players under age 24 with the most 40 point games

David Thompson has scored the most points by a player younger than 24 in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:
players under age 24 with the most 40 point regular-season games
NAMEPTSAGEDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
23-270
4/9/1978
DEN DEN
@
DET DET
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
2Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
20-145
3/24/2017
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
3Jerry West
J. West
63
23-234
1/17/1962
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
39
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
60
23-302
12/27/2022
DAL DAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
21
10
2
1
21
31
67.7
2
6
33.3
16
22
72.7
73.7
5
16
4
5
+7
5Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
60
23-058
4/30/2021
BOS BOS
vs
SAS SAS
45
8
5
0
1
20
37
54.1
5
7
71.4
15
17
88.2
67.4
2
6
0
2
+6
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
59
22-146
3/25/2019
PHX PHX
@
UTA UTA
41
4
4
1
0
19
34
55.9
5
8
62.5
16
17
94.1
71.1
1
3
6
5
-13
7Anthony Davis
A. Davis
59
22-347
2/21/2016
NOP NOP
@
DET DET
43
20
4
0
1
24
34
70.6
2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
76.8
6
14
2
1
+17
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
23-184
2/21/1960
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
23-157
1/25/1960
PHI PHI
DET DET
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
57
22-354
3/12/2015
CLE CLE
@
SAS SAS
47
3
5
4
0
20
32
62.5
7
7
100.0
10
10
100.0
78.3
1
2
2
3
+6
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
22-215
10/29/1966
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
48
15
7
21
44
47.7
15
17
88.2
55.4
2
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
21-261
12/14/1965
SFW SFW
@
NYK NYK
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
13Trae Young
T. Young
56
23-106
1/3/2022
ATL ATL
@
POR POR
37
4
14
0
0
17
26
65.4
7
12
58.3
15
15
100.0
85.9
1
3
4
1
+10
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
56
22-133
3/28/2018
MIN MIN
vs
ATL ATL
41
15
4
0
1
19
32
59.4
6
8
75.0
12
15
80.0
72.5
4
11
2
4
+7
15LeBron James
L. James
56
20-080
3/20/2005
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
56
23-144
1/14/2002
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
34
5
4
1
0
21
34
61.8
3
6
50.0
11
12
91.7
71.3
3
2
0
1
+40
17Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
56
23-347
1/29/1983
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
37
6
4
18
26
69.2
0
0
20
22
90.9
78.5
4
18Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
56
23-084
2/13/1968
BAL BAL
vs
LAL LAL
51
7
3
20
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
55
22-311
1/28/2015
CLE CLE
vs
POR POR
39
4
5
2
0
17
36
47.2
11
19
57.9
10
10
100.0
68.1
2
2
3
0
+12
20Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
55
20-052
11/14/2009
MIL MIL
vs
GSW GSW
41
5
5
0
0
21
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
21Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
55
23-174
2/23/1972
CIN CIN
vs
POR POR
44
3
7
20
31
64.5
15
19
78.9
69.9
0
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55
23-083
11/12/1959
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
47
29
2
23
43
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
54
22-362
11/13/1968
SDR SDR
vs
DET DET
48
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
53
23-152
1/4/2025
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
44
6
2
0
0
16
31
51.6
10
15
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.0
1
5
6
4
-3
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
53
23-336
1/30/2023
DAL DAL
vs
DET DET
36
8
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
5
11
45.5
14
18
77.8
83.0
0
8
4
2
+8

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@
POR POR
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