These are the contests where an individual’s point total keeps climbing, forcing you to ask yourself one simple question: How many points is he going to finish with? GP Games Played W Wins L Losses MIN Minutes Played PTS OFF TO Points Off Turnovers 2nd PTS Second Chance Points FBPs Fast Break Points PITP Points in the Paint Denver came up on the short end of a 139-137 score against the balanced offensive output of the Detroit Pistons, who had five different players score at least 19 in the game. On this night, November 15, 1960, he made 28 field goals and went 15-19 from the line. Oh, and more than half of them belong to the same man. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, October 17, 4:29AM. Usually, that man’s name was Wilt Chamberlain. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Wilt the Stilt’s Warriors were based in Philadelphia at the time, and their opponent was none other than the Chicago Packers. Only 10 times in NBA history has one man scored at least 70 points in the same game. Rockets - Box Score - January 30, 2018 - ESPN", "76ers vs. Hornets - Box Score - November 17, 2018 - ESPN", "Nets vs. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Active players are listed in bold Nuggets star David Thompson scored 73 points in the last game of the 1977–78 season, but it wasn’t enough. Kobe put up 55 points after halftime, rallying the Lakers from an 18-point second-half deficit in a 122-104 victory. Imagine what a treat it was for fans to watch that game: 78 points for Chamberlain and, oh, by the way, Baylor only had 63. More vintage Chamberlain from 1962: this time, it was the San Francisco version of the Warriors beating up on the hapless Knicks (they were 3-13 at the time). Robinson finished with an average of 29.8 points per game compared to 29.3 for Shaq, although it took San Antonio intentionally fouling with a 20+ point lead down the stretch to get Robinson his last few tallies. Do you have a sports website? We present them here for purely educational purposes. With that in mind, here’s a breakdown of the 10 highest individual single-game scoring totals in NBA history. 50,000, etc. The biggest thing that jumps out from this box score — since we’re used to Chamberlain pouring in more than 70 in a game at this point — is the names of the teams. 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All rights reserved. The sophomore shooting guard was the lone bright spot for the Phoenix Suns in a season which was spent in the doldrums of the lottery. Only 10 times in NBA history has one man scored at least 70 points in the same game. Jordan (63) and Baylor (61) are the only players to score at least 60 points in a game during the playoffs, each accomplishing this once. This was the sixth and final time Chamberlain reached the 70-point plateau, and it came in a 163-148 loss, when Chamberlain knocked down 27 shots and connected on 16 free throws . This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have scored 60 or more points in a game. As a society, we’re fascinated with round numbers. Elgin Baylor scored his career high in 1960, leading the Lakers to a 123-108 victory over the Knicks. The ones where the shooter can’t miss; the ones with the big man that can’t be stopped. The youngest player to achieve this is Devin Booker (70 points - 20 years and 145 days) and the oldest is Kobe Bryant (60 points - 37 years & 234 days). You know the story: playing in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain delivered a sweet performance — 36 baskets, 28 field goals, and 100 points (even if it took 63 field goal attempts to get there), 25 rebounds, and a 169-147 win for the Warriors over New York. Rockets - Box Score - November 30, 2019 - ESPN", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Basketball_Association_single-game_scoring_leaders&oldid=981557273, National Basketball Association statistical leaders, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 October 2020, at 01:55. Chamberlain holds the single-game scoring record, having scored 100 points in a game in 1962. Chamberlain’s dominance was on full display during the 1962 calendar year, as the superstar (pictured later in his career as a member of the Lakers) scored at least 72 points on four different occasions. Statistics courtesy of Basketball Reference and Land of Basketball. 2020 NBA Playoffs, 2019 NBA Playoffs, 2018 NBA Playoffs, 2017 NBA Playoffs, Playoffs Series History... All-Star Games 2020 All-Star Game , 2019 All-Star Game , 2018 All-Star Game , 2017 All-Star Game … Join our linker program. The ones that matter are No. Are you a Stathead, too? Wilt’s Warriors fell to Elgin Baylor’s Lakers 151-147. Find out more. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Which begs the question, where’s the supporting cast when you need it? They’re the performances that take your breath away. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Or write about sports? Chamberlain kicks off our countdown with a 1963 game between his San Francisco Warriors and the Syracuse Nationals. Chamberlain would average a ho-hum 44.8 points per game in the 1962–1963 season, which somehow was significantly down from his 50+ average the year before. Spurs center David Robinson edged Shaquille O’Neal for the 1994 scoring title thanks to a 71-point outburst — 26-41 from the field, 18 for 25 from the free throw line — in the regular season finale, a 112-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Kobe Bryant led the NBA in scoring in 2005–2006 at more than 35 points per game, but he entered a completely different and otherworldly zone on January 22 against the Toronto Raptors. Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history. Do you have a blog? * Indicates member of the Hall of Fame. Only six players have scored 60 or more points on more than one occasion: Wilt Chamberlain (32 times), Kobe Bryant (6 times), Michael Jordan (5 times), Elgin Baylor (4 times), James Harden (4 times), and Damian Lillard (3 times). He was also 18-20 from the foul line. Chamberlain is the only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC.
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