list of single games with the most points all-time

LeBron James has dropped the most career points, with 42,406 points.

Interpreted as:
list of single games with the most points by a player all-time
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,406
1,573
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,416
11,793
11,662
2,355
1,158
5,500
2,798
+7381
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
6Dirk 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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,044
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,908
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,155
1,145
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,067
7,938
4,999
1,194
1,295
3,625
2,192
+4909
9Shaquille 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
10James Harden
J. Harden
28,359
1,176
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.7
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,930
6,607
8,526
1,750
665
4,361
2,913
+4572
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
14Hakeem 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
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,037
25.8
0.1
9.2
7.4
8.9
83.8
4
16Dominique 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
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,590
1,263
33.2
21.1
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.2
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,951
8,857
10,119
1,993
410
4,916
3,224
+2841
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
19Paul 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
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,269
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
21Kevin 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
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,962
1,041
34.2
24.9
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
35,575
4,899
6,620
1,578
274
3,244
2,345
+6216
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,799
1,210
34.8
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.4
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,068
5,291
4,954
1,210
399
2,403
2,709
+6
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

30.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.3

11th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.6

12th

3P%

33.9

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
16
12
.571
6.0
7
15
13
.536
7.0
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
14
.517
7.5
10
12
15
.444
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

12 - 15

136

Final

125

CLE Cavaliers

15 - 14

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
19
8
.704
2.5
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
17
12
.586
5.5
6
16
12
.571
6.0
7
15
13
.536
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
14
.517
7.5
10
12
15
.444
9.5
11
11
17
.393
11.0
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
21
.192
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
7
22
.241
18.5
15
6
22
.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/18
@
125-118
Tue
11/18
@
99-113
Tue
11/18
@
109-120
Tue
11/18
@
113-111
Tue
11/18
@
122-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM