Jermaine O'Neal is the youngest player off the bench in a game with 20+ points. He was 18 years and 101 days old against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 22, 1997.
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Who is the youngest NBA player to score 20 or more points in a regular-season game off the bench?| NAME | Age | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | J. O'Neal | 18-101 | 20 | 1/22/1997 | @ | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +19 | |||
| 2 |  | K. Bryant | 18-133 | 21 | 1/3/1997 | vs | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 72.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 3 | | K. Bryant | 18-148 | 21 | 1/18/1997 | vs | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 4 | | K. Bryant | 18-228 | 24 | 4/8/1997 | @ | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 85.2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +23 | ||
| 5 |  | T. McGrady | 18-265 | 22 | 2/13/1998 | @ | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 53.9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -9 | |||
| 6 |  | GG Jackson | 19-027 | 20 | 1/13/2024 | vs | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |||
| 7 | | GG Jackson | 19-029 | 23 | 1/15/2024 | vs | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 91.9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +23 | ||
| 8 |  | CJ Miles | 19-032 | 23 | 4/19/2006 | vs | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 69.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Jackson Jr. | 19-034 | 24 | 10/19/2018 | vs | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 75.2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | -8 | ||
| 10 | | GG Jackson | 19-053 | 27 | 2/8/2024 | vs | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 11 | | GG Jackson | 19-059 | 20 | 2/14/2024 | vs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 63.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 12 | | GG Jackson | 19-060 | 27 | 2/15/2024 | vs | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 73.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 13 | | K. Bryant | 19-069 | 23 | 10/31/1997 | vs | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +18 | ||
| 14 |  | AJ Griffin | 19-074 | 24 | 11/7/2022 | vs | 31 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 15 | | K. Bryant | 19-078 | 25 | 11/9/1997 | vs | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 66.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 16 | | K. Bryant | 19-088 | 20 | 11/19/1997 | vs | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 54.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +33 | ||
| 17 |  | A. Drummond | 19-091 | 22 | 11/9/2012 | @ | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 78.8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | K. Bryant | 19-092 | 24 | 11/23/1997 | vs | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 48.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +18 | ||
| 19 |  | J. Kuminga | 19-100 | 25 | 1/14/2022 | @ | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 90.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +22 | ||
| 20 | | K. Bryant | 19-106 | 21 | 12/7/1997 | vs | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 54.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 21 |  | B. Coulibaly | 19-109 | 20 | 11/12/2023 | @ | 34 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 80.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 22 | | K. Bryant | 19-109 | 20 | 12/10/1997 | @ | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 54.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | ||
| 23 | | J. Kuminga | 19-111 | 22 | 1/25/2022 | vs | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 111.3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +16 | ||
| 24 | | K. Bryant | 19-111 | 27 | 12/12/1997 | vs | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 69.6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 25 |  | K. Knox II | 19-112 | 26 | 12/1/2018 | vs | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 58.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +5 | ||
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