NBA 70 Points in a Game

In NBA history, 11 different players have scored 70 or more points in a single game. How many can you name?
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Year
Points
Player
2026
83
Bam Adebayo
2024
73
Luka Dončić
2024
70
Joel Embiid
2023
71
Damian Lillard
2023
71
Donovan Mitchell
2017
70
Devin Booker
2006
81
Kobe Bryant
1994
71
David Robinson
1978
73
David Thompson
1963
70
Wilt Chamberlain
1962
73
Wilt Chamberlain
1962
72
Wilt Chamberlain
1962
100
Wilt Chamberlain
1962
73
Wilt Chamberlain
1961
78
Wilt Chamberlain
1960
71
Elgin Baylor
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6 Comments
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Level 65
Apr 14, 2026
Wilt, Bam, Kobe
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Level 39
Apr 30, 2026
But Devin booker once scored 7000 points in a game
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Level 54
May 1, 2026
People forget about when timofey mozghov dropped 93 in a game
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Level 45
May 1, 2026
93 points off of 10 shots went crazyyyy
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Level 78
May 2, 2026
How many people are getting David Thompson because they're throwing out Klay Thompson as a guess
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May 3, 2026
Anyone more familiar with basketball that could explain why there are so many from the 1960s and 2020s but only three between 1963 and 2017? Gameplay changes? Really weird chance?