In the post, from mid-range, outside the arc and even the logo, there are many ways to score a bucket in an NBA game.

However, only the cream of the association's crop have found a way to prove deadly from every knot on the hardwood, with many of those superstars on this very list.

From a mile-high scorer from the sixties to Mamba and some more contemporary champions, here is the full list of players to have scored 70 or more points in a single NBA game.

Points Player Team Opponent Date
100 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks March 2, 1962
81 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers Toronto Raptors January 22, 2006
78 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors Los Angeles Lakers December 8. 1961
73 Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks Atlanta Hawks January 26, 2024
  David Thompson Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons April 9, 1978
  Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco Warriors New York Knicks November 16, 1962
  Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Packers January 13, 1962
72 Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco Warriors Los Angeles Lakers November 3, 1962
71 Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets February 26, 2023
  Donovan Mitchell Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls January 2, 2023
  David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
  Elgin Baylor Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks November 15, 1960
70 Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers San Antonio Spurs January 22, 2024
  Devin Booker Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics March 24, 2017
  Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco Warriors Syracuse Nationals March 10, 1963