22 players played in 1 game. The first three are Wilt Chamberlain 23 times, Bam Adebayo on March 10 and Kobe Bryant on January 22, 2006, on March 16, 2007 and on December 20, 2005.
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Which NBA player has the most 40 or more points game?| NAME | GP | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 100 | 3/2/1962 | 48 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 63 | 57.1 | 28 | 32 | 87.5 | 64.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | B. Adebayo | 1 | 83 | 3/10/2026 | vs | 42 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 43 | 46.5 | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 36 | 43 | 83.7 | 67.0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +20 | ||
| 3 |  | K. Bryant | 1 | 81 | 1/22/2006 | vs | 42 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 46 | 60.9 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 73.9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 78 | 12/8/1961 | vs | 63 | 43 | 1 | 31 | 62 | 50.0 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | L. Dončić | 1 | 73 | 1/26/2024 | @ | 45 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 91.2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 6 |  | D. Thompson | 1 | 73 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 78.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 73 | 11/16/1962 | @ | 48 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 43 | 67.4 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 71.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 73 | 1/13/1962 | vs | 48 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 60.4 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 61.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 72 | 11/3/1962 | @ | 48 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 48 | 60.4 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 64.4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | D. Lillard | 1 | 71 | 2/26/2023 | vs | 39 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 80.4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +21 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Mitchell | 1 | 71 | 1/2/2023 | vs | 50 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 78.9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +19 | ||
| 12 |  | D. Robinson | 1 | 71 | 4/24/1994 | @ | 44 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 41 | 63.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 13 |  | E. Baylor | 1 | 71 | 11/15/1960 | @ | 45 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 63.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | J. Embiid | 1 | 70 | 1/22/2024 | vs | 37 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 68.5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 15 |  | D. Booker | 1 | 70 | 3/24/2017 | @ | 45 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 68.0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 16 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 70 | 3/10/1963 | @ | 48 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 38 | 71.1 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | M. Jordan | 1 | 69 | 3/28/1990 | @ | 50 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 73.2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 18 |  | P. Maravich | 1 | 68 | 2/25/1977 | vs | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 43 | 60.5 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 66.2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 19 |  | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 68 | 12/16/1967 | @ | 48 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 75.0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 68.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 67 | 1/11/1963 | vs | 48 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 47 | 59.6 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 61.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 67 | 2/25/1962 | vs | 48 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 65.8 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 70.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 67 | 2/17/1962 | @ | 48 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 63.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 67 | 3/9/1961 | vs | 48 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | W. Chamberlain | 1 | 66 | 2/9/1969 | vs | 48 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 35 | 82.9 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 76.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | K. Bryant | 1 | 65 | 3/16/2007 | vs | 50 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 73.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +4 | ||
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