what is the record most points in an nba game by one player

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points in a game, with 100 points against the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:
What is the record most points in an NBA regular-season game by one player?
NAMEPTSRECDATETMOPPW%MINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
100
1-0
3/2/1962
1.000
48
25
2
36
63
57.1
28
32
87.5
64.9
2
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
81
1-0
1/22/2006
vs
1.000
42
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
78
0-1
12/8/1961
vs
.000
63
43
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
73
1-0
1/26/2024
@
1.000
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
5David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
0-1
4/9/1978
@
.000
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
73
1-0
11/16/1962
@
1.000
48
14
1
29
43
67.4
15
19
78.9
71.1
0
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
73
1-0
1/13/1962
vs
1.000
48
36
0
29
48
60.4
15
25
60.0
61.9
2
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
72
0-1
11/3/1962
@
.000
48
18
1
29
48
60.4
14
18
77.8
64.4
0
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
1-0
2/26/2023
vs
1.000
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71
1-0
1/2/2023
vs
1.000
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
11David Robinson
D. Robinson
71
1-0
4/24/1994
@
1.000
44
14
5
0
2
26
41
63.4
1
2
50.0
18
25
72.0
68.3
4
10
8
2
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
71
1-0
11/15/1960
@
1.000
45
25
1
28
48
58.3
15
19
78.9
63.0
5
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1-0
1/22/2024
vs
1.000
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
0-1
3/24/2017
@
.000
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
70
0-1
3/10/1963
@
.000
48
18
3
27
38
71.1
16
22
72.7
73.4
2
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
69
1-0
3/28/1990
@
1.000
50
18
6
4
1
23
37
62.2
2
6
33.3
21
23
91.3
73.2
7
11
2
5
17Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
68
1-0
2/25/1977
vs
1.000
43
6
6
3
2
26
43
60.5
16
19
84.2
66.2
1
5
6
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
68
1-0
12/16/1967
@
1.000
48
34
2
30
40
75.0
8
22
36.4
68.4
1
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
0-1
1/11/1963
vs
.000
48
25
1
28
47
59.6
11
17
64.7
61.5
1
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
0-1
2/25/1962
vs
.000
48
21
1
25
38
65.8
17
22
77.3
70.3
1
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
0-1
2/17/1962
@
.000
48
28
2
26
44
59.1
15
20
75.0
63.4
1
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
1-0
3/9/1961
vs
1.000
48
31
1
27
37
73.0
13
17
76.5
75.3
1
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
66
1-0
2/9/1969
vs
1.000
48
27
4
29
35
82.9
8
18
44.4
76.9
1
24Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
65
1-0
3/16/2007
vs
1.000
50
7
3
3
0
23
39
59.0
8
12
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.4
1
6
2
3
+4
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
65
1-0
2/7/1966
vs
1.000
47
29
2
28
43
65.1
9
20
45.0
62.7
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