Sunday, May 10, 2020

List of basketball players with at least 65 points in a game


Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Fred Palumbo and World Telegram

This post is a list of basketball players with at least 65 points in an NBA game as of May 10th, 2020. There are 23 games listed below. The photo above is Wilt Chamberlain in 1959. Data source: Baseketball-reference.com

1. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 100
2. Kobe Bryant (2006) - 81
3. Wilt Chamberlain (1961) - 78
4. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 73
4. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 73
4. David Thompson (1978) - 73
7. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 72
8. Elgin Baylor (1960) - 71
8. David Robertson (1994) - 71
10. Wilt Chamberlain (1963) - 70
10. Devin Booker (2017) - 70
12. Michael Jordan (1990) - 69
13. Pete Maravich (1877) - 68
13. Wilt Chamberlain (1963) - 68
15. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 67
15. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 67
15. Wilt Chamberlain (1963) - 67
15. Wilt Chamberlain (1969) - 67
20. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 65
20. Wilt Chamberlain (1962) - 65
20. Wilt Chamberlain (1966) - 65
20. Kobe Bryant (2007) - 65