most points by a player in a game in december all-time

Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the most points in a December game, with 78 points against the Lakers on December 8, 1961.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game in december all-time

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	78	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	43	1			31	62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	68	12/16/1967	PHI	@	CHI	48	34	2			30	40	75.0				8	22	36.4	68.4				1
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	64	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	14	3	4	1	20	28	71.4	0	3	0.0	24	32	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	12/14/1962	SFW	vs	LAL	48	30	1			24	41	58.5				15	20	75.0	63.3				4
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7			23	55	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	62	12/20/2005	LAL	vs	DAL	33	8	0	3	0	18	31	58.1	4	10	40.0	22	25	88.0	73.8	3	5	2	3	+35
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/18/1962	SFW	vs	STL	45	27	2			26	53	49.1				9	14	64.3	51.6				0
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/11/1962	SFW	vs	SYR	48	26	1			27	57	47.4				7	11	63.6	49.3				0
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/9/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0			28	48	58.3				5	10	50.0	58.2				3
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
11	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	60	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	29	2	1	0	0	21	33	63.6	8	14	57.1	10	11	90.9	79.3	0	2	0	0	+37
12	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	60	12/17/2006	WAS	@	LAL	49	8	8	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	12	41.7	21	27	77.8	68.4	0	8	3	3	+10
13	Bernard King B. King	60	12/25/1984	NYK	vs	NJN	41	7	4	0	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		22	26	84.6	72.4	2	5	5	2
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	12/29/1961	PHI		LAL	48	26	3			24	43	55.8				12	19	63.2	58.4				1
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	12/1/1961	PHI	@	LAL	48	21	4			22	47	46.8				16	26	61.5	51.3				1
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	12/6/1963	SFW	vs	LAL	48	27	4			22	45	48.9				15	29	51.7	51.1				1
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	12/2/1962	SFW	vs	STL	48	24	2			25	36	69.4				9	14	64.3	70.0				1
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	12/25/1961	PHI	@	NYK	58	36	0			23	44	52.3				13	22	59.1	55.0				3
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	58	12/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	42	6	5	0	0	21	35	60.0	6	12	50.0	10	15	66.7	69.7	1	5	2	3	+11
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	58	12/29/2006	LAL	@	CHA	54	5	4	0	0	22	45	48.9	4	11	36.4	10	12	83.3	57.7	0	5	4	6	+5
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	12/15/1964	SFW	@	NYK	53	22	5			25	45	55.6				8	19	42.1	54.3				2
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	57	12/23/1992	CHI	vs	WAS	42	2	10	3	1	22	37	59.5	6	8	75.0	7	8	87.5	70.3	0	2	1	3
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	57	12/10/1986	ATL	vs	CHI	40	9	4	2	1	19	28	67.9	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	76.5	4	5	2	1
24	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	57	12/4/1982	UTA	vs	CHI	38	9	3	0	0	20	27	74.1	0	0		17	22	77.3	77.7	3	6	2	5
25	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	12/14/1965	SFW	@	NYK	44	15	3			18	29	62.1				21	22	95.5	73.7				5