Who has scored 70 points in an NBA game?

11: Wilt Chamberlain Scores 72 Against Lakers in a Loss. No 70-point game is a bad game, but given Chamberlain's dominance in the early 1960s, one of his performances has to rank at the bottom. Before joining the Lakers in 1968, he lit them up for 70 or more points...
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Who all has scored 70 points in an NBA game?

Despite a third quarter in which he only scored six points, Thompson still managed to hit the 70-point mark, something only Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor had done to that point.
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How many players have scored more than 70 points in an NBA game?

A 70-point game is a rarity. Only six players in the history of the league have scored 70 points or more, with Wilt Chamberlain accounting for six of the 11 total scoring outbursts.
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Who scored 71 points in the NBA?

After the final game, Robinson had won the scoring title, with a lead of 29.8 to 29.3. What happened? Shaq had nudged his average up with a 32-point game to close the season. David Robinson, meanwhile, scored 71 points.
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Who scored most on Shaq?

On this date in history, April 24th of 1994, David Robinson won the NBA scoring title by beating Shaq's scoring average by .
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What's Lebron James career high?

James' career-high is 61 points for Miami against the Charlotte Hornets in 2014. The Lakers won the game at the foul line, finishing 18 for 21.
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When did Wilt score 100?

But all of the 76ers are aware of what happened on March 2, 1962. That's when Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks at Hersheypark Arena. Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the record that may never be broken.
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Has there ever been a 40 point 20 assist game?

Nate Archibald scored 41 points when recording 20+ assists against the Pistons on December 15, 1972.
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What is Michael Jordan's highest scoring game?

Michael Jordan scored his most points in a game versus the Cavaliers on March 28, 1990, with 69 points.
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Has there ever been a 200 point game in the NBA?

Obviously I was.” Think for a minute how improbable it is to score 200 points in 40 minutes. The Detroit Pistons scored the most points an NBA game in a 186-184 win over the Denver Nuggets in 1983. But that game went three overtimes, lasting 63 minutes.
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Who has the most 90 point games in NBA history?

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 90+ points, with 1 game.
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How many 60 point games does Steph Curry have?

Stephen Curry played in 1 game with 60+ points.

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Who has the most 60 point games?

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 60+ points, with 32 games.
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Did Chamberlain really score 100?

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks. Not 98 points, not 102, but a nice, round 100 — an imposing record set by a most imposing player.
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Did Wilt Chamberlain have a quintuple double?

Wilt Chamberlain's quintuple-double

Wilt Chamberlain, on March 18th, 1968, completed the only quintuple-double in NBA history. This is odd because the league officially began recording blocks in 1973, nearly 5 years later.
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Is Wilt Chamberlain the best of all time?

However, the majority of lists published have accepted the fact that Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain are the top two players in NBA history. Interestingly enough, the general consensus has also fully accepted Michael Jordan as the better basketball player than Wilt Chamberlain.
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How many 50-point games does Shaq have?

Shaquille O'Neal played in 3 games with 50+ points.
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Who has the most 50-point games ever?

Wilt Chamberlain - 109 50-Point Games

Chamberlain was out of his league during his playing days. Chamberlain's 100 points against the Knicks in 1962 remains an NBA record.
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Who is the oldest player to score 50 in the NBA?

The Oldest NBA Player To Score 50 In A Game: Jamal Crawford.
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Has LeBron ever dropped 50 in the playoffs?

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Washington Wizards 122-109 as -4.5 point betting favorites. LeBron James dropped 50 points on Washington, his second 50-point game in the last seven days. The Lakers are however, still in 9th place in the East and have been given an odds of -325 to miss the playoffs.
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