Who scored 61 points in the NBA?

But in Game 5 at the old Boston Garden, it was Baylor time. He scored 61 points on 22-of-46 shooting and 17-of-19 from the free throw line, plus 22 rebounds to power the Lakers to a 126-121 victory. To this day, those 61 points remain the most any player has ever scored in any championship series.
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How many NBA players scored 60 points?

Towns is the 31st player in NBA history and the 11th active player to score 60 in a single game. It's officially the 77th 60-point game in league history. Wilt Chamberlain has almost half of the league's 60-point games with 32. James Harden and Damian Lillard are the only active players with more than one.
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What NBA player scored 61 points in a game?

Top Moments: Elgin Baylor's 61-point night not enough for Lakers in 1962 NBA Finals. Elgin Baylor scored 61 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in a 126-121 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of The Finals.
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Has LeBron ever had a 60-point game?

LeBron James had 1 game played with 60+ points.

How many career 60 or more point regular-season games does LeBron James have?
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Who scored 70 points in an NBA game?

April 9, 1978: Denver Nuggets 139, Detroit Pistons 137

He scored another 21 in the second, setting himself up for a monster finishing tally. 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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Who has the most 70 point games in NBA history?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 70+ points in a season, with 3 games in 1962-63 and in 1961-62.
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Who has the most efficient 60-point game?

No. 1: Wilt Chamberlain Drops 66 Points, 27 Rebounds on 83 Percent Shooting. In 1969, Wilt Chamberlain simply couldn't miss against the Phoenix Suns in the most efficient 60-point game of all-time.
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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 is the youngest player to drop 60?

Devin Booker is the youngest in a game with 60+ points. He was 20 years and 145 days old versus the Celtics on March 24, 2017.
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What's Lebron James Career high?

“An incredible performance. One of the best to ever do it.” James became the seventh Lakers player to post multiple 50-point performances. James remained only five points shy of his career-high 61-point output with Miami against Charlotte on March 3, 2014.
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Who scored 60 points?

Wilt Chamberlain

Whereas many players would struggle to even reach 60 points in a game, Chamberlain scored 60 or more points in all of 32 career games from 1961 to 1968.
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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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Who has the most 60 point games in NBA history in a season?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 60+ points in a season, with 15 games in 1961-62.
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Who has the most 90 point games?

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 90+ points, with 1 game.
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Who has the most 50 point games in a season?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 50+ points in a season, with 45 games in 1961-62.
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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 40 point NBA?

Wilt Chamberlain (271)

The Philadelphia 76ers legend needed only 1,045 games to achieve this feat, which is the lowest among all the top 12 scorers in the NBA according to Sportskeeda. He also holds the record for most 40-point games in a season with 63 games in the 1961-1962 season.
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How many 60 point games Does Michael Jordan have?

Michael Jordan played in 4 games with 60+ points.
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Who has scored 3000 points in a season?

Only one other player has ever scored more than 3,000 points in a season (Michael Jordan, 1987). Chamberlain did it three times. He led the league in PER, Win Shares and Win Shares per 48 by a substantial margin and even averaged 48.5 minutes per game.
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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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Who scored 73 points for the Denver Nuggets?

Nuggets 360: David Thompson on scoring 73 points.
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