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 |
