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National Basketball Association (NBA) *Player Records*

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Most 30-point Games

This list features the players with the most 30-point matches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

RANK

PLAYERS

30-POINT MATCHES

POINTS

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

LeBron James

575

20,152

Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers

2003–present

2

Michael Jordan

562

21,059

Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards

1984–2003

3

Wilt Chamberlain

516

21,838

Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers

1959–1973

4

Karl Malone

435

14,838

Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers

1985–2004

5

Kobe Bryant

431

15,909

Los Angeles Lakers

1996–2016

6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

429

15,142

Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers

1969–1989

7

Kevin Durant

423

14,789

Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns

2007–present

8

Oscar Robertson

387

13,811

Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee Bucks

1960–1974

9

Jerry West

350

12,589

Los Angeles Lakers

1960–1974

10

Dominique Wilkins

346

12,301

Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics

1982–1999

11

Allen Iverson

345

12,550

Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies

1996–2010

12

Elgin Baylor

343

12,627

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

1958–1971

13

James Harden

341

12,776

Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers

2009–present

14

Stephen Curry

324

11,781

Golden State Warriors

2009–present

15

Adrian Dantley

314

11,091

Buffalo Braves, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons

1976–1990

16

Shaquille O'Neal

313

10,961

Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics

1992–2011

17

Giannis Antetokounmpo

308

10,881

Milwaukee Bucks

2013–present

18

George Gervin

297

10,755

San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls

1974–1986

19

Bob Pettit

284

10,020

St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks

1954–1965

20

Alex English

276

9,530

Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks

1976–1991


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References

StatMuse (2025) NBA players with most 30-point games. Available at: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-players-most-30-point-games (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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