Who is the oldest player to drop 50 points?

#1 Jamal Crawford - 39 years old
The oldest player to drop 50 or more points in an NBA game is Jamal Crawford. The guard at the age of 39 dropped 51 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds while shooting nearly 54% from beyond the arc in a loss against the Dallas Mavericks.
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Who is the oldest player to drop 50?

Ranking: The oldest NBA players to score 50-plus points in a game
  1. Jamal Crawford: 39 years and 20 days. ...
  2. Michael Jordan: 38 years and 315 days. ...
  3. Kobe Bryant: 37 years and 234 days. ...
  4. LeBron James: 37 years and 65 days. ...
  5. Alex English: 35 years and 64 days. ...
  6. Karl Malone: 34 years and 257 days. ...
  7. Bernard King: 34 years and 92 days.
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Who is the oldest NBA player to score 60 points?

Chamberlain holds the single-game scoring record, having scored 100 points in a game in 1962. The youngest player to score at least 60 points in a regular season game is Devin Booker (70 points; 20 years and 145 days) and the oldest is Bryant (60 points; 37 years and 234 days).
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Who is the oldest player to drop 40 points?

Michael Jordan is the oldest in a game with 40+ points. He was 40 years and 4 days old versus the New Jersey Nets on February 21, 2003.
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Who is the oldest player to score 55 points in a game?

Kobe Bryant is the oldest in a game with 55+ points.
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Stephen Curry Becomes Oldest Player To Drop 50 Points



Who has a 80 point game?

Kobe Bryant's 81-point game is almost as famous as Chamberlain's 100. It's the only other time in NBA history a player has scored 80 or more points in a game, and only one other player (Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns) has hit 70 points since then.
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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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Who scored 50 points without free throw?

Jamal Murray has the most points in a game with exactly 0 free-throw attempts, with 50 points versus the Cavaliers on February 19, 2021.
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Has anyone got back to back 60 point games?

Chamberlain is the only player to ever score 60 points in back-to-back games.
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How many 70 point games in NBA history?

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. Not all 70-point games are created equally, of course.
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Has any NBA player scored 69 points?

On March 28th, 1990, Jordan's Chicago Bulls were playing against the Cleveland Cavaliers when he got hammered by Cleveland's defense. His reaction to the foul was as expected. He went on a tear and ended up scoring an incredible 69 points.
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Who scored 69 points in the NBA?

Kobe was also shooting 90 percent from the charity line. Here are Michael's stats in his high-scoring game: 69 points, 18 rebounds, six assists, and four steals.
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Could Michael Jordan play at 50?

He said he could still play and help them, it was just a matter if he wanted to. The stage was certainly set, and Jordan's trainer Tim Grover said there was a plan in place for him to comeback at age 50. He also thought it was going to happen, and said if it did, he would still be a very good NBA player.
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Who is the youngest player to score 40 points in a game?

Thomas makes NBA history

His performance on Tuesday made Thomas the youngest player in NBA history to score 40-plus points in three straight games. He's 21 years, 117 days old.
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Who has the most 50-point games over 30 years old?

Tonight is Stephen Curry's sixth career 50-point game after turning 30 years old, tying Michael Jordan for 2nd-most all-time. Only Wilt Chamberlain has more (7).
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Who scored 100 points in a half?

Wilt Chamberlain's huge half helps him reach 100 points

"The Big Dipper" dropped 100 points in 48 minutes of work on March 2, 1962, as the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the New York Knicks by a final score of 169-147.
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Who is the only player to score 100 points in a game?

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.
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Who has the most efficient 50 point game?

Man… Kyrie Irving dropped 50 points on 19 shots. Man is a basketball savant. Kyrie Irving just had the most efficient 50 point game of all time.
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Who has the most 90 point games?

Wilt Chamberlain - Wikipedia

had the most games with 90+ points, with 1 game.
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Who scored 72 points in a game?

Who scored 72 points in the NBA? 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.
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What is the lowest scoring NBA game?

Lowest Scoring Game: Pistons vs.

22, 1950 than there were points scored on the court. In the lowest scoring game of all time, the Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 that day.
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Has there ever been a 200 point football game?

Georgia Tech football game was played on October 7, 1916, between the Cumberland College Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Engineers on the Engineers' home field of Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech defeated the Bulldogs 222–0 for the most lopsided score in the history of college American football.
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Who scored 73 points in a game?

7. The number of players who have scored at least 70 points in an NBA game: Wilt Chamberlain (100, 78, 73, 73, 72, 70), Kobe Bryant (81), David Thompson (73), Donovan Mitchell (71), Elgin Baylor (71), David Robinson (71), Devin Booker (70).
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Has there ever been a 200 point game?

No NBA team has ever scored 200 points in a game. In 1983, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186–184 and this is the most in NBA history. You did however say “basketball game”, so this means it can also include other basketball leagues.
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