In the 2023-24 season, we can see that many players can easily score high scores. This season, a number of players have scored 60+ points, and Luka Doncic has a 73-point performance.
To this end, the American media "Fadeaway World" divides the NBA's history of scoring more than 61 points into five levels, let's take a look at which players have scored at least 61 points in a single game.
First gear: 100 points
Chamberlain was the only one who scored 100 points. On March 2, 1962, in a game between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks, he scored 36 goals and 28 free throws and scored 100 points. This season, Chamberlain averaged 50 points per game in the first season in NBA history4 points.
Second gear: 81-99 points
There is only one Kobe Bryant, who has scored 81 points in a single game. Bryant scored the second-highest score in history against the Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006. Bryant was 28-of-46, 7-of-13 from three-point range and 18-of-20 from the free-throw line.
Third gear: 71-80 points
Chamberlain 78 points
Chamberlain 73 points
Chamberlain 73 points
David Thompson 73 points
Doncic scored 73 points
Chamberlain 72 points
Elgin Baylor 71 points
David Robinson 71 points
Donovan Mitchell 71 points
Damion Lillard 71 points
On December 8, 1961, Chamberlain scored the highest score of his career and the highest score in NBA history, but it didn't take long for him to score another 100 points. By the time he scored 78 points, Chamberlain was 31-of-62 shooting and 16-of-31 from the free-throw line.
Chamberlain scored 73 points against the Chicago Packers on January 13, 1962.
On April 9, 1978, David Thompson scored 73 points against the Detroit Pistons.
Luka Doncic scored 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks in the 2023-24 season. At that time, Luka Doncic said it was in honor of Kobe.
Chamberlain scored 72 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 3, 1962.
Elgin Baylor scored 71 points against the New York Knicks on Nov. 15, 1960, shooting 15-of-19 from the free throw line.
David Robinson scored 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994.
Donovan Mitchell scored 71 points against the Chicago Bulls last year.
Damion Lillard scored 71 points against the Houston Rockets in February 2023, making 13 three-pointers.
Fourth gear: 65-70 points
Chamberlain 70 points
Devin Booker 70 points
Embiid 70 points
Michael Jordan 69 points
Chamberlain 68 points
Pete Maravich 68 points
Chamberlain 67 points
Chamberlain 67 points
Chamberlain 67 points
Chamberlain 67 points
Chamberlain 66 points
Chamberlain 65 points
Chamberlain 65 points
Chamberlain 65 points
Bryant scored 65 points
There are a total of 15 high scores of 65-70, and Chamberlain alone has 10, and he has the highest score and the lowest score. Chamberlain scored 70 points on 27-of-38 shooting on March 10, 1963.
Devin Booker, 20, scored 70 points on 21-of-40 shooting against the Boston Celtics on March 24, 2017.
Embiid scored 70 points on 24-of-41 shooting, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 21-of-23 free throws against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2023-24 season.
Michael Jordan in 1990 at 62He scored 69 points on 2 percent shooting.
Chamberlain led the Philadelphia 76ers to 68 points on 30-of-40 shooting and 8-of-22 free throws against the Chicago Bulls.
Pitt Malavich scored 68 points on Feb. 25, 1977, on 26-of-43 shooting and 16-of-18 from the free-throw line to help the Jazz win 124-107 over the Knicks.
When Chamberlain played for the Philadelphia Warriors, he couldn't score 67 points on 27-of-37 shooting and 13-of-7 from the free-throw line against the New York Knicks.
The only 66-point game in NBA history came from Chamberlain. He played 48 minutes and shot 29-of-35 from the field and 8-of-18 from the free-throw line to help his team beat the Phoenix Suns 134-116.
Chamberlain scored 65 points in three games, against the Cincinnati Royals in 1962, against the St. Louis Hawks in 1962 and against the Los Angeles Lakers in 1966.
Bryant scored 65 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 16, 2007, leading the Lakers to a 116-111 victory, scoring 24 of 65 points in the fourth quarter and nine more in overtime.
Fifth gear: 61-64 points
Elgin Baylor 64 points
Rick Barry 64 points
Michael Jordan 64 points
Brother Alphabet 64 points
Joe Fox 63 points
Elgin Baylor 63 points
Jerry West 63 points
Chamberlain 63 points
Chamberlain 63 points
George Gerwen 63 points
Chamberlain 62 points
Chamberlain 62 points
Chamberlain 62 points
Chamberlain 62 points
Chamberlain 62 points
Chamberlain 62 points
Maddie 62 points
Bryant scored 62 points
Carmelo Anthony 62 points
Stephen Curry 62 points
Downs 62 points
Devin Booker 62 points
George McCann 61 points
Chamberlain 61 points
Chamberlain 61 points
Chamberlain 61 points
Chamberlain 61 points
Chamberlain 61 points
Chamberlain 61 points
Michael Jordan 61 points
Michael Jordan 61 points
Karl Malone 61 points
Shaquille O'Neal 61 points
Kobe Bryant 61 points
LeBron James 61 points
James Harden 61 points
James Harden 61 points
Damion Lillard 61points
Damion Lillard scored 61 points
Elgin Baylor scored 64 points on 25-of-47 shooting against the Boston Celtics in 1959.
Rick Barry scored 45 points in the second half and 64 points in the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 26 to help the Warriors win the game 143-120.
On January 16, 1993, Michael Jordan scored 64 points on 27-of-49 shooting against the Orlando Magic.
Against the Indiana Pacers, he scored 64 points on 20-of-28 shooting and 24-of-32 from the free-throw line. In that game, there was a lot of uproar over the issue of the commemorative ball.
Joe Fox scored 63 points on 27-of-56 shooting in the 1949 Philadelphia Warriors' 108-87 win over the Indianapolis Jets.
Elgin Baylor scored 63 points in 1961 when the Los Angeles Lakers played the Philadelphia Warriors led by Chamberlain. But Chamberlain, on the opposite side, scored 78 points.
Jerry West scored 63 points against the Knicks on January 17, 1962.
In 1962, Chamberlain led the San Francisco Warriors to 63 points against the Lakers.
Chamberlain in the game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 63 points while Chamberlain was 27-of-58 from the field and 9-of-20 from the free-throw line.
On April 9, 1978, George Gervin scored 63 points against the Jazz.
Chamberlain scored 62 points 6 times, 61 points 6 times, and was elected the scoring champion 7 times in his career, which is not a blow.
Maddy scored 62 points against the Washington Wizards when he was with the Orlando Magic; And when Kobe Bryant was in the game against the Dallas Mavericks, he scored 62 points in three quarters.
Carmelo Anthony once scored 62 points against the Charlotte Bobcats, and Carmelo Anthony had 0 assists, which also set a new record.
Stephen Curry, Towns and Devin Booker also scored 62 points in a single game. Stephen Curry scored 62 points against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021, shooting 8-of-16 from three-point range. Towns scored 62 points against the Charlotte Hornets in 2023-25, and Devin Booker scored 62 points on 6-of-12 three-pointers against the Pacers in 2023-24.
LeBron James scored a career-high 61 points against the Charlotte Bobcats in 2013-14. James Harden also scored 61 points in 2018-19, and Damion Lillard scored 61 points against both the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks in 2020.