Kobe Bryant is the youngest in a game with 21+ points. He was 18 years and 133 days old against the Kings on January 3, 1997.

Interpreted as:

youngest NBA player with 21 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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-133	21	1/3/1997	LAL	vs	SAC	22	5	1	2	2	6	10	60.0	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	72.9	2	3	0	1	+10
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-148	21	1/18/1997	LAL	vs	DET	32	2	5	1	0	8	13	61.5	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	75.6	0	2	4	1	-1
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-228	24	4/8/1997	LAL	@	GSW	25	2	3	1	0	9	11	81.8	2	3	66.7	4	7	57.1	85.2	1	1	5	3	+23
4	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	18-265	22	2/13/1998	TOR	@	NJN	37	8	1	1	1	7	16	43.8	0	0		8	10	80.0	53.9	3	5	1	1	-9
5	LeBron James L. James	18-303	25	10/29/2003	CLE	@	SAC	42	6	9	4	0	12	20	60.0	0	2	0.0	1	3	33.3	58.6	2	4	2	3	-9
6	LeBron James L. James	18-304	21	10/30/2003	CLE	@	PHX	41	12	8	1	0	8	17	47.1	1	5	20.0	4	7	57.1	52.3	2	10	7	1	-3
7	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-309	22	10/26/2025	DAL	vs	TOR	29	4	4	0	1	8	14	57.1	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	69.8	0	4	0	5	+5
8	LeBron James L. James	18-312	23	11/7/2003	CLE	@	IND	44	5	3	0	0	8	18	44.4	1	2	50.0	6	7	85.7	54.6	0	5	7	2	-7
9	LeBron James L. James	18-320	22	11/15/2003	CLE	vs	PHI	47	5	8	1	2	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	2	4	50.0	53.0	0	5	5	2	+8
10	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-324	26	11/10/2025	DAL	vs	MIL	35	9	4	2	1	9	15	60.0	1	5	20.0	7	10	70.0	67.0	2	7	1	2	-7
11	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
12	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-330	21	11/16/2025	DAL	vs	POR	37	8	5	1	2	9	16	56.3	1	3	33.3	2	3	66.7	60.6	2	6	0	3	+10
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-345	24	12/1/2025	DAL	@	DEN	33	8	2	2	1	10	19	52.6	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	57.8	0	8	2	1	+13
17	LeBron James L. James	18-346	23	12/11/2003	CLE	vs	DET	43	3	9	1	1	8	21	38.1	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	46.9	1	2	4	3	+9
18	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-347	22	12/3/2025	DAL	vs	MIA	31	6	2	1	1	9	13	69.2	0	0		4	5	80.0	72.4	2	4	3	3	+3
19	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
20	LeBron James L. James	18-350	27	12/15/2003	CLE	@	IND	44	4	6	3	3	10	16	62.5	0	3	0.0	7	8	87.5	69.2	1	3	6	1	-12
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	18-354	24	11/26/2004	ORL	@	ATL	42	9	2	2	0	8	11	72.7	0	0		8	12	66.7	73.7	3	6	4	2	+12
22	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
23	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
24	LeBron James L. James	18-358	22	12/23/2003	CLE	vs	NOH	39	6	2	6	1	7	22	31.8	1	6	16.7	7	8	87.5	43.1	2	4	5	1	+9
25	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