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 against the Raptors on March 20, 2005.

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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
@
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
@
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
@
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
vs
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
@
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
@
48
15
7
21
44
47.7
15
17
88.2
55.4
2
7Anthony Davis
A. Davis
22-347
59
2/21/2016
@
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
@
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
vs
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
vs
51
7
3
20
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
11Trae Young
T. Young
23-106
56
1/3/2022
@
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
vs
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
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-184
58
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
15Jerry West
J. West
23-234
63
1/17/1962
vs
39
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
16David Thompson
D. Thompson
23-270
73
4/9/1978
@
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
vs
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
vs
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
vs
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
@
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
vs
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
vs
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
vs
48
28
0
23
37
62.2
10
20
50.0
61.1
2
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24-137
56
1/5/1961
vs
48
26
1
20
32
62.5
16
22
72.7
67.2
1
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24-153
56
1/21/1961
vs
48
45
0
25
46
54.3
6
13
46.2
54.1
2

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