SPORTS
National Basketball Association (NBA) *Player Records*
Highest Scoring Games
This list features the players with the highest scores in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
RANK | PLAYERS | TEAM | POINTS | OPPONENT | DATE |
1 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 100 | New York Knicks | 1962 |
2 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | Toronto Raptors | 2006 |
3 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 78 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1961 |
4 | Wilt Chamberlain | San Francisco Warriors | 73 | New York Knicks | 1962 |
5 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 73 | Chicago Bulls | 1962 |
6 | David Thompson | Denver Nuggets | 73 | Detroit Pistons | 1978 |
7 | Luka Dončić | Dallas Mavericks | 73 | Atlanta Hawks | 2024 |
8 | Wilt Chamberlain | San Francisco Warriors | 72 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1962 |
9 | Elgin Baylor | Los Angeles Lakers | 71 | New York Knicks | 1960 |
10 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 71 | Los Angeles Clippers | 1994 |
11 | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 71 | Houston Rockets | 2023 |
12 | Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers | 71 | Chicago Bulls | 2023 |
13 | Wilt Chamberlain | San Francisco Warriors | 70 | Syracuse Nationals | 1963 |
14 | Devin Booker | Phoenix Suns | 70 | Boston Celtics | 2017 |
15 | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers | 70 | San Antonio Spurs | 2024 |
16 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 69 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1990 |
17 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 68 | Chicago Bulls | 1967 |
18 | Pete Maravich | New Orleans Jazz | 68 | New York Knicks | 1977 |
19 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 67 | New York Knicks | 1961 |
20 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 67 | New York Knicks | 1962 |
21 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 67 | St. Louis Hawks | 1962 |
22 | Wilt Chamberlain | San Francisco Warriors | 67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1963 |
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