Basketball

List of NBA Players Who Scored 70 or More Points in a Single Game

Every NBA player who has scored 70 or more points in a single regular season game.

10 itemsUpdated Mar 20, 2026

Scoring 70 or more points in a single game is one of basketball's rarest feats. Wilt Chamberlain dominates this list with multiple entries, while only a handful of modern players have approached this remarkable threshold in the shot-clock era.

#	Name	Year	Points	Location	Opponent
1	Wilt Chamberlain — 100 Points Philadelphia Warriors vs New York Knicks, March 2 1962 Chamberlain's 100-point game is the most extraordinary individual performance in NBA history, going 36-of-63 from the field and 28-of-32 from the free throw line in Hershey, Pennsylvania.	1,962	100	Hershey, PA	New York Knicks
2	Wilt Chamberlain — 78 Points Philadelphia Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers, December 8 1961 Chamberlain also owns the second-highest game in NBA history with 78 points, scored just months before his 100-point night.	1,961	78	—	Los Angeles Lakers
3	David Thompson — 73 Points Denver Nuggets vs Detroit Pistons, April 9 1978 Thompson poured in 73 points on the final day of the 1977-78 season in a tense scoring title race against George Gervin.	1,978	73	—	Detroit Pistons
4	Wilt Chamberlain — 73 Points San Francisco Warriors vs New York Knicks, January 13 1962 Chamberlain also holds the fourth-highest single-game total with 73 points, scored during the same historic 1961-62 season.	1,962	73	—	New York Knicks
5	Donovan Mitchell — 71 Points Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls, January 2 2023 Mitchell became only the third player in NBA history to score 70-plus points, doing so in overtime against Chicago in a remarkable modern-era performance.	2,023	71	—	Chicago Bulls
6	Elgin Baylor — 71 Points Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks, November 15 1960 Baylor's 71-point performance was one of the most stunning individual displays of the early NBA era, cementing his status as a generational scorer.	1,960	71	—	New York Knicks
7	David Robinson — 71 Points San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers, April 24 1994 Robinson exploded for 71 points on the final day of the season to win the scoring title over Shaquille O'Neal in one of the most dramatic statistical races ever.	1,994	71	—	Los Angeles Clippers
8	Devin Booker — 70 Points Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics, March 24 2017 Booker became the youngest player to score 70-plus points at age 20 and only the sixth player ever to reach the mark in a losing effort.	2,017	70	—	Boston Celtics
9	Wilt Chamberlain — 72 Points San Francisco Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers, November 3 1962 Chamberlain scored 72 points in a 1962 game, further demonstrating the sustained offensive dominance that defined his extraordinary career.	1,962	72	—	Los Angeles Lakers
10	Wilt Chamberlain — 70 Points San Francisco Warriors vs Syracuse Nationals, March 10 1963 Chamberlain scored 70 points in 1963, his fifth appearance on this list and a reflection of how far ahead of any rival he truly was.	1,963	70	—	Syracuse Nationals

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 20, 2026.

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