highest single game scoring nba all-time

LeBron James has scored the most career points, with 43,066 points.

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highest single game scoring by a player NBA all-time
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
43,066
1,603
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,404
11,966
11,872
2,388
1,174
5,596
2,836
+7375
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,559
24.6
11.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
5.9
4.3
6.0
72.1
17,441
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,475
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,839
14,966
5,247
2,087
1,145
4,521
4,574
+3014
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,331
36.5
25.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.7
44.8
1.4
4.2
33.0
6.3
7.5
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.2
3.0
48,538
7,034
6,297
1,942
638
4,000
3,338
+4172
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,515
892
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,038
1,178
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.1
39.0
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,282
8,131
5,165
1,219
1,323
3,727
2,249
+5041
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,509
34.0
20.9
7.6
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.7
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.2
4.8
5.5
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,266
11,470
3,650
1,209
1,279
2,486
3,588
+6572
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,044
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,908
9James Harden
J. Harden
28,937
1,201
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,789
6,716
8,727
1,778
676
4,445
2,960
+4667
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,205
34.8
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,903
13,093
3,026
739
2,729
3,307
4,141
+4891
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,257
34.6
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.1
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.6
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,472
7,801
3,419
1,222
644
3,050
3,541
+1540
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,405
1,302
21.0
12.4
7.2
14.7
49.2
0.0
6.6
8.5
77.0
56.9
16,168
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,311
1,285
21.3
8.5
0.0
4.2
6.2
67.0
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,060
1,291
33.1
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.7
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,756
8,975
10,267
2,024
415
5,017
3,288
+2636
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,235
35.8
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
44,190
13,737
3,057
2,161
3,822
3,665
4,378
+561
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,037
25.8
0.1
9.2
7.4
8.9
83.8
4
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,666
1,067
35.7
25.0
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.2
46.2
0.7
5.7
7.0
81.1
53.7
38,089
7,162
2,673
2,057
-378
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,390
34.1
19.1
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,343
15,085
4,223
1,025
3,020
3,380
3,301
+8919
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
1,060
34.1
25.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,164
4,951
6,725
1,596
280
3,294
2,378
+6260
20DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,413
1,243
34.7
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,089
5,386
5,100
1,240
411
2,440
2,773
-262
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,322
34.5
20.0
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.6
14.7
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.2
6.5
80.6
56.9
0.8
4.8
2.7
45,649
7,496
4,697
1,747
737
3,517
3,618
+3389
22John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,269
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,449
34.7
18.0
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.8
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.7
2.2
7.9
2.2
50,250
14,619
5,427
1,852
2,035
3,174
3,537
+4951
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,473
31.0
17.5
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
6.3
14.4
43.9
1.6
4.1
37.7
3.3
4.1
79.8
54.0
1.1
3.3
1.7
45,644
6,516
4,665
1,510
875
2,562
3,912
+2006
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,171
32.4
21.9
5.6
3.7
9.1
17.9
50.8
0.0
3.7
4.4
83.2
55.1
37,919
6,520
4,344
3,009

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

6th

DRTG

114.1

12th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
37
24
.607
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

37 - 24

119

Final

122

DET Pistons

44 - 14

Fri 27 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
32
29
.525
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
30
31
.492
15.5
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
43
.271
28.5
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
35
24
.593
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
29
.517
14.5
9
29
32
.475
17.0
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
@
109-107
Mon
1/26
@
102-106
Mon
1/26
@
115-103
Tue
1/27
@
110-113
Tue
1/27
@
99-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
1:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
5:00 PM