Throughout the history of the NBA, there has never been a shortage of super scorers, everyone is familiar with the "basketball emperor" Chamberlain (7 consecutive scoring kings), "basketball god" Jordan (10 scoring kings), "Peter Pan" Kobe (2 scoring kings), "answer" Iverson (4 scoring kings), "Death" Durant (4 scoring kings), but there are really few players who can score more than 70 points in a game, let's take a look at which players have scored more than 70 points in a single game.
Seventh place, Booker
On March 24, 2017, in a 120-130 loss to the Celtics on the road, Booker played 45 minutes, shooting 21 of 40, 4 of 11 three-pointers, 24 of 26 free throws, and slashed 70 points, becoming the first player to score 70 points after Bryant's 81 points.
Sixth, Mitchell
On January 3, Beijing time, the Cavaliers 145-134 Nick Bulls in overtime, Mitchell played 50 minutes, shot 22 of 34, 7 of 15 from three-point range, 20 of 25 from the free throw line, and slashed 71 points, breaking the record of 57 points per game held by James and Irving, while surpassing Booker to become the highest scoring player in a single game.
Fifth, David Robinson
In the 1993-94 season, on the eve of the closing night of the regular season, the battle for the scoring king became more and more intense, O'Neal averaged 29.35 points per game to rank first, Robinson averaged 29.27 points per game, in the Spurs vs the Clippers, the big score lead, teammates are feeding Robinson, and finally Robinson played 44 minutes, shooting 26 of 41, 18 of 25 free throws, slashing 71 points, creating a career high score, and also surpassing O'Neal with a 0.44-point advantage to steal the scoring king.
Fourth place, Baylor
In 1960, the Lakers defeated the Knicks 123-108, Baylor shot 28 of 48 and 15 of 19 free throws, scoring an astonishing 71 points, while also scoring 25 rebounds, Baylor's 71 points were also a new record for the league's single-game highest points at the time.
Third, David Thompson
In 1978, when the Nuggets led by David Thompson lost 137-139 to the Knicks, Thompson played 43 minutes, shooting 28-of-38 from the field, 17-of-20 free throws, and scoring 73 points.
Second place, Kobe
On January 22, 2006, the Lakers hosted the Raptors, Kobe Bryant, under the premise of only scoring 26 in the first half, slashed 55 points in the second half, scored 81 points in the game, led the Lakers to reverse the Raptors, the gold content is very high, this high score is second only to Chamberlain's all-time high score of 100 points.
The first one, Chamberlain
Zhang Dashuai alone has scored more than 70 points six times, after all, he has averaged 50.4 points per game in a single season, and on March 2, 1962, in the game between the Warriors and the Knicks, Chamberlain, who played for the Warriors, played 48 minutes, shooting 36 of 63, 28 of 32 free throws, and slashed 100 points.
Chamberlain's other games with more than 70 points are as follows:
70 points, 27 of 38 shooting, 16 of 22 free throws, 48 minutes, Warriors 148-163 Philadelphia 76ers
72 points, 28-of-48, 14-of-18 free throws, 48 minutes, Lakers 115-127 Warriors
73 points, 29-of-48 shooting, 15-of-25 free throws, 48 minutes, Warriors 135-117 Wizards
73 points, 29-of-43 shooting, 15-of-19 free throws, 48 minutes, Warriors 127-111 Knicks
78 points, 31 of 62, 16 of 31 free throws, 63 minutes, Warriors 147-151 Lakers