youngest nba player to score 56 points in a game

LeBron James is the youngest in a game with 56+ points. He was 20 years and 80 days old versus the Raptors on March 20, 2005.

Interpreted as:
youngest NBA player to score 56 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEAGEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
20-080
56
3/20/2005
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
2Devin Booker
D. Booker
20-145
70
3/24/2017
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
21-261
57
12/14/1965
SFW SFW
@
NYK NYK
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22-133
56
3/28/2018
MIN MIN
vs
ATL ATL
41
15
4
0
1
19
32
59.4
6
8
75.0
12
15
80.0
72.5
4
11
2
4
+7
5Devin Booker
D. Booker
22-146
59
3/25/2019
PHX PHX
@
UTA UTA
41
4
4
1
0
19
34
55.9
5
8
62.5
16
17
94.1
71.1
1
3
6
5
-13
6Rick Barry
R. Barry
22-215
57
10/29/1966
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
48
15
7
21
44
47.7
15
17
88.2
55.4
2
7Anthony Davis
A. Davis
22-347
59
2/21/2016
NOP NOP
@
DET DET
43
20
4
0
1
24
34
70.6
2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
76.8
6
14
2
1
+17
8Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22-354
57
3/12/2015
CLE CLE
@
SAS SAS
47
3
5
4
0
20
32
62.5
7
7
100.0
10
10
100.0
78.3
1
2
2
3
+6
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23-058
60
4/30/2021
BOS BOS
vs
SAS SAS
45
8
5
0
1
20
37
54.1
5
7
71.4
15
17
88.2
67.4
2
6
0
2
+6
10Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
23-084
56
2/13/1968
BAL BAL
vs
LAL LAL
51
7
3
20
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
11Trae Young
T. Young
23-106
56
1/3/2022
ATL ATL
@
POR POR
37
4
14
0
0
17
26
65.4
7
12
58.3
15
15
100.0
85.9
1
3
4
1
+10
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23-144
56
1/14/2002
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
34
5
4
1
0
21
34
61.8
3
6
50.0
11
12
91.7
71.3
3
2
0
1
+40
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-157
58
1/25/1960
PHI PHI
DET DET
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-184
58
2/21/1960
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
15Jerry West
J. West
23-234
63
1/17/1962
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
39
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
16David Thompson
D. Thompson
23-270
73
4/9/1978
DEN DEN
@
DET DET
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
23-302
60
12/27/2022
DAL DAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
21
10
2
1
21
31
67.7
2
6
33.3
16
22
72.7
73.7
5
16
4
5
+7
18Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
23-347
56
1/29/1983
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
37
6
4
18
26
69.2
0
0
20
22
90.9
78.5
4
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24-009
58
2/26/1987
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
37
8
3
3
2
16
25
64.0
0
0
26
27
96.3
78.6
1
7
3
4
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24-015
61
3/4/1987
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
43
7
3
3
3
22
39
56.4
0
0
17
18
94.4
65.0
3
4
5
0
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24-035
56
3/24/1987
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
44
7
3
8
0
22
32
68.8
0
1
0.0
12
15
80.0
72.5
1
6
7
2
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24-058
61
4/16/1987
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
41
10
1
4
1
22
38
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24-134
56
1/2/1961
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
28
0
23
37
62.2
10
20
50.0
61.1
2
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24-137
56
1/5/1961
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
26
1
20
32
62.5
16
22
72.7
67.2
1
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24-153
56
1/21/1961
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
48
45
0
25
46
54.3
6
13
46.2
54.1
2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.3

25th

DRTG

113.3

11th

NETRTG

-1.0

17th

3P%

34.9

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Celtics Celtics
3
3
.500
2.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
3
.500
2.5
8
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
2.5
9
Knicks Knicks
2
3
.400
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

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112

Final

101

CLE Cavaliers

3 - 3

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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
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
2.0
4
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
5
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
2.0
5
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Celtics Celtics
3
3
.500
2.5

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)
Sat
11/1
SAC SAC
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Sat
11/1
MIN MIN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/1
ORL ORL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM