youngest player to score 20 points in a nba game

Jermaine O'Neal is the youngest in a game with 20+ points. He was 18 years and 101 days old versus the Seattle SuperSonics on January 22, 1997.

Interpreted as:
youngest player to score 20 or more points in a NBA regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
18-101
20
1/22/1997
@
25
6
0
0
2
8
10
80.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
85.0
2
4
1
4
+19
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18-133
21
1/3/1997
vs
22
5
1
2
2
6
10
60.0
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
72.9
2
3
0
1
+10
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18-148
21
1/18/1997
vs
32
2
5
1
0
8
13
61.5
3
5
60.0
2
2
100.0
75.6
0
2
4
1
-1
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18-216
20
3/27/1997
@
43
8
4
3
0
6
16
37.5
1
5
20.0
7
7
100.0
52.4
4
4
3
3
+14
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18-228
24
4/8/1997
@
25
2
3
1
0
9
11
81.8
2
3
66.7
4
7
57.1
85.2
1
1
5
3
+23
6Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
18-265
22
2/13/1998
@
37
8
1
1
1
7
16
43.8
0
0
8
10
80.0
53.9
3
5
1
1
-9
7LeBron James
L. James
18-303
25
10/29/2003
@
42
6
9
4
0
12
20
60.0
0
2
0.0
1
3
33.3
58.6
2
4
2
3
-9
8LeBron James
L. James
18-304
21
10/30/2003
@
41
12
8
1
0
8
17
47.1
1
5
20.0
4
7
57.1
52.3
2
10
7
1
-3
9Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-309
22
10/26/2025
vs
29
4
4
0
1
8
14
57.1
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
69.8
0
4
0
5
+5
10LeBron James
L. James
18-312
23
11/7/2003
@
44
5
3
0
0
8
18
44.4
1
2
50.0
6
7
85.7
54.6
0
5
7
2
-7
11Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-319
20
11/5/2025
vs
35
9
2
3
2
8
19
42.1
1
5
20.0
3
3
100.0
49.2
0
9
2
1
+1
12LeBron James
L. James
18-320
22
11/15/2003
vs
47
5
8
1
2
10
19
52.6
0
1
0.0
2
4
50.0
53.0
0
5
5
2
+8
13Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
18-323
20
4/12/1998
vs
35
7
6
3
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
2
2
100.0
72.0
4
3
3
2
-15
14Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-324
26
11/10/2025
vs
35
9
4
2
1
9
15
60.0
1
5
20.0
7
10
70.0
67.0
2
7
1
2
-7
15LeBron James
L. James
18-324
28
11/19/2003
@
40
7
8
2
1
10
18
55.6
2
4
50.0
6
8
75.0
65.1
2
5
4
2
-5
16Bill Willoughby
B. Willoughby
18-326
20
4/10/1976
vs
42
18
4
2
3
7
14
50.0
6
11
54.5
53.1
2
17Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-330
21
11/16/2025
vs
37
8
5
1
2
9
16
56.3
1
3
33.3
2
3
66.7
60.6
2
6
0
3
+10
18LeBron James
L. James
18-334
33
11/29/2003
vs
55
16
7
1
1
14
28
50.0
3
6
50.0
2
3
66.7
56.3
2
14
8
1
-10
19Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-335
29
11/21/2025
vs
32
7
5
2
0
12
19
63.2
0
4
0.0
5
6
83.3
67.0
2
5
2
2
+9
20Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-343
35
11/29/2025
@
38
8
2
0
0
13
22
59.1
0
3
0.0
9
11
81.8
65.2
1
7
3
3
-5
21Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-345
24
12/1/2025
@
33
8
2
2
1
10
19
52.6
1
3
33.3
3
4
75.0
57.8
0
8
2
1
+13
22LeBron James
L. James
18-346
23
12/11/2003
vs
43
3
9
1
1
8
21
38.1
1
3
33.3
6
8
75.0
46.9
1
2
4
3
+9
23Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-347
22
12/3/2025
vs
31
6
2
1
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
4
5
80.0
72.4
2
4
3
3
+3
24LeBron James
L. James
18-348
37
12/13/2003
vs
45
3
4
0
0
10
20
50.0
1
5
20.0
16
18
88.9
66.3
1
2
2
2
-2
25LeBron James
L. James
18-350
27
12/15/2003
@
44
4
6
3
3
10
16
62.5
0
3
0.0
7
8
87.5
69.2
1
3
6
1
-12

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.8

Avdija

Deni Avdija

RPG

11.7

Clingan

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APG

6.7

Avdija

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.0

22nd

DRTG

114.8

14th

NETRTG

-0.8

20th

3P%

34.0

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
42
33
.560
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.5
9
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
38
38
.500
22.0
10
36
39
.480
23.5
11
25
50
.333
34.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
11:00 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:30 PM
Fri
4/10
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

17 - 57

88

Final

123

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
21
.720
2
50
25
.667
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.0
4
47
28
.627
7.0
5
42
32
.568
11.5
6
43
33
.566
11.5
7
41
34
.547
13.0
8
39
35
.527
14.5
9
40
36
.526
14.5
10
39
36
.520
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
46
.387
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.0
14
17
58
.227
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
60
16
.789
2
Spurs Spurs - y
57
18
.760
2.5
3
49
26
.653
10.5
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
29
.613
13.5
6
45
29
.608
14.0
7
42
33
.560
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.5
9
38
38
.500
22.0
10
36
39
.480
23.5
11
25
50
.333
34.5
12
25
51
.329
35.0
13
24
51
.320
35.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
55
.276
39.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
41.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/4
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122-112
Wed
3/4
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110-126
Wed
3/4
@
115-113
Wed
3/4
@
106-121
Wed
3/4
@
107-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM