Top 25 games

[Jlamb47]

List of National Basketball Association top individual game scores
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Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of the top 25 individual game scores attained by a player in the National Basketball Association. An unofficial statistic, these performances are analyzed and quantified by how impressive the all-around game is by the Hollinger Game Score formula devised by APBRmetrics statistician John Hollinger. It is a very similar measure to Player Efficiency Rating in that it focuses upon how effective and efficient a player's performance is, except that it does not factor in time played in the game and other tangibles, such as the strength of the opponent, the strength of the opponent's defense, the strength of the primary defender, and the location at which the game is played. For more on the Game Score formula, see the main article on John Hollinger.

In order to obtain the score of a player's performance, the entire box score is needed, so it is impossible to calculate a score for a game before the 1978 season, and at the moment, before the 1985-86 NBA season. So, this list currently entails all games played in the past 28 NBA seasons.

Here are the top 25 Hollinger Game Scores since the 1985-86 season (past 28 seasons). Michael Jordan leads the list, with 7 of the 25 top performances.

Rank Score Date Player Opponent Minutes FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Off Reb Def Reb Tot Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Fouls Points
1 64.6 3-28-1990 Michael Jordan at Cleveland Cavaliers 50 23-37 2-6 21-23 7 11 18 6 4 1 2 5 69
2 63.5 1-22-2006 Kobe Bryant vs. Toronto Raptors 42 28-46 7-13 18-20 2 4 6 2 3 1 3 1 81
3 60.2 1-27-1990 Karl Malone vs. Milwaukee Bucks 33 21-26 0-0 19-23 9 9 18 2 3 0 2 2 61
4 54.7 4-3-1988 Michael Jordan at Detroit Pistons 42 21-27 0-1 17-19 2 2 4 6 2 2 1 4 59
5 52.6 1994-05-04 Charles Barkley at Golden State Warriors 41 23-31 3-4 7-9 5 9 14 4 3 1 2 2 56 First Round, Playoffs
6 51.8 4-24-1994 David Robinson at Los Angeles Clippers 44 26-41 1-2 18-25 4 10 14 5 0 2 8 2 71
7 51.6 12-10-1986 Dominique Wilkins vs. Chicago Bulls 40 19-28 0-1 19-21 4 5 9 4 2 1 2 1 57
8 51.2 11-3-1989 Michael Jordan vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 47 19-31 1-2 15-17 3 11 14 6 3 1 0 3 54
9 51.2 2-26-1987 Michael Jordan vs. New Jersey Nets 37 16-25 0-0 26-27 1 7 8 3 3 2 3 4 58
10 50.9 3-16-2007 Kobe Bryant vs. Portland Trailblazers 50 23-39 8-12 11-12 1 6 7 3 3 0 2 3 65
11 50.6 1-24-2014 Carmelo Anthony vs. Charlotte Bobcats 39 23-35 6-11 10-10 1 12 13 0 0 0 0 1 62
12 50.4 11-28-1992 Reggie Miller at Charlotte Hornets 38 16-29 4-11 21-23 1 4 5 8 1 0 0 1 57
13 50.2 11-5-2008 Amar'e Stoudemire at Indiana Pacers 44 17-21 0-2 15-15 1 10 11 6 5 2 4 3 49
14 50.0 3-24-1990 Tom Chambers vs. Seattle SuperSonics 42 22-32 0-0 16-18 1 5 6 4 1 2 1 5 60
15 49.8 1992-04-29 Michael Jordan at Miami Heat 43 20-30 0-0 16-18 1 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 56 First Round, Playoffs
16 49.7 4-12-1987 Michael Jordan vs. Indiana Pacers 42 19-27 0-0 15-18 2 2 4 8 4 2 3 2 53
16 49.7 12-20-2005 Kobe Bryant vs. Dallas Mavericks 33 18-31 4-10 22-25 3 5 8 0 3 0 2 3 62
18 49.6 12-13-1994 Willie Burton vs. Miami Heat 43 12-19 5-8 24-28 4 4 8 3 1 2 1 2 53
18 49.6 11-30-1988 Charles Barkley vs. Portland Trailblazers 41 13-16 0-1 15-20 9 13 22 5 6 1 3 2 41
20 49.5 3-6-2000 Shaquille O'Neal at Los Angeles Clippers 45 24-35 0-0 13-22 7 16 23 3 0 0 4 2 61
20 49.5 3-3-2014 LeBron James vs. Charlotte Bobcats 41 22-33 8-10 9-12 3 4 7 5 0 0 2 2 61
22 49.1 1987-05-10 Sleepy Floyd vs. Los Angeles Lakers 44 18-26 2-3 13-14 1 2 3 10 4 0 2 2 51 First Round, Playoffs
23 49.0 3-9-2009 Dwyane Wade vs. Chicago Bulls 50 15-21 5-6 13-18 1 5 6 12 4 3 5 0 48
24 48.7 4-20-1994 Shaquille O'Neal vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 36 22-31 0-0 9-13 7 11 18 4 2 2 3 3 53
25 48.6 12-23-1992 Michael Jordan vs. Washington Bullets 42 22-27 6-8 7-8 0 2 2 10 3 1 1 3 57


Michael Jordan dominating this category, and funny how Lebron on here once and Kobe 3 times

[riseagainst]

inb4 "this stat is useless"

[MastaKilla]

Kobe doin work

[inclinerator]

lebron probably has more than kobe in the playoffs

[J Shuttlesworth]

That's not even LeBron's best game. Game 6 vs. Celtics, and his game against the Pistons were better but that's going off more than just stats.

****in MJ with 69/18 though :roll:

[Megabox!]

That's not even LeBron's best game. Game 6 vs. Celtics, and his game against the Pistons were better but that's going off more than just stats.

****in MJ with 69/18 though :roll:
Game 4 against the Pacers in 2012 was damn good as well

[Jlamb47]

Game 4 against the Pacers in 2012 was damn good as well
guess there is 25 games better then both ayee

[ImKobe]

Kobe & MJ :lebronamazed:

[Genaro]

I thought that Lebron's best statistical game was the 52/9/11 (or something like that) against the Knicks.

[J Shuttlesworth]

guess there is 25 games better then both ayee
stupid to compare regular season games to playoff games. Where is the list of to 25 playoff games based on PER?

[G0ATbe]

50 minutes for 69 points:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

Kobe nearly scored more than that in 32 minutes :bowdown:

[J Shuttlesworth]

50 minutes for 69 points:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

Kobe nearly scored more than that in 32 minutes :bowdown:
That's Kobe's REAL best game imo, and it's not on the list

[ArbitraryWater]

Man this isn't even PER... Don't know why the fukk we're entertaining this thread, or "stat" (unofficial).

Anyway, in the playoffs:

LeBron has 2 in the top 15 and Kobe none..

LeBron has 10 in the top 100, Kobe 2.

And of course a higher career average for both regular season and playoffs.

OP do you use PER?

[Young X]

Malone's game is insane and might be the best one there (numbers wise at least).

61 pts on 21-26 shooting with 18 boards in only 33 minutes. Damn.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Man this isn't even PER... Don't know why the fukk we're entertaining this thread, or "stat" (unofficial).

Anyway, in the playoffs:

LeBron has 2 in the top 15 and Kobe none..

LeBron has 10 in the top 100, Kobe 2.

And of course a higher career average for both regular season and playoffs.

OP do you use PER?
Got some links bro?

[ArbitraryWater]

Got some links bro?

http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/game_score.html

[ImKobe]

That's Kobe's REAL best game imo, and it's not on the list

Prime example of how stats are not the end of all things. You add context to it, and it's clearly obvious that outscoring a Finals team that was a 60-win regular season team is far more impressive than scoring 81 on one of the worst defensive teams in 4 quarters or dropping 65 in an OT game.

But, he did drop 54 points in only the 2nd half against the Raptors. 54 points in less than 24 minutes :eek:

[Jlamb47]

stupid to compare regular season games to playoff games. Where is the list of to 25 playoff games based on PER?

Some of these are playoff games, its both regular season and playoff, it says best 25 games

[J Shuttlesworth]

Some of these are playoff games, its both regular season and playoff, it says best 25 games
Yeah but lets be realistic.

The top 25 PER playoff games are > the top 25 regular season games.

Scoring 60 against a playoff team is more impressive than dropping 80 in teh regular season. Stats will say otherwise, but that list isn't definitive of Jordan, LeBron, or Kobe's best games. I'd say none of those 3 players have their best game on that list.

[Jlamb47]

Yeah but lets be realistic.

The top 25 PER playoff games are > the top 25 regular season games.

Scoring 60 against a playoff team is more impressive than dropping 80 in teh regular season. Stats will say otherwise, but that list isn't definitive of Jordan, LeBron, or Kobe's best games. I'd say none of those 3 players have their best game on that list.

Yeah i hear you, i prefer playoffs as well, Duncans game in 03 finals is top 25 IMO he almost had a quadriple double

[J Shuttlesworth]

Yeah i hear you, i prefer playoffs as well, Duncans game in 03 finals is top 25 IMO he almost had a quadriple double
AW posted a good lost of the top 100 PER games in the playoffs. LeBron on the list 10 times :applause:

Also Ray Ray #33 http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200505010SAC.html :bowdown:

[ImKobe]

AW posted a good lost of the top 100 PER games in the playoffs. LeBron on the list 10 times :applause:

Also Ray Ray #33 http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200505010SAC.html :bowdown:

Queens were a horrible team defensively.

[ArbitraryWater]

AW posted a good lost of the top 100 PER games in the playoffs. LeBron on the list 10 times :applause:

Also Ray Ray #33 http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200505010SAC.html :bowdown:

MJ 10 times in the top 50 :lol :bowdown:

[J Shuttlesworth]

Queens were a horrible team defensively.
Yeah 2005 was pretty bad. They stepped it up in 2006.

Don't try to knock my nikka ray though :coleman:

[ImKobe]

Yeah 2005 was pretty bad. They stepped it up in 2006.

Don't try to knock my nikka ray though :coleman:

Still had a great game though :cheers:

[Dro]

In before butthurt Lebron fans....oh wait.......

Butthurt for no reason too....

[ArbitraryWater]

In before butthurt Lebron fans....oh wait.......

Butthurt for no reason too....

You like this "stat" ?

I think we can agree it really shows how much more dominant LeBron is over Kobe in the playoffs :cheers:

Even OP has changed his opinion... all from "funny how Kobe appears 3 times and LeBron once".