what are the most points in a game last 20 years

Between January 3, 2006 and January 3, 2026, Kobe Bryant has the most points in a game, with 81 points against the Raptors on January 22, 2006.

Interpreted as:
What are the most points by a player in a regular-season game last 20 years?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
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
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
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
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
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
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
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
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
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
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
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
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
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
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
12/13/2023
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1/26/2024
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1/22/2024
MIN MIN
vs
CHA CHA
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
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
12Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
1/24/2014
NYK NYK
vs
CHA CHA
39
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
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
14Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
3/29/2024
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
15Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
8/11/2020
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
16Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
1/20/2020
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
17James Harden
J. Harden
61
3/22/2019
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
18James Harden
J. Harden
61
1/23/2019
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
19LeBron James
L. James
61
3/3/2014
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
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
61
2/2/2009
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
21De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60
11/15/2024
SAC SAC
vs
MIN MIN
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
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
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
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
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
60
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
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
60
3/15/2022
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
35
6
4
4
1
20
31
64.5
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
81.7
2
4
1
3
+36
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