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 against 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

More Trail Blazers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.6

Avdija

Deni Avdija

RPG

10.3

Clingan

Donovan Clingan

APG

6.6

Avdija

Deni Avdija
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

22nd

DRTG

117.7

22nd

NETRTG

-3.7

21st

3P%

33.3

29th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
12
19
.387
14.0
11
12
20
.375
14.5
12
11
19
.367
14.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
10:30 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

9 - 21

119

Final

103

Fri 26 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
7
.774
2
21
9
.700
2.5
3
19
11
.633
4.5
4
18
14
.563
6.5
5
16
13
.552
7.0
6
17
14
.548
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.5
8
16
15
.516
8.0
9
15
15
.500
8.5
10
15
17
.469
9.5
11
12
19
.387
12.0
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
9
19
.321
13.5
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
25
.194
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
7
.767
2.5
3
22
8
.733
3.5
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
20
11
.645
6.0
6
18
10
.643
6.5
7
17
13
.567
8.5
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
11
12
20
.375
14.5
12
11
19
.367
14.5
13
9
21
.300
16.5
14
8
24
.250
18.5
15
7
23
.233
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/23
@
117-134
Sun
11/23
@
112-117
Mon
11/24
@
113-132
Mon
11/24
@
144-103
Mon
11/24
@
118-135

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM