22/2024
PHI PHI
vs
SAS SAS
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
5Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
29-248
68
2/25/1977
NOJ NOJ
vs
NYK NYK
43
6
6
3
2
26
43
60.5
16
19
84.2
66.2
1
5
6
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29-170
65
2/7/1966
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
47
29
2
28
43
65.1
9
20
45.0
62.7
3
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
28-261
71
4/24/1994
SAS SAS
@
LAC LAC
44
14
5
0
2
26
41
63.4
1
2
50.0
18
25
72.0
68.3
4
10
8
2
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
28-205
65
3/16/2007
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
50
7
3
3
0
23
39
59.0
8
12
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.4
1
6
2
3
+4
9Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
27-152
81
1/22/2006
LAL LAL
vs
TOR TOR
42
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27-039
69
3/28/1990
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
50
18
6
4
1
23
37
62.2
2
6
33.3
21
23
91.3
73.2
7
11
2
5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26-201
70
3/10/1963
SFW SFW
@
SYR SYR
48
18
3
27
38
71.1
16
22
72.7
73.4
2
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26-143
67
1/11/1963
SFW SFW
vs
LAL LAL
48
25
1
28
47
59.6
11
17
64.7
61.5
1
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
26-117
71
1/2/2023
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26-087
73
11/16/1962
SFW SFW
@
NYK NYK
48
14
1
29
43
67.4
15
19
78.9
71.1
0
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26-074
72
11/3/1962
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
48
18
1
29
48
60.4
14
18
77.8
64.4
0
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
26-060
71
11/15/1960
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
45
25
1
28
48
58.3
15
19
78.9
63.0
5
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-193
100
3/2/1962
PHI PHI
NYK NYK
48
25
2
36
63
57.1
28
32
87.5
64.9
2
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-190
65
2/27/1962
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
48
23
2
25
43
58.1
15
20
75.0
62.7
3
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-188
67
2/25/1962
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
21
1
25
38
65.8
17
22
77.3
70.3
1
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-180
67
2/17/1962
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
48
28
2
26
44
59.1
15
20
75.0
63.4
1
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-176
65
2/13/1962
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
48
22
4
24
40
60.0
17
30
56.7
61.1
3
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-145
73
1/13/1962
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
48
36
0
29
48
60.4
15
25
60.0
61.9
2
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25-109
78
12/8/1961
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
63
43
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24-332
73
1/26/2024
DAL DAL
@
ATL ATL
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24-200
67
3/9/1961
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
31
1
27
37
73.0
13
17
76.5
75.3
1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

19th

DRTG

117.5

20th

NETRTG

-3.2

20th

3P%

33.0

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
Warriors Warriors
13
12
.520
11.0
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
11
13
.458
12.5
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
15
.375
14.5
11
Mavericks Mavericks
9
16
.360
15.0
12
Jazz Jazz
8
15
.348
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
SAC SAC
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Sat
12/20
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Mon
12/22
DET DET
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Last Game

96

Final

119

MEM Grizzlies

11 - 13

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
7.0
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM