who is the youngest nba player to score 73 points in a game

David Thompson is the youngest in a game with 73+ points. He was 23 years and 270 days old versus the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

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Who is the youngest NBA player to score 73 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	David Thompson D. Thompson	23-270	73	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24-332	73	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	45	10	7	1	0	25	33	75.8	8	13	61.5	15	16	93.8	91.2	0	10	4	1	+13
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-109	78	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	43	1			31	62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-145	73	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0			29	48	60.4				15	25	60.0	61.9				2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25-193	100	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	48	25	2			36	63	57.1				28	32	87.5	64.9				2
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	26-087	73	11/16/1962	SFW	@	NYK	48	14	1			29	43	67.4				15	19	78.9	71.1				0
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27-152	81	1/22/2006	LAL	vs	TOR	42	6	2	3	1	28	46	60.9	7	13	53.8	18	20	90.0	73.9	2	4	3	1	+25

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.6

1st

DRTG

118.3

25th

NETRTG

5.3

7th

3P%

40.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	32	7	.821
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	5.0
3	Nuggets	25	13	.658	6.5
4	Timberwolves	25	13	.658	6.5
5	Lakers	23	13	.639	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/11	MIL	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	DEN	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sat 1/17	WAS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/18	CHA	@	DEN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Hawks

19 - 21

110

Final

Nuggets

25 - 13

Fri 9 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.3

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.3

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Gobert

70.1

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.6

123.2

121.2

121.1

119.7

118.3

DRtg Rankings

106.8

110.8

112.2

112.5

112.7

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

12.9

7.9

7.4

6.9

5.6

Tank Leaderboard

7-31

8-30

9-31

10-27

11-24

13-25

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,897

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,810.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,915.8

Johnson

1,904.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-11

22-13-1

22-16

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-27

13-25

15-24

15-22

16-21

16-21-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Celtics	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Knicks	24	14	.632	4.5
4	Raptors	23	16	.590	6.0
5	76ers	21	15	.583	6.5
6	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0
7	Cavaliers	21	18	.538	8.0
8	Magic	21	18	.538	8.0
9	Hawks	19	21	.475	10.5
10	Bulls	17	20	.459	11.0
11	Bucks	17	21	.447	11.5
12	Hornets	13	25	.342	15.5
13	Nets	11	24	.314	16.0
14	Wizards	10	27	.270	18.0
15	Pacers	7	31	.184	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	32	7	.821
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	5.0
3	Nuggets	25	13	.658	6.5
4	Timberwolves	25	13	.658	6.5
5	Lakers	23	13	.639	7.5
6	Rockets	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	23	15	.605	8.5
8	Warriors	21	18	.538	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	19	20	.487	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	22	.421	15.5
11	Clippers	14	23	.378	17.0
12	Mavericks	14	24	.368	17.5
13	Jazz	13	24	.351	18.0
14	Pelicans	9	31	.225	23.5
15	Kings	8	30	.211	23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/11	IND	@	PHI	105-115
Thu 12/11	CHI	@	CHA	129-126
Thu 12/11	UTA	@	MEM	130-126
Thu 12/11	BKN	@	DAL	111-119
Thu 12/11	MIN	@	GSW	127-120

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 1/10	LAC	@	DET	7:30 PM
Sat 1/10	SAS	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

David Thompson is the youngest in a game with 73+ points. He was 23 years and 270 days old versus the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

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