nba youngest player to score 45+ points in a game

Cooper Flagg is the youngest in a game with 45+ points. He was 19 years and 39 days old against the Hornets on January 29.

All-time
Regular season

	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	+/-
1	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	19-039	49	1/29/2026	DAL	vs	CHA	38	10	3	0	1	20	29	69.0	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	77.4	1	9	2	2	+2
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	19-103	51	4/3/2026	DAL	vs	ORL	34	6	3	3	1	19	30	63.3	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	77.1	3	3	1	3	-2
3	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	19-105	45	4/5/2026	DAL	vs	LAL	39	8	9	2	1	14	27	51.9	2	4	50.0	15	17	88.2	65.3	0	8	2	2	+11
4	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	19-362	45	3/9/1980	NJN	vs	DET	36	10	4			19	28	67.9	1			6	7	85.7	72.4				3
5	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	20-052	55	11/14/2009	MIL	vs	GSW	41	5	5	0	0	21	34	61.8	7	8	87.5	6	8	75.0	73.3	1	4	4	1	+11
6	Carl Braun C. Braun	20-072	47	12/6/1947	NYK	@	PRO						18	35	51.4				11
7	LeBron James L. James	20-080	56	3/20/2005	CLE	@	TOR	48	10	5	2	0	18	36	50.0	6	12	50.0	14	15	93.3	65.7	2	8	4	0	-7
8	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	20-097	48	11/10/2021	MIN	@	GSW	42	6	5	2	0	16	27	59.3	7	13	53.8	9	12	75.0	74.3	2	4	6	1	-3
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20-116	46	1/23/2009	OKC	@	LAC	46	15	4	2	1	10	23	43.5	2	6	33.3	24	26	92.3	66.8	2	13	2	3	-7
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20-141	47	2/17/2009	OKC	vs	NOH	43	3	2	0	0	16	27	59.3	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	71.8	0	3	2	3	+1
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	20-145	70	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	45	8	6	3	1	21	40	52.5	4	11	36.4	24	26	92.3	68.0	2	6	5	3	-6
12	Trae Young T. Young	20-163	49	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	CHI	56	8	16	1	1	17	33	51.5	6	13	46.2	9	11	81.8	64.7	1	7	9	2	-9
13	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	20-245	49	4/7/2022	MIN	vs	SAS	39	6	8	1	0	16	28	57.1	6	14	42.9	11	14	78.6	71.7	2	4	2	2	+18
14	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	20-314	50	11/13/2024	SAS	vs	WAS	32	6	2	1	3	18	29	62.1	8	16	50.0	6	9	66.7	75.8	1	5	1	3	+13
15	LeBron James L. James	20-345	52	12/10/2005	CLE	@	MIL	43	7	7	2	0	19	29	65.5	5	9	55.6	9	10	90.0	77.8	0	7	3	5	-3
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20-347	46	2/16/1993	ORL	@	DET	49	21	3	0	5	19	25	76.0	0	0		8	16	50.0	71.8	3	18	6	5
17	Kevin Porter Jr. K. Porter Jr.	20-360	50	4/29/2021	HOU	vs	MIL	41	5	11	0	1	16	26	61.5	9	15	60.0	9	11	81.8	81.1	0	5	5	5	+19
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21-015	47	11/30/2016	MIN	vs	NYK	42	18	2	1	3	15	22	68.2	0	3	0.0	17	20	85.0	76.3	3	15	4	2	+7
19	LeBron James L. James	21-015	46	1/14/2006	CLE	@	PHX	44	7	8	1	0	18	28	64.3	5	8	62.5	5	5	100.0	76.2	0	7	1	1	-5
20	LeBron James L. James	21-022	51	1/21/2006	CLE	@	UTA	43	5	8	2	0	19	35	54.3	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	64.0	0	5	3	4	+19
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	21-035	46	12/4/2017	PHX	@	PHI	39	8	1	2	1	17	32	53.1	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	64.8	3	5	3	1	+10
22	Trae Young T. Young	21-071	49	11/29/2019	ATL	@	IND	43	1	6	2	0	16	28	57.1	8	15	53.3	9	9	100.0	76.7	0	1	9	1	+1
23	LeBron James L. James	21-072	47	3/12/2006	CLE	@	MIA	45	7	4	0	1	11	27	40.7	1	6	16.7	24	28	85.7	59.8	2	5	5	2	-7
24	LeBron James L. James	21-089	46	3/29/2006	CLE	vs	DAL	43	5	4	3	0	16	23	69.6	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	80.1	0	5	2	3	+16
25	LeBron James L. James	21-092	47	4/1/2006	CLE	vs	MIA	45	12	9	2	0	16	25	64.0	2	6	33.3	13	14	92.9	75.4	4	8	4	3	+13

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Flagg

RPG

7.0

Washington

APG

5.3

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

27th

DRTG

116.5

20th

NETRTG

-5.4

23rd

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Cooper Flagg is the youngest in a game with 45+ points. He was 19 years and 39 days old against the Hornets on January 29.

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

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