youngest player to score 56 points

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 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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Team Leaders

PPG

29.2

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Darius Garland
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.8

8th

DRTG

115.3

14th

NETRTG

2.6

10th

3P%

35.9

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
25
18
.581
6.0
5
23
18
.561
7.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
24
19
.558
7.0
7
22
18
.550
7.5
8
21
20
.512
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
2:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

24 - 19

117

Final

115

PHI 76ers

22 - 18

Fri 16 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
29
10
.744
2
25
15
.625
4.5
3
25
16
.610
5.0
4
25
18
.581
6.0
5
23
18
.561
7.0
6
24
19
.558
7.0
7
22
18
.550
7.5
8
21
20
.512
9.0
9
20
23
.465
11.0
10
19
22
.463
11.0
11
17
24
.415
13.0
12
15
26
.366
15.0
13
12
27
.308
17.0
14
10
30
.250
19.5
15
10
32
.238
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
7
.833
2
28
13
.683
6.5
3
28
13
.683
6.5
4
27
15
.643
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.5
6
24
15
.615
9.5
7
24
17
.585
10.5
8
23
19
.548
12.0
9
20
22
.476
15.0
10
18
23
.439
16.5
11
17
23
.425
17.0
12
16
26
.381
19.0
13
14
27
.341
20.5
14
12
30
.286
23.0
15
10
34
.227
26.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
12/20
@
125-132
Sat
12/20
@
81-96
Sat
12/20
@
100-103
Sat
12/20
@
124-113
Sat
12/20
@
124-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/17
@
5:00 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
8:00 PM