Most Points In A Basketball Game Nba

James holds third place on the all time list.

Most points in a basketball game nba. Nba single game finals leaders and records for points. Wilt chamberlain kobe bryant michael jordan elgin baylor james harden and damian lillard. Only six players have scored 60 or more points on more than one occasion. Active players are listed in bold.

Chamberlain holds the single game. This list shows the teams that scored the most points in one game in nba history including regular season and playoffs. The highest scoring regular season game in nba history is the triple overtime game between the detroit pistons and the denver nuggets on december 13 1983. Active players are listed in bold indicates member of the hall of fame.

Twenty seven different players have scored 60 or more points in a game while just six players have joined the 70 point club. This feat has been accomplished 74 times in nba history. Nba single game leaders and records for points. The two teams combined to score 370 points with the pistons defeating the nuggets 186184.

As of march 10 2020 the active nba player with the most career points scored is lebron james. The record for points scored in a single nba season belongs to wilt chamberlain who scored 4029 points in the 196162 season. The highest single game total in worldwide organized basketball history irrespective of gender age or competition level is 272 points scored by a 13 year old boy named mats wermelin of sweden. He recorded every single point in his teams 2720 win on february 5 1974 during a regional boys tournament held in stockholm.

This is a complete listing of national basketball association players who have scored 60 or more points in a game. Single game finals leaders for points since 1947.