David Thompson is the youngest in a game with 73+ points. He was 23 years and 270 days old against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.
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youngest players to drop 73 or more points in NBA 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 2 |  | L. Dončić | 24-332 | 73 | 1/26/2024 | @ | 45 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 91.2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 25-109 | 78 | 12/8/1961 | vs | 63 | 43 | 1 | 31 | 62 | 50.0 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 25-145 | 73 | 1/13/1962 | vs | 48 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 60.4 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 61.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | W. Chamberlain | 25-193 | 100 | 3/2/1962 | 48 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 63 | 57.1 | 28 | 32 | 87.5 | 64.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 26-087 | 73 | 11/16/1962 | @ | 48 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 43 | 67.4 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 71.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | K. Bryant | 27-152 | 81 | 1/22/2006 | vs | 42 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 46 | 60.9 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 73.9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 8 |  | B. Adebayo | 28-235 | 83 | 3/10/2026 | vs | 42 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 43 | 46.5 | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 36 | 43 | 83.7 | 67.0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +20 |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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