who has the 2nd highest scoring single game in nba history

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has posted the 2nd most career points, with 38,387 points.

NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,184
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
59,041
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,559
24.6
11.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
5.9
4.3
6.0
72.1
17,441
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,475
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,839
14,966
5,247
2,087
1,145
4,521
4,574
+3014
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,331
36.5
25.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.7
44.8
1.4
4.2
33.0
6.3
7.5
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.2
3.0
48,538
7,034
6,297
1,942
638
4,000
3,338
+4172
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,515
892
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,509
34.0
20.9
7.6
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.7
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.2
4.8
5.5
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,266
11,470
3,650
1,209
1,279
2,486
3,588
+6572
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,044
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,908
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,707
1,127
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,408
7,855
4,917
1,179
1,278
3,563
2,154
+4785
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,205
34.8
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,903
13,093
3,026
739
2,729
3,307
4,141
+4891
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,257
34.6
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.1
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.6
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,472
7,801
3,419
1,222
644
3,050
3,541
+1540
11James Harden
J. Harden
27,796
1,155
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,171
6,496
8,359
1,722
656
4,280
2,866
+4622
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,405
1,302
21.0
12.4
7.2
14.7
49.2
0.0
6.6
8.5
77.0
56.9
16,168
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,311
1,285
21.3
8.5
0.0
4.2
6.2
67.0
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,235
35.8
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
44,190
13,737
3,057
2,161
3,822
3,665
4,378
+561
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,037
25.8
0.1
9.2
7.4
8.9
83.8
4
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,666
1,067
35.7
25.0
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.2
46.2
0.7
5.7
7.0
81.1
53.7
38,089
7,162
2,673
2,057
-378
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,390
34.1
19.1
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,343
15,085
4,223
1,025
3,020
3,380
3,301
+8919
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,322
34.5
20.0
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.6
14.7
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.2
6.5
80.6
56.9
0.8
4.8
2.7
45,649
7,496
4,697
1,747
737
3,517
3,618
+3389
19John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,269
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,276
1,241
33.3
21.2
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.4
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.6
4.8
6.3
77.2
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,295
8,698
9,941
1,961
407
4,837
3,169
+3041
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,449
34.7
18.0
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.8
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.7
2.2
7.9
2.2
50,250
14,619
5,427
1,852
2,035
3,174
3,537
+4951
22Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,473
31.0
17.5
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
6.3
14.4
43.9
1.6
4.1
37.7
3.3
4.1
79.8
54.0
1.1
3.3
1.7
45,644
6,516
4,665
1,510
875
2,562
3,912
+2006
23Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,171
32.4
21.9
5.6
3.7
9.1
17.9
50.8
0.0
3.7
4.4
83.2
55.1
37,919
6,520
4,344
3,009
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,572
1,028
34.2
24.9
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
35,158
4,838
6,567
1,563
268
3,204
2,316
+6207
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,416
1,188
34.8
21.4
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.7
16.3
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.1
5.5
6.6
84.2
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
41,367
5,226
4,891
1,177
394
2,381
2,660
+203

More Lakers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

8th

DRTG

115.8

16th

NETRTG

2.4

11th

3P%

32.5

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/12
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

3 - 3

120

Final

130

LAL Lakers

5 - 2

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Heat Heat
3
3
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Mon
11/3
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Mon
11/3
MIA MIA
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
11/4
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Tue
11/4
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM