who has the most points in an nba game regular season or playoff on a january 18

Wilt Chamberlain has posted the most points in a regular-season or postseason game on January 18, with 54 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on January 18, 1962.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	54	1/18/1962	PHI	vs	CIN	48	31	3			22	50	44.0				10	16	62.5	47.3				0
2	Kemba Walker K. Walker	52	1/18/2016	CHA	vs	UTA	47	9	8	2	0	16	33	48.5	6	11	54.5	14	15	93.3	65.7	1	8	3	3	+4
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	52	1/18/2013	OKC	@	DAL	50	9	1	2	0	13	31	41.9	5	9	55.6	21	21	100.0	64.6	0	9	4	2	-1
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	51	1/18/1996	HOU	vs	BOS	45	14	3	3	2	20	37	54.1	0	0		11	14	78.6	59.1	5	9	2	3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	1/18/1961	PHI		SYR	48	18	1			17	36	47.2				14	21	66.7	53.1				2
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	1/18/1998	CHI	vs	HOU	41	3	3	3	1	16	29	55.2	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	65.6	0	3	4	2	+9
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	45	1/18/1988	ATL	@	NYK	42	11	3	3	0	16	29	55.2	0	0		13	15	86.7	63.2	5	6	5	3
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	1/18/1990	CHI	vs	GSW	33	12	8	1	2	17	30	56.7	7	12	58.3	3	3	100.0	70.2	3	9	2	3
9	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	44	1/18/1977	NOJ	vs	BOS	46	5	8			17	36	47.2				10	11	90.9	53.9				3
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	1/18/1966	PHI	vs	BAL	48	23	8			20	32	62.5				4	11	36.4	59.7				3
11	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	43	1/18/2005	WAS	@	DAL	42	3	3	2	0	11	23	47.8	6	10	60.0	15	18	83.3	69.5	1	2	2	6	-18
12	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	43	1/18/2001	GSW	vs	HOU	47	15	1	1	1	14	27	51.9	2	2	100.0	13	16	81.3	63.2	5	10	1	4	-4
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	43	1/18/1974	CAP	@	BUF	48	23	0			16	28	57.1				11	13	84.6	63.8				3
14	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	42	1/18/2020	CHI	vs	CLE	39	6	3	5	2	19	31	61.3	2	6	33.3	2	4	50.0	64.1	2	4	1	2	-1
15	David Robinson D. Robinson	42	1/18/1995	SAS	@	CHA	42	9	4	0	0	16	26	61.5	0	0		10	10	100.0	69.1	2	7	3	3
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	42	1/18/1995	ORL	@	DAL	38	10	2	0	4	17	25	68.0	0	0		8	13	61.5	68.4	1	9	3	2
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	42	1/18/1985	UTA	vs	POR	41	6	3	0	0	14	20	70.0	0	0		14	16	87.5	77.7	2	4	6	4
18	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	41	1/18/2024	NYK	vs	WAS	40	8	8	2	1	14	27	51.9	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	62.7	1	7	6	2	+10
19	Jalen Green J. Green	41	1/18/2023	HOU	vs	CHA	40	5	7	0	0	16	24	66.7	4	10	40.0	5	6	83.3	77.0	0	5	4	2	+4
20	Cuttino Mobley C. Mobley	41	1/18/2001	HOU	@	GSW	45	9	0	1	0	14	26	53.8	2	3	66.7	11	13	84.6	64.6	1	8	0	2	+12
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	41	1/18/1986	BOS	@	ATL	40	7	6	3	2	15	27	55.6	2	4	50.0	9	11	81.8	64.4	4	3	7	5
22	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	41	1/18/1971	ATL	@	BUF	43	2	4			13	25	52.0				15	19	78.9	61.5				3
23	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	41	1/18/1969	NYK		MIL	47	12	0			18	29	62.1				5	8	62.5	63.0				1
24	Jerry West J. West	41	1/18/1964	LAL		PHI		6	5			14	23	60.9				13	18	72.2	66.3				3
25	Gene Shue G. Shue	41	1/18/1961	DET		CIN		6				16	28	57.1				9	11	81.8	62.4				4