top 10 highest scoring games in nba history by a single player

LeBron James has put up the most career points, with 42,131 points.

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top 10 or more highest scoring games in NBA history by a single player
NAME PTS GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
42,131
1,554
37.8
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.6
50.7
1.6
4.7
35.0
5.6
7.5
73.7
59.1
1.2
6.4
3.5
58,766
11,692
11,532
2,335
1,146
5,448
2,769
+7438
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,070
1,509
25.2
11.4
10.4
0.0
0.0
6.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
17,220
3 Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,721
1,441
37.5
25.5
10.3
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.0
51.9
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.8
9.1
74.3
57.9
2.4
7.8
3.1
54,058
14,772
5,181
2,059
1,133
4,435
4,468
+3085
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,218
1,254
37.5
26.5
5.5
4.9
1.5
0.5
9.2
20.4
45.2
1.4
4.3
33.5
6.6
7.9
83.8
55.5
1.2
4.3
3.1
47,082
6,845
6,106
1,878
617
3,828
3,224
+4561
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,207
1,059
38.4
30.4
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.0
49.8
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.7
40,702
6,626
5,587
2,500
891
2,899
2,759
+1436
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30,981
971
31.9
23.3
12.9
6.1
11.9
51.4
22,648
7 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
30,714
1,373
35.3
22.4
7.9
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.9
16.5
47.9
1.4
3.5
39.3
5.1
5.8
88.1
58.6
1.0
6.9
1.7
48,471
10,884
3,485
1,140
1,216
2,364
3,351
+7011
8 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,503
1,112
36.9
27.4
7.0
4.4
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.8
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.4
3.2
41,034
7,803
4,892
1,169
1,266
3,538
2,127
+4866
9 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,113
1,132
35.7
24.8
11.2
2.6
0.6
2.3
9.8
16.8
58.6
0.0
0.0
4.8
5.2
9.7
53.0
58.9
3.6
7.6
2.8
40,358
12,644
2,930
716
2,642
3,145
3,916
+4913
10 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
27,660
1,162
35.3
23.8
6.3
2.8
1.0
0.5
8.5
18.7
45.5
1.4
3.9
36.8
5.4
6.6
81.5
55.2
1.6
4.7
2.5
41,069
7,372
3,281
1,175
605
2,923
3,334
+2120
11 James Harden
J. Harden
27,083
1,053
35.8
25.7
5.9
7.6
1.5
0.6
7.6
17.1
44.6
3.0
8.0
36.9
7.6
8.8
86.3
61.5
0.8
5.1
3.9
37,689
6,165
8,011
1,626
623
4,103
2,635
+4737
12 Moses Malone
M. Malone
26,543
1,149
23.1
13.3
8.0
16.0
49.8
0.0
7.2
9.3
77.3
57.6
15,229
2,825
13 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
26,509
1,149
23.1
9.3
0.0
4.5
6.7
67.4
14 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,421
986
26.8
0.1
9.5
7.7
9.2
83.9
3
15 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,329
1,132
37.0
23.3
11.6
2.6
1.8
3.3
9.3
17.9
51.7
0.0
0.1
20.7
4.7
6.6
71.6
55.9
3.4
8.2
3.1
41,871
13,140
2,924
2,062
3,683
3,487
4,122
+659
16 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,261
1,002
36.7
26.2
6.9
2.6
0.6
9.8
20.9
46.8
0.7
5.9
7.3
81.4
54.3
36,739
6,941
2,581
630
1,968
-361
17 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
25,774
1,178
21.9
8.7
4.4
5.4
81.7
18 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25,623
1,256
35.1
20.4
11.2
3.1
0.8
2.2
7.9
15.4
51.5
0.0
0.1
18.6
4.6
6.5
69.7
55.9
2.9
8.3
2.5
44,027
14,092
3,880
951
2,813
3,143
3,059
+8197
19 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
25,454
1,122
34.1
22.7
7.2
8.2
1.6
0.3
8.2
18.2
44.8
1.2
3.8
31.6
5.2
6.7
77.7
53.7
1.6
5.6
4.0
38,291
8,110
9,241
1,820
364
4,499
2,899
+3250
20 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
25,433
1,161
36.1
21.9
6.0
3.8
1.4
0.6
7.2
15.7
45.7
1.8
4.6
38.3
5.8
7.2
80.9
58.0
0.9
5.1
2.8
41,898
6,927
4,384
1,627
677
3,262
3,295
+3610
21 Jerry West
J. West
25,039
905
27.7
9.9
7.9
9.6
81.5
22 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,014
967
34.6
25.9
4.8
6.5
1.5
0.3
8.8
18.4
47.8
4.2
9.7
43.0
4.1
4.5
91.3
63.4
0.7
4.1
3.1
33,494
4,645
6,245
1,498
249
3,033
2,188
+6411
23 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25,006
1,260
36.7
19.8
10.7
4.0
1.3
1.5
8.0
15.8
50.4
0.1
0.5
27.6
3.8
4.8
79.2
55.4
2.4
8.3
2.3
46,187
13,468
5,101
1,679
1,879
2,939
3,157
+4969
24 Alex English
A. English
24,750
1,016
34.6
24.4
5.9
4.1
10.1
19.6
51.6
0.0
4.1
4.9
83.6
55.9
35,133
5,953
4,135
2,744
25 DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
24,656
1,077
35.7
22.9
4.5
4.3
1.0
0.3
8.2
17.2
47.8
0.6
1.8
30.8
5.9
7.0
84.5
56.5
0.7
3.8
2.1
38,418
4,889
4,620
1,095
357
2,221
2,425
+762

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM