who is the youngest nba player to score 28 points in a game

LeBron James is the youngest in a game with 28+ points. He was 18 years and 324 days old versus the Wizards on November 19, 2003.

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Who is the youngest NBA player to score 28 or more points in a regular-season game?

	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	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	18-324	28	11/19/2003	CLE	@	WAS	40	7	8	2	1	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	6	8	75.0	65.1	2	5	4	2	-5
2	LeBron James L. James	18-334	33	11/29/2003	CLE	vs	MEM	55	16	7	1	1	14	28	50.0	3	6	50.0	2	3	66.7	56.3	2	14	8	1	-10
3	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-335	29	11/21/2025	DAL	vs	NOP	32	7	5	2	0	12	19	63.2	0	4	0.0	5	6	83.3	67.0	2	5	2	2	+9
4	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-343	35	11/29/2025	DAL	@	LAC	38	8	2	0	0	13	22	59.1	0	3	0.0	9	11	81.8	65.2	1	7	3	3	-5
5	LeBron James L. James	18-348	37	12/13/2003	CLE	vs	BOS	45	3	4	0	0	10	20	50.0	1	5	20.0	16	18	88.9	66.3	1	2	2	2	-2
6	LeBron James L. James	18-354	36	12/19/2003	CLE	@	PHI	42	4	5	4	0	14	24	58.3	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	71.1	1	3	4	1	+9
7	LeBron James L. James	18-355	32	12/20/2003	CLE	@	CHI	42	6	10	2	2	11	22	50.0	0	5	0.0	10	12	83.3	58.7	1	5	4	2	+9
8	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-359	42	12/15/2025	DAL	@	UTA	42	7	6	1	2	13	27	48.1	1	4	25.0	15	20	75.0	58.7	1	6	4	3	-9
9	LeBron James L. James	18-360	34	12/25/2003	CLE	@	ORL	47	2	6	2	1	13	28	46.4	4	10	40.0	4	5	80.0	56.3	1	1	8	0	-9
10	LeBron James L. James	18-363	32	12/28/2003	CLE	vs	POR	39	10	9	3	0	15	23	65.2	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	67.0	3	7	5	1	+11
11	LeBron James L. James	19-016	29	1/15/2004	CLE	@	GSW	43	6	6	3	0	8	21	38.1	2	5	40.0	11	13	84.6	54.3	2	4	2	0	-14
12	LeBron James L. James	19-018	29	1/17/2004	CLE	@	UTA	45	7	2	2	1	12	28	42.9	2	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	48.0	1	6	4	2	+8
13	LeBron James L. James	19-033	38	2/1/2004	CLE	@	WAS	43	6	4	0	2	14	27	51.9	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	59.7	3	3	6	4	0
14	LeBron James L. James	19-036	32	2/4/2004	CLE	vs	LAL	43	4	4	0	0	12	26	46.2	4	4	100.0	4	5	80.0	56.7	0	4	0	0	-2
15	LeBron James L. James	19-052	32	2/20/2004	CLE	vs	SAS	39	11	2	2	1	14	23	60.9	0	0		4	4	100.0	64.6	2	9	2	0	+3
16	LeBron James L. James	19-059	30	2/27/2004	CLE	@	ORL	49	11	3	3	1	11	19	57.9	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	1	10	5	1	+7
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	19-062	35	11/30/2007	SEA	vs	IND	40	5	2	2	3	12	20	60.0	3	5	60.0	8	12	66.7	69.2	0	5	7	4	+13
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	19-069	35	12/7/2007	SEA	vs	MIL	39	8	1	0	5	9	20	45.0	2	6	33.3	15	16	93.8	64.7	2	6	3	4	+18
19	LeBron James L. James	19-069	34	3/8/2004	CLE	@	ATL	45	6	7	1	0	11	23	47.8	1	4	25.0	11	13	84.6	59.2	2	4	2	1	+11
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	19-074	30	12/12/2007	SEA	@	NYK	35	5	4	2	0	11	20	55.0	1	5	20.0	7	8	87.5	63.8	1	4	3	1	+8
21	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	19-076	36	11/30/2018	MEM	@	BKN	43	8	2	0	0	13	22	59.1	3	7	42.9	7	7	100.0	71.8	3	5	1	4	+13
22	Devin Booker D. Booker	19-081	32	1/19/2016	PHX	vs	IND	40	0	2	0	0	9	16	56.3	6	11	54.5	8	8	100.0	82.0	0	0	4	3	-9
23	GG Jackson	19-084	30	3/10/2024	MEM	@	OKC	38	6	3	0	1	10	19	52.6	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	3	3	1	3	-25
24	Jalen Duren J. Duren	19-084	30	2/10/2023	DET	vs	SAS	42	17	3	1	4	13	20	65.0	0	0		4	9	44.4	62.6	7	10	1	4	-10
25	LeBron James L. James	19-088	41	3/27/2004	CLE	vs	NJN	43	6	13	3	0	15	29	51.7	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	61.4	2	4	2	1	+10

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